Erogo wanted to know what Corey was up too, the teen had been seated on that tree for an hour. Unmoving as he observed the tamaris. A clan even the deity thought was extinct. He guessed that there could have been stranger things. He was preparing to send one of his locked creatures into the catacombs to attack Corey but the teen had gotten out surprisingly fast. The woman beside him also watched the teen. Her thoughts ran wild. If Erogo knew what she was thinking he'd be worried for himself. But thankfully, mind reading wasn't a part of his abilities. She turned away from Corey, and caught the sight of the something zooming through the air. With one eyebrow, an idea formed in her mind. She entertained it, flying off into the sky to grab the ball of light before it could blast off again. Erogo noticed her lack of presence at his side. He found her immediately. As she crushed the ball of light and dropped it into the sea.He appeared next to her. "What did you just do?""What you hi

(Listen to courtesy call by thousand foot krutch. It adds a different effect.)The amount of time Corey spent making horrible comical poses by the lake was ridiculous. It was like he blocked out the part where something to as shifting into a supernova and about to wreck his newly found paradise. He was making bad puns. Anyone who saw him would have thought he was on some kind of drug, but truthfully, Corey was trying to get control of his nerves. The fear of pain was messing with his brain, he was at one hundred percent. And he knew that.He waved the Triton again, this time he threw it towards the hand. The weapon jammed into the center of the palm. Right besides the box. Corey felt another shake, he ran back up the stares. The lake water began to bubble. It boiled for minutes splashing around the bottom of the stairs. It was almost acidic in the smell. It slowly melted what it touched.Another trap, Corey thought. If someone had reached for the box they would have to touch the ce

By the time the other women arrived, Corey had told the tamaris about them do they were more welcoming. The men explained to him that after they were almost wiped out, they had to relocate to the secret part of the island.They were glad to meet their deity, and the celebration had begun. While Corey still examined the box and his mark. He knew this was his paradise and he would have to start preparing it. He needed to care for the tamaris if he wanted them to do most of the work of changing this place from a resort of a living space for all of them. The women formed a circle around Corey and lathered him with questions. All except Yumiko who was dancing around the large bonfire lit in Corey's honor. "You were gone for five days, Corey! Explain why you wouldn't let us help you?""It was a trap. You would have gotten hurt."Borba was the first to scoff. "I am the orc general, very few people can hurt me."That was true but at the time, that wasn't what Corey was thinking about. Anf a

Weeks went by before the island looked presentable. They had taken down the tourist buildings, and kept a sign that said this place had been returned to its owners so people would show up for a vacation. Corey also visited the place underneath, and had the tamaris build his house there. He told them living under was a safer option and that they should only go top level when they needed crops or to check for trespassers.His paradise was coming together, but he couldn't stay to see it all complete. He gave all his women a mark, except for Pamela. If she did return to earth, Corey didn't know what the mark would do. This brought a bit of unpleasantness to her but she didn't say anything about it. He told the women that if any of them died they would appear on the island, and they believed him without questioning. Corey sometimes wondered if they automatically believed everything he said. Because that would be something very risky to do. Yet, he never said these words out.He was fine w

"I'll be the first to blame this on the asshole who made this fucking island!" Borba's voice bounced through the ice cave they had fallen into. As impossible as it seemed, the island was colder underneath. The cave was worse. The group thought they had been freezing before, but now trapped under a cave with their only path blocked by snow, they knew that the earlier feelings they had could be considered as warmth compared to this."I agree. What is the purpose of this place? To kill people? Because that's all it has ever done!" Misha snarls. She pulled her knees towards her chest as she shuddered. "And who builds sentinels to not withstand something this fucking cold! How do they expect me to survive?!""I don't think they planned for you to go here. Who would you kill?" Pamela said. She blew a breath into her palms and immediately regretted it. "Fuck it. I'm angry too. My fingers are about to fall off!"Verosika crawled into Corey's lap, she folded herself into a tiny ball and Corey