And most alarming of all, the cell consistently radiated a strange, sinister blackness. The same deep immeasurable darkness Nyx had injected into him.
"What is that!?"
Lena sighed: "As Nyx spread her divinity throughout your body for the sake of healing you. A handful of the cells in your bone marrow were irradiated by that very same divinity. Causing them to mutate into what you see now.
Their properties are completely different now: Nearly indestructible and far more intelligent. They are actually able to synthesize the exact same negative energy Nyx injected into you.
I call them God Cells. They had already started to systematically eradicate the Nanites, wiping out thirty percent of them before the rest of the hive caught on and launched an all out attack against them.
But despite the hives efforts, it has only been able to slow down it's destruction despite a ratio of a trillion to 1.
It's remarkable really, but at the end of the day, we know nothing about these new god cells— whether they're truly a part of you or simply a disease slowly spreading, or even parasites biding their time.
But the god cells no longer have any form of programmed cell death and are multiplying and differentiating rapidly within you. Their progess is currently slowed by the nanites, but as the nanites diminish in number, their rate of multiplication will increase exponentially as they supplant your normal body cells.
Due to my lords daily copulation with Nyx and Asteria, a total of 86% percent of the nanites have been wiped out, and the remaining 14 percent are losing terribly to the growing number of god cells.
So I advice my lord to abstain from intercourse with the goddesses while I study the god cells and find a way to neutralize them.
In the meantime, this is your current status window.
Name: Adam
Titles: 'Consort of Nyx' 'Lord of Asteria' 'Master of the Horae' 'Interest of Eris' 'Beloved of Helen'
Power level: 'Superhuman'
Race: Artificial god
Physique: Artificial god body (Fully awakened)
Abilities: Superhuman strength speed and agility. Divine charm. Telapathy. Pyschic compulsion. Euphoric touch.
Riorta Nanites Cleanesed: 86%"
God Cell turnover: 0.8%
After appraising the status window, Adam's hands balled into fists as he gritted his teeth. "Just one damned problem after the other." But then, he sighed and his frowned relaxed.
"But all the same. . .I geus I should be saying thank you."
"You're welcome, my lord. And there's something else . . ."
'Oh?'
"Whiles I recovered my energy I have conducted several routine scans of the palace to locate any possible hidden dangers.
The last scan was completed just a few seconds ago. Thankfully, I found nothing amiss . . .but I believe I have discovered something that may be of interest to you"
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The Acryssian libraries were one of the most revered locations within the palace of Nyx. It contained a vast wealth of knowledge accumulated from the beginning of time to the very present. The outskirts were accessible to all the subjects of the realm, however the deeper, hidden catacombs could only be entered by Nyx and her blood.
Within the catacombs . . .
A svelte, dark robbed figure was anxiously rummaging through the scrolls of the great forbidden archives like her life depended on it. She was just about to move onto a different section when a tall shadow snuck upon her and reached out to grab her by the waist.
"You dare!-" Eris roared. About to annihilate the intruder down to his atoms when she recognized his presence and calmed herself.
But then she remembered something, and her rage burned hotter than before. She detonated the tiniest bit of the divine energy around her and sent the figure trying to embrace her crashing into a wall.
[BANG]
"Ughh, I geuss you're still angry." Adam hissed in pain as he lifted himself out of the rubble and brushed the debris of his body.
Eris finally saw him clearly and for a brief instant, she was completely stunned. It seemed no matter how many times she saw his new body, it would always fascinate and entrance her.
The playful amusement in his dark eyes contained a sparkle that caused her to fall into a daze.
And mischievous curl of his lips formed a slight smile so beautiful it drowned out everything else in her vision until that smile was the sole existence reflected in her eyes.
He was beautiful. . . .unique .. .an angel. . .
No!!
He was a jerk, a pervert, and a scumbag! A a true womanizer! For god sake he had bedded her mother!
"You—you actually dare to show your face in front of me?"
She asked coldly with a frigid expression.
Adam stood with a soft sigh and walked up to her calmly, not stopping until he could feel the warmth of her breath on his face.
"Of course I dare. And I dare do even more than that." Adam softly breathed while he traced her delicate collarbone with his lips.
A cloud of red blossomed on her face and neck and all of a sudden' Eris's anger dissipated into nothing; Replaced entirely by an intense desire that caused her to grip the hem of her clothes tightly.
'Why does he look even more handsome than he did the last time I saw him? Damn him!
But then she remembered what she jad seen weeks ago and her anger returned. She immediately shoved him off her.
"Don't touch me!"
To this, Adam only sighed. He had known it wouldn't be that easy.
"Okay, I can see you're still upset . . ."
It seemed he'd underestimated Eris's ability to hold a grudge.
"Upset!? If only I were just upset! Why would you think I would ever want to see you again after what you did? While I paced about like a fool hoping for news of your recovery, you were busy having sex with my mother— someone you had just met!"
"I see." Adam nodded simply— without an ounce of palpable remorse— and asked in turn.
"And why does that upset you?"
Eris was stunned. She had not expected him to reverse the tide on her so quickly. And now that she thought about it. . .why was she so upset? Why did the mere thought of Adam with her mother drive her into such a murderous rage? And why was her heart— which had been still for millenia — beating so furiously under the heat of his stare?
Why was her body burning up with desire?
"Your floundering." Adam noted, amused.
"So allow me to tell you."
"You are a captive of mine, Eris. You've been my captive from the moment we met. Your fate was bound to mine the instant I freed you from your curse, and since that moment there has never been hope for your escape.
You heart is mine, and your soul is mine— now and forever.
We both stared death in eye, and then survived with our mutual reliance on eachother.
After going through something like, did you think that I would ever let you get away from me?"
Before she could respond, he covered her lips with his.
"You-"
She knew he would do something like this, and she had resolved to push him away firmly when he did.
But now, when it finally happened, she found that her own body refused to listen to her.
His enthralling scent, his musical voice, the magic of his touch; all of it filled her senses and stoked her desires beyond what she was able to bear.
His unruly kiss shoved Eris deep into his embrace, and slowly, he pushed her down onto a nearby table.
"Mmm."
Eris moaned softly. Some part of her still wanted to resist, but as she stared into his dark, entrancing eyes, all of her grievances dissipated into nothing. The compulsion within was simply too powerful. Before she knew it, she had wrapped her arms his neck in a welcoming acceptance and was actively intertwining her tongue with his.
Adam's hands sneakily tugged at her robes, pulling them of her luscious body while he tasted her. Then he touched, carressed, and groped every inch of her snow white skin.
When he finally broke the kiss, Eris's cheeks were flushed by a deep crimson. Her eyes were hazy and moist, and when she exhaled, her breath was as hot as fire. She kept on panting while rubbing her inner thighs in expectation— a trail of fluids slowly running down her legs.
The sight of her— so defenseless and alluring beneath him— caused a surge of heat to flow downwards into his groin.
He could feel his cock swelling beneath his robes— robes Eris was pulling of his body in a desire filled trance.
And Adam was just about to help her do it, whe Lena urgent warning rang out within his mind.
[My lord Adam. I must caution restraint. The conflict between the riorta nanites and the god cells in your body has reached a critical balance.
Sleeping with Eris and taking in her divine energy may yield negative results. . .]