The hivemind is conquering for me?

As the hunt for Onyx began, said terrifying alien had switched into a beautiful human appearance and arrived with Samantha in her arms at her safehouse. Opening the door of the house, Onyx and Samantha were greeted by three individuals.

A man, a woman and their twelve year old adopted child. A normal looking family. They were all naturally a part of Sophia's cult, working as spy masters and collecting information that would be valuable to her. As Onyx put Samantha down, the little girl ran over and hugged Samantha.

She knew Onyx was in charge, but she had this unfamiliar feeling about her, so she asked the other one. "Did you do it? Mama and Papa told me you were killing a bad man that hurt Apollo!

Samantha smiled, she had not seen a child cultist since Ronnie, she forgot how innocent acting they still could be. Onyx looked down at the child and felt both hungry and horny. Children tasted the best and she also wanted thousands of her own at some point. Shaking the thoughts aside, she spoke to the child hugging Samantha.

"Here." Onyx said, raising the decapitated head of the Praetorian she had killed. "Apollo has been avenged. You go and play with it now, but no eating, your genetic superior has dibs." The girl became ecstatic as she grabbed the head from her weird feeling superior. "Gold blood?" She murmured to herself, but that did not matter much as she went off to play pretend murder.

Once the girl moved away, the woman whose house this was began speaking. "We have tunnels in our basement that lead off into five different directions. That one over there goes underneath a river and has had a bit of water damage. Also-"

"Ah,Ah,Ah. Calm down hybrid." Onyx spoke calmly. "The Praetorians lost the trail immediately. They are Psionic beings, they can't trace my cloaking abilities. We are going to be fine, we will just be spending a couple of weeks in your basement until the heat dies down. You and your 'spouse' just carry on with your roles as you usually would. Any questions?"

The man then stepped up and asked. "I am supposed to go to work now. Should I cancel today or are you ok with me leaving?" Samantha interjected. "Like Onyx said, keep up appearances. Go to work, we aren't nobles remember, we don't require babysitting.

The man nodded his head before walking away and shouting to the child. "Eliza, come help Papa put on his outdoor makeup!" The child then put down the head before pattering over to help her Papa from being seen as a spy.

"Keep us informed about any important news, we will stay out of your way and not interfere with how you run your operation." Onyx said before walking past the woman, causing her to shout "Wait!"

As Onyx turned back, the woman looked down to the floor sheepishly. "Would you um... Can you tell Apollo I did a good job?" Onyx read the woman's thoughts a moment, as she had forgotten her name before she responded.

"You were a vital part of me taking revenge on Apollo's behalf Mariana, you and your 'family' will be well compensated and I will personally tell Apollo when he comes back about your contribution."

Onyx then retrieved her food from the floor and made her way into the basement with Samantha in tow, where they would be spending the foreseeable future.

...

Entering Sophia's, Janine took a breath of relief as she undid her invisibility and removed her helm. She adjusted her hair and began to walk towards the bar. The war between the gangs had been kicking off. At this point, it was not just White death's and Talos' organisations that were at war.

Even some of the further south drug cartels had begun to see the chaos as an opportunity to wreak havoc and claim more territory while wiping out competition. The planetary defence leader had taken notice of the conflict, but decided against intervening as the military recruitment office has been getting over 400% increase in enlistment.

This would look incredible on the planetary statistics as enlistment is much more sought after than conscription. Still, the chaos in the south meant having someone with stealth capabilities to spy and retrieve information was crucial, and Sophia had been exploiting Janine's power in that regard.

Janine had no complaints though. The pay was insane and she was in a place of work that actually respected her and her species. Still though, Janine had been working hard for another reason besides that.

Making her way to the bar area, she wanted to wait for Sophia so she could talk to her. Fortunately she was already in there, though she seemed to be speaking with someone else. And she did not sound happy.@@novelbin@@

"Look, lady. I don't care where you are from. Unless you bring either Kathrine or Valerica here as proof of your 'friendship' I am not saying a word to you about Apollo Lambdason. This world is not like the others, you are in the south hemisphere, you have no authority here. Now for the last time, leave and bring me proof otherwise I will start acting hostile."

There was a silence for a while after Sophia spoke, before Janine heard the other woman begin to say. "But, Archon Apollo... Fine, I will go and fetch Valerica, Happy? Honestly Y-" Suddenly the tv turned on in the bar on max volume.

"Breaking News!" 'Oh great... Now what?' Sophia thought as she rolled her eyes and took a drink, spitting it out hastily afterwards. "An unknown Alien has been spotted on Ecumenopolis 1. Specialists claim from this satellite photo that the alien could be from the scourge species our military calls the swarm."

Gabrielle's eyes went wide as she stared at the screen, ignoring the mess Sophia had just made. "So far, there have been no reported casualties as the planet's praetorians fought valiantly as the creature seemingly attempted to assassinate Queen Elaine on her way to a charity event for War Orphans. Queen Elaine and her bodyguards were not harmed in the slightest and the Alien was sent running."

Sophia put on a look of worry, to mask her annoyance she was feeling as she continued listening. "As of now, the alien is still at large. We ask that everyone check their surroundings at all times as the military investigates the sudden appearance of the creature. Those watching on Ecumenopolis 1, if you plan on leaving your home over the next week, King Dickon, with support from King Sigismund has issued a fast acting decree allowing all citizens to walk the streets with high calibre weapons for self defence. If you think you spot the Alien, do not attempt to fight it unless you have no alternative, call the military and you will receive aid in a quick time."

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Sophia then turned off the tv, having seen enough. Gabrielle then turned to her and said. "I have to go, I have a feeling... I will be back, It is a part of my job and Apollo Lambason needs to be vetted. I will inform Kathrine of my wanting to speak with you as I need to go and see her now anyway. A good day to you." Gabrielle said before walking away.

As she did so, she opened her communicator and dialled Hugo. No more than a second later, Hugo picked up. "I thought you might have something to say, seeing one of those creatures on our home world. However, your banishment still sta-"

"Hugo, shut up and listen to me!" Gabrielle yelled. She paused for a moment, noticing a Sepiida staring at her as she passed, before starting again once she had made enough distance and left the club.

"Hugo, that thing, My instincts are screaming at me. I think it is a creature similar to what I fought on Orollo. What damage has it actually done?" Gabrielle asked, causing Hugo to turn silent a moment.

"One Praetorian killed, that is all. No further damages, no further kills. It killed the Praetorian and disappeared. If what you said is true dear, then If it also has a Psionic suppression aura, that might explain why it was able to kill a praetorian. From the information I have received, Arges' Psionic reserve pack was full, not used. He was not able to use it, it seems. This is news I will have to pass on. Is there anything else you can give me that was not in the briefing about the creatures?" Hugo asked.

Gabrielle contemplated whether or not to mention the fact that the creature she killed spoke to her. She still was not sure herself after all. Hugo interrupted her thoughts however as he exclaimed. "Hmmm. Um. Gabrielle. The Praetorian that was killed... A few weeks ago he was punished for wrongfully attacking a noble that was staying at the palace. One Apollo Lambdason..."

Gabrielle went eerily silent. A bone chilling silence that Hugo could feel through the communicator. Gabrielle's eyes were twitching with murderous intent. Hugo was about to speak her name before she spoke in a tone that made his butt hole pucker up.

"He was the one that hurt my son?"