Miracle and Stu showed up in the living room. Stu was helping Miracle with her bra when they showed up in front of a crowd. There were people he didn’t know in his living room. He heard Prosperity yell, “I knew it. Homewrecker!” Her and Chaos were cornered by some guys Stu didn’t recognize. Key word being guys.

  Stu looked around seeing a bunch of unknown men in his living room. He spoke confidently, “I’m here, so whatever this is about let the girls go. You know you want me.”

  “You should have stayed gone blue blood.” A girl stepped out of the group of guys.

  Chaos yelled, “Just run! You and Miracle can get away together…”

  Stu looked like a ton of relief hit him all at once as he said, “Oh good, I thought one of these guys was talking like a little girl. Scared me for a second, like really scared me.”

  The girl said, “You should watch your tongue in front of a god, boy!”

  “Yeah, Chaos tells me that all the time, speaking of which, I’m in trouble now because of you.” Stu rolled his eyes at the girl who was pying god.

  Chaos said, “Don’t try to bme Faculty, she didn’t get both of you naked!”

  Stu sighed, “Alright, everyone who wants an ass-beating step towards the door, and everyone that wants to have sex go to the bedroom, because I’m doing one or the other tonight.” He looked over and some musclebound dude was sizing him up. Stu blew him a kiss, and he got nervous. “That’s what I thought. Everyone whose killed a god or close enough please raise your hand.” Stu raised both of his.

  Faculty raised her hand reluctantly and said, “I have all these blue bloods, what do you have blue blood?”

  Stu smiled, “Insanity.”

  Miracle said, “Don’t use it, we haven’t done enough work yet.”

  Stu asked the crowd, “Anyone here besides the girls, know me?” Stu raised his hand, and another guy raised his hand. “Great! Are you scared or terrified?” The man turned and ran out the front door. He yelled, “See? That’s the right reaction for all of you. I mean I’m frisky as hell tonight, and I think I’m going to need a lot of forepy.”

  Faculty said, “I’m here officially, this is sanctioned.”

  Stu looked at her carefully thinking, blue hair; I don’t have one of those, yet. “How do you feel about a harem of God girls?” The others behind him all got upset when he said that. “Yeah, probably getting full as it is, huh?”

  Faculty said, “I’m not attracted to you!”

  Looking back to her, Stu gave a cocky smile saying, “Not yet, give it time though. Today we will try to kill each other, and tomorrow you will be begging to be number four.”

  Faculty, Prosperity, and Miracle, all yelled at him, Chaos didn’t say anything though. Prosperity elbowed Chaos asking, “What the hell Chaos?”

  She said, “Well he’s right, I’m the only one that didn’t get beat up by him and then try to sleep with him.”

  Miracle said, “Your loss, it’s great.”

  Prosperity said, “Hot.”

  Stu hung his head. One of the guys that had broken into the apartment began a slow cp. Faculty Yelled, “Shut up all of you. You, blue blood! Take this seriously!”

  With increasing indignation Stu said, “Look! You broke into my house, kidnapped my gods, ruined my, erm, training, and you fucked with My God. Then you show up dressed all sexy, and tell me there’s no forepy?”

  Miracle Cheered saying, “Nice one!”

  This got Faculty’s attention as she looked at Miracle saying, “Miracle! Nice to see you again sis. I see you are hanging out with the gutter trash. You know you have always seemed like a whore to me but today, hmm.. You really smell like one too.”

  Prosperity yelled, “She’s part of our group, if we want to rip on her we’re allowed, but not a bitch like you!”

  Faculty looked around fbbergasted, “When did I lose control of this?”

  Chaos yelled, “When Stu showed up!” The other girls all nodded in agreement.

  Stu looked at the guy he blew a kiss to, and he winked. The guy said, “You know what, fighting is one thing, but there is some rapey vibes in here. It’s not worth it! He left out the front door muttering.

  Stu yelled behind him, “It’s not rape if it’s consensual!” Another guy shook his head and left without a word.

  Faculty yelled after them, “I’m going to kill you all ter!” Straightening out her shirt she said, “No matter, I have plenty left.”

  Stu smiled at another guy weirdly while talking to Faculty, “How long will they stay here though. Since I showed up you’ve been losing worshippers left and right. I haven’t even hit anyone yet.” Another guy walked out the door without saying a word.

  Faculty yelled, “It’s sanctioned! You must fight!”

  Stu said, “I’m just waiting on you to make the first move.” He took his shirt off.

  Prosperity made that weird noise again, almost like a hiccup and a squeal. She turned red as everyone looked at her.

  Stu took his shoes off. Faculty asked, “What are you doing now? Changing your clothes?

  Stu shook his head saying, “Naw. I’m going to fight you naked; I told you I was going to fight or have sex tonight. I’m getting prepared for whichever you choose, because you’re cute.” He threw his belt off to the side while undoing his pants.

  Prosperity said, “Hmermemmmm…” Again, everyone looked at her, and she was holding herself up against the wall, still red.

  Faculty yelled, “Judge!”

  Tom said, “Yes?”

  Faculty yelled, “This guy isn’t taking me seriously! Also, he’s getting naked and trying to fight me. That has to be against the rules! Isn’t that sexual assault or something?”

  Tom looked at her like she was insane before saying, “You’re in a death battle and your trying to get someone for sexual assault? Really? It’s all consensual here, you agreed to this battle, if he fights naked, that’s on him. Soon to be on you, I’d say.”

  Quickly Stu said, “Ha.”

  Tom asked, “There’s nothing against the rules here, anything else before we continue? Anyone?”

  Stu asked, “Can I get a copy of this fight, um, for ter?”

  Faculty yelled, “Nope! This is too much, I’m done! I’m a god, I don’t need this bullshit!” She stormed out the front door, taking the rest of her men.

  Tom said, “Alright, I guess your off the hook on this one. Winner Chaos, No show for battle. Impressive win again. You blew a couple of kisses, told a couple bad jokes, and then pissed them all off so bad they left. Truly impressive work!”

  The girls gathered up, all staring at Stu with arms crossed. He smiled nervously, “Yay.. We won..”

  Prosperity said, “I think we need to all have a talk!”

  Chaos asked, “Add a fourth?

  Miracle was gring asking, “My sister?”

  Stu said, “Wait, that’s what everyone is mad about? That was a scare-tactic, unless? Well, what are the odds that..” they all spped Stu. “Alright!! I get it! I’m greedy!” Tom went to leave but Stu reached down scruffing the cat, saying we need to talk before you leave. Heading to the bedroom he sat the cat on the bed.

  Tom said, “I Don’t like that.”

  Stu replied with, “I don’t like being lied to. Contagious, what do you mean when you say that?”

  Tom sounded surprised, “Oh, heard that through the grape vine did you?”

  Stu looked at him menacingly, “No, Miracle told me after she tried to kill me but before we were naked. So, what does it mean?”

  Tom said, “Wait, back up, Miracle? You got miracle naked? Nice, but uh-oh.. but one more, nice..”

  Stu said, “Yes, it was nice. That’s why I’m so pissed off it got interrupted.”

  Tom asked, “Do the gods seem like the have changed? In meaningful ways or not?”

  Stu thought about it, “Earlier today, Miracle said something about there isn’t, anything godlike here.

  Tom sighed, “Well, I can’t be right about everything I suppose. This is as I feared, the Steward has awoken and it’s contagious. Damn, Marrow will have a field day with this… “

  Stu asked, “Are the girls sick or what?”

  Miracle said, “Yes and no.” Stu looked back, and the girls were all standing there. She continued, “We’ve changed, but did you like who we were before?”     Stu said, “I didn’t know you before, I wouldn’t know..” He felt like maybe the people here were sick, and not here because they wanted to be. His heart broke at the thought. “How do we cure them?”

  All the girls stared unhappily. Prosperity asked, “Do you not like us?”

  Stu yelled, “It’s not that I don’t like all of you as a matter of fact I love…” His anger stopped once he started to speak.. “I want you all to have your own choice, I don’t want something else to make decisions for you..”

  Tom said, “This isn’t good. The stewards awoke, the tournament started, and something is spreading.”

  Stu asked, “is it just effecting gods? What is it?”

  Tom said, “It effects blue bloods and gods. Gods get the main symptoms and blue bloods are asymptomatic, just spreaders. It’s not a disease it is a symptom of the soul. There isn’t a cure though, the best we can do is kill the infected or let it run its course. It does mean the stewards are coming though, and that’s something you have to find out on your own.”

  Stu looked back at the girls; they were possibly sick and not in love. Alright, he knew how to handle this. “Goddammit!” Chaos threw a pillow at Stu. That might not help, but it made him feel a little better. His phone began ringing, it was fucking Broth..