Chapter 156 Tailored Systems

"There you are!" I smiled as I stepped off the grass and walked over to where she was hunched over the flowers.

"I was moving in to smell a flower, and the flowers all leaned into me! It was unexpected, but I guess with Mr. Tree, anything is possible," Victoria laughed, covering her mouth, and I squatted down beside her, slipping my arm around her.

"Yeah, but the trees and flowers have always been alive. Sofia had it right about their energy, and we shared it. Would you like to control that energy and nurture this beautiful garden?" I asked Victoria, but she shook her head.

"No, I want to be able to fight beside you or be something that can assist you in fighting off those that want to destroy this beautiful place," Victoria said, and I grinned.

"Well, what did you have in mind?" I asked, kissing her cheek softly, and we both stood up.

"I really like the idea of being able to cast magic. I know that's silly, but could I be a witch or a sorceress?"

"Silly? Pfft! That is the frigging coolest request that I have had yet! Wow, that is great, but let's really work on this," I said, getting excited. "Come, let's walk and talk about magic and ideas!"

With the right things taken into consideration, this could become one of the more powerful Systems, and it would give me the same powers. This was worth taking some time to cultivate before we activated it.

"Do you really think that it is a good idea? I mean, I know you like fantasy, but is it something that can help in the future?" Victoria asked, looking confused as I took her hand.

"Magic is always a destructive force with almost limitless power at the highest level. If we can figure out a perfect path for you to follow, there is no telling how far you can go or how strong you will become! I really think that this idea is worth taking some time to groom. If this works how I think it might, it will mean all the girls are due for an Overhaul on their Systems," I explained, and Victoria nodded with a surprised look.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Tell me about what part of the magic you like the most, your favorite base element, and the combination that you like the most. After that, I will think of some different ideas, and you can tell me what you think. We will craft it to fit you, and that will make it easier for you to grow if you are doing things that you like, right?" I asked, and Victoria nodded.

"You know, you have always been like this, but I have always thought it was stupid because I couldn't understand it. Now I can see that you really are smart, but not like other people, not with books. You just know things and know how to do things that normal people don't think about!" Vitoria said, and I nodded.

"Yes, I am a back of normally useless information! Still, I just want to make sure that you can get stronger. There is no point in giving you something that you aren't going to use all the time. I need everyone to get strong, so that means everyone has a System that is tailored to help them grow. You are no exception to this," I explained, and Victoria leaned into me.

"Feels good to be like this now," Victoria said as we walked with her leaning on me.

"Do you want to sit down?" I asked, and Victoria nodded.

A bench formed behind us, and we sat back on it, and Victoria slipped under my arm, snuggling into me. I kissed the top of her red hair.

"So how do I pick? Can't I just be one of those mages that use all magic?" Victoria asked, but I shook my head.

"That will be too broad, and it will be better to have something focused. First, let's start with the basics. Fire, Earth, Water, Wind. Which of those interests you the most?" I asked, and Victoria looked up at me with a mischievous smile.

"Fire like my hair," Victoria giggled, and I rolled my eyes.

"I should have known! That is fine; fire is a part of rebirth and regrowth. Burn away the old, and make room for the new. So, do you like just fire? Or do you like a combination with another element?" I asked.

"What do you mean? Like water and fire make steam?" Victoria asked, and I nodded.

"Yes, that is one, but if you add wind to that, you can create lightning. There are other combinations and minor elements that can be added to create anything. The key is to find something that you want to use often," I explained.

"What about a Phoenix? You said rebirth, so could I become something like that? Phoenix mage of fire? I don't know, just an idea," Victoria suggested, and I nodded.

"That is an interesting idea. What would you use it for?" I asked, and Victoria blinked at me.

"Use it for? Hmm, fighting?"

"All you want to do is fight?" I asked, and Vitoria shook her head. "Then we will have to think of a way that we can make it more useful to you. You like flowers and fire, but they don't normally go together."

"What about Mario?" Victoria asked, and I lifted my eyebrow.

"What about him?"

"Like from the game! Remember how he eats the fire flower and then can throw fireballs?"

"Oh! I thought that was just the burning shits, but I can see where you are going with this! A System that can create flowers that can be consumed to give fire magic?" I asked, and Victoria nodded after scrunching up her face.

"I didn't need that mental image, but yes, that is what I meant. Do you think that is possible?"

"Yes, I do. I mean, we had someone turn into a Dragon. This should be a piece of cake!" I laughed, and Victoria smiled and then leaned up to kiss me.

I met her lips and pressed my hand to the side of her face as we started to kiss. Victoria's tongue slowly pressed into my mouth, and my own met hers to tangle together.

My hand slipped into her red hair to the back of her as our kiss became more passionate. Sparks of excitement pricked at my skin as my heart slowly started to pick up, and the heat between us became even greater.

As much as I wanted to continue this, we weren't going to get very far out here in the open. I slowly pulled back, and Victoria gave me a cute confused look.

"Vic, let's go back inside, and we can be a bit more private. There isn't really anyone around, but it would be nicer to lay down with you to enjoy the time," I said with a smile, and Victoria just nodded.

Best

I scooped her up and walked back to the house with Victoria's head tucked into my chest. She was in a yellow dress, white sandals, and some other jeweled bracelets.

Amy must have given her a bunch of new clothing and accessories, but they looked amazing on Victoria. Amy was getting more and more detailed with her designs, but now I had a plan to make them even better in the future.

"Do you think that we are going to find other people when we leave? Wherever we are going?" Victoria asked as we got closer to the house.

"There are others out there, and I am sure that we will meet some in our travels. The problem is that many of them are violent, but that isn't to say that they are all bad. This is just what I have heard from a somewhat reliable source," I explained but left the Star Child out of it.

"I hope that we can find friendly people. It would be cool to meet nice aliens, rather than the ones that are just trying to kill us," Victoria said, and I couldn't agree more, but the Start Child said that wasn't very likely.

"I hope we can as well. I, just like you, am tired of aliens trying to walk all over us. It would be nice to find people to help us, but there is no point in worrying about that yet. We need to get out of this solar system first, then we can worry about who we find if we do," I chuckled as the door to Victoria's house opened on its own.

"Is this place haunted?" Victoria giggled.

"Anyone that walks by is going to think it is after I am done with you!" I laughed, and Victoria scowled.

"You had better be gentle with me! I am not like that savage, Marley!" Victoria growled, and I kissed her.

"I promise to be as gentle as you want me, love," I said, and the door closed behind me.