Zan woke up and rubbed the haze from his eyes. He was in his bed, under his covers.
The first few moments when you wake up, this moment of peace is the closest to heaven on Earth we can ever get. Then he turned, and she was studying him with a smirk.
And reality comes crashing down, like the fact that a blood-sucking loli is smiling at you with her fangs out.
"Oh… FUCK!" Zan jerked himself up and slid on his bed away from Luna, who had returned to her small frame. "Your boobs!"
"So that's the first thing you ask me? Are you not interested in my vampire nature… Or where I came from… Or why I chose you…"
"Priorities." Zan insisted and pointed at her chest.
"My breasts take priority?"
"Well… Yeah… I gave you my hard-earned blood to see them grow… And now… They're gone…"
"The effects lasted a few hours before my body returned to normal." She touched her chest, a bit disappointed. "It was nice while it lasted."
The loli stretched her spine back and removed her beanie. Revealing two red cat ears. Once she did that, she showed Zan her red tail, which she kept wrapped around her waist.
"Nani the fuck?" Zan studied her ears closely, getting into her comfort zone. Luna froze as soon as she sensed his body's warmth closer to hers. "Are they real?"
Luna tilted her ear towards him hesitantly.
Zan grabbed her ear, which made Luna shiver. As he moved his fingers around her ears, she started purring gently.
"Of course they're real!" She smacked his hand away, trying to hide the fact that she really enjoyed it. Her face had a slight flush to it.
Luna stepped away, her heart raced, and her ears moved up and down. "The touch of a man… This isn't something I'm used to…"
"You're a neku vampire!" Zan glanced at the window. "Oh, what about sunlight!"
"What about it?" She yawned.
"Won't the sun kill you?"
"No, that's ridiculous. If sunlight killed vampires, then the reflection of your moon would kill me. Since it reflects the light from your sun."
"How do you feel about crosses?"
"Nothing, it's just a shape, no different than a circle or hexagon," Luna replied quickly.
"What about garlic."
"What's garlic?"
"Are you afraid of getting stabbed in the heart?"
"Isn't everyone?" Luna continued answering his questions quickly.
"Then tell me, how did you stay hidden from society for so long?"
"That's because I'm not from this world. I'm what your world calls an alien." As she spoke, her ears and tail wiggled. "Does that frighten you?"
"Are you here to conquer us? If you're a vampire, then you're here to harvest our blood…" Zan's eyes watered at this realization. "Please don't eat me… I can be a good pet…"
Luna smiled. "As amusing as that would be, Aurora would never allow our kind to harm yours… Since we need your planet and your race… But if you chose to be my pet of your own accord, I won't stop you."
"Arf?" Ashner kept his distance, he wasn't entirely sure what Luna wanted, and he wasn't going to risk pissing her off.
"Cute, but my race isn't filled with vampires. We've adapted and shifted when we lost our greatest resource. But after eons of using what little reserves we had left. Our bodies changed, my guess, to attract males."
"But why do you speak English?" Zan asked with his arms crossed.
"It's the universal language of the universe."
"SERIOUSLY!"
"No!" She tapped on her eye. "I scanned your world. It wasn't hard creating a translator. My brain speaks in my language but translates it into yours. Eventually, my brain will adapt, and I'll have no use for the computer in my brain."
Zan studied her eye, but it looked normal, minus the catlike slit across it.
"You're a young man… Where's your family?"
"My mom passed away when I was young, and my dad… Well… He's somewhere far away from here…"
"Oh… It's almost like the author was too lazy to create a backstory for them, and he gave you an excuse to bring multiple girls into your apartment for a soft-core or hard-core harem."
"What?" Zan raised his eyebrow.
"What?" Luna whistled softly.
"I see… Well, I can't really argue with what you've told me, but I'm curious. Why did you come here alone?"
"Well… I came here to make first contact, and you caught my eye." She spoke quickly to herself. "And I might be a wanted criminal."
"A criminal? Wait, you're at my house. What will happen if your people find out I'm housing you?"
"You might get executed," Luna said with a smile and glitter in her fang.
"Oh… Good thing no one knows where you are." Zan giggled nervously.
Luna hummed in a devious tone.
"RIGHT!"
The walls around his apartment collapsed inward from multiple directions. Four women rushed in armed with glossy guns, one had a battle-hammer with a pulsing blue circular light, and another held a dawned rapier with a purple lightning zapping around it.
They were all demi-humans. The one with the war hammer was the tallest, wearing a futuristic flight suit instead of battle armor. It was black and hugged her body in all the right places. In a second, she rushed in through the cheap sheetrock. Breaking through it like a hot knife through butter. Zan tuned into the most important part of her.
Easily double D's
The second demi girl held a handgun. She had batwings and a devil-like tail. As she aimed, Zan studied her. She, too, had a nice pair.
She fired, and the recoil of the weapon shook her entire body. Jiggling her girls.
Dear God, I love physics.
Luna tackled Zan down, avoiding the rounds as they destroyed Zan's fridge.
"Hold fire!" Their leader ordered, she had bull horns and dark skin. "You'll hit the hostage! Switch to close arms!"
The one with a rapier had white bunny ears with a puffy bunny tail. She rushed in first. Luna casually parried the girl's sword with her fingernails and a smile. She was using Zan's body as cover. Not that Zan minded. Having a girl that close to him wasn't something he despised. The bunny girl had no armor around her legs. They were exposed, revealing her pale skin.
Those thighs, I wonder if it'll hurt if she squeezed my head with them.
Luna kicked the girl back, knocking over the couch in the process. Another charged with a dagger, two quick swipes that missed the small vampire.
Luna hopped and kicked the girl with dog ears towards her other subordinate. They collided, and one slammed against the wall. She fell and rolled next to Zan with her ass up and her face down. Zan took in the scene.
It's shaped like a heart.
The one with the hammer jumped in. The back of the hammer used an anti-gravity system, making it as light as a feather. Luna ducked, avoiding the swing, and punched the girl in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her.
I just realized this is a pretty dangerous situation… But I can't afford the internet, and underwear magazines aren't doing it for me anymore… I have to reload my spank bank while I have this opportunity… They won't kill me… Maybe.
The hammer smashed into the sofa and bent its metal frame, tossing the cushions in all directions. It also left a dent on the ground exposing the room underneath.
She kept her assault going, destroying the wall next to Zan, inside it was an old man taking a bath with headphones on. The moment the wall collapsed, he screamed in a very high pitch tone and jumped out of the tub, slipping on the ground, exposing his backside to the girls.
All their faces turned bright red, and the fight took a pause.
The old man grabbed a towel and ran away, crying like a child who lost their toy.
"I thought you evacuated everyone in the building!" The demi with the horns glared at her comrades.
"You know our sensors can't find anyone submerged in water." The bunny-eared girl retaliated. "We'll deal with that later… For now… Luna…"
"She's strong." The demi with the horns noted that four against one wasn't going to be enough.
Luna wrapped her legs around Zan's chest and readied her fangs to bite his neck. "One more step, and I'll drain him."
The four soldiers stopped.
"You'll torture that poor… innocent… male…" The girl with bunny ears glanced at her, then Zan, but her eyes didn't stay on him long. She had a hard time focusing on him. "The princess won't stand for this."
"Leave now… If you keep pushing me, I will hurt this male… I'll make sure we're not wanted in this world…"
"You're willing to destroy everything we've worked for!" The demi with the war hammer glared at her. "You're scum."
Luna's eye widened for a second, and then she sharpened her eyes like daggers. "You don't know me…"
"They don't." A tone echoed from outside. "But I do… Big sister."
From outside, a girl rushed in with a curved sword. She swung quickly, forcing Luna to push Zan down against the floor.
Nails clashed against the sword and echoed across the apartment.
"Aurora, nice to see you." Luna smiled.
"You're such a pain!" Aurora roared. "If mom were awake, she'd rip your head off!"
"Mom would've praised me… That's why you're pissed off… Because I made the right choice…"
The two clashed weapons inches away from Zan, who sat on the ground and crossed his legs.
They're both cute… But is Luna the older one?
"Enough! I'll put you back in your cyro-prison, and this time, you'll sleep for eons!" Aurora's sword pulsed a red light, and fire emerged from them. She swung her sword back, and the flames reached the display where Zan's anime figures were.
"You're welcome to try, little brat!" Luna's nails grew, each as long as a small dagger.
Zan's eyes widened with fear.
The figures quickly caught fire, and some shattered into dozens of pieces.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Zan stood up quickly, reaching out toward his figures.
Rushing between the two sisters. At the same time, both the neku's jerked their weapons back. Neither wanted to harm Zan.
The girls turned towards the figures that, one by one, either melted with their cheap plastic or popped into dozens of pieces… They all raised their eyebrows and glanced at Zan, whose eyes were starting to water.
One by one, his entire collection of anime figures melted away… A true horror… He fell to his knees and hyperventilated… The demi girls glanced at each other, uncertain of this new development.
"How could you!" Zan glared at the girls. Now tears formed in his eyes. "Some of those were limited edition!"
Both girls immediately jerked back. The screams and tears of a male were something they weren't used to. In fact, their simulations never covered what to do in that situation. They were taught that all men were submissive and rarely spoke or opened up. As a result, they avoided women for the most part, and some hated them with a passion.
"Do you have any idea what you two just did!" The girls fell to their knees and closed their eyes. "You destroyed my most treasured possessions!"
The guards also fell to their knees, mimicking their princess.
"You four." Zan glared at the soldiers. "You could've opened the door and rushed in, but nooooo, you just had to destroy portions of my apartment to get in… You also destroyed my fridge and my couch… Not to mention the floor and the wall… And Mr. Peck has Alzheimer's, and I don't want to know what he's going to do! But his family will blame me … Thanks to you four, I'm more than likely homeless now!"
The four girls stared at each other, then bowed their heads low. "We're sorry!" They all replied at once.
Their leader spoke for the girls. She dug her head against the floor. "I'll take responsibility!"
"And you!" Zan turned his rage towards Aurora. "You destroyed my precious collection of anime figures… I spent my entire life collecting them… What made you think it was okay to use fire inside a confined area! Do you think you're a typical wizard in a dungeons and dragons game! NO FIREBALLS INDOORS! PERIOD!"
"Forgive me!" She bowed lower.
"Ha! Serves you right," Luna smirked.
"And you!" Zan paced towards Luna. "You're the worst of them all! Stealing my blood, eating my food, and then destroying my apartment…"
Zan grabbed her cheeks and pulled them. "For a vampire, you're not very bright!"
"I'm sorry." She begged until Zan let her go. He exhaled and regained his composure. Saddened by his losses. He shifted gears. "Who are you five?"
"I'm Aurora." The princess lifted her head. "I'm the princess of the Sombrero galaxy. These soldiers are my personal guards, and Luna is my big sister."
"Big sister?" Zan studied them both…. "But she's so tiny and lacking in the curve department."
"HEY!" Luna barked. "I didn't ask to be this tiny!"
"She didn't." Aurora moved her hands through her hair, showing off that she had curves and a well-balanced body. On top of that, she was a beauty. "But she is my big sister."
Luna pouted, and her eyes watered. "It's not fair… I caught vampirism when I was this small… So I'll never grow…"
"My big sister will pay for what she's done… I'll make sure you're properly compensated for what transpired today," Aurora assured him. "Please don't hate us."
"I don't hate you. I don't hate any of you." Zan raised his eyebrow. "Anyway… Everyone stand up… And tell me, why are you after Luna?"
The girls all stared at each other until the princess inhaled.
"In order to understand what she did, you have to get a picture of our past…" Aurora stood up and then sat on the broken couch. Everyone followed and circled around her. Completely ignoring the destruction around them. "We're from the Sombrero galaxy. Technically millions of years ago now, even though it only felt like a quick nap for us… In our time, the neku race, my race harvested life. We found planets and moved them to the right position around a sun, gave them a moon, and carefully rotated it. Then we quickened the growth of vegetation and animals. We did that for billions of years until we ended up with a massive population… At the peak of technology, our only goal was to expand… But something happened, something no one could account for."
The girls were hesitant around Zan, but they each got closer to him. They were taking advantage of this situation. Being the first girls to see a man in the flesh was like a dream come true to them. He grabbed a chair and sat directly in front of Aurora.
"All life dies, and men are always targeted by nature first… The males from every species started to reject females… And we no longer bore male babies… It started slowly, and then it spread from planet to planet. The population of all life started dying out. Whole races just disappeared. So my ancestor created a new law. One that saved us for thousands of years after. All men were required to provide semen samples to the government. Once a day."
Just once? Weak sauce.
"We gathered and preserved it. Until eventually, the last man passed away… The love nectar we gathered was enough to last for thousands of years. So we tried modifying it. Our best scientists united and tried repeatedly, but no matter what we did. Our genetic codes were fixed and refused to birth males. But we used what we had and continued civilization… With only women… New problems started to occur. New forms of hate bloomed, and in time we started to fight again. Starting wars with each other. Until Luna made a suggestion…"
Zan glanced at the vampire. She retracted her fangs.
"We leave our worlds and try again somewhere else… One explorer, eons ago, used a ship with lost technology, and she claimed that life was starting in this section of the galaxy. She claimed to have met humans and even shared stories about our world with them. Even going as far as teaching them how to make enormous pyramids of stones, she was full of shit, but she wrote dozens of books about your race… But that was just a fantasy… I was living in our reality. Restrictions were placed, and our government decided how many children a woman could bear. That led to resentment between worlds and races… Some of us gave birth to multiple children at once, and some demi's require a lot more love nectar, so we had to pick and choose who could have children and who couldn't… We were sparingly giving it away, so that led to a massive civil war between planets, an issue the queen dealt with herself. Even so, Luna wanted us to take resources we couldn't afford to use on a risky plan… Our mother refused… So Luna, the princess at the time, turned her claws and fangs against our mother and started a civil war among the royals of our galaxy. She forced me to become the next acting princess… The stress was so much it put the queen in a coma…"
Zan studied the girls. They were all beautiful in their own ways.
But Luna and Aurora were similar, at least with their faces.
"Luna decided to attack the most protected and essential ship we had… The Ark…"
"What's the Ark?" Zan asked, studying Luna's reactions which were a mix of regret and pride.
"It's where we kept and preserved all the love nectar collected thousands of years ago… Needless to say, the fight got out of hand… And the Ark exploded, all the nectar of life spilled into the void of space, instantly killing and freezing it… She got the attention of every planet… So we stopped fighting and united once more… We were out of options and had no choice but to build ships that'll travel across the galaxy… But with so much war, a lot of our technology was lost, including traveling at a million times faster than light… Even so, we had to go… Not every woman wanted to come, and some planets refused to join us after the war… But we took the risk, and we're here now… In a new world, and with your DNA, it's possible for us to have children…"
Zan blinked. "So you're telling me… Somewhere in the galaxy, theirs thousands of pounds of frozen sperm floating in space…"
"Billions of pounds, and yes, she can say whatever she wants to justify her actions, but I know Luna. She wanted to see a real man so badly she sabotaged everything!"
I'm still a virgin, and honestly, I'd do a lot to get laid… But would I destroy an entire civilization for that? Probably not… Well… Nope, I wouldn't go that far…
"So now that you know our story… Can you help us?" The princess leaned closer to Zan, her eyes shining brightly.
She smells amazing, and damn it… This is too much. My heart is beating too fast.
"I…" Zan shook it off. "I'm not someone in a position to help any of you… I'm just a student…"
"That may be true, but you have something most men in this world don't…" Her pupils dilated and shifted to the shape of a heart. "Your aura… Your mana… You're so delicious…"
"Don't eat me!" Zan leaned back, but Aurora mounted Zan, who sat across her on a chair. She clung to his chest, knocking him back and breaking the chair. His afro kept his head from slamming against the hard floor. "I taste worse than pineapple on pizza, I swear."
"I'm not a vampire." The princess licked her lips. "Your mana is spectacular. It's different from ours… It's rougher, thicker, stronger…"
"That's enough of that pervert." Luna kicked her younger sister's face, knocking her back and off of Zan. Her guards immediately reached for their weapons. "Say what you want… I've caught you in the simulator sleeping with fake men more times than I cared to count."
"Stop it!" Luna's eyes watered, then she glanced at Zan, who raised one eyebrow.
"Fake men?"
"Yeah, my little sister didn't have the responsibilities I had growing up, so my dear mother didn't give her that much attention. So she turned to our simulators when she was lonely. It creates realistic environments and even simulated demi's you can touch… It's used to practice our magic and for our military to train… Aurora used it to have sex… Or masturbate… What would you call what you did."
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! You can't tell me you never used it for that purpose…" Luna's eyes gave another story. Aurora quickly glanced at her soldiers. "Tell me you girls used it for that reason."
The four girls stayed silent… Which only made the princess blush a deep red… Aurora's watery eyes met Zan… "I swear… I'm not a pervert…"
"You sexually assaulted me... Like two minutes ago…"
"That… Well… Did I mention… Okay… I'm sorry…"
A section of his wall collapsed inward, and the cold air rushed in.
"We've caused you a lot of problems… If there's something I can do for you… Just name it… We can make a contract…"
"No!" Luna glared at her younger sister. "You're still trying to trick him!"
"It's not a trick! However, I'm willing to make him mine as an apology!"
"Don't listen to her, Zan! If you bind your soul to hers, she'll use you for your mana and your body…"
I'm cool with that.
"Plus, she's such a huge pervert you'll end up becoming her sexual plaything night after night… She'll never give you a day to rest up…"
I'm really cool with that.
"Men don't have the sex drives we do… Aurora has no self-control… You don't want that."
There has to be a catch…
"Why are you so mean to me!" Aurora whined. Her guards held on to their weapons, but all four were confused. They weren't sure what to do.
"You don't know anything about me." Zan finally spoke up. He picked up his broken anime figures and grabbed his backpack while the girls watched him. "You don't know how my world works, how men or even how the women on my planet think…"
"Your world is different from ours…" Luna admitted.
"As appealing as your offer sounds, I won't make a contract with any of you… Jumping into a situation I know nothing about is a bad idea." Zan touched his cheek. The punch of the day before had faded. "I won't let anyone take advantage of me… Nor will I let this world do the same to you…"
"That's… Unexpected." Aurora's eyes widened. "The excess mana in your body must cause you a lot of problems."
"Mana causes problems?" Zan glanced at Luna, who nodded.
"Some demi's can't use magic, but their bodies are filled with mana. The mana overwhelms their bodies and leaks, creating bad luck… And by the amount in your body… I can only guess you've lived a life of misfortune…"
Zan took a second to take in her words. Then his eyes glanced towards the only photo in his house. It was the only one he had of his family. It was back when he was a preteen. Both he and his mother were smiling brightly. But his dad had his face scratched out of the picture.
"So I'm going to be unlucky for the rest of my life?"
"No," Luna answered slowly. "You can't use magic, but the opposite sex can suck it out of your body and mix it with their own… At least in theory… But your mana is strong and just standing next to you is enough for my mana to recover… It's a pleasant feeling… Some demi's take decades to recover the mana they use… Some require an intense amount of mana to recover…"
"Is that why you chose me?"
Luna nodded.
"Do all humans have mana?"
"No, one in every five humans have some mana… But yours is bright and powerful… Your aura is white… So you'll attract every type of demi out there… You're rare. Even among my people, only a handful of us have that much mana… Including myself and my sister… From my scans, only three males have mana that emits out of their body with a powerful intensity, and none of them are close to your level."
"Every type of demi?" Zan studied the guards, he wasn't much to look at, but the four girls measured his value by his mana. To them, he was worthy of being a prince… They would happily accept him if he wanted a contract with them, but they were bound to the royal family. "Even you girls?"
The four stayed quiet. The bunny girl was the only one who blushed brightly.
"They are bound to the royal family." Aurora interrupted with a pouty face. "You have a princess in front of you, and you look at them instead."
Aurora's tone was filled with jealousy.
"Stop right there." Zan lifted his hand. "Princess or not, don't belittle them… Respect can be faked, but not loyalty… That's something easily broken with actions…"
The four soldier's eyes lit up. And Aurora glanced at the floor, she let her jealousy overtake her words, and she said something she didn't fully believe. But Zan's eyes paled. He relived a past he despised. And his words played again in his mind.
I need to put myself first… If you love me… Walk away from my life and never look for me again…
Zan's fingers made two fists… Something only Luna tuned into… His mana raged like flames around his body until he exhaled slowly.
"If you want to fit into this world, then let me help you." Zan resolved himself. "From my point of view, your family attacked me, destroyed my home, and threatened my life…"
Aurora's cat ear shot up.
"We don't have access to any homes in your world…" The princess bit her lip as the warmth of his mana reached her skin. "But… I have my palace. If you want a new home… You can come with us… Until we can give you a proper house."
"Pervert." Luna scoffed. The princess was obviously trying to monopolize Zan.
"You caused this mess." Aurora retaliated.
"Zan, you can't trust her." Luna bared her fangs at her sister.
Zan sighed and ran his fingers through his luscious and thick afro. "Fine, I'll live in space. It's gotta be better than this place."
Aurora's mouth watered with lust. He was only one of three people on Earth with mana that powerful… Plus, if he lived close to her… And with enough time… Her simulations might become a reality… "Okay! I'll make sure you have a room next to mine!"
Luna scoffed.
"And as for you!" Aurora glared at her sister. "You stole his mana against his will and without a contract... So you'll be put in cyro-sleep."
"No." Zan shook his head.
"Eh!" Aurora glanced at Zan, absorbing the reality that her sister would clam block her advances. "But she's a criminal."
Zan studied the guards. The largest one puffed her chest up and tightened her arm muscles while her eyes stayed on Zan.
Why is she flexing?
"Luna took down four of your guards. I'm assuming you're each elite soldiers." The four girls nodded. "Then Luna will become my official bodyguard."
"But she attacked you." Aurora insisted.
"She did, but she's also your sister… If she's given this role, then you two can take this time to mend your wounds… Family is important…"
Aurora glanced at the only picture he had in the house. It was in a half-burned picture frame. She nodded. "Very well, As the first princess, I'll grant you the authority of an ambassador, and I'll allow my older sister to stay by your side. If you're going to live in the palace, then take what you treasure most from your home."
Zan studied his anime figures. They were all destroyed, along with his video games. He sighed and grabbed the picture frame. "I'm ready." He mustered. The queen spoke an incantation in a language Zan didn't understand. Then light emerged from her fingers.
Zan's body turned to light as a magic circle formed beneath his feet. In a second, he was transported from his home to somewhere above the clouds.
"His power is amazing." The guard with bull horns glanced at her princess. "Men with mana are irresistible."
"The simulations were wrong. It's easy to talk to them. But that one in particular… His mana rages out of his body… And it's not just him. A lot of men in this world have mana leaking out of their bodies…. More than the men from our worlds… An average man from this world could contract himself with three, maybe four women…" Aurora tapped her fingers against her lip. "That much mana will create a power struggle among the noble houses… Whoever claims him will have the power to usurp the throne…"
"Is that why you picked him?" Aurora glanced down at her older sister. But she didn't answer. "And here I thought you were just trying to sleep with him."
"If another house takes power, then I'll be killed for my vampirism… And despite your immaturity, laziness, and perverted nature… You're not half bad at leading… Your decision to fly across the galaxy saved us…"
"You didn't give me a choice…"
Light illuminated under the four guards, then they disappeared, leaving the two neku sisters together.
Now they were alone. Luna glanced down on the floor and rubbed her arm. "I never thanked you for stopping our mother… Instead of letting her kill me, you poisoned her with an endless slumber herb… Why did you do that?"
"Because you're my older sister, even if we become enemies... I don't want you to die… Even if you make irrational decisions, I want to keep the peace between us… Anywho, today was exhausting... I'll be heading back to my quarters."
"You're going into the simulator... That spell you cast copied Zan's body from head to toe..."
"Shut up! I won't do that! I'm tired, and I want a nap."
Luna gave her a dead fish gaze until her sister teleported away.
{[Aurora spent twice as long in her simulator that night. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what she was doing.]}