Day 14 part 2
I set off toward the island, to cut off the invasion.
“So... who's the babe following you on the giant octopus?” [Yumi]
“I can speak for myself, siren. I am Charybdis and this is my kraken.” [Charie]
“Wow... you are really that Charybdis?! I thought you were dead.” [Yumi]
“I doubt much could kill her.” [Squid] “Heck, I can't even imagine it...”
“I think Husband, you would eventually have found a way.” [Charie]
“Husband...?” [Yumi Shocked]
“Son, why don't you introduce yourself to her, she is your new step-mom. I promise she's nice when you get to know her.” [Squid]
He jets over to her.
“Hi lady! Um... Dad tells me you're nice...” [Squid Jr]
“Who are you?” [Charybdis Ice-cold]
“Uh... um... Dad says you're my new mother...” [Squid Jr]
“!” [Charie surprised] “You're my Husband's son?!”
“Well, duh. I'm a squid too.” [Squid Jr]
The change is immediate... her cheeks redden and her eyes get softer.
“...cute...” [Charie] “You look so cute!”
“Uh... thanks?” [Squid Jr]
“Come here... give Mommy a hug!” [Charie Excited]
Squid Jr feeling some unknown threat activates his ability Jet Clone and evades the grab. Or at least he intended to. She catches him as if he had stood still.
She squeezes him between her massive breasts and coos contentedly to herself. He wriggles embarrassed.
“Lemmee go!” [Squid Jr]
“Aww...” She lets go reluctantly.
“You're strong lady...” [Squid Jr]
“Call me Mommy.” Charybdis demands with a pout.
“Mommy...” [Squid Jr]
He feels the threat again. He evades repeatedly and strikes out with paralysis darts. Charybdis catches hold of him gently and pulls him in for another tight hug. Squid Jr is surprised to see his darts sticking from her flesh without effect.
“Mommy... you are really, really strong aren't you?” [Squid Jr]
“Mommy is the strongest. Also soon you'll have a younger brother or sister to play with... what do you think, Darling?” [Charie]
“Uh... neat?” [Squid Jr]
“You're just like him, only cuter!” She cried with delight hugging the small squid again.
“Hey! I heard that! No one's cuter than me!” [Squid in denial]
“He is!” Charie held out the dazed little squid. “How can you say this little guy isn't the cutest thing ever?!”
(Whine) [Kraken]
“He's cuter than you too, Kraken.” [Charie Mercilessly]
(Pitiful whine) [Kraken]
“...she's pregnant too...?!” [Yumi worried]
Even Francis who had known about the faux marriage was surprised by that titbit.
(Glare) [Yumi]
(Glare) [Francis]
“Why does it feel like there are two daggers aimed at my back? Stupid Sixth Sense, get your act together!” [Squid]
Anyway... I'm quite annoyed how easily I mistook that waste of time for something important...
Stupid pirates, always screwing me over somehow...
As the shore comes into view with several dozen warships anchored there I slow.
“Charie would you mind keeping the others company? I won't be long. And please don't kill anyone.” [Squid] “At least not until we need to.”
“Wave bye-bye to Daddy, Darling!” [Charie]
“Mom... I'm not a little squid anymore...” [Squid Jr]
“He called me Mom... hehe...” [Charie giggles]
I freeze the surface of the bay and emerge through it to stand on top of it, sliding to shore. The ships are stuck in the ice, unable to move. Men shout and shoot arrows at me from the ships. I cover the arrow-heads in ice and they bounce off me, harmlessly.
I freeze their feet to the deck and make their bowstrings brittle with ice. That silences their attacks.
On shore I wrap myself in a vortex of water and continue in. A few men try to attack with spears and swords. I retaliate with whips of water and they fly back the way they came, quite injured.
Their clothing is a uniform, their weapons standardized... I guess they're part of a navy.
I enter the village and see blood in the streets and several dead. I see a man with a bloody sabre. Several spears of water end his life as he turns to see me.
There are several people in chains. I cut the chains with permafrost.
They are my followers and grab weapons wanting to attack with me.
“Stop that. You don't need to fight. You are under my protection, the invaders will be punished by me.” [Squid]
They stand there open mouthed at the rebuke.
I walk inland, brutally beating any soldier I see.
They begin to hold hostages, trying to stop me.
Three soldiers hold one of the Islander's children each, with knives at their throats.
Annoyed I freeze the soldier's limbs and wrench them off.
“Go to the village entrance.” I tell the kids.
I spot a larger group, several dozen men all armed to the teeth and prepared for me.
They even have three mages backing them up, who hurl bolts of lightning, ice and white light at me.
I block them with a screen of permafrost in a semicircle before me.
I freeze the mage's clothing and pin them to the ground with ice manacles. I bind their fingers in permafrost and stop them from speaking spells by placing a spike of permafrost in their mouths, jutting down from the palate to rest on their tongue.
Satisfied I walk toward the ordinary soldiers without worries.
One man raises an explosive glass vial, I freeze it to his hand.
“Uh, uh, uh. Now I know you must be thinking I'm a monster or a demon. But from my perspective you are invaders about to kill people who are mine. So I'm giving you a chance to surrender and leave quietly in a smaller number of boats than you arrived on. Be warned I don't offer mercy twice and I am not a monster. I'm a demigod of the sea.” [Squid with menace] “I will happily kill you if you reject this offer. It will be a very one-sided struggle. I haven't even put in an effort yet, you see. Oh and those that I capture alive will be at the mercy of my people here. You won't escape and you won't survive.”
A burly, overweight man in a flashier uniform and jaunty hat emerges from one of the larger huts... Isn't that the casino? He drags a struggling young boy with him.
Ah... its the eldest boy I saved from the pirates...
“They're going to kill you!” The boy yells.
“They have been trying to do so for the last half an hour. If they haven't succeeded by now, they won't later.” [Squid]
The boy stares for a second.
“You can talk?” [Boy]
“Yes. Now the fat idiot holding you... I order you to let him go, or else.” [Squid]
“I will never surrender his Highness to heathens and demons!” [Officer]
“Demigod of the fucking seas!” [Squid Annoyed] “And you will surrender or you, your men and your fucking fleet will be shark bait! Oh and for the insult I curse you and every man who serves under you! Any ship you sail on will sink under you and any man on it drown! Blasphemer!”
The officer suddenly looked startled.
Curse successful~
Many thanks for that Goddess! I'm sorry I got upset at you before.
The soldiers must have just received the notification as well, because they looked very afraid.
“I am the demigod of the sea and I command you surrender yourselves to my command or you will die.” [Squid]
“Its a lie! Its some kind of trick!” [Officer]
“May your tongue go numb with every falsehood you speak, Blasphemer!” [Squid]
Curse successful~
Oh... this is fun.
“So tell me, fat man. Tell me I am not who I say I am.” [Squid]
“Gnnnn!” The Officer grunted, unable to speak.
The soldiers began to drop to their knees and place their weapons on the ground.
“We surrender!” They yelled.
“Confine and gag the idiot who lead you. Free any captives, treat the wounded. Then assemble in the town center where we shall properly solve this mess.” [Squid] “However... any man that has committed murder or abused one of my people is cursed. Until the end of their days the seas will hunger for their blood. If it was under orders, the leader that ordered this atrocity will be cursed to experience the pain caused by his sins until the end of his days.”
Curse successful~
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The Officer paled.
“Oh, a hat-trick. Three for three. You dumb, cruel sonovabitch.” [Squid]
I look at the boy who seems wary.
“If I wasn't going to leave you to die on a sinking ship, I'm not going to kill you for something you didn't do.” [Squid] “They came to retrieve you, I suspect. The fat idiot decided to to be gung ho about it. If anything this is my fault because I didn't know where else to bring you.”
“I tried to stop them but he kept saying to chain up everyone and had the chief killed because he refused to say where I was hiding with Samantha and David.” [Boy]
“...your name is Richard Hamilton, isn't it?” [Squid]
“Where did you hear that?! I never told anyone who I was...” [Richard]
“Your prayers for me to lose at dice came through quite clearly.” [Squid] “So you're nobility. Well I suspected you were hostages of some kind. The pirates were there for a ransom I guess. When you didn't surface they started searching nearby. This prompted the pirates who didn't get their ransom to get defensive... also thank you for defending and believing in me so many times. Whatever happens it will be what you want.”
“I'm a Duke.” [Richard]
“Ah. You must be in line for the throne, huh?” [Squid]
“Seventh.” [Duke Richard the second]
“That's pretty far.” [Squid]
“My father's a drunkard. He's second in line when the king dies... the king is in his sixties and not very well. My Uncle has the pox from his... indiscretions. He's third. The fourth in line is three years old. Really I'm closer to third in terms of ability and the most popular.” [Duke Richard]
“Oh. Perhaps one of the others plotted to take you out of the picture during the 'ransom'?” [Squid]
“I cannot disagree.” [Duke Richie]
“Actually...” [Nearby Soldier] “You're currently second in line.”
“What?” [Duke]
“There has been many deaths since the abduction. Nobles...” [Soldier spits]
“Well, that escalated fast.” [Squid] “Do you like it here? I was thinking that in a little bit, when I am a full god I will see you safely home and sort out your little inheritance issue. I mean I have a kraken, a huge whale and Charybdis all spoiling for a fight. I imagine a personal appearance from us should give you some 'clout'.”
“Charybdis? The giant fanged maw?!” [Duke]
“Hey, that's my beautiful bride you're insulting!” [Squid]
“I'm sorry, I didn't know...” [Duke]
“Kidding. How could you know? Besides, she is quite a bit... more pleasant to the eye than the stories say. The scary part is still very real though. Damn near ate me.” [Squid]
“What are you going to do with Samantha and David?” [Duke]
“Same as you, if they want to stay, they stay. If they want to go home, they go home. I assume they're important too?” [Squid]
“My distant cousins.” [Duke]
“Royalty?” [Squid]
“Heirs to an Empire, but the pirates didn't know that. They thought they were my servants.” [Duke]
“Awkward... well then. I guess I'll have an emperor to appease as well. Later. Perhaps after your drama is over.” [Squid] “I don't suppose all of this involves an iron throne?”
“No, ours is gold-plated.” [Duke]
“Oh well. A shame. I almost wanted to take it for myself...” [Squid] “Just for laughs.”
“It is far less comfortable than it looks.” [Duke] “I once crept past the guards to try it.”
“Probably why you're here now.” [Squid]
“... could be.” [Duke]
The villagers are gathering and singing at me again... whatever. It could do with some kind of accompaniment. Percussion.
I drag the bound officer along to the village center and the soldiers.
The twins seem shaken and hide behind me... that's kind of cute.
The other kids, Samantha and David come out as well.
“Hello again. It has been a while. How are you doing, your excellencies?” [Squid] “Excellent I hope.”
David does a double take and Samantha tilts her head, confused.
“If you would be so kind as to explain to them my plans Duke, I will set about gaining you a fair supply of soldiers.” [Squid]
“Huh?” [Duke]
“This would be the point where I wink, if I could.” [Squid]
I walk to the soldiers with a crowd of angry people behind me.
“People please, these men here know what I am and surrendered willingly. They have not harmed you. No the one who harmed you was this heathen.” I lift the Officer and shake him. “He made these men attack because he thought I was not a god and you were weak. Oh, how wrong he was.”
I turn the man around to look me in the eye.
“Who sent you?! The Admiralty? The King? Who?!” I ask, squeezing.
“Viscount Damien...” The sorry man mutters. “Please have mercy, my god.”
“Your orders were to collect the Duke, here under my protection and then?” [Squid]
“Take him home, take credit for his rescue, sell off the captives for profit and arrange for the hired rakes to kill him just outside the harbor.” [Officer]
“Did you hear that? What an evil plan. Well my good man. You claim to be a convert and you aren't lying. You are tasked with rebuilding the damage and obeying the people here, for the rest of your life. You cannot leave the island, your curses will not fade. You have brought great evil here and will attempt to undo it, with physical labor. However I am not a cruel god, if your work ever equals the value of the people you killed, you will be free.” [Squid]
People are priceless, bitch.
“As for you men who followed this man... I have an offer. You will modify the ships and claim them to be prizes of war, because they now belong to Duke Richard. You will remain in the nearby islands, repairing the ships and guarding the area for as long as Duke Richard sees fit. When he decides to return home you will do so, as you are now his men. I assure you if you cross me, curses will be the least of your worries.” [Squid] “However this is not slavery. For the privilege of serving Duke Richard in a tropical paradise for a few months I will pay you in coins of permafrost. Magical ice that does not melt. My followers call it gemstone. I can make it at will. Every man will have a coin to hold now and five more when you return home with the Duke. You will be wealthy men. Do you agree? All who decline may leave, but you will do it aboard a raft of your own devising.”
I create a pile of several hundred coins and leave it to the Duke to hand them out.
I return to the sea, unmelting the ice.
Hah. That's better.
Due to your actions you have been renamed the Demigod of Fierce Water and Cold Judgment~
Not bad...
I spy Yumi yelling at Charybdis...
What is this about?
“...Mr Squid is mine, you can't monopolize him!” [Yumi]
“You're amusing, little siren queen...” [Charie with a grin]
“That does it! Taste my Blazing Fist of the North Sea!” She windmills her arms and hits Charybdis repeatedly, with angry tears in her eyes.
Blazing fist of the North Sea? Wouldn't that make it cold?
“Husband, you're back~” [Charie Pleased] “You were right! This siren is adorable! Can we keep her?!”
“Huh?” [Yumi]
“Yumi, you said you were fine with having the twins involved in our relationship and...” I glance at Francis. “...others. Charybdis really doesn't mind sharing. From the sounds of it, she likes you...”
“Like a pet...” Yumi grumps.
“If I felt threatened by you... I would have eaten you.” [Charybdis]
“Uh... a pet is fine!” [Yumi] “Who doesn't like pets!?”
(Grrr) [Kraken feeling his position in the pack getting lower]
What we learned:
Yumi is dragged back in...
Francis is feeling left out.
The twins have fallen hard for Squid
Squid Jr is still being squeezed between giant breasts...
What we didn't see:
A band of ruggedly handsome men finding themselves trapped on an island with barely enough food and water after awakening naked on a beach.
They did however find clothes on the island. Enough for all of them.
The problem: half were dresses...
For some reason maniacal laughter haunts them...
Because the dialogue ran longer than expected there will be two more chapters... yes the next one will have ero.
Yes, I am jealous of Squid Jr. As you should be.
Ugh... I'm tired. This chapter just wouldn't end. Finished it five minutes ago...