Legacy: Delving

"Thomas."

I spun to see the scarlet clad Abbot. She wasn't wearing her robe it was more like it was casually draped over her curvaceous form. It concealed her naughty bits but barely. She looked she had just awoken and crawled from her bed. I found myself taking a knee and lowering my head, she was a goddess after all. I felt her hand on my head and I looked up. She was leaning down to kiss me. I met her half way. Our lips touched and I felt a physical jolt. The contact was literally electric. She broke the kiss eventually. The goddess had called an elegant high-backed chair into existence. She sat and suggested I show her what I had learned. I had not had an opportunity to practice the mysteries she had passed onto me yet. I moved to the center of the courtyard and began at the very beginning of the spider form. It didn't take long to reach the last conscious move I had been trained in.

I paused and I could feel the next move. It was like a word on the tip of my tongue. I just let it happen and one move led to the next. My speed improved over time and soon I was finishing the final strike and staring at the unusual configuration my hand had taken. I glanced at the goddess and she smiled. She told me that after a few more training sessions I would have it all down. The last strike was a modified dark chi fist that released the Dim Mak or death touch instantly. It was for this reason that the spider form had been forbidden. The other schools feared the practitioners of this form more than any other. I was the first to take up the mantle as Master of the Spider in centuries.

The edges of the dream began to fray and the goddess vanished. I drifted back to consciousness and found myself surprisingly refreshed despite all the exertion in the dream. I was pleasantly nestled between Snow and Qadira. I was on my side spooning Snow while the princess was cuddling close behind. My bladder was complaining and there was no easy way of dislodging myself. I apologized as I headed to the bathroom to empty my bladder. They followed me and took their turns in the bathroom. I splashed water on my face and threw on a robe. The enticing scent of cooking bacon wafted up from the first floor. As I headed down I also picked out the smell of coffee brewing as well. Hecate was clad in just an apron and smiling when I entered the kitchen.

"Can I entice you Thomas?"

"I don't want you to burn your bacon," I said moving behind her. "How about a little something after breakfast?"

"You could help me wash the dishes."

"Ooh, you are up," Violet mused from behind me. "How did you sleep?"

"I had an interesting dream."

"I always have strange dreams." Violet said making a thoughtful face.

"Care to share?" I asked and she shrugged.

"Well last night I spent time behind the lines of a huge battle. It must have been a long time ago since most of the guys were wearing leather and metal armor. There were flags and horses and the smell of blood was strong. Not all my dreams are that upsetting but they are set in various times in the past."

"How long has this been going on?" Hecate asked.

"Since I got to this island the first time around, weird huh."

I remained silent when a sudden connection between otherwise unconnected events slid into place. Violet has never been the smartest or focused individual. I have noticed that every so often she would say or act out of character. Did these have anything to do with these dreams or was something more fundamental at work? I remembered a singular event where I had found Tai Gon Tai's latch open. Had Violet opened the book? Had something happened between them? I looked up from my thoughts and found the girls staring at me. I noticed that they were in fact looking behind me. I turned and looked to see my watch's avatar standing there. It had yet again activated without my asking.

"What is it Tai?" I asked.

"We need to talk." She replied in an almost imperious tone.

"What is bothering you." I said and noted the subtle changes in the A.I.'s attitude.

"I knew it would happen eventually," Tai said. "It is time to reveal the truth about my relationship with Violet."

"Me?" Violet said and then shuddered. "There's that chill again, what is it?"

"That's me," Both Tai and Violet said at the same time.

"What the hell is going on?" Qadira asked her alarm evident.

"I don't believe it. But all the little eccentricities that have been going on. All the times you switched yourself on without me asking and Violet's bursts of insight. There is a connection between the two of you isn't there?"

"She opened me," they said continuing their unified thoughts. "I was curious." Violet said alone. "I unlocked my prison so that she could touch me." Tai added. "Now we are one."

"You've taken over my sister and my watch. Why?"

"I found the tech very Atlantean. I suspect this Nick Shaw stole the idea and claimed it as his own. He is a thief, no more no less."

"I am not sure he'd see it that way." I said and she made a rude noise.

"For what it's worth, he got some of the basics wrong I have corrected those for you. The speed limitations have been removed as well as the storage capacity. If you wish to utilize the other A.I. I will utilize Violet exclusively."

"NO... I mean, why use Violet at all?"

"A hologram is fine and all but it doesn't have a tactile sense now does it." Tai said.

"Oh, you little slut you." I blurted out and both blushed.

"I need to explain." Tai said leaving Violet out of the loop. "What do you know about rune weapons... rune magic." She asked and I shrugged. "It is forbidden magic. It was developed by the First Ones to combat the Nameless. They were desperate and sought a way of using the evil of their enemies against them. Rune blades are the product of living and nonliving components. The First Ones learned to blend the life force of extremely powerful beings with that of rare and nearly unbreakable alloys. The fusion of the two creates an unbreakable weapon of great power. The god or devil locked inside is trapped forever. The magic that binds uses the deity's own life force to protect the object."

"I understand now." I said shuddering. "The only rune book in existence and your prison."

"Yes."

"We made an agreement," Violet chimed in. "She gets to feel and I get smarter. I don't mind Thomas. Do you mind sharing me with her?"

"There is something naughty about the way you said that." I said and Violet winked at me. "I am fine with you accessing my watch. Wait, how did you alter my watch? Did you do it internally?"

"No, Violet took it apart and reassembled it with my help of course. She has a very delicate touch." Tai explained.

"You're telling me. I already knew that." I said and my sister blushed again.

"Now that mystery is solved, who wants to go to Santorini with me. I am going to spend time there until we are cleared to go home."

In the end all three of them decided to come with. Snow swaddled her sensitive skin in dark silks while Violet and Qadira wore ass hugging jeans and colorful blouses. I recognized the helicopter pilot and greeted him as he helped us load our luggage. We chatted the entire trip to Santorini. He recognized Violet and I introduced Snow and Qadira. The pilot did bring up an news article posted by a local Greek news agency. It talked about the slaughter by terrorists at the Cairo Museum and my actions. He asked me what it was like facing armed men face to face. I honestly replied that I did more hiding and keeping those close to me safe. I was unarmed after all. He nodded as he agreed that if he were in that situation keeping people safe was paramount. We landed at the airport and the film studio had sent a car to take us to our hotel. I had gotten the girls their own room. They understood that I wanted to spend time with Scarlett. Qadira and Snow were eager to meet her and I told them there might not be a lot of time. They were at crunch time and very busy.

My first sight of Scarlett was in her hero garb and flowing red hair. She was working with the stunt coordinator and her signature take down of two alien bad guys. Robert and Chris waved us over and we stood with them. I introduced the trio and Snow positively blushed and stammered when Robert kissed her hand. Chris was the one that shared the bad news. It was then that I learned of the assistant director's disappearance. The succubus had claimed her own. Silence was called for on set and I watched the scene unfold and she hit her marks to perfection. I heard the director call for a reset and a change of angle on the cameras. He praised Scarlett and the other actors for a great shot. She had half an hour break until the next scene. She raced over when she saw me and I hugged her tight.

"We just heard," She said holding me tight. "I was so scared."

"I am fine. You are kicking butt and taking names."

"How long do we have?" She asked. "I heard about your mom."

"I don't know. I have to wait on the Egyptian Government to clear me but once that happens I need to be there for her."

"I understand. We got a late night tonight. There is shitty weather on the way. Why not hang out here and when you get tired head back to the hotel. I'll wake you up when I get back."

"I like the sound of that." I said and she blushed.

"Give it to him," Chris said reminding Scarlett.

"Oh yeah," she said and blushed again. "I made this for you." She added picking up a new smart watch she had purchased while I was gone. "Here, let me send you the file."

"File accepted," Tai uttered without manifesting. "Oh, this is interesting. Do you want the PG version or the adult version?"

"Um... let's go with the kiddie version." I said.

Tai's new avatar skins took the stage. Scarlett had used her watch's scanner and performed a very detailed reproduction of her body. Add to that the application that allowed her to tailor the avatar with science fiction and fantasy meshes. There were twenty or so and they ranged from a sexy red skinned Twi'lek to a smoldering indigo night elf. It appeared that Robert and Chris had already seen them. They commented on their favorites. She had even offered up a voice sampling and Tai could use Scarlett's instead of her own. I decided upon the ruby skinned alien that was heavily tattooed with what looked like interlocking tribal tattoos. She wore a sexy black armor that offered little protection and showed more skin that the others.

"I knew it." Scarlett cried triumphantly. "Talon won out in the end."

Our conversation was interrupted when one of the crew called out to Scarlett. She returned so that her makeup could be touched up and we spent a few hours watching her performances. I did notice that Robert looked much improved over the last time I had seen him. His color was robust and his energy seemed equally strong. I on the other hand felt the weight of the terror beneath the museum. I needed to call it a day. One of the interns drove us to the hotel. I went up with the girls to their room and hung out for a while. We had a snack and I listened to them talk about Scarlett and being behind the scenes of movie magic.

"Do it," Snow said pursing her lips. "I want to see the adult versions."

"Come on," Violet urged. "We all want to see them."

"Fine," I said calling Tai from her slumber. "Do you mind?"

"I was eager to show off my new looks." Tai replied in a deep throated purr. "I've got a surprise for you. I haven't been idle."

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked when Violet clapped her hands together.

"You found them," my sister squealed in delight.

"Found what?" I asked when Tai took on her full sized form.

"Get undressed and sit on the edge of the bed." Tai demanded.

I did as she wished and took up my perch. Tai began with the nude night elf and did a kind of runway walk. She strode away from me wiggling her ass as she went. She turned to face me and her form changed to a sexy Orion slave girl. She cupped her emerald tits and licked her lips. Tai dropped down to her hands and knees and crawled towards me slowly. Scarlett had tweaked the breast sizes of some of the avatars. Some of the skins had small tits while others had huge pendulous breasts that swayed as she moved. She ended the crawl by taking up the aspect of the demonic looking Talon. Her blood red skin was covered in a light layer of sweat and I stared into her glowing yellow eyes as she reared up just below me. My cock was at full attention and I cried out in surprise when I felt her holographic hand wrap around my erection.

"How the hell?" I gasped as Tai lowered her head and snared the head in her mouth. "UNNNN... that shouldn't happen!"

"Surprise," Violet said while Qadira and Snow watched confused. "Tai finally cracked Shaw's secret files. He found a way of collecting sensory memories. Tai says that he had men and women wearing head gear while having sex. He recorded what they felt, smelled and tasted. After a little minor surgery, I was able to implant a receiver while you slept."

"You performed surgery on me," I growled as Tai began deep throating me. "When?"

"A couple of weeks ago. Tai has been working on this project for a while. She didn't want to have to rely on me all the time. It took her forever to crack Numenor security and get the files she wanted. So, what do you think?"

"Good... very real..." I stammered as the image of Talon thrust her head down repeatedly. "Can she feel? I mean does it work both ways?"

"Uh huh," Violet grinned. "She can feel, taste, and even smell your cock. Of course, when you shoot your load it'll hit empty air but nothing is perfect. On the bright side of things, we are collecting data in real time." I looked over at Violet and she continued. "The implant you are carrying will record every taste, smell, and anything you feel. Whether it is the wind on your face and swimming in a pool Tai can access those sensations and enjoy them as well."

"I get it." I said and gasped as I got close to climaxing. "I am fine with that. She's been locked away for so long in an ethereal prison."

I warned Tai that I was close and she doubled her efforts. It was both weird and thrilling having my 'sisters' watching me get sucked off. I cried out and there was a moment of giggling when my load reached half way to the television. There were critiques and comments like 'nice arc' or 'awesome range'. Tai seemed quite pleased with herself. She asked to be dismissed and I nodded. She vanished in a cloud of pixels which was also a new development. I liked this new side of Tai. I was pleased to see her stretching her digital limits. I wasn't so sure about breaking into Shaw's private data collection though or discretely implanting some kind of device in the back of my noggin.

It was getting late so I bid the girls a good night and headed up to the penthouse. I washed up and stripped down. Twenty minutes later I was under covers and fast asleep. The nightmare was a blend of primal fears and being digested alive. I woke up covered in sweat and decided I had slept enough. I dressed, sent Scarlett a text, and decided on a nice long walk around town. Santorini was a small town spread out over an entire island. I wandered around for about an hour or so when I heard two drunken voices raised in song. I followed the source of the melodious duet to a local pub. I couldn't help but smile when I saw them. They were about as different from each other as physically possible. One was a tall thin dandy of a man with long straight hair dressed in black while the other was a short squat fellow with bright red curly hair garbed in green and gold.

"'Ello," the short man greeted me.

"Fair winds to you traveler," the tall man added.

"Greetings and felicitations," I said and they offered me to join them.

I joined them at their table and introductions were done all around. The tall fellow was Aelfric and the short one was Piccolo. When I gave them my name they cried out to the server for best the place had to offer.

"I knew it was him!" Piccolo announced in triumph.

"You were right he does look just like his old Da." Aelfric declared. "Well met indeed young Blackstone."

"I'm sorry my father never mentioned either of you." I said and they both laughed.

"I'd be surprised if he did. Old Aelfric here and your father were often at odds for the affection of the fairer sex." The ginger haired man explained. "They weren't enemies per se but more like vigorous rivals."

"Well put old man," Aelfric said chuckling. "Vigorous rivals, yeah that's about right. So tell me, what brings you to Santorini?"

"Friends of mine are filming a movie here." I said.

The next hour was spent talking about our travels and memories of my father. We drank fine wines and snacked on local cuisine. I noticed more than a few eccentricities that the pair exhibited. The one thing that stood out were some of the stories that weren't about my father but were in fact about my grandfather or even great-grandfather. I looked at them closer and that is when I suspected they were both Fae. From what I had read I believed that Aelfric was in fact a Sidhe or noble Fae. His tall thin build and elegant features seemed to fit the description. Piccolo on the other hand might just be your average hedge Fae. I kept my thoughts to myself but it made the world a little more interesting.

"There you are," Scarlett said as she approached from the street.

"Oh hey," I said standing. "Scarlett, I'd like to introduce friends of the family."

I did intros on both sides and Scarlett joined us. We had a few rounds before Aelfric took out an elegant silver pocket watch and declared it was time to move on. He and Piccolo bid us a good evening and departed. Scarlett and I got up to return to the hotel when her phone chimed. She cursed as she checked the message. It was the director and he needed her to do a quick fitting for a costume for tomorrow's shoot. I kissed her cheek and told her I would waiting for her at the hotel. We split up and I walked back as the weather began to worsen. The temperature dropped a little and you could smell the ozone in the air. I had enough time to get back before the storm broke.

"Thomas," the avatar in my watch appeared without being summoned.

"Tai, is something bothering you?"

"I am not sure bother is the correct word. I am curious."

"Ask away."

"I monitored your biometrics when you were in the tunnels. I do not understand the concept of terror. I have files that describe the fight or flight response. What was it like?"

"It was horrible," I said without hesitation. "I had never imagined that I would ever face not just my fears but in ways and shapes that were so overwhelming. I can't tell you why I was afraid of spiders but I was. Seeing the queen's bodyguards was enough to make me want to run away without hesitation. The image of the queen though, that was nearly too much."

"I noticed that you said was as in the past tense. Do you no longer fear arachnid?"

"I have lost that fear, yes. I have learned to appreciate them and what they offer."

"May I make another inquiry?" Tai asked and I laughed.

"Sweetie, I have all night and I find your curiosity refreshing. Ask as many questions as you want. If you touch on a subject I am uncomfortable with I'll let you know."

"Fair enough," the avatar said her voice taking on a new and subtle quality.

"Part of my duties is monitoring your physical well-being. While you were engaged in combat with your serpentine adversary I detected an intrusion. Several parts of your brain were compromised by an external force that I suspect was the spider queen. What was that like?"

"Atlach Nacha shared with me the deepest mysteries of a martial art style. It allowed me to overwhelm the serpent man. But that wasn't your question. What was it like? My fear left me and I had a cool calm confidence of victory. I sensed its fear and uncertainty just before it bolted and ran. Does that answer your question?"