so i maaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy have the flu........... GREAT START TO MY BREAK!!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!!! FLU!!!!!!

.................. yeah so i've decided what imma do. i plan to write B.B. until the Twins are born, and the dragon Challanges are over. then i'll call THAT the end of ark 2, ark 2 was getting WAY too long.................... after that i take a break from B.B. and write some A.N.G, i'll also probably go through and clean up the earlier chapters during that time as well.

that break should come some where around chapter 33 (discounting the one possibly two side stories) so you all got some time.....

anyway, this chapter is a character growth one............. not much of one though, Alt wont be growing as a person all that much in this story, just growing to recognize a few things he needs to change to be less likily to die.............

a friend of mine once said that i should end this story by making Alt a good person and a hero.......... i laughed at her............

ENJOY!!!!!!!!

I was finally able to get back to my room… My nice, safe, comfortable, room. I looked to my right at my savoir.

“Hey Fera, Thanks again for finding me…. Also don’t tell anyone about how I was crying ok?” (Alt)

She smiled down at me.

“You need not worry my angel, my sisters and I have already come to accept these things from you. However, if it is your wish, I will not tell another soul.” (Fera)

…………………. Wow…………….. Once again Fera’s attempt at reassuring me has backfired horribly……… Maybe I should just start expecting this from her now…………..

“Ok then. By the way do you know where Yan is, I need to talk to her about something.” (Alt)

“She should be in your office, my angel. What did you wish to talk to her about?” (Fera)

I got up from where I was sitting on my bed, and began walking to my attached office.

“The future……… Fera find Till and bring her here, you all should be here for this.” (Alt)

“Very well, my angel.” (Fera)

Fera got up and exited my room at the same time I reached the office.

Yan was sitting at the desk, working on what looked to be five different things at once. She looked up at me when I came in, and gave me a smile before going back to her work. I sat in my chair, and looked straight ahead as I waited for Fera and Till to arrive.

“Yan……… I assume you all went about planning vengeance on the armored man while I was still on my way back home?” (Alt)

Yan didn’t look up, and just kept working.

“Yes we did, Lord Alt. Was that something you didn’t want us to pursue?” (Yan)

“No…… Just be sure that no one in my family or the pets will be hurt in this pursuit. Otherwise, I don’t really care what you choose to do. I don’t even want to hear any of the details…..” (Alt)

Yan did look up this time.

“Lord Alt? It isn’t like you to not wish to be involved in our plans, and you sound rather melancholy. Is everything alright? If you need anything……” (Yan)

I shook my head, and looked at her. Looked her in the eyes.

“Yan, I’m just coming to learn how powerless I really am. Up until now I had thought I was invincible, that I could heal from anything and that my charm would keep me from any death besides hordes of small children with poor impulse control. I had thought that this world was mine for the taking, that if I wanted to nothing could stop me from taking it all for myself.” (Alt)

Yan’s expression went firm, and took on a determined light.

“If that is what you yearn for, Lord Alt, than Fera, Till, and I will see to it that your wish is fulfilled. It may take time, many millennia even, but we shall see to it that this world is yours if that is what you wish for.” (Yan)

I felt myself begin to smile slightly.

“But it isn’t Yan, I was just trying to make a point. Ah well, I’ll explain everything when Fera and Till return…..” (Alt)

Yan’s face took on a mildly troubled expression, but she eventually returned to her work.

I looked forward at the door to my office again. There was nothing to do now but wait.

Yes, wait……… Wait for Fera and Till…………. Wait for mom and Rin to finish whatever they are doing………. Wait for my sisters to be born…………… Wait for Sally to return………… Wait for school so I can meet up with Altoria…………. All I can really do is just wait for everything, and that’s because right now I don’t have the power to do things on my own. Oh well, I can wait for now…… I’m good at waiting, and as I’m waiting, I’ll gain all the power, in any of its forms, I can.……….

I looked at the door, and I felt my slight smile grow.

Right now I couldn’t even fight off Mort, and almost died twice on my first real offensive against an outside power……. Hell I won’t even be the one to take revenge on Fray………….. But that’s fine, I’ll just have to improve. I’m beginning to discover my position in this world, and now that I know it I can begin to IMPROVE it…………………………………………………………..

I looked at the girls as they all sat in front of me. Fera, Yan, and Till, the three I could trust the most in this world. The three whose souls were inside mine, and who would follow me in all things.

“I’ve been overconfident. Arrogance is fine as long as one has the power to back it up, but it seems that I lacked that power. I had begun to confuse my family’s power for my own, and that was a mistake. I am in no way equal to mom or Lizote in terms of power of any sort, in fact I fall short of even you three in some ways.............

Yan, you are undoubtedly more diligent than I am, and you are likely smarter than I am as well.” (Alt)

“That’s not tru-….” (Yan)

I looked at Yan as she blushed and tried to refute what I had said. I gestured that I wasn’t done yet, and she stopped and began to listen again.

“Then there is you Till, you are undoubtedly stronger than I am. You are also probably better at commanding forces in the field than I could ever be…..” (Alt)

“Alt…..” (Till)

Till was squirming slightly in her chair.

“And you Fera, you seem to be able to do ANYTHING I ask you to, and it always seems to be done well. Sometimes I’m not even sure you are even ABLE to fail at tasks.......” (Alt)

“My angel…..” (Fera)

Fera just bowed, her eyes seemed slightly teary though.

“And meanwhile, all I am capable of is using these talents of yours. Everything I have ever done was either because I was using your or mom’s own power instead of my own. The only things I can claim as my own now are the pets and the Angelic Guard, and even that was only possible due to you all. Really I am actually very weak, and only now am I coming to recognize this weakness……..” (Alt)

I took a deep breath and looked at all of them.

“This weakness DISGUSTS me. I can accept faults and failures, but as things are now I am ENTIRELY helpless. It seems that because of what I am, I may never be able to be a great physical fighter… I can accept this. I'm also only able to access 20% of my mana pool… I can accept and move past this as well. What I can’t accept is how foolish I have been, I have done NOTHING to increase my own power since I was a mere INFANT! Even combat training with mom and Fera was only a mere whim of mine, and now I know that I will probably never be any more than adept at that. This day has shown me that not everything will just naturally fall into my hands, that I most have the strength or the cunning to reach out and SEIZE what I desire!!! And today, I discovered I do not have enough of either for my liking……” (Alt)

I looked down at my hands.

When did I stop? Was it when I escaped from that kidnapping? Did I just assume the rest of this world would be as weak as the foes I faced there? WERE all those people weak? I did only have to directly face a few of the guards, Yan and Till dealt with the rest for me……………. Have I just been assuming that everyone was that weak? Even when mom, the woman I have known since the day I was born and then sold, disproved that very notion? Really Alt, that is the height of being a dumbass……………

I looked back up at the girls.

“That changes now. I have decided I shall become a mage, and anything else I can to play to my strengths. I may not be able to do much about the actual magic right now, but I CAN increase my mana pool and circulation. I’ll also research into anything else that I might be good at, any other power I might be able to use.” (Alt)

I saw that determination of my words and expression was getting through to them.

“Lord Alt……….” (Yan)

“Alt………” (Till)

“My angel…….” (Fera)

“As you all know, I’m part divine and I have been in contact with divines since I was first born. Hell even before that…….. But now, the first one, who I’m apparently related to, has apparently incarnated into this world somehow…. And the second has gone into rest after helping my sisters. I won’t be able to contact any divines for a few years, but I think I know a way to speed that process up.” (Alt)

I should’ve done this when we first started making a temple in the first place……… just another way my overconfidence has cost me……….

“That divine is called Sally, and we will be making her, her own temple and spreading her faith. We already have an alter for it, and making a temple for Sally is the first step.” (Alt)

I looked at them until they nodded, even if it did seem rather reluctant. Ever since my temple was made these three haven’t even entertained the thought of doing something for another god, but now I was asking them to help spread an entirely new faith. It took a while for them to get over Sally’s alter in my temple in the first place…

“You also know that I want to create my own kingdom, well as it stands right now we have no land, no real people besides the Angelic Guard, and no resources outside of mom’s. I REFUSE to use mom’s kingdom to build my own, I want to create it with my own resources and my own people. I also need to expand my inner circle past just you three, as well as gain a greater understanding of this world and its people. I need to make connections, and raise interest for myself and this kingdom as well. Going to school should help, but there is also something else I could do now to start, and as such I will be joining the guilds. ALL of the major ones, and you all will be joining them as well. I’ll have you placed under me in them, even if I have to bribe or threaten them to do so.” (Alt)

The explorers guild should help me find the right land for my kingdom, as well as help me gain a better understanding of this world at large and help develop my combat skills n real situations…… The guild of innovation will help with research and school…….. The guild of merchantry should further my connections and resources……… And then the guild of transport will help with many policies and trade for my kingdom……… And I can join three by just visiting their buildings in the capital……………

“Then there is our underground criminal empire…. We need to grow and expand it. We’ll branch out into many more legal activities as well as more illegal ones. Within the decade, I want Angelic Guard to be a name that is both feared and respected throughout this entire continent. It will also branch into military and combat agendas, in the future I want it to serve to hold my own elite forces and possibly my entire army for my kingdom.” (Alt)

I let out a long sigh. That was a lot to just put out there in one little meeting, but it wasn’t everything. We’d have to refine and change things over the next few months, and Yan and I would have to draw up a shitton of plans and countermeasures. That said, for now, this was enough….

“Now this isn’t all there is, but for now it’s at least a start. We can all work together to see to all the details over time, but does anyone have any questions or something they would like to say now?” (Alt)

“So if you plan to expand the inner circle past just us, does that mean we’ll be getting a new sister soon Alt?” (Till)

Wow……….. Ummmm, I hadn’t really thought about that point……… well I mean Sally did say I had a big soul so…….. Adding three or four more to it should be fine right? Maybe after adding one more I should just wait to ask Sally before adding another? Yeah, that seems like it’ll work………..

“Tentative yes to that question, Till.” (Alt)

“Ok then. We’ll have to find more space for them in your room though, none of us like sleeping in different rooms and I doubt a new sister would either……..” (Till)

“We will be going over this in more depth later, correct Lord Alt?” (Yan)

“Yes.” (Alt)

“Then I’ll hold off on any further discussions until then, Lord Alt. You seem to be rather tired, after all.” (Yan)

“Thank you Yan.” (Alt)

I turned and looked at Fera, she was still in that bowed sitting position.

“Fera? Is there anything you wanted to add?” (Alt)

“No my angel, I will follow you in anything you chose to do. If this is the path you have chosen, then I shall support it with all I am. However, it has been quite some time since we last shared a night together….. Might I request to sleep next to you tonight?” (Fera)

Suddenly Yan sprang up.

“I would like to request that as well!” (Yan)

Then Till shyly raised her hand.

“Me too…….” (Till)

I felt myself give a big bright smile.

Man, when my mini-me grows up, I’m going to be the luckiest guy EVER!!!!! I’m thinking once with each of them followed by a fourway, followed by some roleplay…………… Yep, just gotta wait, what? Five, four more years? Yeah, something else to wait for…………

“Alright then, let’s all go to bed!!!” (Alt)

I got up and walked towards the office door, the girls were right behind me as I left.

The day ended, and that night I had a nice deep sleep surrounded by the woman I loved and DEFINATLY lusted for….

I was looking at mom and a slightly cowering Rin who was standing at least three meters away from her. Mom was smiling, but the smile looked REALLY predatory.

Rin was smiling too, but hers seemed more relieved and unsure about things. It was also solely directed at me, and she seemed to be avoiding even putting mom into her field of vision.

“………And so we talked things over, and the dragoness will be challenging you to six trials of power. One each for Physical combat, intelligence, wealth, leadership, creativity, and one trial to be chosen by our guest herself. They will also happen in that very order. If you win any three or more trials you shall be declared victorious and you will be getting a new lizard pet. Isn’t that nice Alty-Walty!!!!! You’ll be getting a brand new pawn, doesn’t Mommy give you the best presents?” (mom)

…………………………………………… Ummmm, what the fuck did mom do to Rin to make these conditions seem even remotely fair? I mean I’m obviously going to win at least the intelligence and wealth trials……. And I probably got creativity and leadership in the bag too……………

I looked at Rin, and she gave me a nervous little wave.

Well, I DO need to expand the inner circle…………… YAAAAAY!!!! Convenient dragoness is convenient!!!!! And she is really beautiful too…………… Mom, you really do give the best gifts……………………

“Ok mom, when are the trials going to happen?” (Alt)

Mom just smiled.

“Right now, Alty dearest. Let’s go out to the gardens shall we?” (Mom)

……………………………………… Or I could be completely screwed because I have no time to prepare……………. Well Fuck………………. Wait………… I HAVE TO FIGHT A DRAGON FIRST THING IN THE MORNING?!?!?!?!?!?!

well thats all i got for today................... maybe more tomorrow, maybe two tomorrow, maybe none tomorrow........ it all depends on how well i am and whether i feel like writing.............

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and no there wont be a Author hint at the end of EVERY chapter, although i will say that theorizing in depth on something makes me want to throw a bone to that person to help them..............

am i forgetting something? .................... oh well, i'm sure its nothing that would effect the fan-base....

Author out...............................