This time I appear in a heavily wooded area. Got all the same gear as before plus a couple of new items. Pair of bracers, one bronze with a clear toward green gem and the other silver/mythril with a huge perfectly clear diamond in it. After I scan them I want to bury them. These things throw 'game balance' out a window. They are So over powered and 'monty hall' like I want to Explain something to that entity, but then I find they are cursed, well more than usual. Some call it soul bound, but when dealing with items of Lawful Chaos, cursed fits better - 2 Bracelets of Wonder. Each with slightly different items they can summon. The bronze one is a normal set like found in a robe or cloak of useful items. The Silver one however is more along the line of the Evil version. It includes such things as Slaves of nearly any race, Food for things that Eat other options like blood and soul energy. It can do some normal stuff to, but all of it will come with a gothic theme skulls, black or blood red etc. Nothing in it is Evil, just looks that way. Well possibly some of the animals, reading over the list I see hell hounds, succubie, minor demons, nightmare and anti-unicorn mounts stuff like that. This is the problem when a being of Pure Balance is allowed to make a magic item. The Bronze one is 'Good' ie normal while the other one is Evil but from the point of veiw of someone who does not really understand what Evil is and tends to think more cosmetics than anything else.

One problem is I already Have an item that does what the bracelets do. The cloak, it has a longer recharge time but I don't have to worry it's going to go all random on me either. It has what it has and that is it. The bracelets have a few thosand items more. Also they attract the greedy the same way the cloak repels everyone. I look to the heavesn "Lady of Light And Shadow, You really don't understand Balance at All. THESE ARE WAY OUT OF BALANCE!" I yell at the sky. To my surprise she appears, "What do you mean ?" I look at the image, then I explain in Detail what the items are and how they throw the World balance out the proverbial window. I also point out the curse on them means who ever is wearng them is going to die horribly. Making them useless cause no one will Live long enough to use them. If she is going to make a dead world she is one the right track.

She looks them over, then takes them from me. She does Something and the Cloak reaches out and Smacks her, causing what ever that was to explode. Vag explains that was Not part of the balance. That was something trying to make itself Look like the balance so it could destroy as much of reality as possible. So nice when you have an Elder God watching out for you.

The cloak went limp after that. So I went for a walk. I ran in to John who looks shocked as Something in front of him just became a shower of black flakes. I sigh, "Something gave you a cursed item to ?" He looks around at me, "Yeah and when I tried to point it out, this huge guy in a grey robe showed up and beat it in to a pile of dust." I nod, "That was Vag. these things are part of the miasma that was driven off when we blasted the roof off the tunnel. Vag is not a happy god right now."

He gives me a stink eye, "Never heard of a God called Vag." I nod, "He is also called The Hermit." blank look, "Tarot cards ?" he nods, "The Hermit is one of the Good cards in a Fate Deck." He smiles and nods, "The Hermit is a Titan." I finish, he now looks impressed and a little scared. I nod. "And he was riding around in my cloak." Yeah there we go, if he could shit he would.

We hear the girls scream then the world tips sideways and we come to in the bottom of a well of light. Bits of dust and debree from the now non existant ceiling drifting around us. John is now looking a bit wispy himself as the sunlight is burning him to ash. Then HE is there. Hermit, looks about, reaches in to John and Yanks something out, crumbles it up and stuffs it somewhere. Does the same to me and the girls. Nodding he fades out and the cloak returns to active status. I know I will never be able to Hack the world as I did earlier ever again. Also my 'ownership' of this place has been voided.

The War Dogs happily return from the spirit plane and sit next to me. "So you two are sticking with me ?' The nod, spirit voice from Stan, "Your the boss now. We obey only you. You can't sell us or get rid of us either."

I grin, "Well I could sell you, but you just keep coming back to me." They grin and nod. "So Alignment wise what are you two ?" Ollie answers, "Neutral with evil tendancies. We do eat the occaisonal corrupted soul after all. Oh and thank you for letting us make that imp in to a chew toy, that was fun." I nod.

Vag interrupts, "Ok I think I got things sorted. Rob your going to need to talk for me as I can't really do that from in here."

"Ok." I mutter.

'Vag', "I set it so these 3 will never see each other or you as Food. I actually like them you don't have to tell them that part."

"Vag wants me to tell you things. First he set it up so we 4 never need to worry about appearing as food to each other or well you know." John grins, "I am not on fire, I am ok with you not being a meal Why am I not on fire ?"

"Vag fixed you, pulled out the corruption spirit that made you a night walker, welcome to the daywalker side."

Vag to me, "Good lad" clears his throat, "Ok next John is still the Undercity King but it now includes all the undercity." I look mildly surprised, "Your the king of the Undercity ?" I ask John he smiles and nods, "Vag says your domain is now All the undercity not just this section. I think he may have unlocked some skills you had as a mortal when he upgrade you to."

John moves off to one side, test a couple of things, then does a fist pump before returning. I am giggling at his antics he shrugs. Rose ask, "What do we get, other than lack of the desire to eat each other ?"

John answers, "That is a great gift really. But I was King of the whole of the City before Harold came and locked me and the rest in to this area. So all Vag did was allow me to return to my place of power at the rank I originally Held and Unlocked some abilities I had as a mortal. A couple of which my sire liked and for some reason thought I would keep after I was turned."

Vag (via me) "That is because your sire was a Corrupted Daywalker to begin with. Daywalkers keep most of their mortal gifts though some need a bit of a work around to do. Like magic. Nightwalkers because of the Corruption lose those gifts. The Corruption likes to tell people it will give them great power, which it does, but it also takes away more than it gives. The losses are not worth the gains."

Dawn, "So what is Robert really ?"

Vag hms and haws and finally, "One ancestor was a revenant. But it's so far back that all Robert gained was some of the Psychic gifts but not the other things." John knowing more about what Robert is just nods as he is the same way. Created life form. John and I both know he purposely skipped really answering that question to but it seems to have been an adequate answer for the girls. John though, "Ok now I got to ask you Robert, what psychic gifts did you get."

"Well they came in as a set of wild talents, but the first 3 levels of Auspex, hieghtened senses, aura sight and object reading, also have the first two levels effectively of Animalism and Gleaming Eye which is a Protean varient gives me excellent night vision."

Rose, "Effectively Animalism of 2 ?"

"Animal Telepathy. So I can talk to animals. Level 1 requires eye contact, Level two just a matter of proximity. Allows me to talk to Stan and Ollie for example." The dogs nod and 'smile' at them.

John looks them over, "What kind of dogs are these ?"

Huge Smile, "Hell Hounds, Neutral version. Makes them more loyal and a lot more dangerous as they can work in both the physical world and the spirit worlds at will. Evil ones need a lot of power to stay in the physical world." the dogs just nods to that.

As we are talking the other vampires not in our group are moving closer. A hungry and stupid noss leaped from the shadows at me, the noon sun streaming through the roof took care of him. I just got his dust all over my shields. None of the other nightwalkers even try.

"Say Robert" John Starts, "You got a scrying device on you ?"

Looking at John, "Truthfully I am a scying device. My Other powers include Clairaudence and Teleportation, makes things easier for my long distance travel if I can actually see where I am going."

Evil smile, lots of sharp teeth. I sigh. Then focus outward, I find a nice group of Cavaliers suiting up, getting ready to come down here and clear out this Nest of Evil before the Evil comes up to the city. I focus and start popping them out of their armor and 'in to the nest of evil' the screams as the vampires find them is interesting to me. I find I lack any feeling for them at all. They were all self rightous and almost paladin like in their Suredness of themselves.

I did find a pretty blond one that I popped naked to me. Held her in my lap as her friends became breakfast. She tried to struggle but I calmly pointed out, "Don't Only thing keeping me safe is my shields you get away from me you get to get eaten to." She looks at me and the dogs. We are against a wall and my shields flash when something hits them in the half light I am sitting in.

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"How did I end up here." She indicates my lap, "I saw you appear over in the light stream and used my staff to pull you to me before the Daywalkers got you." As she was dazed for the first minute she believes me. Watching in horror as all her comrads die around her. "How is King Harold not here." she wonders aloud.

"He is dead is how. When he died all the souls he had been feeding on to power his godhood were released which is what caused that huge hole in the cieling."

She looks back at me in shock. I nod, "I know but I got to see the Very pissed off Elder gods taking the magical field apart. Seems he grabbed someone very important to them. I don't know who, but it was enough for them to finally act."

She slowly nods. Mutters about a foriegn priestess of high rank he had locked up for trying to subvert his people. Now she is in more awe and scared than ever before.

My problem is I am watching the girls feast on all these people and its making me Really horny. So I try to get the girl to look at me the first time she looked away just as I tried to cast a spell on her. The second time my hood slid down over my eyes, but the 3rd time she looked me straight in the eye. I took that opertunity to cast a charm spell on her as I smiled. she scooted back in to my arms and let me hold her, even feel her up some. I would have done more but the two lovelies finished with their man meat came over, still covered in blood, "Robert what are you doing ?" Dawn ask me, I shrug, "Cuddling with a pretty scared girl."

Rose grins, "He is super horny. We noticed this earlier, watching us feed makes him hard. I bet he charmed her so she would let him do her here."

Dawn sighs, "Rose your such a perv sometimes." Dawn turns to me, "She loves watching guys screw other girls. Almost as much as she likes being screwed herself."

Rose smiles, "You don't mind it so much when your the one getting screwed." Dawn shrugs, "Well that is different, You an I are an item, we screw each other and if the meal is willing them to."

"You two are sounding more and more like one of my wet dreams." I sigh.

John pulls along this pretty brunet, "Oh lighten up it's not like any of us are nice people and have not done that before. Screwing our meals is fun and you both know it."

"She is a pretty one John." He smiles, "I know right, yours is cute to, Charm spell ?" I nod, "Nice. To bad your not a vampire to, then you could keep her longer."

I shrug. "You know how it is."

He nods, "Oh yeah I remember, New to the life, horny as hell, completely amoral for that first year. Then your new personality will start to set in. Very few manage to keep the amoral part much over a year." He stares in to space then shrugs, "I might keep this one, if she is a good pet."

I keep staring at the girl and he notices it, "Hm, sorry your brunet there is in my ... I don't know, sort of a feeling coming off of her."

He looks surprised then smiles, "Right that other part of your wish. Like she could be one of the possible romantic interest."

I nod, "Kind of. I put in some phyiscal varients I liked but also included someone who is intellectually and emotionally compatible and I put in the idea of a harem to. Was alone the last couple decades before this. You know I supposed."

He nods, "Oh yeah I was a skinny bean pole of a kid girls did not even look at me. You ?"

I sigh, "Thyroid went our when I was 8 was 250 by high school. Nothing I did changed that, was a mix of muscle and fat and was of the build it was hard to tell where one started and the other ended."

He shakes his head, "Yeah I remember guys like you. Perma gut. Nothing worked. Had a friend like that, was as tall as he was round, ate far less than anyone else, worked in a ship yard. Lots of heavy manual labor. Made no difference."

Rose ask, "Whats a harem ?"

John smiles, "A person with more than one lover living in the same home. Sometimes the others in the harem will have sex with each other and the Head of the harem, common form is a man and many women, 2 or more usually."

I add "comes from the Arabia's where the rich and powerful often have more wives and is seen as them being more viral. It's part of their culture. Or it was in our world."

John sighs, "Back before this prison thing I had my own harem of pretty thralls. Most of them died to feed my peoples hunger. I miss many of them. But we are free again and I may make a new one."

I push myself up and sigh, the blond looks tiny to me now. Heck John is shorter than me, "How tall are you John ?"

He smiles, "6'4', you look closer to 6'8" to me."

Huge grin on my part, "Always wanted to over 6'6" So WOOT!" then I laughed.

John nods looking thoughtful, "Say Robert, wanna trade girls, I am more partial to blondes, " I push the blonde one to him he easily over rides her mind as he takes her the brunet comes over to me and smiles up at me.

I shake my head, "You have one powerful gift there John."

He nods, "Does make my life easier on the food and fun people part. Thing is it was not this strong before Vag upgraded me, so there is that."

I look over to the girls as they have been quiet and see they are licking each other clean. John walks up next to me and we just watch, as they strip each other to get all the nummy off. When they are done they get up and smile at us, "Well it was nice meeting you Robert, hope you find the women your looking for. Sorry we are not it. But we just looking for a 3rd girl for our little love group." Rose states.

I look at Dawn and her eyes say otherwise, "I think your wrong there Dawn. Rose does not agree with you. "

Dawns head snaps around, "Rose honey we talked about this." Both I and John Feel it not as strong as his but Dawn is trying to over ride Roses free will. I take my staff and knock out the red head. Rose jerks then starts crying. And suddenly I have my arms full of busty brunet vampire. John looks surprised at her choice of directions. It slowly comes out that while she was still new, Dawn who is older had tricked her in to becoming blood bonded to her. Then kept trying to make her want girls over men. She was ok with having women but prefered a strong man in her life. Dawn only see's men as food or well food. They are not even of the same line.

Vag informs me he removed the bond as the girl was miserable under the forced happy couple routine. My knocking out Dawn is what snapped her out of it completely. I tell John about that and he sighs, "I know it's a bit of a double standard, I don't have a problem doing that with humans, but forcing another vampire in to that is wrong in my book."

I nod, "Makes since to me. Humans are food, servants or play things for vampires while your people to each other, normally. Dawn just likes her people wrapped around her control. Shame she is such a pretty little pile of feces."

John smirks and nods, "True. Hate to say it but you should go. It has been a real pleasure to have you here though, given you freed us all. I do have one question. Where did you find all these lovely meals ?"

Evil Smile, "Ex-Paladins of Harold. I popped them right out of their armor as they were suiting up to come down here and 'clean out the rif-raf. I can read lips and saw the orders being handed out. I popped down several of their support personel to and a couple priest who were in the area of effect of my group shot." He grins, "Well that is one worry down, tastily to. If you ever become one of us I would be honored if you returned for a time."

Grinning, "It was actually on my wish list, but I think I will try out the new body first."

Very wide smile from John, "oh alright. Take care of yourself, eat drink and screw lots of pretty women."

I laugh, "At least a few named Mary ?"

He laughs, "Better to screw Mary than be one in my book."

I snort. I toss the brunet slave over my shoulder as Rose takes off down the tunnels. "Oh and Robert, my hold on that girl will fade in a month or two, so don't get to attached."

I nod, "Thanks John. Hopefully I will have her in a complient mind set by then."

He nods and I walk toward a newly opened stair next to one of the store rooms. I note some nice magic items in them, I look back at John, "Hey John, Can I get a bag of holding I see in there ?" Pointing to the store room of adventuring gear. He comes over so I nicely make all the magic glow for him. Being the old adventurer he is he seperates out the items then tosses me up a backpack, "Here, I think its a Hewards by the size of it. Good luck out there boy."

I salute him, "I will do my best " then a proper nod, "Your Majesty." Huge smile, looking every inch a king. "Off with you now. Not sure how many Real vampires are left down here and I really don't want to see my new friend get eaten."

I just made it to the top of the stares when I hear, "I am going with him" and Rose joins me. John just shrugs and lets her go. She has a large pack and a few bulky items. She shrugs, "Not everything was bad between us, but it's my stuff and I am taking it." I let her pack as much as she can in to the back pack (after we empty the bag of what was in it first. Mostly clothing of questionable taste with 1 dress we put on the mindless one.) That done we leave the new entrance to the Undercity. Walk in to the greater city, with the idea to explore the world.