The sheer power emanating from those words had activating my ntal defences. although barely even above standard speech level, the latent psionic power the Queen has in her words when she speaks makes it sound like a shout.
"Orchid? where's the queen?" I asked confusingly the end of the room was nothing but a big purple and white wall. "mate spawn you are looking at the queen no? here Orchid give you a better angle" dropping her back legs down so her thorax was facing upwards i understood. this was no black wall this was the queen.
standing at 80m tall the queen was by far the most eldritch thing i have seen thus far. her body had two long thin legs which it didn't seem to need. A Torso of Purple with White accents. despite the rest of the hive the queen seed to have no chitin except where her chest? was. instead was a thick almost scaly flesh which I could tell was 100 tis more durable than Orchids armour.
She had four arms, two ending in gigantic scythes and 2 ending in a three fingered claw. her face was similar to Orchids pentagonal in shape but no discernible eyes instead was another thick plate of chitin with two tentacle like appendages caressing the sides of her face. the back of her head was a sight to behold.
almost has the size of her torso was a humongous 'sack' adorned with large purple, pulsing spheres jutting out through holes in the sack. Smaller blue spheres were also peppered all over the exterior of the sack like jewels of a crown. Even from a distance you could feel the psionic energy bouncing and radiating of each of the spheres in an electric dance.
Fear! is what I would be feeling if 1, I wasn't used to weird looking bug monster and 2, I knew that this titan before was in a state of pragma eros mania at my being. still despite not fearing the Queen I was still nervous as the sheer size of a creature this big invokes a fight or flight response in anything that sees it.
gulping now my nerves I decided to relay first greetings "he-hello there Queen of the hive although you already know through the hive link its a custom in my species to introduce oneself during a first eting. Nice to et you I'm Apollo. Also if possible could you whisper through the link as your last words almost rattled my brain.
" 'hmm a bit more formal than i would have liked oh well i should have-' bringing out of my after thought a transparent tendril of psionic energy wrapped itself around and brought towards the queens face.
"Is this better my small mate?" A sultry voice entered my mind not quite whisper level but a definite improvent from before. I nodded in response a gesture the queen seed to understand. "good I am glad to have brought easent. I would be honoured to exchange in your courtship ritual of na exchange. Alas this big body of mine possesses no na.
would my Apollo be ever inclined to grant a na as you did with little Orchid down there"
i pondered a mont the queen was different, vastly different from the other intelligent mbers of the hive. firstly she uses possessive pronouns. unlike Orchid who instead of using them just uses her na and the agitator just uses this one. The queen is clearly independent enough to use my and I for example.
After that short observation I got to thinking. I could feel clear expectation from the queen it seems she held a twinge of jealously that Orchid one of her, broken off, limbs had received a na before her. looking at the queens head what caught my eye was a small ring of blue beads just jutting over from her head sack from this angle. the looked like a halo of jewels surrounding her head.
"How about Jewel my queen? it ans precious stone, the blue beads on top of your head gave inspiration." the Queen said nothing just stared at with her non existent eyes. Around 5 minutes of uncomfortable silence later the queen responded "You think I'm precious?" huh? that's what got her all 'link tied'? my explanation of the na.
letting out an inward chuckle I responded "so I take it you like the na?" "of course my mate being your precious Jewel is all we desire.
Everything I have is yours even my na should you wish to begin mating before the ti you gave just say so and your precious Jewel shall do so." Jewel relayed this to in a very creepy tone the type of tone in where if she had eyes they would be bulging and slightly dead and her hair would clearly be pink.
letting out a nervous laugh I said "as much as you may want to mate , my body cant even function in that way yet. even then I don't understand how we would even go about it?"
"ah right yes my mate you are correct." she took a quick pause rembering sothing "ORCHID YOU MAY LEAVE TO UNDERGO THE ALTERATIONS SPECIFIED IN A NEST POD TAKE YOUR TI AS THIS SHALL BE APOLLOS GIFT" "Yes queen Orchid understands" she said and turned around to leave. "wait" I cried out through the link "Where is Orchid going?"
"Orchid will be undergoing a gene and body augntation I granted to her to better care for you in the future.
I know you have bonded strong with this limb of mine and shall not do anything to squash that bond." " how long will you be gone Orchid?" although I couldn't see her from here the link was relaying to just below "Orchid does not know Apollo-mate but worry not you shall see this one again soon.
although Orchid shall look different it will still be Orchid." with that she turned and scurried out with.
I could feel her sadness at the parting I felt the sa way but knowing it wasn't goodbye just a see you soon eased the sadness away. picking up on my feeling the queen- sorry Jewel offered comfort "you need not worry about your Orchid my Apollo I will be monitoring her progress in the nest pod the whole ti.
In the anti let feed you, you must be hungry look a gene-crafted a small tendril to feed you with."
before I was even able comnt a small bud entered my mouth. the taste was very similar to Orchids exocrine milk but more richer and feint traces of psionic energy were dotted into it.
2 months later:
my ti with Jewel and the hive at large has been relatively nice for lack of better words, a bit repetitious as my baby body wasn't capable of much yet, Eat, sleep and train my ntal defences. no Other powers have manifested themselves yet but my Mindspace is much stronger I can now talk with Jewel without tensing my defences.
still no that strong considering its just talking and I can only just defend where as with the psionic agitator , she was actively attacking with psionics.
I was now as big as a 12 month old, Apparently Psionic energy can alter your bodies growth, the super nutrients Jewel was feeding everyday also helped. Apparently they were only using the best of the best biomass to choose nutrients out of. Usually they would go to creating new Elite caste so I felt touched by the gesture.
although what I required barely put a dint in a dint in what the hive used daily.
I have just woken up from a nap, I now had my own bed made out of a Chitin fra and folded over silk drone gossar. The second I did wake up the little blanket i had over got up and moved to the bottom of the bed, It was a new species in the hive that Jewel had made for which I jokingly nad bed bug, it had fur all over it.
designed and gene-altered from so form of conquered species out there. it perated warmth throughout its entire body making it a biological electric blanket. crawling over to it and giving it a quick pet as thanks it cooed and shook excitedly. before it could get too happy though a transparent tendril picked up and brought into one of jewels clawed hands.
"did you have a good torpor my Apollo? you really like that bed bug don't you" jewels voiced through an open link making the bed bug shudder in response at the tone. "hey don't bully my blanket!" I responded seriously before we both let out a little giggle. " and I told you I don't do torpor I sleep, I'm not conscious of my surrounding in that state totally at the rcy of those around .
"then its a good think all I do is watch you when as you sleep then" she stated with upmost seriousness.
after a few more minutes of morning rituals and casual jesting, jewel relayed to "My Apollo I have a surprise for you today"
'A surprise? I wonder what it could be?'
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