Greed God chapter 177

April 4th 2016 Brightedge City 10:00 AM EDT

The  house didn't collapse while we slept, which was nice. I'd seen in the  appraisal it wouldn't but some small part of me was relieved anyway.  Repairing it would have been a bitch. I'd still upgrade the place, but I  had to find the right ingredients for it. There were so many options. I  woke up, dragged headed to my room to change, and left Amy to drag an  outfit out of her destroyed dresser. The clothes were fine, just buried  under a pile of broken wood, but I was informed in no uncertain terms  I'd be buying her a new wardrobe.

I figured given the  absolute destruction I'd wrought on her stuff while I was absolutely  destroying her pussy a bit of shopping wasn't a huge ask, so I agreed  and she gave me a giggly kiss and practically skipped down the stairs.  Despite the incredibly rough sex Amy wasn't in pain or anything, her  gemstone form had been strengthened by my energy and the more we fucked  the sturdier she became.

When I walked into the kitchen  though, everyone else was eating breakfast, and I got a whole bunch of  very harsh glares. I put on an innocent expression. "So, did you guys  feel that earthquake last night? So many aftershocks." I said it in the  most sincere tone I could manage, which given my skill at lying was  saying something, but even I couldn't stop my lips from twitching a bit.

Dinah  gave me a wry but tired smile. "Yeah, it was pretty crazy. The house  was making the strangest moans. I almost sounded like at was squealing  for the earth to quake harder. You might want to get the foundation  looked at. I don't think houses are supposed to make those kinds of  noises. While you're at it, maybe look into some soundproofing."

I  snickered at that. "We HAVE soundproofing. It just doesn't work when  you crack the floors." The glares mostly didn't abate, even if Dinah  wasn't looking annoyed so much as exhausted. I sighed. "Alright sorry.  That got a little more...enthusiastic than expected. I've got some  upgrades in mind for the house anyway. I'll make it up to you that way."  Deciding a change of subject was in order I looked over to Barbie. "Oh,  by the way, when is Donna getting here?"

Deciding she was  more excited than annoyed or tired, Barbie just rolled her eyes and  accepted the subject change. "Tomorrow. She's waiting for Cassie to pack  her things for the move. She lives in Happy Harbor, and the move  is...jarring for her. Try to make them feel welcome. Shouldn't be hard.  Clean up after yourself, replace the toiler paper, DON'T nail your wife  so hard you cause structural damage to the house. You know. The usual."

Everyone  looked at Amy, who just giggled. "What? I'M not going to ask him that. I  liked what he did to me last night. But if it makes you feel better I  doubt that's going to be a nightly thing. I'll make sure when he makes  our new bedroom her reinforces it so no one else will be disturbed by  our lovemaking." She looked at me dreamily, sighing in contentment.  "Last night was so special."

I was pretty mystified how  fucking her so hard anyone else in the house would have been paralyzed  from the waist down was 'special' or romantic, but I wasn't stupid  enough to question it. She'd flipped from jealous wife to happy bride  and if all I needed to do to make that stick was stuff her stocking  without holding back I was more than happy to oblige. Sadly sex was  over, and even my implacable ass was a bit tired. So I turned to  business. My eyes flicked to Barbie. "Oh, by the way, did you get in  touch with Silver?"

She sneered at me. "Oh yes. It was  wonderful. I got to spend twenty minutes listening to her give me  backhanded compliments for managing to survive intact. I mentioned you  wanting to meet, though I used your alias just to be sure. Based on what  you said I thought there might be hard feelings." I resisted the  obvious erection joke, because I was better than that, and noted that  Barbie seemed to have been waiting for it before she moved on.  "Regardless, I got a meeting set up in a warehouse downtown later  tonight." She stared at me flatly. "I'm guessing I don't have to tell  you that it's a trap and the whole place is going to be full of zombie  ninjas."

I just shrugged. "Fuck em. I'm a dragon. If they  have zombie ninjas that can handle me then I'm sure I'll figure out how  to give them the slip. I admit though, that's a bit quicker than  expected. Last I heard of them the Court wasn't known for polite meeting  practices. I expected to be on the hook for a while."

That  got a snicker from my redhead. "Please. The city is a mess. They're at  defcon one. Any proposed meeting is going to be treated with serious  consideration, at least if the person in question is important. You made  quite a ruckus in town and Penguin has been talking you up as an  asset." She scowled. "I still don't like working with him. I get the  logic, but it's just...it leaves a bad taste in my mouth."

"I  get that." I said gently. "But we do what we need to do. So we have a  meeting with the court, which I'll be attending, along with presumably  Amy if she wants to go." That got a firm nod from my wife. "What else is  happening in town. Did you guys talk to Jinx about her whatever  academy? Having an active supervillain high school renting out students  as mercs is going to complicate shit." Jinx had mentioned Hive when I  met her, but Zee mentioned to me in passing when she was leaving that  Hive was apparently some kind of supervillain prep school.

Barbie  looked annoyed again, but not at me this time. "I've been digging into  them best I can. My sources are a bit drier than they used to be. After  being gone a few months on top of having been so out of touch for a bit  before that most of my informants are hesitant to talk to me. My old job  has less resources in Brightedge than they would like, so those sources  are tough too. Luckily my dad is still tapped in at the GCPD so I'm  getting SOME information."

We both avoided mentioning her  cape identity, or mine. Most people here knew, but no use being sloppy.  Still, it wasn't ideal that her sources had dried up. She could always  redevelop them. No reason not to let her keep being Batgirl. She wasn't  going to go after me personally or my people, and having my own private  superheroine could be useful in ways other than how satisfying it was  fucking her pretty face in that mask. I could aim her at my enemies, and  as long as she was doing her work the League wouldn't think twice.

She  could even steer Donna and that Cassie girl when they showed up. As an E  ranker she had more than enough power to protect herself. "Well." I  said carefully. "Maybe you should try getting back to work. I know  you've been missing it. As long as you're willing to put the family  first there's no reason you can't start taking shifts again." I wasn't  worried about her doing cape work and turning on me. Barbie was firmly  under control. I knew she wouldn't be able to live without me or Hildie  or Emerald.

Hell, she and Zee had been getting distant,  but now that I'd talked over her Brand with her I was betting she'd be  spending more time with our sorceress. It was frankly way more  convenient for me. I could only fuck so many women a day. Letting them  take care of each other took a lot off my plate, and I still had any  pussy I wanted when I wanted it.

Barbie's eyes widened in  shock and excitement. "Wait, really? You don't mind? I'd have thought  you would want me to stop." She sounded relieved and surprised in equal  measure. Like she had been planning to agree but suddenly realized it  would have bothered her. "I'd have to get my...uniform, from my old  place. I'm sure no one found it there, I had it pretty well hidden. I  haven't been back there since we came home, I'd gotten so used to  staying with you and I have all the stuff I need here."

She  turned to Amy. "Hey, would you be up for a trip to my old place to pick  some things up?" It was an obvious peace offering after the sulking  about last night, and I liked that the two of them were getting along.  Amy was a powerhouse on the same level as me, so she should be able to  handle anything they ran into, assuming Barbie didn't just kick its ass  herself.

That was certainly one way to get them all out of my  hair. I'd decided to go out on my own today. Brightedge was special in  that it contained both Gotham (post Doctor Gotham ritual) and  Metropolis. That meant that some parts of the city should still have  plenty of fae in them. Based on what I knew of fae, they hated iron and  technology, so I was figuring the catacombs beneath the city were a good  place to start.

Places like the  market where I bought the amulet were a great start for finding fae in  the new city, and once I tracked them down it would be simple for me to  ask around about Tsaritsa. Humans may have forgotten a fae monarch that  had ruled the whole damn planet, but the fae had long memories and a  penchant for nostalgia. Someone down there would be sure to know  something, and as a dragon I would be welcome enough among the non human  elements of the city.

I'd  gotten used to having one of my girls on hand all the time in Gemworld,  they needed to be looked after and it would be easy to get separated.  Now that we were home though, and they were overpowered as hell, I  didn't need to worry so much. In fact, while I was down there I could do  some shopping. I could look for a few items to merge into the house to  boost it up. It was only G rank at the moment, and I was planning to  take it all the way to D. Having a stronghold that could survive any  enemies I might make was enough of a priority to justify blowing a  million points on.

With  that decided, I shot Barbie a grin. "Alright, you take Amy and maybe  Emerald and clear out your place. I have some errands to run but I  should be back in time to meet up with Amy to hit the meeting with  Silver." I briefly considered reinforcing the house a bit, but I didn't  want to rush the upgrade. This was a G rank building so it should hold  up fine until I got to it.

Barbie  nodded amiably, still flying high off knowing she'd be back on the  street soon, and wished all my girls a good morning as I headed out on  my own. I had some things to check when I got back, but it would be nice  to be out on my own for a while. Lone dragon on the prowl. I had my  pouch at my waist with plenty of things to sell so I wasn't worried  about cash down in the underground if I found the fae. With all that out  of the way I was free to focus on finding the information I needed. The  biggest upside was that nobody liked the fae and they hated tech, so  there was nothing preventing me from being...aggressive, in my  questioning. I did always enjoy an easy fight.