Saturday, April 14, 2018

Chapter 10: A new view

My name is Sam, I was the first of the beastkin children to be born. At first, there was no such name for us, but someone eventually started calling us that and it stuck. Each of us had animal traits and stood out as different from normal humans. We were children of prostitutes. We stuck together because everyone else discriminated against us.

We had mothers that treated us kindly, knowing it wasn’t our fault we ended up like this. Unfortunately, there was a big problem coming up, that as the eldest, I started to realize first: We couldn’t work. No one would hire me, or any others of us. No one would buy from us either if we tried to sell things on our own. We had no way to earn money. Our mothers wouldn’t be able to support us forever.

Thus, when rumors of an Angel visiting town came, I listened. I don’t really know what I expected, but I was desperate. If nothing changed, we had no future. So after finding out where she was staying, I waited for her to come out. She came out a lot later than I expected.

“Please help us!” *grrrl*

My stomach added emphasis with it’s own noise.

I wasn’t wrong. She smiled at me and took me in to eat. I’ve got the ears and tail of a cat, covered in black fur that matches my black hair. When people see them, I usually see signs of disgust, yet this angel smiled. Thank you god above, for sending us someone to help!

Ariel’s View

Wasn’t expecting to find a catboy. He’s about the same size I am, so probably mid to late teens, assuming ages still work here like they did in my old life. From the sound of his story, he knows it’s normal for people his age to be working in this world. The big question for me is: What exactly is he? Mother only mentioned the human-like races in passing, but beastkin were not among them. I guess I do need a proper analysis skill after all.

My best guess, is that since this town has monsters living in it, pretending to be human, it’s likely these beastkin must be offspring of monsters and humans. They do all seem to be the children of prostitutes, the most likely humans to end up having sex with monsters in this kind of town.

After lunch, and making sure Sam had plenty to eat, I brought him to my room to explain my theory, and to test it. If Sam was a half-monster, he should be able to access monster abilities.

Hours later:

Custom ability creation? Confirmed.

Self-analysis? Confirmed.

Self-modification? Limited. - It seems that being half human locks in certain traits and some minimal amount of stat growth based on their available point totals. Taking on limitations to reduce costs and free up points does not appear to be restricted much.

One other minor detailed confirmed: I like him. He’s cute, courageous, and concerned about others. My settings for arousal, attraction, and affection are all getting set off. So, while he experimented and studied what he could do, I contemplated my emotions.

My feelings didn’t feel like they’d get in the way, and I saw no reason to not want to feel this way about him. I don’t have to worry about STDs or pregnancy either as a slime, so even if it goes that far, it’s not something to worry about. I’m probably overthinking things anyway. There was a minor impact on my magical enchantments being activated unconsciously by my emotions, but it didn’t seem like a large enough effect to be concerned.

When I invited him to stay the night after we had dinner, Sam was quite excited, yet I was still caught a little by surprise when he offered his confession:

Sam:
“Um, Ariel? I’ve been feeling really aroused around you… a-and my analysis says it’s not just me. There’s something else causing it.”

Ariel:
“Ah, that might be my fault, sorry. I have a spell circle for putting mind-affecting spells into my scent. It seems to respond to my emotions when I’m not actively using it, and kinda pushing my feelings onto others.”

Sam:
“Eh? It’s your feelings?” *sniffs deeply at my neck* “So, what your scent makes me feel, is what you feel? Really?”

Ariel:
“Yeah, it should be. Though the effect shouldn’t be very strong. The effective range is pretty short too.”

Sam:
“Then I won’t hold back!” As he says this, he pushes me down onto the bed and begins making out with me. *pant* “You’re the best thing to ever happen to me. I want you. I love you.”

I quietly accepted him, and loved him too. Pants got pulled down, my dress pulled up, and my legs wrapped around him as I pulled him into me… I guess I wasn’t overthinking things earlier… I think I might be drunk on love.

Later:

Sam:
“I want to love you forever.”

Ariel:
“I'll accept your love, and love you in turn.” *kiss*

Mysterious Voice:
“Contract established”

Ariel & Sam:
“Huh? You heard that too?”

Upon checking my status information I found a new entry: “Married to Sam”

… that’s a contracts and titles section. Other entries are “Otherworlder”, and “Pioneer in Love”. It’s a section I can’t manually edit. Only god can mess with those entries, though Mother assumed most of it was automatic. That simple promise to love each other counted as a marriage vow before god? What’s this Pioneer in Love business? “Pioneer in Love: First monster to love and marry another.”

I asked Sam if he had an entry, and he said he did: “Married to Ariel” and “Monster Lover”. Seemed “Monster Lover” was for marrying a monster.

Sam:
“What are you nervous about?”

Ariel:
“Um… I’m not confident I can be a faithful wife.”

Sam:
“What do you mean?”

Ariel:
“You’re the first person I’ve fallen in love with in this world. I’m not certain you’ll be the last.”

Sam:
“Does that mean you might stop loving me?”

Ariel:
“No, I’ll still love you.” *kiss*

Sam:
“Even if you love someone else?”

Ariel:
“I won’t stop loving you. I’ll love you for as long as you love me, and likely longer. At worst, I might have to ask you to share.” *kiss*

Sam:
“I… I might be able to do that. I… I can share. I can’t say I like the idea, but I’d rather share you than lose you.” *kiss* “And I won’t stop loving you.”

Ariel:
“Well, there’s a good chance you’ll die before I do, unless you’ve inherited a monster’s unlimited lifespan. So I’ll be the one who loves longest.” *kiss*

Sam:
“I’ll find a way to live forever too, and be the one to love you more.” *kiss*

After conveying our love to each other a few more times, and distracting each other with sex, Sam eventually fell asleep, and I started working on an ability to let me sleep, so I could more easily keep Sam company at night without getting bored. Additionally, need to figure out: Why does cum taste delicious?