20 RNG: Texan In Another World - V2.7 - Titans Source (2/2)

Pushing it to the back of their heads, the Girls opened the doors. They had hired a dozen more girls who were in the area that seemed mistreated or alone. It wasn't like she was building her own Harem, She could have whatever Mike had with just a smile.

No, Vella wanted more people like the Poocha Troop.

Vella saw the scowls and resentment in their eyes, she knew that they saw a brighter future for themselves elsewhere but had been trapped in the confines of whatever situation they found themselves dealing with. She too had some resentment for Mike's decision to settle down in this city, but It was her priority that kept Vella in the city. Mike had always told her that she could leave anytime she wanted, it was always her choice.

Harry had gotten much healthier over the last month, His diet had been changed, with the help of some of the extract he had even gotten freed from his long standing sickness. Harry really enjoyed the dinners with Cannabis extract at the end of the work day, he was able to get real rest and finally let his body start to heal.

When closing time arrived again, Vella gave him a hundred gold coins for watching the door and started to pay the rest of the expanded Troop. Their performances were getting better and there was even a short performance that the girls had put together that looked more like a Play about how they met Mike. The City was crawling with Casino regulars and the port was always bringing in more people.

Another night like any other during the end of summer and the beginning of fall brought a cool breeze from the Ocean, it drifted new boats to port. One of them was carrying Diplomats.

Mike laid adrift in his own consciousness, searching through what he was seeing. After a time, Mike's thoughts began to manifest and he could finally speak within his own mind.

'Why choose me?' Mike thought in his head.

'You are the same as us, a Titan' The third Voice responded.

'Yes, you are the same as us.' As if an echo happened, the second voice repeated the third.

'Your power is young, in a thousand years you will be stronger than anything that remains'

'A thousand years!' Mike was not interested in waiting around for a thousand years.

'I do not have that kind of time, all i care about will cease to exist long before that time has come' Mike spoke with some clarity, but his words failed to sway the Titans.

'No matter, No matter' The fifth voice sounded pleasant rather than shrill, almost like a woman's.

'Yes, I was female. No matter the course, your power will grow. There will be consequences for leaving that we cannot predict. Our memories will be cast asunder, our legacy lost. Without the knowledge digested, a power like the Titans could bring disaster rather than conquest.' The Fifth Titan warned Mike, If he went early there would be a great loss to his advantage.

'Just how long will it take for me to gain your knowledge?' Mike wanted to know, this power he kept feeling course into his body was leaving him itching to try it out, they even hadn't told him what it was for.

'Your power will depend on your choices. A Titan will become the pinnacle, of all pinnacles' The First Voice finally spoke again.

'Pinnacle, Do you mean my magic power will grow?' Mike was still unsure why they even chose him but he had some questions.

'Magic is temporary and your power is eternal, have you not noticed it? We have scanned your memories, we know of your past. Why do you believe the Ice wouldn't melt, Why do you believe your creations grow so fast in this world. Because your magic's have absorbed the energy around them.' Third let a bombshell drop and Mike could feel some understanding.

'Absorb energy?, does that mean I can take the power from others and use it as my own?' Mike had a plethora of questions and one by one they were answered. The pain in Mike's head started to disappear for a moment before it flared back up.

'No. It means you can do better. do stronger. do longer.' First Titan said with pride.

'I'm not a robot, I want to remain myself. I don't want to become a conqueror, dictator, or even a king. Those positions mean nothing, and keeping such a position only grinds those around them into dust. My home world had Kings, every great king brought death before it ever brought prosperity' Mike tried reasoning but it didn't work.

'Death is but a pretext' Fourth Titan had some more to say and started his rant.

'Death is just the beginning, as we are dead does that not prove that life exists after?'

'Death creates life, usually smaller life, but smaller life feeds bigger life and so on.'

'Life after Death constitutes will power, knowledge and strength. What remains may pass on, but what leaves does go elsewhere.' Being vague seemed to be the Titan's Superpower.

Mike asked again, 'Please, explain your power and how to manipulate it'

'We already have, the first thing you saw was just that.' First spoke again to remind Mike, but it was useless.

'How can he not remember, we put it directly into his head!' Second was infuriated, If Mike couldn't manipulate their power by now that meant that they failed. Titans don't fail.

'We must begin again' Fifth Titan's voice boomed and the cavern vibrated.

'What do you mean, Again.' Mike was struggling to grasp everything they were talking about but if they had to start again, he would lose even more time.

Mike clearly felt the entire world spinning around him and nearly lost consciousness again. 'uhhh, that sucked' Mike kept waiting for more information, but the Titans were silent.

Another Month passed.