Ch. 3 - No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy.
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The Humvee screamed across the open field as James finished up explaining everything "So, I took off on my own and went off in a rage until I found you three." James explained as the Humvee drove over a hill and slammed into a field of tall grass.
"So, you're an elite soldier? That's awesome." Ayumi said as she gazed at the scenery that moved past them in a blur of color. Naomi gripped the seat in front of her to steady herself while Shelyn clung to her left arm with her eyes clinched shut, James looked back and saw Shelyn's frightened complexion which caused him to ease off the pedal.
"Sorry ladies, I didn't mean to scare y'all… I'm just still a little angry. But, enough of my issues; let's get you back to your families, they must be worried sick." James said as he pushed the pedal down a little, Ayumi looked down at the dash for moment before she turned to James "Actually, we don't have a home… We were slaves from Sandora and were sold to a man who was passing through, he came to Belfast and was murdered by bandits who abducted us… that was about a month ago. But you saved us so we belong to you." Ayumi said with a weak smile.
James popped the gear into neutral and ripped the e-brake which caused the Humvee to drift to a stop, Ayumi seemed startled and visibly trembled "I do not own you… nobody owns you. You're your own person, you're a free person and are free to do whatever you want. Please do not label yourself as a mere item, you are more than that… you're a beautiful woman who has so much potential, the same goes for you two." James said before he looked back at Naomi and Shelyn.
The girls seemed stunned by his words "You mean… we're not property?" Shelyn asked meekly, James nodded "You're free to do whatever you wish." James said as he shifted the Humvee back into gear, the three girls looked at each other before they nodded in agreement to some silent proclamation.
"Then we wish to stay by your side, whether it be as your companions or your lovers." Ayumi said before the others nodded in agreement, James's grip on the wheel tightened as he drove toward an unknown location. He exhaled slowly as he gathered his thoughts "Are you ladies sure about this… I'm not the most peaceful person." James said solemnly as the images of combat flashed through his mind, he closed his eyes and shook his head before the images disappeared.
"We were kidnapped and sold into slavery, we're demi-humans and had a rough beginning, we don't really know the definition of peace… but maybe we can learn the definition together." Naomi said as she placed her hand on his shoulder, James smiled slightly as he loosened his grip on the wheel.
"Alright, but I'm gonna train you three to be able to defend yourselves." James said as he turned the wheel toward a large open clearing. "Search: Abandoned castles." James said before a large blip popped up on his mental radar, he jerked the wheel and drove toward a large object in the distance. Within minutes, the Humvee pulled up outside of a massive castle that sat silent, the metal gates had long rusted away and the occupants were long gone "Ladies, welcome to your new home. Let's get to work." James said as he slowly drove into what was once a courtyard.
Sgt. Murphy pulled the Humvee in and turned it around so it was facing the exit, he cut the engine off and hopped out of the armored transport "Alright ladies, can you wait here for a moment." James said before he moved to the middle of the courtyard. "Gate." James said before he walked through the portal. He stepped out on the other side and was face to face with his workshop, he placed his hand on the floor and the concrete before he closed his eyes "Storage." James said before a light seemed to swallow the workshop up and removed it from existence, he opened his eyes and found a dirt patch where the workshop once was. He opened a gate and walked through to the abandoned courtyard; he found a nice spot in the courtyard before he removed the workshop from storage.
The workshop materialized as the concrete buried itself into the ground, he opened the doors and found everything in order, down to the smallest bolt. He ran back to the Humvee and restarted the engine before he drove forward and slowly backed into workshop, he cut the engine off and stepped out of the Humvee before the girls followed suit.
James pulled out raw materials from one of the crates and laid them on the table "Modeling." James said before he turned the materials into three steel short swords with leather grip wrapping, he moved to the next pile of materials and used modeling to create a steel compound bow with a 50lbs draw weight and a quiver of steel arrows with fixed broadhead tips that had serrated edges. "Alright ladies, pick your weapons of choice." James said as he presented the arsenal to the ladies. Naomi stepped forward and picked up two short swords before she examined them, Ayumi grabbed the bow and placed the quiver over her body, Shelyn grabbed the last sword and held it closely to her body.
"Shelyn, you don't have to hide your teeth. He won't judge you." Naomi said as she reassured the shy girl, Shelyn nodded slowly before her posture changed completely. Shelyn smiled and revealed a pair of wolf fangs that were slightly longer than human canines "You were nervous about that? I have them too, not as big but I got them." James said as he ran his tongue over his canines in his mouth.
"So, are you three sisters?" James asked as he grabbed his 1911 from one of the drawers of the toolbox. The girls looked at each other before they looked at the Marine as he laid out more raw materials on table, he held both hands over the table before he closed his eyes "Modeling." James chanted before the materials started to glow and took the form of an FN Scar-H MK 17 chambered in 7.62 x 51mm, James used modeling on the rifle a few more times to fix the rifling in the barrel, add slide rails, and made the muzzle threaded.
He used modeling a piece of steel and created a suppressor that he screwed onto his new battle rifle before he slid an ERGO foregrip to the bottom rail followed by an ACOG scope onto the top rail, he laid out some more metal and gunpowder before he modeled them into 7.62 x 51mm rounds, he quickly loaded them into four 50 round drum mags he had created with some polymer and metal. His hands moved like lightning as he assembled and prepped his weapons, he laid out a small amount of metal and crystal along with a small amount copper before he modeled them into a flashlight attachment for his new rifle, he slid the attachment onto the right side of the rifle and locked it into place.
He slid one of the mags into the receiver before he pulled back the charging bolt on the side as he chambered a round into the rifle, he flipped the safety off to semi and full auto before back to safe. He looked at the three girls and noticed they were wearing tattered rags of what resembled clothing, he quickly grabbed some cloth and leather from one of the crates before he modeled them into clothes for them to replace the tattered ones that seemed soiled and some leather armor that included chest plates and wrist guards.
As he helped them fasten the armor on, he used modeling again to accommodate for their busts, the leather moved and molded around their chests especially Ayumi's buxom breasts. He grabbed some cloth and rubber before he modeled them into shoes for the girls, he slipped them on their feet and modeled them again so they would fit before he taught them out to tie them… and what they were. The girls were elated by the new accommodations they were bestowed that Shelyn started to tear up before Naomi comforted her.
James moved outside and looked up at the sky as the sun was starting to set "Alright girls, the sun is starting to set so we gotta get going." James said as he changed the rate of fire to semi-auto and started to make his way to the door of the abandoned castle, James changed from a brisk walk to a full sprint before he threw his shoulder into the door and busted it off the wall. The stagnant stench of mildew and decay wafted through the air as the Marine was met with darkness. He pulled down his optics which painted the area in a green hue and allowed him to see clearly.
He stood up slowly as he raised his rifle and swept the area, the three girls moved slowly two feet behind him as he slowly walked into the derelict castle. James pushed up next to a wall and peaked around the corner into a large room; he slowly stepped into the foyer and pushed the buttstock of the rifle into his shoulder as he cleared the room. As he took a step, the sound of something snapping echoed through the empty room, James looked down at the ground and found he had stepped on a femur.
The Marine turned his optics off and turned the tactical flashlight on before he scanned the floor and illuminated skeletal remains that scattered the area. "I wonder what happened?" James asked as he knelt next to one of the skeletons and examined the bones. He was about to pick one up when a loud hiss echoed through the room, he shot up off the ground and aimed his rifle in the direction of the noise.
Multiple sentient skeletons walked out of a hall with weapons in hand, James raised his rifle before he squeezed the trigger. The round hit the lead skeleton in the head and caused the skull to explode before the bones fell apart, he quickly dispatched the skeletal warriors one after another before he moved down the hall they came from.
As he moved down the hall, the smell of decay seemed to get stronger as they entered a grand hall, the long deceased guests were still at the tables, their skeletal remains were barely held together as a skull dropped from the neck of one of the deceased and made a hollow noise as it bounced off the brick floor. "What happened here?" Ayumi asked as she looked around the area. "Search: Enemies." James said as he closed his eyes momentarily.
"There are approximately seven enemy combatants in here." James said before he placed his rifle on the ground and dropped to his knees, he clapped his hands together before he placed them on the brick floor "Come forth darkness, I seek a shining warmaiden: Valkyrie!" James chanted before a pool of darkness formed on the floor. A tall armor-clad woman rose from the dark pool with a sword and shield in hand.
"I will call you Herja. I want you to clear this castle of the enemies." James said as he stood up, the Valkyrie slammed her fist into her chest plate before she ran off on her extermination mission. The sound of metal on metal echoed followed by the hisses of skeletal warriors being reduced to bones, suddenly the Valkyrie was blasted back into the wall by an unknown force.
James ran up and slid to her side as the Valkyrie struggled to stand "No, stay down. Recover your strength." James said before he stood up and raised his rifle toward the source of sudden magic energy. A large shrouded skeletal creature walked through the doorway with a staff in its boney hand "Who has disturbed my slumber?" The creature hissed.
"New occupants." James said before he unloaded on the creature, the rounds ripped through the creature's body and impacted the brick wall. "What the hell is that?!" James asked as he backed up.
"It's a Lich!" Naomi yelled as she readied her swords. "Did you kill these people?" James asked as he stared down the undead wizard, the Lich cackled wickedly "They were so tender… they never saw it coming." The Lich said with a hiss. "They're weak to light magic." Shelyn said as she hid behind Naomi.
James smirked as he placed his rifle on the table next to a skull and cracked his knuckles "Perfect. Come forth, light, Shining Exile: Banish!" James chanted as he closed the gap with the Lich and placed his hand on the undead's chest. A beam of light flashed from his hand and caused the Lich to hiss in agony as the light vaporized its body, a pile of robes and dust fell to the floor as the evil aura dissipated. He looked back at the Valkyrie and noticed the light had banished her as well.
"What was a Lich doing in here?" Naomi asked as she looked at the robes, James picked up his rifle and moved down the hall the Lich had came from. They slowly entered a large bedroom that had a hole in the wall that led to a tunnel "My guess is there." James said as he clicked his tactical light on before he entered the tunnel. The stagnant stench of decay seemed to only increase as he walked deeper down the tunnel, the tunnel seemed to open to a large room that was lined with tombs that were broken open.
"It was the family of the occupants…" Ayumi said before the sound of groaning cut her off, a putrid, petrified hand reached out from one of the tombs as the zombie tried to grab her but Naomi lopped its head off with one swift slice. The head bounced and rolled to a stop near a grand tomb that had a Lion on the side of it, James got down on one knee and brushed some debris from the plate "High Priest Juniper." James said as he read the plate.
"The High Priest turned into a Lich? But… why?" Naomi asked as she looked around. "Umm… Naomi…" Shelyn said as she gestured to a mess of blackness on the ground. "Necromancy." Naomi stated as she inspected the debris on the ground next to the tomb along with a robed and withered corpse.
"It seems whoever did it, the Lich drained them of life." Naomi said as she inspected the petrified corpse. James slowly guided the girls out of the tomb before he ripped the pin from a grenade and tossed it down the tunnel, the grenade exploded and collapsed the tunnel in on itself. James looked around the area and shook his head "Well, let's get to work, we got some cleaning to do." James said as he laid his rifle on the dust-covered bed.
*Three hours of cleaning and inventing later*
After three hours, James and the girls had decorpsed the castle and cleaned the furnishings to make it habitable again. Naomi got to work fixing the bedrooms up, Ayumi tended to the furnishings in the main hall with Shelyn, and James created and installed lighting throughout the castle that would illuminate upon entry. He had already patched the hole in the wall and bullet casings from the fight.
Night had befallen the area and swallowed the grasslands in darkness, horned wolves howled in the distance while crickets chirped in the high grass. James stood in the cold air and surveyed the pitch-black grasslands as he gazed into the darkness, a large box of assorted materials sat next to him, he placed both hands on the materials "Modeling." James said before the materials glowed and turned into a single object, a multi-barreled M134 Minigun.
He lifted the high-speed mounted gun and placed it on a swivel mount he had already mounted to the brick wall, he slid a pin and locked it into place before he connected the ammo belt to the gun before he spun the barrel up to test the speed.
In the three hours James a spent creating things, he had also created giant flood lights and mounted them to the castle wall, he programed a generator to constantly supply electricity to objects within the castle. "Thank god these blueprints are just one google search away." James said before he blew imaginary smoke off his phone and slid it back into his pocket.
James quickly ran down the stairs he rebuilt and out into the plains in front of his newly refurbished castle, he held his hands out in front of him before he closed his eyes "Come forth darkness, I seek a hellhound: Cerberus!" James called out a portal of darkness formed in the air, fire erupted from it as it opened and the screams of the damned echoed out as a giant three-headed dog emerged from the vortex of fire and misery.
"Cerberus. I want you to patrol the perimeter of the base and alert me to anyone who gets close." James said as he instructed his guard dog, Cerberus barked and caused the animals to scurry to find shelter. The hellhound ran off and started its patrol, the three heads sniffed in different directions before they moved on to another area, James walked back into the castle before a new steel door slid and sealed the courtyard from the outside world.
The Marine walked back into the castle where everything was starting to come together slowly; the cobwebs had been wiped clean, the bodies disposed of along with the rotten food, and the furnishings had been cleaned tidied up. "Welcome back, Master." Ayumi said with a smile as James entered the room. He reached up to her but she flinched lightly as if she was anticipating something bad, he lightly brushed the blonde hair out of the way of her Fuchsia colored eyes.
"I would never lay a hand on you, ever." James said as he brushed the strand of hair out of her eyes, she seemed to blush and looked away from the Marine shyly. He was about to say something but he was cut off by Naomi who walked into the room topless as she dried her hair with a towel "Man, that shower thing is so refreshing." Naomi said before she wrapped the towel around her body and covered her C-cup breasts.
James looked away as soon as his eyes rested on her curvaceous figure "Oh James, you having naughty thoughts?" Naomi asked playfully, James chuckled lightly to himself before he moved past her and walked to the master bedroom, the once dust filled and decrepit bedroom was now clean and as if it hadn't been occupied by a Lich.
James unstrapped his molle vest and pulled it off before he laid over a chair, he unzipped his BDUs and pulled them from his body, the odor of sweat, blood, and gunpowder emanated from the pants as he stripped to his boxers. "Note to self: Invent a washer and dryer." James said to himself as he emptied the BDUs of their contents and laid them on the vanity.
James carried his BDUs over his shoulder and his 412 in his right hand as he made his way to the bathroom, he stepped in and turned the shower on to let it warm up. As the water warmed, he looked at himself in the mirror; the scars that crisscrossed his torso, each one bringing back a painful memory that played out in his mind as if it was yesterday. He traced a scar on his shoulder before the memory of being shot in the streets of Kandahar, his hand moved down to his ribs and he felt a raised scar on the right side of his torso from where he was hit by shrapnel from a roadside IED outside Basra, Iraq.
James snapped out of it before he turned his phone's mp3 player on and put on FFDP before he jumped into the shower.
Wrong Side of Heaven – Five Finger Death Punch
The distorted electric guitar strummed through before it was accompanied by drums, bass, and another guitar.
I spoke to God today
And she said that she's ashamed
What have I become?
What have I done?
James lowered his head as he remembered the bright-eyed recruits he watched go home in cardboard boxes, he remembered attending their funerals and seeing their grieving parents who were inconsolable. He remembered the young Marines from his platoon who idolized him for his bravery get brought back to base in body bags, he remembered crying over their bodies as the C-130 was readied to take those young men and women home.
I spoke to the devil today
And he swears he's not to blame
And I understood
'Cause I feel the same
James rested his head against the wall as tears started to stream down his cheeks and dripped down onto the marble floor, the repressed memories flooded in like a broken dam.
Arms wide open
I stand alone
I'm no hero
And I'm not made of stone
Right or wrong
I can hardly tell
"Why wasn't it me?! Why them?!" James yelled as he slammed his fist into the wall before he dropped to his knees and cradled his face in his hands.
I'm on the wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side of Hell
The wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side... the righteous side of Hell
As James sobbed, he heard an echoing voice in his head that seemed to comfort him "Come on now, I know you ain't crying over us." A voice said that seemed to shake James to his core, he looked to his left and saw a Marine with tan skin and smug grin.
"Ramirez?" James asked confused, Ramirez chuckled "You don't recognize your battle buddy, I'm hurt." Ramirez said as he feigned a hurt look. James stood up and went to hug the Marine but passed through him. "Hey, you got the second chance at life, I'm still dead, but the big man let me visit you. The boys are up there and they're proud of you, Kraken." Ramirez explained as James turned the song off and wiped his tears.
"This is impossible, this can't be." James started to say, but Ramirez cut him off "This is impossible? Dude, you died and were brought back to life in IRL Skyrim. I think we can raise the bar on what's possible." Ramirez said with a chuckle.
"God. I know you're listening. Bring back Ramirez, please!" James yelled as he looked up at the room, moments later his phone rang. Ramirez looked at the marksman with a confused look "Avon's calling." Ramirez said with a smirk.
James picked up the phone before he answered it "Go for Murphy." James said, there was a momentary pause before a voice came through "Anyone else?" The voice asked, James's eyes shot open wide as he looked back at Ramirez and slowly reached his hand out, this time his hand didn't pass through him. "Yes, Private Aaron Pearson, Corporal Noah Fox, and Lance Corporal Victoria Austin. Please." James said as he tacked on the politeness at the end.
"Done, now… don't destroy the world." God said before the call ended. "Bro… 2nd Battalion is back; The Warlords are back!" Ramirez said before he hugged the marksman. "Uhh, let me put on some pants." James said as he wrapped a towel around his waist.
James walked out of the bathroom and was greeted by the sight of three confused Marines "What the fuck? I thought I was dead." A tall, slender man said as he looked around the castle. "Private Pearson! Marines never die, we go to hell to regroup." James called out and brought the three Marines' attention to him.
"Sergeant Murphy!" The three exclaimed before they tackled him to the ground in a group hug. James chuckled as he let them have their moment, Lance Corporal Austin stood up and stood at attention "Sorry sir, we were just excited to see you again, sir." LCpl Austin said as she stood with her arms behind her back, Ramirez helped James off the ground as he maintained a death grip on his towel.
"Right so, we got some things to discuss. Firstly, you were brought back into a world where magic exists, and because of my sacrifice, the G-man supped me up." James started to say but Ramirez cut him off. "Oh, we know, it's like when we were brought back, we got this speed lesson of what you've done so far." Ramirez said with a shrug.
"Umm… James, who are these people?" Naomi asked shyly as she hid her body behind the wall. "Oh Naomi, these are my fellow Marines from my battalion. These are the best of the best of the 2nd Marines. Lance Corporal Victoria Austin here will keep you safe no matter what." James said as he introduced LCpl Austin to Naomi. "Nice to meet ya, girlfriend." LCpl Austin said in a southern Tennessee accent.
"Alright, let me get my uniform back on and I'll give y'all the tour." James said before he disappeared into the master bedroom, he quickly used water and fire magic to wash his BDUs before he slipped them back on. He quickly walked back out to the main room and addressed the 2nd Battalion. "Right, Marines. Follow me and I'll show you your new home and forward operating base." James said before he led them out into the courtyard, Corporal Noah Fox lit up like the fourth of July when he saw the Humvee in the shed.
"You got the fat bitch! Yes!" Cpl Fox said before he hugged the hood of the Humvee. "You were the best driver after all." James said as he led them into the shed. "I'll make y'all some guns when I get some more materials." James said as he showed them his workshop.
"Just an FYI guys, there's a three-headed devil dog outside the gate, he's mine." James said nonchalantly. "Alright, Dante's Inferno." Ramirez said with a chuckle. "Alright, when do we get to go beat down that little shit fuck who left you for dead?" Private Pearson asked as he cracked his knuckles, Ramirez patted Pearson on the shoulder and calmed him down "Easy there, Private. We'll get back at him, but in a more Marine Corps fashion." Ramirez said as he crossed his arms and the four Marines looked at Sergeant Murphy.
"Your call, Sarge." LCpl Austin stated as she placed her hands behind her back. James thought for a moment before he snapped his fingers "We build an arsenal, we have all the manpower we'll need, hell, Private Pearson is probably worth fifteen of their knights." James explained. "Then what?" Private Pearson asked, James chuckled "Then we make a name for ourselves, The Warlords. Ripping through enemies and liberating all of those oppressed." James explained, he was met with the simultaneous sound of four pairs of boots clicking together in unison.
"One last thing, I watched over your burial and Captain Cunningham promoted you to Gunnery Sergeant posthumously." Ramirez said before he saluted the newly promoted Gunnery Sergeant. James stood there in shock for a moment before he snapped back to reality "Right, so let me show you to your quarters and we'll get crackin' in the morning." James said before he led them back to the castle.
*30 Minutes Later*
James walked back to the master bedroom exhausted after he got everyone situated, he walked into the bedroom and was met with a sight straight from an ecchi anime; Ayumi, Naomi, and Shelyn were in the large bed under the covers, wearing nothing but inviting smiles. 'Hell yeah.' James thought to himself as he pulled off his BDUs and climbed in between the girls before they pounced on him.
*The next day*
James woke up at the crack of dawn and found the three girls on top of him, Ayumi and Naomi laid on either side of him with their head on his chest while Shelyn laid atop of him with her arms around his neck. James moved his hands up from her rear to the small of her back which caused her to moan in ecstasy, her eyes fluttered open slowly as she gazed into his deep blue eyes before she pressed her lips against his which surprised him, his arms tightened around her body as he pulled her in closer and savored her kiss.
She pulled away from his lips as she slowly opened her eyes, he brushed the long caramel colored hair out her violet eyes before she laid her head on his chest. Ayumi caressed his chin with her hand lightly as she slowly pushed her lips against his, Naomi kissed against his neck lightly as Shelyn moved to accommodate for Naomi's sudden invasion of her territory. Ayumi broke the kiss before Naomi immediately took her place and kissed the Marine, James ran his fingers through Naomi's black hair before he ran his fingers down the center of her back and caused her to arch her back in pleasure.
James slid his hand down Ayumi's back and elicited a moan from the blonde girl as she nibbled on his left ear, James broke his kiss from Naomi and pressed his lips against Ayumi's supple lips as his hand explored her body. Naomi's hand caressed his chest before it drifted down south and gripped his carbine in her soft hand, the sudden sensation caused James to jump slightly while he kissed Ayumi.
The catgirl giggled before she kissed his neck and bit down lightly, James shifted his body and pinned Ayumi to the bed before he kissed her again as Naomi primed his rifle before Shelyn took a hold of the rifle and Naomi sat up on her knees before she pressed her breasts into his arm. "I think she's ready." Naomi said soft and seductively into his left ear as Ayumi laid there, her pupils dilated in ecstasy as she licked her lips as she hungered for him.
Naomi pressed her lips into his as she guided him into Ayumi's radiating core, the kitsune inhaled sharply and arched her back as his sword sheathed itself inside of her. He leaned down and kissed her to comfort her before he started to move slowly, the old bed squeaked after years of neglect combined with the sudden action happening atop of it.
James sat up and grabbed onto her waist as he jackhammered into her, the kitsune moaned in euphoria as the Marine buried himself into her, Shelyn caressed Ayumi's breasts while she kissed the blonde beauty. Naomi caressed his chest as she kissed him deeply, Shelyn moved her body and straddled Ayumi's waist as she beckoned her Papaya to the Marine. James pulled himself from the blonde kitsune before he slowly pushed himself into the Wolfgirl, Shelyn moaned in discomfort as he pierced her veil but Ayumi kissed her to comfort her as her folds relaxed around him.
James started to piston himself into Shelyn's tight center as Naomi continued to kiss him, he picked up the pace as he thrusted into Shelyn's hot core. James snaked his hands under the wolfgirl's body and groped her breasts before he pulled her up against his torso while he continued to thrust into her, she leaned her head back and locked onto his lips as she melted in ecstasy in his arms.
Naomi snuck down beneath James and began to feast on Ayumi's hot honeycomb while James slammed himself into Shelyn's nova, Ayumi squirmed in ecstasy as the sensations rushed through her body like a rapid river. Shelyn reached up and held the back of James's head as he hammered into her core until she tightened her grip in his hair as her entire body shuddered, Shelyn lost feeling in her knees and collapsed onto Ayumi who caught the Wolfgirl.
James pulled himself from the shy beauty before he impaled the catgirl who lapped away at the Kitsune, Naomi gasped in ecstasy as his drill pierced her core and followed into her hot magma. James placed his hands onto Naomi's round ass as he restarted the jackhammer and pounded her concrete, the three girls moaned in bliss as the sensations crashed through them and brought them to their apex.
James sped up his thrusts into the catgirl, her moans muffled by Ayumi's nova, Shelyn panted heavily as Ayumi held her and kissed her slowly. Naomi lifted her head from Ayumi's center and let her dulcet moans echo through the room, James pulled himself from Naomi's love tunnel before he laid her on her back and reentered her with a thrust, her candescent walls wrapped around him as he resumed drilling for her love oil. Ayumi sat up and pressed her lips into James's as he pounded Naomi into bliss.
James's breathing began to increase as he tightened his grip on her waist and slammed into her honeycomb, the Marine gritted his teeth before he unsheathed his blade and let his oil vein erupt onto Naomi's breasts and belly, Ayumi swiftly devoured his rod and savored the flavor while Shelyn licked the man milk from Naomi's torso, Naomi wiped some up with her finger and licked it off.
Ayumi's head bobbed up and down until James grunted again as his vein erupted again, Ayumi slowly swallowed it all gulp after gulp. "Jesus Christ girls, you got some stamina." James said as he panted heavily, Naomi and Shelyn laid on either side of him while Ayumi laid down on top of him. "Wow, that was amazing… you were amazing." Naomi said as she traced circles on his chest with her finger.
James was about to close his eyes when a loud knock came from his door "Uhh Gunny, I know you're busy but, we got a situation out here." Ramirez said from the other side of the door, James sighed before Ayumi, Naomi, and Shelyn kissed him simultaneously "Go get 'em, we'll be here waiting for you." Ayumi said cutely as she moved off him and let him out of the bed.
James pulled on his boxers and his gear before he grabbed his Scar, he pulled back the bolt and walked out of the master bedroom. "What's the situation?" James asked as he rested his rifle on his shoulder. Ramirez rubbed the back of his head "Well, there seems to be a large group outside and they want this castle." Ramirez said, James expression changed from annoyed to pissed.
Ramirez led the Gunnery Sergeant out of the castle to the main wall where a M134 Minigun was mounted, James gazed out over the plains and observed a large group of armed mercenaries on horseback were grouped together as they seemed to be ready for an attack. "Right, I'll go set them straight. CERBERUS!" James yelled out before the giant three-headed dog bounded the corner and ran full speed to the large wall, James leaped off the ledge and landed on the hellhound.
"Alright boy, let's go see our new guests." James said, Cerberus barked and unleashed a stream of fire that engulfed a tree and burned it to a husk, James stared at the charred remains before he rubbed Cerberus's head "Let's try to not do that." James said before Cerberus took him to the raiding party.
"Alright, which one of you horse fuckers is the leader?" James asked as Cerberus paced back and forth, a large, bearded man stepped forward with a sword in hand. "That'd be me, I want your castle." The man said as tried to intimidate James. "You're trying to intimidate the man who's on the back of an actual hellhound… did the braincells skip a generation?" James asked sarcastically. The man gritted his teeth "Why you… I'll have your head!" The man said as he raised his sword, he was about to swing when Cerberus bit down and shook the man violently, the sound of bones snapping and tissue ripping echoed among the crowd before Cerberus dropped the man.
The man fell to the ground and struggled to stay alive, James hopped off Cerberus and placed his hand on the man "Come forth light, healing of the goddess, Mega Heal." James said before a bright flash of light swept over the man and healed every injury he had. The man stood up slowly and checked himself for injuries before he looked back at the Marine, there was a momentary pause before the man grabbed his sword "I think I have the wrong castle, the one I'm looking for is by a lake… yeah, that's it. Sorry for the inconvenience." The man said as he apologized before he attempted to leave.
"Not so fast. You come here again with ill intent and I will let Cerberus eat you… and he's a hungry boy." James said as Cerberus salivated behind him, the man nearly pissed himself when he looked up at Cerberus. "Right, a thousand pardons." The man said before he left in a hurry. James rubbed one of Cerberus's heads as he watched the would-be invaders leave. "Who's a good boy? You are, yes you are." James said as he baby talked Cerberus.
James climbed onto Cerberus and rode him back to the castle, he stepped off the hellhound and onto the stone wall "Man, I was hoping for a fight." Private Pearson said as he shadow-boxed the air. "Right, we gotta head to town and get supplies to build you guys weapons." James said as he walked down the steps, James walked inside and went to his room.
"Hey girls, I'm heading to town to get some things. Lance Corporal Austin will keep you company and teach you some things." James said before he kissed each of the bye. James stepped out of his room where LCpl Austin was waiting for him "Teach them everything they'll need to know about modern self-care and self-defense." James said, LCpl Austin nodded "Yes sir. Alright ladies, lesson one: How to suck a dick!" LCpl Victoria Austin said before she closed the door, James facepalmed and exhaled slowly 'Is it too late to get Private Morrison back?' James asked himself before he left the castle.
James pulled out a small satchel of coins and sat them on the table, he pulled a string and revealed a small pile of platinum and gold coins coins "So, 10 of these is roughly $367,278.00 USD or $36,727.80 each, gold is roughly $3,672.78 each. Let's get some stuff to build our arsenal." James said as he tied the satchel and placed it in his bag.
James grabbed his rifle and placed it on his back before he handed the Scar to Ramirez, Private Pearson picked up the M240B and rested it on his shoulder. "Think about what weapon you want so I can build it for you when we get back." James said as he placed his rifle into the weapon's rack inside the Humvee. Corporal Fox climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine up while Ramirez got into the passenger side, James climbed into the gunner seat as Private Pearson pushed the large steel gate open. The Humvee bucked forward suddenly as Corporal Fox got used to the pedals and drove out of the courtyard turned Forward Operating Base, Pearson closed the gate and locked it before he hopped into the back seat of the Humvee.
Corporal Fox pressed down the pedal and caused the Humvee to kick up dirt and grass as it took off into the plains, the wind rushed by the vehicle and into the openings on the roof. "Ramirez, plug my phone in and play some FFDP." James said as he handed his phone to his battle buddy. "Oorah." Ramirez said as he plugged the auxiliary cord into the smartphone and pressed play.
Jekyll and Hyde – Five Finger Death Punch
There's just so much God damned weight on my shoulders
All I'm trying to do is live my motherfucking life
Supposed to be happy, but I'm only getting colder
Wear a smile on my face, but there's a demon inside
There's just so much God damned weight on my shoulders
All I'm trying to do is live my motherfucking life
Supposed to be happy, but I'm only getting colder
Wear a smile on my face, but there's a demon inside
The Marines banged their heads in unison as the chorus began, Corporal Fox tightened his grip and pressed the pedal down which caused the RPM gauge to spike up as the dust and grass followed behind them. The Marines sang the chorus in unison as it came on.
Oh, yo, yo, there's a demon inside
Oh, yo, yo, just like Jekyll and Hyde
Oh, yo, yo, all this anger inside
Oh, yo, yo, I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
James gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the M2 as he surveyed the area, he watched a few trees before he watched group of bandits' storm out of the brush to try and ambush the Humvee. "Give 'em the Marine Corps welcome, sir." Pearson said as he grinned maliciously, James pulled back the charging bolt before he let the .50 cal rounds fly and shred their target. The bandits were ripped apart and mangled, limbs were tore from their bodies while they were still alive, the report of the M2 echoed out with a thunderous roar as the casings leaped from the heavy machine gun and bounced off the roof.
There's just so much God damned weight on your shoulders
That you can't just live your motherfucking life
The story's getting old and my heart is getting colder
I just wanna be Jekyll, but I'm always fighting Hyde
You've got rocks in your head; I can hear them rolling 'round
You can say that you're above it, but you're always falling down
Is there a method to your madness? Is it all about pride?
Everyone I know, they've got a demon inside
The Humvee raced past the now bloody mess as a few struggled to pull themselves to safety before another hail of bullets finished them off, James pulled back the bolt and ejected a jammed casing from the M2 as he focused the turret forward.
Oh, yo, yo, there's a demon inside
Oh, yo, yo, just like Jekyll and Hyde
Oh, yo, yo, all this anger inside
Oh, yo, yo, I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
The Humvee slowly pulled into a large town; the crowd dispersed as the Humvee slowly drove through the town; Ramirez turned down the music as they pulled up outside a large castle "I wonder who lives here." Pearson asked as a horse and carriage came up to the gate before it opened. The side opened quickly as the Duke exited with haste "Sergeant Murphy! It's great to see you again, I could surely use your help… who are your friends?" The Duke asked as he looked at the other three Marines.
"Uh… these are my comrades in arms, they're also Marines. Together we make up a group known as the Warlords." James explained as he hopped out of the Humvee. James looked past the Duke and saw Touya standing by the carriage "Excellent, you see my brother, the king, has been poisoned." The Duke said as Ramirez stepped out of the Humvee with the Scar in hand.
"Alright, we're gonna need names and direct us the scene of the incident." James said before he followed the Duke to the carriage, Ramirez guided the Humvee into the gates of the castle and parked it next to the castle. "Any idea as to who might have it out for the king? Maybe an assassin from a different nation?" James asked as the other Marines joined him. "If that were the case, it would be a simple matter but the Belfast kingdom is surrounded by three other nations: The Reeflese Empire, The Regulus Empire, and The Mismead Kingdom." The Duke explained, Ramirez thought for a moment before he looked at the Gunny "2003?" Ramirez asked, James looked the rifleman with a death glare.
"No, we are not invading another country. Remember how well that worked out the first time." James said through gritted teeth. "With the Imperial empire, after the war 20 years ago, we had formed a nonaggression treaty but, honestly, it's hard to say we're on good terms. And then there's the Mismead Kingdom to the south, the problem lies here." The Duke explained, James held his hand up "Hold up, what problem?" The marksman asked, the Duke exhaled slowly.
"During the war with the Imperial Empire 20 years ago, Mismead was still an emerging nation. My brother was trying to form an alliance with them to create restraints on the Imperial Empire and bring about new trade… but there are Nobles who were against that." The Duke elaborated.
"But why were they against it? If anything, they should be for it as it would be a way for them to make more money and have allies." James asked as he put the pieces together, the Duke lowered his head in shame "It's because the Mismead Kingdom is of Demi-Humans." The Duke explained. Ramirez chuckled "Looks like these Nobles need a visit from Uncle Sam." Ramirez said as he crossed his arms. "Oorah." James said in return as the Duke continued.
"Many Demi-Humans live there and a Beast-Man governs over them. To the older Nobles, that is unacceptable." The Duke said. "Because Demi-Humans were considered lower than humans, that's discrimination and frankly, it pisses me the fuck off. Now, tell me the details later; the more we chat, the deader your brother gets." James said before he and the Marines made their way up the steps to the castle.
As the Marines entered the castle, they were greeted by a portly man with a smug, shit eating grin "My word, who are these heathens who have entered the Royal Castle? Are they with you, Alfred?" The man asked in a condescending tone. "Can it, Penguin, nobody wants to hear your shit." Pearson said as he held his M240B. "Count Balsar…" The Duke said with a somewhat tense tone of voice.
"Please relax, Alfred. We captured the person who aimed to take his majesty's life. Why, it is the Mismead Kingdom's Ambassador. His highness collapsed after drinking wine." Count Balsar said with a smug grin. "Can I please kick his ass?" Corporal Fox asked as he cracked his knuckles. "Down boy." Ramirez said as he placed his hand on the Corporal's shoulder.
"It was determined that the wine was delivered by Mismead's Ambassador. The Ambassador is being restrained in another room, it shows just how monstrous the beasts are, we should remove their head and send it back to Mismead." The Count said, James reached for his revolver before the Duke stepped forward "YOU WILL NOT! Everything will be decided by my brother, you will only have the Ambassador stay in a room." The Duke barked; Count Balsar snickered.
"I see, words are wasted on the like of a beast, I shall do as you say. However, should the worst come to his highness, I won't be able to stop the other Nobles, you know?" The Count said in a foreboding tone. "Should that happen, the Ambassador will face a trial and should you lay a finger on them, I'll send you to hell myself." Fox said as he got in the Count's face.
"Mind your manners, boy." The Count said, Fox chuckled "Oh, you called me boy? Cool." Fox said before he grabbed the Count by the jacket and slammed his head into the Count's nose, the audible crack of the cartilage breaking echoing through the room as Fox drove his knee into the Count's gut and slammed his elbow down on the back of his head. Fox placed his foot on the fat man's back before he grabbed the man's arm, he jerked it upward before he twisted it and dislocated the Count's arm.
Balsar howled in pain before he passed out, Fox adjusted his BDU as he took his place "Word of advice, Count Ballsack. Don't call a black man, boy. Do it again and I'll paint you on the wall." Fox said before wiped blood off his forehead. "Your brother, now." James ordered; the Duke nodded before he led them to the grand bedroom where people were gathered around a man in the bed. The Duke was about to speak when James pushed past him and walked up to the man in bed "Recovery." James said out loud as his hands glowed, the man sat up immediately before he looked around confused.
"How do you feel?" The doctor asked, the King looked around amazed "I-I feel perfectly fine, the pain from just before feels like a lie." The King said, he looked over at the Marines and Touya before he looked back at the Duke. "The one who healed my wife's eyes, Sergeant James Murphy. He's an elite soldier and these are his comrades." Alfred said as he gestured to the marksman. "He happened to be coming by when we arrived so I figured he could help and try to save you." Alfred said as he explained the situation to the King.
James and the Marines clicked their boots together in unison as they saluted the King "Gunnery Sergeant James Murphy, United States Marine Corps. Sergeant James Ramirez United States Marines. Corporal Noah Fox. Private Aaron Pearson." The Marines said as they sounded off. "Wait, you're both named 'James'?" Touya asked confused, Ramirez chuckled "Yeah, we found out in basic, that's why I go by Ramirez." Ramirez explained.
"Oh god, Sergeant Foley almost blew his vocal cords yelling at us in basic." James said as he remembered basic training. "I see, you have my thanks, James." The King said as he looked at the Marines. "Brother, about the Mismead Ambassador…" The started to say.
"What about the Ambassador?" The King inquired; the Duke hesitated for a moment "They have been restrained by Count Balsar as the leader of your assassination. What do you think?" The Duke asked, the King was taken aback "That can't be! What is there for Mismead to gain by killing me?! This is the action of someone trying to get in my way." The King exclaimed.
"But… it's true that you collapsed after drinking the wine delivered by the Ambassador. Many people were there to witness, as long as that suspicion is not cleared…" A man with brown hair started to say before James cut him off "Where did this happen? I need you to take me to the location." James said as cracked his knuckles as the door opened and a girl with orange hair walked in. "Olga Strand, I have come forth." Olga said as she stated her presence, the King turned and faced the young girl "I'll get to the point, did you come here with the intent of killing me?" The King asked, Olga placed her hand on her chest as she swore on her life "I swear that's not the case, I would never do something as serving his highness poison!" Olga exclaimed, the King nodded his head "I figured, you're not someone to do something that foolish, I believe you." The King stated.
"But what about the poison in the wine?" A woman with a staff asked, James nodded "If you'll show me to the room where it happened and bring the wine back to the room, I know you most likely sent it off to be examined." James asked before the General led them to the Grand Dining Room.
"Alright, is everything as it was when he collapsed?" James asked, the General nodded as Murphy started to examine a wine glass. "Mhmm, the wine wasn't poisoned… the glass was." James said, Ramirez chuckled "Man, that's some weak sauce. Just rub some Ricin on his neck and watch the show." Ramirez said as he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "General, please call everyone into the room, including Balsar." James said as he twisted the stem of the glass in his hand.
Minutes later, everyone had entered the room including the badly beaten Balsar "Good heavens, what happened Count Balsar?" The woman with the staff asked, Balsar was about to start the water works but James cut him off "He insulted my Corporal here and called him a derogatory name so my Corporal put the hurt on him." James explained. "Now, this is the wine that Olga brought, correct?" James asked the room. "It's true that it was from me but I didn't poison it…" Olga started to say before Count Ballsack cut her off.
"Silence! You damned beast-woman! To think you'd open your mouth, have you no shame." Count Balsar exclaimed, James pulled his revolver from his side and placed the barrel against Balsar's forehead "One more outburst and you get to see what this does up close." James said as he cocked back the hammer of the revolver.
"Ramirez, catch!" James said before he tossed the bottle to his battle buddy, Ramirez caught the bottle and pulled the cork before he chugged some of the wine. "Hmm, it's sweet with a rustic taste, very delicious." Ramirez said as he placed the bottle on the table. "So why pray tell, is he perfectly fine? Cause the glass was poisoned and not the wine, Olga, you're innocent. But who had the most to gain from blaming the death of the King on the Demi-Humans? Well it's our fuckboy extraordinaire! Come on down and receive your complimentary ass whooping!" James exclaimed.
The Count looked offended "How DARE YOU accuse me of something like this?" The Count said, James walked up to him and stared him down "Because you're the only one that wanted to have them executed without any form of investigation and that just screams guilt." James said as he grabbed the Count by the vest and slammed him into the wall. "You either admit your guilt or we'll pull it from you, by force." James said as he got in the Count's face.
"Do your worst." The count barked. James dragged the Count toward a chair while he flailed wildly, James threw the Count into the chair before Pearson and Fox grabbed a hold of his arms. Ramirez picked up a pitcher of water and a rag, Ramirez held the rag over the Count's mouth and nose before James poured the water over his face. Balsar's legs flailed wildly as he struggled to breathe, Ramirez stopped pouring the water and let him breathe before Fox slammed his right fist into the Count's face. Left hook, right hook, uppercut, jab to the chest, and a jab to the jaw before they replaced the rag and started the water again.
"Stop! I think he's had enough!" Touya shouted, James chuckled "Nah, we're just getting started." James said as he unsheathed a knife and stabbed it into the table. Ramirez stopped the water and let the Count breathe again "Who put you up to this?!" James yelled as he grabbed the Count by the throat. Balsar coughed up water before he struggled to speak "I- acted alone… those dirty Demi-Humans." Balsar said as he gritted his teeth. James grabbed Balsar by the back of the head and slammed him face into the table, the Count's body fell limp as he was knocked unconscious.
"There's your proof, straight from the horse's mouth, do with him what you will." James said as he and the Marines started to leave the room, but the King stopped him "While I can't say I agree with your methods, you did bring the assailant to justice and prevented a war so what can I do for you?" The King asked, James thought for a moment. "I tell you what, how about we sit down and get to know each other before I decide on anything. Pearson, Fox, take this medallion and some Platinum, here's a list of supplies, go to the shops and get everything." James said as he dismissed the Private and Corporal.
"James, would you please join us for some tea?" The King asked as he gestured to two Marines to a side room, James and Ramirez nodded to each other before they followed the King into the small room. Touya was sat at the table next to the Duke and a woman he hadn't met before "Ahh, James, I want to thank you again for healing my wife, she keeps saying how blessed she is for having met an angel like yourself." Alfred said which caused James and Ramirez to choke on their tea.
"My goodness, are you alright?" The woman asked concerned, James wiped his chin and nodded "Yeah, it's just… we don't get called angels, like, ever. We're always called demons or the devil-incarnate." James said, Touya rolled his eyes "That's an understatement." Touya said faintly, Ramirez lowered his teacup and glared at the boy "You wanna run that by me again, son?" Ramirez asked, Touya looked up innocently and feigned ignorance "Huh, what?" He asked faux confused. Ramirez was about to snap but James patted him on the shoulder as he started to hum 'Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue' by Toby Keith, Ramirez chuckled as he sipped his tea.
The Duke and King stared at them confused before the mystery lady broke the tension "So! James, I saw that you could use Null magic? That's rare. Any other tricks up your sleeve?" The woman asked, James rubbed his chin for a moment before he grabbed the saucer and held it up "Modeling." James said before the small plate turned into a ceramic throwing knife. James spun the blade around in his fingers before he threw it full force at Touya, the blade caught him off guard and stabbed him in the shoulder.
"What are you doing?!" The Duke exclaimed, James pulled the blade from Touya's shoulder and used light magic to heal the wound "That's payback for leaving me for dead in the old royal capital." James said as he pulled Touya to his feet. "What is happening?!" The Duke exclaimed confused. "A day or two ago, we found the remains of the old capital and we went to explore it, well Touya and the girls went deeper into the remains, then it started to rumble and collapse. I ran in deeper to find them, thinking that something happened but I never found them. So, I ran and barely escaped with my life intact, well I found Touya and the girls outside fighting a glass monster. They used gate to escape the ruins but didn't bother to get me out, I was waiting to make sure nothing came behind them, they basically left me to fend for myself." James explained.
Touya lowered his head "Unfortunately, he speaks the truth." Touya said before he covered his mouth "Wait, that's not what I wanted to say…" Touya said before he looked at James who held a small vile in his hand. "It's crazy, you can cast spells by saying it in your head." James said as the ceramic knife turned back into a plate. "What did you do to me?" He asked confused, James sighed "It's called Sodium Pentothal or truth serum, it inhibits your ability to lie." James said as he placed the vile into his pocket.
"But how did you…" Touya asked before he remembered the knife. "Touya… you left James behind…" The Duke asked, Touya lowered his head "It… It was an accident, we had to get out of there and I knew James could get out alone… I didn't think he would run to find us." Touya explained.
"He's your friend and you don't leave friends behind." Ramirez said, James nodded "Look, I got my revenge by making him confess in front of everyone so they'll know the truth. We can put this behind us." James explained, the Duke and King looked at him stunned while a young girl stared at the two of them. "You're a good man, James." The King said as he sipped is tea.
"You said you can use Null magic, then maybe you can read something." The woman said before she disappeared. "That's Charlotte, the Royal Court Magician." The King explained as Charlotte returned with a scroll, she unrolled it for James and Touya to read but neither could make heads or tails of it. James grabbed a wine glass and held it in his hand before he closed his eyes "Modeling." James said before the wine glass turned into a pair of glasses.
"What language did you say it's in?" The Marine asked, Charlotte clasped her hands together as she stood next to the Marine. "It's an ancient spirit language." Charlotte said as James held his hand up and closed his eyes "Enchant: Reading: Ancient Spirit Language." James said as he held the glasses up to the Magician.
"Here, try them on." James said to the woman, Charlotte took the glasses and placed them on her face before she read the scroll. "Oh my god! I can read it!" Charlotte exclaimed; James chuckled before he slowly removed them from her face which caused her to blush. "Copy." James said as he produced another pair of spirit glasses.
"I feel like these will come in handy later." James said as he handed the originals back to Charlotte. "Father, mother, I've decided." The young girl said suddenly as she stood up. "What happened, Yumina?" The King asked, Yumina gestured to Touya as she placed her hand on her chest. "This Touya Mochizuki, the two of us, please allow us to marry." Yumina said which caught Touya and the two Marines off guard.
"Ramirez, call the police." James said as he narrowed his eyes at Touya. "I'm sorry, but could you say that one more time, Yumina?" The King asked, Yumina cleared her throat and spoke clear and proper "Like I said, I would like you to allow me to marry this Touya Mochizuki, father." Yumina pleaded, the King rubbed his chin in thought "And what's your reasoning?" King Belfast asked.
"Well, I can tell he has an exemplary moral character and the desire to do good things, to help people. He and James are a lot alike in that sense, except James has a much more… direct approach whereas Touya has a more pacifistic method, and Touya is much closer to my own age." Yumina explained, James nodded "Touya also possesses the abilities that I do, it's just that when it comes down to certain situations, you have to act first and then ask questions later, also I'm like twenty-five." James added.
"That personality of his is very appealing, and that was the first time I thought 'I want to walk together with him throughout my life.'" Yumina explained as she pleaded with her father. "Is that so?" King Belfast asked, there was a momentary silence before he laughed heartily "There's no way I can refuse you after you said that! I wish you happiness." The King said, Touya seemed to be inaudibly screaming at the fact. "Hold on a second! Um, you see… it's troubling for me if you progress the conversation on your own." Touya said while James and Ramirez laughed silently.
"In that case, please take good care of my daughter." The King said, Touya lowered his head and sighed "That's not right! King, that's not right!" Touya exclaimed as he stood up. "First off, is it really okay to let the princess of a country marry some guy from who-knows-where!? I might be some major villain, you know!?" Touya exclaimed as he tried to escape the sudden marriage proposal.
The King sighed "There is no mistake regarding that since Yumina has accepted you, you are at the least, no villain. That goes the same for you, James, but you're a bit too old for her." The King said, James squinted his eyes "…thanks… I guess." James said as he sipped from his tea. "See, she has the ability to sense that kind of quality, Yumina has magic sight; she has the power to see through a human's qualities. Well, it's like intuition, however… Yumina has never made a mistake." The King explained.
"In any case, how old is princess Yumina anyway?" Touya asked. "Oh, she has just turned 12." The King said, James and Ramirez almost choked on the tea. "Isn't that too early to be thinking about marriage?" Touya asked, the King chuckled "No, royal families usually have the engagement partners decided before the age of 15, even me and my wife were engaged when we were 14." The King explained, Touya sighed and looked up at Yumina who looked like she was hurt "Do you dislike me, Touya?" Yumina asked, Touya seemed to hesitate momentarily as he chose his words correctly.
"I do not dislike you, but…" Touya started to say before Yumina cut him off "In that case, there are no problems." Yumina said with an excited look on her face. "Come on, Toyota, you can't say no to that face, hell you're like what, 15? … Now that I say it out loud, excuse me while I go call Interpol." Ramirez said as he pulled out his own phone.
"Is there a problem?" The King asked, James finished his tea and cleared his throat. "Where Ramirez and I come from, there is a thing called the age of consent which is the minimum age for two parties to consent to being in a romantic or sexual relationship, that age is 18. Anyone who engages in sexual or romantic activity with anyone under 18 is subject to prison time and being labeled as a sex offender. From where he's from, it's also 18 so this is a bit taboo considering our cultural differences, in our culture, these people who engage with in sexual activity with minors or anyone under 18, are vilified and shunned by society if not out right killed." James explained as he paced back and forth in the small room.
"In addition, I don't know anything about the princess, I can't think about marriage at this point." Touya protested, the Queen tilted her head "You're 15, correct?" She asked, Touya nodded "Yeah, I'll be turning 16 soon." Touya explained, the Queen clapped her hands together and smiled happily "Which means the wedding will be in 2 years! As long as you get to know Yumina during that time, there won't be any problems. For now, we'll just leave it at engaged and give you some time to think, Touya." The Queen said.
"If after 2 years of getting to know Yumina and you still can't consider her for marriage, we'll give up. How about we start from there?" The King asked, Touya nodded before the Queen looked at Yumina excitedly "Isn't that great Yumina, make sure to capture Touya's heart in those 2 years. If you can't do that, prepare to spend the rest of your life in a monastery." The Queen said, Yumina nodded her head determinedly as Touya looked on alarmed.
"I look forward to being with you from now on, Touya" Yumina said as she sat down next to Touya. "Now, James, what can I do for you? I don't have any other daughters so that's off the table. Would you want a mansion?" The King asked, James shook his head as he sat down. "Nah, I found an abandoned castle out in the plains and cleared it out, the occupants had been LONG dead when I arrived." James explained.
"Was there a lion crest in the wall?" The King asked, James nodded. "I see… that used to belong the Junipers and High Priest Juniper, he was a great man." The King said, James lowered his head and sucked in some air. "Someone turned him into a Lich and the Lich killed the Necromancer before it killed the occupants of the castle." James explained. The King lowered his head and sighed "He was a good man and it's unfortunate to hear someone defiled his grave. Thank you for putting him to rest, he was a dear friend of mine and it means a lot." The King said as he thanked the Marine.
"Now, what I need would be resources, raw materials and financial resources as well. The Juniper castle, how much land is on the estate?" James asked, the King rubbed his chin in thought as he tried to think "I'm not certain, but how much do you want?" The King asked, James brought up a map on his phone and showed it to the King. "Oh! What's this magic? A tiny cartographer?" The King asked, James shrugged "Yeah, sort of. So, here's the castle I found, it's sort of built into rock face which is cool. So, if you can grant me the right to the entire plain, that would be phenomenal." James said, the King looked at the map and the amount of land being asked for.
"Alright, consider it done. As for the resources, here's a sigil of the Royal family, this will not only give you access to what you need, but it should also reduce the prices dramatically." The King said as he handed him a golden medallion. "And finally, here's something for the financial problems." The King said as a side door opened and a butler walked out with small chest, he opened the lid and revealed approximately thirty platinum coins.
"Holy shit, that's amazing." James said in disbelief. "Will this suffice?" The King asked, James nodded "Yes sir!" James said enthusiastically as he placed the coins into a small satchel in his bag. Half an hour passed as they all talked and learned some things about the world before the sound of a loud V8 roared outside "Right, looks like Fox and Pearson are back, we'll be seeing you, your highness. If you ever need anything, you know where you can find me. Later Tofu." James said before he and Ramirez left the Royal castle.
The Royal family and Touya walked to the door and watched as the Marines climbed into the Humvee, James pulled back the charging handle on the M2 and cleared a spent shell before he slapped the roof. He looked behind them and saw a few carriages carrying large crates of supplies, Fox shifted the Humvee into gear and slowly pulled forward. James looked to his left and waved goodbye to the Belfast family as the Humvee slowly picked up speed but maintained a speed so the carriages could follow.
After a few minutes of driving, they arrived back at the castle and parked the Humvee inside the courtyard before they unloaded the materials from the carriages using James's null spells to move the heavy objects.
*One Hour Later*
An hour passed since they returned to the castle and got everything situated, James was in the workshop organizing things with Ramirez, Fox was cleaning the casings from the Humvee, and Pearson was on the M134 mounted on the wall overlooking the vast plains. Lance Corporal Austin was still with the girls, teaching them about modern feminine hygiene and self defense tactics among other things.
"Alright, let's get this going." James said as he placed four bricks of steel, one medium block of aluminum, and a small amount of polymer on the table, he held his hand over the materials and closed his eyes "Modeling." James said as the materials changed into an M4a1 Carbine, he grabbed the barrel and used Modeling to apply the rifling to the weapon. He picked the rifle up and pushed the buttstock against his shoulder as he looked down the iron sights, he twisted it around as he inspected the rails on the top and side of the Carbine.
James's phone buzzed in his pocket, he placed the rifle on the table before he pulled it out and inspected it. A new message had popped up from the G-Man, 'Forgot to mention, I gave them the same abilities as you. Sorry.' James sighed slowly as he slipped the phone back into his pocket. "Ramirez, apparently the big man gave you the same powers as me so here, try it out." James said as he slid two pieces of metal in front of the Marine.
"Hold your hand out and picture what you want to make in your mind, when you got it, say Modeling." James said as he instructed Ramirez, the man nodded as he closed his eyes "Modeling." Ramirez said before the materials glowed and turned into a full tang Ka-Bar. "Holy shit, it worked!" Ramirez exclaimed as he held the knife in his hand.
The two Marines got to work building weapons: six M4a1's, eight Colt M45's, three M249 Saw's, four Benelli M4's, three Barrett M107's, and six dozen M67 Hand Grenades. They quickly built a weapons locker and stored the weapons in the back of the workshop before they moved onto the next item at hand. Before they left the workshop, they explained everything to Fox and instructed him to construct ammunition for the weapons that were built.
James pulled his phone out and activated the Null spell Speaker on his phone before he projected a small speaker into the air. He swiped through a few songs before he pressed play, the sound of hi hats being hit came through the magic speaker before intense heavy metal guitar followed it.
Lift Me Up – Five Finger Death Punch Ft. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
It ain't no mystery
I'm all I have left
I'm pushing back and running you over
I've been thrown down run around
Beaten 'til I hit the ground
Telling you right now that it's over!
James and Ramirez got to work moving giant pieces of titanium into place.
There's no room for mistakes
All the parts are in place
Say what you will but say it to my face
Better back the fuck up
Better shut the fuck up
I'll do what I want and I'll never give up
The sound of a double kickdrum came through amongst the heavy metal guitar and bass that almost echoed off the castle walls.
I won't be broken
I won't be tortured
I won't be beaten down
I have the answer
I take the pressure
I turn it all around
Lift me up above this
The flames and the ashes
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up above this
The broken the empty
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up
The two Marines held their hands out and used Modeling at the same time to reduce the strain it would cause on one person; the titanium began to glow as it took shape and formed slowly.
I'm gonna change history
Enlighten the world
Teach them how to see through my eyes
I'm gonna lash back check that
Fatal as a heart attack
Stomp out all the ugliest lies
You can't convince me to change
We ain't on the same page
I've had my fill now there's nothing but rage
Best get out of my way
Cause there's nothing to say
Is that all that you got?
Because I ain't got all day
The titanium stopped glowing and had finally taken its form as an M777a1 Howitzer, Ramirez grabbed the handle and twisted it to raise and lower the barrel of the field howitzer, he lowered it down so James could apply the rifling to the barrel. James applied Gravity to the piece of artillery and moved it with ease despite it weighing 4 tons.
I won't be broken
I won't be tortured
I won't be beaten down
I have the answer
I take the pressure
I turn it all around
Lift me up above this
The flames and the ashes
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up above this
The broken the empty
Lift me up and help me to fly away
Lift me up
James used Modeling to create a 155mm artillery shell and enchanted it with the spell Explosion. James slid the shell into the breach of the Howitzer along with two propulsion charges as the song ended and adjusted the elevation before he pulled the rip cord, the barrel recoiled as the shell erupted from the Howitzer and screamed through the air before it arched and impacted a tree in the middle of the plain. The shell detonated in a large explosion and carved a crater in the ground, the breach opened and a plume of smoke erupted from the breach as James and Ramirez high-fived each other.
"Awesome! Fucking awesome!" Ramirez said as he lowered the Howitzer's elevation. James placed his hands on the guidance system before he closed his eyes "Enchant: Long sense." James said as he enchanted the guidance system. "Start program: Adjust barrel elevation to match guidance system firing distance. End program." James said before he adjusted the guidance system to 9 miles out. The two Marines watched as the barrel rose slowly and stopped as it was now ranged in for 9 miles.
Ramirez picked up five pieces of metal and used Modeling to make it into a long pole, James used some nylon rope and stringed it up along the pole before they stood it up and embedded it into the ground, they used Modeling on some stone and modeled it around the base of the pole. Fox walked out a minute later with an American flag and hoisted it up the pole as James and Ramirez saluted it.
"So, what now?" Fox asked, James thought for a moment before walked over to the workshop and pulled out a sheet paper "Drawing." James said before the diagram of an M270 MLRS with an armament of multiple MGM-140 ATACMS surface to surface missiles. "We need to get a guidance system up and running." Fox said as he looked at the blueprints. Ramirez thought for a moment before he chuckled "You're thinking too hard, we can just use a laser designator." Ramirez said, James chuckled "Well shit, I was thinking of using a satellite or an inertial guidance system." James said as he crossed is arms.
"Look at this, I outfitted the guns with attachments like ACOG scopes, foregrips, laser sights, and different kinds of scopes." Fox explained as he showed them the guns in the racks. "Impressive, good job, Corporal." James said to the Marine. "Thank you, sir." Fox said as he saluted the marksman.
James looked outside and found that the sun was starting to set, the Marines got to work putting everything away and applying Protection to the newly created weapons, Fox pulled the flag down and folded it with Ramirez before he placed it on the hood of the Humvee. James walked into the castle and made his way to the master bedroom, Lance Corporal Austin stepped out as he walked in to see the three girls waiting for him eagerly.
"Uhh, Victoria… what did you teach them?" James asked concerned, LCpl Austin laughed "Thank me later." Victoria said as she shut his door, James took a single step before the girls grabbed a hold of him and dragged him into the bed.
A/N: Hey there, readers! Hope you liked the chapter; it took me quite a bit to write this. A lot of things are happening right now and I'm starting my career in private security so I might not have as much free time to write as I used to, so if I don't upload for a bit, just know I haven't abandoned you. Look forward to chapter 4, remember to Favorite, Follow, & Review, and as always, this is Nightmare 6-4, signing off.