*Chiron Palace – Dani’s POV*

I was walking through the palace looking for JD and I couldn’t seem to find him. I found Zellfina in the throne room. I walked in and saw her talking to a couple of nobles. She looked up at me and smile, “Hey Dani.” I raised a small wave, “Hey Zina.” She smiled again at her nickname that JD gave her. I looked left to right and then back at her, “Where is Vitamor?” She raised an eyebrow, “He hasn’t talked to you yet?” I shook my head, “No, I haven’t seen him.”

She cocked her head to the side, “Hmm, well he should be in the hangar preparing to head to the Space Fortress ArchAngel.” I felt the color drain from my face, “He is going to leave just like that, without saying anything to me?” I could feel a tear travel down my face. Zina had a look of concern on her face, “He should still be in the hangar. The capital ship is still hovering above the city.”

I nodded my head, “Thank you.” She smiled at me, “Anytime dear.” I headed towards the hangar at a sprint. When I walked into the hangar, I saw him standing there looking up at the capital ship. I saw the smile on his face and something in me just snapped and I could feel the anger and sadness welling up. I growled, “Justin Duval!”

*Vitamor’s POV*

“Justin Duval!” I heard my full name being growled across the room. I instantly stiffened up and I could feel something deep inside of me cower down instinctively. I turned towards the direction of the voice and I saw a beautiful elf standing at the entrance of the hangar. She had a couple of tears streaming down her face and I could see her grinding her teeth from where I was standing. When I saw my best friend and wife crying I didn’t know what to say, so I just spit something out, “Hey Dani.”

She widened her eyes, “Hey? That’s all you have to say!? You were about to leave me on this planet! You were going to leave me here to worry about all the dangerous stuff you were going to get yourself into!” I rubbed the back of my head, “Who says it’s going to be dangerous?” She clenched her fists and slowly walked towards me, “You always got into some stupid and reckless shit back home. Now that you are in a place with Immortals, Gods, and Demons you expect me to think you won’t be getting into anymore shit!?”

I nervously laughed and quietly spoke, “You got a point.” She growled as she finally stood in front of me, “You’re damn straight I do! You expect me to be a good little housewife and just wait for you to come home to me!? You expect me to stay here worrying about whether you would even come back to me!? Do you really want to put me through that!?” Before I was able to speak there was a stinging sensation on my face and a loud smack sound reverberated across the room.

I reached up and touched my face while staring at my wife and oldest friend. The tears were running down her face and when I looked at her she looked at the ground. I could see the tears falling towards the hangar floor. I instantly felt like an asshole. I reached out and pulled her into my arms. I put my hand on the back of her head, “I wasn’t really going to leave you silly. I was going to come find you before we took off.” I could hear her speak between sobs, “Liar.”

I sighed, “Okay, okay, I figured that you would be safer here. I didn’t want anything to happen to you.” She looked up at me with her red eyes, “But you are letting Sylvie, Camellia, and Xenova go with you.” I kissed her on the head, “Sylvie is an Immortal Power Rank, Xenova is a God Magic Rank, and Camellia is a Rank SSS Power Rank. You are only at Magic Rank B, it’s going to be really dangerous and I didn’t want you to feel weak or get hurt.”

She bit me on the chest and I could feel a little nibble from where she bit. Seeing that it did no good against me she broke down crying again. I held her for a few minutes before she spoke again, “I am going with you.” I sighed, “You aren’t strong enough yet. I don’t want to see something happen to you.” She looked up at me, “I am going with you and that’s final.”

I shook my head, “I can’t let you do that Dani.” She stepped back from me and stared into my eyes, “Either you take me or I sneak on. I am going either way.” I slightly smiled, “I could have you locked in our room.” She stiffened up and the tears started streaming again, “Do you hate me?” My smile disappeared and I softly spoke, “No, why would I hate you?” She sniffled, “Then why won’t you just let me go. I don’t care if it is dangerous, I don’t care if I get hurt, and I don’t even care if you keep me on the damn ArchAngel! I just want to go with you.”

I thought about many things for a while, but I finally caved in, “Fine, you can go.” She instantly smiled and wiped the tears on her face, “Really?” I sighed, “Yes really, but there will be few rules.” She jumped up and threw herself at me, “Yay!” I tried not to smile, but I couldn’t help myself. I hugged her for a second before I put her at arm’s length, “Let me tell you the rules first.”

She quickly nodded, “Tell me! Tell me!” I sighed and shook my head, “First, you are going to stay on the ArchAngel or the ship unless I tell you to. Okay?” She nodded her head and I continued, “Second, if you do go off ship with me then you are to stay with me at all times.” She nodded again, “Okay.” I smiled and continued, “Finally, you are to train diligently, with Xenova, in magic while we are on the ship or ArchAngel. Okay?” She nodded her head again, “I understand dear.”

I smiled, “Good. The first time you break one of these rules, I am sending you back here. Okay?” I put some emphasis into the last part and she instantly nodded her head, “You don’t have to worry dear.” She beamed a smile at me and I sighed, “If you act anything like back on Earth I will do nothing, but worry.” I mumbled the sentence under my breath and it looked like she didn’t hear me.

I turned around and saw Xenova standing there watching the two of us with a smile. I sighed, “Sorry you had to see that.” She shook her head, “No, it’s okay. It has been a long time sense I saw two people love each other as much as you two do.” She put a finger on her chin, “Actually, I can see the love that you all have for each other, not just you and her. I can see it in the two draconians and the wolf woman as well.”

I smiled and felt like rubbing her head for some reason. When I gave her head a quick rub she was surprised for a second, but then she closed her eyes and smiled a little. She had a beautiful smile, but no matter how she tried to hide it, I could still see the hurt and torment she had been trough in her eyes. There was something about them that made you instantly feel sorry for her.

Normally beautiful eyes could draw you in and feel like a beautiful section of the universe, but not hers. When I looked in her beautiful eyes I could see heartbreak, rage, and fear. I could only imagine what she has been through if even half of what she has told me is true. I walked up to her and gave her a quick hug and a kiss on her forehead.

She stiffened up and then looked me in the eyes. I smiled at her, “You’re safe now Xenova. No one is going to hurt you anymore, I promise. If anyone tries, just let me know and I will take care of everything.” I don’t know how much comfort and protection I could really bring a God, but I had to say something. After the words left my mouth she trembled a little before I saw a tear streak down her face.

A few seconds later the dam burst. Tears started streaming down her face and she started to wail. I pulled her into my chest and the sounds of her screams were muffled. We stood there for a few minutes and she screamed to her hearts content. After she was finished she stepped back from me and cleared her face. She looked at me and smile, “Thank you master.” I smiled and rubbed her head, “You don’t have to call me master and you don’t have to thank me for anything.”

After speaking I headed towards the MBS that had been modified for me. The two girls looked at each other and Dani reached her hand out towards Xenova with a smile. Xenova was hesitant for a split second, but then she took her hand and they followed behind me. When I walked up to the MBS I saw a mechanic jump out of the cockpit. She bowed to me, “Your majesty!”

I nodded my head towards her. She was a pretty good looking draconian. Not anything that you would think your stereotypical mechanically inclined female would look like. She was probably about five foot nine inches tall and she had blonde hair in a ponytail down to the middle of her back. Her eyes were a golden color and they made you think of the sun. Her ass was in-between the bountiful and small sizes and her breasts were about the same, she probably had a C cup if I had to guess. She didn’t have the usual mechanic’s overalls that I had been seeing the others wear. They were still in that type of material, but hers were more like regular clothes.

The shirt came down to just below her breasts and was tied in the back. The shorts stopped just below her ass and showed off her sultry legs. If I had to be honest a lot of humans on earth would say she looked like a slut, but to me she looked gorgeous. I never understood why people judged others based on their clothes. I mean yeah it is a little bit revealing, minus the cleavage, but if she wants to wear it then so be it. It’s not like she is running around with her snatch our or anything. Her skin actually had grease spots all over it and it just added to the appeal for some reason. Her tail had yellow colored scales running down it.

She spoke again, “My name is Brandi and I will be your personal mechanic from now on. It is a pleasure to serve you, your majesty.” She smiled and it was bright like the sun, except for the few grease spots on her face acting like clouds. I smiled, “Pleasure to have you aboard Brandi. How is she?” I pointed towards the MBS.

She laughed, “The Throne is doing pretty good your majesty. She has been successfully installed with a copy of your A.I. and is ready to go.” I raised an eyebrow, “Throne?” She nodded her head, “Yeah that’s what I named your MBS. You being the king and all why not call it your Throne. All of the other MBS will be called Vassals. It will be the Throne along with its Vassals. What do you think?”

I thought about it for a minute and then nodded my head, “Sounds pretty good actually.” She released a breath and smiled, “That’s good. I thought you may not like it.” I laughed, “Honestly I was having a hard time trying to think of something to call them besides MBSs all the time.” She smiled, “Yeah, Vassal sounds better than MBS.” I looked back at the two girls standing with me, “Well I think we should get the other two and head towards the capital ship above us.”

They nodded their heads and Dani left to find Sylvie and Camellia. Xenova spoke up, “I think I will go ahead and head towards the ship.” I shook my head, “No you shouldn’t leave my side until everybody gets used to you. Even though you mean no harm and not all demons are evil, it’s hard for people to forget things easily.” She stood there for a minute before nodding her head, “I understand.” I smiled and rubbed her head, “Don’t worry, it won’t be long before you can walk around without me.” She closed her eyes and smiled.

A few minutes later Dani came back with the other two girls behind her. I also saw Zendra and Zellfina walking behind them too. I smiled, “Hey Zina.” She smiled back, “Hello dear.” I looked over at Zendra, “Well if it isn’t the spoilt little daughter in law of mine. Here to see daddy off?” Her face got extremely red and she started yelling, “Daddy my ass! If anything I am here to see my brother in law and my sisters off!”

I laughed and just smiled at her, “Jeez there is no need to yell. Daddy is standing right here and I can hear just fine.” She was fuming at this point and you could almost see smoke billowing out of her ears, “I. Am. Going. To. Kill. You.” She launched a [Fire Ball] at me and I laughed. I caught the spell in my hand and squeezed. The spell cancelled out and the fire was extinguished. I looked at her, “I think my daughter needs a spanking.”

She breathed in deeply, “You wouldn’t dare.” I smirked before I used [Blink] and appeared behind her. I quickly manipulated the mana in the floor to make a chair made of metal pop out. There was a notification, but I ignored it for now. I grabbed her and then bent her over my knee, “Bad girls deserve spankings.” She was struggling and yelled, “Don’t you dare do it!” Right after the words left her mouth I brought my hand down and gave her a good smack on the ass. She yelped, “You bastard! I’ll kill you!” I gave her a few more smacks and she cursed me a few more times. After the fifth one she was starting to tear up so I stopped. I let her go and she quickly stood up.

I laughed and then sent the chair back into the floor. I walked over towards where I was before and then looked at Zendra. She was glaring at me with some tears forming in her eyes. I smiled, “Remember daughter, a lot of men don’t like over bearing woman. Luckily for you there is one who adores you for the way you are.” She sniffed a little, “And who would that be?” I laughed, “If you would open your eyes and look to those closest to you and not feel like such a superior to them all the time then you would know. I will say this though, he is a lot better man than the other guy you like.”

She had confusion on her face when I turned towards Zellfina. She was staring at me with a small smile on her face. I smiled back, “Sorry about that dear, but she needed a small punishment for attacking me.” She laughed, “Don’t worry; I think that she needed it even more than you think.” I shrugged my shoulders, “I hope it worked.” She laughed and then pulled me into her arms while giving me a passionate kiss.

After a couple of minutes we separated and she smile, “Come back to me safely.” I smiled and nodded my head, “Of course I will.” I looked at the other girls, “Well let’s head to the ship and after everything gets loaded we will head towards the ArchAngel.” They all smiled and nodded their heads. Xenova spoke up, “If you don’t mind I can make us a portal to the ship, but Dani and Camellia won’t be able to go through it.”

I raised an eyebrow, “Why not?” She quickly answered, “Space Magic is very violent and if you aren’t at least at the Immortal Rank making portals and using them are impossible. The chaos inside of the portal will literally tear your body apart. Immortal Power Ranks will be fine because their bodies are sturdy enough and Immortal Magic Ranks have enough of a mana pool and mana control that they can repel the chaos from their bodies. Inside of a portal made of Space Magic there is no mana. It is one of the few locations in the universe where mana doesn’t exist. Hence Immortal Ranks will need to rely on their mana pool. Demi-Gods Magic Ranks will have their bodies strengthened a little and not have to worry about it as well. Once someone hits the God Rank magic then their body would be the same as an Immortal Power Rank being.”

After hearing her explanation it made sense, plus some of the information was helpful to know. I looked at her, “Why are portals so chaotic?” She shrugged her shoulders, “Nobody knows. All Space Mages have been using the same portal spell made by the original inventor. He never stabilized the portal and no one has taken the time to do so.” I nodded my head; maybe I should look into trying to stabilize the portal at a later date and then connecting the empires planets and space stations together. We could even make portals for other empires. There could be a tax for using the portal that could help the empire financially. Not that the empire was really in need of money, but more money never hurts.

I smiled at Xenova, “Thanks for offering, but we will all take a smaller ship up together.” She smiled and nodded her head. We headed to one of the landing pads and waited for a ship to come pick us up. A few minutes later we saw a ship coming out of the capital ship and head straight towards us. The ship landed on the platform in front of us and the rear ramp opened up. We walked up the ramp and strapped ourselves into our seats.

The pilot shut the ramp and the ship lifted off. We made our way through the skies of Chiron and headed towards the capital ship. Dani was literally plastered to the window and it looked kind of cute. Her harness wasn’t allowing her to see much, but she was still excited nonetheless. We docked with the capital ship and disembarked.

When we stepped out of the ship there was a squad of draconians waiting for us. They all saluted in the traditional way that was done on Earth. I saluted back and they all stood at ease. A split second later another draconian walked out of a door on the other side of the hangar. He had a powerful vibe to him and I decided to use [Identify] on him.

Name: Xylnick Dragoff

Rank: Demi-God Power Rank

Age: 1,475,972

Title: General of the 7th Draconian Army

My eyes widened when I saw his Power Rank and age. The age really didn’t bother me as much as his Power Rank. If I remember right anyone Immortal or above were usually a part of the Royal Bodyguards. Before I could really think about it he was already in front of me and saluting, “Your majesty.” I saluted back, “General.”

He smiled slightly, “Oh, you know who I am?” I nodded, “Yeah, and I know how powerful you are too.” His smile widened some and he laughed, “Good, very good. If you are able to see those more powerful then you it is a good thing. Trying to fight someone you are no match for isn’t something smart. Only if you are prepared and have a significant chance of winning should you attempt to do so.”

I nodded my head, “Of course, without preparation or luck someone more powerful would wipe the floor with me.” The general nodded, “Indeed.” There was a short pause that allowed me to asked a question, “So why are you a general? I thought most of the draconians above the Immortal Rank were a part of the Royal Bodyguards?”

He nodded his head, “Normally yes, but the leader of the Royal Bodyguards assigned me to be the general of the 7th army. Although the original 7th army was actually wiped out in the demons territory, so the only members of the army are the men on this ship and those we recruit along the way. I am to be the general, of the army that you command, which is the new 7th army. I will lead the ground troops to attack wherever you tell us to.” I nodded my head, “Well okay then. It is good to work with you general.” He smiled, “The pleasure is mine your majesty.”

We followed him and took a tour of the ship and after a little bit we made it to the bridge. The bridge was almost the exact same thing as the ArchAngel except for there was a big captain’s chair and two chairs below it that were smaller. There was another draconian that saluted us when he saw us enter, “Your majesty!” When he yelled the rest of the people on the bridge saluted as well.

I saluted them back and the original draconian spoke, “Your majesty, I am Xyldrick Dragoff and I will be the Admiral of the 7th fleet that is under your command.” I raised an eyebrow, “Dragoff?” I looked towards the general who laughed, “He is my brother your majesty.” I nodded my head, “Oh okay.” I looked back towards the Admiral, “It will be a pleasure working with you Admiral.” He smiled, “The pleasure is all mine your majesty.”

The admiral explained some of the functions of the ship and showed me to the captain’s chair. He spoke to me as I sat down, “While you are on this ship this will be your chair and I will take one of the Co-Captain’s chairs. When you are not on the ship I will be taking responsibility of the ship as it’s Captain.” I nodded my head and tapped on the screen in the arm of the chair. A holographic screen appeared in front of me.

Hello Captain! Please choose a name for me…

I raised an eyebrow towards the admiral, who smiled, “Everything has already been programmed into the ships A.I. except for a name your majesty.” I nodded my head, “Oh, okay.” I typed into the keyboard on the chair. A few seconds later a female voice sounded out over the intercom, “Welcome aboard the UDE Freedom your majesty.” The admiral raised an eyebrow, “UDE Freedom?” I nodded my head, “Yeah, the UDE stands for the United Draconian Empire, which is the name of the empire, and Freedom is the name of the ship itself.”

The admiral nodded his head and smiled, “It’s a good name sire.” I smiled, “I thought so too.” I started to look through the computer system as the admiral and the general showed the girls to our quarters. A few minutes later I was greeted with a familiar voice, “Hello your majesty.” I looked up from the computer screen and saw Violet and Drexella standing in front of me. I smiled, “Hey you two, glad you could make it aboard.”

They both smiled at me while Violet spoke, “Of course we would be here. I am your assistant while Drexella is your personal maid.” I laughed and talked with them for a few minutes before I had a soldier take them to their quarters. I went back to looking at the computer screen and decided to check the full status of the ship.

UDE Freedom

Condition: Good

Type: Capital Ship

Power: Infinite (Space Particles)

Life Support: Online

Gravity: Online

Life Signs: 10,007

Armaments

10 Medium Capacity Anti-Capital Ship Rotating Rail Guns

25 Medium Capacity Anti-Frigate Rotating Rail Guns

100 Small Capacity Anti-Fighter Laser Turrets

Rooms

1 Bridge

1 Captain’s Room

2 Co-Captain’s Rooms

200 Barracks (50 Capacity plus showers/latrines)

10 Recreation Lounges

10 Mess Halls

20 Medical Bays

1000 Escape Pods

10 Hangars

2 Training Rooms (Pilots and Infantry)

I checked out the status of the capital ship and it looked pretty close to the ArchAngel, except that Xenova had changed the engine over to Space Particles just a few minutes ago it seems. I was surprised to see the ten thousand life signs, besides those of me and the girls, on board. That was an unimaginable amount of people on this ship, but the thing is about the size of freaking Dallas back on Earth. Remembering that the ArchAngel was supposed to be getting some upgrades and modifications I was starting to get excited about the changes that could have happened to it.