“Damn, John. I haven’t been fucked like that since the Big Bang!”

I looked over at Ephine from where I’d collapsed on the bed. Her long, obsidian curves were laid out next to me, her shoulders and head hanging off the side of the bed. I couldn’t see her face from where I was at, so I contented myself with running my eyes up and down that body I’d done my best to get to know every inch of. The rest of her was just as delightful as those beautiful tits of hers.

“Seriously?” I asked as I tried to catch my breath.

She giggled, sending shockwaves rippling through her breasts. Those things needed their own shrine somewhere for me to pray to. Even gods have to worship something, right? Don’t judge me. I’m a simple man. I see tits, I click like, just like you do. Don’t even try to deny it. I’m a god, remember?

“No, I’m just kidding. I’m not that old. Before you ask, I’m not telling you how old I am. Just assume I’m older than the galaxy, which should make sense since I created it, but younger than the universe, ok?”

“I wasn’t going to ask. I learned a long time ago to never ask a woman her age. I was more curious about the quality of our romp, as any man would be.”

“Which time?” she laughed. “You must have had a good teacher, because it is not physically possible to hold that much cum. I certainly wasn’t able to.”

“Well, you did say I had to fill you up, and yes, Su has taught me many things.”

“I’m surprised it’s not coming out my ears.” She sighed. “Do I really have to give you back them? This deal sucks. I should’ve just held you prisoner.”

I raised my eyebrow. “So what is this deal, anyway? I’m pretty sure I’ve earned at least a summary by now.” She sighed again, then scooted over and down until her head was resting on my chest. Her naked chest pushed into my hip as she tickled my junk with the end of her long yellow braid, causing me to twitch involuntarily.

“I’m going to train you, Persia, and Rhia how to properly use your powers, Anai as well once she’s old enough to control it. Oh, I’ve placed a limiter on her power for now, since I’m sure that’s not something any of you considered. Babies with the power of the gods is not a pretty sight.”

“Thanks for that. You’re right, I didn’t. And in exchange?” I asked.

She leaned her head up and started nibbling on my ear. “I want a daughter,” she whispered.

That gave me a start. “Wait. In exchange for teaching us, you want me to knock you up?”

“In the simplest of terms, yes.”

“And Rhia agreed to this?”

“Yes.”

“And if you have a boy?”

“Then we try again,” she giggled. She leaned up and looked at me hungrily. “And after today, I hope I have lots of boys.”

“Why me, though? Isn’t there anyone else on your level?”

“I told you that you’d ask that eventually,” she laughed. “There was someone else once, but children never would’ve been a thing with him. He was more obsessed with my feet than any other part of me.”

I stared wide eyed at her as I focused my attention on feeling every other part of her pressed against me. “Something was wrong with that guy,” I said.

“Yeah, Prax is a weird one. Don’t worry about him though. He’s got his own galaxy so far away your planet hasn’t even discovered its super cluster yet.” She sat up and threw a leg over me, settling herself on my crotch. “So, one more roll in the hay before we get out of here?”

I shrugged. “How long has it been back there?”

“Real time? It’s only been a second since I sent the girls back.”

“Seriously? We’ve been at it for hours!”

“Twelve, as a matter of fact. I told you, I can speed up time in here as much as I want. So I cranked it up after they left. I also helped replenish your power, although you were so busy you probably didn’t even realize you’re up to full strength, did you? No matter. You can thank me by making me feel like I’m turning inside out again.”

“Oh? Cool! Well, now that I’m fully charged, I’m gonna give you the best ride yet.” Determined to put on my absolute best show, I focused all of my energy and concentration into making this entrancing beauty forget the galaxy existed, opening myself up to my fullest potential. If I’d been paying more attention to anything but those glorious tits, I probably would’ve noticed the glow I was giving off, or the fact that her eyes were similarly glowing. It was when everything around us exploded into a kaleidoscope of colors that I realized I probably should’ve held back some.

*

“Another one, John?!” Linda berated me as I checked myself out in Sara’s dressing room mirror. “Do you not have any measure of self-control around women?”

“It’s not his fault. I may have forgotten to tell him he had more power than he did before.”

“Who the fuck are you, anyway?” Linda whirled, levelling a finger at Ephine, who’d returned to Earth with me. Of course, the women waiting in the wings of the stage hadn’t expected that any more than they’d expected me to vanish for a few seconds right in front of them. Luckily, I wasn’t gone long enough for them to disrupt Sara’s performance, but they were still understandably worried. The fact that there was a ten foot tall woman with me and I was a foot taller than when I’d left with yellow streaks in my hair at my temples almost did, and I quickly ushered everyone back to Sara’s dressing room.

Ephine smiled from where she was sitting (the ceiling was about two feet lower than was necessary for her to stand comfortably) and introduced herself. “I am Ephine. You can think of me as the goddess of the galaxy in the same way that John is god of Earth, and apparently I am his ninth.” She chuckled at this. “The oldest and most powerful being in the galaxy, and I’m the ninth wife of the god of some backwater planet. Who saw that coming?”

“Certainly not me,” I said. “Would you please care to explain just how the hell we bonded? I thought that that required a deep emotional connection and completely opening ourselves to each other.”

“No to the first, yes to the second. Emotions are great, but not necessary. The Agneles added that because they’re romantics. As to the completely opening ourselves to each other, did you not say that you were going to give me ‘the best ride yet’ and flooded yourself with power to do just that?”

I nodded.

“Well, when a girl hears something like that, she can’t help but fully open herself up to the man who makes that promise. Am I wrong, ladies?” Linda and Shu nodded, their faces still in shock. Isabella also nodded but had a sad look on her face as she did so, probably thinking of her late husband. Petra, ever the oblivious five year old, was thankfully ignoring the conversation and was much more interested in Ephine’s yellow braid. “So that’s what happened. You came at me with all of your sexually charged power, and I welcomed it with all of my being, because you told me you were about to give me your best after twelve hours of mind blowing sex. How could I hold anything back in return?”

“Twelve hours?!” asked Isabella. “You can go for that long?”

“Um…” I said, scratching at my cheek. “Longer, I think. It’s my partner who usually can’t keep up. It’s been a long time since I actually hit that wall.”

“Now you’re just bragging,” scoffed Linda. “He’s not wrong though. He’s taken on multiple women and emerged the last one standing. What’s the record now? Four?”

“Five,” offered Shu. “Two of which were Su and Hannah, and they’re normally insatiable.”

“Oh? Sounds like a couple I’d like to meet,” said Ephine.

Linda raised an eyebrow. “You’re not another one who only thinks about sex, are you?”

Ephine shook her head. “Not at all. I do have a galaxy to run, after all. But I like to play as hard as I work, and I haven’t had anyone worth playing with in a very long time.” Linda seemed to think on this, presumably comparing running her massive company to running the galaxy, then nodded.

“Alright. That’s fair. Just to let you know, though I’m sure you already do, being a goddess and all, Shu and I don’t generally partake in any group activities. We’re pretty selfish like that.”

Ephine nodded, then turned to Isabella. “And what about you dear?”

Isabella held her hands out in front of her. “Oh, no. I haven’t gotten involved with John like that. We’re just friends. I have my hands full enough with Petra and my painting. Being part of a harem is not on my list of things I want to do with my life.”

“My dear, no one said anything about joining a harem. Sex doesn’t equal lifetime commitment, you know? You humans and your odd views on monogamous sex. It’s a wonder your race ever survived. Well, if you ever wanted your hands full in more pleasurable ways, then John here’s your man. He definitely fills the hands. Of course, one night with him may change your outlook on the whole harem thing.”

“Okay! Moving on!” I said, attempting to avoid making Isabella any more uncomfortable. “You said something about me having more power than I did before? What? Did I level up after creating Genesis or something?”

“While an extremely impressive achievement for one so young, no. Remember when I told you that word was spreading among the stars about you turning back Kamiki? Well, a lot of systems out there fear her more than they love their own gods. By standing up to her like you did, you’ve inspired hope in more than you could possibly know. Some have even begun to pray towards this mysterious Zekken they’ve only heard about in rumors, hopeful that he’ll save them as well. As I’m sure you’ll remember, your power grows with your influence, and now you’ve got considerable influence among some of the smaller worlds out there that are ripe for Kamiki’s conquest. You also have the devotion of an entire race, or at least the last full blooded member of it. Once word spreads that the final Tandori worships Zekken, it’s going to cause quite a stir.”

“So all this extra power I now have is because races I don’t even know exist are praying to me?”

Ephine nodded. “That about sums it up. You’re about to become a very big deal, young man. And now you can add ‘bonded to the galactic goddess’ to your list of achievements as well.” She grinned, then turned her head to the door and raised her voice. “You can come in, Oracle. We’re all friends here, and it’s not John’s fault he missed the last half of your set.”

Slowly the door opened, and Sara popped her head inside, her silver hair sparkling in the light of the room. Her silver eyes shot wide at the site of Ephine, the black skinned beauty towering over her even sitting down. The slender idol probably only came up to her waist if the goddess was standing, but as she was seated, Sara was eye level with the massive chest that Ephine’s slinky dress barely contained. I couldn’t really blame her for gawking. One of those boobs probably weighed the same as the petite woman.

“Uh… hi?” Sara asked nervously.

“Why hello, dear. You must be number eleven.” Ephine asked, holding her hand out to the stunned woman.

“Number eleven?” she asked, her tiny hand disappearing into Ephine’s as they shook.

“Whoa,” I said. “We just met today! We don’t even know each other. Wait. Eleven? Who the hell is ten in this little fantasy of yours?”

She pointed at Isabella. “The painter,” she said matter-of-factly. “Sure, it hasn’t happened yet, but I’m confident it will someday. Maybe she’ll be eleven and your idol crush here will be ten. Could go either way, really.”

Isabella was beet red by this point, studiously pretending to not hear the conversation as she wrangled Petra on to her lap. Sara was shaken from her awe at the much larger woman when she mentioned idol crush. She looked over at me.

“Crush?” she asked, quirking an eyebrow.

I threw my hands up in resignation. Ephine was clearly not going to make anything easy on me today. “Yeah. Yeah, crush. For years. You’re adorable, your voice is amazing, your songs are breathtaking, and you kind of remind me of Akatsuki from Log Horizon if she had silver hair instead of purple.”

“You really are a fan of the classics, aren’t you?” she asked, an amused expression on her face.

“Wait till he starts going on about Tenchi Muyo. Ask him about his ‘heirloom,’” Linda snickered.

A curious expression crossed Sara’s face, but before she could say anything I stood up.

“How about we get a move on? The hardest part of today is still to come. Care to join us, Isabella, Sara? You haven’t visited since I remodeled, have you, Izzy?”

She smiled. “No I haven’t. I’d love to see what you’ve done with the place.”

“Where are we going?” Sara said as her way of agreeing to come along. “And what’s the hardest part of today going to be?”

“My house,” I said, then I grimaced. “And the hardest part is going to be telling everyone I got a new wife.”

*

Persia and Rhia reappeared in the exact same places they were standing before being whisked off, still holding the twins and scaring the hell out of Lily who’d taken a couple steps towards where they’d just disappeared from a few seconds ago. The two barely had time to register they were back before they both stiffened up as a surge of power shot through them.

Rhia sighed once she’d the effect had passed. “I should be surprised, but somehow I think I knew that was going to happen.”

Persia chuckled. “Well, if he’s going to add another sister into the mix, the most powerful goddess in the galaxy isn’t a bad way to go. We are obligated to give him a hard time about it though, right?”

“Oh, yes,” Rhia said, an evil grin spreading on her face. “All we have to do is decide how we’re going to play it.”

“Um, hello? Are you guys alright?” asked Lily, cautiously approaching them from the door.

“Oh! Lily dear! Yes, we’re fine. Better than fine, actually. So are the twins. Our lovely twins,” Persia said, gazing lovingly down at Aisha in her arms. Rhia also gazed down at Angela, whose tiny fist was still wrapped in her hair like it was before they’d disappeared.

“Yes. Our twins,” she said. “Come on. Let’s go have a seat and we’ll fill you in.” With a confused Aura and Drake leading the way, everyone made their way back to the table in Drake and Bellata’s main room. After they were seated, Rhia and Persia began to explain everything that happened in the five seconds they were gone. From being pulled to the pocket dimension, to meeting Ephine, to learning the truth about Angela and Aisha, and how John came to have the power of the gods within him, although that still confused them. How exactly does divine essence or power pool up through multiple generations? Then they talked about the deal they made with Ephine and the apparent end result that they felt just after returning, and Rhia wasn’t at all surprised to see the downcast expressions on Lily and Aura’s faces. They’d been waiting so patiently for John, and someone jumped the queue on them.

A few minutes/12+ hours ago…

“… Is there anything else you wish to know before I return everyone?” Ephine asked.

Rhia was about to say something, but noticed John had suddenly frozen, a thoughtful look on his face.

“Um, what happened to John?” she asked instead.

“I just froze time for him for a bit. We have to be quick, because juggling time like this is pretty taxing, and there’s something I’d like to discuss with you, just between us girls for now.” Ephine looked serious for the first time since their meeting, so Rhia sat up straighter.

“Okay. What would you like to discuss?”

Ephine actually looked a little nervous. “I’d like a daughter,” she said. Rhia imagined that the tone of voice used would be accompanied by blushing, but Ephine’s skin was so black she doubted she’d ever notice any change in skin tone like that.

“A daughter?” Persia asked.

“Yes! I’ve been watching you guys for a while now, and in the last week I’ve felt so much love and happiness from your corner of the galaxy that it showed me there was something missing in my life. I put on this playful act, but really, I’m just so lonely. I can’t bring myself to visit any other gods because they annoy me. Most of them are so full of themselves I know I’d want to strike them from existence after a few minutes of their company. The only two I’ve ever connected with have moved further into the universe than you could possibly fathom, and I haven’t seen them since before our galaxy existed. You four are the first beings I’ve interacted with in all that time, and it’s because I sense so much love from you.”

“So… what are you asking of us?” asked Rhia cautiously.

“I’d like to borrow your husband.”

The three women on the couch stared at Ephine wide eyed.

“You want John to be the father?” asked Rhia.

“I do,” affirmed Ephine.

The women sat in stunned silence for a second before Persia spoke up.

“I’m ok with that.”

Rhia stared at her.

“What?” asked Persia.

“What about the others? Shouldn’t they have a say as well? And Lily and Aura! They’ve waited so long!”

“I’ll train you!” Ephine blurted out.

“You’ll train us?”

Ephine nodded. “You all have done remarkable things so far, but it was only dumb luck you two weren’t killed during your bonding, and John could’ve killed everyone on Genesis if he’d messed up even a little. He rewrote the laws of physics creating that world. Now imagine what could be accomplished if he actually knew what he was doing with all that power? And Anai! She has so much potential when she gets older.” The girl in question blushed.

“You’ll go through that much trouble for us, just to have a child with John?” asked Rhia.

“Not just a child. A daughter. I want a little girl of my own.”

“So it has to be a girl. What if it’s a boy?”

“You’re going to be trained by the most powerful being in the galaxy. I think that secures me a few mulligans if I have a boy, doesn’t it?”

Rhia thought back to the stupid expression on John’s face every time he looked at the beautiful goddess. He’d certainly be willing to make the attempt with her. If Rhia was being honest with herself, she’d be willing to try it as well, even if their shared gender made that impossible. She felt a wave of amusement and agreement from Persia at that thought.

“Ok, let’s say you have a girl right off the bat,” she said. “Does the training stop then and there?”

Ephine shook her head. “I promise to train everyone until they’re proficient enough to know not to make the same mistakes as you already have. You’ve gotten by on dumb luck and John’s incredible imagination so far, but should someone like Kamiki ever try to challenge him face to face, he’s screwed, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs. I’ve been watching him for some time, and I’ve grown quite fond of him.”

Rhia, Persia, and Anai all shared a look, then Rhia sighed and smiled. “As have we. Very well. In exchange for John giving you a daughter, no matter how many attempts it takes, you’ll teach us all how to not destroy the universe. I’ll find some way to smooth this over with the others.” She stood and extended her hand as Persia smiled broadly. Anai looked like she just caught up with everyone and had an odd look on her face. Ephine jumped up and grabbed Rhia’s hand in hers.

“And with that, an agreement is made!”

*

The seven of us appeared in the ballroom of the residence. I took a moment to enjoy the expressions of our guests as they took in the sight through the large windows. Rhia had created an ornate double door entrance in the center of the windows, allowing everyone to be able to come and go as they please, and Isabella slowly made her way towards them.

“Is it safe to go out there?” she asked.

“Oh yes,” I said. “Just be careful of the gravity shift going out. It has much lighter gravity out there than on Earth.”

“So this is really Genesis?” asked Sara, a dumbfounded look on her face.

“Yep,” answered Linda. “Welcome to the moon, kiddo! You can see Earth hanging in the sky over there.”

“I’m 27,” came the half distracted reply. Ephine giggled at that.

“Don’t take offense, dear Oracle. You’re all children to me. Even the lovely blue woman who’s hastily making her way to this room.”

True to Ephine’s words, Su entered the room gracefully, but quickly.

“My Lord, I wish you would inform me when we… have… guests…” she slowly trailed off as she caught sight of the ten foot tall obsidian beauty. “My word.”

As Ephine smiled down at Su, I asked my head maid how she knew we were here so quickly.

“Security system, My Lord,” she said, pointing at something that looked suspiciously like a camera in the corner of the room. “One of the Dominos saw you arrive on our screen and notified me.”

“When the hell did that get installed?”

“Before the twins were born. They were handy during the war games with the Junaians before you declared the house off limits. Now they’re used more traditionally, since we’re protecting the girls as well.”

A high pitched laugh caught our attention and we turned to see Petra bouncing around in the field outside. Isabella looked like she was trying to keep up with her but was also trying to keep her skirt from showing too much shapely leg as she bounded after the little blonde ball of energy. Sara had run outside as well and was pulling off some impressive feats of gymnastics in the low gravity.

“I see you’re trying a new look, My Lord?” Su asked, pulling my attention away from the acrobatic display.

“Uh, yeah. Su, this is Ephine, and we, uh, kind of bonded.”

“Hi!” said Ephine. “I’m your newest sister! I was a big fan of your mother’s style, and I’m most grateful for what you taught John.”

For once, Su actually managed to look shocked. “You knew Gaia?”

“Well, no, not personally. I’ve never met her. But she had a fun side to her that made her a joy to watch.”

“I’m sorry. I…” Su began, then looked at me in confusion.

“Ephine is the goddess in charge of the Milky Way, Su, and she’s agreed to train myself, Persia, Rhia, and the twins.”

“In exchange, John’s going to get me pregnant!” Su’s eyes went wide, but Ephine kept speaking. “I’ve been watching you guys for a while now. He’s going to make the best daddy for my little girl. So yes, I’ll be teaching everyone as a thank you. Although, I’m sure there are some things you could teach me.” She winked at Su.

I was so amused at watching the unflappable Su get flustered I never saw the smack to the back of my head coming. Turning around, I found Rhia and Persia standing with their arms crossed, toes tapping on the ground as they obviously waited for an explanation. Linda and Shu were slowly putting distance between us and them, while Aura and Lily held the twins as they waited by the door with Drake and Bellata.

“Hahahaha…” I chuckled nervously as I caught their eyes. “My lovely wives! You both look smashing today.”

“Smashing? Is that the word you want to go with right now?” Rhia asked, raising an eyebrow.

“He’s quite skilled at it,” Ephine offered.

“Not. Helping,” I muttered.

“Well, John? What do you have to say for yourself?” Persia said, staring holes into my soul.

“Um…”

“Seriously, you’ve made some mistakes before, but this one is unforgivable,” said Rhia.

“It’s like you don’t even care about her,” said Persia, shaking her head.

“What? I mean, I just met her and all but of course I care! What kind of an asshole do you think I am?”

“The kind that completely forgets about your loved ones when a magnificent chest appears in front of you?” said Persia.

“The kind that thinks we’re talking about your new wife when there’s someone else you should be worried about right now?” said Rhia, a gleam in her eye.

“The kind that forgot to bring Ryo home?” they both said. I was now the center of attention in the worst way possible. Forgetting my faithful puppy was something none of them would forgive me for, myself included. Hanging my head in shame, I snapped my fingers. Appearing in the middle of the crowd, Ryo was laying on her side, snoring softly.

“Oh! Isn’t she darling?!” cried Ephine, who trotted over to pet the startled pup, having been jolted awake by Ephine’s squeal. Ryo shot me a confused look before succumbing to the affection being showered upon her. Ephine had that effect on people.

“My Lord,” said Su. “Perhaps another family meeting is in order?”

*

Agreeing to Su’s suggestion, everyone gathered in the ballroom, which had really turned into more of an entrance slash sitting room now, since this was where the door to the world outside was, and it offered the best view from the house. I started off by apologizing first to Linda, Shu, Hannah, and Su, who’d been waiting the longest to be able to call themselves my wives, and then to Aura and Lily, who’d been waiting remarkably patiently for me to take the next step with them. I sensed that half of them were only slightly put out by it all, but they all seemed to agree that adding the galactic goddess to our family was worth the slight against their egos.

Since we were kind of on the subject, Rhia followed that up by bringing up Drake’s village request for me to take up some concubines. I actually offered no opinion about this, not that I needed to. Thanks to Su and Rhia’s prodding over the years, the idea of jumping into bed with willing women that weren’t my wives didn’t discomfort me in any way. Practically speaking, it made sense to add fresh DNA into the small community. Emotionally speaking, I was, of course, quite happy with the idea of even more women to play with. But the decision wasn’t mine to make. Witnessing a version of the Council of Wives meeting, they debated amongst themselves before deciding to allow it, but only on the condition that I first follow through with the six women I’ve left waiting on the hook for so long already. Surprisingly, it was Ephine who suggested this, feeling bad that she’d leapt ahead of the others when all she’d wanted to do was maximize her pleasure.

From there everyone brought everyone else up to speed on what happened throughout the day, from what happened down in Shanghai, touring the church, the new deal with Isabella, and meeting Sara. Rhia and Persia talked about visiting Drake’s village. Su gave a fairly run of the mill report about the goings on here at the house, and Rhia, Persia, Ephine, and I filled everyone in about what happened in the pocket dimension. Rhia was showered in congratulations once it was revealed that she was indeed one of the mothers to the twins, and she blushed adorably under the praise.

After that, everything seemed to fall into a kind of welcome gathering for Ephine. I kind of felt bad, since she was being pestered with all kinds of questions, but she handled it with a grace she hadn’t shown before, when she was trying to appeal to me with a more playful attitude. Watching everyone interact with her, and fawn over the twins and Ryo, I finally realized the scope of the family I’d built up here. These were all people I adored, and I wouldn’t know what to do without any of them, and suddenly I felt our home wasn’t enough. I loved our little base here, and it seemed perfectly reasonable when the moon was a lifeless rock and we weren’t broadcasting our presence to the world, but none of that was the case anymore. Genesis was a new world, with blue skies, wildlife, beautiful vistas and oceans. Why were we still living underground? I’m a god, with three goddesses as wives, a tech mogul, an ambassador, and numerous women I hold near and dear to my heart. They deserved better than this. They deserved to see our world through more than just this room and mine. They deserved a residence that matched how I saw them. They deserved room to grow. As great as our current residence is, it was not originally designed with large families in mind. Sure, I could expand it with just a thought, but why continue living like groundhogs? These ladies were my queens, and I needed to show them that. They deserved a castle. I was going to build them a moon castle!