God that was a nice nap.

I open my eyes, to see that I was laying in a huge red bed. I must still on board Golden Hind's hull, my bed isn't nearly as big and comfy as this one. I look down the duvet and see that I'm still in the boxers I fell asleep in. I sigh in relief, it seems Hind didn't do anything to me in my sleep; not that I was expecting her to, but with how much authority the pact gives her over me, there's not much I can do to stop her if she chose to do... things to me.

As I look over my body, I catch myself looking at the marks from when Hind panicked. They've already faded a little, but the skin was still clearly red. Rather strangely, they don't bother me that much. I guess because I've gotten similar, sometimes worse marks in the past, from getting too close to dangerous sea creatures like jelly fish or stepping on a sea urchin. That's never fun.

I sit up and get ready to stand up before I catch a whiff of something. Someone's cooking something, smells meaty, bacon? No way Hind has stored bacon out here? I get up and put on a top before following the scent. As I get closer to the source of the smell, I hear humming and the sound of kitchen utensils clattering. I notice a lantern is on in one room and see Hind is inside, her tentacles are whipping around the room, doing various kitchen tasks like moving a pan, organizing ingredients, and adjusting a stove.

Hind herself has her back to me, washing some plates while wearing a white, near transparent apron and...nothing else besides her garter belt set...oh god I forgot how wide her hips are, god she's so fucking sexy. I can already feel my blush returning to my face as I walk into the galley.

"Uh...morning?" I call over the noise of her tentacles at work. Hind turned around and smiled at me.

"Morning Darling, sorry to leave you alone in bed, but I had to make breakfast for us both." She replied, pointing to one of the pans her tentacle was shaking. "You like bacon right? If not I've got some eggs in the other pan, or perhaps some fruit?" She suggested, gesturing in the respective direction of the food she mentioned. I was amazed at how much luxury food she had in here, most of this would be pretty expensive, even for Dad to find.

"Wow...how do you store all of this without it going bad?" I ask, picking up an apple from a fruit bowl. Hind laughed for a moment before replying.

"I have a cold storage on one of my lower decks from a distant land, it keeps food fresh for long periods of time, longer than even the most advanced navy ships~" There was an air of smugness in the tone she used, guess she really liked being better than the Royal Navy's ships.

"Well that IS impressive." I agreed, wanting to sound grateful for this fresh food. Hind turned her head away and smiled, shyly brushing her hair back over her ear, she even blushed a little. Guess even she has her bashful moments. She then cleared her throat as her tentacles plated up the cooked food for the two of us. Bacon and eggs on both plates with the fruit bowl between us.

"Darling...we need to discuss why I made this pact with you." Hind announced as I tucked into the food. Mmmm this stuff is good~ "As much as your dad thinks I just want compensation for the toll payments you've missed, I have a much more important reason for bonding you to me." She added as I swallowed my first bite of bacon.

"I had a feeling there was more to this, what do you need me for exactly?" I ask as she has part of a boiled egg.

"You know what the Echo fleet is right?" Hind asked. The name seemed familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on why.

"Vaguely...remind who they are again?" I requested, trying to rack my brain as to where I've heard that name before.

"The biggest pirate faction across the known world, they have core technology in their ships like you and the Ballista." Hind explained.

"Oh I remember now, annoying buggers in black and red hulls, got into a few scraps with their smaller ships, they're not exactly good shots or good at sailing in general I've noticed." I pointed out, taking another bite of bacon.

"Well that is true, in smaller numbers they're little more than a nuisance, but in recent times I've noticed their fleets are getting bigger, as well as the size of their ships, if it keeps up they'll be enough of them to challenge the Royal Navy by sheer numbers alone, I need to find out how they're doing it before we're all overwhelmed by them." Hind took a bite out of her own bacon as she thought of what to say next.

"I have a suspicion that its the Fountain of Youth, a place that me and my fellow Tempesta once-"

"Hold up!" I interrupt her, almost spitting out the egg I was in the middle of chewing. But I manage to swallow it as I regain my composure. "The Fountain of Youth? Come on that...That's just an old sailer's story... isn't it?" I ask her. Hind shook her head.

"Its quite real Darling, but not in the way the stories will portray it, its the Echo fleet's home." She explains. "Now as I was saying, before a naughty cutie interrupted~" She looks at me sideways and waggles her eyebrows in a flirty way. I felt a small tug in my chest at that action...I'm gonna get punished in some way later aren't I? "My fellow Tempesta and I, along with a human commander, managed to defeat the master of Echo fleet there. Its supposed to be inactive now with no one to command it, so we need another expedition to see if that is still the case." Hind finished.

"Wait...Commander? Who the hell is that guy?" I ask. Hind sighs dreamily, leaning on her hand.

"Just someone you remind me of Darling~ Its just a shame he was already spoken for, not surprising for someone like him." Hind explained. She must have caught me looking at her with some confusion, so she elaborated. "Oh he was from another world, didn't have a core like you do, apparently that technology doesn't exist where he's from. Great as a leader however, kept seeing things the rest of us didn't, where we saw confusion, he saw an opportunity. Ha~ but hes gone now, back to his home."

"And...I remind you of him? How exactly? I haven't commanded anything, I'm not even a naval officer! I'm just a freelancer! I'm...nobody!" I tell her, I'm gesturing a little wildly as I talk, admittedly getting a little too agitated by this discussion. I guess I was starting to annoy her, since I felt Hind's tentacles wrap around my legs. I was suddenly pulled closer to her, the chair and the table squishing my chest a little, I guess she had pulled the chair along with me. Hind frowned at me as I was shut up by the rough action.

"You're not 'nobody', don't insult yourself like that Ken." Oh no, she's using my actual name, that's never good. "You don't need to have 'led' anything to be like the Commander, that's not what's important; you're both kind people at heart, you're both passionate to stop injustice, and you both have a love of the sea." Hind pointed out. "Plus you're both attractive young men, speaking of which~"

Hind let me go, but just as I went to stand up... "Sit back down." Hind commanded, with a slight echo resonating with her voice and waving her finger at the same time; It left a magical trail of golden light in its wake, before I could even question what she was doing, my body made me sit back down without my input. I felt my heart skip a beat at this possession shit that just happened.

"What the fuck did you just do to me?!" I exclaim, I tried to stand back up again, but my limbs suddenly felt too heavy to move, almost like invisible balls and chains were shackled to them.

"Its part of the pact my naughty Darling, I won't have you putting yourself down like that so I'm punishing you~" Hind told me, a little too playfully. Oh god, what is she going to do to me? "Hmmm...what can I do to you? Its a little too soon and too small a crime for the bigger punishments..." She trailed off, I wasn't looking at her, I was too focused on trying to get up. This bloody pact was a bad idea from the start, I knew it was, why didn't I just pay the damn toll and get it over with?

"Follow me Darling~" Hind ordered with another echo and magic wave of her finger. She walked out the galley and I had no choice but to follow, my legs mechanically moving me behind her. Hind purposefully exaggerated the sway of her hips as she walked, knowing I couldn't do much to look away. Oh no she was leading me back to the bedroom. I knew this would happen eventually, now I literally couldn't do anything to stop her.

"Hind please...don't do this...I-I'm sorry! I-"

"Be quiet." She flatly ordered me. My lips magically closed, I could still breathe through my mouth, but my voice seemed to cease to exist, great now I can't even plead my case. "Its going to be very sensual for you, you might find it a little humiliating at first, but trust me; you're not going to care by the end of it~" I think she was trying to sound reassuring, but I didn't feel reassured...at all.

We arrive in the bedroom and Hind stands by the bed. "Lie on your back and don't move." She ordered, my body puts me on the bed and the feeling of being anchored down returns to my limbs, Hind then went to the bed side, smiling down at me. "Close your eyes." Everything went black as my eyelids fell down. I couldn't see, I couldn't move and I can't even speak. This spell is powerful as hell, I'll admit I was really scared now of what she might do to me. I wanted to plead with her not to do this, to just keep saying I was sorry.

I felt the bed move slightly, Hind must have got on the bed with me, I feel her grab my boxers and slide them down my legs, and I feel weight on me, from the way the pressure felt across my body I assumed Hind was laying on me, I feel her hands on my shoulders, God my heart, I could hear it pounding as my fear rose, was she really going to...

A soft, wet sensation pressed against my lips, along with a gentle quiet moan from just in front of me. Hind was... kissing me? I got confirmation of that as what could only be a tongue slipped between my motionless lips. It feels...nice...warm and wet as it slithered around my mouth. Not being able see her or react to this...heightened things for me. Am I...Oh god I could feel my cock getting harder and springing up from my crotch, am I seriously getting turned on by this?

"You can talk." Hind whispers to me. It takes a minute for my lips to properly respond to what I want them to do, but I manage to speak to her.

"What...is this Hind? I...I thought you were..." She interrupts me with another kiss, along with what felt like her tentacles putting my hands on her hips, where they then stayed in place since I couldn't move still. She pulled back again and started quietly speaking down my ear, her voice made me shiver despite the spell on me.

"Ken, I don't want you putting yourself down like that again, you understand?" Hind asks me sternly. I was still blind since my eyelids won't open, but I imagined she was watching me intently. I take a deep breath and try to calm down.

"Yes...I do."

"You promise?"

"I promise, I'm sorry."

"Good, now answer me honestly darling, are you OK?" She had dropped the authoritative tone for her softer normal voice. I take another deep breath before I speak again.

"I-its...kind scary this spell you've done to me..." I honestly replied. "You're not still mad at me are you?" I asked, hoping she wasn't. Hind giggles a little before responding, it felt like she sat up as her weight shifted on top of me.

"I was a little annoyed at you saying you're a nobody; I don't want you feeling like that about yourself darling, but you've apologised, so I'm happy now." Then she put her hands back on my shoulders and leaned in again. "I hope you wern't too sacred, but I needed to show you what happens when you upset me. But hopefully you learned your lesson darling~" I felt her boop me on the nose before I feel her get off me. "Your body is your own once more." I hear her chant.

I feel a wave of energy flood through me, before whatever force that had possessed my body released me. I could open my eyes and I could move normally again. "That is a freaky power you have..." I comment as I get back up and pull my boxers back on.

"The pact you signed gives us both certain powers, let me train you on some of them, think of it as our first 'make up sex', since I know you're not ready for that yet." Hind teased me with a wink. "Come on, get changed, and lets get outside!"

After the two of us to finished our breakfast and got changed into our day clothes, we headed out onto the deck of Golden Hind's hull. The pirate had explained that I now had new abilities, but hadn't yet shown me what they are. Some I had worked out already: My improved strength and agility from when I jumped off the Ballista's deck. But Hind was insisting that was just the tip of the iceberg.

It got weird when she asked me to jump off the hull into the water below. "Uh...why?" I ask, peeking over the side.

"Trust me." Hind then jumped over the side to demonstrate. I watched her confused as to what she was trying to show me. But then she hit the water and...stood on top of it?

"Uh...do I look like the son of God to you?" I called to her. She just giggled and beckoned me down with her hand.

"Come on already! Its fine!" Hind shouted back up to me. I just sighed and vaulted over the railing, Sure that she was just playing a joke on me or something. But I figured it would be more of a pain to refuse her, so... screw it.

"AH! Oof...huh?" I was expecting to just fall straight through the water's surface like normal, but just like Hind I was standing on its surface. "Whoa...this is...weird." I stated as I walked carefully along. It just felt like a normal solid surface, but somehow I was still floating normally since I could see my feet bobbing in and out the water.

"See? What do you think?" Hind asked, watching me with a smile.

"This is...is this even water?" I asked confused.

"Yeah its perfectly normal water darling, you're just sailing on it like a kansen now~" Hind explained with a chuckle. "Follow me." She then turned around and leaned forward a little. As she did she seemed to glide forward. I tried to follow her lead, but I slipped a couple of times, landing face first in the water, Serena's tentacles propped me up each time, thank you big girl! After a couple more tries I figured it out, it was a little harder than it looked, but I eventually managed to follow Hind. She lead me out the cave and the two of us stood across from each other.

"So...what now?" I ask her.

"Try something like...this." Hind suggested. She held out her hand and cannons appeared to come out her back along side her tentacles.

"Hey...I've seen you do that before!" I told her, pointing at the guns. Hind winked at me as she made the cannons swivel in place.

"Now you try." She commanded. I focused my mind and held out my hand the same way she did. "Feel your new power rise within you, don't try to fight it no matter what form it might take, it'll feel strange at first but...WHOA!"

CRACK!

I yelp as a sound like a whip echoed off the cliff. I flinched as I saw a huge, fresh gash across the cliff wall behind me, rocks and stones were still falling and wobbling inside and around it. That was NOT there when we came outside. I looked over at Hind and she was just as shocked as me.

"The hell was that?! I yelled, backing away from the falling rocks.

"Darling...your back..." Hind pointed to me. I looked over my shoulder and...holy shit.

I had new appendages! Four new tendrils of pure water coming out of my back, then I realised I could feel through them, the way they swirled and waved through the air, I could feel it flow past them.

"Whoa...this is...whoa..." I was lost for words. I focused a little, feeling something from me inside those tendrils, it felt a little awkward at first, like when your arm is asleep and suddenly you're trying to move it again. But after a few minutes of wrangling the tendrils, I had full control of them. "Damn is so cool!" I yelled, swinging one of the tendrils at the cliff again, this time on purpose. I watched as it seemed to strech for almost ten times its original lengh, becoming thinner than my finger near its end as it then sliced through the cliff. I didn't feel any pain from the limb that struck the rock face, but again me and Hind heard the whip crack sound.

"Very good Darling!" Hind cheered, watching me throw the tendrils around some more. "Just be careful you don't hurt yourself." She warned me as I pulled back the tendril from the wall.

"Got it, wow this...this is so amazing..." I'm almost giddy with how much power I currently wielded. I focused again, seeing what else I could do, I looked at one of the bleeding stacks surrounding us, and with only a thought, I rammed one of my tendrils straight through it, for a fraction of a moment, I thought I saw a tip of ice on the end of my tentacle, just before it buried itself inside the tower of rock. I yank the tendril back out again, confirming that I did indeed turn the end of it into ice. Looking back at the stack, I'd made a hole straight through it, big enough to stick my head into.

I am so gonna enjoy this...