The hivemind is conquering for me? Chapter 859: Shrinking Violet

"Nerissa, you are acting weird." Rhapso said silently after Apollo began his meditation.

Nerissa just took her guarding position and replied calmly. "I don’t know what you mean. If it is regarding to back at Phoebe’s camp, you were acting exactly the same."

"No not that. We both knew something was going to happen and it did. That’s why we were like that. I am talking about since we began walking back. You are hor-"

"Shut. Up. Now." Nerissa said, defensively, forgetting just which Nymph she was with.

"*Gasp!* You totally are! You are craving for some vitamin D!"

Nerissa turned to Rhapso, ready to silence her friend when she continued.

"So what are you waiting for? Get in there." Rhapso pointed behind her, encouragingly.

"What? I’m not going to... It’s too soon. It’s improper." Nerissa defended herself, but Rhapso just scoffed.

"Please. What we have already done? Unless you plan on going further, which you can’t, what do you have to be afraid of?"

Nerissa looked away and Rhapso just shook her head, disappointed. All she wanted was for her sister to feel the love of her living god. Was that so much to ask for? However, she could tell the topic was making Ness uncomfortable, so she dropped it."

After a few minutes of silence, Nerissa suddenly spoke in a hushed whisper that Rhapso barely heard it.

"I’m just not ready to go further. The kissing every so often and the handholding is already so much. Not to mention the naked hug on his birthday... Sometimes these new impulses. This intrigue. It becomes too much. I don’t know how you deal with it."

Rhapso shook her head. "Because I am not suppressing myself. I know for us, what we have already done to Apollo is way too fast. But tell me, aside from the glade as you won’t answer that one honestly. Have you enjoyed the other things? Are you comfortable doing them?"

Nerissa didn’t respond verbally, but slowly nodded her head.

"And right now, you feel the urge to do something with Apollo? But don’t want to go further than what we did at the glade?"

Nerissa once more nodded her head at Rhapso’s words.

"Ok, here is what you are going to do then. When you go inside you are going to wait for him to wake up and then..."

...

Nothing was out of the ordinary. No new surprises that were going to affect me in random ways in the upcoming battle. Nothing. This power was simple and non-invasive. All it had done was made it so my previous 100% full Psionic tank was now 99% to what it is now. A small boost, but a boost in power, even miniscule without it affecting my body or Mindspace integrity was huge and was a massive win.

The only downside of the boon was I could now speak some languages from my past life, not that I needed to of course, but a few naturally helped with translating ancient Spartari as they were quite similar.

I did purge a single language though, after finding out I could purge it. I couldn’t remember the actual name, it had been so long, but my subconscious found the notion of knowing the language repulsive for some bizarre reasoning.

I shrugged my shoulders though, it wasn’t a big deal.

With that out of the way, the conversation I had with the Fabbarinthians about strength and body physique made me want to do some exercise.

Opening my eyes, I was about to get up and do some sword drills with Zircon before spotting a naked Nymph sitting on the side of my bed, smiling down at me.

"Hey Ness. Is everything alright?" I asked. The moment I did so Nerissa suddenly blushed, her now much darker green skin than before making it more apparent on her face. She then hastily looked away before placing a hand on my chest.

"Um Apollo. Can I confess something to you?" She asked in a tone that had me worried.

"Of course, Ness. What’s wrong? You are shaking." I addressed and the moment I did, she composed her shaking hand.

"Apollo... Seeing you with those runes on you... It excited me. In a sensual manner. And I don’t know how to feel about it."

My eyes went wide and proceeded to push up my upper body. "I see. Are you feeling worried because as you have said before, everything we have already done has been too fast? And now you are feeling the urge to do more?"

Nerissa nodded her head and gulped, taking a glance at me. "Rhapso suggested I do something. A handshake of sorts, but on a different part of your body, but I can’t go through with it. I can barely touch your chest, never mind your... I should go. I’m sorry Apollo, I don’t mean to be a burden."

Nerissa stood up and I immediately ordered. "Nerissa. Sit down."

The Nymph jolted in place before instantly sitting down beside me, looking at me in wide eyes at my tone.

"Sorry." I said before placing my hand onto her knee.

"Ness, what Rhapso told you to do. That wasn’t right. Maybe for her personality it was the right thing to do, but for you? No. You are a quiet female. Reserved. Only speaking in detail when something interests you. You more often than not blend into the background, not making a single noise for up to hours at a time. It makes sense you are so nervous about this."

I then leant in and softly whispered into her ear,

"You are a shrinking violet."

"A what?" Nerissa asked, not familiar with the term.

"Can I tendril you? It will be easier to explain than with words."

My head was still next to hers so as I watched her nod, it only took a moment for me to reach out a tendril to her. Once the explanation was given, I pulled back and Nerissa looked at me confused.

"Apollo. I am not timid, nor do I avoid attention." She stated and I simply grabbed her chin to look directly in her eyes.

"Sure. Maybe around other humans. But around other Nymphs. Around me? Why do I have a feeling that amongst your kind, you are considered quiet by them? The silent one. The observer? I’m not calling you a shrinking violet by human standards, but by Nymph standards. You understand what I mean from our telepathy. So tell me I’m wrong."

Nerissa instantly opened her mouth to deny it, but after a few moments of it being agape, all that came out of her pink lips was a surprised. "Hmm."

I then removed my grasp from her chin and sat back, "So with that explained. That’s why you feel the way you do about Rhapso’s rather lewd suggestion."

Nerissa nodded her head before turning to me. "So what should we do? I... I still feel this feeling and now we are sitting here. It’s just building."

I chuckled at Nerissa. She was basically innocent. For someone so old, it was adorable.

’Why do I like the fact that someone so old is feeling horny because of me? I mean I like it a lot... Definitely has to do with Jewel. Stupid Sexy ancient bug wife.’

I shook the thought out of my head. This wasn’t about me right now. But I couldn’t help smirk as I asked Nerissa a simple question.

"So, you really don’t know what to do to remove this heat that doesn’t involve us touching?"

Nerissa just shook her head and my smile grew. "Goodness, when we first met, I had no idea you would be this cute... Beautiful sure, that was always a given, but man. You are just so cute."

"Apollo... You aren’t helping." Nerissa chastised, but judging from the fact her blush was growing, she clearly liked it.

"Haha. Ok." I chuckled before continuing. "Alright, Ness. There is no real way to sugar coat this question. Well, there is, but I don’t feel like doing it. So I will ask. Nerissa. When is the last time you have pleasured yourself?"

"All the time?" Nerissa replied instantly. "I get great pleasure from my actions. Following you into war. Watching you whenever I can. It pleases me greatly. You should know this by now Apollo. I don’t understand why you asked this?"

Flummoxed.

My mouth opened wide.

’Is this a bit?’

"Ok. No that is not what I meant- Wow you really are just so cute. Ha! Ok. let me speak even clearer. Nerissa, when was the last time you used your hands, reached down below to your vagina and masturbated?"

There was no way that could be taken another way and it was obvious as Nerissa did a double take at me.

"What? Why is that relevant?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Just humour me. Don’t tell me you are embarrassed? Nerissa, after all we have been through, you can’t be embarrassed by telling me this."

Nerissa replied instantly, prompting my head to explode in shock.

"I suppose not? I was just surprised by the question, I don’t see the relevance? But to answer your question, Never. I have never done that before. I’ve felt no need."