Chapter 119: Melgen.The Sirins dragged their ship to the surface of Melgen. JP and Ike fell silent as they watched out of the main window. They descended slowly into an area covered in trees, plants, and massive flowers. As soon as the vessel was parked between two lakes, the command center door opened with a swish.After only a second, in swam four of the Sirins. These beings were known to swim through the air like it was water. Ike had seen this multiple times, but the circling never ceased to charm him. A smile spread across Ike's lips at the Sirin whirling in the center of the small group. Tullie, the head of the queen's guard, had come to greet him."This is nice." Tullie stopped and floated toward the ceiling. "I haven't seen you in a long time, Ike."The Sirins were called mermaids or Sirens on Earth a long time ago. That was back when they were still allowed on the planet. They were beautiful beings looking half-human-woman and half-fish. Tullie's sparkling white pearl teeth f
Chapter 120: Three pools. Ike ignored JP as he slipped off the top piece of his armor, followed by his undershirt. Feeling strangely exposed in front of the alien, Ike focused on cleaning his gear.Wrapping vines around the chest plate, Ike pretended that JP wasn't staring at his naked chest. The fire kept Ike at a constant temperature, but now he shivered with awareness. JP made him nervous, but he had no idea why.As soon as Ike stood over the first pool, he lowered his armor into the water, counted to ten, and then brought the piece out of the swirling liquid. The plate sparkled."I see that this has removed the blood." JP reached a tentacle toward the whirlpool."No," Ike snapped out in fear, "Don't.""Why?" JP stopped with his limb above the water. He tipped his head. "What is wrong?""It's like an acid." Ike set his top on the mossy bank and took off his armored pants. "Even if you harden your skin, it will hurt.""How do you know this?" JP tipped his head a second time, and his
Chapter 121: Red. "Red," Ike murmured right as JP dipped his head and snuggled his face into Ike's neck. JP's hair tubes slid on Ike's skin like cool raindrops kissing him. They glided over his chest as the alien nuzzled his skin. Ike clung to JP, and his lips parted in a gasp. Aching and expanding breaths ripped at his chest as longing filled his soul. A dark, mysterious look appeared in JP's eyes, and the alien's expression tore at any plan to resist what was about to happen."I don't know what you want me to do. It's been a long time since I have touched anyone.""I believe the word is orgasm." JP was single-minded in his quest to remove Ike's shorts. He slipped his tentacles into Ike's underpants and then worked them down to Ike's knees."JP." Ike gave a weak protest."I have wanted to do this for so long." JP purred when he got the fabric to Ike's calves and then off altogether. "Please, Ike, say you want me. I want to hear the words from Voice. Do not say no to me again."The ra
Chapter 122: No regrets.Pinned under JP and yearning to climax, Ike gave in to whatever the alien wanted. Gasping, Ike tensed when there was an unfamiliar spark of contact with that particular part of him. No one, including himself, had ever touched his anus. The gentle glide of the tentacle over his back entrance had all his attention. JP pressed against his hole, and lightly at first, he pushed. JP waited until he relaxed, and then harder and harder, JP penetrated him. Ike was reduced to gulping on his whimpers. A guttural moan was trapped in his throat as JP worked him open and exposed him to the Dagerstanteen's eyes. "Do you want me to stop?" JP whispered. "No." Ike groaned, and JP pushed again, moving even deeper. "You are right. I like it, and I...""It gets better. Just keep relaxing for me, and I will help you climax. It will be as beautiful as you are."Giving in, Ike melted. Slowly so slowly, JP created a sensual heat and indulgent burn. There was a newness and a vulnerabi
Chapter 123: Secrets.When Ike awoke from his sexual stupor, it took him a moment to remember where he was. His eyes opened slowly, and he stared up into huge leafy branches. Moss was under his naked body, and he was sore in places he didn't know existed. Lifting his upper torso, Ike leaned onto his elbows. His eyes went straight to JP. The things they had done flooded his brain, and a grin spread on his lips. Ike had never felt anything like what JP did to him and his entire core buzzed with the memory. His ass was a little bruised, but he couldn't be happier if he tried.JP sat next to the acid pool studying the swirling liquid. Ike stood and then walked over to stand next to the alien. The Dagerstanteen was staring into the bubbly blue and didn't look at him as he approached."Are you trying to figure out what's in the water?" Ike asked as he settled next to JP."No." JP's eyes shot to him. "I am trying to figure out you."The look JP gave him was glacier, and a foreboding chill ran
Chapter 124: Meeting the queen.Silently, Ike and JP walked behind Tullie as the guard swam down a long leafy hallway. Even though they didn't speak a word, Ike could sense the turmoil in JP. He knew that their conversation was simply on hold. Eventually, Ike would have to explain how he got JP's hair tubes, and as he walked, he decided more and more that maybe if he could share with the Dagerstanteen, the explanation would lift the burden from Fenton's shoulders. In a way, it wasn't fair that the youngest royal had to hold the secret of Ike all by himself for all this time.Besides, Ike would die soon, so JP wouldn't have to carry the information for long.They tailed the queen's guard through vines, leaves, and thick bushes until a narrow path opened into a vast rectangular room. The throne room of the Sirins was exactly like Ike remembered. Pools were on the left and right sides of a mossy walkway, and every wall and beam was covered in plants.Queen Tashkent was at the furthest end
Chapter 125: Ike tells the truth.As soon as JP and Ike got back on his spacecraft, Ike tossed himself into the tall-backed seat in front of his control console and prepared the ship for takeoff. The Sirins had cleaned his command deck to a pristine level, and the contraption that held JP was even put away and sparkling. He had to smile at the cleanliness. The aliens probably licked up the blood.Tullie's voice came over the message system right as JP sat at the power table next to him."You will need to follow my ship closely," The queen's guard said. "We will also have another ship behind you, and we will guide you through the center of our planet, and then we will come out the other side. You do not have the capabilities to outrun the Folantos. Be aware of your limitations. You need to fly with some stealth.""Got it. No outrunning anyone," Ike acknowledged and brought up the main controls for flying. He flipped up the panel for JP as well. "The center of the Melgen is all water. It
Chapter 126: Waiting for the Tarpoduals.Neither of them said anything more as they headed through a wall of vines. Beyond the seaweed, they were greeted with blackness. Ike and JP used more advanced navigation to stay with the Sirins as they traveled into the darkness. The rocks, fish, and plants no longer had such a bright shimmering glow on the ocean floor."We have a slight problem." Tullie's voice came over the messaging system as her ship slowed to a standstill ahead of them. "Tarpoduals.""And I cannot outrun anyone," Ike grumbled."Plan?" JP asked."The three of us will drop down to that gap in the rocks and wait. The tarpoduals chase and kill whatever they see, and they would undo all the work we did on your ship. We would have to turn around, so we wait and hide.""I figured." Ike sighed. "And what do you want us to do while we wait?""Lights off, don't move your ship, and that's all. We should be fine since it is their mating season. They are a bit busy chasing each other. A
Chapter 136: The end of... Life and Death.Standing between his grove of apple trees and his rows of orange trees, Ike stopped and inhaled the blossoms in the wind. The bright star of the Dagerstanteen planet had him closing his eyes and sighing in delight. He'd never been outside this much, and he was addicted to the warm fresh air. He grinned. There were a few things he was addicted to now, one of which was the three humans laughing, chatting, and strolling toward him.Ike opened his eyes and smiled at the three men walking between his carrots."Ike," Chasm called. "We are here to learn.""Thank you for agreeing to take care of my plants while I travel with JP." Ike nodded."Caveman." Sloan approached him using the nickname he'd given Ike after they met. Sloan held up his hand, and Ike slapped Sloan's palm before his new friend jogged over to where the row of raspberry bushes was growing. "This is badass."Ike glanced at Chasm and raised an eyebrow."It means good," Chasm translated.
Chapter 135: Taking the fire back.JP didn't make a sound after Lee's announcement, but Ike could see his thoughts moving in a whirl. JP was making plans. The alien was rigging up a way to pull him from the fire if he said yes. The alien was also simultaneously trying to figure out how to keep Ike alive for a long time if he didn't hold the fire and if they didn't get the lifesaving water. Ike was very old and his Dagerstanteen blood would only do so much. Plus, all the humans needed the healing water. It wasn't just his life they were talking about here."I…" Ike pictured going back to the rain planet. He would have to watch time tick by while he held the fire again. The loneliness would eat at him. "I will have to return to the sanctuary," Ike murmured."Never," JP snapped."You do know that you burned that to the ground, right?" Keltrix asked."I will forbid you from returning to your old home." Octnavin's sentence was unmovable stone. "If you were to take the ember and regrow the P
Chapter 134: Life after the fire.As soon as Ike had the sensation of being set on a cold table, his eyes opened wide. It had been a long time since Ike felt the sensation of cold."JP?""He is here."Ike looked into Keltrix's eyes and then pushed away from the tentacles holding him. He sat and swung his legs until he was on the edge of an exam table in a laboratory."Where am I?" Ike glanced at Keltrix and then at Octnavin. Next to him on a second table was JP. The alien looked burned from head to toe. He wasn't moving, and Ike felt panic. Did the fire kill JP? Why was everyone acting like it didn't matter?"JP?" Ike set his hand on his blackened skin. The hard surface was rippled and rough."What is that thing that Sloan likes to say?" Keltrix asked Octnavin."He bounces back fast." Octnavin crossed his middle tentacles over his chest."Yes," Keltrix agreed. "That's it.""Where are we?" Ike glanced at the leader of the Dagerstanteens. "Is JP dead?""This is our ship, and we are parke
Chapter 133: At the fire temple.Ike kept himself conscious by listening to the Dagerstanteen that carried him. JP found the most boring things to list in Ike's head until he had to fight not to sleep. Although Ike struggled to stay awake, he did agree that JP kept his emotions and the fire calm.As the air got colder, the cooler air had him focusing. The six of them started to climb up a wide rock staircase on the closest side of a small mountain. The guards that had followed them stayed at the bottom. All around them was water, and there were no sides or railings to the steps. One move to the left or the right, and they would fall into the dark, murky moat.Ike lifted his chin and tipped his head as they marched. His heart beat a little faster when he spotted the Panchen Fire Shrine.This is where he would die.When they reached the end of the staircase, JP stepped onto smooth marble. Ike noted that the water lapped at the highest point and splashed like the liquid wanted to take ove
Chapter 132: Albeon.When Ike awoke, he was cradled in JP's tentacles, but the skin was not soft and silky. The tentacles that held him were stiff and hard and throbbing with heat. The alien had turned his skin into armor, and Ike didn't know why.Blinking rapidly, Ike was about to explain again how he was heading to Albeon no matter what JP said, but as he focused his eyes, he was shocked and speechless at what was happening around him.JP stood in front of Princess Lee and three old Albeon women. Ike knew who those women were. Shay had told him about the three elders. There was Dilma, Payson, and Rolla. He was finally on the planet Albeon and besides the women in front of him, all around the open field, stood male Albeon guards of every shape and size. The number of weapons pointed at him was concerning, and he found himself holding his breath.On the right of JP stood Octnavin holding a sizeable pink bundle in his arms. On JP's left side stood a fully armed Keltrix like a silent sen
Chapter 131: Out of control. Fenton and Shay stood in his living area. As Ike walked out of his bedroom, he began to roll a cigarette. He felt nauseous and wanted to curl up and cry and rail against the unfairness of life. But he wouldn't do that in front of anyone. He could fall apart later when he was alone. Right now, he had to get dressed and leave with some dignity. He could hear Baja in his head. He needed to get it together and keep the fire calm."Ike—" Fenton stopped when JP strode out of Ike's bedroom. "JP? What are you doing here?""Greetings," Shay murmured as her eyes went from JP to Ike. "I didn't know he was...." Shay lifted her eyebrows and then grinned. "What were you doing in your bedroom?""Talking." Ike gave Shay a warning look to let it go and then brought his cigarette to his lips."Arguing," JP said at the same time."Did you bring me a new ship?" Ike asked as he lit his cigarette and ignored the Dagerstanteen."I brought mine. I will escort you." Queen Shay nod
Chapter 130: Time to leave.Ike used JP's tentacle as a pillow as he stared at the ceiling above his bed. For the last two days, he'd had sex, talked, ate, laughed, and had more sex. In the end, he did everything he could so that he wouldn't have to tell JP that he was going to his death. He'd never been this happy, and he hated to end his relationship with the Dagerstanteen but....He knew he had to, and soon.Any moment Lee or Shay would show up with a ship, and he was leaving to fly to Albeon. He must get rid of the fire. The flame was staying calm right now, but the blaze could get out of control, and it was only a matter of time before the fire burst from him. His exhaustion was rising from trying to keep the fire from blowing, and he was scared to find out what would happen if he ran out of energy. He would not be responsible for that kind of destruction. Ike had to tell JP and explain. It was the right thing to do.Ike rolled over and cushioned his cheek against JP's shoulder. H
Chapter 129: Playing."I cannot believe I am about to make a fool of myself." Ike sat in the middle of the bench and stared up at the massive instrument. The strings were on the right and left and came down from a long bar across the top. He couldn't even reach some parts of the instrument unless he got up and ran around. He refused to be that ridiculous.Cracking his knuckles, Ike paused as he decided he would play the easiest song he knew, and even though he couldn't hit all the notes, it would probably sound good enough that his ears wouldn't bleed."Any time," JP teased."You'll regret this." Ike glared at the alien and then reached his hands outward and wiggled his fingers.JP made a slight giggle under his breath.Ike ignored the alien and began the song. He plucked at each string until the notes shimmered in the air. The sound waves rolled off the loominairin, and he grinned at the beauty of the music. The song was simple, and he had just reached halfway went JP moved behind him
Chapter 128: Flying back home.When Ike awoke, he pulled himself into a sitting position and leaned against the front window of his ship. He was naked and covered in a blanket. After he rubbed his eyes, he glanced over his shoulder. His home planet was coming into view."What happened?" Ike bounded to his feet in shock and then wrapped the cloth around his waist. He hunted for his armor and picked up the pieces of clothing strewn all over the command deck."I do not know what you are asking me. Nothing happened." JP gave him a quick look before he went back to flying his ship. "You fell asleep after you reached your third climax. You have quite the stamina. I think that is your Dagerstanteen blood." The alien sounded amused. "When we were free to leave the ocean floor, and there were no threats to the ship, I took over flying and let you rest. I said goodbye to Tullie for you.""I bet you did," Ike muttered as he pictured what JP probably said about Ike being placed in a sexual stupor