Guild Wars

rbored no ill will and greatly respected him and his terrifying soulmate, but he would have to be objective about certain things when it came to business and his family.

Franklin and Freya almost shouted out when they heard Cobra state that the fixer was a Control master.
If such a person reported such a case to be impossible to complete, then just who could complete it?

Draco knew that doing this would change the timeline greatly, as many fixers who were supposed to die would survive, but he didn ’t want anyone disturbing the AI or GloryGore labs just yet.

Freya took a deep breath.
”Well done, Astarte.
Keep us updated at all times and if you need anything let us know. ”

Cobra smiled.
”Yes, Mother.
I ’ll be taking my leave now. ”

Franklin and Freya lost their edge as they became genial again as if their previous dangerous selves were naught but a mirage, a thing of the mind.

”Mhm.
Go on, son. ”

Cobra exited the room and sighed lightly.

He was thankful for his parents ’ continued support in everything he did.
Some parts of his upbringing under them were rough and harsher than other kids, but it had helped forge him into the person he was now.

As the only male heir of their family, he was the inheritor to everything.
His place in this family was second only to his parents, and even they deferred to him at times, which made him feel even more fulfilled and respectful to them.

Cobra ’s life was idyllic in some aspects and harsh in others, but it was overall pretty great.

Except for one thing…

”Oh? Is that my little Astarte? ”

A silky smooth feminine voiced echoed down the narrow hallways that were suddenly conspicuously absent.

Cobra froze when he heard that voice, his heart beginning to beat erratically as fear and panic assailed him.

He turned around to see a slightly older woman who looked to be in her late twenties walked down the hall towards him, her thick and wide hips swaying left and right like the pendulum of a father clock.

She was amazing visually.
She looked remarkably similar to Freya, only that her crown braid was reddish-gold and her eyes were a copper color like Franklin.
She was about as tall as Cobra if not slightly taller, and her breasts spilled out of her tight one-piece dress.

It ’s low neckline and extremely short hemline barely made it such that she was covered.
She was dangerously close to being naked with how much skin she displayed, which would set one ’s inner fire alight.

Her skin was extremely creamy and lush, telling one of intense skincare throughout her life.

Then again, like her parents, she only drank 1st Grade NuSmoothies, so she would age slightly slower than the average folk due to the lack of impurities in her daily uptake.

Her breasts were round and at least a D-cup, which looked extremely soft from where Cobra was standing.
Her backside was quite pronounced, though not as much as Rina, Maria or Zaine.

Draco and Rambunctious would rate it as A- grade at best.

She wore black opera gloves and fishnet stockings, which added to her mature and sophisticated sensual appeal.

Her face was oval like her mothers, and her soft red lips were curled into a vicious and smug smirk.

Cobra took a step back in fear when he saw her.

”B-Big S-Sister… ”

His legs began to tremble as she came ever closer, her eyes narrowing as a bright beam of light shot out of them.

”My sweet Astarte, why do you avoid me nowadays? You ’re always in that strange game of yours all the time.
Do you hate me? ”

She stood before Cobra with a sharp glint in her eyes, her voice lowering slightly in volume.

”N-No… I… I just… ”

Cobra stuttered as he spoke, his mind roiling in fear as he thought up ways to escape.

She got closer to him, bringing the scent of her perfume which smelled slightly like a fresh apricot.

”Astarte, I heard that your game is quite popular and boasts some great features.
Would you mind if I joined you? ”

She asked with a thoughtful tone.

”NO! ” Cobra screamed without thinking.

His sister froze for a second before her face became harsh and malicious.
”It seems like you have begun to forget yourself, Astarte.
You are in dire need of… reeducation. ”

Cobra screamed as he tried to flee, but he was quickly overtaken by his big sister, as she flipped agilely in the air before him.
She cut off his path of escape in one move, causing him to fall on his ass in fear.

Truthfully, Cobra was much stronger than her.
However, his prowess was stifled by his innate and instinctual fear, which had been carefully cultivated by her all his life until she was sure he could never break free of her hold.

His sister, Bella, grabbed Cobra by his collar and dragged his handsome face near her beautiful countenance, her voice low and dangerous as she spoke.

”Astarte, it seems like I haven ’t trained you well enough all this time.
Since you want to spend so much time in that game of yours, I will have to fit a lot of… ’loving ’ into the schedule when you come out. ”

Bella licked her lips as her body began to flush and her excitement and arousal rose.

”Don ’t worry my sweet little brother, Big Sister will be gentle as always. ”

Cobra felt his heart turn to dead ashes.

It wasn ’t that Cobra was uninterested in women, but rather that the trauma and abuse he had suffered from his sick and twisted older sister had made him distrust and dislike females in general.
Rather finding romantic interest in men.

As she continued to spew her nonsense, Cobra ’s mind traveled to his time in Boundless, when he was genuinely happy and free with his new guildmates and those four idiots.

He thought back to the training and teachings the Lady Boss had imparted on him, as well as her confidence in his prowess.
Since they were both assassins, she had focused on him a lot.

He thought back to the time he had been trained on how to maximize his skills in the game world of Boundless by Draco, the pinnacle of power and skill in Cobra ’s mind.

Suddenly, he trembled.

In his mind ’s eye, he saw both Draco and Riveting Night standing together on a platform above him.
They looked down on him from there, their eyes callous and disappointed as they gazed at the weak and pathetic him.

”I had higher hopes for you, Cobra.
You were destined to stand by my side as an equal, yet you force yourself to be a worm under the foot of someone weaker than you. ”

Riveting Night also spoke a few sharp words.

”I am also ashamed to admit that you were trained by me.
Such a weak and cowardly mind is not meant to be among the First Members of Umbra.
Don ’t ever let me see you again. ”

Cobra ’s heart fell.

It was among the members of Umbra that he truly felt like he fit in.
His parents were great to him, but they would scorn him if they knew of his sister ’s superiority over him.

They only treated him well because he was the heir apparent and seemed competent, but only he knew the suffering he was going through.

With Umbra, he didn ’t have to put on a fake face.
He could be himself, especially around his fellow Generals.

But in order to reach his maximum potential, this absurd weakness of his was intolerable.
He would have to shed it like the weight it was if he wanted to soar to the heavens.

With red eyes, Cobra took a breath as he bit his tongue hard enough to draw blood.

He reached out to the Draco and Riveting Night in his mindscape, shouting out with all his might.

”Wait! I deserve to be part of Umbra! I will conquer all my fears! I will break all the shackles that hold me back! Just wait! Wait for me! ”

His voice was desperate but resolute, like a man going to face his final battle without full certainty but with maximum bravery.

Cobra noticed that they had disappeared from his mind ’s eye.
As he wondered where they went, he felt two different hands on each of his shoulders, as Draco and Riveting Night stood beside him.

”Welcome back, Cobra.
This is the real you. ”

”Go forth and deal with your obstacles.
We have a world to conquer in Boundless. ”

The two dissipated into smoke as Cobra ’s unfocused eyes became sharp.

Bella, who still held him up with a face of desire, would never have expected her domesticated little brother to punch her right in the face with all his force.

She flew back and crashed into a small table with a vase on top near one of the columns of the hallway, blood spurting out of her mouth.

Bella clutched her bruised cheek in shock, as she stared at the cold and enraged Cobra.

”Astarte? ”

Her seductive and suppressive tone was gone.
Instead, it was the voice of someone who was scared and heartbroken.

”Do not approach me ever again you degenerate.
I despise you. ”

Cobra spat those words out with all the pent up hatred and indignation he kept inside, all his life as he turned away to return to his room.

Now that he made the decision to overcome this self-imposed obstacle, he felt free and light.
He moved along the hallway with a confident and powerful gait, his mind long cast into the digital world where he belonged.

Cobra did not have the Void of Perfection, so he failed to notice that his sister ’s shock had disappeared, being replaced by an intoxicated expression as she gazed at his back.

Beneath her, one could see a clear puddle begin to form as her skin flushed red.

”Astarte… ”