"Hello, I'm Zoldur, captain of the Endearing. Welco aboard, rcenaries." A man as pale as ash welcod the team on his ship.
He looked suspiciously human-like and a few monts later, it was clear that the captain of the ship was indeed a human. At the sa ti, he wasn't a complete human. It would appear Zoldur had evolved from a human being to a species known as ta-humans.
These people were quicker and on average had higher strength than compared to regular humans on earth. After spending more than a thousand years in space, it seed the human race had divided into a variety of other races. Most prominent among the crowd were the ta-humans, Suric Sapiens and Harvesters.
Unlike what the na suggested, the Harvesters weren't traditional farrs because instead of growing crops and selling them, they harvested aliens. In fact, they were the leaders when it ca to the organ farming syndicate.
Obviously, Ashton did not know, nor did he care about them. But Zoldur recognised him and imdiately asked which type of human he was. While Ashton had nothing to hide, he knew Zoldur might not react positively if he told him that he was the living reminder of the species that pushed the humans out of their ho planet.
That's why Astaroth quickly gathered whatever information he could and suggested Ashton go with Suric Sapiens as the ta-humans often respected them.
"Ah, I never thought those god-preachers would ever join the rcenary association." Zoldur was quite surprised, "Either way, it's good to see a fellow human working their ass off. So, where is the cargo I was inford about?"
"Right here," Ashton replied while pointing at Eula who even with her disguise looked weirdly beautiful.
"Oh, I see..." Zoldur replied non-enthusiastically, "Well, I hope you enjoy your stay here and don't forget, your weapons are only to be used in self-defence. If you dare try to pull sothing sinister on my ship, human or not, I will throw you off. Is that clear?"
[Oh I would love to see you try. The bastard got the poorest evolution path one could possibly get and look at him bark! Makes wonder what this fool would have done if he got hold of a half-decent evolutionary tree.]
Ashton did not convey any of Astaroth's comnts to Zoldur and remained quiet. His job was done, now it was up to the rest of the team to show their usefulness.
Without wasting any ti, the rn brothers followed Zoldur to the cockpit of the ship. As strategists with little to no experience in fighting, it was the best place for them to protect themselves and continue working from there.
In the anti, the tank and brawlers imdiately decided to get drunk on board the ship. At the sa ti, the ladies along with Eula and her bodyguards left for the spa and so even went to get so food.
Ashton, on the other hand, decided to roam around and get himself familiar with the structure of the ship. To be honest, the ship was more like a 7-star hotel than a transportation facility. It had everything, from movie theatres to spas to dining halls and a couple of bars. They even had an armoury.
Sadly, only holograms of the weapons could be purchased there. After obtaining the hologram, once the ship docked at a scheduled stoppage, the travellers could visit the weaponry store affiliated with the ship and then get the weapon from there.
However, once they'd enter the ship, they would have to surrender the weapon and would be able to collect it while leaving the spaceship.
'It isn't like I could have afforded anything even if they gave us legit weapons inside the place.' Ashton saw the price tag on the items and excused himself. He didn't even possess the least amount needed to buy the most basic tier weapon.
[Hey, it's not like you need any weapons either. You got Balmond for your weapon and Hydra's armour to protect your butt. What else do you even need?]
'That's true.'
Ashton thought and kept walking around until he heard a commotion from the bar located around the corner. In an instant, a person was sent flying in his direction, Ashton imdiately realised who it was.
"Laihud? What's going on here?" Ashton asked the shy healer of the team.
"T-Thank you for s-saving , Master Reaper." Laihud breathed heavily before pointing at a well-built green-skinned alien, "There seems to be a misunderstanding. A woman, you know, a female of the other species, ca onto and when I didn't reciprocate her feelings since I don't swing that way, she called her brother to beat up!"
Ashton couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had heard and seen a plethora of absurd things, but this was the first ti he had heard sothing as pointless as Laihud was telling.
After that he looked at the female ogre standing in front, 'If she ca onto , even I would turn gay... just look at her. The precursors must have run out of ugliness potion after creating her. Even her brother looks better than her, to be honest.'
[So Ashton, tell sothing, why are you gay?]
'Who says I'm gay?'
[You are gay.]
'...Joe is gay.'
[Joe who?]
'Joe Mama. Now shut the fuck up.'
[...]
Tearing his eyes away from the ogres, Ashton decided to ask for a clarification from Laihud himself. He wanted to get his facts correct before causing so unnecessary drama when they really shouldn't be trying to get attention on themselves.
"So you're telling , you're gay and that lady decided to beat you up for it?"
"Yeah..."
Before Ashton could even laugh over the absurdity of the situation, the hulking giant walked up to them. It took a mont for the idiot to form a sentence but when he did, he spat more than he spoke.
"You... hurt sister's... feelings. Hulky will smash... you!"
"No need to smash anyone, green guy." Ashton decided to take a peaceful approach to the matter, "Let's talk it out like adults-"
Before Ashton could even complete his grand speech about peace and harmony, Hulky, the ogre, decided to punch him. Long story short, it did not end well for him. All of his fingers were broken instantly.
"That's why you should opt for peace when soone offers it," Ashton shook his head but didn't retaliate otherwise.
Monts later, bouncers approached them and dragged the uglies away and apologised for the inconvenience caused. Ashton just waved his hands to let them know it was fine.
"T-Thank you so much!" Laihud exclaid and rushed in for a hug, but Ashton stopped him in his tracks.
"Sorry, but no homo. By the way, what are you even doing alone in the bar? Vimur was supposed to be with you, wasn't he?"
"He left to do sothing... or I should say... soone." Laihud replied, "He's in the washroom with the bartender. That Hulky moron was trying to get close to the bartender as well, but Vimur completely made a fool out of him. It was hilarious to see two idiots quarrel to prove who was the bigger idiot, but the girl ultimately chose Vimur."
"You assholes do realise we are not on a vacation here, don't you?" Ashton finally lost his cool.
"Yeah, but-"
"No buts! Get that idiot out and go protect the cargo, now!"
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