>>38331236
hello

>>38331236
good morning

>>38331236
Salutations

>>38331236

Here now. Waiting for story posts. Demon hunting soon.

>>38331236
Where are we on getting that resort manor?
We just received ownership of an island off the Imperial coast in the tropic region; are we going to build there instead of in the Jade Islands?

>>38331621
Well, the trip by boat between our island and the shore is just 2 hours, while from and to the (nearest) jade islands is at least a week. It depends on a number of things, I guess, since we have rockitships and soon teleporters so:

How isolated to we want it to be?
Very - teleporter will be guarded and restricted, probably want it to be in the jade island.
Not much - It will be somewhat isolated no matter what. It's an island, you know? but if we want people and large scale materials to come and go as they please, the offshore island is probably better.

>>38331945
I think fairly isolated.

>>38331945
How about we make the coastal island one first, to set up rock-it ship and teleporter systems, and iron out the kinks in that kind of logistical supply chain.

Then we build the more isolated resort in the Jade Islands.

The coastal resort can be one where we hold parties and events.
The Jade Island resort can be the private one for just family and people we invite.

Also this let's us build and test teleporters and teleport security protocols for the upcoming war.

>>38332087
Oh, I like this. Does anyone has a problem with it?

>>38332160

Thats good. Multiple layers.

>>38332174
Alright, so have to take a boat to go to the island to take the teleporter to go to the island we will later pick, right?

Guess will pick an island in kraken infested waters, then.

Anyway, remind me where we ended? I was feeling horrible and honestly dont remember much

>>38332402
We had just dealt with the fact shadows. Not sure what's next on our docket. Maybe helping level Aritsu and accidentally messing with her?

>>38332402
We had just received the island for shutting down the rogue Shadow village.
We need to level Aritsu, wait for the rock-it ship to arrive so we can investigate the rumors of a monster in the north, finish the chess-playing golem, build teleportation gates.

Also find a way to stroke Yin's ears and tails.

>>38332513
well, let me check... ah right, still two weeks for the rockit ship to arrive, so for now just building the golem's body. Maybe we should get the head done first so it can start throwing comments about its own body as it gets crafted?

"Sir, a sprocket just flew out of my future right arm while you weren't looking, could you..."
"I'm sure it was not important"
"---meatbag"
"What?"
"Nothing"

>>38332626

That works
>>38331236

>>38332672

A few days later, Eldric has finished the head of t...

Actually, SHOULD the core go in the head? I mean, if I was designing a humanoid machine, I would place as many vital bits in the easily reinforced, easily armored torso as possible.

Alright, gonna go witht hat, so, restarting...

***

As the days pass, Eldric places the personality core inside the armored chest compartment, and closes it, then connects it the head in place and turns it on as a test.

"Are your senses working? is the head placed on right?"
"Yes sir... where is the rest of me?"
"I am still working on your arms and legs. The arms will be extremely dexterous, so they are taking longer than I thought they would"
"That is highly encouraging, sir. What will be my role? bodyguard? assassin?"
"No, no. You will be our club's chess partner and butler."
"Yes! I am a natural kingslayer, I- wait, what?"
"You will take care of the club room, replenish the snack and beverage machine, and play chess with our club members"
"Checking core... a moment please... this model's personality hex core has well over 12000 hit points. This clearly makes this unit into the toughest construct to date. This unit's core is also fully capable of infiltration, slaying, and personal combat, sir"
"Well, you're a prototype. If you turn out alright, I may make an actual combat model later."
"Sir, your fleshy fingers seem to have made a mistake during assembly of my auditory system. It sounded as if this unit would be a house maid and nanny"
"In a sense, I guess?"
"Oh, thou are indeed a wise and cunning creator. No meatbag will dare think the butler did it!"
"....alright? if that makes you happy..."

Eldric goes back to working on the hand schematics, when Stella wanders into the room and just casually throws herself unto his bed, lying face down on the pillow as she wags her tail from side to side, still dressed in her school uniform.

1/?

>>38332953
YES! HK-47 Chessbot!

>>38332953
>"Oh, thou are indeed a wise and cunning creator. No meatbag will dare think the butler did it!"

He's right. Who would think that the smart mouthed chess Droid is a super assasin just waiting to deliver some indiscriminate justice. Or maybe just violence.

>>38332953

*Turning around slightly on the chair to look at her* "Stella, what are you doing?"
"Sir! it appears a stray she wolf has laid claim to your bed! quick, give me arms so I can kill it!"
"What's that?" -Stella looks over to the limbless golem on top of a nearby chest
"It's the golem for the chess club. Why are you on my bed?"
"Cause it's soft, and it smells like brother. It's a great nap spot" -she states matter of fact
"I see... you should go change out of your uniform when you get home, though"
"Alright" -she walks out of the room
"The danger is past! the she-wolf is gone, sir!"
"That's my little sister"
"That would appear to be biologically doubtful"
"She's adopted"
"Ah! a pet wolf! alright"
"...whatever"

After a few minutes, a naked Stella falls face first unto the bed.

"Stella, why are you naked?"
"Because I'm out of the uniform" -obviously
"Get some clothes on"
"No!" -she grabs the left edge of the sheets and rolls so she's wrapped by them

With just her face and hands baaaarely poking at one side, she looks quite happy.

"Stop making a mess of my bed, please"
"I want to play! play with me?"

>Play with Stella.
>Continue making the golem's hands
>Other

>>38333263
>Play with Stella.
We spoil our sisters so much.

>>38333263
>>Play with Stella.

>>38333389
>>38333346

"Alright, but you have to go get dressed"
"I don't want to"
"Aww, but you look so pretty in your not-china dress"
"I don't want to!"
"Alright, then..."

Eldric gpes over and hugs the roll of sheets Stella wrapped herself with as if she was a body pillow, trying to tickle her through them.

"A-aaah, noooh! Eldric you meanie!" -she cries out as her brother gently tickles her sides
"Go get dressed"
"Dun wanna!"

He keeps tickling her as she squirms and laughs softly, trying to stifle her laugh against the sheets.

"You can't take it can you? get dressed!"
"Thish ishin't ticklish at all!" -she cries aganst the sheets she's pressing her face into

"Alright..."

>Get more sheets to cover her with. It's a warm spring day, she came in running away from the heat, let's give her heat.
>Carry her like carpet roll to her room and start picking her clothes. Maybe get Lyann's help.
>Other

>>38333561
>>Carry her like carpet roll to her room and start picking her clothes. Maybe get Lyann's help.

>>38333561
>Carry her like carpet roll to her room and start picking her clothes. Maybe get Lyann's help.

>>38333561
>>Carry her like carpet roll to her room and start picking her clothes. Maybe get Lyann's help.

>>38333642
>>38333590
>>38333583

"Waah! nuuuh!" -she whimpers (rather happily) as she gets carries away

With Lyann's help, they start picking clothes for her. A nice, soft one body piece of white silk for underwear, with a small and soft looking pair of white panties, and a matching summer dress.

Stella, meanwhile, tries to crawl away like a woerm, but gets picked up and thrown unto the bed. A short but playful struggle follows as her siblings get her clothed.

She looks quite adorable, her soft, rich brown skin standing out quite a bit against the white cloth.

"My clothes are itchy"
"That's a lie, they're really soft" -says Lyann
"But they squish me here" -she holds her reasts.

Well, Stella actually is the most, erh... generously sized among our female acquaintances in that area, but it doesn't looks as if she was about to spill out or anything like that. She looks quite fresh and clean.

"Lyann, maybe you could take her to buy clothes soon?"
"Master Tazar made everything we have, the sizes are fine, she just doesn't likes weareing stuff"
"Stella, you look really pretty, you know?"
"Really?"
"Yes, you really do"
"Will you marry me?"
"...no"
"Buuuh-" -she pouts softly

Well, now that she's dressed, we take her outside to play in the garden, where she and Athena get themselves nicely dirty while playing in the grass and flowers, as children should.

Thus, a Stella wearing a formerly white, now dirt and grass stained dress has a beaming expression as she weaves a flower crown for Athena.

As cute as that is, they are definitively going to get into trouble with Miel for raiding her flower beds, and as the diminutive faery queen chases them around, they go to hide behind Eldric, whom promises to fix the flowers.

When nap time comes by, they are sleeping in the middle of the garden, resting with Stella spread on the grass and Athena using her as a bed. Well... yeah, it does look like Stella's two sizeable pillows might be pretty soft, don't they?

1/?

>>38334099

*sigh* "I guess that's how she SHOULD act at her age?" -says Lyann
"Right. Then that means we should actually worry about the other one?"

The other one being Zoe, who doesn't gets dirty playing with the ground and the flowers, and just enjoys learning to take care of the house, making tea, reading, and learning magic.

>Yes, she's just 4 (aaaalmost 5). She should be out here making a mess of the garden, not reading imperial ´poetry in old speak
>No, she's fine. She just has more feminine and girly interests, that's all.
>Other

>>38334157
>>Other

Well, Zoe has been strongly influenced by both Ellie and Mako.

Maybe initial jobs are choosen by the gods based on personality? She did start as a healer.

Those are girly interests. Stella is more rambunctious.

>>38334157
>No, she's fine. She just has more feminine and girly interests, that's all.
She just wants to be more like Ellie-Mommy and Linda-Mommy. It's not a bad thing.

Give me a moth to catch up and I'll join you again. I'm at the beginning of season 2

>>38334299
>>38334284

Just as we are worrying about that, Zoe comes out with tea for us. She also toasted bread and has a honey jar.

Well, if we are having a tea party in the garden, I guess we shouldn't worry.

She is wearing a long, light dress that opens like a bell at the bottom, with plenty of flecks and laces. She is also wearing a extremely girly apron.

Well, she's just a girly girl. There's nothing wrong with that, I guess.

She does still want to sit in Eldric's lap and have him feed her toast with honey, tho. Well, she's quite adorable, so its fine, right? her tail sways softly behind her to show how happy she is.

That's right, it will be Zoe's 5th birthday soon. That's a landmark birthday on this world... well, she won't need the typical toys, right? but gifting clothes for a birthday makes us feel like old and boring grownups...

***
Accepting suggestions for Zoe's gift

>>38334565
Some new armor for if she goes adventuring with us? That's pretty much all I got so far.

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>>38334524
here ya go

>>38334565
A nice necklace.
[Legendary] Frying Pan.
An adamantium watch.

>>38334565

We are rich. Why not find a few skilled artisans with quality materials and give her some posable dolls, similar to the barbie or action figures. Also lot of clothes for them.

Mako and Ren should get her an Empire style tea set.

>>38334688
i wonder if the frying pan can automatically produce [Good] quality ingredients?

>>38334653
oh god i live in the world's dryest desert, just looking at that thing makes me feel hotter. All that fur and fluff

***

Lyann looks a little jealous as we gently pamper our albino lion sister, but she can't really get mad about it since she's so cute.

Once we are done with tea time, we carry Athena and Stella into the house and tuck them in on Stella's bed.

Well, its a rather hot day, it would be more accurate to say we leave them over the sheets next to eachother.

It was a very nice day today...

That night, our chess playing, king-slaying golem asks us for his name...

***
>HK-47
>Dalek Prime
>Justice
>Other

>>38334829
>>HK-47

>>38334829
>HK-47

>>38334829
>V-07-TR0N

>>38334829
>HK-47

Maybe a mutation of it too.

HK-CH355

>>38334829
>HK-47

>>38334829
>HK-47

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>>38335009
HERESY!

>>38334883
>>38334882
>>38335096
>>38335095
"I am
yeah, saw it coming. Alright

"Very well, sir. This unit's designation seems to be purely mathematical in origin. This pleases this unit's logic algorithms."
"I am glad you like it, now c-"
"Sir, this unit can't help but notice, it lacks eye deathrays. As sir has been sensible enough to place this unit's delicate core within an armored torso, is there not enough room inside this unit's head for an eye death ray or two?"
"You aren't meant to have eye deathrays, you are meant to be a butler and a chess player, now, I-"
"Sir, will you implement eye deathrays in the future?"
"No, look, I am rather busy right now..."
"But sir, this unit..."

Lyann steps down from the bed, goes over towards the golem, covers it with a blanket, and goes back towards the bed. She looks fantastic with the dim, soft golden light of the Everburning candle illuminating her from behind.

Her shape and curves in sharp contrast as the light hits her from behind, it also seems to go through her hair and lit it on fire as she struts back towards Eldric and leans down to kiss him.

"Sir! your companion has impaired this unit's visual capabilities, please do implement some x-ray ability in the near future!" -HK-47 says, albeit it sounds much fainter with the blanket on it.

"Please do remember to install an off switch on it by tomorrow night?" -she says after the kiss
"Alright" -he gently caresses her breast and then grabs her with both hands by the waist before lifting her and pulling her to his side.

It was a very nice day today.

Over the next few days, we skip on finishing the arms to work on a on/off switch for our golem, then let it "sleep" while we continue finishing its limbs.

As the Burning Ember finally arrives in the Empire, we...

>Will take Mako with us on a tour of the norhtern provinces, as well as a platoon of lionmen.
>Will go with just our closest group. (who?)
>Other

>>38335349
>Will take Mako with us on a tour of the norhtern provinces, as well as a platoon of lionmen.
>Other: also bring Lyann, Stella, Zoe, Miel and her entourage(for more flowers and places to expand the Miel Hegemony), as well as invite Honoria, Aritsu, Yin, Asmund and Dawn.
I'd also ask Okaba and Aura, but he's likely very busy still getting ready to go home.

Also put a tree on the Ember's bridge, so we can treestride when we want.

>>38335470
I wonder if we should leave the Ember in the empire? being the only rockitship in service there (for a while anyway) means its warehouse space will be super valuable and it will earn a lot.

So let's see... Lyann, Stella, Zoe, Mako, Miel & co, Honoria, Aritsu, Yin, Asmund and Dawn.

Actually, should we go with the ship for the whole trip? if we are planting a tree on deck, a honeyfaerie could just treestride over to pick us up when the ship is close to the area where the monster was spotted in. Not that there's anything wrong with spending 2 weeks in a cabin with Lyann, of course, but im not sure if Honoria or Asmund can skip town for 2 weeks,

>>38335844
Fair point

>>38335844

We should survey for 2 weeks. But plant something there so we can pick up others as needed.

>>38335993
Alright, so we are going, then?

>>38336056
We will treestride to the ship daily to survey the Empire and with an Archdruid Honey Fairy or two so they can sample flowers and get to know the area.

We can't ignore our other obligations after all.

>>38336107
>>38336056

That works. We have other stuff to handle. But being on scene to survey is good.

>>38336188
>>38336107
Ah this sounds good, I think.

***

After discussing about the ship's route with Ren, we decide to take the chance and plant a small tree on the deck so we can treestride back and forth to and from the ship as needed.

Thus, our everyday routing changes like this:

Get up, go pick up Mako and Ren, go to school
Go to either the chess club, or to work in the palace
Go to the burning ember and check on the day's progress
Go back home, work some more on the golem

***

About a week passes before we reach the first of the dead towns. The devastation its eerily small. Only a few broken windows here and there, and no visible bodies.

"Should we descend?" -says Lyann as the Ember slowly drifts over town
"Yes, we can't see much from up here"

As we hop down from the ship using the featherfall rings, we gently land on the roofs of the houses around town square, then hop down again to the street level.

***

Who do you want to take along in the first party? or do we just take everyone and make two parties?

>>38336706
two parties I think.

>>38336706
two parties makes it easier

>>38336706

Two parties let us inspect quicker.

>>38336950
>>38336791

Alright, as the skyrange--- I mean, the Burning Ember floats over the terror sit-- I mean, the ghost town, then.

***


Your group organizes into two parties and starts looking around town. Peeking inside the windows, and checking into the houses gives you no hints on what might have attacked the town.

There is very little evidence of whatever happened here. The buildings have very little damage. A broken window here, a hole in the wall there.

There are no burnt down buildings, and most of the buildings don't have any damage at all.

"It does not look as if they fought back, yet the damages are not so great as to suggest a huge, rampaging beast" -says Asmund as your groups meet back in the town square
"Any ideas?"
"It doesnot seem to be the work of raiders or slavers, either. There are no bolts or arrows in the building walls, no fire damage, and it looks as if the villager's valuables are still here." -says Honoria
"Any ideas about what did this?"
"Perhaps if we look around town, looking for footprints, a trail, or anything like that? Do you think the villagers were taken away?" -says Mako, hoping they are alright
"Lets try it"

As you start circling town, you find an arm. Its strange, one would think such a thing would make a tasty morsel for any jungle creatures, but it does not look as if even flies have honored its presence.

Looking at it closely, you easily notice the imprint of massive bruises with the shape of fingers.

There is some evidence of a fight, but no bodies.

>Remain in the area for a while and look for more clues
>Return to the Ember
>Other

>>38337294
>>Other
alert every one and tell them that what did this is near by then head in the general diraction of were the body part was find

>>38337294
>>Return to the Ember
>>Other
Set a course for the next town that went silent.

>>38337390
>>38337371

This is the most recently lost town, tho, so whatever did it could still be around.

***

"Uhmm... " -Stella looks at the arm and picks it up in a completely casual manner
"Stella, don't touch that!" -says Eldric as his little sister picks up the dead man's arm
"Why not?"
"Its a corpse!"
"No it isn't. It doesn't has a number, see?"

Now that she mentions it... bodies don't last long on this world, right? Wait, so a lost limb doesn't sublimates?

Mako seems more confident about survivors now. At least this arms owner should be alive, right?

After a search, we don't find anything else, so we decide to return to the ship. They could drop a lifeboat to pick us up, but we just treestride back unto the deck.

"What now?" -asks Dawn
"Well..."

>Lets go to the next affected town
>Lets go to the closest living town and ask if the locals have seen anything
>Spend the night in the area
>Other

>>38337779
>Lets go to the closest living town and ask if the locals have seen anything

>>38337779
>Lets go to the closest living town and ask if the locals have seen anything

>>38337779
>>Lets go to the closest living town and ask if the locals have seen anything

i watched scooby-doo you dont stay in a destroyed town

>>38337779
>>Lets go to the closest living town and ask if the locals have seen anything

>>38337843
>>38337811
>>38337924

We head for the nearest town. It is quite a walk on foot, but as the rockit flies, it is only a few days.

That night, somebody knocks at Eldric's door while he's under the sheets with Lyann.

"Eldric, can I come in?" -Zoe asks softly as she knocks
"a-Ah! wait a little, please...!"

After a few rushed moments, Eldric opens the door and lets her into the room.

Zoe wiggles her ears and looks at Lyann and Eldric for a bit.

"You were playing? you smell like each other. I want to play, too!"
"Ah, we were just about done" -says Eldric while Lyann blushes from head to toe- "Sorry. What is it?"
"Eldric, I am scared, what if the arm tries to grab me?"

Ah... well, figures. Finding an arm would be scary for a small girl, high level or not. Specially since it was involved in the disappearance of a whole town.

"Zoe, nothing will happen." -says Lyann sweetly as she sees how scared Zoe is
"Can I stay?"
"Sure?" -Eldric looks back at Lyann, and the redhead nods, then lifts her arms towards Zoe to hug her as se goes to the bed
"Thank you"

Zoe cuddles in under the sheets with Eldric and Lyann, smiling a little bit.

"Thank you. Our dad and moms nag a lot when I cut into their cuddle time" -says Zoe as she turns around to hug Lyann, softly burying her pretty face against the side of Lyann's chest while she readies to sleep
"Ah... it's fine"

"Eldric on Lyann smells nice. I really like it" -she says as she starts falling asleep
"Yes, I like Eldric on Lyann too" -says Eldric while looking at Lyann

The redhead is so bright red it looks as if she was the color of her hair as she stares daggers at Eldric.

The girls soon settle down and go to sleep.

>Go to sleep hugging them
>Try messing with the arm a little bit.
>Turn AK-47 on, talk with him for a bit
>Other

>>38338266
>>Go to sleep hugging them

>>38338266
>Other
go get Stella as well
>>Go to sleep hugging them

>>38338266
>Go to sleep hugging them

>>38338337
>>38338375
>>38338567

Eldric hugs Zoe and Lyann against his chest, and goes to sleep. The girls feel nice, warm and soft, and his sleep is completely dreamless, as if his body was taking the chance for maximum rest.

In the morning, they are both awake, but waiting for him to wake up as well. Ah, Eldric's long arms had them trapped.

Not that its a bad thing, of course.

"Good morning"
"Morning"
"Good morning!"

Zoe is in a good mood, she smooches Lyann and Eldric and goes back to her room, leaving them alone for a little bit.

"So, you like Eldric on Lyann, huh?" -says Lyann as she punches him on the chest
"Ouch... yes, I love it" -he says and pulls her over for a nice kiss.

Nobody knew by then, the horrible thing that was about to happen later that day.

***

Let's stop here for today? my right eye is burning a little so i want to take a break now.

I'll see you tomorrow, guys. God willing

>>38338782
sure its a good place to stop. thanks for running

>>38338782
i'll be truthful i kinda want lyann's uncle to show up
you mentioned him once before