C53 Setting out
Setting out.
Anthony smiled at Ina, idly stroking over her belly as if there was anything to see yet. It had only been a day, but it seemed like she was looking forward to the life that was meant to grow within her.
And it was not simply because of what happened on the Psychic plane, as he doubted he’d be able to actually impregnate her there. No he did have a few more rounds that night with her, with her being forbidden to be anything but fertile for him.
Usually he would have thought himself to feel guilty, after taking choice away from such a lovely creature like her. But not only did he enjoy that she was now his for good, but the way she seemed to love her new role, it sure felt incredible, empowering even.
“ Looking forward to it ? “ He asked her, as she seemed that fascinated with stroking over her belly.
“ Yes, A-, Master. “ She uttered with a smile, having nearly said his name, but then correcting herself.
“ You can call me Anthony you know, I am your Master when we get intimate.” Anthony offered, to which she quickly shook her head.
“ Master is Master. But Ina is Masters First, yes ? “ Ina insisted, and it was kind of cute that she was trying to assure that she was not one of the others, but his favorite instead.
“ Yes, your my Lovely Vixen. And your going to make sure I never forget why your the best girl I could ever wish for, right ? “ He agreed with her, though being a little playful.
“ Yes, Ina sing lots for Master. “ She agreed, which made Anthony smile, deeply satisfied.
“ If you don’t mind my interruption you two lovebirds. What is the plan ? “ Hope chimed in.
“ No word from Aria yet ? “ Anthony countered with his question.
“ No. It would seem they are otherwise occupied. “ Hope reported.
“ Good. Contact Aria and let her know we are making preparations to leave. Ask her for permission to place a Sovereign unit on Eden, alongside a charger station. And soon as the Haunt is off Lyria, we set off. “ Anthony instructed.
“ Understood. Do you have a plan of action yet ? “ Hope remarked.
“ You mean, aside from being a Lovebird ? “ Anthony teased.
“ Well, first jump will be a test, so select the closest unconnected system. We’ll take the first viable planet apart for an aether crystal, and set up an outpost to test if planetary buildings can work as storage expansion for my ability. Once that is done, we make the fastest way to Weldor, that system close to Logan. “ Anthony explained.
“ Are you sure that is a good Idea ? Logan may be watched. “ Hope offered.
“ Maybe, but we need ships, and ship blueprints. We approach the mercenaries for alternatives with the Pride’s fall. But for now, Logan may be our primary source of ships and ship blueprints. I will be expanding your computation capacity on the way there, so we can start reverse engineering ships, and perhaps even design our own. “ Anthony noted.
“ We could head someplace secluded instead. “ Hope suggested.
“ And be caught pants down with little to no defensive means ? No thanks. We are going to replicate what Eden did with Jonathan. But I want to be smart about it. Tech first, and wrecks are more useful in this regard then stealing live ships. Although that will likely be an option on the pirate side. “ Anthony counters.
“ So, your planning to breed them all ? “ Hope asked, seeming a little surprised.
“ Just Ina for now. “ Anthony uttered, and then places a finger below Ina’s chin, having her raise those beautiful eyes towards him.
“ Hm, then again. Ina ? What do you think about Tilly, becoming a mother with you ? I think it might be easier if you two can help one another, right ? “ Anthony suggested, watching Ina blush as she nods.
“ Your a naughty one. “ Anthony teased her, leaning to kiss her playfully on her lips.
“ How about you invite her to our room, and get her nice and ready for me, hm ? “ He then utters at Ina.
“ Yes Master. “ She near moaned, getting off his lap to quickly find Tilly, likely to take his words as permission to violate Tilly. A test in a way to see how Ina truly operated as she already shown a hint of her Nah’Rahan nature.
“ Why the Sudden change ? “ Hope asked then after Ina left.
“ Because I realized that the young man from my youth never left. He has just been dreaming of a wall he can not scale. And I believe I finally understand what that makes of my ability. Besides, do you see her being unhappy ? “ Anthony responded, chuckling as he turns back to face the main screens.
“ No, but it seems unlike you, it worries me a little. “ Hope admits.
“ I wonder, how many times have I claimed to stop being a fool, ever since I reached Cradle ? I think I am just finally understanding that I want to be done, feeling sorry for myself. Besides, I doubt their first just handed me Ina to play house, no one gets that lucky.
And as Modaran suggested, it is highly likely that I was put here, and swarmed by Siren, so I wont think twice about claiming her. I been hesitant too long as is, for fear of failure. “ Anthony uttered, feeling odd sharing this part of himself, but it felt good, sharing it with someone.
Oh, he made progress, slowly but surely, but deep down, he was still insecure, and that was why he was so envious of the Elf’s ability to keep his emotions in check. It was something he still had to learn to some degree, even now, as it was still not that easy to break with old habits.
“ You probably need a shrink then. “ Hope suggested, and Anthony wasn’t sure if she was offering humor or honest advice.
“ Perhaps I do, but I am in charge here, so your sadly out of luck. If I turn out to be some depressed lunatic, well, I fear your going down with this ship. “ Anthony said with a chuckle.
“ Did you get in contact with Aria at all yet ? “ Anthony asked then.
“ Talking to her right now. “ Hope responded.
“ Then ask her if it would be possible to have Ina understand their gate structure, it might be nice to have that technology. “ He instructed.
“ She says it should be no problem. But we have to make sure Terran’s do not get their hands on the aether crystal used in it, preferably the gate tech should be kept secret for now as well, but what matters are the crystals.
Oh, and we can send a Sovereign unit down to Eden, shall I contact Kira to arrange it ? “ Hope responded.
“ Yes. “ Anthony agreed, and pondered for a moment before adding, “ And, a moment of weakness, save for Kira, Ina and Tilly, offer the remaining Siren to get off with this shuttle, because if they do not, they will be sex slaves for real. “
“ I thought you wanted to keep them ? “ Hope asked.
“ As I said, moment of weakness. I do want to keep them, I am just giving them a chance to escape. 25 is a lot of pussy for one man to handle. And if they stay knowing what will become of them, well, then it’s on them, I wont have any reason left to feel sorry about what I will be doing to them. “ Anthony explained.
“ Understood. And Aria regretfully informs that they wont be able to assist us with the crystals. Apparently Modaran can craft them as well, and they already selected a few planets for their own use, planning to expand their controlled systems. “ Hope responded.
“ That is fine, we have Ina. Ask Ina to get a good look at their Gate structure so she can build a copy in the future. If we build outposts, establishing quick supply-lines will help us a lot. “Anthony ordered, and then leaned back in his chair.
“ Understood. “ Hope responded.
Then Anthony closed his eyes, to pay a visit to his Psychic Plane. Just to assure he had not been dreaming last night. And it was strange to see that made up moon suddenly covered in lush green. And it wasn’t just grass and some shrubbery, there also where some smaller tree’s now, and it made him wonder what this could mean.
Thomas and Ludwig both suggested that a Psykers ability can grow in usage application too. So, did this mean he suddenly was getting a green thumb ? No, it probably was a reflection of what he ruled. Before, it was just tools, but now it is life too. The siren, Ina, and the life he insisted for Ina to create with him.
“ Ah fuck, I am going to be a Father, and I already ordered the next one to prepare for a breeding. “ He uttered to himself, as if only now realizing it.
But somewhere it felt good, even if it was an impulsive decision, and hopefully he’d be a better Father, then he was a man until now.
“ Your questioning yourself again. “ Hope warned.
“ I am, old habits die hard. But at least I am determined to face it now. “ Anthony responded.
“ Well, then you’ll be glad to hear that no Siren intents to leave, so you can face a lot more. But if you start breeding them all, you better have some nanny bots ready for them, I am not cleaning up after them. “ Hope suggested.
“ I will take it under consideration. “ Anthony mused with a grin.
Then he opened his info screen with energy level and power rating, raising an eyebrow as he noticed that he had a power surge, and it had likely to do with what he did to Ina here, that seemed at least the most plausible explanation right now.
He now had a max power level of 394.2, which meant an increase of over 50 points since the last time he checked. The idle value was at 55.4 , which fit perfectly with the increase in Androids, and the Jumper ship which required 6 in idle value.
“ Well. “ He uttered, grinning a little, as he figured that, since Tilly was next anyway, he should be trying to drag her in here as well, if this effect could be replicated, then that would be a nice way to get a strength increase. And his Energy was nearly filled too with 89% at current, and it should have been no higher then 40%, if that high.
“ Ugh. “ He suddenly groaned as he just realized that the Siren may get their, accurate measurement for Sovereign after all.
6 Hours later…
“ Kira is docked, and I am closing the Haunt Hangar. “ Hope announced.
“ Good, Make contact with Aria again, and let her know we will be on our way. And that she please send my regards and heartfelt thanks for all their help. They can always contact us through Sovereign. “ Anthony instructed.
“ Done, and they wish us a save journey, We are always welcome in their sectors, as long as we evade Merag and Cradle. “ Hope relayed.
“ Very good. Hope, boost out of orbit. I will latch on once I can safely approach with the Jump ship. ” Anthony instructed, not too confident yet with any orbital maneuvers so that he’d rather try approach the Hope once he had more margin for errors.
“ Ok, Solar wings withdrawn, Reactors running, smoothly. Setting a 7 second boost at full throttle. “ Hope reported, after which Anthony could see the three massive chemical thrusters on the Hope’s back ignite. And it felt moving to see the INC Hope move again, like she was finally coming back to life.
“ Engine cut-off. You can Approach, just don’t scratch the paint. “ Hope announced lightly amused.
“ Yeah yeah. “ Anthony remarked, slowly moving forward to catch up to the Hope, a slow maneuver that took some time as he would rather not overshoot.
And nearly 30 minutes later, he had managed to get above the Hope, and lower towards it’s upper hull-plating, until the Seltran Jump ship could lower it’s arm’s to latch onto specially attached aluminum rods.
“ Ok, got you. Engaging jump, Next stop, Allwanel. “ Anthony announced, and moments later, the Hope and the Seltran ship disappeared in a flash of light.
Eden, Queens Palace.
“ And there they go. “ Modaran uttered as he, Thomas and Marianna watched the Hope leave the system.
“ I just hope that was the right thing to do. “ Thomas remarked.
“ Well, we helped him, and we would be hearing of the First if she feels like we did wrong. “ Marianna spoke, leaning against Thomas who seemed a little amused by her simple need for closeness.
“ For now, we should probably prepare the new colony site for the Psykers. I already selected three possible candidates. Soon as we set up the Catapult connections, we need to get to terraforming the most suitable one. “ Aria chimed in.
“ Do you really think a separate colony is the best course of action ? “ Marianna addressed Modaran now.
“ Yes, Terran command seems to have increased their efforts in hunting down Psykers. We need plausible deniability. Which is why making an open statement is no longer viable. If they knew of us taking in Psykers, they would try to sneak someone in, and attack the Psykers on Eden. Which also means, Thomas, once the colony is set up, you and Marianna best be moving over there as well. “ Modaran stated.
“ The Pride’s Fall just started moving as well, seems like they safely arrived in Allwanel. “ Aria reported.
“ Good. I get us the crystals ready, and set up the new Catapults once I find a suitable colony candidate amongst your selection, Aria. And, I advice you not to permit entry to any Terran Envoy, communication through the catapult network will have to do until we have the new Colony running. “ Modaran then explained.
“ Good. Then we best get started. Seeing the recent Terran Movements makes me feel a little, worried. “ Marianna admitted.
“ Then lets “ Modaran agrees, getting up so he can start preparations on his side.