Sector twenty one, Tiga one."So? this better be important." Seven said the second he arrived at the bridge."Um, uh, yeah… I mean…" Logan was lost as to how he should tell them.He did call for the whole crew to gather -except for Blue, who is sound asleep- and he does have some not so good news, but with their leader still so pissed he couldn’t bring himself to speak.He has yet to cool down! Logan thought to himself, feeling the fur on the back of his neck stand.“Well, remember when I said that we steered away from our intended route?” He spoke after a moment of hesitation, his voice weak and shaky. "Yeah?" Seven recalled him saying something of that nature."Well, I’ve been a little too optimistic, considering we were nearing the first Star Gate…""Quit beating around the bush and say it!""R-right…" Seven sat in his chair, resting his head on his fist while emitting an aura that made the whole bridge tense.He is pissed, he really is pissed! Logan looked at Aley asking for so
Sector twenty one. The ships that had Tiga One surrounded graciously offered to escort it to their mothership. Upon landing, Seven was faced with a whole lot of fur covered anthropomorphic humanoid tigers, each with guns pointed at his face. By now it should already be known that those things don't work on him, however for the ones standing behind him like Aley, Logan, Lilia, Erika and Brayan, facing those numbers head on wasn’t exactly a good idea. After considering the implications Seven decided that it would be for the best to just surrender for the time being.The Herara cuffed both their hands and legs using some kind of space sci-fi device. At first it looked like nothing actually linked the ring like parts, but if one were to move them away from each other an invisible force would quickly pull them back together. That left them with enough freedom to walk but breaking them would be unavoidable when the fighting starts. Lilia told Seven she would look for an opening to remove
Sector twenty one, Logan.For as long as I can remember, I was always fascinated by anything that could fly. Whether it's the birds flapping their wings or the aircrafts roaming the sky, I admired anything unbound by the ground and yearned for the clouds and the never-ending void beyond them. However very early on I learned that life had no interest in letting me have a try.I came from a poor family, one of many pushed into the wildness of the forests surrounding the main cities. What made it worse was my stature. Unlike those my age I had a small built which made finding work hard with no education or connections to rely on, and so I turned to thievery trying to survive.That didn't last long though. I didn't get caught or anything, it's just that one day I met a young female who stole my heart, and to make it work between the two of us I had to have something more stable to build our house on. Between the things I got my hands on were engineering books. Being poor didn't drown my
Sector twenty one, Logan.I was about to pitch in the plan I had thought of, however I was a fool not to expect the fearsome clan head to already have a counter for it. We weren’t allowed to watch. After a quick word with master Seven we would be escorted back to the previous room underneath the arena were we would wait for the results of the duel."Stay calm." Master whispered. "I can do something about that guy… probably.""Probably?..." obviously, I had my doubts. Master seem to have powers of his own, but the uneasiness creeping on my tail told me they won’t be enough."You done yet?" The clan head, standing at a distance, shouted as he waited for us to finish our talk."Yeah yeah, I'm ready, what about weapons?" Master Seven replied."Weapons? You have perfectly fine pairs of arms and legs." I got to watch master Seven train once in the past few days. He never seems to use any type of weapon, but then again he doesn’t do any combat practice. Even if the clan head is going in ba
"So, what are we going to do now?"We left the waiting room through the entrance we came from the first time. According to Ms. Lilia going back using the elevator could get us caught up in the brawl so she plans on finding another way to reach the arena.It's only been a few days since I've known her. From the few times we’ve interacted and seeing how close she became with Blue I formed this image about her being a sweet young female. That image is now being shattered by the blood dripping from her hair and dress and the gun she held in her hands.As we walked down the hallway I gathered the courage to ask what our next step would be. “Wash up, that’s for sure.” Ms. Erika said jokingly, her face a shade paler than usual. "We have to wait for Seven to get done so…” Said Brayan.“I need to get up there.” Ms. Lilia said. “It looks like most combatants are watching the duel. I will go there and wait for Seven’s instructions.”That seemed like the logical way to go through with this, but
Sector twenty one, Verta clan’s mothership, Seven.I might have miscalculated my chances at winning quite a bit.Turns out fighting a giant lightning spitting tiger is nothing like fighting the humanoid version with human level intelligence and everything else that comes with a kong fu panda character.We started with a staring contest that lasted for about a minute. Don't know why but just standing there made me feel uneasy so I took a fighting stance I vaguely remember from some game I played.I checked my cores and prepared to channel the red energy throughout my body. Though I’ve refined quite a bit in the past few days, doubts crawled on me serving as a constant reminder that it might not be enough. Hopefully I wouldn’t need to rely on Iris’s Lightning but that could turn out to be a luxury we can’t afford.The clan head took a stance as well, his claws at the ready, his fangs visible. I expected his to know some kind of martial arts. Something tells me he’s an expert in tiger fi
The clan head didn't just stand in his place and wait for Seven.His first step always had incredible speed behind it, but the rest of his movement were normal at best. Seven avoided his right and like Iris instructed he punched him in the side, then in the stomach.It didn't have much effect but man does it feel nice to finally land a hit!Iris yelled at him to get a hold on Hir while he had the chance but he refused to listen. The head tried to stab his claws into Seven's back but both his arms were deflected followed by an apricot to the jaw that rattled his brain and made him stumble backward. Before he fell Seven wrapped his arms around his waist hugging him like the giant plushy he is."I'm taking everything you got, don't hold a grudge, alright!!?"Seven had yet to notice how strong he really is. Even without using his powers, just putting a little strength in his arms was enough to make the clan head desperate to free himself. You can't really blame him as the fingers in both
Feeling stuck in a corner, Hir stopped bothering with the human stealing energy from him. He released his power healing his broken bones and growing back his fallen fangs at an unbelievable speed. His fur turned snow white, all the blue stripes he had vanished and blue energy sparked all over his body. For a moment Iris noticed that they’re able to draw ten times the amount they did before, but that didn’t last long. While Seven was still holding him down, Hir suddenly vanished."Where th-" a sharp pain ran through Seven's left and the next thing he realized was him slamming into the ceiling. As he made his way back to the ground he was met with another attack. Though he was able to guard against it this time, that did little to reduce the speed or force and he ended up rolling on the floor after a rather painful impact sound."Fugh! You really caused me some trouble just now, didn't you?" With his left hand on his right shoulder, Hir slowly walked toward Seven while rotating his ar
I went to take a shower and after I got out I ran into Logan. He was surprised to see me, thinking I wouldn't be up for another few hours.He was holding Blue in his arms. Apparently she was playing with the other kids and fell asleep at some point so he came to put her in her bed. [This kid…]A third candidate, huh…Iris doesn’t seem to like Blue a lot. From the photos I saw and how Lilia described her I can see the similarities, and now that she has cat ears and tail instead of the Zesionien horns, Blue certainly looks like a miniature version of her.Blue reminded Iris of her childhood, and not in the pleasant nostalgic way. What made it worse was something Hir said after my speech.Blue told Lilia that she saw a ghost following me around. That shocked the both of us, but Iris felt frustrated that she never noticed she was being watched, and by a kid nonetheless. Blue was rather talented at hiding her presence, she even managed to steal my book right before our eyes and escaped wh
Sector twenty one, Gorgola’s, Tiga One, Seven.My eyes slowly fell on the somewhat familiar ceiling. The room was shrouded in a weak light and a weird smell wafted in the air."Mm…"The feint breathing sound reaching my ears brought to my attention the weak pain I felt on my chest. Lifting my head to investigate its cause I saw a ball of messy hair with what looked like horns coming out of both sides. One of them was pressed against me, that was the source of the pain."How can she even breathe like this?"Lilia was fast asleep. Seeing her like this makes me wonder if my chest was that good of a pillow. I moved aside the strands that covered her face, carefully stroking her hair. As I ran my fingers into it enjoying how silky it felt I breathed in relief and couldn't help but smile. Our naked bodies exchanged heat underneath the thin blanket. Lilia was so soft and warm. When she is sleeping beside me like this I sometimes forget about the fearsome warrior she was. This is my beautifu
Seven looked at his right hand, soaked wet after it made Lilia climax. The female Zesionien was gasping for air. She looked at him with moist eyes, her breasts moving a little with each breath she takes. Strength had left her body long ago and all she could do was accept his kiss before he gave her a moment to rest."We are just getting started yet you are already like this?" Seven said with a teasing smile. He took the blanket that was pushed aside and used it to wipe his hand."It's because… haa~… it's because you did that… ha~h...""Well, Lilia is so cute I simply couldn't resist." He went down and kissed her once more. "I want to do more… ah! I almost forgot…" He extended his hand to the wall on his left and tapped it twice. A small rectangular panel, green in color, appeared at that spot. It listed a few things; the temperature, the light and the door lock. However what he was looking for was the option to turn off communications so no one could bother them from that point on.
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, Tiga One.In her room, Lilia sat on the bedside looking somewhat nervous. She tried to calm herself taking one deep breath after the other, but her heartbeat refused to settle, and her body felt incredibly hot.Well, the heat shouldn't be a strange things considering she had finished showering a couple of minutes ago, but instead of cooling down her temperature just continued rising.I-I have to calm down, I can't let this go on!Just when the banquet was nearing its end Seven decided to take his leave. Thinking it was time to get some rest she was about to do the same, but when she rose to her feet Seven wrapped his arms around her and lifted her in a princess style carry. Those who saw it were numbered, with everyone in that place either snoring or too drunk, but she still felt the embarrassment of a crowd watching her being taken away knowing what was about to happen to her.Seven was perfectly awake. Not that sleeping for days enables him to st
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. The plan went through smoothly. There were a lot of details to go through, but for now Seven declared that it was time to celebrate. Such huge gatherings always called for a banquet. Food and drinks, music and dancing, then some crying and tears.It was a long journey that had finally come to an end. The whole clan went through a lot, and now that they’ve finally reached their end goal they could step back and get some well deserved rest.The Herara partied for hours on end, stuffing themselves before laying down and surrendering to slumber. The conference room was turned into a great hall. It was the center of the party, but now that the music had stopped and the laughter ceased, only a few heavy drunkards were still up while the rest dropped in their place snoring."Been a while since I've last seen this." From atop the stage Hir watched the satisfied expressions of his clan members, holding his cup with a drowsy lo
When they arrived back to the ship Hir summoned all the captains and the high ranked individuals to make the announcement, but he was surprised to find that the conference room was already full.Their patience had ran out. First they hear that the clan head was defeated, then that their goal was within reach. Three days passed and all they got were those two vague sets of information, and while still in the dark they were led to a place they never been to before.The higher ranked clan members were the ones who rallied the crowd to demand an answer from the head. The respect and fear they felt toward him were gone now that they know he lost to someone in a duel, and the longer they had to wait the more destabilized their loyalty became.Hir got on stage and gave a few words to introduce their new leader and as expected, he got quite the backlash. It's the first time they hear about such thing so reacting this way is perfectly normal. There were those who watched the duel between Seve
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. After it was decided that the Verta clan would be taken in by Seven they immediately set course for Gorgola.They had to call the ZSFCO and ask commander Blitz to order the retreat of the Zesionien forces that came in to intercept them. Though the old man demanded they give him an explanation later on it seemed he was convinced that things would turn out okay.The strain of the fight against Hir ended up affecting Seven more than expected causing him to stay in bed for the entire sixty five hour trip, and with a lot of explanation yet to be done a heavy atmosphere spread through the whole clan.Seven ordered Hir to not tell anyone anything, especially when it came to Iris. As expected, with such a giant battle happening right above their heads the clan members had quite a few questions to ask. Most of them watched their leader lose to a prisoner so they were worried, but their heads were cooled down temporarily when Hi
Sector twenty one, Gorgola's orbit, the Verta clan’s mothership. "Hmm…" Stroking his nonexistent beard, Seven thought to himself. Public speech huh, I don't think I have considered this seriously…"You can spit energy blasts from your mouth yet you can't say a few words in front of people?" Iris being Iris, she started making fun of him the moment he got cold feet.People I won't be killing, that's an important part. Besides, I don't think they have a very positive image of me…In the conference room, which is really just a big empty hall that could fit a lot of people, Seven stood in front of a large crowd.Most of them were the fur covered tiger faced male Herara, looking like what space pirates should look with scary eyes and scars here and there, but with not a single smoker in sight they felt more like a censored version for a kids show.Those were the captains of each ship in the clan's fleet. Two hundred was a big number, some of them brought a few guys from their crews, add
Sector twenty one, the Verta clan’s mothership. "I have finally found you, my lord." Hir said, his head lowered respectfully. "…. Did I fray your brains or something?" Seven replied, one of his brows rising up. "No, I'm in perfect condition both mentally and physically, my lord.""... I don't remember you hitting him on the head. Did you do it while I was knocked out?" Iris said, her head tilted slightly. I… don't know…The fight was done. Rather, if it went any further the ship wouldn't be able to hold. When Hir went down on his knees Seven expected him to admit his defeat, but instead he said something outrageous.‘I have finally found you’… Is he talking about… Seven thought."Nah… there is no way…" Iris added with a weak smile.Seven and Iris already understood what lord he was referring to, and they knew he wasn't exactly wrong. Lilia and Logan were in the dark on this one so they silently waited to see how Seven would react."Anyways, this means you surrender right?" Seven