21 RNG: Texan In Another World - V2.8 - While you slept. (1/2)

While Mike was spending his fourth month in the Throne Room, The Girls were managing the Casino to newer heights. With a virtually endless supply of gold at their disposal, the city around the castle was purchased and rented out. Many more houses were built according to a drawing Mike had left in the study. He had circled out a pattern he wanted them to look like from above. The entire city would be shaped like a star, with the Lone Stars Casino eventually at its center.

The houses were pretty and some were even decorated with Stars, by the end of the month most houses had a Star symbol and even the roads were paved. The girls paid extra special attention to Mike's desire to drive his truck again some day.

It wasn't for Mike specifically, but it sure helped the community. The standardization of utensils and tools became a booming trade, with so many boats arriving the town had a boundless future.

”Has there been any change in the Throne Room?” Vella asked Rissa.

Rissa had been the last down to the Throne Room, It was mostly quiet and after four months the girls had even brought a bed down there to rest. They would have all just decided to stay down in the hole if not for the Casino.

”He hadn't regained any color, but the roots are still pulsing light into him”

”I know he's going to be okay.. he had to be. We'll just have to keep up what we're doing. I really like how we've become more reliant on ourselves. I don't want to think about what would have happened if we hadn't been given to him all those months ago.” Rissa started to think to herself after talking, she couldn't get the thought of Mike out of her head. It was both a teasing sensation and a painful memory that nearly brought her to tears whenever she thought about him.

”I'll go check on him later tonight, Its Mona's turn to keep watch.” Vella was really taking charge of the situation and doing all she could, but it was weighing on her. She had probably been waiting for centuries, eons even, to emerge from the rock with her Master. Now that she had met him, it would be poor manners on her part to just abandon him. Her devotion to maintaining the status quo was commendable.

Harry went to the back to take a nap before the show, It was finally his own bed. The girls had all roomed in the one house, the pile of women ever increasing. There was simply no room for Harry any longer, after the second month that Mike was gone, they had started building his house. All the doorways were big enough for him to enter and exit without being knocked into every time.

The house they had built for him stood nearly where Mike had incinerated the house, they would have started earlier but the couldn't get the Ice to melt that was covering the foundations of the original one. It was only when they had Vella come drain its power that they were able to get the land cleared at all.

The route between the gates and the Casino was cleared and the road made wide enough for a platoon of soldiers and a defensive position. In some ways, the Casino was better defended than the Castle. The tight security even made the Lord in charge of the lands a bit nervous, his own guards had been known to moonlight as casino security when large ships or convoys would come to port.

”Sir, Another group of Diplomats from Des'ule have arrived at the docks. They fly their flag as representation. Shall I arrange for an invitation for them?” One servant asked the Lord.

”Yes, send someone to greet them. When they have made it to the Castle, inform me. I will attend them myself.” The lord was pleased that ambassadors had come from such a long way. Pleased with himself for having such a strong position in the state he readied himself for their arrival.

The servant got one of the official messengers and had him escorted by the city guards to the docks to deliver the message. However, when he arrived they only had one response.

Speaking clearly so that translation wasn't incorrect they only spoke one word. ”Casino”

The Guards knew the way and were mostly happy to guide them, but the Messenger was furious. He had been completely ignored, discarded even. Before the ambassadors had left with the guards, the messenger stopped in front of the diplomats with his arms extended holding the invitation from the Lord.

They eyeballed it briefly, spoke to each other in their native tongue and picked it up to read.

One of the diplomats knew the language, so they explained to the others. They put the letter into their pocket and continued on their way without saying another word.

Left in an even more awkward position, the Messenger returned to the Castle to explain what had happened to the Lord. After screams of terror ended from within the castle, a small group of soldiers readied for combat and to escort the Lord to the Casino.

'Don't think that you can take ruling this kingdom from me' The Lord of the City got angry, throwing his cup to the side he stood up and made his way to the gates. The Casino had actually been kind enough to give the City Lord five percent of all the earnings, but It wasn't enough in his eyes. He felt like he was being usurped and his eyes were filled with flickers of hate.

The underground lighting was atrocious, Mona was watching Mike. She laid quietly reading some of the books they had laying around. The cleaning spell had been used so many times they all could point and the spell would manifest. It was sickening to think about how people managed before cleanup spells, the girls dared not reminisce

The lighting was off and on inside the Throne Room, Mike had scattered the gold coins to distract the Giant Skeleton but he really only threw about fifty. Fifty coins was not enough to light up a room, it barely marked the border of the arena stage.

In quiet contemplation over why the Titans had stopped working mike tried to move again, but he noticed that he could feel immense pains when he tried. It wasn't something he would do again, but it was a good thing that he had. The Titans finally came back to speak.

'You are finally awakening some. Good, we have work to do and we cannot stop again. If we stop again, all will be lost.' Fifth Titan spoke. Her voice trembled a bit as if it was waning gently in the passing of moments.

'We are not long in this world, your time to assimilate this knowledge will depend on your own devices. If you cannot master the content, you will fail, and you will eventually die.' Fourth Spoke, and then Third began to speak.

'No matter the cost, We cannot fail. To lose the legacy of Titans would be a loss to history as you know it, respect the knowledge and accept our teachings.' Third sounded like he was being ominous and it worked. Mike felt a sense of dread wash over his consciousness

Second Titan started to interject.

'Your power is only just arriving, With time you will be unmatched. Buried in our bodies are the secrets to building yours in the future, cherish them well and waste not.'

'The ability we grant thee'

'WE FIVE TITANS'

'Give this knowledge'