Golden Fleece

Flying back, Theoric was a bit sad to see Sersi not willing to show herself. The island remaining invisible to them as they passed by the area, it seemed there were limits to his charm.

Sighing to himself, they flew on, stopping briefly at the cyclops island to talk and gain rapport as best he could. Their guarded nature against any new alliance made it very difficult though, but their smithing skills made them a strong ally to have regardless if they shared or not. He just had to find some way to get them started on the path again and allow them to fight for themselves if nothing else. The problem was they were left with nothing, no forge, no materials, nothing on this barren island that was barely habitable.

They then continued to the lotus-eater's island where they decided to rest before moving on. Theoric made sure to warn them one last time about the lotus's and kept an eye on the locals in case they became strange during their stay.

Theoric loved finally flying through the air naturally without having to carry himself, but having to carry his women around put a damper on it. So when thinking about the vast ocean before them, he talked Sigyn into making another boat so he wouldn't have to carry them across the whole ocean which she was more than happy to do, always looking for more ways to be useful.

Sigyn even practiced making a big house first to get a feel for things, a rather large house of trees and roots soon sprung out of the ground giving them a nice place to stay. Situated on a more secluded part of the island so the locals wouldn't disturb them as often. They were always trying to get them to eat more lotus much to everyone's displeasure, thankfully that's all they ever did.

During their stay, Theoric had Sigyn cut his air, resting in a comfortable chair she made, her increased proficiency showing while using a pair of orange energy scissors he created. Humming happily while she worked along with Lydia who was watching off to the side while Nina cooked the catch of the day inside.

Grani was surprisingly cute running around catching the falling hair and playing with it, intrigued by that which he lacked.

One day, Theoric found himself alone sitting inside, looking out, when a voice he was all too familiar with spoke.

"I see the butcher has changed his ways, seems taking that soul was good for you after all." Came the sweet-sounding voice of Gaea.

Seeing her emerge from one of the side rooms, he shifted his chair around to face her, "Gaea it's been too lo..." He started to say only to have the words caught in his throat as he got a look at her new form.

A 5'7" tall, shoulder-length red hair held up by a golden chain headpiece, diamond earrings, blue-eyed, busty pale skin beauty before him, wearing the nicest green dress, showing the perfect amount of cleavage and body lines.

Gaea grinned seeing her new form pleased him, "You like?" She asked doing a spin, laughing as his eyes stayed glued to one area in particular,- "I thought a lot about what you said last time, and so I took a bit of everything I knew you liked to come up with something original, so how do you like my new form, I plan on making this my permanent one... Unless you have objections?" She asked with a sly grin as she approached the seated man.

Theoric grinned as she hiked up her dress so she could straddle him, his hands gravitating to her equally wonderful rear to stabilize her.

"Object, what fool of a man would ever object to this," he said planting a kiss on her right breast, "Or this," he said planting a kiss on her left, "Or this," he said before pulling her in and planting a kiss on her lips causing her to happily giggle.

"I have to say you went above and beyond though," he said looking back at her huge breasts.

"I'm mother earth, got to look the part don't I?" She laughed.

"And you look every bit the part," said Theoric grinning as he leaned back taking it all in,- "So what brings you here? I was beginning to think I may never see you again after our last talk."

Gaea shook her head with a grin,- "Perish the thought, did you really think I would forget about this," she said reaching around to rub his hardening member.

"Well, you wouldn't be the only one," he said thinking about Sersi.

"Oh? Did someone escape your charm? And now your feeling insecure," She laughed as she leaned forward to kiss him,- "She must be something else to resist this, but the charm you hold only makes you more desirable, it is not the end all be all, if they have needs or wants that aren't in line with yours they will leave like anyone, even if you can give them the best sex of their life. The best you can expect from such women is to easily be able to slide into their pants again, though I wouldn't suggest doing that, it wouldn't be fair to them and I hear how you're all about the fairness nowadays."

Theoric- "So you have been watching?"

"Of course, I expect great things from you, and it's the main reason I'm here, not just to show you this." She said giving her chest a shake.

Unable to resist any longer, Theoric threw his head straight in and motorboated her as she laughed,- "Alright, alright, we should talk first I think, I know the last thing you would want to do is talk after, and I come bearing gifts as well. I know this was a long time coming but I'm here to also upgrade your ring enchantment so you can add your harem members."

Theoric- "That would be nice, I want my other ring finger to be saved for my other future wife and then beyond that, you should get your own ring right after Sigyn on my pinky since your very important to me as well, while everyone else should be set on my other pinky, a ring that contains all the others."

Gaea- "Certainly, I can do that, and I appreciate the sentiment, but I won't be joining you until you accomplish something worth remembering, you're still too green for me."

Theoric feigned pain,- "Ouch, that hurts, you know when I get strong enough you're going to regret that."

Gaea grinned- "I can't wait... Now let's talk about the Golden fleece."

"The fleece huh, it is special, I can't believe the healing power it contains, the hydra guardian had crazy regen thanks to it. Had to pry my way through with my barrier magic to be able to get in and out without its wounds closing in on me, not to mention the crazy amount of heads it now has," he chuckled.

"You have no idea Theoric, It's not just a Golden fleece, I only weaved in the fleece to hide what it really is. If you pull back the cover and look underneath you will see the golden scales of a dragon long dead.

In the beginning, when life first began to form and spread throughout the universe, two dragons were created and fought each other, the golden dragon and the black dragon. The golden dragon was the embodiment and the champion of life while the black dragon was the opposite, it wanted to end everything and bring it all back to the void, and so they fought.

It was a long-drawn-out fight that lasted longer than some species have lived, but eventually, the golden dragon fell while the black barely survived, till this day its wounds have not fully healed, but that's a story for another time.

That's why it's such a powerful healing artifact, and that's why I've been watching over it all these years but seeing how it came into your hands, maybe this is what I've been waiting for, what it's been waiting for. You should not underestimate it, and you would do well to try and learn from it. With the healing ability I gave you and what the Acanti did to you, I think you have a real chance to absorb what it offers.

The Acanti that melded with you, left your soul open for more as you've learned by absorbing Aeolus's divinity, by the way, you did well not taking in his soul, that would have corrupted you beyond redemption.

Anyways, your soul is now something truly unique, I don't think anyone's ever fused with a future soul before, especially one as malleable and as welcoming as an Acanti's, I can safely say you are a one of a kind in this universe, and I still worry about the ramifications of it fusing with you."

Theoric- "Wow, that was a lot to unpack, but the only thing I can think of is why don't you absorb it and learn from it? I'm sure you're strong enough."

"I have my reasons, but let's just say I can't, and it would be best if I didn't," she said dismissively.

Seeing he was about to ask something else she leaned in kissing him,- "I've said what's needed, you can think on what I said later, now let's get to the good stuff," she said with a grin.

Theoric having no problem with that, smiled,- "You don't have to tell me twice."