Chapter 5

"Volant! Come back here this instant!"

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"Volant! You leave this house, you are to never return this family ever again!"

"...Gladly..."Father"..."

*Slam!*

"Damn it! Volant!"

"Yaretzi...we need to go."

"Of course but...where?"

"Earth...where all races are welcomed..."

(Roman's pov)

The next morning and I was greeted by Giovanni who came back with a crate full of meat. I got worried...

"Um...those meat are animal meat and not...Hylotl meat?" I asked with concern.

"No. These are meat from fishes I caught near the ocean. Like I said, I'm an exile. Sacrificing live beings like humans or Hylotls are forbidden to me and other exiles." He said as he placed the meat near the dry rack next to an homemade stove.

To confirm that, he opened up the crate and I see piles of fish in it (maybe 15 or 20 of them). I sigh with relief as Giovanni noticed my paranoia of Avians.

"Roman. There's no need to be afraid. I would never stoop to cannibalism like my former tribe has. It sickens me even thinking about it." He sighs as he starts cooking some of the fish.

"I know...it's things you told me that Avians sacrifice innocent people as food."

"Those who follow their "God" do that. Not me. I left my so called "Family" for a reason...to start a new life and walk my own path." Giovanni narrowed his eyes.

He has a point there. Only those who followed their God would do such a thing (and those who were Avian players were very lucky cause they were always an exile and don't have to do some fucked up shit that could haunt a man for life.) and could never leave their home planet (sucks to be them.). The more I hear that exiles leave their tribes the more I think the tribe populations start dwindling real fast (not that I care about a bunch of murderous fucked up cults who won't hesitate to kill their kids for them to become ascended. Long live the exiles.) Thank God I was a human player and always will be.

"But that shouldn't worry you now. What we should worry about the Florans north on this planet."

"Florans? Here?"

"Yeah...a scout last night reported he spotted a Floran village north of here. Nothing happened to him but I'm concern that the Florans might attack. Knowing them they are always into hunting." He said as he finished cooking some of the fish and placed 3 of them on a drying rack to preserve them.

"Great..." I sighed.

"Yeah...but I keep my guard up in case they attack."

I nod as Giovanni gives me a plate of cooked fish while I sat next to the table. As I was eating, a female blue feathered Avian who was wearing some Avian tribal outfit (I swear to god her tribal outfit is revealing her thighs and chest. What is with female tribal outfits have to be so revealing? To seduce potential mates? Then again males seem to have revealing tribal outfits as well.) walks in and sees Giovanni. She had that look of joy to see Giovanni as he noticed her the moment he heard the door open...this was when I hear them talking in foreign language. Thankfully my translator on my communicator was able to translate that.

"Hello, Volant. How are you doing?" She giggled.

Sounded like they were talking in Aztec language(Mayan maybe.)...

"I'm doing well, Yaretzi, my love." Giovanni smiled.

Well...I didn't see that coming...Yaretzi noticed me and smiled.

"Hello, human."

I looked at her a bit confused when Giovanni says...

"He can't understand our language." Giovanni chuckled.

Yaretzi clears her throat and finally start speaking in English.

"Sorry. I said hello, human."

"Nice to meet you, Miss..."

"Yaretzi. And you?" She tilts her head slightly.

"Roman. I'm a friend of Volant's." I smiled.

"I see...it is an honor to meet you, Roman." She giggled as I nod.

"Roman. When you finish eating, I need you to go somewhere for a while. I need to have a private discussion with Yaretzi. It's rather personal." Giovanni said a faint smile.

"Sure thing." I nod.

"I'll let you know when you can come back." Giovanni tells me.

I finished eating the rest of my fish and left the house while heading to near some water to watch the view...I wonder what's going on with the two...

(Giovanni's pov)

I closed the crate and unlit the stove as Yaretzi walks towards while holding my hand...she lead me to my room and by the time we got in...we got on the bed...well...you can see where this is going...

"I'm glad you are alive." She smiled gently.

"As am I." I kissed her.

In case I forget to mention, Yaretzi is my mate. From what I gathered, we have been mates since the day of our exile and whenever I sleep I get this flashback...

I would see myself hiding in the dark heading to Yaretzi's home as guards try hunting me down for now following the path of Kluex. When they were no where in sight, I snuck in Yaretzi's home, helped her escape as we got out of our home planet by ship. Of course...my "family" weren't happy about me escaping. Eh...can't say I care about them...nor do I think they care about me (since they are nothing but a bunch of religious fanatics.).

I embraced my lover as we laid down on the bed as she giggles of my eagerness...Kluex be damned...I'm not going to let some god ruin this moment...

"What will we do now...? Earth is destroyed and we have no place to go..." She said with worry.

"I don't know...for now...let us forget about the terrors that haunt us...and cherish our bond together." I smiled.

She smiles as she gave me another kiss while I held her close...

(Dante's pov)

3 hours later

I got sandwiched by Yumi and Miyu when I was in my room and...they refuse to leave me alone...I am not joking...is this how this one character I read in a story where he falls in love with every ladies from different races of Starbound feels? I rather be with Hylotls than with every other races cause oh boy that could be a riot when it comes to mingling with other alien Starbound races(if you have to deal with their culture which some can be tolerable while others just want to make scream out of your mind.)...ahem...we're getting off topic here...

"You girls sure like holding me close." I snickered.

"Why? Trying to leave us alone?" Yumi smirked.

"Me? Nah...I don't mind the company." I chuckled.

"Hey, Dante. Want to go to the underwater city with us later?"

"Underwater city? That wouldn't happen to be the place where you said they have all of the technology right?" I look at Yumi,

"Yup." She giggled.

"Ah...now I'm intrigued even more. Sure. Hope you got some diving gear."

"Of course we do." Yumi slapped me slightly in the back of the head.

And in case you are saying "they are fish people. Why do they need gear to breathe?". I thought the same thing too but they got nerfed and only became fast swimmers. Still...I would love see them swim with no diving gear on.

"Then we are saved." I joked hearing giggles from Yumi and Miyu.

Underwater city...now that's a place I want to see...