Should Have Let Me Die

Chapter 177: Magical Magicless Wings

We finally reached port and I woke up drooling on Titania's shoulder. I pulled myself up and then used my sleeve to clean off her smooth arm, then pulled her in for a kiss, but I got a crane in my neck right away and had to pull back. I would need to figure out something to fix this; there had to be some kind of magical item or potion! Maybe I could get the girls to help me make something?

We were still moving so I dug deep at a memory of a system I had used once. It was a weird system that allowed me to absorb things and then redistribute the properties to power or other objects. Maybe trying to redistribute the power into an item might work, but I would have to wait and get to a lab. If this was the transport hub of the world, then they would have to have one or of them.

The wagon finally stopped and we all piled out, and this time the women didn't complain when I helped. The wagon ride had taken most of the day and everyone was starting to get tired and kids were getting cranky, so getting into the boat and settling was the plan. Even The others that were not doing anything started to help. Just because we had people to help us didn't mean it was needed to be useless.

The port was massive up close and pretty cool to see. Not only was there a bunch of ships docked in the middle of nowhere with nothing else around for klicks as far as you could see. In the center was a small floating town, and I planned on checking it out if we had time before the boat left. The unload and then carting everything to the boat for the ship's crew to do the leg work took about an hour, then they took out stuff up while we boarded.

I helped the women with kids get settled, and then I found Elise and asked her to come with me to the floating town. She was more than happy to, and the captain said we still had about two hours before we would be leaving and he would call out for me when they were ready. The two of us walked down the long ramp and then into the town holding hands.

The place wasn't fancy, all wooden buildings and boats with no paint. The only signs marked the places, so we went into the Thirst eel, which turned out to be a nice little bar that had wings about thirty different ways and made them boneless. I thought I was going to pass out with excitement, it had been so long since I had good wings, so I really hope this place was good!

"What do you think? Can we eat here?"

"Yeah, this place looks really good, I want electric honey and Dragon sauce, two pounds of each!" Elise said with excitement, without even looking. 

I ordered six of each, and then I'll take twenty more of each for after we were done, and the man behind the counter looked at me in shock.

"Uhh, okay, but what do you have to trade? That is a lot of wings and I'll have to close down for the day after that! That's fifty-six boxes! How will you even carry it?" The pointed human with sandy hair asked with a concerned look.

"Do you get a good price for magical weapons?" I pulled out the whip and rest of my stones, and I happened to have one of Mr. Spin's small power sources on me so I put that on the counter as well.

The man's eyes almost fell out of his head when he saw the sphere, then he looked up at me and then my tattoo and my bald head. 

"You're him, aren't you? The new king that's rising up to claim all the land? I'll take the power source but you can keep your weapons. I'll get those wings coming up no problem, My Lord."

See, now that wasn't too bad, my lord, I liked it, but then he turned around and flipped up a close hatch. The man grabbed a steel mug and hurled it at the boat across from him. I could see another hatch open up and an old man pokes his head out.

"What the piss do you want Frank?" 

"King's stopped in for wings, wanna let the other guys know?" Frank yelled back and closed the hatch, turning back to us grinning. "I'm really sorry, but the other shop owner heard you come to my shop first and I didn't let someone know, I would have been up to my ears with it. Sorry in advance, but I'll make the best wings you ever had!" 

Frank turned back to the fryers and got started on the wings. I looked over at Elise and she just shrugged. If others were coming, I should get this over with now.

"Get what over?" Elise asked me with a puzzled look.

"Man, that was harder than I thought it would be, but we are here and I didn't think about it! Anyways, Elise, are you tired of hearing everyone's thoughts? I mean, it must be hard, with the thoughts all the time, right? What If I took it away?"

Ugh, it killed me to even ask, but Elise got a warm smile, and then cuddled into my arm.

"Yes, I like for you to take the voices...wait, did you just do it? I can't...It's so quiet! Hyde think of something!"

I had put my left hand on her knee and now my hands were going to slide up her skirt to give that little kitty a tickle!

"Hyde!" Elise whispered harshly, stopping my head just before I got to the goods.

"Wait, I did take your magic! How did you know what I was thinking?!"

"I am not stupid, I knew you were going to try and be a pervert. I know you well enough without reading your mind!" Elise laughed gently, and then I kissed her, then the sound of the basket and metal mugs hitting the counter in front of us broke us up.

"First round of wing! Boneless for one of the radiant Queens and split wings for the big boss I got the reverse coming for you next so do worry. Let me know what you think!" Frank said before turning back to the fryers. 

I had the electric honey first and the honey garlic with lemon pepper was so good, there was tons of lemon pepper and I tore into the wings with gusto. 

"Frank, they are to die for! What would it take to hire you in Dreams? These are some damn good wings and I have yet to see anyone use oil yet! I gotta have you!"

"Hyde! Don't act as you will force him!" Elise said after finishing the nugget she was chewing on. "But these wings are really good!"

Elise grabbed her mug and down half the drink before tearing back into her wings. Soon, we had eaten out and the massive order was being cooked. That was when they started to pour in.

"Look, He is bald! I told you, Harold! Cough it up!"

"Wow, what a pretty woman he has!"

"Look, Look, see, I told you, pay up Sal! Red and black just like I had said! And it had better be the good rod and not the one you left on the deck for three months!"

People were all talking at once, but none of them to me, just about me. I sighed and stood up, putting my hands up to quiet everyone, and it did. The group was all looking at me with open amazement like I was some kind of god, and maybe I was, but now part of me felt fake and not the same person that I once was.

"Hey, great to see you all! What can I do for you guys?"

"Who? Us? Nah! Don't worry, we are all just here to settle some bets! That's what we do out here, bet on shit with other shit! Names Sal! I just lost my best rod now because I thought your tattoo was white and black, hehe!" Sal laughed.

"Well, do you think I could bother? I could have your helpers or friends help us with the food we are bringing back to the boat we are leaving on?"

"Hell, I will help you myself and so will all these lazy louts! Ha! The chance to give a king a hand that asks nicely! Just wait for the bets that are going to rise up from this from where you get back! You might have to confirm we helped you if you don't mind! Plus, we will have good stuff for you to take back home!" Sal laughed boisterously.

Well, this was more than I had expected and I ended up having a cold drink with Elise sitting across my lap, drinking with me. By the time the wings were ready, I was already starting to feel good, and Elise had to lean on me. We were both laughed at the entire time we walked back, but I was just trying to lose all the great food I just ate from the ever-moving platform.

I waved goodbye to our friendly helpers, and then slipped my hand under Elise's skirt and grabbed her bum, and pulled her in for a kiss. The sun was gone and I was ready for the bedroom, but not to do any sleeping for a bit yet!