The Bounty Hunter

August 1st, 2089

Terra’s POV

BOOM!!!  Damnit!  I’ve been making good progress on the automaton, getting the magic circuitry and clockwork musculature installed without issue.  Artificer Steale’s journal was detailed with the steps, but the steamwork viscera is a different matter.  After many trials and errors, I got most of it finished except for the heart, which of course is the most important part.  I muttered a quick spell to disperse the superheated steam that now filled the room after my latest attempt exploded.  It looks like I’ll have to keep trying.  This is the second to last step and after it is done all that is left is the start-up ritual. 

“Still having problems, Terra?”  Kira popped her head into my workshop to check the aftermath.  “Yeah, I don’t know how to contain the pressure necessary to operate the steam pump.”  Kira walked in to examine the remnants of the mechanical heart.  She has been helping with some of the work on the automaton, particularly with the finer and more delicate details.  “I think you need to alter the composition of the heart, the current metals don’t seem able to withstand the pressure.”  That’s a reasonable thought but I had to shake my head in disagreement. 

“The current composition is necessary to be mana conducive.  That is an essential component, since the heart will be the primary mana generator for the operation of the automaton.”  Kira pondered for a moment before responding “How about adding a pressure release valve?  Efficiency will drop, but the output should be enough to compensate.”  “That’s brilliant!  I’ll be sure to try it!”  I couldn’t help but smile and embrace Kira for a surprise kiss.  “Nya!  Don’t do that so suddenly!”  “So should I stop?”  “…I didn’t say that.”  Things started heating up as we got more amorous, but before we could get past 2nd base something unexpected happened.

“Terra!  Let’s play!”  “I can’t right now, Rin.”  Wait, did Rin just talk?  I turned around and saw a young girl of around 8 years standing in front of me.  She had sky-blue eyes, long black hair, and looked like she was the younger sister of Rin Yamamoto.  There were also very prominent facial features that looked identical to the fallen hero she was born from.  A pair of white-tipped black fox ears could be seen on her head along with 3 white-tipped black fox tails peeking out from behind the kimono that she was wearing. 

Obviously, Rin’s third tail had just come in.  So, she has now become capable of human speech and transformation.  It’s odd to think that this little cutie was originally a hideous abomination with way too many tentacles and teeth.  “Come on, Terra!  You can do your naughty stuff later!  I want to play!”  My demonic fox familiar gave an adorable pout as she tried to persuade me.  She was incredibly cute and would have possibly convinced me, but she made a critical mistake. 

I glanced at Kira, who had gone stock still at Rin’s transformation.  What happened next was something I had only seen in nature documentaries.  Kira’s ears perked up and her tail straightened as she tensed, ready to hunt.  Rin’s own animal instincts kicked in as she realized her danger.  She quickly turned and scrambled for the door, zig-zagging to present a tougher target.  But it was all for naught.  Like a lioness hunting zebra on the savanna, Kira pounced onto Rin, sweeping her up into her arms as she let loose a cry of “SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!” and proceeded to nuzzle and pet her extensively while purring.  Rin conducted a few futile escape attempts before resigning herself to Kira’s adoration. 

I laughed at her predicament, but then Kira dropped a bomb on me.  Her eyes seemed to glow with a mysterious light as she turned to me and said “Terra, I want kittens.” ………………..Mental processes have temporarily shut-down, initializing emergency back-ups.  Initializing… 3…2…1…Error, damage has exceeded maximum capacity, Reboot in process.  Rebooting…3…2…1… Reboot Complete.  “Um, what?”  I managed to ask while realizing that I should have seen this coming.  Like animals in the wild, beast-kin mature quickly and reproduce early.  For a cat-kin like Kira, it only makes sense to start having kittens after finding a mate.  Damn, I should have talked to her about it earlier.  Anything I say now will just seem like an excuse.  Shit, what do I do?  What do I do?  What do I do? 

“Pfft, hahahaha!  Ah, Terra you should see your face right now!”  Kira nearly doubled over as she laughed.  Rin was released from her captivity and promptly ran away to the living room.  Poor thing didn’t yet realize that Veronica and Hikari had just returned from one of their training sessions and were in the living room.  I heard a squeal that could have only emanated from Hikari that indicated that Rin’s cuddling torment was going to continue.  Kira recovered from her laughter as she explained “Relax.  I know that humans mate later than beast-kin, Hikari told me

all about it.”  She sauntered on over like the cat she is before kissing me once more.  “No kittens… for now.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t practice.” 

Her claws flexed, tearing my clothing to shreds while I did the same for her as we embraced.  I placed a noise-canceling enchantment on the room so we wouldn’t disturb anyone.  Kira took the opportunity to playfully nip me on the neck, purring while she did so.  I responded by giving a strong tug on her tail, causing her to release a lusty moan.  I followed up by biting down on each of her twitching cat ears, drawing out another pair of moans.  She clawed at my back as she grinded up her toned body against mine while I continued teasing her cat appendages roughly.  This back and forth ended when Kira smiled at me seductively and slipped one of her hands below my waist.  She then proceeded to show off her manual dexterity as I became the one letting loose noisy sounds of enjoyment.

Eventually we became turned on enough to dispense with the foreplay.  Kira wrapped her legs and arms around me as I lifted her up and pistoned her up against the wall.  Kira bit down on my shoulder hard, as she muffled yet another loud moan.  I freely fondled her breasts as I pressed her up against the wall, causing her to quiver in pleasure.  I then decided to change to Kira’s favorite position.  I pried her away from me, with her leaving behind a multitude of red claw marks as she resisted, too hot and bothered to realize what I was trying to do. 

I fiercely pinned Kira to the floor and took her violently from behind.  She let out many loud and erotic cat-like yowls in appreciation that got even louder as I started stroking and yanking her tail.  Her firm and supple ass quivered in pleasure at the contact, making me unable to resist spanking it occasionally to further excite Kira.  I too was experiencing waves of pleasure as we continued our copulation.  Our enhanced stamina was put to good use, although I outlasted Kira as per usual. 

The room was steamy and we were drenched in sweat when we finished.  Kira was purring in contentment as I used magic to clean us up and to heal the scratches and bites all over my body.  I swear that Kira’s demand for rough and wild sex would be dangerous to me had I been a normal human.  Even by beast-kin standards, her carnal desires are rather intense.  Maybe it’s because she is a variant?

After our extensive “practice”, Kira than took the initiative to surprise me yet again by telling me that she got herself a part-time job.  At an underground fighting ring.  All I could do is ask one question.  “Why?”  “Well, because it’s easy money, I set my own hours, and I only have to work once every so often.  It’s also fun and it’ll eventually grant me the start-up capital to open a new 9 Lives Trading Outpost!”  Kira responded proudly.  That’s… reasonable enough, I suppose.  As much as I want to tell her to stop, I shouldn’t become overprotective.

“Fine, I don’t have any problem with it.  Just be sure to be careful, okay?”  “Sure thing!”  Kira replied.  We headed out to the living room, where Hikari and Veronica were lounging after cleaning up from their spar.  Poor Rin was still in Hikari’s lap like a stuffed toy, looking like everything good was gone in the world.  I smiled as I prepared to give a brief explanation as to why Rin looks so much like her namesake.  There’s no need to leave hints after all, not with a newly found fan club on my trail.