The Casino was busy, there was little to do. Mike decided to check the Plants he had growing in the underground throne room. Passing one of the newly planted seedlings, Mike noticed a new color, The leaves themselves were turning Blue and seemed somewhat different that normal.
Mike couldn't help but take a closer look and saw that it contained more traces of magic than the others. "Wow." Mike looked at the unfurling leaves.
They grew like illusions, shadows under the original leaves. Anandamide had a distinct trait that made things with concentrations of it, stand out in a vivid purple. It was a catalyst to activate a neurotransmitter, one that connects cannabinoid receptors. By activating those receptors, Anandamide helped drag out euphoria, something no other medicine on Earth was able to do. The presence of Anandamide was a distinct marking, the presence of it in cannabis usually proved that it had a certain level of CBG inside.
Mike had been chasing a plant with high concentrations of CBG for his whole life but the new blue effect on the leaves left him drawing a blank. "If Anandamide made things purple, what does a vivid blue make?" Complex interests in things like this had been a dragon to him in his last life, always chased about, spoken of in riddles and stories but never actually seen. The seeds he had brought back from Colorado were a potent variety, one with trace amounts but nothing over 10% and certainly nothing that glowed.
He had seen some vivid coloration on Cannabis, everything from yellow to green, to neon orange and purple like a Lakers logo. It was Mike's first time ever seeing a blue leafed plant. He wanted it to grow faster but he couldn't think of anything that could speed it up, just light and food. His presence seemed to speed things along but it was likely that he radiated a type of energy that the plants were thereby able to absorb.
Unable to think of anything else, Mike cast a few light spells on a handful of gold coins and scattered them near the blue plant. Mike understood most of the principles behind growth, however, light burn wasn't happening even when the plants were very close to the light stones. 'Plants reach out to light and grow to expend energy.
'Full light in veg, full light in flower, shorter hours.' Replayed the rhyme in his head, a saying his growers were forced to repeat. By putting the light so close to the plant he took the reaching out of the equation and put it directly into his hands. 'Plants that don't have to stretch so far for their light source tend to grow much fast and fuller.' He always tried to keep reminding himself that there was an optimum light distance and height from the canopy of the plants. Placing the stones in the right place helped stimulate growth underneath, he had even found himself trying to visualize the chart he had in his old grow. Light penetration from the glowing stones didn't seem to apply, they were breaking the rules that he had grown to live by.
'The radiation coming from the stones... that must be it.' he had his ideas but could only wait.
Mike chose come back later to make sure its not burning or worse, he left and Cara was still waiting for him by the Tunnel entrance. An apology later and the pair made it up the ladder, behind closed doors.
It was going to rain again. Storm clouds circled the city for hours.
Georgia was laughing and sitting near Harry's shoulder outside of the Casino. As a Sakai, she had excellent hearing and Harry was her guard for the afternoon of collecting.
Mike showed his appreciation with a gentle nod of approval and went on his way.
"LETS GO HARRY!" Georgia cried out in a teasing tone.
Harry grinned, picked Georgia up, and walked toward the docks.
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Mike was very happy about the future of his other-world Cannabis Industry. It might not be something he needed anymore, but Mike had spent the better part of his experiences in both worlds trying to perfect his knowledge and execution of growing Cannabis.
Mike's body had recovered, The only use Cannabis held for him was its Alchemical Value. As an ingredient it would probably be a huge change to the way things worked in the world.
Mike had been wondered what was making the plants grow so fast. When he finally put two and two together, he realized that looming titan energy was likely to blame for most of the abnormalities in the plants in the Throne Room.
He wondered if he could put the Alter itself into his storage. He thought he could free up some space on the cavern floor and that the alter could always be placed somewhere else if it could be moved. Mike put his hands toward the alter to envelope it with his senses.
The Alter didn't budge.
He tried pushing, It was also in vein.
"I wonder what else I can do down here.." Mike thought about the structural integrity of the underground, and then he thought about how long it had been down below the castle and city.
'They hadn't noticed? It would be unlikely' Mike did some more thinking before he finally decided it was a good idea to keep his prospective on what he was going to be doing in the future.
'I should check the Castle basement for entrances.' Mike was able to watch one of his seedlings grow to maturity in a matter of minutes while. The growth rate didn't seem to advance the plants height, it was more or less arrested. His presence did aide in their development but he felt like it was watching a pot trying to boil, measured once and checked occasionally.
Mike hadn't needed to medicate to calm himself, his mind had gotten to the point where he could do the things he needed to, regardless of the things that lingered in his memories. With so many more accounts and memories from the Titans manifested in his mind, the events that plagued Mike before now just seemed like distant fragments of another life. It was hard to determine what was actually him at times, and soon after Mike was going through a small identity crisis.
His mother plant had pistils that were just right and stored the plant in his ring. he would just leave it there until he needed fresh material for alchemy. It was time he started to actually practice alchemy rather than just reading and theorizing.
His entire being had taken a sharp change.
Mike wanted to start taking steps toward a larger goal, with his new power he definitely had the opportunity. To what end always became the question during his argument, to what end or why.
Magicians and Warriors made up a vast portion of the fighting force in the world. Mike wasn't particularly weak now that he had undergone such a dramatic change. He was a little afraid that if he stood up for himself before that he would just be a victim. When he got his Frost Cannon, things changed a bit, and now nothing was the same as it had been.
The Dragoons, The Girls, The Casino and The City would all continue on without him, for a while at least.
Mike knew that changes were coming and he was happy to see them. What he really didn't like was walking away and leaving his work for someone else to claim as their own.
Before Mike was ready to leave, he would have to plan for the Girls to take over this City entirely. He was okay with giving it to them, Mike didn't want to watch them get robbed for it either. It would have to be something comprehensive, at least that's what Mike kept saying to himself.
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Several hours later, it was already nighttime outside, again. Mike was still in the Throne Room going over what to do, when he heard the trap door slamming shut and a few giggles.
Vella had snuck into tunnel to duck the Casino guests and Pilor had followed her. Mike could see them stumbling and laughing. It was fun to watch, like seeing drunken party hoppers.
"Are you two alright?" Mike called out to Vella.
"S-Shh!" Vella nearly tripped, made a cute high pitched squeal and then shushed herself.
"Mike, Why don't you want me..." Vella threw herself at and onto Mike's shoulders when he got into range.
She was drunk. Mike could smell the alcohol, the smell wasn't excessive but she was still pretty drunk.
'Dammit Vella, and here I thought you were coming down here for fun.' Mike felt a little disappointed, he was looking for a reason to get the girls together again but he wasn't sure he wanted to try out the new recruits, or even attempt to.
Mike's harem had grown when he went through the titan's change, the girls had hired a few dozen employees. Not all of them were single. It was clear to him that it wasn't appropriate to go looking for new additions his harem, now that his existing one had their own lives.
'It's better if I just wait..' Mike thought a little more but decided against it, he would give it just a little more time before he asked directly what they wanted. He was still struggling with his own inner demons. "Not when you're drunk." Mike drew a line in the sand for his moral boundaries and laid her onto the bed, covering her up and handing her a pillow.
His attention was elsewhere so Pilor looked around and stared at the thrones in amazement.
"What is this place? Has it always been down here?" She had never been down into the tunnel, she didn't even know it existed. As the daughter of the previous ruler, she thought she knew all of the secrets that surrounded the Castle and City grounds.
Mike responded but he wasn't sure if she could be trusted, Vella was in charge her so he discussed it in full without much more hesitation. With his best scholarly personification, he waved his hand around and began to lecture about its history. "This place predates your written history books, by thousands of years." He felt it sounded more intense that way. Mike's simple sentence was more than she expected originally and then he kept speaking. It wasn't mind blowing like Mike wanted but he refuted within and kept going from the many memories stored in his mind.
"This is the chamber of the Titans. If you speak of it to anyone, ever, Vella will kill you herself. I'm not a murderer but there are things in here you shouldn't have seen. I'm explaining now because it is, well.. its nicer than just killing you. Isn't it?" Mike had to lay down the penalty for betrayal and the spreading of secrets. 'Back home, snitches didn't get stitches, they end up in ditches.' He wanted to explain it more casually but when he looked at her he immediately stopped.
Her face turned to the side and her eyes traced his body downward.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Mike asked while trying to play with her head.
Pilor had stopped talking entirely, knelt down and started to undress a little bit.
"Okay, please explain... .." Mike tried to tell her to stop but she didn't seem interested in listening at all, she seemed captivated.
"Titans.. mhmm.. I'm listening." Pilor mumbled gently, she sounded drunk but she hadn't had anything to drink. Then, she started to pull his pants from his waist. Mike was happy that she understood how to arouse him. 'How could she exactly know. Vella!' He snapped out of it and grabbed his trousers before they could fall to the floor.
"Ahem..." Mike cleared his throat a bit trying to finish his sentence like all his brain power had been sucked away.
[Omitted]
'Okay,' Mike thought as he leaned back on the throne.
Mike lost a lot of his concentration and been derailed from his train of thought. He was trying to explain something to her, but she was non-responsive. Then, it hit him when [Omitted]. Mike remembered that he wasn't the same guy as before, and in that moment he decided wouldn't hold back either.
His Charm Ability had been to blame for this one, at least initially. But he had control over himself. It was Vella's replacement, he stopped her
[Omitted]
"Whoa! Stop." Mike grabbed her face and stood her up.
"What are you doing! Pilor!" Mike slapped her face gently to get her attention back.
'It didn't work.' Mike looked around, Vella was still asleep.
'Dammit' Mike grabbed her face and kissed her.
It was not something she expected. Her face quickly changed its expression and she could feel the pain on her forehead where Mike had hit her earlier. She snapped out of it and regained her composure, Mike's face was still close to hers and his pants were undone. The back her throat still hurt. "Get off of me.." Pilor pushed at Mike a bit but didn't back out of his arms, Pilor hadn't been held like that by anyone else and Mike had done it a second time now.
"Oh! You're finally out of it, huh?" I was sure I was going to have to knock you out and and put you beside Vella." Mike was pretty amazed that things like this happened to him now, 'of all things..' His mind trailed off for a second while he redid his pants. He got to kiss the snake girl, it was equally fascinating for him to think about how she mated.
He couldn't help it and just asked. "Do your kind fertilize the egg inside, or outside of the body?"
The sides of her face glowed and she was about to answer. Vella began stirring on the bed and stripping herself of clothing. [Omitted] Mike had been through this himself in the past, drunken sweats. He helped her take off what was constrictive and laid her under a sheet. It was pretty cute watching her tail tap against her face. Then, Mike remembered where it had been recently.
Pilor still wanted to talk about the Titans but Mike's question about the eggs had left her wanting. She laid down beside Vella and ignored her impulses to slap her body against his.
"Please tell me what you know of Titan's. It would be nice to know what knowledge this World has on them" Mike let his mind clear and stood beside the bed.
"Titan's are the peak of their species. No one challenges them, no one lived to tell that they did either. The information is merely a rumor or speculation." Pilor had a few more things to say but she turned to Mike and started to remove her clothing again.
"I have a few questions, but your eyes seem to be on my body. Do you want it? If you're a Titan.. you can have it..." Pilor pulled her belt from her waist and tossed it onto the sheets covering Vella's unconscious body. "I don't know if she'll be waking up." Pilor licked her lips and then walked on her knees across the bed to straddle Mike. She could feel the ridges on his member as she strummed her fingers across and into his lap. "Oh..." Pilor wasn't shy. She made a grabbing motion.
[Omitted]
Mike gulped a bit, he was fantasizing about it earlier, the forked tongue. She was just beginning but now that it was happening while she was fully awake, he felt a little bad for the rest of his harem.
Whatever the reason, he liked group sex more than he originally thought he would.
[Omitted]
Pilor watched as Mike drew closer to her body. He tore the remainder of her undergarments from her body and ran his fingers across her scales.
'..tup,tup,tup.tptptpt' sounding like a zipper, Mike's fingertips rippled down her scales and soon found the [Omitted].
A violent song of fornication soon filled the tunnel, throne room and echoed repeatedly.
So much so that Vella soon woke up, she laid there watching.
[Omitted]
Vella wasn't afraid of what might come. She was looking forward to it.
Mike could feel her tail wrapping around his chest, Pilor's Tail was not like Vella's but it had its own rhythm. The Vibrations kept the pair entertained while they swapped positions occasionally.
'I wonder how the others are doing?' Mike's stray thought caught Vella's eyes.
"Get back in the moment." Vella slapped Mike in the face and caught his full attention.
[Omitted]
"OH.... We're doing that now huh...?" [Omitted]
Giggles soon turned to moaning throughout the cave.