“Dvaren yes, one of many. What is the unique message?” I asked.
Derfran grew agitated at this but kept reading. “The last champion to return to us spoke not of battling the Horde. He went through a portal and was loaded onto a spacecraft. Us dvaren have not seen that technology for hundreds of thousands of years. He said partway through the flight the entire legion fell into a blackout. When they woke up they were on the same ship but it felt different. Days passed before they enter a colosseum so large he could not probably grasp what it was at first. The ten thousand strong fighting force faced off against arachnids. His descriptions were horrific of the foe they faced. Chitin armor with limbs that doubled as weapons as well as movement. The legion fought bravely and the formations were able to last with discipline. As the number of dvaren dwindled down to an amount you could count on a single hand, individual combats were had. Our champion won three and was sent home to increase the strength of our race. The cyclops overlords demand he be given a hundred mates, and it was so. This is one of many tales on these poles Emperor Gryff. I have more if you want me to read them. This was the most compelling though.” Derfran said as he gazed up from his parchment. The man was a twist of emotions.
“No need. Since you are a historian you can stay for this next part. You may record what I say, but while I live you do only that. Record. If I decide to make my knowledge public then I will do so.” I turned to each wife that snuggled on me and planted a kiss on their foreheads. “Same goes for you ladies. I don’t want to contract this information because if you slip you die. Trust me, revealing this may be worse than a quick death. Nod if you are ready to hear where I went.”
They all nodded and I knew they needed to know. “I am a demigod I think. I could be a full god but I am doubtful of that. I was born a babe so it makes the most sense for me to be a demigod. Each god may birth one demigod. If my mother… more than likely mother was the god aspect and my farther the mortal. When she birthed, she knew she cannot have another child until I die. Unless she wants to kill me. So what does this mean? Well, I died from that snake. I also think I am not a clone. Instead, I am the Gryff from planet Earth with his memory erased. I need to talk to Sara at some point to verify my theory. My adoptive mother and father instilled a sense of lists into me for years before they disappeared. I think that was a god watching over my childhood. Again I cannot verify. The big takeaway is there are eleven gods in this universe. Four are originals, and seven are from an invasion. The seven are the seven hells. They are the driving force behind the Horde. They have conquered much of this universe and the four rarely fight back. I think I am part of that rebellion to halt their advance or maybe do worse. The problem is we signed a contract. I met the god of war or as known by the Horde, the Warg god. I had Unforina in my grasps ready to kill. He felt I got lucky and was harmless, so he bartered for her life. That contract prohibits us from scrying each other or attacking directly. I am sure agents will find me, which is part of why I am disclosing this. I really haven’t had much time to reflect on this revelation. I know I have over two weeks left to finish my contract with Rakmar. I plan to do that and barter with him. So my next two stops are the griffins, then flying south to Lakeland with Zack.”
I paused and looked at my beautiful wives. They all had a radiant glow and thick full hair. That reminded me of a foster mom I had… when she was… pregnant.
“So ladies, I get Bella, maybe Velia. I know it is possible Addilyn and Amber are pregnant. Why is Pipi glowing?” I asked.
The wives looked to each other and eventually, Pipi stepped forward and shyly spoke. “Well, you were constantly attended to. As all of us were desperate to see you return we would bathe you, read to you, and ensure you drank your protein drinks. Well, when your heart returned to a decent beat after the first week you would get… morning erections. By the third morning, you would drip out sperm when you softened. We decided to not let it go to waste. Addilyn and Amber were confident they were pregnant leaving only me left. So it was my job to service your release every morning. Even this morning. I missed my flow three days ago. I am fairly certain there will be five little babies screaming within a month of each other. If you are a demigod that would explain our success rate of pregnancy. I sure hope.”
I had not thought of this and did not know. Again talking to Sara was my best bet for an option unless Derfran had an answer. I watched the man scrunch his face.
“A demigod, they are written in texts. This means our kind on Vin was so wrong about the deities from above. I know it is written no god can be in two places at the same time. It is also written only one champion per god. I did not know that means a demigod was the champion. I think your children will be fully mortal. Maybe have a little longer life, but you would need to ask a divine to verify… Oh hello there.”
Lily walked from behind a wall toward us. I was thrilled to see my little daughter in her yellow dress and raced to scoop her up when she stuck a hand out. A smile crossed her face for the briefest of moments. Lily looked over at Tammy.
“You are casting it wrong. If another of my kind were within this cluster of stars they could hear. You must do it like this. Instruct your fellows after.” Lily swirled her arms in small circles and edited the white magic of silence that Tammy had cast. “Much better now. We can no longer be on the same planet, my son. I am so sorry I had to leave you when you were a child. The invading seven were nearing the region of space Swan was in. I left and for a while, Perception watched over you. I am the most valued of the four retreating gods and it was decided I needed to hide further. You did indeed die on Earth, and your memory was reverted in order to give you a fresh start. It was decided while your body recovered we move you here. We needed you on Vin. This is my not merely my creation planet, it is a combined effort by my fellow gods. It took us millions of years to form. I see your expression. Let me clarify and remove any doubt. I am the goddess of all the types of magic, and you are my champion.”
Derfran kneeled and kissed the ground in reverence. I swatted her arm aside and wrapped Lily into a hug. My wives joined in and I held her until she forced me to let go. She wiped a tear from her eyes and addressed the six of us who were kneeling.
“You must get stronger. I am not allowed to open your other magics, but events and certain others can. You will one day be able to use every magic there is. It is even possible to learn magic unknown to me. I refuse to study the advancing seven’s magic. I do see you have yellow magic unlocked. That is exactly why we chose a human, and feel our efforts are best served with you my son. There are what you know as elves here in this universe. The elvath were my original creation on my first planet over two billion years ago. They were not successful in my try to unlock all magics. Instead, they have a blank aura and fertility magic. They fought for ages and eventually lost to the Horde. I told my elvath champion to fight to the end and it did not work. The elvath refused to barter, make concessions, or deal with the invading seven. Eventually, there were no warriors left. All that remained of my first designed species were the meek that surrendered into slavery.
“This time I want you inside the system of the seven. Use their rules to your advantage. Derfran quit kissing the dirt and start writing.” Lily ordered and Derfran sped to obey the goddess. “You are a good man Gryff, you make me very proud. I do not want you to die to the likes of Warg or his champion before you are ready. Your wives carry your children. They will be stronger and live longer, but not anything close to a demigod. The women who birth your children will struggle mightly during the delivery. Most would die without green magic. Ensure from this day forward they do not travel without a healer. I would isolate them with a full team of healers. To survive the torture of birthing a demigod’s child they are granted a form of immortality. They can die much easier than you by murder. Unless they experience a violent death they will live with you for eternity.
“Which leads me into why I am here with you. I love you son. You are my fourth chil
d and are still a newborn. I need you to continue to grow Vin. This is my most treasured planet with many hidden mysteries and magics. All four of us gods left boons upon it. Icandria left her best creatures in the south. Bred them and trade them to free slaves. Gravin placed the mightiest beast and most fruitful plants as well as trees on this surface. You have barely seen any of Vin’s inhabitable lands. Perception ensured everything was given the required needs to prosper. There is so much more of Vin to discover. So, so much more. I want that portal closed and yet, do not close it until you are ready. You need to deal with the Horde and the invading seven. Use them to free others and grow your power here. This planet is everything to us. If you can build it up and improve it enough, it will be a beacon of freedom for our allies.”
Lily burst the silence shield. She smiled at me then snapped her finger. King Aves materialized beside us and instantly became aggressive from his shifted existence. He then looked upon friends and grew confused. Lily erected a new silence shield.
“King Aves, it is good to see you,” Lily said and King Aves bowed. He never did that for me. “The griffins. These were and are our greatest combined achievement. While the invading seven raced to pilfer our universe to send creatures, fighter, and supplies to theirs – we were working on the griffins. It took four billion years to create the first five thousand. Funny enough, they were created with electricity. If the enemy ever got close we would have lost them after all that work from neutralizing magic. That simple spell to steal electrons is their most powerful spell. The griffins need to grow in numbers and Gryff needs your protection. You need to work in tandem to dominate this planet and game the system. I will probably vanish forever after this. I am far too close to the seven now. They would never expect me to be on a planet they dominate, but we four are retreating again. We have set our plans into motion. Now it is time for those countless years of planning to unravel. I hope we prepared properly this time. There are fewer choices out further if you are to fail. Know I do intend for you to live a long life Gryff. Be strong and make us proud.
“My orders as your mother and your god are clear. Reproduce, a lot, numbers matter in the game of the gods. Conquer Vin and utilize its wonders to increase your population here. Free some slaves and bring diversity to this planet. Do not engage other demigods or the gods themselves until the griffins and you Gryff, have fully mastered all the magics you were gifted. I wish I could give you more time and training. Yet your abilities will be dictated by your experiences. You are our champion Gryff, and you King Aves are our greatest creation. In tandem, you can even defeat the gods of the higher universe. Do not rush and be patient. You are both immortal… if you keep your wits about you. Goodbye, my children.”
Lily ran a hand down King Aves's beak and then kissed my forehead. Both of our bodies rippled with power. I watched King Aves grow bigger and stronger. I gained my muscle mass back and added a foot of height. Lily staggered from the magic exertion. She gained her balance, then snapped and vanished.
Derfran was still rapidly writing. Bella was crying. I was flexing my increased muscles. Aves was strutting with his changes. Addilyn, Amber, Pipi, and Velia were looking down and rubbing their bellies.
“By all that is holy. Shrines and temples must be built. We have our gods known for the first time in forever. Our worship must be projected onto them.” Derfran said.
“I agree, it is fitting we pay tribute to those who gave us this planet, this life, and our chance. We have much to do. Time to get to work.” I said feeling great. “Tammy go find me Zack. Send him up to my estate. Ladies I need to get in my armor. Amber will escort me with Velia. I want the rest of you to return to your work. We will discuss this more in privacy when I get back. Do not say anything god related outside of silence shields. They are the big trigger, most of the other stuff is fine. Nothing about gods… Are we clear? Everyone nod… good. And Tammy, teach every air mage you can how to properly silence a conversation.”
The small group parted and we walked in shocked silence back to the Tipsy until Amber spoke. “I am happy and sad for you Gryff,” Amber said.
I worried I may need to scold her from saying more about it but she knew better. “It is going to take some getting used to for sure. You excited to be a mom?”
“Yes!” Velia answered first. I knew she would be. Ever since the day I met her, the woman had adored children. She adopted Vern years ago.
“Most certainly, the perk will outweigh the pain I hope. You know what this means though right?” Amber asked while slapping my ass before we entered the Tipsy. “More wives!”
Velia roared in laughter at this and I shook my head. “Needs a six vote yes, that doesn’t change. It should change your plans for our potential castle though. You need to make it much bigger and something that will last the tests of time.” I said and Amber frowned.
“You are probably right, we can encompass the eastern expansion with the southern. When we get up to our room I will show you my blueprint so far.” Amber said. “After we have sex of course.”
“I have too much to do my loves, I promise. Once I settle my contract with Rakmar I will come home for some loving time. Then head south. We also need to find a way to the other continents on Vin. That is for a much later day.” I said as we entered the Tipsy. We climbed the stairs to our estate and entered our room. As soon as we were inside Velia bolted the door. I raised an eyebrow at this. My wives kissed and stripped each other naked. I felt myself stiffen at the display. They approached me and stripped my belts off to let my pants fall. “Oh, it got bigger when I grew. I take my no earlier did nothing to dissuade you.”
The girls giggled and left me standing there. I tore my tunic off and went to join them on the bed when they paused at the side of it. They both planted hands on the edge and popped their asses out. Velia handed me my belt and I caught on. They wanted to be spanked, both of them did. So be it.
I belted each ass cheek down the line until they were bright red. All the dirty talk was intense, both the girls referred to me only as master. They not so subtly screamed out in pleasure and pain. Their booties radiated heat from the stinging marks. I saw both girls biting lips until I stopped and then they kissed. Once I was done spanking they crawled on the bed. Velia laid on her back and Amber sat on her face. Amber bent over until both of my wives were face deep licking pussy. I was left out and forced to watch for all of five seconds. I gripped a fistful of Amber's hair to yank her mouth in line with my cock. She gagged trying to suck my throbbing boner. Amber gave up on the rough blowjob and I was glided into Velia’s wet and welcoming vagina.
The sex was great and I did not last long. We were thoroughly satisfied and snuggled on the bed for a brief few minutes. Our impromptu cuddles were ruined by a soft tapping at the door.
Zack announced he was here at my request. I told him to wait a few minutes as I was cleaned. My naked wives dressed me in my armor. I noticed a couple inches of my forearms were exposed as well as my ankles showed. I would have to get it fixed later. Added to my to do list. I strapped my weapons on and hung my crossbows from my hip. I rummaged through my bag and found the bible still wrapped in leather. I unwrapped it and verified it was the right book still in perfect condition. Feeling ready to go I kissed each wife goodbye. I snuck out the side door of the nursery and out into the hallway.
“Ah, there you are Gryff, good to see you among the living again. Sorry about Winst, he was a good man.” Zack said with sorrowful eyes. “How may I help you today my Emperor?”
That was going to take some getting used to.
“I need to take you to Lakeland. We will head to the portal there. Secure enough catalysts to make a hundred and fifty copies of this book.” I said and pulled out the Horde bible. “Do not repeat what you see understood? I need you to hold it now to get the right amount of catalyst. The griffins will bubble us on the ride south where we can speak more freely. I will meet you at the roost. Any questions?”
“I need
to pack a bag and get the supplies from the academy. Does a half hour work or do you need more time?” Zack asked.
“Sounds great. See you then.” I said and he left in a hurry. I decided to take my time and see the changes that had occurred in my absence.
CHAPTER 14
I left the Tipsy with a smile on my face. The first thing I did was glance up at the ceiling of Dais. It had seemed brighter earlier and in fact, it was. Bright vole torches illuminated the cavern. While it hurt my eyes to look directly at, I was able to see the covers used to mask the brightness to match night time. As I walked down the smooth road the next thing that set me back was the business district. The first time I had toured this newly constructed section it was devoid of activity. Even after King Horus left it was still a quiet space. Not any more. I was not certain what the driving factor was, but the commerce district had become much busier. Maybe it was that I was the Emperor now and this was the de facto capital. Or it could be we were merely growing with time. My wives and I were spending heavily, which would stimulate the economy here.
I saw the smokestacks for all the smiths down here venting smoke up to the surface. The bakeries and kitchens added to the exhaust. I saw young men and women scurrying wood in hand carts. There was a lot going on and I slowed to take it all in. There were new donkeys carting and even a few horses helping move supplies. The water troughs in front of the bathhouse were full, and I would need to figure out how to provide more clean water for all the animals. There were teams of shit shovelers keeping the road clean from manure. I watched as they dumped some down into the burn pits under the shithouse. While gross, it was nice to see. I did not think with the increased population we had many workers bored and without tasks.
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