My nerves were all in a bundle as I woke up. Life had been good over the past few days. I had hungout more with Vicky, and even had Evelyn over again for dinner a couple more times. Vicky was very interested in her, and was super nice to her, actually wanting to see her even more. She had me all sorts of confused, but when I asked her about it, she merely smiled before kissing me hungrily each time. I had naturally stopped asking questions about it at that point. She did emphasize that no matter what the results of my Hero exam was, she was going to reward me very well. The look in her eyes had my blood rushing south each time she mentioned it.
"Today's the day." I muttered as I got out of bed.
I took a quick shower and brushed my teeth. I tied my hair back as I looked at myself in the mirror. My looks hadn't really changed much aside from my physicality since being on Axios, although Vicky was always quick to point out that I was very handsome, and she had always thought as much. She would tell me that the muscles didn't hurt and were a welcome addition. I caught her drinking in my body numerous times, although given how much I stared at her ass and tits, I thought that was fair. She was gorgeous afterall.
I decided to dress myself in something a little spiffy today. I wore a black collared shirt, but the buttons were constricting, so I left it open, exposing a decent amount of my chest and chest hairs. The black jeans I wore did not get along with my balls as well as I would have hoped, but after some adjustments, it was manageable. The black shoes I wore were comfortable, and were a combination of stylish dress wear while also being good for various activities like running. I would make sure I used the Null concept to keep them clean and from falling apart.
"What kind of powers was I going to show off?" I wondered as I made my way downstairs.
I had the use of 7 elements at my disposal, as well as various stages of power in the 5 concepts I had learned. My favorite of the elements were Fire and Lightening, so I might choose to use one of them for now. I wasn't adversed to using my powers and showing off what I could do, but if I didn't need to show off everything, I wouldn't. Even if someome was obscenely powerful, it was good to keep some things close to your chest, as you never really knew what could pop up.
"Good morning, honey! Today's the big day! I can't wait to see you in action." My mom said as I walked into the kitchen, and I paused at that, before I smiled.
"You're going to watch me?" I asked, and she nodded excitedly.
"Of course I am! I was keeping it a surprise until today, but I took the day off so I could come and see you. Victoria said her and her friends will also be there! Oh, this is actually more exciting than I thought it would be!" She exclaimed, and I couldn't help but smile.
I knew Vicky would be there. She kept saying I was going to be introduced to her hero team, The War Queens, so I was pretty pumped for today. The name was... well, a bit on the nose. Their team was comprised of the Red Queen, The Queen of Darkness, The Mighty Queen, and of course, the Glacial Queen. A lot of damn queens, that's for sure.
I knew about The Red Queen and Queen Might as they were part of her team before I had left for Axios. Keira Stroud, the Red Queen, and Natalie Reznov, Queen Might. I had no idea who this Queen of Darkness was, as she was added to their team a little over a year ago. She was a newer hero, and the fact that she had been given an A-Class ranking despite that was pretty damn impressive. Vicky had told me all about her power, and it sounded quite powerful. Vicky told me her name was Vanessa Kingston, but she had made me promise not to look her up online or try to find out anything about her appearance, as she said I was in for a nice surprise. I was a man of my word, and unlike most people, I liked surprises.
The Red Queen was a powerful fire user, able to throw fire as well as set her whole body ablaze, and her flames burned hot enough to melt steel. The Queen of Darkness used shadows, jumping between them, and could even jump into people's shadows for sneak attacks. Queen Might was a powerhouse of a woman that could overpower most things with her fists, and had the durability to match. And of course, there was Vicky, able to summon and manipulate ice to freeze and damage her foes. They truly seemed like a badass group of women, and Vicky made sure to stress how beautiful all of them were.
"I swear, if she wasn't with me, I'd think shs liked girls more than men." I thought as I sat down, and began devouring a stack of pancakes my mom had made.
The food was quickly stuffed into my gullet before my mom clapped her hands, and looked at me fondly.
"I've missed you being home so much." She said, and I saw vulnerability flash across her eyes, "When I thought I lost you too... I couldn't take it. I wouldn't accept it, so that's why I visited you every single day. I'm just so happy that you came back to me."
A couple of tears ran down her face, and I got up, walking over to her, and wrapped my arms around her.
"I promise I'll never leave again." I said, my own emotions trying to get the best of me.
For her, I was gone for two years and some change. For me... I was without her, without her love, her cooking, everything she offered me, for over a century. You have to kill me to get me to leave her again, and now... I had Vicky back in my life, and our budding relationship held a promise that I dared not ever dream of. She was so much more than her bouncing breasts and her thick ass, although those were admittedly pretty damn nice. Her heart was big and she cared about people, ahe was here for my mom when I couldn't be, and she waited and saved herself for me... I wouldn't let either of them down. I loved them both dearly.
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We pulled up to the large stadium that held the Hero Exams, and my mom followed the directions that Vicky had given her. We pulled up to a sectioned off part of the parking lot, where a few men and women stood at attention. She stopped in front of them, who were standing in the way of the entrance to this part of the lot. One of the men walked up to her car, and she rolled down the window.
"I'm sorry ma'am, this is a reserved area." The man said with a smile, and my mom smiled right back as he handed him a small letter.
He opened the letter, and his eyes scanned the contents. His eyes widened before he handed the letter back, and gestured for the others to step aside.
"I apologize for that, Miss Astier. The Glacial Queen and her party are located over in area 5B." The man said, and then handed my mom a map of the lot. She smiled at him and thanked him, before pulling ahead.
She gave the map to me, and I have her directions to the area of the lot. After driving for a few minutes, it was safe to say that we were in the right place given the small group of people gathered in the area, and Vicky caught my eye immediately as we pulled forward. She looked towards us, and began jumping up and down, waving at us with a smile on her face. I couldn't help but smile and laugh. God she was so cute.
My mom parked the car, and I barely got out of the car and closed the door before Vicky jumped at me. It surprised me so much that I didn't even prepare for it, back back slamming into the car door as she wrapped her arms around my neck, her legs curled up behind her as she hung off of me.
"WOAH! HEY!" I said as I wrapped my arms around her to hold more of her weight.
"YOU LOOK SO GOOD! ARE YOU EXCITED??" She asked me, and then she kissed me, which did not let me answer her question right away. I found I didn't mind, though.
Once she was done slobbering all over me, she leaned back and looked at me, and I once again found my brain not working right. From the combination of her kiss, and the feeling of her soft body, particularly her huge tits pushing into my chest, I felt mentally stunted for at least 10 seconds. I was able to somewhat recover from that. I then looked her over as well, expecting to see her hero suit, given where we were. That was not the case. Instead, she had on a blue v-neck, which I definitely approved of, as well as skin tight blue jeans, and white high heels.
"Y-yeah." I finally responded.
"Oh wow! She really did find a man." I heard a woman say.
"Yeah. And he looks strong." Another woman said.
"He's... not bad." A 3rd woman voiced.
Vicky released her hold on me, a grin on her face as she suddenly walked to my side, turned around to face the others, and wrapped her arms around my large bicep. I coughed as 2 large pairs of heavenly softness now pushed against my arm.
"Vicky might be A-Class, but god damn these tits are S-Class." I thought as I shot my gaze at the 3 women standing in front of us. They were the ones who had spoken to me, and well... damn. They had to be Vicky's party.
The woman on the left was a gorgeous red haired woman with piercing green eyes, wearing a spandex suit that left little to the imagination. The suit only covered her from the chest down, and the suit only covered her sides, leaving her bare and slightly toned stomach exposed, revealing a respectable set of abs. The suit continued down until it reached her crotch, where it cut off at the thighs, showing a healthy amount of skin. The outfit was finished by a long red cape. My eyes trailed down her long legs until it reached the knee high set of black high heeled boots. The suit itself was a deep red, with black trim sowed into the outfit at the seams. I actually thought I might get hard just looking at her. This was the Red Queen, Kiera Stroud.
The woman in the middle was clearly Queen Might, given the bulk of her muscle definition. She was obviously all woman, given the curves of her hips, and the size of her bust, but she was no delicate flower. Her outfit was not as revealing, with white spandex covering every inch of her body with silver armored pieces interspersed throughout it. Shoulders, elbows, gauntlets, a chest plate, and boot. The tightness of the frabric still meant I saw the full definition of her muscles, such as her powerful arms, legs, and the prevalent 6 pack abs that stood out. She was a mountain of a woman, yet she was a stunning woman with eyes hardened for battle. Brown hair was tied back in a tony tail, and deep brown eyes stared at me curiously. Queen Might, Natalie Reznov, was definitely impressive.
The last woman actually made my breath leave me slowly. Powers did sometimes change someone's traits or appearances, but rarely did that happen. Sometimes it would change their eyes, hair, or even parts of their bodies. In some cases, it gave them extra features, or even extra appendages in the rarest instances, such as the inclusion of animal features like the woman before me. It was usually referred to as an Alteration, and some people just referred to them as Altered. This girl had two black ears with small white patches of fur on the inside, and a long black cat tail with a white tip. She also had these gorgeous purple eyes that were more proof of a strong Alteration, but damn they were captivating.
"She's fucking adorable." I thought, and my stare must have lasted longer than I thought, because her cheeks suddenly started to turn pink from my gaze.
Her outfit was not a hero suit. She looked pretty casual all things considered, wearing a black coat that cut off mid stomach, a black undershirt, and was finished off by black skinny jeans, and a pair of black skater shoes. She had to be the Queen of Darkness, Vanessa Kingston, and I had to admit, she rocked the look quite well. I had seen plenty of catkin on Axios, but this was my first time seeing someone with cat features on Earth. It was a novel experience, and my eyes definitely appreciated it. Her bust was smaller than the others, but those hips alluded to what I assumed was a great ass.
"Giddy, this is my team, 'The War Queens'. The strongest and cutest girls in the whole world!" Vicky exclaimed with excitement, and I had to stiffle a chuckle. Keira had smirked at that, while Natalie just rolled her eyes. Vanessa thought had turned a bit red, and looked down at her feet.
I faced all three women, and smiled. I then put my hand to my chest, and bowed to them. I didn't even realize I was using old habits of greeting learned on Axios until I had already done it, but fuck it. I had already done it, so best just to roll with it.
"It's a pleasure to meet such strong and impressive women like yourselves. My name is Gideon Astier. I've heard nothing but great things about all of you from Victoria." I said, as I looked back up at them with a friendly smile.
"What a gentleman. I think I like him, Vicky." Keria said, as she held her small hand out to me. I grasped it gently, "Keira Stroud. It's a pleasure, Gideon."
I let go of her, and turned to Natalie, who was currently checking out my body, and apparently she liked what she saw.
"For being a vegetable until just recently, you look quite strong." She said, and I grasped her hand much like I did Keira's, "Natalie Reznov. I look forward to your exam. I'm curious to see what you can do."
I just smiled at nodded at her.
"I am too. It should be fun." I replied, and that made her smirk at bit.
Finally, I turned to Vanessa. She was looking at the ground, her hands clasped behind her back. I shifted and moved to better stand in front of her. That made her finally look up, and when her purple eyes met mine, I saw hesitation in them. She was nervous for some reason. I put on my best smile and held my hand out to her. She looked at the hand, and then back at my face, and then my hand again. After a moment, she slowly reached out and took my hand, and I grasped her fingers gently, and bowed my head a fraction. She blushed.
"V-Vanessa Kingston." She stammered, her hand shaking a bit.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Vanessa. I've never met someone with features like yours before." I said, and I saw the way her ears drooped and her tail flatened, "Your color is lovely, and the fur looks soft and well taken care of." I finished.
Vanessa looked up at me, surprise on her face as she stared at me.
"You... don't think I look odd? My ears and tail don't bother you?" She asked me.
"Why would it bother me? You look perfectly fine to me." I replied almost instantly. I saw her ears and tail perk up from my words.
I knew that some people thought that kind of thing about people who developed features like hers. Saying it was unnatural, or that they are barely human beings anymore. Those people were the problem, not girls like Vanessa. The thought of someone saying something like that about this cute little woman in front of me upset me, and from her demeanor, it has clearly already happened to her. She was a normal human being, and her power and Alteration didn't make her any more or any less.
"T-thank you." She said softly, before meeting my gaze with a genuine smile, "Victoria was right about you. I'm glad."
I looked over at Vicky with a questioning look, and she grinned at me.
"I told them that you were the kindest and sweetest man in the world!" She said, before adding, "And the best looking."
I couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm. She was so warm and bubbly that I couldn't resist. My mom had been standing by, waiting patiently with a smile, but soon she was meeting all of the girls too. My mom actually blushed from the praise she got, from how beautiful she looked despite being older, to how well she raised me. During this time, Vicky had come up to my side, and wrapped her arms around my left arm.
"Your girls seem wonderful." I said, and she leaned up and kissed my cheek.
"They are. I know you'll get along with all of them. I plan of having them around a lot more." She said, leaning her head against my arm, "And thank you... for being so nice to Nessa. She's such a sweet girl, and has been teased and treated poorly by a lot of people because of how she looks."
I scowled. I knew she probably had, but I still didn't like hearing it. It wasn't right.
"If I hear anyone say anything bad about her, I slam their face into the ground." I said with a bit of a growl.
"Oh God that's so hot." Vicky said, making me chuckle, before she rubbed her cheek against my arm, "I am glad to hear that, Giddy."
After a few moments, a loud bell sounded throughout the parking lot, and Vicky started jumping up and down excitedly. I don't know who rang that bell, but I wanted to buy them a beer. Her bouncing chest was worth every damn penny I had.
"It's almost time! That was the bell for the Exams! They start soon! Come on, let's get you to registration!" Vicky telled, grabbing my hand and dragging me forward.
Yeah, life was about to get really super, really soon, and I couldn't help but smile. Finally, after all this time, I could work to fulfill my promise.