A small fraction of your superhuman strength has returned.
Your supernatural charm is also resurfacing. For very brief moments your body may be able to overcome the resistance of the nanites and return to its previous glory.
"But for now, you are no longer just a frail mortal!"
Lena spoke true. Adam could feel his molecules glowing with a vitality that had not been there before. His muscles rippled with some of their old strength and even his senses had been cleared a great deal— like a heavy fog had just lifted from his eyes.
Adam stood up and clenched his fist, he could feel the might thrumming deep within his core. It wouldn't be long now; before he returned to his previous, earthshaking might.
"It wont belong now!"
"Adam, the first of his kind. Reaper of souls and destroyer of worlds! The eternal desire of every womanly soul."
He raised his head to sky and laughed joyfully.
"Finally, I'm free of all the constant battle of my previous world.
And I have fallen to this new, wondrous plce where I may roam wherever I wish, take whoever I choose!"
But as he immersed himself in the new, wonderful possibilities of this world, Lena's cold voice rang out.
"While I do appreciate your enthusiasm. I do caution restraint my lord."
"Taking whoever you wish?
With your current abilities? Im afraid that is simple not possible.
Please wake up to reality, my lord"
"Many of the gods in this palace could incinerate you with a mere thought."
"The only reason you succeeded with Helen was because of her unique situation. Other gods would not have spared you a glance before destroying you in body and soul."
"Most of your strength is still locked away. And even if it wasnt, there would still be many gods here stronger than you— many reasons for you to keep hidden and tread carefully.
To sum it all up, please dont get ahead of yourself, my lord!"
Adam immediately felt like a bucket of water had been thrown into his face as all his excitement disappeared.
Adam's forehead creased with lines as veins bulged and throbbed like they would explode.
"Lena, I am not a fool. I am aware of everything you said!"
"But couldn't you let me enjoy this moment at all?"
"After everything Ive gone through, can I have a single moment of respite?"
'Do you not care about my feeling at all?'
Adam wept in an overly dramatic display. But Lena's cold ruthless tone didn't change as she replied.
"Did my lord not have enough 'respite' earlier when he was venting all his lust on a goddesses body"
"And I would also like to remind my lord that I am intrested in his survival, not his happiness. . ."
The argument continued, with Adam playing the part of a broken hearted master while Lena rebuffed him.
"That argument does not apply, my lord, as I do not have emotions. But I am sure that if I did, I would want to strangle you to death for getting me thrown into this primitive world with you."
Adam was rendered speechless. He simply couldn't think of anything reply to Lena with.
And Lena knew it.
"By the way, I was impressed with my lord's profiency in gaining the goddess Helen's affection. If I may ask, how did you manage it?"
"Oh, it was quite simple. After you showed me her desires, I knew that success was certain, really. "
Lena, quitely considered his words.
"You mean?"
"Despite being so beautiful, she has been denied love and affection her entire life. Im sure she has only ever been met with disdain from the other gods.
She has never felt desired or wanted before today."
"So from the very moment I unbashedly showed my desire for her, she became mine to toy with!"
"…well . ..I suppose I should be saying well done. Now let me show you your updated Status screen."
Lena projected a simple holographic screen in the space in front of him. Displayed on the screen was his name and all biographical information.
And bow that was a description of his current state.
"Name: Adam
Titles: 'Beloved of Helen'
Power level: 'Above mortal'
Race: Artificial god
Physique: Artificial god body (Partially awakened)
Abilities: Superhuman strength speed and agility.
Locked Abilities: Divine charm.
Telapathy. Pyschic compulsion. Euphoric touch.
Riorta Nanites Cleanesed: 7%"
"Wait, what? A whole 7% was cleansed? How is that possible? You're told me i would need to do it hundreds of times?"
Adam asked with confusion and pleasant surprise evident within his voice.
"You have Helen to thank for that, my lord.
She is the daughter of Zeus— the noblest and most powerful god— and Nemesis: A primordial god born from Nyx.
The quality of divine energy she released into you was far greater than that of an average goddess.
She was also a virgin, so she released the purest, most unadulterated energy of her lifetime. Considering all of that, this result is not unexpected"
Adam was still in awe, but after listening to everything Lena sai, it actually made sense.
In that case…
"So say I had sex with her tomorrow. How much progress would I make?"
"About 0.7%."
"That's actually not too shabby. . ."
"No it isnt my lord."
Suddenly, Helen become much more cute to him.
"By the way, you said something about my body temporarily suppressing the nanites . .."
"If and when it becomes necessary, I can send a charge of energy through your body. Temporarily giving your cells the power to resist the nanites. It will only be for brief time span, but all of your abilities will return.
However, doing so will drain all my reserve energy, and it will be a long while before I can build up enough charge again."
"Alright, that's enough said. Now lets find a way forward." Then Adam looked ahead and regarded the full splendor of the palace.
It was a city of golden mansions – complete with amphitheatres, towers, and open air pavilions.
The paths all led up to the mountains peak, where the grandest golden palace glowed with a faint sunny light.
Even miles away, I could feel the power it radiated in the air.
It was the home of the twelve Olympians.
Adam remembered the legends of Old:"The god king Zeus and his powerful lighting.
His beautiful queen hera— the epitome of womanly charm.
The wise Athea.
The master Smith Hephaestus.
The brutal Ares.
The twins Artemis and Apollo.
And the most beautiful woman in the world, the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite
Adam climbed one of the lesser paths, careful to avoid drawing any attention to himself.
Soon enough he found an old, abandoned hut underneath a pine tree.
It was hidden very well by a cluster of trees, and there were no footprints anywhere around it.
So he decided to rest there for the night.
He decided it was time to devise a plan. He needed a way to seduce several of the goddesses here without drawing an attention to himself. But in his current state, that would be almost impossible.
Sure he'd gotten lucky with Helen, but not everyone was going to be that easy.
And as he carefully considered what actions to take, a solution appeared within his mind.
"He could pretend to be a mortal servant!"
Even without his divine beauty, he was still easily among the most attractive mortals alive. So much so that he would not be entirely out of place even among the gods.
When he was questioned about his identity, he could simply claim to be a companion Helen brought to keep her comapany.
If he was allowed into the palace, surely it would not be long before he had the opportunity to bed another goddess!
But there was one problem. He had no guarantee they would be of high enough quality to progress the purging of nanites significantly.
Besides the twelve Olympians, very few gods were major gods, and even fewer were virgins. It would be exceedingly difficult to find anyone as good as Helen. He would have to search very long before he found a suitable target.
With a sigh, Adam dusted and climbed onto a soft thatch bed in the center of the hut. There were still a few hours left before the sun would rise. His body ached with fatigue as he lay down.
Perhaps for now he would simply get some rest.
Several Insects buzzed and rasped in the air around him.
Not paying them any attention, Adam closed his eyes and fell asleep shortly after.