Chapter 33
Trove
Trove’s cock hurt.
The Vainglory was in a holding pattern outside of Holotulle’s ring, alongside the abundance of other ships that were too big to land planetside – even an artificial planet.
Chee had sent Hyde a message telling him that they had arrived, and now they were only waiting for permission to launch their landing shuttle and coordinates to where he wanted them to arrive.
But his cock hurt.
It was throbbing, somehow both demanding attention and being too sensitive to tolerate touch.
He’d been hard more often than he’d been soft on their trip through subspace to get here.
And maybe he should just take himself in hand and get it over with, because ignoring this problem was only causing him a lot of pain.
Like the ache of an infected tooth, but in his balls.
Chee, unlike him, was absolutely fine. She should be.
He spent every night adoring and worshipping her body like the most loyal of supplicants.
He was also getting himself accustomed to her touch.
Last night, he even told her to put her hands on his head at some point, without warning him, while he was feasting between her legs, and he didn't feel sick when it happened.
But he still hadn’t fucked her.
He still wasn’t sure if he even could.
But his fully functioning cock had absolute faith in their abilities and was making its determination known through awful, terrible, aching pain.
The females were all gathered around the windows, looking out at Holotulle and talking excitedly about how incredible it was.
And he had to agree. The ringworld of Holotulle was unlike anything else in existence.
The sheer amount of time, effort, and cost of building that thing must have been staggering on a level their minds couldn’t properly grasp.
But his cock hurt too much to join in on their wonderment, so he just listened to them chatter until Sway, sitting at the pilot’s seat, got a beep indicating a new message. Everyone went quiet as he answered the comm and a smooth, male voice spoke-
“I’m sending the coordinates to where I want you to land.
My people will take care of you from there.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to join you tonight as I am rather busy.
However, I will meet with you tomorrow to give you your payment.
All of you. Until then, enjoy your time on Holotulle on me.
Let my staff know if you need anything.”
That must be the elusive Hyde, their great benefactor. Trove wasn’t really that curious about him. They dealt with a lot of rich, eccentric fools in their line of work. He was just another one. Mostly, he was curious about what kind of fun he could have with Chee if that fool was paying for it.
“We’re going to the Lizvrak District,” Sway said, sealing the shuttle and launching it from the Vainglory with a practiced movement of his hand across the controls.
They were leaving Alred behind to watch the ship, of course, but this time it had been easier for him to convince Goldie to go without him.
Apparently, the request for her to get pics and vids of her out enjoying the world for him to enjoy and fawn over was exactly the motivation she needed.
The ring of Holotulle was broken into five hundred individual segments, or districts.
But it was honestly less than that. There were four power stations throughout the ring, and those districts as well as their adjoining districts weren’t livable.
Similarly, of the rest, only half were urbanized and used for living and business, the other half were considered ‘wild’ districts.
They were districts that were deliberately cultivated to be specific wild biomes.
They tended to alternate between urban and wild districts, and the effect was such that you could visually see the difference between them as you got in close.
So, in reality, there were less than two-hundred-fifty livable districts on Holotulle. Which was still a lot, so it wasn’t a surprise that he didn't recognize the Lizvrak District. Though it became very clear as they came in on approach that it was a very wealthy one.
The colors, architecture, and style of each district tended to be unique to that district.
This one was bright teal in color, with beige and brown accents, creating a look that was both bright and calming at the same time.
The city of the district was placed more in the corner of the district, the tall buildings reaching for the artificial, periwinkle sky there, getting progressively shorter as it slowly turned into beautiful city homes, then sprawling mansions on wide stretches of land.
The city buildings were all made of that same teal, glass, and smooth stone, with an abundance of private hovers flying through the air.
The glass sparkled vividly in the light, enticing the eye into looking more.
And the longer you looked, the more details began to emerge so you could appreciate the filigree on the brown and beige stone that punctuated the glass, or the statues placed on high corners, or the occasional dot of brightly colored flowers.
They didn't head towards the city, however.
They flew past it, aiming towards the open fields beyond where the truly magnificent and massive mansions were built.
The grass down below was a darker teal than the glass of the buildings, but it was mostly covered by large patches of white and yellow flowers that created huge and sweeping meadows.
Walking paths wound occasionally below, but mostly it was just open fields and fences separating the various lands the mansions sat upon.
Sometimes, the fences were tall hedges, other times it was an actual fence, in one case it was a tall, light barrier that flickered and shined like the rippling surface of water.
It was the kind of place that only the uber wealthy would live.
He didn't imagine that anyone of his kind would ever live in this place.
The females all chittered and called to each other excitedly as they pointed out more beautiful things to see.
His brothers were just about as interested as he was, because they were used to visiting places like this.
Not that any of it really mattered though, because his cock still hurt!
When did this end?! Why was it like this?! And if it insisted on being touched so much, why did everything hurt it. His hand, the cloth of his jumpsuit, the air!
He was not really understanding the benefits of a cock anymore. How did any male put up with this? It was distracting at the very best and a pain the rest of the time.
He found himself just staring at Chee, wondering if the softness of her body, which was certainly better than his hand or the rough cloth of his jumpsuit, would be any better. Her slick cunt, hot and dripping and so, so soft would certainly feel better around him.
But what if she touched him and he hated it? What if he couldn’t do it? What if it all turned out wrong and his stupid cock ruined everything he was slowly building?
It was frustrating and annoying, and all he could do was grumble about it as Sway came in on the approach to the mansion they had been directed towards. It had its own private landing platform in the back, because of course it did.
“This is where I was staying before,” Chee said to the others, as Sway brought the ship down. “It’s a really nice house, and the people who work here are super nice.”
She smiled at Trove as he offered her a hand, helping her to her feet.
“Did you get to go into the city?” He asked, and when she shook her head no he smiled. “Then, we should go tonight. Especially if Hyde’s paying for it. They probably have some really nice places there.”
She nodded along eagerly as the back of the shuttle dropped down, turning into a ramp. And waiting right at the bottom was an older male in a simple, black suit. He had dark blue skin, two tails with sharp prongs at the end, and hot pink eyes.
He bowed his head at them as Chee led the way down, still holding Trove’s hand. She beamed at the old male like they were great friends and greeted him warmly.
“San! Great to see you again.”
“And you as well, Chee,” he replied in a warm, gravelly voice. “I’m glad to see you’ve completed your mission successfully.”
“Well, almost,” she mumbled, her cheeks pinkening. “Anyway, Hyde’s working tonight?”
“Yes, he is. However, he has made sure to provide everything you and your companions will need for your stay, and I can get you anything else you might require.” He looked past her to the others and bowed his head again.
“If you will follow me, I will take you to your rooms for the night. We are happy to have you all.”
Tanin nodded once, and that was all the permission they needed to step after him.
Trove, stroking his thumb along the back of Chee’s hand, looked ahead to the manor they approached down the pale gold gravel path.
It was of the same style as the city, meaning it was primarily made of that teal colored glass, with only a few stone walls that were carved with elaborate and beautiful filigree designs.
The main part of the manor was a huge, domed ceiling with small pieces of gold, colored glass that sparkled fantastically in the sun interspersed among the rest of the clear glass.
It turned into a huge, wide hallway that served as the entrance that they walked into.
Which honestly surprised him. Usually, the rich people that dealt with them treated them like staff or servants, and this certainly wasn’t the staff entrance.
However, it was beautiful and filled with more of the dark teal plants covered in bright flowers. The white and gold blooms were circular, like little puff balls, with dozens and dozens of thin petals that expanded in a spiral way down their stems.