The golden rays of the sun made the sky shine like a five pound pile of sapphires above the crown jewel of Ken. The castle that would make a certain Fallen Hero think of the greatest capital buildings of his home nation stacked on top of each other and then some.
Inside the castle, in a dining room with red and gold carpet with angelic and dragon patterns on it and a ceiling that had red lions painted on it and was lit by a candle chandelier the size of a van, sat Celestine at the head of a large round table that was coated in a golden table cloth with a red lion's face on it.
Seated around the table were three other women, one of whom was a brunette her hair done in a bun and clothed in silver armor that covered her thighs and legs and bulged out like boulders at her shoulders but left her buxom breasts entirely exposed except for her nipples. This woman stood right by the goddess Reborn's side, her mouth in a stern frown.
Seated on the left of the table was a busty fair skinned woman with ruby eyes and short pink hair, she was clothed in an orange leotard that was split open in the front and thus showed off a great deal of her cleavage and midriff.
Her teeth were gritting together so hard that they produced an audible groan like a door with a rusted hinge and the other people at the table half expected sparks to fly out her mouth. While her fingernails carved holes through the table cloth.
On the right of the table sat a woman who could easily be mistaken for a child, for her chest was flat as cardboard and she was a little shorter than four feet. She had curly ginger hair and ruby eyes yet despite her child-like body she was dressed in a way that would be right at home in a strip club. Her womanhood was only covered by a single pasty while her nipples were one breeze away from being exposed under her green cloak.
Her child-like face glowed with wonder and awe as she listened to Celestine read the letter in her hands. Her voice like that of a chipmunks rapidly fired her thoughts. " Someone who possesses a new magical artifact! AnArtifactI'veneverheardofinmy-" She sucked in a deep breath of air. "Three hundred years of life!"
The woman wearing the heavy yet strangely revealing armor shot the child-like ginger a scolding glare that without saying a word told her to keep her mouth shut while The Goddess read the letter in her hands. It was mere seconds later that Celestine with a look of worry and concern carved into her radiant features set the letter down.
"So that's what the Dogs in my dream represented. That we were going to be betrayed by our strongest allies." The High Elf laced her flawless angel-soft fingers that had diamond-like nails together and bowed her head before she continued speaking in a troubled tone.
"My dream was also right about a human named Ben Tennyson coming to our aid. I am grateful for his assistance because without him Feoh would have Fallen. Though his methods…" The Goddess trailed off.
Claudia's face was set in a frown so tight that it looked like it could split her face. "His methods are barbaric, your eminence. He's no better than the monsters he's fighting. We can't let such a barbarian fight for our cause. Not without putting him under strict supervision and forcing him to swear several oaths of honor and loyalty with execution as punishment for breaking them."
Luu Luu bounced in her seat waving her right arm like a teacher's pet in kindergarten who wanted nothing more than to be called on by the teacher. "CelestineCelestineCelestine!!!"
The Blonde High Elf sighed as the weight of responsibility coming from making decisions that affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people bared down on her shoulders like a dozen oxen. And Luu Luu's chatter was now giving her a headache on top of the weight of responsibility.
"Yes Luu Luu." Asked The Goddess Reborn tiredly, her voice making it clear she needed a nap.
The Half-ling didn't waste time, it was as if she didn't need to breathe. "Do you know anything about an artifact like The Omnitrix? Does your library have any information about similar artifacts?"
Celestine's eyes widened as she realized- "No, I've been alive for well over a thousand years and I've never even heard rumors of mages attempting to create an artifact like The Omnitrix. I don't think even the most skilled human mages would be able to create it. Maybe when I was in my prime I could create something like it but I would remember if I created something like that."
Further discussion was interrupted by a scream that was like a cross between a witch drowning and a pitbull screaming as the woman with pink hair slammed both her fists into the round table producing a crash and shattering her side of the table into a hundred splinters.
"Are we going to ignore the fucking Elephants in the room?!" She snarled as anger came off her like smoke from a fire.
Celestine's eyes widened as she realized. ' That's right Maia used to be a member of The Black Dogs. Hearing about how her former comrades dying so brutally will obviously hit her hard.'
The Goddess Reborn held up a hand. "Maia, The Black Dogs weren't innocent. They attacked Feoh and committed mass rapes against Feoh's women-"
"They would never do that! Not unless they were under the control of Olga!" Maia cut the High Elf off, the pink haired Ex-street urchin's red eyes were sharp as a sword with anger. "Think damnit! Isn't it convenient that Olga of all people summoned the shapeshifter to save us from the supposed traitors?"
Maia gestured aggressively with her left arm. "This is all a setup. Olga brainwashed Vault and my former comrades, turned them against Eostia before she summoned a hero to clean up her mess and make herself look good!"
Claudia raised a brow and casted a glance at her liege. "Your eminence, Maia raises a good point. Doesn't it strike you as strange that The Black Dogs decided to betray us the moment they captured Olga's castle? How can we be sure that Olga didn't brainwash them?"
Celestine shook her head fervently. "I know Olga, if she had the power to enslave the entire Black Dogs then she would have used it much earlier in the war. She wouldn't have waited until she was losing, until all hope was lost for her side. She hates humans too much to allow them that victory over her if she can stop it."
Maia angrily gestured with both arms around the room. "Ok so maybe it's not Olga! Maybe it's some other evil creature such as a Lich king!" Maia's ruby red eyes gained a look that was heavy with barbells of sadness as she became downcast before she looked Celestine in the eye with a watery expression.
" That doesn't change that at his core, Vault is a hero who leads warriors into battle. He would never rape people of his own free will and this shapeshifter has committed unspeakable acts including sexually assaulting them with severed penises! Do you honestly expect me to just let that slide?"
Celestine's eyes gained a look of heavy sympathy and all she could mutter in response was "Maia."
Maia shoved her chair back with a screech and stood up. "I will fortify Ansur, but I'll have that shapeshifter killed if he sets foot in my fortress city."
With that the pinkette stormed off.
Luu Luu shook her head, her finger curls bouncing like a child on a pogo stick. "Tsk Tsk Tsk. If I knew her feelings for Vault were going to be this much of a problem I would have built her a man."
Claudia and Celestine both facepalmed and sighed before the former spoke. "Your eminence, I must confess what Alicia described in her letter about the shapeshifter disturbs me. I stand by my earlier recommendation."
Celestine paused, her angelic sunshine lips in a tight line as she held a finger to her chin. The words "You need to let me put them down if Women in Eostia are to have any future." Echoed in her mind on repeat.
Finally The High Elf shook her head. "No Claudia, we can't put restrictions on him. We must let him handle The Black Dogs as he sees fit."
The Goddess Reborn's second in command gaped, her mouth looking like it could catch flies. "But your eminence, this is a stain upon our alliance's honor."
Celestine silenced further protest with eye contact that was hard as steel. " I know, but if women in Eostia are to have any future beyond sexual slavery, sacrifices have to be made. Trust me on this Claudia."
Claudia bit her lower lip, her eyes shining and trembling with hesitation and protest that was being restrained like a bird in a cage but after five seconds the knight saluted with a closed fist to her nearly naked chest. "As you wish your eminence! Shall I update Kaguya about the conclusion of this meeting and have her fortify Thorn?"
Celestine, her face hard as steel yet bright as butter and sunshine nodded. "Yes. Tell her about the shapeshifter and that if he arrives in Thorn, to welcome him as a member of The Alliance. The same goes for Olga Discordia and her handmaid Chloe."
{BREAK}
In the fortress city of Feoh Cheers pierced the air like gunshots, pumping fists pierced the air like swords, the occasional belch tickled the noses of party goers with the smell of alcohol.
At a wooden bar with its door ajar, its roof patched up with tarps were several men and quite a few women. The smell of smoked meats twisted around the fragrances of the air like shoelaces in a knot as smoke and barmaids carrying platters full of sausages, turkey drumsticks, cheeses and beers exited the kitchen.
A certain Fallen Hero sat at a barstool on the far left trying to make himself seem invisible yet couldn't help but enjoy the food as he impaled two smoked sausages and three slices of cheese on his fork and stuffed the mouthful of food into his mouth.
The crispy charred meat mixed with the dusty aged cheese sent his taste buds on a medieval journey and Ben Tennyson couldn't help but smile as he swallowed his food.
It was then that a bulging muscular yet fatty arm almost as hairy as a bear threw itself around Ben's neck making The Fallen Hero choke in the process. "Hack… not again." He wheezed.
A fat, hairy yet with some muscle on him man gave a fatherly grin as he pulled Ben out of his chair and said. "Benny Boy, you shouldn't be sitting in the corner eating by yourself! This is a party being thrown in your honor! You're the Hero of Feoh! The scourge of the traitors! Every woman here wants to dance with you!"
The man with the smell of alcohol coating his breath like a rain soaked rain coat gestured around the bar where half a dozen beautiful women with hair ranging from blonde, to red to black were smiling, waving and making gestures at Ben that accentuated their bulging cleavage that seemed to reflect the light from the windows.
Without warning the man hollered. "Ladies, Benny Boy is going to dance with all of you, I'll make sure of it!!"
Upon seeing that Ben wasn't eating, three barmaids stopped to look at him, the sudden halt in their movements causing their cleavage to almost pop out of their blouses as it bounced. The Fallen Hero felt his face turn red as a rose and hot as boiling water as he struggled in vain to get out of the man's grip. "No, really. I'm flattered but I'm not deserving of all this, I'm no hero."
A barmaid with green hair stepped up and the man threw Ben into her arms. "Pish Tosh Benny Boy, every woman in this room got to keep their virginity because of you! Meet my daughter Marie Antoinette! She's the first girl you'll be dancing with!"
The green curls of the freckled woman's hair bounced in sync with her cleavage as she skipped up to The Fallen Hero, her hazel eyes twinkling and before The Fallen Hero could protest she held out a hand. "I would be honored if The Hero of Feoh were to have this dance with me."
Her voice, unlike the drunken bull like bellow of her father's, was sweet and charming like a bird's song. Ben's protest died in his throat. ' She must take after her mother.' he thought as the only resemblance he could see between the man and the barmaid were the eyes.
He took her hand, "Please, the honor is mine. You have been working hard to service this party. I'll be happy to help you relax."
The barmaid's smile lit up the room as she wrapped her arms around Ben's neck. "Such a gentleman!"
On the stage at the back of the bar, the quarter of bards, men in bright green and red outfits, began to play their instruments and sing a song thus starting a new round of dancing.
" Oh The Filthy Dogs came to Feoh to violate the maidens! They planned for the princesses! But they didn't plan for him! In our darkest hour a monster of our own swooped from the sky and made the dogs feel terror to the bone!"
Ben's acid green eyes widened as he put his hands on the green curly haired barmaid's hips and they began to dance together amidst the crowded run down bar, serenaded by the sounds of clapping and stomping feet.
The Barmaid chuckled. "That's right, our bards are singing about you. They'll make sure all the seven kingdoms hear what you did at Feoh."
Ben felt his face stretch into a conflicted frown as he continued to stomp and turn to the music, not missing a beat he gave the barmaid in his arms a twirl and swept her off her feet. "Listen Marie Antoinette, I'm flattered. But I'm not a hero. Not anymore."
As the pair stomped their feet and swayed to the bards singing about Ben's massacre that saved Feoh, Marie Antoinette frowned slightly and placed a hand on Ben's cheek. "Yet you saved me from losing my purity. You saved our princess and her cousin too." Marie Antoinette paused.
"I can tell by the sadness in your eyes that you have suffered a lot. But I can also tell you that whoever you lost would be proud of you for what you did here at Feoh today."
Despite the thunderstorm of rage and self doubt inside his chest, The Fallen Hero decided to soak up his dancing companion's words like a paper towel. "Yeah." He smiled. " I'd like to think so too."
{BREAK}
Three hours and twenty nine minutes later, The Fallen Hero found himself back at the bar table, now as a certain four armed red skinned alien. Holding a mug of mead in each hand, downing the mugs one after the other like a man who has been in the desert for a week and had just found water. Laying sprawled out on the floor like used tissues were nine men, puke staining their shirts.
Marie Antoinette's father let out his signature laugh, a combination between a bull and Santa clause as he slapped Four Arms' back. "Oh Benny Boy you are the second greatest drinker to enter my bar! You remind me of a younger me!"
The Pseudo Tetramand put down his mugs and gave four thumbs up, a big grin on his face. "Well I took your suggestion to heart and put the "jealous boys" in their place in a way that they would understand."
The man bellowed another bull/Santa Claus laugh. "Damn straight, that'll teach them to challenge the hero of Feoh!"
Four Arms chuckled before taking notice of the orange and pink fading glow of the dusk outside the windows and open door, the bar now being more lit by candles. The Fallen Hero slapped the Omnitrix symbol and in a green flash of light was human again. He held out his hand for the boisterous jelly belly man in front of him to shake.
"Pops, thank you for throwing me this party. It was an honor to dance with the barmaids, the free food, and the bards singing songs about me. I appreciate everything you did for me. But it's getting late and I think I should be heading back to the castle now."
The man placed a hand on The Fallen Hero's shoulder and shook him roughly but affectionately. "Of course Benny Boy. You deserved everything you got here today. You are such a polite young boy, more polite than half of Feoh's boys of today! Come back to the bar anytime you wish and I'll throw another party!"
Ben felt sunshine engulf his internal organs and he smiled. "I will."
As he exited the bar, Ben Tennyson knew that even after he lost everything in his old world he was gaining new things in this new world.
{BREAK}
THREE DAYS LATER!
Alicia Arcturus the princess Knight of Feoh placed her hands on her hips as she observed the repairs and improvements placed upon Feoh's wall by its newest hero.
Upon thinking of The "Hero of Feoh." The Blonde Princess Knight felt both her stomach and heart twist into knots like overly tied shoelaces and she bit her lip as her blue eyes became downcast.
"That's what they're calling Ben. The Hero Of Feoh." She muttered so quietly that a breeze talked over it. She kept the next words in her head. ' While they're calling me the stupid princess who surrendered or a coward or at best the damsel who was rescued by the hero.'
It stung like a dozen bee stings on her chest, to know that her people had lost faith in her. It stung even worse to know that Prim lost faith in her and now saw Ben as her idol.
Alicia gloomily kicked a pebble off the wall onto the streets below and mumbled sadly. "Prim… she looks at Ben the way she used to look at me. Maybe even better."
A surge of anger and determination rose up crashing like ten angry waves on a beach as Alicia remembered the one responsible for all this, the face of a bearded wrinkly old man appearing in her mind's eye. Mocking her.
She clenched her fist. "Damn you to hell Beardsley, you deserved what Ben did to you. I hope you relive your death over and over again in Hell forever."
The blonde princess Knight sighed and got back to examining the new defenses, she ran her right hand over a construct that was made out of seven sets of Mana armor that belonged to women, three black Smith's forges, and a piece of diamond head's crystal the size of a bobcat.
"That Goblin-like alien sure can create the most bizarre magical artifacts out of the most random stuff. Didn't Ben say that this one would fire a beam that would turn attacking black dogs into blind women sick with measles who would give birth to twenty nine roaches?"
The Arcturus heir physically gagged at the mere thought of giving birth to a roach, especially while being blind and sick. Her heart rate picked up as she felt fear and disgust at the purpose of the weapon, but shook her head. "For the hundredth time I'm glad Ben is on our side. We would have no hope if he worked for The Black Dogs."
She proceeded to walk eleven steps towards the left looking at another contraption built by the alien called Jury Rigg. This device was built out of a horse stable combined with a piece of diamond head's crystal the size of a horse, three sets of Women's Mana Armor and a pair of swords.
"Ben said this one would fire a cutting beam that would render the attacking Black Dogs armless and sick with whooping cough. That Goblin-like alien really likes to mess people up, but I guess that's normal for Ben."
The Arcturus heir smiled. "At least I know that if Those traitors attack my city again they won't be nearly as successful as they were the first time." Her face turned to look somewhere. "The knights should be finished packing Prim and I's luggage, and Ben should be ready too by now."
Alicia's face became deadpan and annoyed. 'Let's just hope that Olga and her handmaid won't throw a fuss.'
{BREAK}
We came upon a carriage with a base of blue wood and a top made of gold mixed with blue wood in a pattern that formed a false rose garden on its sides. The carriage was three times as large as a normal carriage and as a result had six horses strapped to it.
Inside, the medieval vehicle had two large beds coated with blue and gold blankets with the banners of the Arcturus family hanging off the walls.
A certain half Elf, her face obscured by a blue scarf glared at the Arcturus banners as if she could set them on fire with her eyes.
Sitting on the bed to the left was The Dark Elf Queen, who was also wearing more clothing than usual, a blue robe and a golden scarf. Olga Discordia liked to think that she always knew when her favorite handmaid was upset, especially now when it was so obvious.
Chloe's fists were clenching and unclenching four times per minute and her head swiveled back and forth to glare at the Arcturus banners on the walls.
With feminine grace that defied her status as a Dark Queen, Olga pushed herself off the bed and approached her handmaid. "Chloe, tell me what's troubling you."
The Half Elf startled, not expecting to be addressed but quickly regained her frustrated demeanor. "My queen, I mean no disrespect." Her frustration began to vomit itself out like a carsick kid on a school bus.
"But we've fallen, we've destroyed how many Arcturus carriages like this one during the Original war? And now we're reduced to hiding in one so we don't get lynched by Feoh's citizens."
Underneath her golden scarf Olga frowned, acknowledging Chloe's point. But at the same time she had something to refute it. The Dark Queen placed a hand on Chloe's shoulder and spoke. "Chloe, my ever loyal handmaid, our current situation may look bleak but I guarantee things will get better. Remember my summon? We have Ben on our side, he won't let anything happen to us. Remember he saved us back at my castle. He doesn't judge us for what we did during the war. He advocated for us after we arrived here."
Olga lifted Chloe's chin so they were making eye contact. "We are truly lucky to have someone as powerful as Ben as our ally." Olga gave a cocky smile and chuckled. "It's a shame that I didn't have him back when the original war started, I would have won it then."
The Dark queen shrugged. "Well no use complaining about impossibilities, he wasn't even born back then."
The conversation between the two Dark Elves was interrupted by a staccato of giggling, as if someone was firing an AK-47 that shot feminine giggles instead of bullets. This was mixed with the voices of various women fawning over a particular fallen hero.
"Ben, please take this basket! I made all eleven sandwiches in it myself!"
Olga's brow twitched, The Dark Queen mumbling. "Why do I feel like one of my possessions is being stolen right now?"
Cautiously so as not to expose themselves, the duo of Dark Elves peaked out of the back of the carriage. Upon doing so they saw that a pink faced Ben was surrounded by women in the dozens all of whom were carrying baskets of food and practically beating him with said baskets with how they were shoving them towards him.
Another woman, this one whom had hair that was a mix of pink, strawberry blonde and indigo done in bubble pigtails, thrusted three baskets forward to shove another woman out of the way, her breasts almost popping out of her dress as she did so. "Out of my way, let someone who's truly grateful come through! Ben, here's a bunch of sweet apples! I stayed up all night picking my father's apple orchard so you can have three basket fulls of our delicious apples."
Yet another woman, this one who had flowing skull-like white hair, shoved her way forward as she held up a pair of baskets. "Back off! He wants my family's cheese! The finest cheese in all of Feoh!"
Then yet another woman, this one who had curly ginger hair, shoved herself Forward with her own basket. "Back off sluts, a true man like Ben doesn't want plain old fruit or stinky cheese! He wants sweet sweet delicious pies like those from my bakery!"
Ben on the receiving end of all these women unintentionally beating him with food and on the verge of fighting over who gets to give him food could feel his blood pressure rise as if he was having a heart attack on a roller coaster. His face became pink as a Valentine card, steam erupted out of his ears, and sweat poured out of his pores so fast it was as if he was taking a shower.
' Shit crap shit! How come even after I quit being a hero I still have hordes of women fawning over me?! I better act fast before they tear each other… or me apart!!!'
Watching this situation unfold, Chloe scoffed and rolled her eyes, her blonde ponytail swinging as she shook her head. "Typical, human women fawning over their first sav… ior?"
The Half Elf trailed off when she noticed the vein pulsing like a bullfrog's throat on her queen's temple. How her queen was raising a shaking fist with another pulsing vein on her wrist and grinding her teeth together like an angry donkey.
The Dark Queen's words came out like gravel being crunched under a horse's hooves. "Those Human whores… think they can… please Ben better than me?"
Chloe felt a mixture of shock and disbelief going through her chest like five static shocks and fear going through her heart like a stake. ' She wants to please Ben? Since when does Olga-sama want to please a man? A human one at that?'
Chloe was snapped out of her thoughts when Olga grabbed her by the shoulders. "Chloe, I need you to teach me how to cook. I'll be damned if Ben is eating everyone else's food but mine."
Chloe felt her heart hammer in her chest as her mind raced. ' Olga-sama… you have feelings for Ben. You have feelings for a human. If you find him worthy of your greatness than Ben Tennyson must truly be the most special man I've ever met.'
Chloe performed her usual salute, making her bosom jiggle. "I swear to you Olga-Sama that I'll do everything in my power to help you win Ben Tennyson's heart!"
Olga's chocolate shaded face turned into a genuine smile that to Chloe seemed to shine like the sun and made The Half Elf's heart skip a beat or two. "Thank you Chloe, I always know I can count on you. My ever faithful handmaiden."
Chloe, despite herself, felt her cheeks heat up and muttered a subtle. "You're welcome." Her thoughts, skipping and racing. ' Olga-Sama is the most amazing person I know. If she has feelings for Ben then he must also be the most amazing person I know. Olga-sama would never have feelings for an inferior. Can-can Ben and I share Olga-Sama?'
Images flashed through her mind, first of her and Ben hanging off Olga's arms then of her and Olga hanging off of Ben's arms. She quickly shook the thoughts away. ' Get Olga-sama together with Ben, worry about other possibilities later.'
{MEANWHILE}
A certain pink haired princess Knight smiled and suppressed a giggle as she watched her prince charming deal with the various grateful women of Feoh who showered him with praise and food.
Prim Fiore, Princess Knight of Ur and Cousin to Alicia Arcturus. Placed her hands on her hips and reminisced. "We will most certainly not be short on food this trip. In fact we might have too much for a change."
Feeling a familiar presence approaching, the pinkette turned around and threw herself into Alicia's arms. "Nee-chan you should have seen the look on Ben's face earlier!" Prim chuckled while closing her eyes.
"So many women were practically beating him with food in an effort to thank him and he was pink as my hair! He likes to deny that he's a hero but in my book he's more heroic than our former allies ever were!"
Alicia wrapped her sister in her arms and looked forlornly at Ben and the crowd of Feoh's women that surrounded him. While she cradled her cousin in her arms the guilt and shame punched her in the kidneys.
'Ben, it's only because of you that I can hold my sister in my arms, that she still has her purity. If it were up to me, Prim would've been violated by those filthy Dogs because I'm…'
Alicia's lip trembled as her thoughts became negative like a downpour of rain covered them with sadness that flooded any positivity away.
' Because I'm weak. You deserve all the praise you're getting from my people. I failed them, you saved them.'
Prim frowned and cocked her head as she noticed her sister's blue eyes become wet and the trembling of her lip. "Nee-chan, what's wrong?" Questioned Prim with worry.
Realizing that Prim was starting to notice her fears, doubts, sadness and self hatred Alicia Arcturus decided to use her own self hatred as a weapon to force her sadness and despair down like a nail. ' Yes, I'm weak but I can't let that show in front of Prim! Even if she no longer- I love her and must stay strong for her!'
The Blonde Princess Knight's eyes dried up like the Sahara and her lips stretched into a forced smile as she released Prim from her arms. "I'm alright Prim, it was just something in the air. Please excuse me, I need to check up on Ben."
Ben, who by now had managed to get some order out of the grateful but ferocious women who surrounded him, was now handing the several baskets to Olga and Chloe in the carriage.
The brunette gave Olga and Chloe a nervous smile. "I'm grateful that they're giving me all this food, I actually think we'll have enough to feed us after we get to Ken. But if any more women come I'm going to try to hide us, I don't want to hurt their feelings by turning them away. We're starting to run out of room after all."
Chloe rolled her eyes. "The Hero Of Feoh, the man who butchered hundreds of raping drooling monsters. Scared of overly grateful women, I wonder how The Black Dogs would react if they knew their greatest enemy's weakness was grateful women."
Ben actually chuckled. "Those Incel losers would either be embarrassed or they would refuse to believe it. They all strike me as men who are too full of themselves, as complete utter losers of men who can't get women to sleep with them willingly and so do the only thing they can to soothe their fragile masculinity."
Olga smiled, The Dark Queen feeling her heart rate pick up at Ben's smile, the way his acid green eyes lit up like a candle light vigil seemed to draw her soul in like a magnet.
"I'm sure you have no trouble getting women to sleep with you willingly." Remarked Olga. "You're out of Those filthy Dogs' league in more ways then one."
Ben paused and frowned. "Actually I've only slept with one woman… and she's dead now." The last part was a whisper.
Olga frowned. ' Julie, his girlfriend who was murdered with his family. I made him think of her! Damn it!'
The Dark Queen felt conflicting emotions, jealousy that some other woman got to take Ben's virginity first, jealousy that Ben possibly still had feelings for a woman besides her and guilt because Julie was dead and Ben was still grieving. Her conflicting emotions fought like a cock fight between three roosters.
However before anymore could be said, the sound of armored feet clanking off of cobblestone reached the trio's ears and Alicia Arcturus was soon behind Ben.
"Ben Tennyson, may I speak with you quickly?" The Blonde Princess Knight's voice was stiff as a ruler and plain as cardboard.
Raising a brow and glad for the excuse to stop thinking about Julie, Ben turned around and greeted her. "Hey Alicia, what do you need?"
Alicia maintained her stiff, plain demeanor to the point that Ben realized she was holding her true emotions in. "I wanted to thank you for installing the new defenses for Feoh. I just inspected them myself, the Mana flowing through them is immense and if The Black Dogs attack again I will happily witness them being torn apart by your creations."
At the part about the Black Dogs being torn apart, The Arcturus Heir's voice gained some genuine mirth if an echo of it.
Ben smiled and crossed his arms over his chest. "Well Jury Rigg is an evil genius, especially since I stopped holding back and gave up on that stupid Hero bullshit. Jury Rigg is free to let loose with his insanity."
For A moment, Alicia wondered why Ben kept on insisting he wasn't a hero but decided not to press him on the matter for now. "I'm glad Jury Rigg is on our side, it would be dreadful if he wasn't… are you ready to go, do you have everything packed."
Ben nodded and stretched. "Yup, we might be a little over capacity with food but who are we to complain about having too much food?"
Alicia nodded and turned around. "Prim, it's time to leave. Do you have everything packed?"
The Pink haired princess Knight eagerly ran up. "Uh hmm, Yes I do Nee-chan, my prince charming helped me pack up my things himself!"
Ben smiled. "I would have felt lazy if I didn't do something to help and what are friends for?"
Alicia despite her negative feelings felt her lips curl into a genuine smile. ' Ben really does care about Prim. Maybe it's for the best, he can protect her better than I can.'
A thought struck Alicia's brain like a lightning bolt and her blue eyes widened. ' Could Ben be a potential suitor for Prim? He can always keep her safe… but he isn't nobility and that is a problem…'
"Alicia. Alicia!" Ben's voice snapped the blonde princess Knight back to the present, she flinched and her gaze refocused to see Ben and Prim inside the carriage gesturing for her to come inside.
"Sorry, I just… had a tough day." Alicia mumbled before she accepted Ben's offered hand, allowing him to help her into the carriage.
Alicia now inside the carriage turned to face the crowd of citizens outside it. "Farewell people of Feoh, I'm taking The Hero to meet our goddess in Ken. Where he will continue to assist with the war effort against The Traitorous Black Dogs!"
Alicia noticed that although several people were frowning at and or glaring at her, but when she mentioned Ben and his upcoming role in the war, people smiled and pumped their fists.
"Death to The Black Dogs!"
"Make them scream our hero!"
"Don't show them any mercy!"
"Spread Liberty and The Goddess's wrath everywhere you go Ben Tennyson!"
"Death to Vault!"
Alicia felt her heart twist into knots once again but at the same time become fluffy as pound cake.
' They don't have faith in me, but they know they're safe. They know they can count on a hero, even if that hero's not me.'
{BREAK}
The trot of the six horses pulling the massive carriage produced a rhythmic thunking sound that was pleasant almost like a windchime, to the ears of the carriage's occupants.
Inside the carriage a certain Half Elf Smiled as she held up a glowing purple liquid in a small vial, her smile was warm yet mischievous as she thought of the impending success of her plan to fulfill her queen's desire to be with Ben Tennyson.
'I made a lucky topless potion with Olga-sama's hair. Once Ben sees Olga-Sama topless he won't be able to resist her and will melt into her awaiting arms!'
Her smile became more happy like that of a school girl thinking of her crush, her face taking on a strawberry hue. ' And then Olga-sama will be so happy that I helped her get her man, she might reward me with something special!'
The Half Elf moved quicker than the human eye could follow, grabbing Ben's tankard of tea and pouring the potion inside before placing the tankard back.
Ben, oblivious to Chloe's machinations, picked up the tankard and gulped down the tea, unknowingly causing a purple aura to surround himself that only Chloe and Olga could see.
The Dark Queen smirked upon noticing the aura.
' I knew I could count on you, my loyal handmaid. Ben won't be able to resist when-'
Suddenly the carriage rocked as if it had hit a pothole that made it almost trip, Ben fell towards Olga, his hands unintentionally grabbing for her chest in an attempt to break his fall. The Fallen Hero collided with The Dark Queen with a THUD, his hands accidentally grabbing onto her purple top and pulling it down, thus allowing her ample chocolate breasts to bounce out and swing free for him to see.
Ben's face fell down and landed in-between Olga's breasts, the chocolate pillows seeming to welcome him into an embrace as Olga let out a soft moan and raised a hand to run through The Fallen Hero's hair as she held his face in-between her now topless breasts.
The Dark Queen let out another quiet moan, her thoughts happy and aroused. ' His face is so warm, like a fireplace in-between my breasts.'
The Fallen Hero could feel his face turn as red as a strawberry smoothie as he felt embarrassment pulse through his veins from his heart to his throat to his cheeks as if the embarrassment was a one million man army traveling on pogo sticks.
' Olga's breasts are so dark and are so soft, like chocolate covered marshmallows. I want to- no Bad Ben! Bad Ben!' The Fallen Hero Scolded himself for even considering giving in to his intrusive thoughts and proceeded to pull his face out from between The Dark Queen's breasts.
Ben saw Olga's frown, how her lips were curled into an upside down crescent shaped frown but he assumed she was mad at him for his unintentional pervertedness. He didn't know that she was miffed that he pulled away from her breasts' warm pillowy embrace.
The Fallen Hero swiftly pulled Olga's top back up. "Olga, I'm so so sorry!" He profusely apologized. "I didn't mean it, I would never try to do to you what Vault and his men would-"
Olga placed a finger to Ben's lips, silencing any further apologies. "Ben." Her voice was calm and monotoned, doing well to hide her seething disappointment. "It's alright, I know you wouldn't do this on purpose. I'm not mad at you. Accidents happen."
' Though I am irritated, how could you resist me when Chloe spiked you with the Lucky Topless Potion?'
Ben paused as he took in how calm and just not embarrassed Olga was, before he nodded slowly. "Alright, I guess I should thank you for your understanding so thank you Olga."
Olga gave a small lopsided smirk and to both Ben's surprise and her own she leaned over and planted a kiss on The Fallen Hero's cheek. "You're welcome Ben, you've been such a major help to me and my handmaid that it would be selfish and short sighted of me to get mad at you for one little fall. Now I believe you should be getting some sleep as it's getting dark out."
As if on cue, Ben yawned and shook his head. "You're probably right Olga, I have been up since the crack of dawn."
The Fallen Hero kicked off his socks and shoes and proceeded to get into his bed, pulling the blue and gold covers over himself. "Good night Olga."
"Good Night Ben." The Dark Queen felt her heart warm up like a stove and beat gently like a chick's wings as she watched her summon fall asleep, and made a vow that she would do whatever it took to bring Ben Tennyson under her charms.
For The Dark Queen always got what she wanted and what she wanted was Ben Tennyson.
AUTHORS NOTES!!!
The lucky topless potion is a potion i made up. Its a good luck potion that allows the man who ingests it to strip the woman whos hair is in the potion topless by accident several times.
And yes, at the moment Maia hates Ben because she still has feelings for Vault. BUT she will eventually realize the truth of The Black Dogs and fall in love with Ben.