《Lightning Fate》 1. Lightning Strikes Lightning Fate 1. Lightning Strikes Some things never change and some things always change, and some things are left to human hands. What would you do? A man by the name of Aristonicus native to the United Kingdom lived in squalor and had a lot of debt. Living in the city of Kingston in the south of the country, the year was 2029, Nigel Farage had been elected prime minister and the country was in a debt crisis. Poverty was high, many cities were in squalor and many more people were not living well. Immigrants had been blamed for the many problems and the previous labour party being about as popular as polio had made people react by voting what they deemed contrary opinions. Aristonicus was in debt, he had gambled away some money, borrowed some and invested in dodgy quick rich schemes; instead of wealth he had debt and no allies except a likewise hopeless rabble rouser who was also very broke. ¡ê500,000 in debt, and growing, the debt growing exponentially from some loan sharks who were not inclined to be merciful. Matho was a leftist, a libertarian possibilist by all accounts, a man who believed that government could be done away with; but that required consent, just like any government technically requires consent to govern, the opposite is also true, no one can do something away without first having the numbers to do it. Aristonicus listened to his friend, but he did not fully believe in it, in his mind he was more of a believer in government, the ¡°world would be better off investing in science¡± a phrase he repeated many times to the agreement of Matho; but he had no resources to make the phrase come true. Matho critiqued hierarchies, and found them unnecessary if not outright damaging. Both men had brown hair, although Matho was skinnier and Aristonicus had an almost bald cut. Aristonicus was a marginally shorter man, although both men were of medium height, not excessively short, but not particularly enormously tall, Aristonicus was 1.80, Matho was 1.83 metres tall. Despite bad financial situation, Matho ate relatively well, trying to maximise the amount of fruit and vegetables while Aristonicus attempted to copy his friend. Aristonicus had a greek nose, and particularly visible cheek bones, Matho had a more latin nose with Eastern European looking hair with a widow¡¯s peak. Matho worked in a hotel, Aristonicus was currently out of work, searching for a job. ¡°You know you should find a job, if those loan sharks don¡¯t get something back, they¡¯ll kill you, you know!¡± Matho warned his friend, ¡°I just have rent to pay and barely any savings, you? Well you have less than nothing.¡±This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°Thanks for the advice, I¡¯ll be sure to take it,¡± Aristonicus said sardonically, ¡°when I magically get a job because of all the deported immigrants, I will be sure to pay them back.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get me started on that conman.¡± ¡°Prime minister,¡± Aristonicus corrected with a sigh, ¡°the man who helped make the economy shit now get¡¯s elected¡­ it¡¯s too stupid.¡± ¡°And yet people voted for it,¡± Matho said, ¡°first past the post.¡± ¡°Anyway, enough talking politics, it¡¯s depressing.¡± The news played in the background on Matho¡¯s phone, the whole of Europe had turned into nationalist hell holes, blaming one particular problem: immigrants. It was the 1st of January 2030, the UK labour party had been booted out having presided over a rather miserable 5 years, the previous 14 were equally terrible, but the country¡¯s problems had been blamed on immigrants. The UK left the EU after a particularly divisive referendum where slightly more than half the voters chose to leave, the social democratic party of the UK the labour party went through some turbulence to put it mildly, and was then led by the greyest of grey characters ¡®Keir Starmer.¡¯ Taxing farmers, freezing pensioners, putting up tuition fees, letting energy prices rise, and then increasing indirect taxes turned out to be unpopular; but the mood against immigrants had been set a while back. Nigel Farage and his Reform Party swept into power with 35% of the vote due to skepticism of the Labour Party and Conservative parties¡¯ abilities. The Reform Party had introduced various tax cuts for wealth people, while simultaneously trying to deport immigrants. Whatever faults the previous government had, they reduced the deficit to ¡ê80 billion from ¡ê130 billion at the cost of power and respectability, the current government did not give it, instead forking out ¡ê100 billion on tax cuts to attempt to appease the mega rich. It worked, somewhat. Aristonicus was mega poor and walked from his apartment in Kingston (upon Thames) in London toward the supermarket near to him an Asda that was a 9 minute walk. It was night and it was England so the weather was naturally shitty, and upon stepping off the metal stairs and into the street, not thieves, hoodlums, police or even a bad driver that hit him, but lightning itself. No one was there to witness it, and Aristonicus was astonished at the event that transpired. He had heard of the lightning tattoos that befall anyone who gets struck by lightning, being singed or having boils on the skin, but instead there was nothing, nothing discernible at all. He rubbed off his tracksuit and checked for the money that Matho had just given him. No one is going to believe me. No one. He picked up his phone from his trousers, and his phone that was perennially out of battery was now on full charge. He grinned and laughed, but didn¡¯t understand how it was possible. He didn¡¯t quite realise it yet, but reality itself was about to change. He dusted himself off, and went to the Asda as promised. ¡®Fifty shades of grey¡¯ was a particularly apt metaphor for the nature of British residential life, of course there was green here and there, but the country had one cloud that seemed to dominate the sky, and badly constructed residential buildings that were to put it mildly uninspiring. The finances were bad, but Aristonicus was about to tweak his destiny. 2. Liabilities 2. Liabilities Aristonicus brought a few vegetables and a low quality curry, buying some coconut water which immediately brought Matho¡¯s admonishment. ¡°Who the fuck, you are half a million in debt, do not buy this stupid shit.¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°thanks for helping me out,¡± he said sombrely. ¡°I would be a shitty person and a worse leftist if I didn¡¯t even help my friend,¡± Matho said, ¡°just please don¡¯t get me and yourself killed, I want to have kids one day.¡± ¡°Kids huh?¡± Aristonicus breathed, ¡°that would be nice.¡± ¡°You know that Reform has a chapter here?¡± Matho said, ¡°these fucks are just absorbing the conservative party here.¡± ¡°Reform is a funny name for a reactionary party,¡± Aristonicus smirked, ¡°I suppose ¡®reform¡¯ is vague enough to hide their true intentions.¡± He scratched his back, breathing in, tapping his leg on the floor as Matho stared at his friend¡¯s nervousness. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°I am fine,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°If you say so,¡± Matho said, clearly skeptical, ¡°what happened to¡­ never mind.¡± Matho stared at the black mould growing on a part of wall. That¡¯s not good. ¡°Jesus¡­¡± Aristonicus whispered. ¡°Fuck, I just cleaned that shit.¡± He got some bleach and put on a mask and began wiping down the black mould off the wall. They had a beanbag sofa that they could sink in, but it was spewing white beans, Matho looking at the thing with anger. ¡°Another thing I have to do¡­ I swear.¡± The apartment was shitty by any stretch of the imagination. A council flat that now had a private landlord. ¡ê1750 pounds sterling a month in rent was a ghastly price for Matho who worked his butt off to stand still. His apartment in Cambridge Road was a piece of shit, an extremely expensive piece of shit. Matho began to repair the bean bag when his girlfriend Thera walked in. A brown haired shapely woman with a nice plump round rear, she worked in a bar and made semi decent money, she looked at Aristonicus with a lot of suspicion. ¡°Can we talk?¡± She said to Matho, ¡°you know that guy is a loafer? He hasn¡¯t made any money. I understand he¡¯s your friend, but he¡¯s dangerous,¡± she whispered. ¡°He¡¯s my friend so I will help him,¡± Matho whispered resolutely, ¡°we¡¯re not doing too great anyway. I am not going to give up my friend.¡± ¡°Alright, just be careful,¡± she warned.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Aristonicus didn¡¯t quite hear the conversation, but he understood the vibe. He looked at his phone, seeing something quite intriguing on his phone. A perpetual motion electricity machine. Nothing quite like a good scam to get my blood pumping. The post had thousands of people making fun of the project, and they were right to do so, perpetual motion was a scam, but the people that had made the machines had in fact invested millions and themselves got into debt, they were selling their company for ¡ê1, a token payment, but in reality anyone who bought the enterprise would be in debt, massive debt. His phone was fully charged and he stared at his friend and his friend¡¯s girlfriend who had no faith in him. These people really got themselves ¡ê11 million in debt. They tried everything to make it work? I feel sad for them. I know how that feels. I am sorry Matho, I understand you are trying your best for me, and I must be difficult. ¡°I¡¯m going to make something to eat,¡± Thera said, ¡°I hope you like nachos and beans,¡± she said. They ate, Aristonicus taking care to not eat too much. The house creaked as Aristonicus went to help with the dishes, his small contribution to the household. Thera and Matho went to their room to make love, holding hands and walking away, closing and locking the room. ¡°I am going to go on a walk!¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Sure,¡± Matho said. Matho half undressed Thera, putting his hands through her top, grabbing her plump round rear. ¡°Sure,¡± she purred into his ear. She dropped into his lap, ready to unwind after a long day. They kissed and kissed, Aristonicus went outside the apartment. Along the concrete corridor and down the even colder stairs. ¡°The fact that he pays ground rent to a company for this is genuinely criminal, I guess he has to pay his landlord for it, but still, what a scam,¡± Aristonicus said half quietly. No one heard him, he walked down three flights of stairs, seeing other people who quietly came back from work. He was about to go to his new work site. He had a ¡ê1 in his pocket and was willing to spend it on his new site. It was quite late at night, but he arrived at the site after a 30 minute walk. It was an old warehouse connected to the grid, they would use electricity, funnel it through the machines and hope that the machines would somehow produce more than it had been given, this of course did not happen, and the project managers, and had just resulted in a lot of debts. Then came in Aristonicus to the astonishment of all, he signed off the debts to himself for the measly sum of ¡ê1. ¡°Even if you sell the warehouse, you realise it¡¯s not going to be more than the debt right? Most people deem these machines worthless,¡± a blonde woman explained to him. ¡°Thanks,¡± Aristonicus said simply, ¡°it¡¯s true, but I will be fine. I just need the technicians, everyone else, well you can go.¡± He signed the papers, and the initial investors could not believe their luck and ran out the building. At the end of it all, a technician stayed, a muscly bald man who had not been paid his salary. ¡°I want my wages, my salary, I know how to operate the machines.¡± It was a giant recently cleaned warehouse, with a bunch of silly machines connected to the grid and even having a computer to compute the selling of electricity. ¡°It tells you inputs and outputs, of course so far, all our inputs have been more than the outputs,¡± he said scratching his head, ¡°well I hope you don¡¯t get put in prison, or get killed by some gangsters,¡± the guy said. ¡°Aristonicus,¡± Aristonicus introduced himself. ¡°Alex,¡± the guy said, ¡°you are crazy you know that?¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°how much percentage of the company do you want?¡± ¡°Nothing, are you kidding me, that¡¯s just a share of debts!¡± Alex said in a panic. ¡°I know you think, but believe me you will regret not having at least 20%,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Oh god, why am I cursed with such shitty luck,¡± Alex said clasping his head in his hands. In the meantime, one of Thera¡¯s friends spied on Aristonicus and told her what was going on via text: He currently bought a totally in debt company. I think it¡¯s at least 11 million in debt, quite famous online for a lot of people were making fun of it. ¡°Oh my god Matho, that idiot has gone crazy, he¡¯s apparently bought that company with the perpetual motion machines!¡± Thera exclaimed to him. ¡°Maybe he¡¯s lost it,¡± Matho thought, ¡°I hope he knows what he is doing.¡± Alex had no hope in him, but nonetheless he signed himself as owning 20% of the company, completely in despair and questioning his own moral judgement; Matho was in despair, Thera was in despair, but Aristonicus had a hint of hope in his heart. 3. Balance Sheets 3. Balance Sheets Aristonicus fed the perpetual motion machines with his own fingers, electrical power came off of him and he fed the machines, much to the astonishment of Alex. He tried to stand up and fell over. His knee bruised and bloody, he watched the figures go up on the computer. He went at full power, and the perpetual motions cranked at full speed. Thousands of kilowatts were discharged and the computer for the first time in its history began producing positive balance sheets for the first time ever. ¡°What the¡­ how the?¡± ¡°Can you keep your mouth shut about this power,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I told you 20%.¡± Alex began laughing hysterically. ¡°Jesus Christ, what the fuck am I witnessing?¡± Alex laughed, ¡°how much money am I entitled to.¡± ¡°20%,¡± Aristonicus said. In a mere hour he generated 500,000 kilowatts earning ¡ê1.8 million in such a short amount of time. ¡°I think these machines are limiting the amount I generate,¡± ¡°But you need them, otherwise, well,¡± Alex said. ¡°You really think it¡¯s good to advertise loudly I can discharge electricity like this, or that a perpetual motion machine is actually generating electricity?¡± Aristonicus said. He fed his electricity straight into the grid, trying a little bit harder for another hour, and Aristonicus fell over, exhausted. ¡ê2.7 million generated in another hour, 750,000 kilowatts. Alex was ecstatic, looking at Aristonicus with hope in his eyes. There was a cheap pink blanket on one of the satin sofas. ¡°Thank you for today,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°there¡¯s a toilet somewhere in here right?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± The toilet was behind, a very simple construction behind the mostly empty warehouse. ¡°I¡¯ll crash out here,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I don¡¯t exactly have anywhere else.¡± The business bank account was printed out on a piece of paper, the PC was a simple thing designed to get the job done. I¡¯ll buy one of those Macs later, he thought, who knows maybe other things too. A house would be nice. He had bank accounts He slept and Matho wondered where his friend had gotten to. ¡°He¡¯s staying at the place he bought?¡± He said, ¡°my goodness, I hope he doesn¡¯t get himself killed.¡± ¡°The man is crazy, I know you want to help people, but he has gangsters after him.¡± ¡°Whatever I got to go work, and you do too,¡± Matho said, ¡°I¡¯ll have stupid people explain to me how much they think socialism means when the government does stuff,¡± he complained, ¡°you got to feel for me, the Roman Empire and Qing Empire had nationalised industries, they had salt monopolies and mines, were they socialist? I¡¯m dying by stupid Thera. I really am.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t argue with people though, I can¡¯t think of a more stupid waste of time,¡± Thera said, ¡°people will just believe what they want to, and what is most convenient to them. Do you think people are going to admit they are wrong?¡±Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. ¡°I guess not,¡± Matho said, ¡°but we can try.¡± ¡°That¡¯s arrogance for you,¡± Thera said, ¡°ah yes ¡®we can try,¡¯ that¡¯s how you end up broke and without a house like Aristonicus,¡± she said a little too angrily, ¡°the guy tries everything and anything, and look at him now!¡± Meanwhile Aristonicus woke up at 11 am, Alex was making himself a coffee. ¡°The company bank account password I changed so that only us two can get to it,¡± Alex said with a smirk, ¡°we made ¡ê4.5 million pounds in 2 hours. I think that¡¯s a bloody miracle that is, hell I could get a mortgage.¡± ¡°Mortgage?¡± Aristonicus laughed, ¡°we¡¯ll do a bit better than that, you can buy it in cash, no interest.¡± ¡°No interest,¡± Alex laughed, ¡°whew, you are a big dreamer huh.¡± ¡°Give me some of that dulce gusto stuff, I know it¡¯s milk but I like it.¡± ¡°Machiatto?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Sure,¡± Aristonicus laughed. He got the stuff and immediately went about powering his future. The red satin sofa still had his warm imprint, the metal warehouse was cold and frankly annoying to Aristonicus who looked at the place with disdain. ¡°I pissed off some really dangerous people, do you mind if I pay them off first?¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°it¡¯s to the tune of 500,000, maybe 600,000 now.¡± Alex looked at the man with skepticism and pure bewilderment. ¡°You¡¯re not very good with money, I take it?¡± The man said, ¡°it¡¯s not like I am, but that¡¯s comical. Hell at least these people were smart enough to limit their liabilities.¡± ¡°Oh really, it¡¯s a proper business then?¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°I mean yeah, you bought the rights to the business, and those guys ran as fast as they could, I stayed hoping to get paid, and I am happy that I did.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°let me work a few more hours, but send this account number some money, from Aristonicus, saying the debt is paid.¡± He did as much, and the gangsters he owed money to outright fell off their chairs in the local bar when they saw the money clear through in their accounts. ¡°Boss it says here, that the debt is paid?¡± ¡°How the fuck¡­ did he¡­¡± the boss, a moustached man with a pistol in his holster said, ¡°how is that possible?¡± Aristonicus started the day having accrued some ¡ê3.9 million from electricity generation, he worked tirelessly providing 750,000 kilowatts every hour, for four hours. Collapsing on the sofa, as Alex jumped and down like a madman. ¡°You madman, you did it! You did it! You did it!¡± Alex said screaming as he ran around the empty warehouse. ¡ê14.7 million pounds were made. All company debts were settled with an extra ¡ê3.7 million extra on the side to pay for whatever. Aristonicus was completely tired, it was 3 o¡¯clock and he felt like a truck had hit him. Matho came an hour later, wanting to visit his friend and see the situation for himself. ¡°Are you serious man?¡± He shouted at his friend, ¡°how could be so foolish?¡± Alex stared at the angry man shouting at Aristonicus. ¡°Sir, if all you¡¯re going to do is be aggressive than you have to leave,¡± Alex said. ¡°No. This is my friend, and when he¡¯s making a mistake, I have to tell him?¡± ¡°Mistake?¡± Alex laughed, ¡°we paid all our debts.¡± ¡°Paid all your debts?¡± Matho said, ¡°what nonsense is this, how is that possible?¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t believe me if I told you,¡± Aristonicus smirked, ¡°thanks for putting up with me old friend, it¡¯s nice that you were worried about me, trust me I am fine.¡± ¡°Yeah?¡± Matho said, ¡°well that¡¯s good to hear. When you next want to have a meal on our dime, tell me ok? I am always willing to help.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pay the next meal,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°let¡¯s having something lavish. It¡¯s on me.¡± Matho was astonished. ¡°Yeah?¡± He said, ¡°alright, as you wish, don¡¯t borrow any money to impress me.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I don¡¯t need to.¡± Matho was confused, but he left with a shrug. I have no idea how the fuck he managed that. Maybe he dabbled in crypto or some other gambling and came out on top for once? Some people gain, and some lose everything. Speculation huh? Aristonicus had not speculated, he had paid the mortgage for the premises, and the loans on the equipment, he then gave 20% to Alex like he promised. Even ¡ê780,000 was a fair sum. Aristonicus was extremely lethargic, and Alex perhaps thought that was the end of miracle. Aristonicus went outside again, opening the back door to a bit of ground they owned outside, before he was struck by lightning once again. Again Aristonicus was not even harmed, going back inside and working. ¡°Order a pizza, I¡¯ll be hungry in a few hours,¡± Aristonicus said. He worked for two hours, tirelessly producing electricity for two hours before once again collapsing on the sofa. Pepperoni pizza arrived and Alex sat next to him. ¡°¡ê5.4 million,¡± Alex said in shock, ¡°a ridiculous amount of money.¡± ¡°Do you want to wait a bit before I divide the company money again?¡± Aristonicus asked. ¡°Sure,¡± Alex said, ¡°I might as well.¡± ¡°I might start living like a human being,¡± Aristonicus whispered. 4. Equity 4. Equity Aristonicus ate a pizza, drank some ice tea and sighed as he felt his stomach full with food, a long time since he had felt that way. He enjoyed the moment, Alex laughing with him, swigging some cider he bought and talking about work. ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone about this ok?¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be locked up by the British government or made a lab rat or something.¡± ¡°Whatever gripes we have with Reform, they want to privatise everything,¡± Alex said sighing. ¡°Matho is always moaning about them,¡± Aristonicus laughed. ¡°And you¡¯re not?¡± ¡°Oh no I am, I just found it funny,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°who knows, I can do a lot of things now, a lot of things I couldn¡¯t do before.¡± It was approaching 6pm, and Aristonicus worked three more hours generating electricity it was a solid 2.25 gigawatts the equivalent to ¡ê8.1 million. ¡°Whew¡­¡± Alex said, ¡°what am I going to tell my wife?¡± He laughed, ¡°she¡¯ll think I am a criminal.¡± ¡°Say you got lucky in crypto, the rest I can give you in stocks, that way you¡¯re set for life. Well as you wish. Or government bonds if you prefer. Or we can both have a polite conversation with her. I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t exactly want randoms knowing I can wield electricity.¡± ¡°14.4 million, plus what¡¯s already in our bank accounts from before,¡± Alex said, ¡°that¡¯s crazy.¡± ¡°I am really tired,¡± Aristonicus said simply, ¡°this shit is exhausting.¡± ¡°Oh for sure,¡± Alex said, ¡°so I get a further ¡ê2.7 million, and you get ¡ê10.8 million, for a man in debt you sure have turned things around huh?¡± ¡°I guess I have, it¡¯s January the 3rd, I have a whole year ahead of me.¡± ¡°Look I¡¯m not an accountant so I don¡¯t know what the best way to divide the funds is, putting it in our accounts might make us more liable for taxes, I honestly don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°You think?¡± Aristonicus laughed, ¡°does that mean we have to pay taxes on the 6th or the 1st of April?¡± ¡°You going to buy a house?¡± Alex asked, ¡°I seriously need to get a better place, mine has mould on it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even have a place, this is my place,¡± Aristonicus laughed, ¡°you know how slowly lawyers move when you want to buy something.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true, you better get started.¡±The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Aristonicus stared at the man with a bit of annoyance. ¡°Whatever I¡¯ll make some seller happy,¡± Aristonicus muttered. The warehouse was cold and lacked the heating necessary to make it properly habitable. I¡¯ll get something truly worthwhile, not going to cheap out when I can buy something that would make Matho¡¯s eyes pop, something that would make Thera faint. He looked at the time and Alex was twiddling his thumbs. ¡°Get a computer game or something, I don¡¯t want you to be bored watching me generate electricity,¡± Aristonicus said, laughing at his own suggestion. ¡°Are you going to be ok?¡± Alex asked, ¡°that shit looks draining.¡± ¡°What is it 9 o¡¯clock yeah?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Give me until midnight, download a game or something, anything you like.¡± Alex just laughed, and downloaded a game on the company internet. ¡°I guess we need to leave some money in the company bank accounts,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°for the electricity and internet bills and other stupid things.¡± ¡°Business rates?¡± Alex said. ¡°We have a conservative council here right?¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°Reform, Conservative, same shit different branding.¡± ¡°Ok, you going to work now?¡± Alex said. ¡°For sure,¡± Aristonicus said. He turned himself into a human battery for three hours, generating the same 2.25 gigawatts, collapsing onto his sofa feeling drained of all energy. ¡°I finished a few of the Starcraft 2 human campaign,¡± Alex said, half laughing, ¡°how is my favourite human money machine doing.¡± ¡°I could be¡­ better,¡± Aristonicus huffed, ¡°¡ê8.1 million in the company bank account, what¡¯s the name of the company again.¡± ¡°You bought it, you don¡¯t even remember the name?¡± Alex said, ¡°¡®Alt Energy Limited.¡¯ A scam business which you have made semi legitimate.¡± ¡°Keep the ¡ê8.1 million in the company accounts, if we divide it too soon you get less,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Well, see you tomorrow, I¡¯ll have to explain to my wife somehow how I got so much money,¡± Alex said scratching his head, ¡°I might head to the gym in the morning, that ok with you boss?¡± ¡°No worries,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°all the details are there, I will grow the finances, we just need to buy some assets or something. I don¡¯t know I¡¯ll sleep on it, I wouldn¡¯t mind a different house. This warehouse is miserable.¡± Matho came back to his home after a long day at the hotel, and talked with Thera. ¡°Aristonicus says he¡¯s ok, I don¡¯t know how that can be true?¡± Matho began, ¡°he buys a scam business and tells me he¡¯s fine?¡± ¡°Maybe he dabbled in crypto and got lucky,¡± Thera whispered. ¡°Don¡¯t get me started on that stupid gambling,¡± Matho began, ¡°it¡¯s a synthetic economy, sure some people get stupid rich, but what the fuck did they make? Did they produce anything valuable? Huh? They played with digits on a screen.¡± ¡°Supply and demand and all that,¡± Thera parried, ¡°is that really what you think Aristonicus did?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, it doesn¡¯t seem like it, he was just as critical as me about it, he say¡¯s it is a scam. Why would he suddenly invest in it?¡± Matho began, ¡°it doesn¡¯t make any sense to me. Oh well, I guess I¡¯ll find out soon enough.¡± ¡°Tomorrow is a Friday, the 4th huh?¡± Thera said, ¡°back to work for me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m reminded of those anti work anarchists,¡± Matho said, ¡°god those people were useless, if you want a society liberated from work, you have to work to create it!¡± Matho moaned. ¡°There¡¯s like five of them, these people are less influential than a 3rd rate football team,¡± Thera said. ¡°Technocrats who are supposed to be social democrats have driven our country into the arms of the far right,¡± Matho moaned, ¡°I¡¯m going to go crazy.¡± ¡°Go to sleep you crazy, let¡¯s do something more interesting than politics.¡± They did, holding hands and clutching each other¡¯s warm bodies to comfort each other before the start of another day. They watched a series, and then went to sleep. 5. The House 5. The House Aristonicus woke up at 10 o¡¯clock, immediately going to the small bathroom to wash his face. It was white, cold and with a simple bathroom window that was made opaque. ¡°I suppose I need this place to keep up appearances,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°but goodness me is this place a dump, almost worse than Matho¡¯s house,¡± he muttered. Alex came in, looking at his boss with an extreme amount of respect. Aristonicus went outside to get a bit of morning sunshine, and yet again he was struck by lightning when he put his hand up. ¡°Holy shit are you ok?¡± Alex said. ¡°I think that¡¯s how this power works,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°it doesn¡¯t seem to hurt me.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s informative¡­¡± Alex said shaking his head. ¡°Get me a croissant or something, and some orange juice and I¡¯ll start making us some money, I need a fucking house.¡± ¡°Already got it,¡± Alex said, throwing some croissant at him, ¡°pretty decent bakery.¡± He ate them pretty quickly, swigging the orange juice and gave a thumbs up to Alex. ¡°I¡¯ll work until 1 o¡¯clock, then I take a break,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about when you finish,¡± Alex said, ¡°you do you.¡± Alex proceeded to continue with his human campaign, spinning the office chair that only had a mediocre level of comfort, getting a new mouse and mouse-pad to accommodate his gaming. Aristonicus fed his electricity into the grid, and Alex kept tabs as the accounts kept growing. Again Aristonicus flopped on the sofa, ¡ê16.2 million was in the company accounts, and it was merely January the 4th. He stared as a cockroach scurried across the company floors. ¡°You skimped on the anti cockroach spray huh?¡± Aristonicus groaned. ¡°Damn it, it¡¯s just like a Zerg! Die! Die! Die!¡± ¡°Maybe I need to hire a cleaner or something,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°oh yeah how was your gym session?¡± ¡°Good, I feel pumped,¡± Alex said, ¡°nothing like a bit of exercise to start the day.¡± Aristonicus looked at the money now in his account on his phone and gulped a little.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. ¡°Is that 26.72 million in my account¡­ whew, I¡¯m buying a house.¡± Aristonicus called a real estate agent in the area and haggled for a house that he liked. ¡°Yes it¡¯s got to have a sauna, a pool, all of that kind of thing.¡± ¡°We have a property with seven bedrooms and six bathrooms for 11 million that fits your description.¡± ¡°Nothing smaller?¡± Aristonicus asked, ¡°I mean, I am one guy, I don¡¯t think I need seven bedrooms.¡± ¡°Well there¡¯s nothing with what you asked, saunas and the like that has less rooms I¡¯m afraid,¡± the real estate agent said. ¡°Alright ¡ê11 million will be sent to you expeditiously,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°if there is any extra money I can send to speed things up, I will.¡± He said. ¡°Thank you mr Syphax, it is a pleasure doing business with you,¡± the real estate agent said. He watched as the digits on his phone went down from 26.72 million to 15 million and sighed. ¡°Jesus dude, you bought a mansion?¡± Alex said half laughing, ¡°look at you!¡± ¡°Such a big house, I need someone to clean it, otherwise it¡¯s going to be a dust house. Ah jeez I should have waited before buying something like that.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get something to eat, Chinese good with you?¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Aristonicus said. They got a Chinese takeaway, chicken in black bean sauce with vegetable fried rice hit the spot, and Aristonicus was stuffed. 2 PM and Aristonicus was back to work, this time he worked for five hours straight. Alex had successfully beaten more missions of Starcraft looking at his boss and battery crashing out on the sofa. ¡°It¡¯s still incredible how you feed the juice into the machine, Alt Energy is lucky to have you,¡± Aristonicus huffed in a groan, completely spent of energy. He realised it was dinner time. ¡°Stocks?¡± He said half deliriously, ¡°I¡¯ll buy you stocks ok?¡± ¡°Thanks man.¡± Aristonicus dialed up the real-estate agent and waited as the phone rang. ¡°Hi, when exactly can I move in?¡± ¡°Mr Syphax sir, they need until at least tomorrow, the lawyers are going as fast as possible I assure you.¡± ¡°Ok, thank you,¡± Aristonicus sighed, ¡°I¡¯ll come in tomorrow.¡± Still he wore the same stinky tracksuits and sighed. Matho would definitely laugh at me if he saw me right now. But maybe he would be proud of me. For once in my miserable life, I own something, not just owe someone something. 27 years of life have come to this point. Aristonicus laughed a little. ¡°13.5 million in the business accounts,¡± Alex said, ¡°I won¡¯t divide it today. I¡¯ve already invested my share of the money in hastening my mortgage.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°good for you, being in debt is not good. I should know.¡± The two of them laughed for a little, and he cantered off. The cold corridor getting colder as the night air creeped in. ¡°You can leave early tonight, I will work some more,¡± ¡°Thank you boss, you are the best!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t sweat it, thank you for showing me how the systems work,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°couldn¡¯t have done it without you.¡± He spent half an hour going to the local Waitrose and buying the highest quality products he could buy. Juice, fruits, anything he could see, and then he left all smug, tapping his card and leaving. Money can¡¯t buy you happiness? What a liar. He returned to working at 8pm and cracked out another 6 hours. Working until 1 o¡¯clock in the morning. He had made ¡ê16.2 million, not neglecting to brush his teeth, he did so and completely crashed out until the morning. Matho was making love to his woman, sliding his penis in and out of her, she sat on top of his hips, hoping to cum with vigour. Her clitoris rubbing against his abdomen. Poor Aristonicus hasn¡¯t experienced this yet. I wonder what that fool is doing right now? He was sleeping, crashing out and smiling to himself at the large heap of money in his bank account. Everything was going to change soon, and Aristonicus knew it. 6. Moving in 6. Moving in Aristonicus had a few things he wished to do, a virgin at an old age, partly because he had nothing going for him, he hired a masseuse and a cleaner for his house. He woke up on the 5th of January 2030 a Friday at 8:30 AMand walked to Matho¡¯s house to obtain some of his clothes he had left there. A pitiful amount was given to him. He came back at about 9 AM to the sight of Alex absolutely amazed at the statistics on the screen. ¡ê29.7 million in the business accounts had Alex jumping up and down like a chimpanzee. ¡°Goodness me, holy shit Ari, you fucking madman!¡± ¡°These numbers are only going to keep increasing you know,¡± Aristonicus laughed, ¡°but yes, I suppose.¡± He worked for another four hours. Collapsing onto the sofa, as Alex brought a pizza. ¡°Thanks,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°being a human battery is exhausting.¡± ¡°I can only imagine,¡± Alex said, ¡°¡ê40.5 million,¡± Alex said salivating, ¡°my wife is really going to think I am in a gang or something, Alt Energy LTD she said was a scam.¡± ¡°Was for sure, now not so much,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°you¡¯re a good guy Alex I can trust you with my plans. I have plans for politics and what not, but for now, we just focus on what we have going on here.¡± ¡°For sure sir,¡± Alex said. ¡°We are friends aren¡¯t we? No need for ¡®sir,¡¯ it makes me uncomfortable.¡± ¡°Sure thing boss,¡± Alex said. Aristonicus went outside a little, stretched out his arm and the lightning hit him, he waltzed back in unfazed going back to work. He demolished the pizza and went to generating absurd amounts of electricity. ¡°Did you hear the government is apparently going to get rid of some windmills?¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± Aristonicus said surprised, ¡°why would they do that?¡± ¡°People are complaining about them,¡± Alex explained. ¡°All right, let me plough on, we¡¯ll talk about it after.¡± Again he worked for 6 hours. Super charging the grid and generating another ¡ê16.2 million in company funds. ¡°56.7 million company funds sir,¡± Alex said, ¡°do you wish to divide them yet?¡± Again Aristonicus stared at Alex for using the word ¡®sir,¡¯ but he did not even realise he had reflexively used the term.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°I want to leave 5 million in for company expenses, the rest I¡¯ll give to you, but I need to work some more.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you wish to enjoy your new house boss?¡± Alex said. ¡°I will, but I need to eat a bit first,¡± Aristonicus said. He spent a measly amount of time eating, eating a biscuit and some fresh apple juice before again ploughing three hours. He made ¡ê8.1 million and dispensed his wishes. ¡°Like I said 5 million in company reserves. Then and only then. 20%, 80%. Like usual.¡± Alex got ¡ê11.96 million, which he put into stocks and shares, hugging Aristonicus with extreme force. ¡ê47.84 million plus the additional 15.72 left Aristonicus with ¡ê63.56 million. An astonishing figure for a person who was utterly broke not that long ago. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m going ok,¡± Aristonicus said. Aristonicus took an uber to his new residence. Walking out and finding three women at the front door. There were three east asian women, dark eyes and black silky hair; attractive to his eye, they had worked out rears and plump tits. They were suspicious of Aristonicus who looked out of place with the residence. ¡°These are my daughters who will be doing the cleaning, I am the masseuse, I know this is last minute, but do you mind if we live here?¡± The woman said. ¡°Sure,¡± Aristonicus said, getting hard in his pants, ¡°I only just got the money to buy this place, sorry about the clothes.¡± They entered the opulent place, Aristonicus going into one of the bedrooms that he claimed as his own, going down into the spa getting a towel. Did I just let strange women stay in my house because I am horny? Damn it. Matho would admonish me for sure, but what can I do? Aristonicus a man with ¡ê63 million to his name, went to the sauna and found some kind of massage chair and laid down. The woman was buxom and put her hands on his back, taking off his shirt and wrapping a towel around his waist. She massaged his back, and he said: ¡°How much do you charge?¡± ¡°¡ê200 an hour,¡± she said humbly, ¡°100 k sound good to you.¡± ¡°K?¡± She asked, ¡°what¡¯s that.¡± ¡°¡ê100,000,¡± he said, ¡°I¡¯ll pay you for the service, I need a good massage, also, well you look like you have your own circumstances.¡± She put some oil on him, and put her tits on his back. ¡°My husband died and left us in a lot of debt,¡± she said, ¡°he was an alcoholic and had a gambling problem.¡± Feeling her tits on his back, she kneaded his back with powerful hands. The millionaire who had only recently acquired his wealth, purred at the feeling. The masseuse retracted her breasts and asked: ¡°Are you for real about the money? I don¡¯t want to be scammed.¡± He reached for his phone and organised the transfer of money right in front of her eyes, after which she practically leapt on top of him massaging his front. A 44 year old rubbed herself against Aristonicus as he tried to relax. ¡°What¡¯s your name boss?¡± She asked. ¡°Aristonicus,¡± he said. ¡°I am Jing,¡± she said. She massaged his legs, and noticed his dick rising up from the towel. She got undressed, revealing plain lingerie, which got him even more excited. She had trimmed pussy hairs, gently lowering herself on her client who baptised his dick in a wet tight hole. She lowered herself moaning as she did so, he put a bit of electrical stimulation on her clitoris making her squeeze and cum, moaning breathlessly as she did so. He did it approximately three times, synchronising it with his smacking of his hips. ¡°Can I cum inside?¡± He asked as her wet pussy slobbered on top of him. ¡°Yes, no problem,¡± she said. At that moment he ejaculated inside of her, seeing her pussy cough out his cum. He got hard again and began smacking inside of her again. Matho was likewise making love to his woman, cumming inside of a condom to not have a baby. Jing sucked his dick clean, and they went to splash in the pool. Life is a lot better than good now. Still Matho will chastise me for the circumstances, but she is attractive and I¡¯m a single man so what¡¯s the trouble. He would sleep that night in the embrace of Jing in the same bed, snoozing after such a long day. 7. Party 7. Party Matho still didn¡¯t realise that Aristonicus was now a rich man, he couldn¡¯t understand, and had no idea that could be the case. Matho woke up to his woman sitting on his penis, sliding herself on top of him and riding him in the early hours of the morning. ¡°Put on a condom,¡± he said. She rode on him for a good five minutes, he felt the tantalising sensation of the flesh, wanting to eject his load inside of her. He put on the condom and proceeded to smack a bit more, she sat on top, grinding her way to a climax. She did so, exhaling on his chest, and he ejaculated into the condom, holding each other in their arms. ¡°I love you so much,¡± he said. ¡°I love you so much too,¡± she said, ¡°crazy crazy much.¡± ¡°Always,¡± Matho replied, ¡°we have to go to work.¡± ¡°Fucking capitalism I swear,¡± Ethra said, ¡°what is that lunatic doing I do wonder?¡± ¡°Lunatic things I presume.¡± Aristonicus was in bed, getting his dick sucked by his new in-house masseuse. Grabbing the hair and pushing the head down, she swallowed his seed, and he played with her pussy stimulating it with small electrical impulses, making her cum. She showed what he produced, and then decided to plop his penis inside her in a reverse cowgirl. ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°It¡¯s safe, I¡¯m on the pill anyway,¡± she said. He felt the rear that was parking on him, a well worked out rear which squeezed him inside of her and lubricated itself until she climaxed. He exhaled and rolled out of bed satisfied. ¡°Don¡¯t make it too obvious to my daughters,¡± she said. ¡°Sure,¡± he said. His cum was leaking out of her, the trimmed pussy hairs stained in his colour. He took a quick shower, got dressed and went to have some breakfast, the two daughters had made breakfast for him. ¡°Thank you,¡± he said, nodding happily, ¡°I appreciate it.¡± ¡°Thank you for letting us stay, it¡¯s a lovely house.¡± ¡°Enjoy,¡± he said.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. He saw their likewise worked out figures, and gulped a little. Matho would chastise me for sure. What can I say? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m hurting anyone. Jing came down fully dressed with a full smile and laughed at how good her daughters were. They had made breakfast, and she ate happily. ¡°So how much debt do you guys have exactly?¡± Aristonicus asked, a little too casually. Jing looked at him to shut up, and he just shrugged. ¡°2 million,¡± one of the daughters replied. ¡°Give me an IBAN, sort code all that jazz,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°it¡¯s easy enough to solve.¡± ¡°Are you serious?¡± The other daughter and Jing said. ¡°I have ¡ê63.56 million in my name, yeah I¡¯m serious. Don¡¯t ask me how, I¡¯m not some mafioso, I made Alt Energy LTD work, anyway.¡± He said, and they all hugged him, ¡°I haven¡¯t done anything yet.¡± They gave the details, and he added the ¡ê560,000 extra for good measure. Again they hugged him, looking at their phones with incredulity. ¡°Mr Syphax,¡± Jing said, ¡°we thank you very much for what you have done for us, I will not forget it.¡± ¡°Happy to help,¡± he said, ¡°don¡¯t forget to ask for any help if you need it,¡± he said, ¡°I will always do what I can.¡± Fang and Hua were the two non identical twins, they looked similar enough, but there was clear differences between them, Aristonicus found out they were both his age of 27. Both looked at him like a god. ¡°Well, I have to go work, buy anything you like. Please keep the house safe, and maybe if one of you could make a copy of the keys, that would be great!¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± Jing said giving him a kiss on the cheek, ¡°we will make you dinner.¡± ¡°Thanks!¡± He said with a big smile. Matho was there with Thera, for one reason or another, they wanted to see if the information was true. ¡°You have to be shitting me? How is that possible? Who is that woman?¡± Thera said. ¡°This is Jing, and her daughter¡¯s Fang and Hua,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°they work for me, I guess.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not doing anything illegal?¡± Matho whispered to his friend. ¡°No friend, nothing illegal, if you want I can show you.¡± ¡°We have to go to work,¡± Thera said. ¡°You can quit your job,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°well as you wish, unless you feel sentimentally attached to the hotel.¡± Fuck no. Thera thought, but she wasn¡¯t convinced he wasn¡¯t in on some scam. Thera and Matho did introduce themselves, albeit with suspicious glances at Aristonicus. They went to his work, Alex got jumpy seeing the different guests. ¡°Jesus, what are they doing here?¡± ¡°They¡¯re friends don¡¯t worry,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°good friends, they¡¯ve helped me out before, and I¡¯m willing to do the same, but they don¡¯t know about my power.¡± ¡°Your power?¡± Matho repeated skeptically. Aristonicus began feeding the receptacle, feeding electricity into the grid and ultimately financing Alt Energy LTD. Matho and Thera were completely silent, absolutely stunned by what they were seeing. ¡°He gets struck by lightning sometimes, and he just coughs up the electricity like this,¡± Alex said, ¡°I¡¯ve given up trying to understand it myself.¡± ¡°That¡¯s how he paid that enormous amount of debt off?¡± Thera said, ¡°it makes a lot of sense, but Jesus, whew¡­¡± He worked for an hour, making the company 2.7 million, before his friends began shouting. ¡°¡ê2.7 million in an hour,¡± Matho said, shaking his head in disbelief. ¡°It¡¯s not a bad deal huh,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I know you have political aspirations, we can make it all happen Matho. I have the resources to fully finance everything.¡± Matho laughed, and shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry my friend, we were talking about kicking you out, and now you¡¯re even telling us to quit our jobs. You are too kind,¡± Matho said. ¡°I don¡¯t blame you, I hold no grudges, you let me stay longer than necessary, you could have got killed,¡± Aristonicus admitted, ¡°don¡¯t worry about money, your money, a party¡¯s money, everything I will take care of.¡± Both Thera and Matho sat on chairs in order to stomach the information they had received. Everything was about to change. 8. Plotting 8. Plotting Matho and Thera both absorbed the situation the best they could; Aristonicus who was completely broke now became a multi millionaire, and this paradigm changing realisation made the two of them rather humble. ¡°So Aristonicus, what exactly are your plans?¡± Matho said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to be the head of anything,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I say that just to begin, we have a party that wishes to increase the science budget and make the world a better place.¡± ¡°Right?¡± Matho said. ¡°I will make sure cooperatives are important to the formation of the party, a general skepticism of hierarchy, but generally we want to invest in technology in innovation, the way to make our country better is to invest in the future.¡± ¡°Leftist technocracy?¡± Matho said skeptically. ¡°I don¡¯t think every minister should be a scientist or something, just that science should have a lot more investment in it,¡± Aristonicus explained, ¡°and now, we have the chance to form the party, and have it compete with Elon Musk and other oligarchs.¡± ¡°Right because you have oligarch income now,¡± Thera interjected. Aristonicus clasped his temple and his nasal bridge and then scratched his bald head. He was being as patient as possible with people who didn¡¯t quite believe in him. ¡°Are the working class going to flock to a party like this?¡± Matho asked. ¡°They are currently voting for charlatans in Reform, although a lot of them are the middle class,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°Elon Musk is bribing the British electorate to vote a certain way.¡± ¡°He¡¯s funding lots of different far right parties,¡± Thera interjected. ¡°Exactly, any country with a semblance of democratic thinking has this problem, now if we just roll over, Elon Musk will scavenge various countries like the carrion bird would to corpses. We will grow, attracting scientists and workers. Hell I can start helping fund scientific projects right now.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you already stretching yourself a bit thin?¡± Matho asked. ¡°Well, Alt Energy LTD is going to buy some stocks, and prepare for the coming storm, this is a task. I am well aware of getting the ire of the government could entail, particularly one connected to that pernicious oligarch,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Yeah,¡± Matho said, ¡°I never thought you would be the one to lead the charge.¡± ¡°I am a mere financier,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I do not wish to be the one leading anything.¡±This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Bribing scientists with what, funding for their research projects?¡± Matho repeated. ¡°That¡¯s the idea, the party will have three fundamental tenets, cheap energy, massive investment in tech/science, and a skepticism of hierarchy,¡± Aristonicus explained, ¡°I need to get in contact with various people in order to make it happen.¡± ¡°So what will this party name be?¡± Matho asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know, the research party, or the tech party or something.¡± ¡°Fascinating chat lads,¡± Alex said, ¡°as head technician of Alt Energy LTD I can try and get in contact with scientists who have interest in such an organisation.¡± ¡°Alright it¡¯s already 11 AM, I am going to get funds, you folk do whatever you want, you can go back to your work, or whatever,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I need time to think.¡± ¡°Research Party,¡± Matho said, ¡°research and equality. No Research Party sounds better I think,¡± Matho said, ¡°as much as it pains me.¡± Aristonicus worked for three hours. Flopping onto the bed in tiredness at 2 o¡¯clock. He left himself have a personal fortune of ¡ê61 million, instead keeping ¡ê10.8 million in the company accounts. ¡°There¡¯s an interesting guy I found,¡± Alex said, ¡°a man who is researching algae and carbon capture, and wishes to make a company for producing fertiliser, food products and other things, maybe even fuel.¡± ¡°He needs capital?¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°He does, he¡¯s struggling to get a loan for any of his projects, banks see his work as not worth the investment I guess,¡± ¡°Then I will invest in it,¡± Aristonicus laughed, ¡°algae huh, what a fascinating man.¡± ¡°Only trouble is, he¡¯s not often in England, he comes only to get investment, he¡¯s on the island of Sal off the coast of Africa.¡± ¡°What in Cabo Verde?¡± Aristonicus said with incredulity, ¡°that¡¯s miles away.¡± ¡°Well, he bought the lab for a bargain and wishes to use the property to sell algae to various farming companies all across, he wishes to do everything possible with it that he can,¡± Alex explained, ¡°hey that¡¯s what he told me, anyway.¡± Aristonicus pursed his eyebrows in incredulity, he was trying to contain his bad words. ¡°So he needs a shit tonne of investment,¡± he said, ¡°the Research Party will have someone who is trying to clean up the environment in a serious way.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great that you¡¯re trying to get yet another oligarch, but what about members?¡± Matho admonished his friend. ¡°They¡¯ll come,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°they¡¯ll come.¡± The four of them got pizza, and researched the man in question. Amalric Smith, an eccentric man who seemingly invested everything into algae. Alex as the company clerk sent the email: Dear Amalric, We at Alt Energy LTD are very interested in investing in your company, ¡ê10 million as some starting capital enough for you? Kind regards. Alex. Amalric received the email and stared the sight of the words and immediately began jumping up for joy. He immediately sent an email back, indicating how delighted he was. ¡ê10 million left the company accounts and an immediate ally to the cause had unwittingly been recruited. ¡°We need to tell him about the party right?¡± Matho said. ¡°We¡¯re fostering relations,¡± Aristonicus said. ¡°Grooming new oligarch friends,¡± Matho said, ¡°goodness me,¡± he said grasping his nasal bridge. ¡°I¡¯ll buy a printer,¡± Thera said, ¡°we¡¯ll need lots of paper to propagate propaganda to people.¡± ¡°Hemp!¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°hemp producers could also be affiliated with us,¡± he said. This guy earns a bit of money and is already seeing what industries he can control and influence. Matho thought. Matho and Thera did indeed buy a printer, and lots of paper, they thought about logos and how to influence the locals to want to join the party. ¡°We¡¯ll need a proper party office, not just an office out of your company building,¡± Thera said. ¡°For sure,¡± Aristonicus said, ¡°I¡¯ll organise it.¡± This guy is a money printer now, everything we could dream about can come true, the government who is backed by various oligarchs could come tumbling down. All the things we talk about might come true. And slowly it did. 9. The Innovation Party 9. The Innovation Party The Innovation party came alive to some extent with Aristonicus¡¯s help. At 3PM he worked 5 hours earning a whopping ¡ê13.5 million which he immediately invested ¡ê10 million in a desalination plant also on the island of Sal in Cabo Verde. Cedric Aqua, formerly Cedric Holmes, was so enthusiastic about desalination that he changed his name to Aqua in honour of his profession. While Aristonicus made big name contacts, Matho and Thera began recruiting people for the lay membership. They made posters and began talking to people about union membership and cooperatives. ¡°Organising yourself and your fellow workers means you¡¯re able to negotiate better with your boss,¡± Matho said to one man, ¡°but a cooperative, means that everyone is the boss.¡± ¡°What if I want to leave the job?¡± The guy said. ¡°Then you leave the cooperative,¡± Matho explained, ¡°if you control your own labour, no one can exploit you.¡± ¡°The hell is the firm, not the boss,¡± some belligerent orthodox marxist said, a rival organiser, recruiting for his sect. ¡°The devil is the boss, not the firm,¡± Matho quipped back, ¡°besides your ilk want a state to controlthe production, so you¡¯ll have both, a hell and a devil.¡± He proceeded to argue with some marxist for a solid 5 minutes, before Thera whisked Matho away to talk to other workers. ¡°The Innovation Party will champion innovation to make the lives of everyone better!¡± Matho said, ¡°we will make sure that hierarchies are kept to a minimum. That technology benefits all and not just the rich!¡± Thera likewise proselytised and maybe even more effectively. Ordinary drunks, and even the lower middle class were enticed by the sounds of technology, rather than simply extolling how much better a worker¡¯s society would be, they talked about everything in between. ¡°A society that has less hierarchy is more stable, and will have less conflict,¡± Thera explained to one man, ¡°we¡¯ll have less instability, more likelihood everyone has housing, food, etc.¡± ¡°Right, but what if I want to rent out a house in my old age? I want to be rich,¡± ¡°Everyone wants to be comfortable, no doubt,¡± Thera explained, ¡°but if that comfort comes at the expense of someone else, then it becomes a problem.¡± ¡°A problem?¡± The man said, bald and angry, ¡°I want to have supplemental income in my old age, I don¡¯t need some leftist lout explaining this shit to me.¡± Nonetheless despite some verbal jousting, the Innovation Party did recruit some members, atypical members for a leftist party, and there was some debate as to whether it would become a leftist party at all.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°What about a hemp cooperative Thera? We get to produce the paper that we can then plaster around,¡± ¡°Matho, the party that Aristonicus envisions, I have a feeling it will be factional,¡± she said, ¡°it will not be so hunky dory as you think.¡± Aristonicus worked another two hours, working until 10pm, earning ¡ê5.4 million that he promptly put in the company accounts. He had 5.4, 0.8 and 3.5; ¡ê9.7 million in the company coffers. He received a call from Matho asking for some startup capital. I need ¡ê500,000 to start up a cooperative, Matho texted Aristonicus. Aristonicus didn¡¯t even blink an eye and sent his friend the money necessary. Aristonicus ambled home the company accounts were ¡ê9.2 million and he was happy. He opened the door to what was frankly a mansion, to find three women dressed in lingerie grinning at him. ¡°Well hello there!¡± Aristonicus said quite astonished. They left their pussies out to be seen, he shut the front door, and went to the couch, where both daughters sat on his lap, they had silky black hair, and they were both sopping wet. He electrically stimulated them, both of them cumming on his fingers. Jing gestured to them, and they began removing Aristonicus¡¯s trousers. He grabbed a cheek, looking directly at a warm and slippery hole. ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°28,¡± both daughters said. He lowered Fang on him, and she had recently climaxed so she was extra wet, she moved her arse backwards in a clapping motion with great effort and effect. ¡°Work was tough today,¡± he said. ¡°We¡¯ll take care of you,¡± Jing said, pressing her tits against his face. He relaxed on the sofa chair, as his balls rattled against the soft wet vagina. ¡°Can I?¡± ¡°Feel free to cum,¡± Fang said. She smacked her rear up and down, squeezing him tightly inside of her. Both non-identical twins had feminine curves, now covered in silky fabrics just to tantalise him a little more. He felt the tongue of one, while the other squeezed him out. He fed a small current on his fingers that made both spasm in pleasure. His cum now leaking out of Fang. Hua lowered herself on his still cum covered dick, Jing pushing her away for a moment to suck and get the thing erect. ¡°Here you go sir,¡± she said. Hua faced Aristonicus, and she bounced on his lap until he ejaculated once again. Jing took her turn next, having sex in a doggy-style, finishing and marking his territory inside the woman; she panted and nodded her enjoyment. Needless to say, Aristonicus enjoyed his life. After pleasuring the three of them with his powers, he suggested they go to the saunas together. All going to the steam baths, they stayed in the mist, as he decompressed after an eventful day. All three of them sucking his dick at the same time, stroking their heads and cumming inside Jing¡¯s mouth; their pussies glistening in his cum. ¡°Well thank you for that girls,¡± he said, ¡°whew, I feel so relaxed.¡± Hua and Fang licked his balls and got his dick to stand up straight again. Hua faced away, bouncing on his penis, he sent the electricity to make her squirt on him, cumming rather loudly. He didn¡¯t cum again, but she did a few times before he finally gave up and filled her again. Matho meanwhile was having love making with Thera, throwing away three condoms filled with his seed. Thera sucked on her man¡¯s dick to get it hard again. ¡°Today is a good day, make me cum again.¡± He did, albeit panting, arms wrapped around her. Her shaved pussy wet and both of them tired. They slept naked in their bed, arms wrapped around each other. Their future would truly change. Aristonicus had three women in his bed, getting head from Jing, who really adored the man, their trimmed pussy hairs covered in the man¡¯s semen. Matho was more romantic, but Aristonicus was enjoying his sudden rise in stature.