I headed out of the room and set my half-empty coffee cup on the island while tearing into the poptart. I figured I should eat something before I got too distracted with all the new shiny stuff. With a breakfast for champions consumed, I headed back over, looking at the different options for a Technomancer's workshop. There were a few options. But the one that caught my eye was the one that included a robotics setup. 'Fem Bots here I come!' I laughed at my own fixation on that. It would cost me the rest of my shelter points, plus an additional twenty thousand credits for the Rank 1 setup. Shrugging, I went ahead and chose that, then I slotted in the Workbench upgrade to the slot.

  Blue flashing in the corner of my vision caught my attention. Bringing up my new notifications.

  Congratulations.

  You have added your first workspace to your shelter.

  Rewards

  1500 shelter credits

  You have upgraded a workspace.

  Rewards

  2000 shelter credits

  You have added an advanced workspace.

  Reward

  1500 shelter credits

  One token for a room upgrade

  You have upgraded to an advanced workbench.

  Rewards

  500 shelter credits

  Wow. I'll take it. I decided to hold off on using the room upgrade for the moment. I wanted to wait and see what Katie's and Marie's needs would be. I didn't think it would be entirely fair for me to hog all the goodies. With a spring to my step, I chose my new workspace and entered it.

  My first thought. So fucking sterile. Yet I could understand why. I would be working with electronics in here. After I got over the feel of the room, it felt like my eyes widened with all the new toys. Several benches lined the right wall. First was a bench with a small, weird box on it. [Tansmuter Small]. The bench after that was more of an open space with various small tools on it. Some I recognized, such as a mini screwdriver,tweezers , and a soldering iron, but others I had no clue about. Once I had learned the skills learned. I was sure I would understand more.

  Against the left wall were two medium-sized vats and a robotic arm with a small table beneath it. Another large-looking oven thing. The back wall had a large yellow line on the floor. A sign placed on the back wall read: Caution Testing Area. Then I noticed a slight shimmering blue shield right where the yellow line started.

  “So fucking cool.”

  If I were excited about the blacksmith area, I think this one gave me girlie wood. Then I started getting that feeling in the pit of my stomach. This was not for fun, but for research, to design things of destruction or protection.

  You must become powerful. You have two little thralls to protect. Find others. Feast. Drink of their desires and lusts.

  Gritting my teeth, I fought against the whispering. A great sense of loss hit me thinking about Marie and Katie dead, blood on the ground, with me unable to stop it. Falling to my knees in the center of that room, I screamed. That scream fought against the darkness, trying to take more of a hold on me. It was to give me strength to fight against the growing hunger for more power. Growling to myself. Fighting those thoughts, as I felt mentally drained as it started to recede. My cheeks felt wet as tears fell to the floor. My heart ached at the image in my mind now. It was haunting, the looks on their faces of terror and pain in their death.

  It took some time for my mind and body to calm down. Having to remind myself not to let my heritage consume and control my actions. The ache was hard to deny. Yet I found the strength to pull myself together. I would let me sort it out. Confronting what I was feeling started moving higher on my list of things I needed to do. 'Not right now. I wasn't ready. Yeah, I was putting this off yet again.'

  Heading out of the room and into the living room, I figured I might as well take one of the legendary shards. Take my mind off things, plus Namon did say no less than twelve hours between consumption. I decided on [Mage Tech Engineering] first. Out of all the special ones I had gotten, this one was of huge interest to me.

  The rush was intense, to say the least. Not entirely sure how long I sat on that couch as my brain processed all the information. I do know it was a lot. It didn't hurt in any way or cause any headaches, which was good, but I could see that trying to take more than one could be potentially dangerous. This was a lot of information, and something told me it would be a few hours before I fully understood what I just consumed. Yet I couldn't stop myself as I opened my eyes.

  “I know Kung Fu.”

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  “Oh my God, Sara, you are such a fucking Dork.”

  Looking up, I felt a little heat rising to my cheeks. I saw Katie and Marie standing there, both of them giggling. Standing up, I rushed to Marie, giving her a hug.” I am so sorry for what I did to you. I didn't know.” I felt her arms come around me, and she buried her face into my cleavage as she shook her head.

  “It is ok, Sara. Anyway, all it did was bring my desires for you right to the surface.”

  Well, that was a bit of a shocker. “I... I didn't know.”

  She pulled herself back a little, looking up at me. “ It is fine. First, Katie explained everything to me. Her smile lit up her soft, rounded features. “ Remember that time I accidentally walked into your bathroom to clean it shortly after your eighteenth birthday?” I nodded. I hadn't turned on the shower yet, but had stripped down. Poor Marie, when she opened the door, had turned so red and stammered out several apologies as she had quickly shut the door.

  “Well, I guess up to that point I hadn't quite realized how much you had grown, nor how hot you had gotten. “She shrugged, then she looked at Katie, turning even redder.

  “Tell her, Marie. She will get a kick out of it, I promise.” It was my turn to look at Katie, and she just had this huge shit-eating grin on her face. Marie took in a deep breath.

  “So remember a few weeks later when your Grandparents took that weekend trip? Katie spent the weekend with you.”

  I nodded as a pain of guilt touched me. They had asked if I wanted to come with them, and I had declined, asking instead if Katie and I could have a weekend sleepover. This was six months before they passed. I should have gone with them. I did my best to hide that thought, but Marie and Katie must have seen the look on my face, and I got a group hug out of it. Taking in a steadying breath, “ Go on.”

  “Well, I had woken up in the middle of the night. Deciding to get some water, I heard faint noises coming from the living room, which sounded weird at the time. So, peeking in, I saw you and Katie on the couch, fingering and talking dirty to each other. On the T.V was a scene of a Futa banging two other girls. “She cleared her throat, turning even redder. “ I stood there watching you two. It was so hot I couldn't help myself. I got off to both of you as well as the action on the television. Just don't look at my browsing history on my laptop.” She buried her face into my chest again as I giggled hard. I gave her a tight hug.

  “Well, I am glad I could fulfill your fantasy then.” I guided her face out from my bosom and gave her a kiss on her lips. “ I feel better knowing that all I did was bring out what you were all ready desiring. “ It was a huge weight off my shoulders. She gave me a nod.

  “Oh, yes, Miss.”

  I laughed that little minx, “ So you want to share your screen, let me see what you got?”

  Battle Alchemist

  This Rare Elite class of Alchemist shines when preparing for and on the field of battle. Negative status potions have a higher chance of working, as well as the effects lasting longer or hitting harder. Damage-dealing potions have a higher chance for increased damage. They are the only class that can formulate and design potions that permanently increase stats, body bonuses, and occasionally unlock unknown or hidden abilities not just in themselves but in others. A often sought-after class, many Battle alchemists, after retiring from adventuring, become self-made trillionaires.

  “Fuck me,” As I read it and look at Marie with a huge beaming smile on her face. My mind is already coming up with ideas for her.

  “So support and long-range damage dealer. “ Katie nodded at my assessment.

  “What are you thinking of, Sara? I see light bulbs going off so fast I think you could light up the room on your own.” She wasn't wrong.

  “Self-injecting darts. A hinting rifle or sniper rifle sounds best. Exploding alchemy pellets, probably from a shotgun. “

  I shook my head, “ I think for now I should be able to modify what is in the armory till I can make something more custom. Anyway, let’s see what we get from the bond. I think I might have enough points now for an alchemy room. Maybe a small danger room or something .”

  Choose one

  Ability bond

  Bonded gets a ten percent bonus to all class abilities.

  All Stats

  Bonded gets a plus one to each stat.

  Well, similar to what Katie goes. I chose the first one. Figured in the long run that would pay off immensely.

  As for my choices, I took the skill [Glass Shaping], which was a sub-ability tied to [Shape Object]. The second choice I took was a bloodline ability.

  SE Blast

  Taking raw Sexual Energy, you can create a bolt of SE. Hitting your target can cause the target to become stunned for up to five seconds as they fantasize about you. Putting more points into the blast can bring it up to a full-blown orgasm, causing up to sixty seconds of stun.

  Rune learned.

  Cost : Sexual Energy. Amount varies depending on the strength of the blast.

  My very first offensive ability. Plus, I could use it in rune form. Very handy. I realize I am finally accepting what the System is offering me and running with it.

  I headed over to the panel. A basic alchemy room was only 2000 shelter points. I went ahead and used the token along with the free upgrade. A basic training room was another 2500. Getting both the options lit up on the panel.

  “Well, I guess it is time to cue the music for the Training Montague. “

  We all got a little laugh out of that. “ Katie, can you help Marie with the basics of what she needs. I am going to see if I can get some training from Namon's blacksmith. “ It was still early, and I figured maybe later on today I would get to try out my own forge. We all agreed to meet back in time for dinner. I had a feeling I wasn't the only one who was looking forward to finally playing around with their class.