Coming up to the first ring, I was confused about their purpose and hadn't asked Dani about them. The events before this had distracted me, but coming up to the ring, it had looked like just more plains.
Getting closer, I could see that was not the case, and there seemed to be a mirror-like surface that covered as far as I could see. I could see my own reflection on its surface as I came up out of the strange glowing teal rock ring.
Being so far away and the brightness of the day hand made it next to impossible to get a good look at the ring. I slow
Gold veins in the glowing rock pulsed rhythmically with yellow light, but the pattern seemed to change as I got closer. I had never seen anything like this before, and I was starting to wonder if this wasn't like Noel's Spatial Construction Magic.
"What do you think about this?" I asked out loud as I slowed down to a stop.
[Strange is hardly appropriate, and I really shouldn't be the one acting like thi
The words hit me like a hammer, and my chest started to get tight as my mind ran through a wide range of emotions."When were you going to tell me this?" I asked, keeping my voice level and deadly calm.[They will all join you in The Place Where Worlds Collide, and I never really thought about it till now. What does it matter?]"What? How could it not matter?" I asked with shock as I sat down in the grass, stunned by what I heard from Harold of all people.[You know what is going to happen if you kill him, right? When Helsin Zero is killed, this all ends Zack, you know that; you don't need the memories for that. All these bonds, people, and everything beside me only exists in your mind.]Harold was right, and so was Zero when he told me I would start to understand what he was trying to do. I still didn't agree, but now I was torn about this all."So you're telling me that I have to choose between this life and the people of Earth? There are
I smiled down at Dani, and the two of us broke apart, and I stepped back from her. I looked over her long caterpillar body and mused over what to do.The idea of convincing her about me each time did have its charms, but it was hardly what I would call efficient. It would be better for me to carry her with me, and it looked like it would be possible but tricky."What happens if you don't touch the rock? Can you still guide us, and we blend in?" I asked as I started to walk around Dani, looking her body over."I don't know, but I do remember how each ring works! I can still guide us, I think, but are you sure that you are going to be able to carry me over?" Dani asked as she watched me examine her.I nodded, and then walked up, and bent down at the center section of the tiger-striped caterpillar's body, and scooped it up. Dani squeaked, but I didn't stand up right away and turned my head to face the shocked-looking girl."Put your hands on my should
"Who do you think you are!" The voices shrieked, but I ignored them as I thought about where I was.'Harold?'[...]Nothing from him, so this was like when I talked to Mark. I had almost no way to do anything to resist, but that was before I had spent time in my own head.This was just another place in my head, and the ripples from the voices were coming from the direction of the constellation.I focused my will and targeted the pattern of stars and let myself reach out to make a connection. This was my head, so I made the rules; the others were the invaders."Stop that, you wild animal! You can not take this control! We are the rulers of the Astral Orichalcum Rings!" The voices shrieked, but they were weaker now.I refused to give them the satisfaction of a reply and instead focused on establishing my bond with the ring. Even though I was targeting the constellation, I knew that the real target was the Libra Orichalcum Ring.S
I pushed the hair out of her face and smiled down at Libra warmly, and she pulled her knees up. This raised her hips up into an inviting position, and I kissed her, but I still needed to figure out things while I could remember them."Sure, but I have questions that can't wait, or there is a good chance that I will forget them. Did I have the same connection with the others as I did with you?" I asked, but that made Libra chuckle."I don't think you share the same relationships with the others, but there are some. Virgo, Gemini, and Aquarius were all close with you; the rest have their own enjoyments," Libra said with a smile.I climbed on the bed, positioning myself to rest my cock between her cheeks. I gripped her hips, enjoying the playful sliding of my cock, and the softness of her ass.I reached down between her legs and gently played with Libra's smooth and hairless slit. I made her moan as my fingers became sticky with her excited leaking juices.
[Are you okay?!] Harold asked.[He is fine, but who are you?] Libra asked curiously."Are you okay," Dani asked as I opened my eyes to find her tiger-striped orange and black hairless face hanging over top of me.I nodded as I was assaulted by all three voices inside and out of my head. I scrubbed my hands over my face and sat up, making Dani pull back as I did."Yeah, I think that I am alright, but I have control of one of the rings, and I have an idea of what I am dealing with now. Though it looks like I gained a new orchestra member in my mind," I said, and Dani gave me a strained look."Are you sure that you are all right?" Dani asked me with a concerned look on her face, and I rolled my eyes.Everyone seemed to think that I was crazy when I talked about the voices in my head, and one really couldn't blame them.[I am Hero, Zack's guide. You are Libra, I would assume, right?] Harold asked.[I am one of his Zodiac lovers! Li
I bent my knees and focused on the top of the massive white marble wall. The entire thing looked perfectly built, and it seemed to stretch up and around the whole of the ring.'What am I to expect when I get up there?'[An exhaustive ring-wide argument since I am not there now to keep everything balanced. The world is built using hexagons that each hold unique and balanced habitats. Now that I am no longer there, any bugs can enter anywhere. They will be arguing about people coming into their balanced areas while the newer bugs are just trying to find a new place.] Libra explained, and I nodded to myself.I jumped and flew into the air about thirty feet and then landed on the top of the marble wall. Knowing that I was about the size of a flea made me kind of feel like one as I had been flying through the air.[Yeah, Zack Flee's that can jump thirty feet in the air and will come and breed with the other organisms on you! That is just what every parent want
The bugs weren't crying out, but they were doing their best to get past me. I stood still and watched as a strange faceless man in a luxurious red robe that I would think a vampire would be wearing.[Be careful. This creature is volatile, and if it loses control, it will go berserk and become much more potent. Don't let it get that far, or you won't be able to beat the creature in this state!] Libra told me like the smooth-faced man with a mouth full of sharp teeth stalked toward me.Those chompers looked like they could do a lot of damage, so I had better keep my hands out of his mouth. I was stuck at a bit of a disadvantage here.I had no weapons, my pack was left back in the cavern, but it didn't look like the creature had any either. Though, with the confidence that the creature was walking with, I could assume that it had no need for any.'Anything I should know about this thing before I start trying to fight it?'[It has no special powers oth
That pissed me off, but I didn't let it make me lose my cool; I just needed to take this in strides. It was just trying to get under my skin, and tricks weren't going to work on this monster.I opened my hands and started to circle and lowered my center of gravity, spreading my stance. I needed to watch out for the creature's mouth, but taking it down was going to be the best option.I would have to prepare to defend the counter-blow that would surely come. Still, taking Carnage down and breaking to bones would slow it down some.Carnage was watching me as I circled, but after I opened my hands, the smile had left. I guess that it could assume I was about to try, meaning I was on the right path.I slowly closed the circle, and the creature raised its hands as I got closer, but right as I got within reach, Carnage started to back up. I wanted to taunt it, but I remembered Libra's word and just kept focused on the red-robed monster."Strike us, fool!