>>46709769
>Take a walk around the area

>>46709769
Belated Happy Birthday BEG Quest Man!

>take a walk around the area

>>46709769
Walk
>>46709888
Also this

>>46709888
You step out of the bedroom and into the hall. Two Hellraisers salute you silently on either side, swiftly standing at attention and then moving back to rest once you are a few feet away.

The air is chilly, and the sound of crickets is faint but distinct. Even the summers in the north are cold, but it's a brisk sensation to someone who spends most of his time in heavy black steel plates and thick quilts. The city itself is relatively silent. With a curfew enforce to restrict the movement of would be troublemakers, most are indoors asleep, or at least minding themselves rather than out and about at this hour.

This is the thought that runs through your mind as you notice a dim light just down the road and around the corner. Curious, you approach, with intent to discover its origin. When you arrive, shifting from a powerful stride to a sophisticated pad, you can hear voices. You sidle up to the corner and peek around.

You spy two minions, dressed neatly in their uniforms and wearing scarves over their heads to fight the chill. They murmur to one another outside of a small tavern, who's lights are snuffed. They seem to be discussing something, when all of a sudden the tavern door creaks open, and someone ushers them inside. After they enter, the door slowly swings shut, and the bolt clicks into place.

You would usually be suspicious, but you know that some of the new recruits have been sneaking off on patrols to see their loved ones in the city. It hasn't been any trouble as of yet, but you haven't caught any as of yet either.

>Follow quietly
>Follow boldly
>Let them be
>Other

>>46710053
>>Follow quietly

>>46710053
>Follow quitely

>>46710105
You step closer to the tavern door, doing your best to soften the sounds of your feet hitting the stone street. As you come closer, you can hear voices inside, only more clearly now. You cannot see who is speaking, but if you peer through the window you might spot someone. This might also expose you.

>Listen at the door
>Go to the window
>Other

>>46710298
>>Listen at the door

>>46710298
>Listen at the door

>>46710510
You press your ear to the door and listen carefully.

"Shen was a mad dog, He needed to be put down. I'm only sorry it wasn't sooner. Did you see what he did to our master?"

"I'm not saying he wasn't a pain, but we should have let the dark lord handle him."

"He dared to scratch his body with those filthy hands!"

"Keep it down! Do you want to get us caught? Now look, we all agree Shen had to go sooner or later, what's done is done. We should focus on what's important. How's the treatment going?"

"Puh-lease, my brews are the best around. We'll probably see results in a few days."

"I'm glad you're confident, because if anything goes wrong I'll send you to see that eastern dog."

"You wanna fight?"

"Stop it! Both of you!"

>Keep listening
>Peek in the window
>Enter
>Other

>>46710598

They are planning a party for us aren't they?

>Keep listening

>>46710598
keep listening

>>46710642
"With Duncan and Legion off to check on the fortress, and Shen filling a ditch somewhere in the graveyard, most of our best players are out of commission. That's really bad news."

"Ha! The Hellraisers are worth twice what Legion is."

"Big talk, coming from you. Considering."

"Damn it, stop! Why can't you go one meeting without squabbling like cocks!"

"Fine, whatever, just get to the point."

"Agreed."

"Ugh. We need to secure the heir. That was my teacher's last order. With the treatment under way, all we have to do is make sure she rests and gets her nutrition."

"And what if you-know-who catches onto us before then?"

"We'll face him when it comes to that."

The room on the other side of the door goes quiet for a moment. You wonder if they're preparing to leave, until one of them speaks again.

"What about you? You've been quiet."

"I'm merely musing on how absurd this all is. Hiding in the dark, right under his nose. Why not just tell him?"

"Because we're the only people we know we can trust. We're bound by blood. Now that we have one comrade turned traitor-"

"She's not a traitor."

"Right, she's only a backstabber and a thief."

"Don't talk about her like that!"

You hear a thud, and a crash, followed by a gasp and the beginnings of a ruckus on the other side of the door.

>Keep listening
>Enter
>Other

>>46710890
enter

>>46710906

Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMhQNJa1w4

>>46710890
>enter
>silently stare at them in disapproval

>>46710933
>>46710984

Combined.

>>46710890
>Enter
So, who is going to be the first to tell a great big lie?

>>46710933
You stand up straight and press on the wooden door with one hand. With little effort, the hinges and bolt both give way, and the door falls inward, clattering on the ground. The room beyond is near pitch black, but you can see the silhouettes of four people of varying size, all turning in shock as you enter, lit by the moon and stars. Two of them reach for weapons, and the others raise their hands as if to beg for mercy.

>"Step out into the light."
>"Scatter like bugs, or be squashed."
>"On your knees."
>Other

>>46711101
on your knees

>>46711101

Prop the door back up and turn to face them slowly with your weapon raised.

>>46711101
>Step out into the light and explain

>>46711101
"Kneel"

>>46711101
>"On your knees."

>>46711101
>"On your knees"

>>46711170
Slowly, hesitantly, the four silhouettes fall to the ground, bowing their heads but doing their best to keep their eyes lifted up to watch you.

"P-please," stutters the tallest one, "let me explain, please."

>"Silence."
>"Go on then."
>"I know all I need to know."
>Other

>>46711101
"You cannot run from me."

>>46711259
>Other

Bring out our sword to light up the place, hold it high, but dont move.

>"Go on then."

>>46711259
>>"Silence."

>>46711259
>go on the
>also make light

>>46711280
+1

>>46711347
You summon your sword, casting it's fiery light across the room. The four kneeling figures whince and turn away, but one by one they reveal their faces. Before you are Kyle, Marigold, Caitlyn, and Gilbert. Marigold and Caitlyn are dressed in minion uniforms, but the other two are wearing their normal clothes. They shy away from your gaze, but you continue to look upon them with a knitted brow. You order them to explain, and Marigold answers, approaching you on all fours like a scared pup.

"My dark lord, please forgive us. We, along with the others, have been meeting in secret for some time, to discuss strategy and pool resources. Ever since Vanessa left us. Please, please understand that we would never work against you. Our purpose here is righteous. We have gathered to foster the care of your unborn, the true heir to your glory, with the guiding hand of Lady Sophia herself."

You can see by the shamed faces of Kyle and Caitlyn that Marigold speaks true.

>"You should have come to me directly."
>"I will not stand for secrecy."
>"My heir?"
>Other

>>46711552
>>"I will not stand for secrecy."
>>"My heir?"

>>46711552
>"You should have come to me directly. But I do approve of your skills to go this long without notice."
>"My heir? I was told by Sophia that it was struck out from her by her Shield sister and there was no proof of it even existing. "

>>46711552
Gently facepalm

>"You should have come to me directly."
>"My heir?"

We need to hire a new manager.

hey guys not sure if you've asked this on twitter but what are the 'gods' in this Quest anyway and how can we kill one to become one?

Just to note:
we should probably have a conversation with our ex wife soon, ask her to see to vanessa learning more about her demonic side and all the bedroom shazz.

1) its a good way to give payback without actually doing any harm
2) it embaresses the hell out of our little girl, which any right minded father wants to do.
3) we dont have to deal with the birds and the bees talk with vanessa.
4) it also makes us seem at least amicable to the hell bitch, which might stop her throwing cogs into our works for a while.

>>46711606
+1

>>46709888
Thank you, by the way

>>46711633
You know, surprisingly few people have used the twitter to ask things like that. It's a little disappointing, because this is a fully fleshed out setting

>>46711735
Well i'm rather disappointed then, would you prefer we use twitter for out of char questions like that? Also I alot of QM's don't flesh out full settings so they might not have known.

Happy B-day?

>>46711606
This time Kyle speaks up, relieving Marigold of the stress.

"Lady Sophia told us all of her suspicion at one of our meetings. She had show the early signs, and us being hopeful, we promised to support her through the ordeal. When she was attacked by the traitor Caela, Sophia begged us to save the child, and so Caitlyn has been giving her a strong healing tincture since her admission to the hospital." Here, Caitlyn cuts in, her voice wavering.

"It's an old recipe, and experimental, but it was the only hope we had. I had no time to test it, but Lady Sophia claims she feels stronger because of it. I had planned to have one of the healers examine her soon, to check for signs of life within her belly, but it's too early to tell as of yet." Marigold speaks again.

"Please, my dark lord, understand that all we have done has been for you. We kept it from you to keep it from Vanessa, who we have deemed untrustworthy since her departure."

>"You will not speak of my flesh and blood so."
>"I see. I don't approve of your methods, but I appreciate your motive."
>Silence.
>Other

>>46711762
Either is fine, I just expected more there since it's open all week long instead of just when I run.

Thank you

>>46711847
>"I see. I don't approve of your methods, but I appreciate your motive. I won't punish you for it."

I feel like poor Caitlyn didn't expect this shit when Ray said go live with us.

>>46711863
You'll get it soon then.

>>46711847
>>Silence.
Also are there gods we can kill?

>>46711847
>"I see. I don't approve of your methods, but I appreciate your motive."
Excuse ourselves, go find a bottle of booze.
Then throw ourselves into our work.

Shit needs doing, and some things just dont bear thinking about right now.

>>46711847
>"I see. I don't approve of your methods, but I appreciate your motive."

>>46711912
You tell your advisors that you won't tolerate secrecy and sneaking, but that you accept their goals nonetheless. They seem greatly relieved, and each in turn thank you for your mercy. You leave them be, and head to the back of the tavern, into the storeroom, where you locate the biggest, oldest bottle of vodka you can find.

>Chug
>Sip
>Pour
>Other

>>46712106
>Sip
>Call the Ex-wife to talk about our daughter

We must sip it as we work, much better that way.

>>46712106
>Sip
>Call the Ex-wife
>Do work

Time to get shit done.

>>46711909
There are

>>46712253
then they weren't gods in the first place, we should eat them.

>>46712134
+1

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Feel free to vote on all this personal character stuff, but when it's done, I'd like to vote on investing in creating Cronenburg-like human/beast hybrids as literal shock troopers. We have a lot of down time right now anyway.

>>46712343
...We are not putting a dog and our fucking daughter into a monster.

[spoilers] RIP Best Dad.

>>46712369

Hey, I never said it was OUR daughter. We capture female prisoners of war every day!

Besides, the dog was just an example- it would create too cute of a result anyway.

>>46712411
Do you not remember what monster was fucking made? We'll use the rapists for that project and the murders go into the box-droids.

>>46712411
Some things will result in a paddlin.
And thats one of them.
Wasting perfectly useful breeding stock to create beasts we arnt even sure we could control.

>>46712431

Since people are paying attention to my idea, I'll give myself a name.

I say it wouldn't hurt to throw some pocket gold in the direction of such a project.

>>46712134
You take the bottle with you back to the bedroom and throw yourself on the bed, popping the cork out and taking a swig as you try to establish a connection to hell. It's difficult, both due to fatigue and distance from your home, but with such a strong connection to the recipient, it's not impossible.

She answers after a few seconds, and you hear her voice echoing in your mind, half asleep and irritated.

"What the fuck do you want? Do you know what time it is?"

>"There's no sun in hell, time is abstract."
>"I'm sorry, I really need to speak to you."
>"No attitude tonight, we're talking like adults for once."
>Other

>>46712503
Stop.
Name fagging is cancer.
If your shit is worthwhile then people will talk and comment.

>>46712535

3rd option.

>>46712442

Two words: Cranial Implants.

>>46712535
>"I'm sorry, I really need to speak to you."

>>46712571
Two words: Fucking exspensive.

>>46712569

Nice bait, but I don't see you giving that shit to Salt Mind.

>>46712535
>>"No attitude tonight, we're talking like adults for once."

>>46712607
Its still cancer, dont even notice saltminds name half the time.

>>46712607
>>46712569
None of this, please. I don't care if you have a name, so long as you play fair and treat everyone else the same

>>46712604

Fine, no implants. We could just push them in the general direction of towns and cities.

Also, we could make them crude enough so that they die after a few weeks, removing the need for cleanup.

>>46712535
>"I'm sorry, I really need to speak to you."
>"No attitude tonight, we're talking like adults for once."

>>46712655
well if they die within a few weeks... you now have possible disease vectors hanging around.

>>46712655
Sounds like a good delivery method for a plague to be honest. Could be done fairly cheaply if its just crude crappy collars or such.

>>46712646
Righto.

>>46712673

Ooh! Added bonus!

>>46712624
She scoffs.

"Fucking, whatever. What do you need that's so important then?"

>"It's about Vanessa."
>"It's about one of my subordinates
>"It's about us."
>Other

>>46712771
>"It's about Vanessa."
>Very soft mumble "lesser extent us"

>>46712771

>"It's about Vanessa."

At the very least we should let her know to keep an eye on vanessa's boss etc. Since hes fucking with an age old artifact linked to a god. We cant really do it, so its her watch kind of deal.

We really need to burry this hatchet with her and get over shit. Poor Vanessa.

>>46712771
>>"It's about us."

Damn, i miss 2 threads when i was in hospital and so much shit happened...
Well, we need to work things out.

>>46712535
>its not about us, its about Vanessa

happy birthday OP

>>46712804
Same guy here, just to note: happy to talk about us and our ex 'us' issue, provided we get the basics about our daughter in first.

>>46712771
>>"It's about Vanessa."

>>46712782
+1

>>46712906
You bring up Vanessa. You hear a faint chuckle on the other end of the connection.

"Oh yeah, she told me her new job's been going great. Filing paperwork, bowing for bloated Devils puffing cigars in smokey boardrooms, getting stared at and groped by old bastards whenever they pass by. Glad she went to school for four years."

>"What do they have her doing there?"
>"She seemed fine when I saw her."
>Other

>>46713029
>"She seemed fine when I saw her."
Basically inquire if she got told about her field work, work up to our worry.

>>46713029
>what they have her doing there?

>>46713029
>I know we have our problems, but its our daughter we talking.
>Is she really all right?

>>46713063
+1

>>46713063
The longer we drag out the amicable mood, and improve upon it, the better things will go.

>>46713063
"Oh, I know about her running into you too. In fact, I'm the one who sent her." You raise an eyebrow, and ask her what she means by that.

"When I heard she was transferring to Davison, Goldberg and et cetera, I pulled some strings. I own fifteen percent of the shares now, meaning I'm a partner. But those assholes are clever. It's all I can do to keep her from having to serve as a nude sushi table. How the fuck could you let her work for devils? You know devils! They're fucking pricks!"

>"She chose it on her own."
>"She can handle herself, she's an adult."
>Other

>>46713366
>"Because I knew if they hurt OUR kid, one of us could find out and we'd destroy there asses like old times. Besides she is a big girl who wanted the job, can you really tell her no if she gives you the eyes? "

This is the same wife who hates us for an argument that caused our daughter to run away and for us to basically sacrifice our face to save her?

>>46713366
>other
>after all, there is still one thing we have in common... mama bear

>>46713393
+1

Also add that it was her first propper job offer, the first job is always, without exception, shit. Its a good learning experience dealing with such people. Could probably segway into the time our wife was working someplace she hated while we were together.

>>46713393
>Besides she is a big girl who wanted the job
For you.

>>46713393
Agreed

>>46713444
DEM TRIPS OF 4'S!!!

>>46713444
She is indeed.

>>46713393
this, god damn this,

>>46713393
"You're her father! You're not supposed to give her what she wants, you're supposed to give her what she needs! For a man who can lift an oak tree and swing it like a baton you sure are a pussy sometimes! Do you know why she took that job? Did it never seem strange to you that she, who would rather spend ten minutes with you than ten years in a pleasure pit, would agree to take up a job at some shitheel company in the fourth ring? Because she knew you wanted her to 'grow up' and start a career on her own! It pisses me off that she's so attached to you, but at least I can trust you to take care of her!"

>Angry
>Apologetic
>Silent
>Other

>>46713663
>Apologetic
>Then what do we do? You want her to love you then lets work togeather to...fix this

>>46713663
Gentle apolagetic, not accusatory.
Otherwise, backing >>46713712
here.

>>46713663
we caused our only daughter to abandon us for such a stupid notion, step into the fking gates of hell and get our daughter back.

let her grow up on her own terms

>>46713752
she's a fking woman, dont be fking apoloogetic we should be angry. we send her away for no good reason, remember when she was tortured by that necromancer,

who knows what can happen.

come on guys, let get our daugher back.

>>46713830
We blow up, this convo turns to shit and then NOTHING is gained.

We reach a consensus with our wife, then we go murder some fucks like old times.

And maybe start paying our daughter a wage.

>>46713888
You did pay her, quite well in fact

>>46713712
She goes silent for a moment. Then, you hear a sigh.

"I want to, believe me. But these guys are old school. Deep roots. Even if we charge in there and take her by force, they have charms on charms. In the best case, she'd just teleport right back into the building as soon as she left. If they're feeling really dirty? She could explode, or might even have her mind broken. She's half mortal, do you have any idea how many sickos have a fetish for that sort of thing?"

>"I'll kill each one of them myself then."
>"There must be a way to get her released."
>"Can't you do something?"
>Other

>>46714102
See what you can do on your end, meanwhile we have probable cause to go kick their door down and keep them busy, since they stole that gem right from under us. Could use a bit of a rampage.

>>46714102
>"There must be a way to get her released."
>"Can't you do something? We need you, like really need you."

maybe a quip about how we liked our ex for her brains.

>>46714156
"I doubt that rock is coming back to you anytime soon. But there is something we can do. If Vanessa breaches her own contract, then I can make a motion to dismiss her at the weekly board meeting. The problem is there's only one infraction bad enough to equate to immediate dismissal on the first offense. She's have to..." you listen carefully, but she seems hesitant to even consider it. "She'd have to commit an act of good so huge, it saved hundreds of innocent lives. Nobody would ever hire her again, but it's the only way we've got."

The though of Vanessa acting lawful good sickens you so much you think you feel your vodka coming back up.

>"Fine. We'll do it."
>"No, I won't make her do something so awful."
>"Other

>>46714456
>"Fine. We'll do it... Would 'defeating me' while I was going to burn down a whole town count as something 'good'? Then after she is dismissed, I return?"

>>46714102


>"There must be a way to get her released."

If there isn't


>"We can kill each one of them together."

>>46714489
Backing this.
but in general:
>"Fine. We'll do it."
Its Our daughter after all. I really doubt we would stop at anything.

>>46714456
>"No, I won't make her do something so awful."

They still are a corporation they need funding can't we just make the people givimg then money simply go take a swin in the lava.

>>46714570
"Alright. I'll look into it." You thank her, and tell her to call you as soon as she has something. Before you break the connection, she stops you.

"I know we don't get along. But I hope you believe me when I say I've always put Vanessa first, no matter what happened."

>"Yeah, I know."
>"So you say."
>"Except when it was inconvenient."
>Other

>>46714605
Depends. That could just make it worse, remember, if it looks like we are after our daughter, they'll hold her hostage. If its sizeable enough company, they'll be impossible to put under alone, or even with the help of our wife.

Old school usually means they know wtf their doing. Our wifes suggestion to nullify the contract through her is the best idea.

>>46714727
>"Yeah, I know."
>"So did I, We're good parents we just fight abit too much "

>>46714727
For all our arguing, thats one thing i have never doubted. You are a good mother.

>>46714727
>>"Except when she was inconvenient."

>>46714804
Our ex wouldnt have drug us to court if our daughter was an inconvenience.

>>46714762
You hear a slight cough.

"Sh-shut up! I d-don't need you to p-praise me, you idiot! Get lost!"

There is a painful popping in your ears as she severs the connection. You rub the side of your head, and look around the dark room. The window, slightly cracked, reveals the promise of approaching sunlight. Your eyes begin to feel heavy suddenly, especially after another swig of the vodka. You roll over, setting the bottle on the ground, and lay prone on your mattress. The cricket song dies down, making way for the cry of roosters, as you fade out of consciousness.

Some hours later, you stir and wake in the bed. Someone has come and laid a quilt over you. You throw it off and stand, stretching out before summoning your armor. It's uncertain, but you suspect it's nearly noon. You've slept through the morning meeting, but it's not as if there's anything too new to worry about. For now, you should find something to do while you wait for things to change.

>Visit Sophia
>Call Vanessa
>Train
>Call a job placement agency
>Other

>>46714925
>Visit Sophia
>Train, Rocky Montage

>>46714925
>Call a job placement agency
Put in an add for a manager. basic level requirement of having finished a qualification at the acadamy our daughter went to.

Also Tsun ex is amusing as hell, considering.

>>46714925
>Visit sophia,
Ask her if she has a way to do such a good act,
and bring up about the new born

after that, we can
>call vanessa

>>46714925
>>Visit Sophia

>>46714925
>>46715004
wonder how tsun she will be, when we tell her.

>Yeah we're having a child;
>You fking what,what fking demon is it this time
>its a human
>Honey why are you laughing....

>>46715078
Nah, the tsun bit comes when we tell her its because vanessa asked for a sibling brother, but the kids a girl.

OP, is it fair to say that transferring a loan to fund scientists for this:

>>46712343

can be done as a side action?

Mind, im mildly disapointed we didnt get it on while S and C were being inhabited by divine godesses. Little bit of divine spark in our kid would have been fun to see.

>>46715122
>>46715078
She steals our son and raises him to be everything we ain't

She actually babys the fuck out of him.

>>46714925

Tsu Queen of Pain. I never knew i wanted this so badly.

>>46715158
Stop it salt i can't get more erected.

>>46715153
You can start the project, but neither of your mages specialize in the proper schools of magic

>>46715045
You make the trek to the hospital, where Sophia remains guarded around the clock by hellraisers and minions alike. The revelation of the previous night makes the presence of your elite fighters, commanded by Marigold, seem very intentional. You suspect she has them under orders to report to her if Sophia shows any negative health signs.

Sophia herself is dozing, with a small novel in her hands. When you enter, she perks up, and greets you.

"You're kind to visit me so often, my dark lord. Do you need something from me today?'

>"Just wanted to see how you were doing."
>"I know about the secret meetings."
>"I need to ask about something. It involves Vanessa."
>"I want to talk about this child. Our child."
>Other

>>46715321

Eh, roll the hidden dice OP. What our doctors can't do with magic, they'll fix with stitches and good ol' organic mongoloid breeding.

Probably a stupid question but what happened to the rest of that adventuring group that was coming for us? I know one of them died from the owl bear and Kyle got another off screen but what about the rest?

>>46715406
>>"I want to talk about this child. Our child."

>>46715406
>"Just wanted to see how you were doing."
>"I want to talk about this child. Our child. Why did you lie about it saying it was just a maybe earlier?"

>>46715435
>>46715321
No monsters just yet,

Also that school of magic we acquired, what does it 'teach' and how can we improve it?

>>46715451
All dead but the one person who Kyle was hitting on.

>>46715406
>"I want to talk about this child. Our child."

>>46715451
As far as we are aware, only the healer and Kyle got away.

>>46715406
>"I want to talk about this child. Our child."

>>46715406
>"I know about the secret meetings."
>"I want to talk about this child. Our child."

>>46715462
So chubby pyromancer is alive?

>>46715516
the healer is alive, but we have no fucking idea where she is.

>>46715467
Sophia tenses up, and you see a little color fill her otherwise pale face. She sets the book down and clears her throat.

"I see. I'm fine with that, if you are. Well, I'm very hopeful. I'd like to think that I can still carry it. But after Caela attacked me, I can't be certain, and that's assuming your...er... seed took."

You think for a moment. You'd like to think you're virile enough to conceive easily, but the honest truth is you've only ever planted one seed, and it was with a woman with the ability to activate her own reproductive system at will.

"Er, I don't mean to accuse you of being impotent, or course. I only mean that the odds are slim, even for two healthy partners."

>"When were you going to tell me about the treatments?"
>"Don't worry yourself too much. You're worth more to me than your womb."
>"If all else fails we can always try again."
>Other

>>46715721
>Other
>"Fuck me sideways, and call me slim"

>>46715721
>"Don't worry yourself too much. You're worth more to me than your womb."
>"If all else fails we can always try again."

I want all the options but I don't think that's allowed.

>>46715757
+1

>>46715721
We did get that woman who was murdered for carrying our child, pregnant. Ya know, from the weekly orgies.

>>46715784
well she 'said' she was, No proof.

Happy birthday, QM!

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>>46715752

>>46715757
Sophia seems happy to hear both of these statements, although one more than the other.

"Well, I'm just about ready for a nap, please don't bore yourself at my side. I'm sure there's a great deal more important work to do around the city."

>"Sleep well, then. I'll return later tonight."
>"I'm fine right here."
>"Get some rest. I'll see you when I have more time."
>Other

>>46716058
>"Sleep well, then. I'll return later tonight."
>TRAINING!

But which comment did she enjoy MOAR?

>>46716058
>I actually want to sleep beside you, if you are carrying my child, you are my women. And i'll take care of you.

>>46716058
>"Get some rest. I'll see you when I have more time."
Put out that manager position add.
Then go train.

>>46716117
we're going to get our fucking daughter back anon,
No manager.

We'll have a desk with manager, and a photo of her on top of it.
When they talk to it, she wont respond and stay in silence like her dad

>>46716153
Well, we still need to recruit some more lieutenants/heavy hitters anyway.

>>46716214
>>46716153
hopefully soon after we free our Daughter, and the Ex stops hating us we can high supernatural again.

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>>46716102

>>46716058
>>Other
> we bang ok?

>>46716355
Space scumbag plz go.

Bang, K?

>>46716102
Supporting

>>46716099
You promise to come back later, when Sophia is rested. She seems happy as you leave, and head down to the ground floor and the training grounds where your minions practice at war.

Days turn to weeks. Legion and Duncan report in from the fortress. Things seem to be alright, but Cruz' sword is indeed gone, and none seem to know where it went, even in the nearby settlements. Neige falls in line, and the people accept their new fate. The Solari retreat to their home, and begin closing themselves off on all sides. And finally, Caitlyn comes to you with a major discovery, which leads you to summon your advisors to an emergency meeting.

You set up a room with a table, and watch as Caitlyn sets up a large cork board with various pages and sketches pressed into it. The group listens intently as she speaks.

"Basically, the North Star, which is supposed to hold the power of the Ancient Dragon Jotun, is really part of a set of artifacts from before the Starstorm, the origin of all mortal life in the world. There is the North Star, the Fire Pinion, the Eye of Maturin, and the Dragon's Soul. Keep in mind these are rough translations, since they're all supposed to be resting in distant locations across the world. Long story short, with all four of these things, we'd not only be the most powerful group in the mortal realm, we might have enough power to overthrow the Demon Princes."

Marigold, Kyle, and Gilbert are surprised, but they don't know the gravity of that statement. The true princes of hell are older than time, and their souls predate the nine pits themselves. To kill even on would be to rewrite the fabric of existence.

>"I don't think you know what you're saying, Caitlyn."
>"Interesting. Do you have any leads on them?"
>"These sound too good to be true. Which means they probably are."
>Other

>>46716550
>"Interesting. Do you have any leads on them?"
>"These sound too good to be true. Which means they probably are."

>>46716550
>"I don't think you know what you're saying, Caitlyn."
But thats a discussion for another time
>"These sound too good to be true. Which means they probably are."

>>46716550
>>"Interesting. Do you have any leads on them?"
>>"These sound too good to be true. Which means they probably are."

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>>46715906
Thank ye

>>46716609
You tell Caitlyn that something this powerful just doesn't seem reasonable. She snickers, tapping her pointer on her palm.

"You might be right, but think of it this way. We'd only need one to prove my theory, and as of right now I know where two of them are. Vanessa took one, and the other, the Fire Pinion, is located far to the south, enshrined within a temple dedicated to a god of the sun. If we got it, Gilbert and I could run tests, and if it really is as strong as the legends claim, we might accelerate our long term time tables by hundreds or even thousands!" Caitlyn waves her pointer in the air, but the room is unconvinced. Gilbert is first to speak out.

"These legends have no real base in reality. If you believed every tall tale, there would be a plethora of melted mountains, floating islands, and talking trees. This gem, the North Star, is nothing more than a trinket placed at the center of a silly religion. We would be better served focusing our time and resources into tangible assets, such as weapons and armor."

The two of them glare at one another fiercely. The room feels a bit warm.

>Agree with Caitlyn
>Agree with Gilbert
>Other

>>46716990
>Agree with Caitlyn
How is this even a choice?

>>46716990
>Other

One thing leads to another. We need resources to aquire one of the gems anyway, and if the gems are as powerful as you suspect, then it might be a good idea to keep them seperate.
Upsetting the balance of the planes has never gone well for anyone involved.

>>46716990

>Agree with Caitlyn

>>46716990
>>Agree with Caitlyn

>>46716550
>>46716300
>>46716102

WE MISSED THIS OPTION, for a timeskip, because you faggots wanted to rest.

YOU MAKEME SICK ANONS. SICK
RUINED MY DAY KAPPA.

>>46716990
>Agree with Caitlyn

Even if the North Star did nothing, having it is an important symbol of power to people who DO believe in this stuff.

>>46717203
and happy birthday QM,
Awesome qeust.

Real

>>46717042
You agree with Caitlyn, and decide to make finding these artifacts a priority. Gilbert scoffs, but does not protest, and Caitlyn grins smugly.

You disband the meeting and order Caitlyn, Gilbert, and Kyle to begin looking into the location of the Fire Pinion. Marigold returns to tending her men, and you go to see Sophia.

Her room isn't empty today, as a healer sits beside her bed, examining Sophia's nude body. She seems slightly shy, but doesn't hide from you. You can see the scars from her injuries, which have not healed cleanly due to being healed by magic. Her breasts seem fine though, but you don't know whether you notice them because of the thought of a child nursing, or your own personal uses for them. The healer stands and greets you with a smile.

"Afternoon, my dark lord. I have good news. Lady Sophia will be ready to walk on her own within the week."

>"That is good news."
>"And when will she be able to perform her duties?"
>"Any other good news, perhaps?"
>Other

>>46717316
>>"Any other good news, perhaps?"

>>46717316
>"Any other good news, perhaps?"

>>46717316
>>"That is good news."
happy birthday op

>>46717236
>>46717413
Much appreciated!

>>46717316
>>"That is good news."


Wait, what the fuck happened to Shen? I missed the last thread and it won't load for me for some reason. Anyone else having this issue or is it just my shitty connection?

>>46717623
also happy belated birthday OP

>>46717358
The healer opens her mouth, but stops short of speaking. She turns to Sophia, who is all but glowing with pride.

"Yes, my dark lord. We've confirmed it to be true. Nine months from now, I will bring into the world your flesh and blood. I can't begin to express the joy I feel."

>Thumbs up
>Shrug
>Other

>>46717793
>>Other
>Silence then headpats?

>>46717793
>Thumbs up
>"Fuck it up, I'll hang your dick from my wall. "

>>46717793
>Thumbs up

>>46717793
>from this point onward, you are my women, and i shall protect you.
>proceed to tell everybody about it, make today officially free beer day.

>>46717853
the statement is funnier because the healer is a woman

>>46718011
NIPPLES THEN!

Fuck I'm not drunk, I swear.

>>46717793
>>Other
congratulate her or something.

anons come on now,
Bitch is carrying our child. some more compassion or love, she is carrying a mini vanessa or mini *insert boyname*

>>46717885
You give Sophia a silent thumbs up.

As summer becomes fall, the book closes on the year of the invasion of Hielon. With things settled here, you pack and begin the long march home to your fortress. You ride alongside a large wagon, stuffed full of pillows, quilts, and maids who tend to Sophia as she rests in the back, happily basking in the glow of her triumph over the specter of death.

The journey is long, and winter begins to creep in by the time you arrive. With the first snow comes a message from your ex wife, telling you that things are almost ready, and soon Vanessa will be returned to you.

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Gonna have to wrap here today, sadly. Work has robbed be of a lot of free time, so I need to knuckle down for the rest of the night. I can probably run another thread tomorrow, if you guys feel up to it.

Either way, thanks to everyone who came, I love you guys, and I hope you come back next time. Comments or questions can be left here until we sage, or directed at twitter.

See you then!

>>46718071
Oh boy, I can't wait until we roll to name the baby. I fully expect memes and puns galore

>>46718141
you gotta give me some Dark lord x sophia time senpai.

What happend in the timeskips.
I like the way our char is autistic but i need some relationship tilt.

>>46718141
Cool man, thanks for running!

also is that a vanessa look-a-like pic?

>>46718161
ah fuck me,
we all know the child is going to be called itachi

>>46718193
>Not Kenpachi
Fail.

>>46718141
Night OP! Sleep well and have a good week!

>>46718161
>>46718193
>>46718222
>Kenpachi master race

>>46718071
Ray is going to be their if they're a boy.