We were back at the shooting range

I never thought i would be like gwen in this aspect but damn i loved it here. Its the only place i could get some peace.

"Don't you want to practice some shooting yourself?" i said to Gwen it was hypocritical that she was mad earlier but i haven't seen her shoot a single gun yet , no wonder her accuracy was waning

"No were watching you big guy"

"what happened to my bold ,caring and assertive Gwendolyn, never thought you were the type to just watch"

focusing on my left eye i tried to draw out the power that was given to me .It took more time then with my right eye which was mostly instantaneous .About 3 seconds after my left eye started fulminating it was dreadful, the pain was so horrible i dropped to my knee's

"Farron" Gwendolyn called and came rushing forward concerned for my well being

extending my hand to halt her. If would be pathetic if i couldn't use my own power , I knew it wouldn't kill me or at least I trusted that it wouldn't. I couldn't let just pain alone stop me. My eye started bleeding profusely but I still continued. Then I felt it , a joy like no other that started in my eye then spread like a wild fire to the rest of my body. It felt so good that i forgot about were I was , the people around me, my purpose all I could handle was the pleasure running through my body at this very second. What was I doing again...im training ... snapping back to reality I was floating in mid air , body glowing I needed to stop this , I'm going to tear this whole building to shreds .Willing my eye to stop my body followed my command and i hit the floor knees first. ouch My knees were under constant abuse

"Dude"

"Waa why did you stop , i was so close to seeing something amazing"

"I felt like the hole building would collapse if i continued killing everyone inside"

Realizing my error i thought the whatever ability Janus granted would be related to shooting , but that wasn't even close This was akin to a large scale nuke. AWESOME!!! it made me feel like a character in the shows i used to watch, I'm glad i didn't use my power fully i wanted to be awake to see the damage.

"Hey for once I'm finally on your side "i said to the queen

"You are?"

"Yeah I definitely want to see this power , lets go to the forest "

"Heck yea" the queen said nearly salivating "like i said this is why I'm a admirer I've never seen these things in these dull walls"

"Its like you're getting stronger by the second... hate to use you as a guinea pig but damn i want so see just bad as her"

Fast as we got here we were already leaving , when we reached the 27 floor drop i had to be held, which in turn took me out of my power trip .When we returned i had to see the progress on my boots , i didn't want her to do this forever. We landed and i thanked her , after a few minutes we found Remiel and Myrtle all cozied up at the entrance of the base.

"Oh look what we have here such a big party ,what's the occasion" Remiel shouted cheerfully

I wished it creeped him out that his mom was following me ,but it didn't look like it in the slightest .Robo ethics must be weird, walking over to him i explained the situation in his ear.

"Bro she already knows about the chosen me and myrtle baby have been married forever , she found out about her powers before you were even born"

Oh ... guess i feel stupid

"ahh so you're a chosen , i had a hunch but wanted to let you tell me"

"Yeah i am. Janus the god of change"

"ooh that's a new one, now i need to see even more"

i had a feeling everything i did made her want to see more, but if she already knew then i wouldn't mind. To be honest i feel kind of flattered in a strange way.

"Yea so do you want to see as well, the more merrier"

"Well" Remiel said hesistantly

"Yes!" Mrytle cut him off "I've never seen your powers first hand just heard about it from Gwen"

" look at you Mr. Popular , alright if she wants to go then its a given that im coming ,"

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When we arrived at the same spot in the forest i felt bad for whatever animals were going to be killed in this ordeal, hopefully not too many. We formed a circle and began talking amongst ourselves

"So Janus specifically told me this was a combat oriented skill so everyone has to go far back , i would feel horrible if you got caught up in the explosion"

"explosion you act like your going to destroy the forest" said myrtle playfully

"i just might , now go"

The all left for high ground leaving me completely alone .I think the source of my powers was emotion as cliché as it sounded so now that i could go all out i planned to do everything in my power to channel all the energy i could muster.

My eye still didn't fully recover from the first time a few hours ago but it was good enough. Let us begin, focusing on my both eyes this time i wondered what would happen. Pain , pain is what happened this time though it was 10 times worse, i was close to instantly passing out but i wasn't so i kept going. This time it lasted for 3 minutes , then the good feelings came or better yet i could describe it as pure euphoria i couldn't stop myself from giggling like a little girl.

"hehehe hahaha"

My body begin floating this time much higher to the point were i was above the trees. my eyes beamed like two shining beacons that's right I'm going to push it too the limit. dark clouds gathered overhead. I could feel the power surging in me looking for somewhere to be unleashed , but i needed more. The air was crackling with energy the dark clouds from above started converging in a massive spinning like a motion. If these powers fed off emotion then that's exactly what I'd give it.

"MORE GIVE ,GIVE ME THE POWER TO DESTROY THIS WORLD!"

I was about to burst so i finally allowed it to discharge, a faint image of my goddess appeared behind me encouraging me to let everything go. The ground trembled the air was whipping around me then hundreds of Beams of pure energy erupted from both the ground and sky ,incinerating and obliterating everything in its path

"im not done yet!"

raising my hand all the energy started condescending into one place , this was exhilarating i felt like a real god. I don't know what got over me but i wanted to destroy this forest .Swiping my hand down the largest beam of light hit the planet Leaving a massive ravine in its place .Feeling all the energy leave my body i began falling i managed to stick the landing .Looking down at the massive crater i was amazed , the powers evolved with the possessor but how could it get more destructive then this? I would rather not think about what would happen if two chosen choose to fight one another.

Seeing my friends appear from beyond the tree line one by one they all had a different expression on their faces. The one i was worried about the most was gwen she looked terrified, first to speak was Remiel

"i don't want to piss you off"

"This is totally unfair , your god really must like you to give you something like this"

"following you around for hours resulted in the most powerful display of energy I've ever witnessed from a living thing"

"... are you okay? I'm worried about your mental health"

Oh she isn't scared just worried about me, that made me happy. So i just gave her a big fat hug

"Of course I'm fine"

"you said that you wanted to destroy the world though"

I did say that and i couldn't say that in that moment i didn't mean it. best i come clean before anymore miss understanding happen

"i think Janus gave me something as cheesy as drawing power from my emotions , so i thought of the most destructive thing i could think of at the top of my head and said it"

"i think I'm done with the violence would it be ok if i asked you not do that again... if I'm going to be honest i don't want it to change you, cant we just explore the world in peace?"

who would've thought gwen would be the one saying these things

"I wish i could...since your honest with me ill return the favor. I dont think running away will make violence not exist, i think its better to hone this power and use it only when neccassary.Also i think the other disicples are much stronger so i need to prepare if i want to protect you"

"... if you think so , then ill support your decision just make sure you tell me when you about to so i can be around if something goes wrong"

"Your everything i ask for" i said happily

"Oh Farron, you always know what to say to calm my nerves" she said ready to initiate some action

"before you two start fucking i might need to borrow farron" the queen said

This time Gwen wasn't standing for it

"HELL NO"

"Oh relax all i wanted to say is you might need to marry Anathasia, you would get good political benefits and we would get a insanely strong defender"

This time I wasn't standing for it

"HELL NO"

I legitimately hated her daughter

"You wont be able to keep him all for yourself just look at how powerful he is , if he wanted too he could become rich and famous, hes going to have thousands of women around him epically because he's traveling the galaxy , wouldn't you rather someone close to you?"

Gwen seemed to be moved by her dumb reasoning , they really had no grasp of males did they.

"Gwen what matters most to a man is the emotional connection , i have no interest in other women"

"Yeah i know ... but i want you to live a happy life of abundance. Humans don't live forever there wont be room for regrets in your coffin and while I'm with you i want you to be surrounded by people who love you , don't you like girls?"

"It's hard to say i didn't like girls but that's not a good enough reason, most guys tend to be monogamous in this situation more doesn't mean better. Unless its more of you"

She seemed unconvinced , what more could i say though

"you're saying that now but you don't know who you'll meet at as we travel the galaxy, as long as I'm number one girl have as much fun as you want"

"If that's the case then forget my daughter and just go with me" The queen said

"ill keep that in mind " i replied to Gwen and Gwen only

"Hey I'm pretty sleepy now , do you want to head back plus we need to check on the gear?"

"Well i wanted to stay the night out here this time we can watch the stars"

"Camping trip! All in favor say aye" said Myrtle

"Aye, Aye ,Aye , Aye "

Where these guys always so light hearted? I could see where Gwen was coming from if you started to focus on the negative you'll start to think that it was the only thing around you. We spilt up into two groups The queen ,Gwen, and Remiel vs me and myrtle. Basically the first group would go out hunting and the second group would collect firewood. I could tell that the divisions of the groups was only for fun , i saw no reason why they couldn't do both effortlessly but hey i was happy for a change of pace.

Walking through the forest with myrtle we pick upped sticks and stones and whatever was flammable or helped in fire keeping.

"ahh i cant wait i love the night times on this planet they last so long and there's so many moons and the constellations all are different"

"Are there less moons on your home planet?"

I never really thought about it like that , other planets could have anything.

"More like no moons, the weather is extreme , the tides virtually have nothing controlling them so natural disasters are always a threat, even for people born on the planet but we learned to adapt "

"Hey watch out" myrtle said to me

i looked around and there was a hole about 5 feet deep, glad i stopped. We had enough material anyway and it was becoming night , should turn back

" How'd you see that " i said turning back to were we came

"i have excellent night vision i can see much better at night"

Oh that makes sense her home planet evolved without any moons

"Well thank you , so uh " i never realized that i was terrible at any small talk.

"So what are you going to do about the queen and Gwen, were going to leave the planet in a few weeks" she said being very nosey

That was the last thing i wanted to talk about couldn't a man just enjoy peace, why are they so insistent?I didn't want to snap on myrtle so i just calmed myself.

"remember what i said earlier love its all about a connection, that doesn't exist with me and the queen"

"I can tell just by your faced you're annoyed "

"Beyond annoyed"

"I understand but your hate towards the queen is illogical correct me if I'm wrong but from what i heard Gwen actually tried to kill you a few times and you forgave her, all the queen did was not raise her hand. She already knows about us chosen and is still begging for some affection, when she doesn't even have to"

Uhh damn some of that is true , but how is she begging for affection and the connection

"again!! there is no connection and how is she begging for affection i don't have to accept anyone into my life that i don't want to"

"You're choosing not to make a connection, you've been resisting it , and think about this for a women of her status to put down her pride and just start following you around like a lost cat even after multiple rejection's how is that not begging"

"then how do you explain her saying that this is for political reasons? even if all this is true why do i have to be nice " i said to counter her naivety

she continued

"That's her idiotic version of trying to sweeten up the deal in her head, she thought that would make you say yes, and you don't have to be nice just understand that she isn't the evil you make her out to be"

sigh they're trying to get me to soften up, Myrtle must be a pro at this.

We returned to the camp sight with the materials in hand. Just in time to it just became nighttime and the stars were sparkling beautifully.

"Hey guys were back" We greeted

" Took you long enough we've been waiting for a longass time " said Gwen

"yea seriously" Remiel said playfully

"Sorry not all of us can move like you guys" said myrtle

I saw the queen just standing there quietly by Gwen which was highly unlike her, i wonder if they did some talking as well. What Myrtle said flashed through my mind ...should i just give her a chance as well. I couldn't stop thinking about it ... i needed to get it out of the way right now.

"Hey Gwen do you think i-"

"yes, i told you a while back ,we already know just yes" she said as she got to work skinning and bleeding a decent sized hog.

Where did she keep finding these hogs from.

Putting my hands over my face and taking a deep breath, ok i would give her one chance, and one chance only.

"Hey queen come with me " i said walking over to grab her hand

"Finally " said Remiel "trust me bro you'll be happier in the end"

For some reason myrtle slapped him in the back of the head

walking some distance till where the main crew was out of sight and hearing , i wanted this to be private hopefully they would respect that. Once we were alone i said my piece

"ok so I've been doing some thinking I'm ok with you being around me ,but only under the exception that we are equals. Forget about your queen status, forget about how you rule this kingdom , if this is going to work we're going to need to build a bond"

Processing what i said "How do you expect me to do that "

"remove your pride and i will do the same. we can start over. Truth be told I'm not 100% sold on you , even now in your actions i can tell you don't have any regard for anyone but yourself. I dont know what type of relationships that you're used to but this is going to be different is either all love or nothing , i have no interest in wasting time" I was completely honest

She seemed puzzled did she just not know what a healthy relationship was .I think I'm starting to understand if her whole life she's been around men whos just catered to her or extremely apathetic men that only viewed her a political ladder how could she.

"ok I'm willing to say that i can be pushy ... so let say we did start over? what exactly would be different"

" wanting to change is the first start its really simple we look out for each others best interest ,and we respect and support each other, we don't always have to get along but we have to try to"

Looking at her blank expression i thought maybe i was the one being naïve to think that someone could change? In my temple these were basic qualities of living beings even if we weren't in a relationship so what was so hard to understand? Perhaps my sect was a outlier in how we treated each other

"and if i don't?" she said questioningly

"then i wont and over with" i made sure to sound like i wasn't playing no games

"I ...see. Im willing to try that"

Good enough

"i never got your real name, Im Farron and you are?"

"Ezra"

Well it was weird to officially now have two partners but i got the feeling that i was the only who felt like this. I needed to embrace this new lifestyle , who knows it might be a amazing thing or if its a bad thing i can just cut her off. Still Gwen was my main girl and that would never change but i wouldn't be neglectful. I grabbed her hand and started walking back to the camp

about half way through the walk she asked "are you going to keep holding my hand?"

"Yeah its called holding hands, want me to stop?"

"No!... its just Bill never did this"

"Bill?"

"You know him as the king "

"Ahh" Lets avoid mentioning that again

We got back to camp and were greeted

"Farrron my man we've been waiting on ya, you took your first step towards manhood .We thought you guys might stay the night if you know what I'm saying" Remiel said while nudging me with his elbow

The joke was unfunny but somehow this guy always was so positive and cheerful, i admired him slightly for it. Running up to me Gwen simply said "if your happy I'm happy , now lets go myrtle has been waiting on you two to start eating.

She ran over to the camp fire and did a twirl and by golly i had to say she looked great. I reached it a little while after and took a seat on the ground.

"Thank you for the food!" we said we dug in.

Even the bots had some type of colorless liquid that they were drinking

"Wow i didn't think you guys ate or drunk anything"

"We don't we can recycle the energy within us indefinitely .But we can if we want to and this is a special occasion" answered Ezra

"What is it?" i asked

"Liquid plutonium" said Remiel

Figures i thought. We joked, laughed and did some bickering all around it was a great carefree time .The smiles one their faces made me believe that . Being in nature made us forget that we had any other worries, like we were one small community.

"Ahh im sleepy , come on" said Myrtle to Remiel as they walked away to "sleep" leaving me,Gwen and the queen alone.Finding a nice field of flowers luminescent flowers i decided that's where i wanted to sit.

"Feeling romantic huh" said Gwen sitting within reach of me. She was chuckling , was i just imagining or were her cheeks slightly pink

"Are your cheeks pink, or is it my imagination"

"Oh yea hick ...haha... yeah the plutonium does that"

Was Their equivalent of drinking hard liquor? It had to be, i never seen Gwen act this buoyantly she was slurring her words and kissing my neck .I layed down on the floors to get a better view of space, sights like this just never got old. Thinking that this might be the last time in a long time that'll we'll be able to take it easy. I accepted the request from Janus to save Namues disciple so i doubt it would be smooth sailing.

"wahhhhhhh don't ignore me" she said laying next to me

I grabbed her pulling her in , i loved doing that.

"i wont ignore you, wouldn't even dream of it"

kissing her forehead then making my way down to her lips

"ooh haha , mhh well don't ignore the queen either"

Sighing that was true i couldn't spoil our new connection before it really even started

"Hey Ezra come on over here , we all know you aren't shy"

"but you said i need to show respect"

"i also said we needed to support each other that means me supporting you, now get over here"

Her cheeks were red too was she drunk as well?

running over she literally plopped her whole body weight on me and Gwen.

"warm us up!" she said in a very wasted voice

She was more light weight then Gwen about 180pounds but it still almost enough to make me protest .I didn't because that would be kill the spirit of the night, so i just endured. Hopefully getting knocked out a bunch made me stronger.

"now its a real love party" said Gwen

"Hey Ferron is it alright if i ask you a question"

"Yeah sure"

"why are you so big on connection, you know I've been alive thousands of years and been in hundreds of marriages none of my past partners have cared as much."

"When my family was killed i died a lot of thinking. We have ourselves and most likely can survive alone but. I realized that doesn't mean much. I would rather we love each other while were alive. You guys seem to think that living thousand of years make you immortal but... all things die "

Yikes i hope i didn't kill them mood

"i see, your a bit of a charming guy for real huh" she said turning to lay on me with a devilish smile

"Right" Gwen backed her up

Kissing me on the lips while looking directly at Gwen. She didn't seem to have a issue with it and gave her a thumbs up

I cant say the attention wasn't enjoyable but if it was going to happen like this then everyone would get some .After our fun little

making out escapade they seemed to be satisfied.

I couldn't help but think about how blessed i was, things changed so fast. I didn't want to toot my own horn but i can see why Janus choose me my life continued to change rapidly and i don't think it's going to stop anytime soon. That reminds me Janus can feel everything I'm feeling right now, lets try not to think about that.

"ooh look a shooting star , lets make a wish" said Gwen

after a minute or so she asked "so what did you guys wish for?"

"Secret" Ezra said

MY wish what did i even want? I thought about it for a second i wish that even if my life does change I hoped me ,Gwen and even Ezra could be with me together forever. in my own wishes i had the right to be childish

"How about you Farron" said Ezra

"Secret" i said to embarrassed to admit my wish out loud

With that we shared our last laugh and i fell asleep.