The hivemind is conquering for me? Chapter 858: Very Bonkable Thoughts...

Nerissa and Rhapso suddenly went wide eyes at what Apollo said. No, not by what he said, but in the language he spoke it.

"Apollo, did you just speak ancient Spartari?" Nerissa asked me and I suddenly jolted, startling the two painters working on my cool runes. After a moment of telling them to continue, I turned back to my friends and replied, in Spartari this time.

"Shoot. Sorry. Newly awakened power, still getting used to its function. So how was the rendezvous? Did anything interesting happen?"

Not answering Apollo’s ridiculous question at this moment, Nerissa had a more important one to ask.

"I’m sorry? Did you just say you underwent an awakening? Again? In the few hours it’s been since we last saw one another?"

"Yes." I replied with a complacent smile. "Well, kind of, I’ve been feeling this one coming on for a while. Understanding words when I shouldn’t etcetera. It just popped earlier when I heard these fine warriors of Fabbarinth speaking."

The Fabbarinthians knew enough Spartari to get by so calling them fine warriors enacted a cheer from the group followed by one of the men rushing up to Nerissa and Rhapso as he began to yell at them in his language.

I laughed at what he said, it was very true, even if he didn’t know it. I then noticed the aura emanating off Nerissa and Rhapso and realised they could have thought he was ridiculing them.

"Oh! Do you two not speak Fabbarinth? He just said what beautiful armour you two have and bets you are just as beautiful under the helmet."

I then turned away from Nerissa and Rhapso and towards the man who said that. "Hey, come back to the circle. Those two are not people you can mess with. They are Praetorians They only answer to the great star kings. no one else and have full authority to do anything they want. Also, we should switch to the star speech now, they are getting irritated from not knowing what we are saying."

The man then bowed deep towards Nerissa and Rhapso hearing of their prestige and returned to the fire before another asked, in Spartari.

" King Apollo, what does Prae- That word mean?"

"Oh it’s a type of guard, but these guards are more powerful than almost all others in the galaxy so they are due deep respect and-"

"-Did that man just say King Apollo?" Nerissa interjected herself, still baffled by what was going on.

I snapped my fingers in realisation and explained. "Oh yeah. So, get this. Turns out when on a diplomatic mission. Kathrine, you know, my Kathrine, drunkenly gambled me away to a shaman queen without realising or remembering. So I am technically betrothed to a woman named Gavara. Thats going to be a fun cluster to un-fuck."

Nerissa had even more questions now. Just how much intrigue overload could happen within such a short amount of space? If he told her anything else baffling she was going to crash.

Rhapso however walked over and positioned herself next to Apollo and began inspecting the runes, and totally not the muscular body underneath, and asked, "So tell us more about your new power Apollo? What can it do?"

"Oh this is simple. No weird shenanigans, just a nice and quiet Psionic ability. I have the power to comprehend verbal language at rapid speed now. If I hear a word of foreign origin, I can begin to pick up the language slowly." I explained before pointing down to all the cool runes on my body.

"I can’t read though, total gibberish. It has to be the verbal language. Also, I don’t know what to call it as I am pretty sure some people can just do this without Psionics anyway. Thoughts on a name?"

"Linguakinesis."

"Glossokinesis."

Both Nerissa and Rhapso said in unison.

"Really? Tongue-Kinesis? Thats- No well, actually. Yeah I suppose that makes sense. I can speak quite a few tongues now thanks to this little power. Hmm, I think I will go with Ness’ one, Lingua, rolls off the tongue better. Heh."

Nerissa smirked under her face covering. ’He picked mine.’ She thought happily before regaining composure.

"Apollo, why are you having your body painted?"

I instantly folded under zero pressure and raised my hands in the air.

"Hey! I am only a man, two sexy, practically naked, tattooed, ripped women wanted to paint me with some good fortune runes. I wasn’t going to say no. I am just following their customs. You have to respect the local customs... Plus I have enjoyed chatting with everyone. Win-win."

Rhapso then placed a hand on my shoulder as she commented, "Well, I think you really suit the runes Apollo. They have done a wonderful job."

’Kiss ass...’ Nerissa couldn’t help thinking, catching herself off guard in the process before one of the women asked a question,

"Apollo. Are these Pr- Prae- Warriors yours?"

I suddenly smirked. Calling someone yours to Fabbarinthian truly meant yours. In all the ways.

I then looked up at Rhapso then to Ness, giving her a playful wink. "Yeah, they are mine alright. And I think they want some alone time with their man. So thank you everyone, this has been a true experience. I wish you all the best on the battlefield tomorrow."

In unison the Fabbarinth warriors smacked their left pectorals with an open palm and let out a guttural grunt, a sign of respect before one addressed me.

"Alien blood will run in rivers. To Apollo! To the future king of the jungle spears!"

"To the King!"

The Fabbarinthians instantly changed tone after giving cheers, practically forgetting I existed as a bunch of contraband alcohol began to suddenly emerge out of even more hidey holes. These folks just didn’t give a shit and I loved it.

I then stood up and got ready to leave before suddenly looking around, I was missing something.

"Hey... Where is my shirt?"

...

Nerissa was blushing as she walked behind the shirtless Apollo through the camp. The words ’They are mine’ were ringing through her mind. The way he had spoken them, a playful possessiveness. She knew Apollo was joking when he said it, his face was beyond easy to read. But...

She could still feel the butterflies in her stomach. The words, Nerissa liked to sound of them. It left her feeling... Good.

And she knew what this good was. It was stimulation.

Just thinking about the word she blushed even more. She felt hot.

She tried to think about other things, but when it came to Apollo, her mind could never empty and if she emptied it too much, a certain event began to cloud her mental sight. Her on her knees...

She shook her head. That was saving Apollo’s life. It was a necessity. She wasn’t ready for that again so soon. It was so lewd.

The feeling of heat continued to rise. She gulped. She knew why the heat was rising, but she also knew she wasn’t ready to do anything more. It was too fast.

’Even holding his hand in private is too much...’ She couldn’t help thinking, shaking away that lewd thought as well.

’He has infected me. I feel like I need a good whack on the head to clear my thoughts.’ She thought and as she did, Apollo suddenly stopped moving and turned to her, looking her up and down.

"Ness? Are you alright?"

Quickly regaining composure, Nerissa feigned ignorance. "I am fine. Why do you ask?"

He opened his mouth to speak, but he hesitated. "Sorry, it’s nothing I just thought... Never mind."

As he turned back around, Nerissa suppressed a sigh before forcing herself to get a grip. She was just going to have to deal with this, it wasn’t like she could just...

...

Rhapso was walking along, not affected by Apollo’s words at all. She was as happy as usual as she knew she was Apollo’s. Her life was bound to his through Oath and devotion. She had never been happier and less burdened than this very moment.

Her Mind was blank, just simply observing Apollo’s every movement with deep interest, just like her sister Nerissa was totally doing.

...

Making it back to my tent, still a bit annoyed by the fact that even in a warzone, I was not safe from shirt thieves, I took a gander inside really quick. It was empty, but judging by the slight charring of the ground, Sithrik had recently left, meaning I had a nice toasty bed waiting for me.

Turning back to the Praetorians, I stated, "I’m going to take half an hour to just lay down and make sure I haven’t missed anything with my new awakening. While it is a weak non-combat power, It was still an awakening and I can feel a small increase to my Psionic output because of it.

"Of course, Apollo. That is the wise thing to do considering tomorrow’s battle. We will keep guard and make sure you are not disturbed." Rhapso declared, followed by Nerissa giving me a simple nod.

"What would I do without you two? That’s why you are my gals." I said playfully, winking once more, keeping the joke from earlier alive. I then patted each Praetorian on the pauldron before making my way in the tent for a quick rummage in the Mindspace.