Factory Raids Finale

By the time we get to the third factory and blast open the doors, it’s starting to feel like a routine. As with the previous two, there isn’t anybody there able to stand up to us in power. Mia requested beforehand that she be the one to deal with the owner, so she leads the charge inside while I hang back to support the rest of my guild.

Not that they need it of course. The storm of magic that is the rest of my guild whirls through the mana factory, easily dispatching the guards within. I mostly hang back to let the rest of my guild have fun, with the exception of defending myself when a lightning mage decides to target me.

I don’t even bother manifesting any defences from ice magic, deciding just to let mana shield take the hit to see how much damage he deals. His lightning burns through a solid 150MP, which is nothing compared to my substantial mana bar and regen. It’ll be worth increasing my endurance in future, so I can easily cope with hits like that without sacrificing my mana. More notes for future development.

I send back frost magic, binding his hands together with a small but durable clamp. He looks down at his hands, surprised at the sudden binding. He turns to run, and I giggle, firing a mana chain at him to keep him in place. “Stay.” I waggle my finger mockingly at him, and he tugs against the chain. I send out a warning blast of frost. He sighs and looks at the ground, realising he isn’t getting out of this.

I hear a chuckling sound from my right, and turn to see a shockingly beautiful woman laughing loudly at the fight between me and the guard. “Ice of you to treat him so well.” She giggles. I’m completely taken aback by her. My brain struggles to work properly for a few seconds as I take her in, along with her words.

She’s breathtakingly beautiful, for a start. Her hair is brown, wavy and dishevelled. She has a few cuts and bruises on her face, but they don’t detract from the ridiculous level of beauty she exudes. Her blue eyes are full of light and laughter, her grin is toothy and honest, and her laughter rings out full and unrestrained, cackling at her own joke.

“Get it? Cause you’re an ice mage? Don’t tell me you can’t talk cause of my genius!” She says. My brain starts working again and I grin at her, despite being confused. “I’m sorry, are you okay?” I ask. “I am now. Wasn’t excited about spending a full night in this place.” She responds light heartedly. “How long have you been here?” I ask her.

“Just got shoved in here today. Dickhead’s took me when I was coming home from my girlfriend’s place. I fought, but there ain’t much a girl like me can do against thugs like that. Y’all are handling them easy enough though.” She says, gesturing at where the rest of my guild has finished the brief scuffle with the guards.

Mia drags out the owner, and I turn back to the woman. “Just a minute.” I tell her, before marching over to my guild. A stern warning and threat is given, and they’re allowed to leave the barrier. As I’m technically the most powerful individual there, control over the barrier falls to me automatically, which is quite nice.

We go through and free all the slaves next. I’m still hoping to talk more to the woman from before, and she seems to want the same thing, staying behind after the rest of the freed slaves have left. “Y’all are an interesting bunch. Ya waltz in here and free us all, just cause ya can?” She asks. I shrug at that. “Yeah pretty much. We wanna try do some good in the world.” I reply.

“Who are y’all?” The woman asks. “I’m Gemma, I’m the leader of our guild, The Centurions.” I introduce myself. “Hah, that’s gonna be confusing. My girlfriend’s name is Emma. Are you a Gemma-ni?” She asks, visibly struggling to hold back laughter. Mia snorts next to me, and the woman’s grin widens. “At least one of y’all knows I’m a genius!” She declares.

“Anybody ever tell you that you say ‘y’all’ a lot?” Mia replies. “I’m gay, what else would I say?” The woman retorts. “Nice to meet you ‘gay’, I’m Mia.” The aeromancer replies. “Make Mia sandwich for that awful joke!” She shoots back, and Mia cackles this time. “I think we’re gonna get along just fine.” She says. “What is your actual name?” Olivia interjects, politely but firmly. The woman turns to address her.

“I’m Lena. Water mage, gay as they come and a genius with puns.” She says, performing a mock curtsy. “I have a spell that lets me confirm information about your identity. Are you okay if I use it?” I ask her. She turns to me, and giggles. “Consent is sexy. Sure, go for your life.” She replies.

God I want her. That’s the very first thought that pops into my head. Of course, I wanted her before, but seeing that she’s poly and thinks we’re hot really makes me want to flirt with her. I’m a committed woman however, so it’s not that simple. There’s nothing stopping me from getting her number though.

As I look up from the window, it appears Mia is way ahead of me on that one. The two of them have just finished exchanging numbers. “I’ll put you down as ‘cutie pie’.” Lena says, winking at Mia. The aeromancer grins. “I’ve already got you down as ‘pretty girl’.” She responds in kind. Lena giggles, walking towards the entrance.

“Feel free to call me any time. For business, or for pleasure. That goes for all of y’all.” She flirts, holding her gaze steady on each of us individually for a moment, before sashaying out of the destroyed entrance, her sizable ass swinging hypnotisingly. She raises her hand and exits the barrier, leading me to draw in breath and realise that I’d forgotten to breathe for a few moments.

Mia giggles happily, and I turn to her. “Can we keep her?” She asks, making puppydog eyes at me. I hold up my hand, despite everything in me wanting to agree immediately. “Let’s get to know her first. First impressions are pretty good though.” I say, smiling at her.

I look over the rest of my guild. Ivy is smiling, Skylar has a smaller but still present smile, and to my surprise, both Paige and Olivia are blushing. “Are you okay?” I ask Olivia, amused. “It has been a long time since a woman as beautiful as her has been so forward with me.” She voices, slightly embarrassed. Mia snaps her head around at that.

“You’re into girls?” Mia asks. “Why do you seem so surprised?” Our mentor returns. “I dunno, you always just seemed so….focused on training, I guess. You seemed more like you’d be asexual or something.” She says. Olivia chuckles softly. “I am focused on training, but that does not mean I do not desire romantic and sexual connection at times.”

We might have a shot with Olivia after all. I shake my head internally. Our polycule is growing, there are a lot of people we’re all interested in. It makes sense somewhat, being such a collection of gorgeous lesbians is going to make us an inherently fun prospect to a lot of queer femme people. Still ludicrous though. A window pops up to distract me from my pondering.

I stare at the windows, gaping. Gaia is a really generous Goddess, especially today. Right as I think that, another window pops open in front of me.

I glow happily at the comment, and chuckle at the sass. I wonder if I’ll ever get the opportunity to meet Gaia in person one day. I pause, waiting for another window to show up, but nothing does and I shrug. Maybe one day. As we exit the barrier and start to head home, I sit in the car, pondering the decisions I now have to make.