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Chapter 11: New home

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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A few hours passed by in painful repetition. The psionic agitator would attack my mental barrier close to shatter point then heal it. I could feel my defence getting slightly stronger each time like how a blacksmith would temper sword with heat. It didn't take long until I could feel a slight change.

there was a strange sensation that suddenly appeared whilst another attack was reining down on my mental barrier. It felt like a muscle that was currently relaxed waiting to be tensed.

I focused on that feeling and 'tensed' that 'muscle' all of a sudden the attack which would have cracked my defences suddenly stopped, no it was still attacking but now my defence was strong enough to keep it out just to check i stopped 'tensing' for a moment and the cracks began to grow again so i 'tensed' once again.

"very well done Apollo-mate." the agitator commented "you have managed to awaken your active defence now this one can increase the power of the attacks. at this rate there should be no problems when conversing with the queen brain."

washing away any thoughts of hubris in my accomplishment with that statement. i took a short break for food. "this is going to be a rough week" I mused before carrying on.

A week later.

the training was going well my minds fortification has come along rather swimmingly. The psionic agitator, who would not let me name her for some reason, had told me that I was ahead of schedule and should be able to converse with the queen with only a minor headache with long exposure.

Orchid and I were now standing at the translucent flesh part of the ship as according to her we were about to leave the Psionic tendril and enter Hive-space. A myriad of emotions were passing through me. Excitement and trepidation being the predominant among them.

Excitement over the fact that I will see a new way of life with a collective that love me unconditionally and the knowledge I will have access to there. Trepidation over the unknown. what Orchid and the agitator have told me have only scratched the surface of knowledge about the hive. Sёarch* The novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

feeling my emotions through the psionic link Orchid stroked my face while saying "Be at ease Apollo-mate Orchid promises only one thing all of this, all that is us is now yours as well." she gestured outside. as she did the ever changing exterior of the psionic branch disappeared and what greeting my vision left my mouth agape. hundreds, no thousands, no tens of thousands?

ships uncountable greeted my eye sight from tiny drone ships around a meter long to 16km Hive ships with looming presence.

"so many" I said pointing out the obvious. with this many ships taking my home star systems should be no problem why haven't they?

feeling my emotion mostly confusion Orchid explained "all these ships are to fight our many wars in many galaxies and star systems the ones the hive has sent to your home galaxy is but a scouting force and will remain that way for at least a few centuries" "but that matters not for look over there, that is home nest world."

looming 'below' the ship is a planet roughly 10x larger than my old universes Jupiter. Massive conical spirals erected out of its crust alongside massive volcanos spitting lava jutting over its surface. the planet looks barren but can evidently support some form of life as the hive originated from here and can still survive on the planet meaning some form of oxygen production must take place.

Upon descent into the planets atmosphere I felt something. A connection, something was watching me carefully. I could feel its desire with every second we got closer to landing. However I was currently unable to focus on the presence as all of a sudden I felt as though someone dropped a ton of bricks onto my body. The gravity of the planet was 5 times heavier than Earth was and 8x than apollo-minor.

I strained my body but could do nothing I could feel my already weak baby bones starting to strain. Orchid was panicking through the link but I couldn't focus on it as I knew if nothing changed I would be crushed soon. That's when it happened.

In the depths of my Mindspace of my Psionic origin whirred to my struggle. most often in the midst of death does your potential begin to work its hardest. the first time to attempt to escape death it activated my first psionic ability, telepathy. Now it responds to my will once again and my second psionic ability thrums to activation.

As the ship was being communicated to proceed back into space the pain I was feeling suddenly stopped. "huh" I relayed out "APOLLO-MATE" Orchid screamed out into the link "don't worry hold on the ship will enter back into space again soon.

we didn't think about gravity repercussions as we have not had those troubles in millennia" interrupting Orchid before more explanation I assured her "No orchid I'm ok now I think a new Psionic power has manifested itself in leu of the close call."

"Orchid still thinks we should stay in space now until the agitator checks your condition till then-" Orchids link suddenly cut off for a moment before she reconnected "Orchid has been informed that shall no longer be required, the queen bore witness to your Gyrokinesis manifesting and has deemed you are safe for planet entry.

On planet entry 2: electric boogaloo I no longer felt the pain I had the first time it was like a film of power passively coating my body. I felt heavier than I was before as my new power didn't seem to be able to fully counter gravities effects more like counteracting all the negatives the planets gravity was having on me and keeping the non harmful and beneficial.

with proper training of this power in the future have an instinct that i could make myself have neutral buoyance on any planet but that's a long way off.

Upon landing the quiet ship roared to life. for most of the two weeks it had just been myself, Orchid, the psionic agitator and a few silk drones to fix my papoose every now and then. Now however thousands of chitinous bodies zoomed around with purpose coming and going with biomass and proceeding to leave the ship. shortly after Orchid and myself followed suit.

we landed next to a 250 meter tall cone structure with a spiral wrapping around its body till the top. a blueish energy would pulse along that spiral and disperse at the top.

Walking whilst walking towards it I asked Orchid if these spires do anything to which she replied "yes these spires distribute oxygen to the surface when needed most of the planets oxygen is created underground by microorganisms of the hive that feed of the volcanic fumes of the planet." I looked at the spire in fascination. A truly alien way to produce oxygen, I love it!

after entering its base and traveling 20 miles almost vertically down through tunnels that presence which has been watching me was growing to a point I was practically inside of it. after a few more turns through tunnels here and there I was brought to a gargantuan room easily 150 meters tall.

although compared to human standards the room seemed bare to me, I could tell that every single detail in this room from the carvings in the walls similar to those on the spire we entered and the places certain pillars were place were all there with purpose. but the grand size of the room didn't take away from what was inside.

Along the walls were 30 colossal hive bodies with a hunched size of 20 meters these bodies made what the humans called Orchid a basilisk queen guard a joke. they have 2 legs that are digitigrade like an animals their torsos covered in thick white and red exoskeletons and four arms which are shaped into ornate curved swords.

these towers of chitin didn't make a noise nor made any movement at our arrival I wanted to ask Orchid what they were but Orchid was relaying worry through the link apparently even the rest of the hive doesn't enter this room "The queens guardians are not linked with the rest of the hive as they have anti-Psionic abilities rendering all psionic abilities useless" she paused a moment "when a member of our hive loses all its psionic abilities they go feral and are unable to re-join the hive and must be eradicated so out of precaution no being enters.

if Orchid was still linked to the hive fully Orchid would have been a victim of their ability."

after passing the last of the guardians I asked Orchid who calmed down a little "why would the queen want something that could remove Psionic powers so close? it seems hazardous." before Orchid could answer, a sultry voice oozing power entered my mind.

"BECAUSE MY MATE, MY GREATEST STRENGTH IS ALSO MY GREATEST WEAKNESS HAVING MY POISON CLOSE MEANS ANY ENEMY REACHING ME HAS TO TASTE IT FIRST."

Chapter 12: The Queens Jewels

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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The sheer power emanating from those words had me activating my mental 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 seemed to have no chitin except where her chest? was. instead was a thick almost scaly flesh which I could tell was 100 times 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 me 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 me through the hive link its a custom in my species to introduce oneself during a first meeting. Nice to meet 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 me out of my after thought a transparent tendril of psionic energy wrapped itself around me and brought me towards the queens face.

"Is this better my small mate?" A sultry voice entered my mind not quite whisper level but a definite improvement from before. I nodded in response a gesture the queen seemed to understand. "good I am glad to have brought easement. I would be honoured to exchange in your courtship ritual of name exchange. Alas this big body of mine possesses no name.

would my Apollo be ever inclined to grant me a name as you did with little Orchid down there"

i pondered a moment the queen was different, vastly different from the other intelligent members of the hive. firstly she uses possessive pronouns. unlike Orchid who instead of using them just uses her name 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 name 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 means precious stone, the blue beads on top of your head gave me inspiration." the Queen said nothing just stared at me 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 name.

letting out an inward chuckle I responded "so I take it you like the name?" "of course my mate being your precious Jewel is all we desire.

Everything I have is yours even my name should you wish to begin mating before the time you gave just say so and your precious Jewel shall do so." Jewel relayed this to me 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 me, 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 remembering something "ORCHID YOU MAY LEAVE TO UNDERGO THE ALTERATIONS SPECIFIED IN A NEST POD TAKE YOUR TIME 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 augmentation 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 me "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 same 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 time.

In the meantime let me feed you, you must be hungry look a gene-crafted a small tendril to feed you with."

before I was even able comment 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. Searᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

2 months later:

my time 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 mental 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 me 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 frame and folded over silk drone gossamer. The second I did wake up the little blanket i had over me got up and moved to the bottom of the bed, It was a new species in the hive that Jewel had made for me which I jokingly named bed bug, it had fur all over it.

designed and gene-altered from some form of conquered species out there. it permeated 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 me up and brought me 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 mercy of those around me.

"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 me "My Apollo I have a surprise for you today"

'A surprise? I wonder what it could be?'

Chapter 13: Orchids new body

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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After getting dressed in a onesie and a short time of training later, I was about to ask Jewel for another round, but before I could ask she stopped me "While we would usually continue my mate your surprise is here.

Before turning around the find what it was a voice entered the Psionic link "Greeting Apollo mate Orchid missed you very much did you miss Orchid?" "Orchid!" I relayed with glee I turned around to see her but paused when I saw what was in front of me.

A beautiful woman 6ft6 in height she has well proportioned face two eyes with a shimmering purple iris'. Her eyebrows have a slight curve well proportioned on her face. Her nose was small and intricate and has a natural rosy pink set of lips. Deep purple locks of hair flow down to her shoulders.

She is wearing a bone white chitin armour covering her whole body with a thick purple under armour not to dissimilar to the queens on display through the gaps.

I stared at the beauty for a moment my brain no longer processing how a woman could reach the Hive-queens chamber until she spoke. "Is Orchids new form not to your liking Apollo mate?" My brain reigniting finally coming back online responded "O-Orchid is that you?" "Of course it is Apollo mate."

I started crawling my way over to her before pulling myself up on her leg which I then hugged "I've missed you Orchid 2 month is way to long" I said happily "And yes I think your new form is beautiful ." Orchid body stood up straight and froze at the compliment.

'Yep its definitely her.' "Are you able to removed those clawed gauntlets to pick me up?" Coming out of her stupor from her bodies reaction to my compliment Orchid replied "Of course Apollo mate" I watched as Orchids gauntlet warped an wriggled into her skin until what was left was a pink hand. I remember her flesh doing something similar when producing her exocrine back on apollo-minor.

Orchid could feel my curiosity so she explained.

"As a new bio-infiltrator class Orchid has received a great improvement to her gene augmentations Orchid can now trans-morph her body very effectively the 'gauntlet' of my armour as you would call it is now stored inside my gene code and can re-equip it in moments" "Orchid has received other enhancements but will tell you later as for now all Orchid wishes to do is embrace you in the way her old body could not" With that she positioned me against her chest armour and stroked my back tenderly with affection.

After 10 minutes of her hugging me my body decided to interrupt.

*grgle*

"Oh are you hungry MY mate bring him here Orchid I shall feed him." Jewel she had been observing her 'broken' limb since she entered the room and had almost annihilated her when she did what she did next. "That wont be necessary my queen I have fully prepared this body to aid in Apollo-mates growth till well past his growing period." she flashed a lustful gaze at me which I did not see.

"As such I have developed 2 perfected exocrine no forgive me, breasts on this body which can provide all the nutrition he needs." As she said this the chitin plate on her chest melded back into her body and my face was now nuzzled next to something soft. Looking over a pair of D sized breasts with delicate doll pink nipples sitting invitingly on the tips.

"Fine you may feed him this time but I am next Orchid!" The queen relayed, her giant faceplate staring through the former freethinker. "That is most acceptable my queen my thanks to you"

Ignoring the bickering at the back of my link, I was given the greenlight to drink. I didn't currently see what I was doing as anything lewd as I truly just needed to eat but what Orchid did as I started suckling changed that somewhat.

"Mmhaah"

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A sweet moan came out of Orchids mouth for the first time instead of the link 'she must be tender as its a new body' is what I told myself in order to carry on. Orchid realised what she did covered her mouth to stifle from any more moans. Not because she was embarrassed no. She was glad her mate was making her feel new pleasure.

She covered her mouth because of the concentrated Psionic might The queen was angrily radiating at her.

'I WOULD CRUSH THAT STUPID LIMB INTO A MOUND OF BIOMASS AND BURN IT AWAY NEVER TO RE ENTER THE HIVE. BUT MY MATE CARES FOR IT GREATLY. MY BODY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO EXPIRIENCE PLEASURE FROM MATE. GRAAAH. THATS IT I NEED TO REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS INTO CREATING MY NEW BODY ASWELL BUT I JUST CANNOT FIND THE RIGHT BIOMASS THAT IS ABLE TO HOLD MY PSIONIC MIGHT...

I MAY HAVE TO ATTACK THOSE VILE BIOMASSLESS ROBOTS INORDER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR 'COMPUTING' POWER IT MAY JUST HELP.

Unaware of Jewels current anger I finished having my meal, I relayed to the heavy breathed Orchid "Your taste changed a little, but it was still very nice however even though I'm glad your back, I cannot stop my training if I want to get stronger, but feel free to take your old role of carrying me around whilst I'm doing so if you like." "Orchid would enjoy that very much that.

In fact it will be easier than before as even though I'm now much smaller the biomass used to create me is much higher quality I'm as strong as 3 Orchids now." Orchid boasted her chest jiggling as she took a victorious stance.

Once I was done and Orchid brought me back in front of the queen, I relayed to her "Thank you Jewel truly this reunion is just the best. Orchid was the one who got me here after all and without her I could have never made it back here, to home." Hearing me call her world home made Jewels anger melt away along with her heart.

She extended a Psionic tendril and caressed my face with it "Of course my mate as we have stated many times the hive will do its all to make you happy."

After the heartfelt moment, I resumed training. Even now tensed, my mind defence can only last 2 seconds at most against the queens attack. She's using a miniscule amount of power even compared to the psionic agitator but the purity was much stronger leading to more damaging effects.

A few hours later I was exhausted super nutritional food breaks could only do so much before my mind felt like its headache had a headache and had to lay down. Orchid carried me from my training area to my bed before climbing in and laying down with me still in her arms . "Orchid what are you doing?" Jewel asked in veiled anger. melding her armour into her body and now fully naked?

was she considered naked as a bug? relayed " Orchid informed you earlier my queen Orchid has made herself fully prepared her body to serve our mate in all circumstances. To aid in sleep Orchid is now able to radiate her body temperature to warm or cool our mate as he sleeps."

Jewel anger once again subsided as she observed my tired face with its slight smile she assumed I was smiling at the gesture but no, I may still be a baby in body but my mind very much isn't I'm very much enjoying having my head next to some literally perfectly crafted boobs as I sleep.

Springing into action the bed bug started to cover me now I was in a position to do so Orchid was surprised for a second before understanding the new species before her. Like her it was also made to aid me so she took no issue.

Once I was nice and snug I started to nod off before so I tapped into the link once more and said "Thank you for such a great day it was a pleasure having both of you together its like my family was whole again after a couple months of separation" this caused both Orchid and Jewel to smile but what I said unconsciously just before my link cut out made them both freeze up. "My family...Love you zzz"

Those words, they have never heard them before but they felt like they understood them that their entire desire to mate with Apollo was because of those words the very fact he said those words to them caused the whole hive to once again release pheromones and it caused Orchid who no longer had the glands required for them to breath heavy and a wetness to form in between her new legs where her newly designed reproductive organ was.

Ignoring the effects for now, the two of them looked through the hives memories on humans to find the word and they did. Its what human mates say to each other when they have intense affection for each other.

Orchids eyes became wide and frenzied at the discovery the queen would show similar characteristics if she had eyes. They knew now that the feelings they had for Apollo was love not just a desire to mate and would do everything in their power to make sure that Apollo would feel their love.

I let out a slight shudder in my dream as I unconsciously felt their explosive feeling before continuing my peaceful sleep

Chapter 14: Gene enhancements

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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5 years have passed since I arrived on this planet.

I had a pretty nice childhood so far all things considered. most of my time was spent training with Jewel in my mind defence and about a year ago I started to train my Gyrokinesis a little to help me fully adapt to the planet.

The rest of my time was either spent with Orchid or Jewel, most of the time with the both of them just talking about random things and odd encounters the hive came across during their invasions to other galaxies and star maps. Another thing we do is plan for the future. As although I feel at peace when I'm with those two, there is more I want to do in this infinite cosmos.

A big step towards my future growth starts today as today I partake in my first gene enhancements. In broad strokes, gene enhancements alter your current genes and improve them beyond what is considered peak for your species.

There are other types of gene alteration such as gene-augmentation and gene-splicing, augmentation can change body parts or make new ones and splicing adds genes from other species into your own to make up for any shortcoming or to add new functions to your body such as aqua breathing or resistances to elements.

we decided together to save those two for when I'm older and have stopped growing just in case.

After a short walk from the queens chamber we arrived at my recently built research laboratory. it could easily be described as a normal laboratory but alive in a sense. Walking towards one of the large bio data pads Jewel had created for me, as I could not process information as fast as the members of the hive, a 3D render of my body appeared on screen.

Although 5 years old currently my diet and powerful psionic energy that is constantly entering my body, on top of my own psionic energy, has tempered my body to the point where I look 5 years older than I currently am. I have wavy brown hair with purple highlights throughout. Dreamy brown eyes and slightly arched eyebrows.

My nose was small but well defined and my face although it still has traces of baby fat, was handsome and symmetrical.

My ego agreed that if I was around humans I would get creepy older women who would pass by say 'Oooh he will break hearts when he's older' and 'If he was just 10 years older'. Moving past my thoughts on older women double standards, I got back to the image on the screen.

I was running tests on the bio-screen which was linked up to the hiveminds conscious, which was faster than any super computer any advanced race currently had.

I was making sure the gene enhancement were drawing the same results each time, I did not have to do this Jewel has stated many times that she can just oversee the entire thing and nothing would go wrong, but I didn't want that.

I fell in love with this form of science when I first saw Orchid create her exocrine back on my old home world therefore other than the hive being my grant money, or sugar momma if you will, and providing all necessary resources I wanted my own advancements to be my own.

After running my last set of tests making sure everything was consistent, I took of my clothes and walked over to a tank full of creamy translucent liquid. this liquid I coined rejuvenation fluid is what nesting pods use to heal existing and also create new lifeforms for the hive. usually just a small cocoon is wrapped over any creature in a nest pod but I'm using a whole 6ft tank because why not?

This was used as basically a failsafe in case even after the testing something does go wrong.

I wrote in my algorithm of which enhancements I was going to do today. I have decided to enhance my body in small batches as first I'm worried if I do too much at once my body will go into shock and die and second by starting off small, it will help me adapt to future enhancements. I decided that today I shall be enhancing my organs making them more efficient. Searᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

After the final enhancement was coded I climbed up a small ladder and entered the tank.

The liquid was lukewarm and had a slightly viscous consistency. putting on a small breathing mask like one a pilot would use I braced. A second later 5 tubes with needles on the end punctured into my body one on each limb and one on my chest. They didn't hurt but I still dislike the idea of being poked by needles. Just a bad experience in my past life that carried over.

About 10 seconds after the needles entered they started pumping chemicals into my body these chemicals were a concoction of anaesthetics and some nutrients my body can use to support my upcoming changes. I wouldn't use the anaesthetic in the future but my first batch of enhancements were going to be my organs and I could just tell this was still going to hurt like a bitch.

Once I started feeling the numbing effects the main event began. looking down at the tube in my chest a neon green liquid was traveling up the tube and into the needles. The moment the liquid started to enter my system an excruciating pain hit my insides. I started shaking. Not uncontrollably, but in the way you do when you attempt to ease muscle tension pain.

Only it was futile as this pain couldn't be shook off.

Two and a half hours of extreme discomfort later, the pain decided its had enough for today took a hike and left me alone in the tank. I took a few minutes extra in tank to let the it rejuvenate me. After climbing out of the tank, I was expecting to feel tired, but instead I felt wonderful. After some light exercise to confirm I was fine I decided to take some tests.

Firstly my heart, I had enhanced my heart to beat stronger and also autonomously from the brain this way if my brain ever sustains a heavy injury my body should still be able to survive long enough for medical aid. It also now pumps blood stronger and will only beat around 40 bpm now.

My lungs have had their respiration capabilities increased. they can now take in more oxygen from a singular breath and my ability to hold my breath should increase. they can now withstand higher pressure and wont get bends underwater for example.

My kidneys, liver, intestines, bladder and stomach just went under a performance overhaul it will now make it very difficult to poison me and anything I do eat will be digested and metabolised a lot more efficiently.

Even though I knew the gene enhancements worked the scientist in me decided to test, test and test a little more just to check everything was working as intended. A short while later while rubbing my eyes a figure who was in the corner of the room the whole time decided to speak out.

"Apollo its late why dont yo-" "WHOA! Holy macaroni Orchid when did you get here? You scared me half to death" I exclaimed out loud slightly high pitched compared to my deeper link voice . "Orchid does not understand? She has been with you the entire time." She relayed to me smiling at my childish voice.

My eyes opened wide, now I remember walking here with her I was just so engrossed in my research I totally forgot about her existence. "Sorry my Orchid, I should not have forgot about you. I just got so lost into my work and the success of the results you slipped my mind" I said looking up in the air and scratching the back of my head.

"No need to apologies Apollo." she said normally before another tone popped in "Watching mate work so hard stirred up something in Orchids reproductive organs, your eyes were so focused it made Orchid want to pounce on you right then and there."

deadpan, I walked over to Orchid without saying a word. when I got there she was still looking at me all smiley like she hadn't said something which would require space FBI to come and arrest her. Once I was in front of her I stated "Kneel." She did so and our eyes were now on the same level. "What is is Apollo?" She cocked her head to the side.

"Go get the stick" I stated her smiley face vanished replaced with a veil of worry. "W-w-what did you say Apollo-mate?" nervousness relayed to me through the link. "return to my room and Go.Get.The.Stick." Orchid wanted to refute but she didn't she only sighed and got up to leave.

"Of course my mate, Orchid is sorry if she crossed any lines again it is only because she loves you very much." "I know you do Orchid and I love you, Jewel and the whole hive but you broke the rule and need to be punished." The rule in question was simple. Don't lewd the Apollo.

My mind may be much older than 5 but I had enough control to know that doing anything with my current body is just wrong so anytime any hive member says something inappropriate to me they get hit with the stick.

The stick in question was a long rod made with the same material as the hive queen guards. if a member of the hive gets hit with it, it causes a mild psionic disruption which while leaving no physical damage feels like crap to those psionically gifted.

I've used the stick on Orchid the most but i have even used it on Jewel and when it affects her the whole hive is affected so she restrains herself a lot.

After finishing up in the lab I started to my room.

"Time to bonk" I said with a coy smile.

Chapter 15: Bonk

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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As the queen of the hive Jewel knew everything that happened on her world however when she saw Orchids sulking face she decided to play dumb.

"What's wrong Orchid you look glum?" Orchid looked up at her queen with a sad eyes and responder "I'm getting Apollo-mate the stick, I let my desires seep out accidentally" "I know it is hard to do so when the being in question is as perfect as my Apollo, but you have to try harder it should be easier to adapt with your bio-infiltrator class augmentations emotions should be easily suppressed."

Jewel enjoyed her conversing with Orchid. Other bio infiltrators she had created live a long way away in mostly untouched galaxies and star systems gathering information and converting locals with special gene parasites for any future invasion.

The last time a infiltrator got in touch was over 20 years ago and although till recently she was fine with lax messaging as use of their psionic link on a planet with many prey psionic users could mean discovery but now, with Apollo entering her life she started enjoying the conversations that held no meaning, no purpose other than connecting to those close to you.

"Well I shall not keep you Orchid, if my Apollo found out I was keeping you he would use the stick on me as well." "Too late." I retorted to her as I entered the room making Jewel freeze.

"My-my love I was just asking Orchid what happened if I-" I cut her off "You know everything that goes on, on this planet, you were just trying to prod at Orchid now get your head down from there after Orchid you are next." "But those aren't the rules my mate." She panicked "Well they are my rules and I have decided to alter them. Head down now."

Jewel obeyed as Orchid entered the room she looked at the queen was going to ask, but until she got her punishment she would just stay quiet.

handing the stick over to me Orchid knelt down her cute face looking towards the ground. "Orchid, this Apollo has found you guilty of 1 account of lewding the Apollo, your punishment shall be 1 bonk to the head with the disruption stick. there shall be no defence." with my little ceremonial speech I raised to stick to my eye level and swung down onto her head

*BONK*

the force I used wasn't much as the intended affect wasn't physical pain, but rather what Orchid was doing right now. she was just on the floor spasming a little her psionic power all swirled around it will take a few minutes for her to recover with no lasting affects, but that doesn't mean it feels good. ignoring the spasming beauty before me I turn around to the humungous head.

I could feel a hint of regret from her faceplate. "Jewel for delaying a guilty party from her order when yourself knew what she was doing I find you guilty of delaying justice and punishment shall be the same as the party you delayed." I once again raised my stick before dropping it onto Jewels head.

*BONK*

Jewels reaction wasn't as bad as Orchids with her entire body technically being every bio-form in the hive the disruption stick only caused a mild headache in every form in the current solar system. Searᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

After the short roleplay justice Jewel asked rubbing her head with a claw "How did your enhancements go my mate? I trust there were no complications?" Although she knew the answer already, listening to Apollo always made her 80m tall body tingle.

"While it was a great step forward with no negative affects, in the future when the rest of my body has undergone enhancements I should be able to re enhance them again, making them even stronger and even more efficient."

After a short conversation with Jewel, Orchid regained her mental faculties. "Are you ok?" I asked although I doled out the punishment, it does not mean I don't care for her just that she needs some serious training on what can and cant be said around an innocent little child such as myself. "Orchid is fine, a little bit disoriented." Helping her up I quipped. "How many times does this make now?

I swear you get off on it or something." " Orchid think it is at 47 now. 21 more times than the queen. And what is get off on it?" Deciding to ignore that question in case I hear something I wish not to, I walked over to my bed and jumped onto it in a star fish shape.

Taking out a bio-pad from under the bedbug I said to Jewel, "How goes your efforts in creating a second body?" "I have tried very hard my Apollo but no biomass can fully support my conscious and would just end up exploding" Jewel felt a little defeated she could make many bodies as small as particles, but add her full conscious into it? She just couldn't.

To pick up her spirits a little she extended a transparent of energy towards me and picked me up in a tender embrace.

I feel bad for Jewel she cares for me so much but cannot really interact with me much except with these tendrils.

Hmm these tendrils. Psionic energy made physical... an idea was brewing and Jewel could feel my thoughts in flux. She was going to ask to sate her curiosity, but like Orchid she very much enjoyed watching me work. Well, they are technically still the same being, but oh well.

Once a small idea came to my mind I asked "Jewel does your body have to be fully material.?" "What do you mean my Apollo?" She asked. "I mean you make these tendrils out of psionic energy right and your will travels through them and yet they don't explode they only dissipate once you stop channelling them.

What if you can make this energy fully tangible and then it would not dissipate afterwards." Jewels supercomputer brain went into calculation mode at my request she placed me down while she did her calculations.

One thing the hive mind truly lacks is outside the box thinking. They learn new tactics and strategies and new ways to make bio-forms by consuming new species. Thinking of new ideas that could further evolve the species weren't required as the method they have always used has devoured multiple galaxies so clearly the need to think out the box was not required. but for their mate?

They would definitely try.

After being put back onto my bed Orchid crawled up behind me and placed me between her legs. She was in her standard chitin form no no soft flesh was on display "Come tell Orchid what you are doing on the bio-screen my love. The queen has gone into a deep concentration.

She is still controlling the hive at large, but the grand majority of her thought power is going towards your incredibly complex suggestion." While I knew my idea was impossible for me to create I'm just not talented enough. Yet. The fact that Jewel went basically into robot mode means while my idea is pretty far out there, there is a possibility it could work.

mixing flesh with psionic energy if anyone could do it, it would be. 'My big beautiful Alien queen' That caused Jewel to stop for a second as my teasing sweet nothings got through to her "Stop my love I seriously need to focus" Jewel said with a very seductive voice.

I let out a small chuckle at the fact that that worked. Although she currently is a 80m tall bug kaiju, I knew that I loved her just as I knew I loved Orchid when she was still in her old body. I just refrained from acting too much on these emotions till I was older to avoid complications.

Bringing my thoughts back to Orchids question. "Some of the other better behaved freethinkers have given me access to their memories of assaults" I teased "I'm learning their thought patterns and how they attacked.

I'm also looking at how the defenders reacted and try and determine if they could have done something different that may have resulted in our defeat instead of victory." Orchid had a miffed expression on her face when I mentioned better freethinkers but when I said our victory unconsciously she beamed a dazzling smile. not that I could see with my face staring at the pad.

"And what have you discovered Apollo-mate?" She started caressing my face with her de gauntleted hand. ignoring it, I replied "Well, this freethinker built up a underground force from a previously failed attack on this jungle outpost from local biomass.

The first thing I would have done as the defender is destroy all jungle in a significant vicinity even if they thought they drove back our forces a few weeks ago they should not have stopped their fortifications the yellow bellies had it coming"

I continued to drone on about these yellow aliens but Orchid stopped listening as she became absorbed once more as me mentioning the hive as 'our forces' was riling up her hormones again and she was trying to hold them back as she did not want to be hit with the stick again.

Chapter 16: Training begins

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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Another year has passed and my gene enhancement were going well. I had decided to pace them out slowly as there was no rush to do so. I have no enemies or dire circumstances so the cautious scientist in me always tested my enhancements many times to make sure they were beyond what I consider perfect.

Almost every part of my body has been enhanced. my blood now clotted much quicker when exposed to air in case of injury.

injuries themselves have an increased healing factor my bones ,which were already strong compared to humans due to the gravity of the planet and my Gyrokinesis, became stronger able to take a lot more strain And my muscles, although now that defined yet as I was only 6, were stronger per pound compared to healthy human 15 year old.

The only thing I have not enhanced is my brain. Orchid said to me that due to my powerful Psionic power my mind was always altering my brain and any enhancements I made to it could be seen as an attack and have dire consequences.

Jewel is still in autopilot mode apparently my remark about mixing psionic and matter is feasible to her and is pretty much overclocking her hive brain which considering that again her brains capacity is essentially as far as hive can get and that is pretty big, and its still taking this long shows how hard it must be.

Over the past year my fascination with watching hive attacks on the bio-pad has drastically increased when I'm not training my mind with another psionic agitator, as jewel is currently indisposed, I'm learning all sorts of battle strategies and tactics offensive and defensive both from the memories.

even though the hive can take over whole planets with swarm tactics, I'd wager if I was on the frontlines with them and had a small elite contingent that I personally controlled, I would be able to take out strong resistances fast and allow the rest of the hive an easier time overall in that area.

but as I currently am right now, id probably die the second I stepped foot on a battlefield. Sure like I said my tactical know how is growing by the day but my actual combat experience? zilch. However that was going to change very soon. For you see while I have been engrossed in overall war tactics, Orchids has been learning everything she can about bipedal combat.

since she can think around 20x faster than I can when she is linked to the hive, she's been conversing with other freethinkers, telling them to retain certain surface memories from their prey about how to better fight.

Speaking of the 6ft6 beaut' I was so engrossed in my bio-pad time I had not realised she had made me the little spoon on my bed. "Orchid, why have you wrapped yourself around me?" letting out a small giggle before relaying through the link "Orchid has been here for 20 minutes dear Apollo Orchid was going to tell you something but you were in analysis frenzy and Orchid was enjoying watching"

intrigued by her words I followed up "Oh? What is it my hug bug wishes to tell me." I made a mistake. Orchids grip on me tightened. "nothing Apollo-mate your hug bug is here to do its job."

Orchid wasted, not in her eyes, another 2 hours not letting me go before she finally decided to tell me what she was going to after I pleaded for the 20th time. "You asked Orchid to let you know when she is ready to teach biped combat. Orchid is now ready to do so" I let out a small smile at this. Finally. "so can we start now or are going to continue to suffocate me?" I was overly excited.

sometimes the hormones in my kid body really do make me act like one its involuntary. I think.

"Not now Apollo-mate you should get some rest you know you can stay up longer now due to your enhancements but you are still growing and need sleep." sighing but without fuss I went to sleep. it took longer than usual as I was excited but I at some point drifted off.

When I awoke Orchid was still grappling me. It took 10 minutes to get her off me and although I was excited about my combat training I still trained for 2 hours with a Psionic agitator to bolster my mind defences before my training with Orchid.

Walking back to my room, as the agitator cant get past the queen guard, I notice Orchid waiting for me in each hand she is wielding 2 white swords. they are both serrated towards to bottom half and the top half is sharp with a slight curve. all in all those blades can mess someone up.

"nice swords Orchid, they remind me of your old scythes." I commented "yes Apollo-mate that is what Orchid was going for. Although this new body is one I cherish dearly, a reminder of what I once was is nice." nodding my head in agreement I understood where she came from I used to have an old body now if I could remember anything about it I would try to draw some inspiration from it. seaʀᴄh thё novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

like a homage to who I once was.

"So what's the plan madam? straight to swords?" Orchid let out a small giggle before responding "while it would be amusing watching you spin your sword around, you would most likely injure yourself. No we will start with basic moving techniques then followed with hand to hand training then basic sword patterns." "sounds easy enough lets get started." I quipped

It wasn't. I thought basic moving techniques would be a breeze but as a novice they are quite problematic. changing the entire way you move doesn't happen right away. you can do it for a short while. front leg slightly forward with back leg back foot facing 90 degrees away from body with both legs having a slight bend. the goal is to keep Orchid directly in front of me while she moves unpredictably.

while at first its a bit easy you body forgets and goes back into its 'normal way' of movement and messes the whole thing up. now my body is currently enhanced so my bodies reflexes are changing at a fast pace but every time I'm getting a little better Orchid changes how she moves. this can make me stumble or confused and makes me fail.

We continued to go at it for hours. my body gleaming in sweat. Although tiring I was enjoying every second of it. its like my body was craving it.

All these enhancements and nothing to do with them. well no longer my body was getting its fix. I could now somewhat consistently follow Orchids basic movements after a while when she was satisfied with my progress she stopped. "Well done Apollo dear. you are a quick learner it takes pray of your age much longer to get those basics down. as expected of our mate.

now come and eat to get your energy back. Orchids chest armour melded back into her body and her D sized breasts came into view, rolling my eyes I walked over and dug in. I was going to stop feeding from her and Jewel a while ago but firstly, they would not let me eat or drink anything else and secondly, I later decided to just stop when I hit puberty.

it is a super food after all and I currently see it as nothing more than getting my nutrition in a rather convenient way.

Orchid on the other hand does not. as i was drinking away from her doll pink nipple, one of her hands was covering her mouth doing her best to stifle her moans. Orchid it would seem has developed a feeding kink she would get all hot and bothered for about 30 minutes after. when Jewel was still operational she did not have this same tendency.

maybe it was because she was still in her giant body but she only got enjoyment out of feeding me her love, not horny like the creature commonly known as Orchid.

After my meal I stepped away from Orchid, I felt 100% again. super food indeed but Orchids legs were bent in slightly for obvious reasons. she thought she was really sneaky at hiding her state as I've never called her out on it... she was not.

"I'm still not quite ready to carry on yet Orchid how about a 30 minute break" I said giving her a chance to recover. Orchids eyes gleamed at my remark "Of course dear Apollo if that's what you need I will just wait over there" she said in a tent pitching tone before walking to the other side of the room. I let out a soft chuckle as I watched her waddle away.

'Come on Orchid get yourself together, your lucky your love hasn't noticed or you would get hit with the stick again.'

Chapter 17: Sword

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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After a short interlude we continued. Basic hand to hand combat was also very difficult, although we were only doing blocks and counters, from what looks to me a new form of martial arts that Orchid created from the amalgamation of memories and data she had received, it was very draining.

After 5 minutes, my arms were sore and my body was gasping for air yet at the same time, it felt amazing as my gene enhancements were shifting into maximum overdrive trying to adapt to the rigorous training.

Getting used to the rhythm and the pain, another couple hours passed before Orchid told me to have another rest. Which I then folded onto the floor at the word. "Are you ok Apollo-mate? Orchid will understand if you want to continue tomorrow instead of after a break." While I wanted to do so, I promised myself a long time ago that I will train with everything I have.

A little pain and sweat are no problem some rest and my enhanced body cant handle. deciding to rest standing up as I fear my legs will turn to jelly if I continue to lay down, I have some banter with Orchid for 30 minutes before continuing to the last part of todays training.

"For the last training we have made a few swords for you love, please choose one which resonates with you and Orchid will train you in that style." Orchid said this while picking up 2 swords they are both bone white with golden accents down the shaft of the blade. The blades themselves are slightly curved with the bottom half being serrated and the top part of the blade is more than razor sharp.

looking at them closely they reminded me of old Orchid.

"I like your swords Orchid, they remind me of your old scythes." I commented. I liked to mention her old body from time to time as to reassure her that its the Orchid inside the flesh sack that I like not the beautiful outer shell.

Orchid let out a gleeful smile at the comment and responded "Yes Apollo-mate, that is what Orchid had in mind when having these swords created I had used my scythes for centuries after all. A weapon of similar shape helps with combat memory." She took a small pause.

"Now choose your weapon dear, it took a lot of effort making non biological weapons that are psionic in nature." Looking over at the makeshift weapon rack, I perused over a few different types of swords. Great swords , short swords, curved swords even rapiers and estocs. While all had their merits I wanted something that provided a good variety then I spotted a sword and was instantly drawn to it.

The sword is an arming sword in design perfect for one handing but the black leather wrapped handle is large enough that two handing is perfectly viable. the blade. the blade itself was 33" A little bit larger than a standard arming sword. The material used in the blade was unknown to me, but looked black with blue psionic engravings running down the fuller of the sword.

As if noticing my enthrallment, the blades blue engraving pulsated and glowed.

"This one" I said as I picked up the blade. I felt a thrum of energy enter my body as I did. Orchid looked a bit uneasy at my choice. "Are you sure Apollo?" "While it is an excellent weapon, it is the only power sword here.

The rest are just standard psionic weapons, we know that due to the psionic imprint added during creating a power weapon, the weapon develops a sort of pseudo-Consciousness and the conscious can have hostile or negative effects on its wielder."

While both of us were unaware, during its creation the psionic energy used was so tainted with the hives love for me its literally a part of the sword now, along with something else.

"I think the sword is fine my little worry bug, in fact when I picked it up I got a wave of energy that coursed through me and it felt great." A small blush appeared on Orchids face at the endearment. "If you think the sword is fine then I trust you completely.

Now stand over there and get into the movement position we were doing earlier." "You mean before I had my delicious lunch?" I teased making Orchids blush re appear "Ye-yes thats correct now to start, we are just going to move back and forth while we engage in slow clashes, after that Orchid will show you a solo technique to practise."

I'm somewhat relieved that the basic swordsmanship felt easier than the hand to hand. it felt like the sword was somehow aiding my subconscious into making corrections and mistakes in my stance, but I couldn't get overconfident because as soon as I made some progress, Orchid will pick up the pace or add a feint and hit me with the flat part of her sword.

After another few hours and Orchid showing me the solo practice, which was basically just the Meyers square, I was done with my first day of combat training.

"Phew, what a day! I'm going to sleep well tonight, what about you?" I asked Orchid "Orchid sleeps well every night she is with you dear-Apollo" she purred. I gave her a warning look before continuing. "This sword is incredible by the way, What material was used to create her?" Giving the swords fuller a caress. "Her?" Orchid turned towards me as fast as lightning.

"Yes humans often call their weapons she. Their ships as well. As if you take care of them as well as you take care of your lover, they will go above and beyond." "Orchid sees..." she eyed the sword carefully before answering my question. "That swords components are actually rather impressive. It is created from the queen of another hive we fought long ago.

Our Queen decided to leave her biomass in reserve just in case her psionic imprint reserves were powerful enough to overtake the bio forms that she would have created.

I was shocked at the revelation the hive had fought another hive before and won? 'Goodness gracious, imagine the amounts of bodies and death two hive species could throw at one another. It would make the casualties they've inflicted on other species look minuscule.' "How long ago was this war of the two hives?

as I shall now call it." "Oh long before Orchid was made, it was when we were just leaving our solar system through the psionic tendrils for the first time. that was at least 75000 years ago."

!!!

By all that is psionic thats a long ass time ago. "And your saying my swords materials is that old? Wow. Well than looks like I've gotten myself a little relic." I said rubbing my swords blue engravings. They hummed at that comment. Sёarch* The ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Placing my sword back onto the rack, I walked back from my personal room into the main room in front of Jewel with Orchid. As soon as I was in sight of my bed, something strange happened. Two of the 20 meter tall hive guards turned to look at me. This is the first time since I arrived here that they had moved.

"Ư̴̬̌̌̏̿̉͝n̸̲̍̌͆̈́ä̸̲͎͙͖͎́͘ủ̷͚̅͋̈́̃̒̈́͂̚t̵̩͚̼̫͐ḩ̷̳̲̘̫̰̟̐̓͊ǒ̵͈̤͎͔̼̳͖̜͋̅͂͘ṛ̴̨̦͍̐i̸̲̥͇͐ș̸̿͒̓͑̑͐̈̈̅e̸̛̦͖͗͒͒̏̐̀̔͗d̵̩͂̂!

̷̧̖̤̲̘͈̄̓̾̌́̋͛͠Ṕ̶͈̞̰̣̬̤̘̬̿̆r̷̤̬͍̤̣̮̙͊̍̐̄̓ẹ̵̡̲̯͙̅͗̂̿̾͆̃̊̏p̷̮̞̥͉͆̏̒̚̕̚͝a̶̢̭̰͙͇̬̾͗́̅̉͐͝r̸͎̞̼̟̟̗̓̄͂͋̚̕ȅ̷̛̩̲͖̇͂͋̆ ̵̧̡̡͇͙͔͙͚̥͙͋̑̿̆͘f̴̗͖̥͓̗̲̺͐́̈́͠ö̶̤͂̏̒̍̿̕ȑ̷̡͇̏̅̚͝ ̶̹̺͚̲̘̠͙̏̏͠d̸͉͉͍͔̠̀͑̈͂̎̓ḙ̴̻̮̥͕̭̗̘̀̐̀͂͗̍̕ͅs̷̨̝͈̻̥̋͜ͅt̵̝͚͈̱̞̎̏̽̉̕r̵͚͉̎͊̑͊̌͒̏u̷̧̠̬̝͉̮̱̓̊͝c̵̨̹̗̭̳̳̺̝̫̭̀͆̈́͋̌̂t̸͖̣͇͖̹̲̝̫͙̬́į̷̡͔̟͔̩̟͚̟̠̿͛̿́͒̿̿̂̚͘o̶͈̜̣̗̫͋̓̔̇̈́̔̈͒͜͠ņ̴̳͍̯̣̩͈͖̎̓͌͛̊̐͊̕ͅ"

The mere words that they said through the link had made me throw up and could no longer move. I got out easier of the two as Orchid was on the floor convulsing. Clearly these anti psionic beings are way above our paygrade. Just as they were about to advance towards us and deliver their destruction, Jewel noticing the guards movement came back online.

"STAND DOWN AND RESUME POSITON THERE IS NO THREAT AND NEVER ATTACK MY MATES MIND AGAIN OR I SHALL DESTROY YOUR BIOMASS IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT NEVER WOULD HAVE EXISTED TO BEGIN WITH!!!!!"

Jewels scream echoed through the collective link. If I had not been training for the last 5 years my brain would defiantly be oozing out of my ears right now. It was nowhere near as bad as the queen guards attack as that was a warning and was made of anti psionic energy. But was still very powerful for just words.

Jewel extended two tendrils to myself and to Orchid to heal the damage caused by the anti psionic energy. I was fine after two minutes but Orchid took half an hour to heal I was so worried I held her hand the entire time. When she finally came to I sighed before yelling not at Jewel, but rather to her. "What the hell was that?

The guards just attacked us out of nowhere!" Jewel let out a sigh through the link before she replied "My love, you and Orchid were caught in the crossfire so to speak you were not the target. The parasite I thought I killed behind you is what they were attacking."

Huh? I turned around and what stood, or rather floated behind me was my sword.

"it seems like my old rival is more tenacious than I expected." Jewel relayed out causing my sword to shake in the air.

I could not process what was going on all I could think was.

"My head hurts" before deciding to pass out.

Chapter 18: Bondage (not that type)

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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I awoke some time later, The first thing I noticed on awakening was that Orchid was not enveloped around me like usual. This would be the first time in around 6 years, so I was a tad bit worried. Looking around the room I noticed why, Orchid was standing between my floating sword and myself. She looked on guard and I could understand why.

The Queen of another hive has survived being turned into biomass, survived over 75,000 years in that state and to top it all off survived being created into a weapon. They say bugs can survive nuclear fallout, but this is like 100 times more impressive.

Looking up to Jewel, I say. "So what's the plan? Is my sword going to be destroyed? And how in all that is Psionic did the other queen survive like this?"

"That is a good few questions my Apollo, from my past memories against my rival, it had a special psionic power which allowed her body to fully takeover another of bio forms instantly. It would fight on the frontlines and when my bodies devoured it, the biomass was rendered useless. Only when we destroyed every single bio form it had, did I manage to kill It.

I never got her unique psionic power from devouring her and it seems now I understand why. She can even survive becoming pure biomass, her psionic Mindspace hidden deep within every atom of it. Truly impressive."

Listening to Jewels explanation of The rival queens ability was shocking. Psionic powers truly come in all flavours. The rival queens ability was borderline immortality as long as a piece of her or her former hive existed.

"As for the swords destruction." Jewel turned her head so her faceplate was 'staring' at the queen-cum-sword." I can feel that during the Psionic-forging our love for you was ingrained into the sword accidentally. As such it poses no threat to you therefore it may live." "FOR NOW." She said towards the sword causing it to shudder in the air.

Walking over to Orchid before stroking her back. Causing a small jolt of surprise. "At ease my dear, you heard Jewel. My sword is as obsessed with me as the rest of you." Orchid reluctantly lowered her sword guard. Standing in front of my sword now I wondered "So a fully conscious being is inside my sword?

I don't know if thats cool or not." Even to this day, forgetting that I basically have more than 1 person I'm my head at any time, Jewel responded. "While I said my old rival was still alive, being biomass for 75,000 years does have its drawbacks. Her mental functions have deteriorated greatly. It is basically now just intent, emotion and instinct.

It does not have any full thoughts and cannot converse or think. It only followed you in here because its instinct is to aid and protect you nothing more nothing less.

I mused for a moment staring at the sword. Its had a rough 75,000 years for it even if it was Jewels old rival, that had nothing to do with me. I've already decided that in the future I would mostly play the neutral party in her wars. she is a grown ass hive she can do what she pleases, I'm not going to tell her who she can and cant eat.

I may join some wars of hers in far off galaxies for research into my war tactics but not against my home galaxy as I want to explore that fully before the inevitable.

In that regard I felt no bother in wielding her old rival as my new companion. I reached out to grab her and I felt a pulse of pleasure run through me again.

"Interesting" Jewel commented at the psionic pulse. "It seems my old rival here is trying to bond with your Mindspace my love." "What do you mean?" I questioned.

"From the basic emotion coming from her psionic frequency, it seems It wants to connect with your Mindspace so It can better understand your wants and needs while I would never do so with you as your beautiful head would explode, I would not be against this bond." Pondering for a moment, I had a couple more questions for Jewel.

Although I trust her unconditionally, at this point I still like to know what would happen if I did bond with her.

And once again reading my mind ,its quite convenient to be honest, Jewel happily responded "There are a few different types of Mindspace bonding the first is a lesser being with full psionic capabilities wanting to become a greater being object or pet. In doing so they become fully in tuned with their new masters wants or desires.

I would do this with you as all I want is to feel everything you are everyday for all eternity." She said going a little crazy for a moment. "Alas as I said, your head would explode having me inside of it."

"The second type is a parasite bond. This type our bio-cult infiltrators use. They blend into prey's populations then slowly take over.

They do this by having them eat a special type of Psionic hive poison which then turns into a psionic parasite which attacks their Mindspace just enough to alter their thoughts converting them into our puppets even though they still think they have free will, in order not to arouse suspicion from their defensive castes.

When the time comes for invasion, sometimes half a planet could revolt and aid us in the conquest before we also consume their biomass."

I let out a small shudder at that one.

"The third type is the opposite of the first one a greater being imposes its will on the lesser and turns it into a slave I believe that is the term. It sound like becoming like us but with extra steps. Apparently this type is very taxing on both the greater being and the lesser being and the lesser being will always die afterwards due to their mind essentially becoming ruptured."

"As you have probably already figured my old rival wishes to invoke the first type of bondage. If you choose to go through with it, I shall oversee the entire ordeal before resuming my research."

I didn't need to think on this the bondage between me and the sword had no downsides on my end in fact the sword, no the former queen was basically abdicating its new freedom and giving it to me. Despite being a sword I gave it a warm look as thanks. Its blue fuller hummed with energy in response.

"Ok lets do this."... "How do I do this?" Smiling at my enthusiasm, Jewel responded. "You need not do much just lower your mental defences and that pulse you have been feeling will enter you Mindspace. My old rival may be a fraction of what it once was, but its instincts are still more impressive than my drones when they have no commands. Let it do what it needs to do once its inside your mindscape."

Nodding my head, I lowered my defences the sword pulsed again. As it entered my Mindspace, the pleasure I got from it this time caused a moan of pleasure to escape my lips. The creature commonly known as Orchid grew flushed at the involuntary act. Jewel was faring better, knowing that I was only a child she could restrain herself, but still squirmed a little.

Inside my Mindspace was the sword. It was transparent and slowly floating towards the centre of the space. Once it got there chains sprouted up from goodness knows where from the white water like floor and wrapped themselves around the sword. The chains were not there so bind the sword, it was more to anchor it into my mind.

I could tell whatever was happening was working as the sword was becoming more corporeal until it was fully so.

Once the sword was fully present in my mind i could feel it out of my mind as well like a sort of link. I thought that everything was done and dandy but then, a huge shadow permeated from behind the sword. it was 50 meters tall it had 3 spiked legs a large chitinous thorax and a large bulbous head with 2 compound eyes and large pincers.

It would have looked as imposing as Jewel if it was not riddled full of holes. in fact there was more hole than shadow. It loomed for a second before dissipating back into the sword.

looking around my Mindspace for a second to see if anything was wrong I sighed in relief when everything looked in order. Before I left I looked just outside my Mindspace to what Jewel called psionic plane and saw something so terrifying. A being with uncountable eyes with an unmeasurable body was looming over me.

I didn't even think and just activated my defence before the creature turned into jewels standard 80m tall body. I had never seen her psionic might without my defences up even in training its only ever been cracked. Searᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"I forgot how scary strong the hive actually is." I muttered before leaving my Mindspace.

Chapter 19: First kiss

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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Around 5 years has passed since I bonded with my sword. I decided to name her Zircon after the beautiful blue psionic energy she hums out.

I was currently duelling Orchid. We had made it a daily thing about 2 years ago after I had 'mastered' basic training. Not that training can ever be mastered. Noticing my current nostalgia, Orchid took advantage of my mistake and kicked me across the room. I landed face first into the wall and broke my nose. "Son of a-" *snap* Snapping it back into place, Orchid walked over and said "Are you ok dear?

Its not like you to get distracted and leave such an easy opening during a spar." "Yeah I'm fine, I just started feeling a bit nostalgic for some reason I don't know what came over me."

We decided to end sparring early today to lounge and practise some psionic abilities. A few hours later, Orchid turned to me and said "Are you hungry at all all dear?" I flinched at those words as I was going to discuss changes with my current diet with her. I was going to turn 12 in a couple of days thats too old to still be fed the way I am.

On top of the fact that I started puberty early last year and was already 5ft8 it had to stop.

"Orchid a long time ago I asked you and Jewel to stop feeding me the way you do, now that my 12th year is coming up, I promised myself I would stop feeding from you as I am no longer a child."

Orchid paused at me for a while before water started to secrete from her eyes she tried to wipe it away but more kept coming. She didn't know why her eyes were leaking as they have never done before, but she was feeling sad. This was all she knew. Her love no longer wanted her sustenance.

She understood why, the hive had eaten enough prey species to know that most don't feed their spawn from themselves for as long as she had fed her mate. But she still felt this sadness as she knew she could not convince him as she had done last time to continue and burst into tears.

I did nothing but hold her in my embrace at the sight of her crying. It hurt me deeply that she was as I had never seen her do it before. But I'm not going to attempt to fix it, she just needs to process her emotions all I can do is hold her and support her.

20 minutes of sniffling later, Orchid stammered out. "O-Orchid is very sorry for the outburst she has just went through dear Apollo, I hope you can forgive me." With that I hugged her tighter "Don't be silly my love, there's nothing to forgive." Deciding to to something I was not planning on doing for a few more years I grabbed Orchids chin gently.

"look here." and planted a tender kiss on her rosy pink lips. There was no lust clouding the emotions of the kiss, just pure feelings of love, care and understanding.

After parting Orchid just stared at me a while eyes bulging with a flurry of emotions. She understood what a kiss was and she understood why it felt so amazing. She felt many amazing emotion so many that if one in particular didn't hold her back she would attack her mate there and then, but that one emotion was dread.

Not dread at her love, goodness no she felt like 200 Orchids right now, dread at the notion that she broke her promise to the queen. She was given clear instructions that the queen was to be the first to receive Apollo's affections once she had her new body. She was afraid of the queens reaction to the knowledge that Orchid got her mates first affection over her.

Noticing that Orchids eyes were bulging still I quipped "I had a feeling the kiss was going to be good but not that good."

Huh? Realising she had just been staring at her mate she brushed off the dread she was feeling and hugged my gene-enhanced body to the point my bones almost broke she exclaimed.

"The kiss was wonderful dear I want to do it 10,000 more times it felt so good." Catching herself before falling to far down the prey hole she said "But you said you wish to change what you eat no problem Orchid will find a solution."

A few hours later, I was sprawled out on my back with my bed bug acting as a pillow. I was watching a ongoing invasion on my bio-pad through a psionic agitators relapse it was around 12 seconds behind the actual battle itself but I was trying to give my own advice to it. Apparently the battle for this planet has been going on for 6 months.

The defenders are the same yellow aliens I usually watch, the Ker'mins in their language. The Ker'mins are a multiple galaxy expanding race and have been the hives main food source for the last century. The Ker'mins are on average 6ft. They appear to be naked but on closer inspection they wear a special clothing that they integrate into their Epidermis for the ability to control it.

They are humanoid in body proportions and their heads are rounded with pointed ears, no nose and a pair of green eyes. They reach maturity in 3 years and lay frog-spawn like eggs in the hundreds. Its the closest the hive has ever gotten to a farm of sorts there's just so many of them. Of course there's more hive, but they don't know that.

As a matter of fact, no-one knows where the hive Originates from. Most species have invented some form of anti paradox field on their ships which allow FTL.

Its these type of devices which can be traced by very, very distant galaxies easily and Therefore the hives home system with its lack of technology and its rather unimpressive 3 brown stars does not even begin to seem like a habitable solar system, therefore is completely ignored.

While giving the agitator some advice to attack a left bunker type building as they have repeatedly ran out of ammunition every 12 minutes for 45 seconds each time. I was interrupted by something landing on my chest.

looking away from the pad, before me was a... block of meat? looking to me left at the smiling Orchid I asked "so I take it this is my new food?" "Yes Apollo-dear.

Although not nearly as efficient as my milk, your enhanced body will get all the nutrition it needs from one of these a day." Hmm not bad, I thought she would try to stall a little bit but it seems she is ok with my separation from her bosom. I went to take a bite but before I did I decided to ask her. "This doesn't contain anything I would consider a sentient race right?

I may be ok with you lot munching down on any Jim or Jane, but I do not fancy myself a cannibal." Orchid looked away for a moment before taking the meat block back." "I- I'll have this one Apollo-dear just in case I will go get you another one with what you consider animal prey."

Letting out a chuckle at her dashing away I recalled I've never seen her eat as she always does so whilst I'm asleep and then she does not have to for multiple days because of how perfectly made her body is.

Looking back at the pad I was greeted with a wall of fire in the distance from the agitators Point of view. "What happened?" I spoke into the pad which then entered the whole hives connection before getting to the agitator as my psionic telepathy was not powerful enough to go that far. I'm only an augmented human after all.

"This one attempted your strategy Apollo-mate it was successful, but the prey considered this a place of extreme importance and used their fire explosives to hold us back and are now reinforcing the area with their powered suits. The benefits of this strategy has outweighed the costs of the drones and warriors deaths as this one can now attack with the elite caste against their powered suits.

Weakening their defence. Well done Apollo-mate."

I pondered for a moment 'hmmm my goal was to puncture through and cause an entrapment. I did not take into consideration artillery support to halt the advance... Still I'm glad I've learnt something.

Orchid came back shortly after and confirmed only what I considered animals were in this meat block. It did not really taste like anything, but I was not bothered.

As I was eating Orchid decided to be cheeky. "So tell Orchid dear, now that you no longer wish to consume your nutrients from my breasts should I remove them and replace the space with just a thicker armour. Searᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Spitting out my food that I was chewing out I shouted.

"DONT YOUR DARE!!!"

Chapter 20: The reveal

Name:The hivemind is conquering for me? Author:Ben_Cresswell

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Another 3 years have passed by in relative peace. I was sprawled out on my bed as usual Orchid clutching onto me as usual. I was currently going over my latest gene-enhancements. one of which was an attempt to hinder my growth.

although I'm currently 15 my enhanced bodies puberty was really amping up my growth. I'm currently 6ft7 in height I do not wish to go over. Although I could make myself look like a 3 meter tall demigod I'd rather look 'normal' by my aesthetic taste.

speaking of aesthetics, my looks have bloomed pretty well in my opinion. I have a light skin tone, probably from living underground for 15 years, and short wavy purple hair. my hair used to be brown with purple in some places but as my psionic powers have grown it has affected my hair colour. I have brown eyes and arched eyebrows which highlight my features.

I have a well defined nose, full lips and a round symmetrical face.

I cant really remember what other humans look like in general its been basically my whole life since I've last seen one but maybe its vanity or my ego but I think I'm a hot piece of ass. speaking of body parts, thanks to my enhancements my muscles don't have to grow out to become stronger therefore my body is very strong while looking only slightly muscular.

"dear Orchid wishes to know when you will be done, she wishes to spar, from the way Zircon is hovering around the bed Orchid reckons she feels the same way." Orchid said pulling me out of my self flattery. "I shall only be a few more moments, I think I can alter my hormones in a way that they wont affect my growth anymore after the next batch. I-" I was cut of by a Loud crashing noise next to me.

Jewels giant body has collapsed a short ways away which caused the commotion "Jewel!" "Our queen!" both me and Orchid exclaimed. before I could even move the queens guards were already circling her body they moved faster than I could even comprehend still that did not stop me from running over. "OI! What happened to Jewel is she ok?" I was freaking out.

Orchid was at first before she reconnected with the hive. when she did so she stealthily moved away to the side of the room.

"what's wrong with Jewel answer me!" I shouted. the guards could not answer me as they had been instructed years ago that invading my mind would result in their destruction so they just stood on guard preventing me from getting close with their giant bodies.

taking a second to calm down and look at this rationally instead of a braindead fool i noticed the guards were just protecting the body and not in disarray "Orchid do you-" Orchid was not next to me. even stranger. even though a detached limb now her main drive is still to protect the queen from danger. heck even the bed bug would have sprang into action even though it has zero combat capabilities.

"something weird is going on" I murmured to no one in particular. At that moment Jewels body started to twitch and rise again I was relieved but something was different. Jewel movements were almost robotic she looked like she was being controlled by something but that would be impossible she is the queen of the hive nothing can control her mind only herself.

after Jewels body was upright again the guards returned to their spots I tried to connect with Jewel through the link but it felt like static instead of a clean connection like usual. i turned around towards the hive guards in case their anti psionic frequency was causing the issue but when i saw them my confusion only grew.

They were in their usual spots at the side of the chamber but instead of upright they were crouched down in a sort of kneel. before my confusion could triple I heard something.

*pat* *pat* *pat*

the sound of bare feet walking across the floor growing closer i turned towards the noise and what I saw jolted me with shock.

A woman 8ft tall yet still looked petite. she had exoskeleton covering her ribs and chest with some also covering her legs and hands and other erogenous regions. she had set of luscious lips and a small nose the top of her face was covered in a chitin plate but something akin to eye slits were expelling a purple energy.

her head itself was very large and bulbous and had a pentagonal shape chitin plate at the front but was also somewhat translucent not quite tangible. from the back of head flowed brown hair and a pair of white tentacles as long as she was. Also strange auxiliary items or body parts? orbited around her in a way that looked like they were also a part of her body.

I was no fool I knew who this was but I just could not comprehend this exotic beauty in front of me.

"I take it this form is to your liking my mate? it took years to create after all" Jewel said in a sensual arousing tone, continuing her walk over to me.

shutting my flytrap I took Jewels 'delicate' hand as she reached me and said "you scared me Jewel I thought something happened to you." with my other hand I caressed her face "And of course I like it, I fell in love with you when you were that colossus behind me what you look like now means nothing." letting out a sly smirked i also commented pulling her down to my eye level.

"that being said the ethereal beauty you are exuding right now is breath taking" with that said I decided to take Jewels breath as well by stealing a passionate kiss from her as well. Sёarᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

As our tongues clashed in rigorous combat, behind me Jewels old body was releasing that sweet pheromone in fact I was getting the whole hive hot and bothered once again causing confusion on the war fronts yet again.

After our short engagement declaring myself the winner I pulled back and glared into the sockets that were expelling psionic energy. they were expelling a purple energy before now however, they were expelling an energetic Pink. I felt a mild sense of danger from the colour for some unknown reason so I decided to shift the conversation.

"Tell me my love, now that you have this body what will happen with your old one? Orchid used hers as a catalyst to create her new one but you made yours from scratch." fighting back her urges to mount her mate and produce offspring from now until eternity, Jewel focused and her energy went back to purple from that scary pink.

"When I'm not with you my Apollo I will switch bodies like so." the body I was holding went limp in my arms and Jewels old body lost that robotic feeling as she re entered her body before continuing. "I can not place my self in both bodies as they both can contain my full power and if I split myself between them there is a chance a rogue mind can form and that would be disastrous."

From context I could assume what a rogue mind was so I just skimmed over it " So then explain to me how you made your new body. the doll in my arms twitched before animating back to life it was kind of freaky and cool at the same time if I was to be honest. "well as you can see my Apollo, the humanoid part of my body has been created to mate with you will full efficiency.

as for my head while the front is material. here feel the back." she grabbed my hand urging me to feel the large bulbous sack? behind her. I went to stroke it but my hand went through. "mmmhhhaaaah" Jewel screamed so I pulled my hand back "Are you ok Jewel?" I asked hoping I had not hurt her.

Jewel took a few second before responding "sorry darling I had not foreseen that result what I wanted to show you was that the brain of this body is purely made of the Psionic energy of the hive and is in essence the hive link made visible.

But when you brushed your incredible hands through it you rubbed around 276 million of my bio forms minds and it generated pure pleasure throughout all of the bodies causing what you call orgasms to be achieved in many fold."

"I-I see" I couldn't think of anything else to say there causing 276 million orgasms at once is pretty next level and I was just trying to keep my ego in check.

Unaware of my swelling ego Jewel interrupted "now I've been watching that traitorous freethinker keeping you all to yourself in that bed of yours for 15 years its my turn to lay with you as you rest now come."

While I wasn't currently tired, I definitely wasn't going to say no to the new addition to my sleeping arrangement.

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