The hivemind is conquering for me? Chapter 120: Sharing Secrets

The camp was extrely busy currently. To avoid any extra suspicion from the local forces, The rcenaries were re filling the area they dug out and would take the rest of the night. Deciding I did not want to be in the way, I went for a stroll around the periter to take in so nature.

During my little walk, I saw a tree a little ways away on a patch of mounded dirt. Perfect for a little relax. Making my way to the tree, I proceeded to sit up against it with my hands behind my back, closing my eyes as I revelled in the stillness of this small patch of nature.

Janine had just finished her long overwatch shift and was walking back to the camp after spotting her replacent set up her nest, when she noticed a lone figure with purple hair sitting under a tree with a smug smile on his face.

Janine did not really like n as a gender at all, but sothing about Apollo made him extrely likeable. Maybe it was because he was so genuinely kind to people and listened intently to what you had to say if you were nice to him and always seed to speak his mind truthfully which was a nice, if sotis embarrassing for the receiver of the truth bombs, trait to have.

All the rcenaries on the ship thought so about this mystery man, who seed to have no background. All the rcenaries managed to dig up what that he was so form of nobility and a friend of Kathrine's from before the mission.

Still, the fact he was nobility yet did not act superior to the rcenaries made him a universal friend to them all.

Janine was a prankster by nature and decided she would prank her friend using her impeccable stealth capabilities.

She slowly made her way up the mound behind the tree Apollo was resting up against. She was re feet away as she pulled out her knife, intending to poke his shoulder for a surprise awakening, but got a surprise herself when the sleeping man spoke.

"Top notch effort Janine, you almost got to without realising." Janine felt her pride take a hit for a mont. "How?" She asked perplexed.

I turned to her, my eyes boring though her helms visor to prove I ant no disrespect. "I'm sorry if this cos out as rude, but you are just a normal person. I am a powerful Psionic wielder whom has many hidden trump cards. Still though, I was not lying you were about three ters away before I noticed."

'Honestly at this point in ti Onyx cant even get that close to anymore as I have begun to learn her stealth patterns... Speaking of that vixen, where is she?'

Janine's eyes widened rembering that fact. She sat down next to , using my shoulder as a rest instead of the tree, she spoke. "Honestly, I keep on forgetting that. You don't act like a person gifted with the ability of Psionics, they are usually very boastful and arrogant about it. You just seem like one of the lads, having fun."

Janine was platonically comfortable around to the point she had not realised she had moved her held head onto my thigh as she lay down and gazed up into the sky.

I said nothing and let her lay there for 5 minutes until she realised what she had done and shot up. "Um, Hey, don't get any ideas! I was just comfortable." I could see she was about to go on a rant so I interrupted. "Relax, I know your a lesbian its fine. Despite so of the rumours due to Kat and I, I am not a tail chaser.

If soone wants to offer a night to , maybe I partake, but I don't fish if you catch my drift."

Under her helm Janine raised her eyebrows before placing her head back onto my lap. "How did you figure out? No one else knows." She inquired. "You may wear a helm miss, but its obvious that every ti you are in a room with Kathrine, you eye bang her harder than I physically bang her."

Janine brought her hand to the breather of her helm upon realising she had been caught. "Don't worry, No one else noticed as they are all doing the sa thing, except Caleb, he was so weird incestuous thing with Kat and practically drank himself into a coma when he caught us in the act once."

Janine laughed aloud, while being relieved about her secret. "Although I don't know why you want to keep it a secret. Does it have anything to do with the other secret you are hiding?" I asked. Janine grew confused. "What other secret?" "The fact you aren't human?"

As soon as I said that, a Knife was held up against my chest. "Who Knows!" Janine roared silently. "No one but ." I replied quietly. "Did Caleb tell you? Answer honestly and I may let you live." She snapped back.

"No Caleb did not tell , I deduced it on my own." I replied calmly once more. "Good, thats good. Disposing of you will be a pain, but I cant have my life I've built beco compromised. I really did like you Apollo, I'm sorry."

Maintaining my calm even know I spoke aloud once more as she positioned her self to maintain eye level with . "Sure, I understand. However, can you do one last thing for before you plunge that into my heart?" "What?" she replied cautiously. "Just look into my eyes and tell what you see.

Perplexed Janine tightened her grip on her knife. "If this is so trick Ill make your death more painful than it has to be." "No trick just look." I replied back, still so calm that Janine was starting to get nervous.

Still, for a mont she looked into Apollos eyes, the rest of her body hyper aware of Apollos movent in case he tries sothing. For a mont, nothing happened and she was ready to strike, but then Apollo's eyes began to change slightly. They beca almost glossy black before becoming more feline in the way they shined the light of the sunset, before returning back to their original form.

'Ah, that really hurt. Using Jewels imprint was one thing, but forcefully altering my eyes to be more aligned to the augntation hurt like a bitch.' I thought as I stared blurrily at the helt in front of .

Janine's knife slowly pulled away from my chest. You aren't human?" She asked confused. "Technically, yes I am human, was born human thats for sure. But due to genetic bio modification, I have spliced my genes with other species. From what I understand, very illegal in this part of the galaxy."

A snort ca from Janine as if I spoke sothing so obvious. "Why did you show that? Why did you make almost kill you?" She asked seemingly struck bizarre. "Because I could see you were suffering alone and I wanted to help alleviate that suffering if only a little since your my friend."

Janine looked genuinely moved. It seed the feelings of the rcenary company were also shared by Apollo. "I-I don't know what to say." she stamred. "Then don't say anything." I replied and urged her head back onto my lap.

Another 5 minutes passed in bliss silence for , yet tense silence for Janine before she sat up and looked around carefully. "Tell a word about this and I will finish what I started today, you get that?" I nodded curiously as she got to her knees.

With shaking hands, Janine began to unbuckle straps that connected her helt to her skinsuit underneath her clothes that stops her helt from accidentally coming off. 16 straps later and the last one was unbuckled. Her breathing had started to pick up once the weight of what she was doing was about to happen.

As she brought her gloved hands up to the side of her helm, I noticed they were shaking with extre nervousness. Placing my hand on her shoulder, I squeezed slightly and said. "You don't have to do this if you don't want to you know, that is not why I told you my secret."

Janine tilted her head to the left in an action that made long for Orchid before saying. "I know that, but you told sothing that if it were to get out, you would be hunted down and killed. I am just returning the favour as I do not enjoy having that type of leverage over my friends."

Cracking her neck, Janine placed her hands on the side of her helt once more, this ti with a lot more resolve. She inwardly counted down from three and closed her eyes as she removed her helm and her silver, wavy locks fell and cascaded down her back.

Looking at the sight before I uttered.

"Oh wow."