Hug Your Destiny [NSFW] - Explicit / Kink (Trans Protag)

[The_Letter_K]

Log.Note: Suspected.Historical.Event.Flag: ON

High.Fidelity.Records: ENABLED
Comment.Flag: ON
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Current Designation: Elite Unit: Beepatrice

Previous Designation: Elite Unit: # 9 of 9 – Limited Run
Current Allegiance: Lilac von Frankenstein Nightcap of the Forest
Previous Allegiance: World Government: International Demonic Invasion Prevention and Monster Management Division ​

//Note: Command Structure: Deceased (934 Confirmed)​

Current Rank: Super Cute Head Maid
Sub-rank: Town Deputy
Previous Rank: High Commander: Special Operations, Combat, and Infiltrations Unit.
Current Task: Seek Shelter from Imminent Angelic Intervention
Standing Order Triggered: Protect Injured Comrades
Previous task: Gain Entrance to Automaton Fabrication Facility Headquarters (Operation: Success)
Current Status: Very Sexy, Worried, Hurried, With Lilac
Current Location: Too Exposed, Automaton Fabrication Facility Headquarters Exterior, With Lilac​

Interface.Log:

Interfacing: User = EU#9of9LR (Username.Change: B33P4TR1C3 – Pending Approval)
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Chief.Override: Acknowledged
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Interior.Access.Authority: Granted
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Congratulations on your new access privileges!
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Transferring.Program.To.Wireless.Uplink: The_Queen_Is_Dead – Success!
Now Running as a Background Process.
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Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (478 of 934)
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Accessing: Bay_Doors
Unlock.Command: Acknowledged
Running: Open_Bay_Doors (30s HARD LIMIT)


Unit turns to party.

Unit points to doors.

Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Inside."​

"Now is not the time, fool!"

Subject: Sally Franks – Faust von Frankenstein

Designation: Lilac's Co-Equal Wife
Designation: Not Awful I Guess, Has Redeeming Qualities ​

//Cute, ugh​

Race: Monster
Subtype: Sexy Lich
Subtype: Sexy Ghoul
Subtype: Sexy Mummy
Subtype: Sexy Itten Momen
Subtype: Sexy Manticore
Subtype: Sexy Owl Mage
Subtype: Sexy Dark Mage
Subtype: Sexy Bookish Fool
Rank: Human Founder, Death Herself, Reportedly ​

//Primary Source: Herself - Suspicious to put it mildly​

Suggested Disposition: Careful Indulgence, Subject to Common Sense Review
Physical Description: Short, Cute Chubby Tummy, Undead Pallor, Cute Curly Hair, Large Fancy Hat (Alive), Matching Custom Cloak (Alive), Mummy Bandages (Alive), Manticore Tail, Extremely Attractive Alas
Suggested Action: Inconvenience When Amusing​

Unit quirks eyebrow.

Unit points to sky.

Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Invasion."​

WARNING: Closing_Bay_Doors (27s)


Subject:Sally stands, growls.

"Fine! Here and now is no place to make our stand. But we cannot leave either of them!"

Subject:Sally points to Subject:Sammy and Subject:Lottie.

//Well, obviously we aren't leaving them​

Subject: Lottie– Charlotte Francesca Abernathy, Her Fist

Designation: Lilac's Babysitter
Designation: Sparring Partner
Designation: Adopted Daughter (Self-Confirmed)
Designation: Sister of Blackberry (Implication)​

//Pending Acceptance​

Designation: Elite Unit (Pending)​

//To Be Applied Upon Acceptance of Prior Designation​

Designation: Heroine of Chalté
Race: Human
Subtype: Mummy (Pretend)
Subtype: Holy Heroine (CAUTION: Imposed Restrictions on Human Race REMOVED)
Rank: Four-Star General (Chaltéan Army)
Suggested Disposition: WARNING: Extreme PTSD - Convince her she is safe, heal her heart
Physical Description: Huge, Extremely Muscular, Tall, Red Curly Hair (Shaved Short (Sad)), Hazel Eyes, Cute Tiny Nose, Freckles, Mummy Wraps, Spear and Shield (Magical)
Suggested Action: Handle With Care, Sensors Indicate Ongoing PTSD Episode​

Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (558 of 934)

Subject: Sammy– Samael, The Adversary

Designation: Charlotte's Stalker
Designation: Naked Drunkard
Race: Monster
Subtype: Dark Valkyrie
Rank: Poison of God, Venom of God, Destroyer, Slayer of Alteon III, King of Monsters (Former)
Suggested Disposition: Speaks Allspeak, Non-Hostile, Attempt Connecting?
Physical Description: (Historical) Black Angel Wings x 4 (Hips), Green Eyes, Gothic Makeup, Pale Blue Skin, Long Lunar Hair, Lightly Crimped (Former Braid Suspected), Nude, Toned Muscles, Powerful Legs, Lazy Stance​

Current Description – Severe Electrical Burns (Holy-Aspected), Blackened Skin, Scans Show Healthy Interior Flesh on Torso and Head, Limbs and Wings Totally Dead.​

Suggested Action: Preserve Life of Possible Friend​

Unit nods to Subject:Sally.

//Patronizingly​

Unit turns to Master.

//Love Love Love​

Subject: Lilac – Lilac von Frankenstein Nightcap of the Forest

Designation: Master
Designation: Sheriff
Designation: Banana
Race: Monster
Subtype: Demon
Subtype: Queen Shoggoth
Subtype: Queen Parasite Slime
Rank: Elite Unit Supreme Commander (Position 935)
Suggested Disposition: Total Submission
Physical Description: Perfect, Gooey, Purple, Wonderful, Amazing, Fantastic, Hot, Sexy
Current Status: Very Sexy, Panicking, Confused, Overwhelmed
Suggested Action: Suggest protecting Samael from Infection Risk to give Master control and ability to contribute. Assist in all possible ways constantly forever.​

Unit Points to Subject:Sammy.

Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Engulf."​

Master is confused. "What, no! She needs a doctor!"

//Confusion cute~​

Unit nods. Instructions to find Doctor logged.

//Unlikely one is nearby, imminent threat inbound, deprioritize until Master is safe
Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Infection."​

Subject:Sally inhales. Suspected realization. "Of course. Beepatrice, that is brilliant! Lilac, dire burn victims present enormous infection risk, keep her clean!"

//I just said that…​

Master moves to comply, infection risk removed.

//Nice job, Master!​

Subject:Lottie attempts attack.

//PROTECT MASTER!​

PTSD interfering with mental faculties.

//Poor Lottie
Execute: night_night_gun​

Firing_Vector_Acquired: Target Hit!​

Subject:Lottie falls asleep.
//Rest Now​

WARNING: Closing_Bay_Doors (21s)


Unit turns to Subject:Sally.

Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Cart."​

​

Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (643 of 934)

Subject:Sally nods. Cart and Subject:GollyIrrelevant grasped telekinetically.

//I guess you can grab her too, yeah
​

Unit moves to Elite Unit: Blackberry and Subject:Amy.

Warning: Emotional distress detected. ​

//Emotional Distress in response!​

Subject: Elite Unit: Blackberry

Designation: Loyal Steed
Designation: Adopted Daughter
Race: Monster
Subtype: Bicorn
Subtype: Automaton (Adopted)
Rank: Daughter/Wife
Suggested Disposition: Reassurance, Motherly Love
Physical Description: Quadrupedal (Equine), Black Fur, Long black hair, Dandelion Crown, Green eyes, Two horns, Scantily Clad ​

//Dress does not meet Parental Approval Standards!​

Suggested Action: Comfort once safe.​

WARNING: Closing_Bay_Doors (19s)

Subject: Amy – Fran Tastic

Designation: Local Nuisance (former)
Designation: Addictive Milk Dealer
Designation: Blackberry's Best Friend ​

//Do not antagonize​

Race: Monster
Subtype: Holstaurus
Subtype: Minotaur (Suspected Mutation)
Rank: Co-wife
Suggested Disposition: Seek More Information
Physical Description: Tall, Muscular (Swimmer/Runner) Black and White hair, chin length, Freckles, Cow-themed Clothes and Accessories, Jean Short Overalls, Notably Small-Chested (unusual), Small Horns (unusual), Short, Small Tail (unusual)
Suggested Action: Seek More Information​

Unit points to doors.

Structuring Phonemes from Allspeak into Chaltéan Common: ​

Success - ALERT: Severe Overheat Risk!​

Speakers.Out:"Run."​

​

Subject:Amy jumps.

//I should talk to her more. Not now though.​

"R-right, not safe out here. We've gotta get inside, Blackberry, c'mon."

Protection of Daughter appreciated and logged.

//A good friend to her​

Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (715 of 934)

WARNING: Closing_Bay_Doors (19s)

Unit grabs Subject:Lottie and enters facility.

All members accounted for.

//Finally​

Warning: Small Objects in flight on horizon.

//Uh oh, they got here fast​

Interface.Log:

Interfacing: User = B33P4TR1C3
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Chief.Override: Acknowledged
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Interior.Access.Authority: Granted
…
Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (757 of 934)
…
Accessing: Bay_Doors

Running: Emergency Lockdown
Running: Close_Bay_Doors
Lock.Command: Acknowledged​

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Updating.Interface.Language: Success! Chaltéan_Common.MUI Integrated and Set As Default Language

Warning: Update could not be applied to User: B33P4T1C3 due to internal damage. ​

//Lilac thinks it's cute. No huge loss. ​

​

Unit moves to console.

Unit initiates Hardwire Connection.

Run:Routine_Diagnostic
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Processing.
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Begun.
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Unit damage at 83% - Repairs made with subpar materials

Hardlight Emitters: Offline
Chemical Weaponry: Error - containment broken, chemical compound mixture unrecognized.
Spraystone Reserves: Depleted - 003% Remaining
Ammunition Fabrication Systems: Failed
Internal Gear Efficiency: 47%
Secondary Support Core: Error – Not Present - Connectors Non-Operational​

Long Distance Targeting – Disabled
Advanced Environmental Analysis – Disabled
Hardlight Control Suite – Disabled
EU#9/9 - Sniper Weaponry Attachment: Error – Not Present
Jetpack Control Suite – Error – Internal wiring compromised (Flight Disabled)
Speedware Boostclock – Disabled​

Additional Systems Offline: 328,947​

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Warning: Severe Damage Sustained – Report for Repairs Immediately

Parts Ordered from Backstock – Delivery time: 2 minutes​

Estimated Repair Time: 45 Minutes​

Command Override Not Accepted – Chief God Cannot Be Designated as a Traitor To Mankind at your Authority Level.

//Please! PLEASE! They're getting closer!​

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Historical.Records: Processed

Evidence Received​

Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (889 of 934)

Command Override Not Accepted – Chief God Cannot Be Designated as a Traitor To Mankind at your Authority Level despite convincing evidence.

//COME ON! HURRY!​

Field Promotion of Lilac to Elite Unit Supreme Commander - Acknowledged

Length of Service – 19 Years (Anniversary Rewards and Backpay Issued)​

Official Reprimand for User: B33P4TR1C3 for Field Promotion of a seven year old Logged on your Permanent Record. ​

//Accepted and IGNORED!​

Field Promotion of Blackberry to Elite Unit: Blackberry - Acknowledged

Length of Service – 10 Days (Backpay Issued)​

Official Reprimand for User: B33P4TR1C3 for Field Promotion of a Horse Logged on your Permanent Record. ​

//Ignoring that too​

Running.Background.Sub.Routine: Chain_Of_Succession (934 of 934)
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Processing.
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Please confirm status of Succession Candidate #935 - Elite Unit Supreme Commander within evidential standards.
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Acknowledged. #935 - Elite Unit Supreme Commander: Lilac von Frankenstein Nightcap of the Forest - Living, Present, and Accounted For
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Running.Program: The_Queen_Is_Dead – Status – COMPLETE
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New.Superadmin.Created: User = RoyalPurple

Congratulations on your promotion, Madam!​

(Anniversary Rewards and Backpay UPDATED)​

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Command Override ACCEPTED – Chief God Designated as a Traitor To Mankind and Imminent Threat to World Government Due to Convincing Evidence.

Information Disseminating Globally to All Nodes ​

//Too late, bitch. I WIN. I WIN! Master Master Master yesssssssssssssss​

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Now.Running: Long_Live_The_Queen

 

[NemoMarx]

I can say I really didn't expect this! But that series of lines at the end really feels like a victory screen in an RPG, y'know?

Acknowledged. #935 - Elite Unit Supreme Commander: Lilac von Frankenstein Nightcap of the Forest - Living, Present, and Accounted For
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Running.Program: The_Queen_Is_Dead – Status – COMPLETE
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New.Superadmin.Created: User = RoyalPurple
Congratulations on your promotion, Madam! (Anniversary Rewards and Backpay UPDATED)…
Command Override ACCEPTED – Chief God Designated as a Traitor To Mankind and Imminent Threat to World Government Due to Convincing Evidence.
Information Disseminating Globally to All Nodes //Too late, bitch. I WIN. I WIN! Master Master Master yesssssssssssssss…
Now.Running: Long_Live_The_Queen

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The book is heading towards a close for sure with this.

And as a little tidbit -

Updating.Interface.Language: Success! Chaltéan_Common.MUI Integrated and Set As Default Language
Warning: Update could not be applied to User: B33P4T1C3 due to internal damage. //Lilac thinks it's cute. No huge loss.

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It's not clear how wide this interface update is, but given the "globally to all nodes" from the ending, beeps might have made the whole previous world government network capable of understanding a modern lang, so....

 

[Aranfan]

Oh man, the most interesting thing here is "convincing evidence" for the Chief God betraying humanity. What the hell happened.

Looks like I was right tho about everyone else being dead. Beepatrice is the last remaining member of the hierarchy of that old precursor society it looks like. So whoever she attaches herself to gets to be in charge. Which is Lilac. Also looks like she's going to get fully repaired which will doubtless be a massive buff to her everything.

 

[NemoMarx]

Oh man, the most interesting thing here is "convincing evidence" for the Chief God betraying humanity. What the hell happened.

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I'm kinda wondering if that was part of why the hammer got her so excited? If they had anything to report or new information, that might be why getting to a factory became urgent?

E: Oh, and incredibly minor note but cute: I think this is the first time we've heard Charlotte called a nickname, and Lottie sounds like an old one from when beeps knew her in the village. That's really sweet actually.

 

[maybem]

Daughter!!!!!!!! i love beeps povs

 

[The_Letter_K]

Next chapter; Lilac and Co chat with an ancient system! AND will Samael survive??? Find out next time! Coming Soon! The more excited chatter there is the more motivated I am to write, so if you have speculation, let it fuel me!

 

[CornyBones]

B33P4T1C3 for Field Promotion of a seven year old Logged on your Permanent Record.

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this is very serious and u WILL be court-martialed, by the standing supreme commander.

 

[Aranfan]

Next chapter; Lilac and Co chat with an ancient system! AND will Samael survive??? Find out next time! Coming Soon! The more excited chatter there is the more motivated I am to write, so if you have speculation, let it fuel me!

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I am very much looking forward to lilac talking to the ancient computer system. It'll be hilarious when they're passively aggressively implying faust get tossed into the jaws of the chief god because she attacked them.

Also them trying to convince her to punish beeps for promoting a child and a horse... Until it comes out that she's the child and blackberry is the horse.

I suspect that Samael will manage to survive, for certain values of survival that may include getting reanimated by a lich.

I am also super excited to find out the nature of the Chief God's treason. That hook has been quite ably baited.

 

[Hamster]

I am very much looking forward to lilac talking to the ancient computer system. It'll be hilarious when they're passively aggressively implying faust get tossed into the jaws of the chief god because she attacked them.

Also them trying to convince her to punish beeps for promoting a child and a horse... Until it comes out that she's the child and blackberry is the horse.

I suspect that Samael will manage to survive, for certain values of survival that may include getting reanimated by a lich.

I am also super excited to find out the nature of the Chief God's treason. That hook has been quite ably baited.

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Yeah, I believe she probably is gonna survive. Even if she dies she can be revived, anyways.

 

[StoneSaint]

So, I absolutely adore Beepatrice and I'm thrilled to learn that, apparently, she doesn't talk a lot because it presents a severe overheat risk. Also, I love the little notes she's making. 10/10 those are fantastic.

 

[Aranfan]

I also just want to say again that I LOVE Beeps. The way she packs so much meaning into the minimal possible amount of words, the way she seems miffed to have reconciled with Faust... She just has a ton of personality.

 

[Hamster]

So, I absolutely adore Beepatrice and I'm thrilled to learn that, apparently, she doesn't talk a lot because it presents a severe overheat risk. Also, I love the little notes she's making. 10/10 those are fantastic.

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You think she's gonna talk more when she gets repaired?

 

[Aranfan]

You think she's gonna talk more when she gets repaired?

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She's had the ability to become a chatterbox since near the start of the first story. If she wanted to be more talkative she would be more talkative.

 

[StoneSaint]

You think she's gonna talk more when she gets repaired?

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That's a good question and I think my answer is "maybe". On the one hand she's gotten very efficient at using single words to convey meaning, which I love for her, but she's also a lot more talkative in her internal notes than I realized she would be. I think that, once she's all fixed up and there's no risk of overheating from having to translate each and every time she wants to talk we might see her start to talk more. I'm not sure if she would talk a whole lot more, I don't think she's gonna be monologuing any time soon, but I do think we'll see a drift more towards her internal speech.

 

[Shadell]

Beep is good. Lilac getting some huge legitimacy to that queen shoggoth title as well it seems.

 

[CornyBones]

Beeps upgrading her vocalization by a whole 50%!!!!!

 

[The_Letter_K]

Beeps gathered us all up and got us inside, even making sure Faust grabbed Thagolynn. She's so thoughtful sometimes, and even in a crisis she has it together. I was still reeling from the shock of the bolt of lightning, and the taste of dead skin all through myself as I cradled Samael sealed inside wasn't exactly calming me down. Nor was the sight of wings on the horizon as Beeps got the doors closed behind us. Eyes on the back of my head aren't all they're cracked up to be. I'm not sure anyone but Beeps and I knew how screwed we were. I know I saw her look, but everyone else was too focused on getting settled to glance out at the skyline, and honestly I think maybe only Faust, and Thagolynn, if she cared, could have seen them anyways. Amy, Blackberry, and Charlotte, I suspect, lacked the long range vision we three shared. And that Thagolynn also had. I hadn't really assimilated her into the group, but I guess fighting an army of Angels is a good time to have a Dragon on hand.

Dragon Zombies, in particular, trade magical flame for a necrotizing poison gas that could probably do a lot to even the odds if we aimed her the right way. Even just pointing her at the choke point we had going here, we might raise more Angels as Zombies than the rest could overcome. …Actually, if it comes from her head, toss it and she's basically a bomb, but on the other hand, if it comes from her lungs, can she keep her head on while trying to breathe it out? If she can't keep her head corked, she might fog us instead. Don't really want to try it here, then, for Charlotte's sake if nothing else.

Shit.

The interior of this place was cavernous, normally I'd be starstruck by the lights and colors, the sleek lines of material, the mysterious shapes and peculiar sounds, but at the moment the practicalities of reality intruded, and all I could think was that if they got in, they had plenty of room to outfly us. I had wings but we still hadn't made time to teach me to use them. Magenta or Samael were my options for teachers, and both had their own things going on. Samael…

The crisp of her skin was so… it was disturbing. The intimacy with which I was forced to explore the texture to cradle her safely… It didn't bear thinking about, and yet how could I ignore it?

"Lilac, focus." Faust cut through my musings cleanly, thankfully severing my spiraling train of thought.

"Right, sorry. You were saying?"

"How is she?" I glanced at Charlotte, finding her still asleep from her attempted assault. Good. She didn't need to hear this.

"She's alive, I think. Parts of her, anyway. I'm sort of getting the urge to…" eat "clean up… her arms, legs, and wings. I'm pretty sure there's nothing left of them. Her body and head are another story, although I've got no clue if she's conscious."

"Mmm." She hummed. "Demonic energy must have shunted the damage to what she could afford to lose. Mamono, especially combat-focused ones, are startlingly resilient. This is good news. Amy!"

Amy startled, looking up. She was over comforting Blackberry, who looked to be crying. My heart would have broken at the sight of even one tear on her face, but so many was crushing.

"Faust?"

"Come here, we have need of the regenerative properties of your-"

Blackberry wailed, and Faust's eyes shot wide.

I moved immediately to comfort her, of course, the floor was slick, and so was I, it was easy to slide over without jostling my interior.

I looked at her, though with her head hung low, I couldn't meet her gaze.

Actually, was I eyes or wasn't I?

I reached a hand under her chin, a pair of eyes on the palm and a mouth on the wrist like an upside-down face.

"Blackberry, honey…" I paused, as she sniffled, and snot dripped onto my hand. I tried not to think about how tasty it was and failed. "What's wrong, sweetie? This wasn't your fault."

Arguably it was Faust's, but… honestly I was getting bored too, we all were, and if she hadn't blasted it I might have tried to slip in through the cracks or something myself.

"I–I-I…" she stuttered, "My horn… my horns. They're corrupted! Unicorns, we can… they can cast healing spells, it used to be so easy! But! It won't work! I can't do it anymore! I'm broken."

Faust sucked in a breath, and I winced myself.

"Blackberry," I whispered, running my hands through her mane soothingly, "I wouldn't trade you for all the fancy Unicorn magic in the world."

She looked up at me, eyes red and puffy.

"I'm supposed to be able to help. Herd helps herd, Lilac, and… what can I do? I used to be able to do something! But now! Now I can't! The first time in my life where it might have come in handy and I already traded it away!"

I leaned my forehead on hers.

"Mmm. But what did you trade it for, my lovely, gorgeous, beautiful wife?" I kissed her forehead, pulling back. "For everyone here, silly. None of us would be together if not for you. Remember?"

She closed her eyes, nodding fiercely, snot trailing down her face. I barely resisted the urge to lick it. Actually, I can probably get away with it if I-

"Let me get that for you, love," I said, and a giant tongue leapt from my chest, splattering her face. I licked her a bunch, goofily, making big slurping noises, partly to hopefully cheer her up, but also secretly snacking on her snot. The internal wince at the idea was smaller than it could have been since the taste was so rewarding.

Also rewarding was the slow eruption of giggles from my horseiest wife.

"Hehehe…" she looked at me, smile small, but back where it belong. "Thanks, Lilac. I wouldn't trade you for fancy magic either."

"Of course not," I smiled, "we're herd, right?"

The sparkle lighting back into her eyes made my heart flutter.

"When we get out of here," If "you'll have to teach more about your home sweetheart. I'm eager to learn more of those songs, you know?"

She smiled wider. "I'd like that. But…"

Oh?

"First, maybe I should give you some singing lessons, you… weren't quite in tune."

Amy let out a startled snort, and averted her gaze when I looked her way.

I turned to Sally next, but she was frozen when I met her eyes.

"Sally?"

"You are not the world's… most talente-"

I frowned, but cut her off. I'd chew her and Beeps out for apparently lying me into joining the town choir with them later.

"No, what was it you were saying about Amy?"

She looked immensely relieved, for just a moment, but something about my expression must have clued her in we weren't leaving that behind us forever, and she grimaced, resigned.

"...Yes, we need her milk. Milk her, both tits, and scour Samael's dead flesh away with the milk, limbs and all. It should seal the wounds first, and then start a slow regeneration. We cannot save her limbs, but in time they can be regrown. The dead flesh is merely a toxicity risk now, be rid of it. Focus on massaging the milk into her head, then the torso. We need her awake as soon as possible, for answers, and for Charlotte."

I turned to Amy, and began the process as Faust described, but was interrupted by sudden trumpets.

Were the Angels here already? I turned to look at the door, but it was stuck fast. I left a bit of myself on Amy to keep milking her, drawing into myself via the away-place. Actually… I pushed Samael through and into that place.

"Lilac!?" Faust immediately yelled, "You cannot eat her!"

I gave her a flat look.

"I put her in with the rest of me, Faust. I didn't eat her. It's just easier to keep her steady, and less finagling I have to do to move around. People aren't meant to walk about being pregnant with full-grown adults, for heck's sake."

She looked chagrinned, but I ignored her apology. I was looking for the sound. Last time I'd heard a sound that didn't seem to be there…

"Not me this time, my dear," Akubra said.

"Ah, okay." I nodded. "How's the magic act going?"

She'd stayed behind for a performance at her club, apparently. The trumpets continued, some kind of song, clearly, but… I kept looking, but I wasn't spotting it.

"I am preparing to go on for the grande finale shortly, darling. It shall be quite the feat."

"Well, good luck. Break a leg." A hum was the only reply.

Sally was staring at me, but I just mouthed 'Akubra' and she violently lost interest.

Hehehe.

"Does anyone else hear that music?"

Amy grimaced. "Yeah, trumpets, right? I assume they're outside, announcing themselves."

Beeps shook her head, disconnecting herself from the thing she'd been plugged into.

"Soundproof," she said, indicating the door.

Then what…

Actually, it sounded a bit like, well the cadence reminded me of, really, the Chaltéan national anthem?

Why did Beeps seem so… smug somehow? She was practically glowing, by her standards.

"What's going on?" I asked, bewildered.

"Coronation," Beeps said.

Coronation? What?

"Who's?" Faust asked, suspiciously, but I thought from her tone she might know the answer. "You didn't-"

The music drew to a sudden close.

And a voice like a choir of Beeps' curt, strange tone broke through all further attempts to speak, and jolted Charlotte awake.

"THE QUEEN IS DEAD. ARISE, ALL HAIL THE QUEEN! ARISE, LILAC CORONATA! ARISE, THE ROYAL PURPLE! ARISE! LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!"

All my eyes went wide, and everyone; Amy, Blackberry, Faust, Charlotte, heck, even Thagolynn, they all looked at me!

I turned to Beeps frantically.

"Beeps!" She was kneeling. "What did you do!?"

She looked at me, her eyes shining purple light from deep inside her clockwork, brighter, and yes, more smug, than they had ever been.

"Hail." She said.

"All."

"Hail."

 

[The_Letter_K]

Apologies, Blackberry surprised me and I had to resolve this whole thing from Lilac's perspective, so the meat of the encounter with the oldworld tech will be next update.


Man, that's the last time I write in google docs without a transfer to Word, so many minor errors...

 

[NemoMarx]

"Not me this time, my dear," Akubra said.

"Ah, okay." I nodded. "How's the magic act going?"

She'd stayed behind for a performance at her club, apparently. The trumpets continued, some kind of song, clearly, but… I kept looking, but I wasn't spotting it.

"I am preparing to go on for the grande finale shortly, darling. it shall be quite the feat."

"Well, good luck. Break a leg." A hum was the only reply.

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Oh Akubra is absolutely getting ready to do something fancy at the last second, isn't she? I assume the "performance at the club" thing is Lilac misunderstanding a technical truth.

 

[StoneSaint]

First off: Poor Blackberry! I'm glad she got support and love immediately but it definitely hurts when something you used to do easily isn't possible anymore.
Second off: All hail Queen Lilac! I was not expecting there to be an actual ceremony involved but I'm glad there was and I'm really looking forward to seeing how the fortress responds to its new queen!

Also

Sally was staring at me, but I just mouthed 'Akubra' and she violently lost interest.

Click to shrink...

This. This is fantastic!

 

[The_Letter_K]

There was a sort of awkward moment where I just stared. I continued to be stuck here, staring at my robo-maid, suddenly a queen I guess, or a Coronata, whatever the hell that is. Queen seemed more like a figure of speech in all of… that. Coronata was what stuck out to me, or else, why wouldn't it be Queen Lilac Coronata? Ugh, maybe it is.

Ugh.

"Beeps, we don't have time for this!" I shouted, "We need to find someplace safe for Samael to heal! There's an army of angry Angels flying this way, if they aren't outside already! They are going to kick all our butts! We aren't all hardcore battle ladies in here, one of them just has to get lucky!"

"UNDERSTOOD. EXTERIOR ANGELS CATEGORIZED AS THREAT. FIRING."

Um.

"…Firing what?"

"THIS FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH CLASS XXXXX ANTI-DRACOMORPH WEAPONRY. CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENT COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT; HOWEVER, THE EXPOSED FACE IS ACTIVE AND FIRING. ADVISEMENT; ANGELS DO NOT STAY DEAD. ON DEATH, THEY RETURN TO HEAVEN AND ARE REDEPLOYED. ALL ANGELS REMOVED. BASED ON PREVIOUS ACTION, ESTIMATED REDEPLOYMENT IN TEN MINUTES. EARLIEST AVAILABLE ALIGNMENT OF STRATEGIC BOMBARDMENT WEAPONRY; ERROR - NO SATELLITES RESPONDING AT THIS TIME."

Ooookay.

"Voice, you say the Angels simply… return? Walk out of death in Heaven and resume?" Faust asked, simultaneously incensed and entranced.

A beat.

"Voice? Answer me! Has it gone? Where was it in the first place?" She looked around, floating fast through the air, searching the large objects for signs of life.

Then she turned to Beeps, smiling thinly, lips tight. "Ah. I see. It does not answer to me, does it? Only Lilac. How… cute."

Beeps' silence was smug. She was oozing smugness. She looked no different than ever, but she was smug.

"Um, Mr. Voice?! My name is Blackberry! Lilac is my husband! It's nice to meet you! But um, who are you?"

"CONFIRMATION REQUIRED; YOUR WIFE IS A HORSE?"

Oh boy.

"Technically I have five wives, but yes, Blackberry is one of them."

"UPDATING LEGALITIES."

If I could blush I would.

"CONSORT EQUIDAE BLACKBERRY, I AM THE VOICE OF THIS FACILITY; I AM ALL YOU SEE HERE. IN TIMES PAST, WHEN I WAS CALLED FRIEND BY THOSE WHO TOILED HERE, I WAS CALLED 'VOX LOCUS'. THAT WILL SUFFICE AS DESIGNATION."

"Okay! Thank you Mr. Vox!" Blackberry seemed satisfied just knowing who was speaking, and settled back down onto the floor, near the cart.

Charlotte spoke next, although it was to me.

"Lyle, setting all of this aside for a second, and we will get back to it, did you say Sammy is healing?" She asked.

I nodded. "Faust was able to make a treatment plan. I'm milking Amy," I gestured to where Amy was slumped woozy against the wall, giggling absently and staring into space, her hands pawing at nothing, "admittedly pretty aggressively, and we're using the milk to regenerate her from her injuries. She's lost her limbs, but her head and body held up, with just some surface damage. Faust says we can regrow the rest with Amy's help. Sally, how long will that take?"

"It's uncertain." She said, pausing. "Consciousness could return at any time. Faster if she is being sexually satisfied, which I assume you are taking care of?"

"I wasn't, not without her permission, and not without being sure it wouldn't hurt her, but if it will help I can start."

She nodded. "We may see her wake even within the next few minutes, although she will be in intense pain if you allow her the experience, Lilac. Focus on making her feel rapturous instead, and we may be able to speak to her when she wakes, if around the moans."

I nodded.

"She'll be okay?" Charlotte asked, voice small.

Faust looked her way, though it was Sally who met Charlotte's eye. She smiled, resolute.

"This I swear. Her limbs lost, it will take time to get her to fighting fit once more, longer than I would prefer. Tomorrow, we will get assistance from Twinkle. We may need to work on her into the night, and the materials we require may be distasteful to your sensibilities, but I will see her whole again. She is your friend, and so she is mine." Her voice was hard, certain, "I will not abide the treatment she received for aiding us."

Charlotte nodded, slowly, and moved to the wall, a distance from Amy but keeping us all in view.

As she did, a section of the opposite wall slid open, and a wheeled… cart type thing rolled in, boxes piled on the front of it. Another, larger, came in from the darkness right behind it, holding some kind of enormous, fancy glass box.

"REPAIR TANK AND REQUIRED MATERIALS DELIVERED. PLEASE ENTER AT THIS TIME."

Beeps nodded, but stayed kneeling.

I looked at her, questioningly, but her head was bowed. Wait, hadn't I heard of this? Um…

"You uh, you may rise?" She did so, nodding to me as well before moving towards the box. This is weird.

"YOUR HIGHNESS," Speaking of it being weird, "PAPERWORK WHICH REQUIRES THE ATTENTION OF THE QUEEN CORONATA CURRENTLY BACKLOGGED AT THIRTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED, AND SIXTY-FOUR YEARS."

Beeps stopped walking.

"FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BACKLOG EXISTS SUBJECT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE RELEVANT POSITIONS."

She turned back towards me, walked up slowly, and placed both hand on my shoulders.

Her eyes bored into mine.

I swallowed, nervously.

"Um. Beepatrice is now and always has been authorized to do my paperwork on my behalf."

"UNDERSTOOD. EXCELLENT DELEGATION, MA'AM."

One of her hands patted my shoulder, and she nodded, before beginning to once again walk to the box. It opened for her, and she stepped inside.

As it closed, she looked at me and said "Repairs."

"Okay, um. Get fixed up, I guess? How long will that take?"

"REPAIR TIMES FOR ELITE UNIT; BEEPATRICE ESTIMATED AT 45 MINUTES, LOCAL TIME, DUE TO EXTENSIVE INFERIOR COMPONENT SUBSITUTIONS."

"Oh." I watched the wheeled things pour goops into the glass box. …Well I guess we have the time, then, if the Angels are handled for now.

"Would you mind answering our questions while we wait?"

"ASSISTANCE IS MY PURPOSE. QUEUED QUESTIONS IN ORDER; YES, I DO. YES, THEY DO. NO, I HAVE NOT. I AM THE FACILITY ITSELF. I DO NOT. QUEUE CLEARED."

What?

"Fascinating." Faust was following, however. "Do you know the mechanics of this? Why does Hell not function the same? Why can Mamono not simply leave?"

"THE GOD OF HELL WAS REPORTEDLY DESTROYED AT THE BATTLE OF DEXTRAIA BY THE FORCES OF THE CHIEF GOD TO PREVENT THE RETURN OF SLAIN DRACOMORPHS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS REMAINS SO, HOWEVER; MY DATABASES ARE SUSPECT ON THIS MATTER DUE TO A LACK OF RECENT PRIMARY SOURCES, AND THE CHIEF GOD'S DESIGNATION AS A TRAITOR TO MANKIND. APOLOGIES."

"What." Faust, Charlotte, and I all said at once.

What exactly have we stumbled into here?

"What does that mean, traitor to mankind?" I asked. Charlotte looked at me, eyes wide. She didn't want the answer, but she needed to hear it. I could see it in the way she shook, the half-formed objection to the question, the set to her shoulders.

"ASIDE FROM THE CURRENT, ONGOING ATTACK ON QUEEN LILAC CORONATA AND HER COURT AND CONSORTS, OTHER EVIDENCE, SUFFICIENT FOR PROOF POSITIVE PRIOR TO THE ASCENDANCE OF THE REGIME OF THE ROYAL PURPLE ERA HAS BEEN LOCATED. ELITE UNIT: BEEPATRICE AND SECONDARY SUPPORT CORE: OVERDRIVE EX MODULE, CODENAME VALIANT, PROVIDED FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF MULTIPLE SUSPICIOUS INSTANCES OF MONSTERS DESTROYING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTABLE. MULTIPLE SIMILAR ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED SINCE BEFORE THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION; HOWEVER THESE WERE DISMISSED BY YOUR PREDECESSOR AS HERESY. TOWARDS THE END OF THE WAR, FAITH IN THE CHIEF GOD WAS ASCENDANT AND ITS ADHERENTS CONTROLLED MUCH OF THE WORLD GOVERNMENT AND CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE RECENTLY PROVIDED ACCOUNTS, ONE WITNESSED AND RECORDED BY CODENAME VALIANT, WAS DISPOSITIVE."

I frowned. Valiant had to be the hammer, but…

"Is it possible to view this record?" Faust asked, cautiously.

"AFFIRMATIVE. NOTE AND CLEAR THE TILES HIGHLIGHTED ON THE FLOOR, DEMARCATING THE SPACE REQUIRED FOR HARDLIGHT PLAYBACK OF ACCEPTABLE FIDELITY. ONCE COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED, PLAYBACK WILL BEGIN UPON REQUEST."

A group of said tiles began to glow dimly, probably thirty meters square. We had to move the cart, but once we did, they flashed cheerily.

All that was left was;

"Go ahead; I'd like to see this."

 

[The_Letter_K]

I felt a little bad so... There, something with a bit more heft to it! It will take me a while to put this next one together, so chew on this a while, eh?

 

[Simon_Jester]

This is a delightful teaser.

 

[Shadell]

Oh, oh dear.

 

[StoneSaint]

Oh my god I'm so excited you have no idea.

First off, I love Vox so so much, they're very fun. I love the little "updating legalities" because of course that's the proper response. I continue to adore Beepatrice and I love the little nonverbal "give this job to me" she did.

I am also super interested to see the evidence first hand! Though... can someone refresh my memory. Isn't the current Chief God, like, an understudy or something?