“Lady Nerio, this is the recent report from the agency about the incident,” Ms. Wang spoke as she gave the folder to the Yahontov heir.
“Efficient despite the festivities, I very much like that,” Nerio winked at the woman.
“It has to be attributed to the efforts of the team working on it,” Ms. Wang graciously said as she dipped her head respectfully. Even in front of such a beautiful and at the same time, a handsome woman flirting with her, Ms. Wang’s composure was commendable.
“So formal,” Nerio chuckled, but didn’t mess around anymore as she read through the report.
As she went further and further through the document, her expression changed from stunned to grave and eventually, she smiled in amusement.
“So… this cult planned to make its presence known and garner the title as “intergalactic threat” in honor of their god by debuting as… suicide bombers?” Nerio stared at the document again as if to confirm it again before cackling. “That’s a bit boring, considering the way they debuted through manipulating a suspension car into crashing through land traffic and barely even killing people. Augustine Necomir Aquila was injured for such a shameful act of terrorism, how pitiful.”
“The number of injured didn’t even reach ten,” Ms. Wang agreed with her.
“This cult is made up of a bunch of dumbfucks whose genes have not evolved well with the sort of rationale and logic the common folk of this scientific era have, yet they are correct about one thing,” Nerio laughed gleefully.
Ms. Wang simply stared stonily at her yet didn’t forget to nod her head to urge her into talking.
“Wang Lin,” Nerio called out as she clasped her hands together on the table. “Do you believe in gods?”
It was an era of science and technology. Humans have left Earth and sought out to survive in Terra through scientific means. Everyone knew that science is the core of their species, but there were certain things that remained mystical.
For example, the abilities of Terrarians ever since the union of humans and Draumes. While it is known that abilities are produced by a certain energy space within the body that has been honed through years of evolution, the nature of these abilities and how they function sometimes without care for the laws of science remain something Terrarians always speculated over.
This is why the belief in gods was still rampant. Together with mind control and psychological influence, it was so easy to fool people despite the overwhelming power of science and rationale.
“I believe in possibilities, Lady Nerio,” Wang Lin answered.
“Not bad,” Nerio nodded. “I do believe in gods, though.”
“I didn’t know you were superstitious,” Wang Lin commented.
Nerio laughed out loud. “Not in that way, no. Have you witnessed abilities so powerful you fail to fully grasp that you are just the same species as that ability user?’
Wang Lin smiled. “Minister Marshal Julius Alfonso Aquila’s ability to absorb kinetic energy and release it, never taking any damage upon himself.”
“Exactly,” Nerio nodded approvingly. “See? Such powerful people. We are already walking among gods.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
“So, Lady Nerio means…”
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“Unbound gods shouldn’t be left prancing around,” Wang Lin responded. “Otherwise, they will break the balance we fought so hard to maintain.”
“Indeed,” Nerio thoughtfully said. “Let our men inform the proper authorities. This is a fight we can’t deal with on our own.”
A huge thing has begun to stir in the shadows of the Terra Star System, but the young adults in the Yahontov household couldn’t do anything about it. As youths, they just have to enjoy their time.
For the last day of their vacation, they spent the time out on the beach just lazing around.
“Sebi,” Misharu suddenly approached him, destroying the foundations of a sand castle that Sebi had been doing.
Giving him a displeased look, Sebi threw a handful of sand at him in retaliation.
“Fuck!” Misharu cried as he whisked away the sand that had stuck to his wet abdomen. “Unprovoked?”
Sebi eventually thought he probably didn’t know he had been making a sand castle and didn’t see it so he simply forgot about it and asked, “What do you want?”
“Aren’t you gonna swim? Come with me.”
“I’m good.” Sebi waved his hand dismissively.
Misharu raised an eyebrow in displeasure. “Why not?”
“I don’t want to play with you.”
“How about with me?” came Necomir’s voice from behind him. That incident had only been yesterday, but medical technology has allowed Necomir’s injury to heal overnight without leaving a scar. Since this was the case, Necomir was already his usual self and can have fun with everyone else.
“Okay,” Sebi answered too quickly, so he only realized the implications too late. Misharu only rolled his eyes and ran away from them, unwilling to thirdwheel.
Necomir reached out and took Sebi’s wrist to drag him with him to the shore. When he looked back at him, Necomir smiled in amusement when he saw Sebi struggle with himself.
“Scared?” Necomir wondered.
Sebi nodded vigorously, but it wasn’t what Necomir was thinking. Wasn’t it just swimming? The guilt Sebi was feeling due to the kind of thoughts his brain was producing in front of Necomir’s half-naked body was making him feel worse!
“We’ll go to the shallow pool, I’ll teach you,” Necomir coaxed him, reaching out to rub his back before placing his arm around his back then led him to the pool.
The property looked more like a resort rather than just a natural beach. It was restricted from outsiders, and there was a barrier that kept people from being drifted further into sea. There were also pools close to the beach, which allowed them to just soak while eating.
“You really don’t have to do this,” Sebi nervously laughed as he followed Necomir into the pool. He had seen his back muscles rippling as he lowered himself into the water, causing Sebi to feel like he was going to have a nosebleed from the visual stimulation.
“It’s our last day, might as well make the most of it with me,” Necomir said as he reached out his hand.
“It would be more fun if we joined Akhenaten and the others, you know?” Sebi said as he mindlessly gave him his hand and allowed Necomir to help him into the water. It was just around five feet high, but it was easy for non-swimmer like Sebi to be overwhelmed.
Due to his nerves, Sebi didn’t feel secure in the water. He mindlessly flailed out.
“Easy there,” Necomir said as he grabbed Sebi’s waist and pulled him against his body.
Sebi yelped as he closed his eyes and grasped Necomir’s shoulders.
“Hey, it’s not even that deep. Calm down,” Sebi heard Necomir mumble into his ear, his hot breath brushing against the side of his face.
Sebi leaned back – it was a mistake. He found that Necomir was closer than he previously thought.
“D-Don’t you think you’re too close?” Sebi laughed nervously.
Necomir dipped his head down, making the distance even closer. His long black hair gracefully cascaded over his shoulders, his golden eyes bright with an alluring quality to it and with his beautiful dark skin, it gave such a blindingly gorgeous scene that was dangerous to Sebi’s heart.
“You don’t need me to hold you anymore?” Necomir wondered, thumbs smoothly caressing the skin on his waist.
Sebi felt helpless as he shivered at his touch. If he let go of Necomir, he would embarrass himself in the water, but if he clung to Necomir, he’d just suffer like this!
He spent a while being silent like that, unsure of what he should do. Necomir eventually did what he thought was right and dragged Sebi with him to start his on-the-spot training.
“Cling to the side,” Necomir told him. “We’ll start by making bubbles.”
“Bubbles?” Sebi looked at him incredulously.
“It’s what you call the technique where you control your breathing so you can stay underwater longer,” Necomir said. “Follow me. Start by inhaling as much oxygen as you can then hold it in. Once you go under, just stay calm and slowly, really slowly, breathe out through your mouth.”
Sebi followed what Necomir instructed him to do. After accidentally gulping down and inhaling in some water, Sebi later got the trick.
“Very good,” Necomir ruffled his wet hair. “Let’s put you to the test, shall we?”
Sebi pouted. “What if I drown?”
“Don’t worry, you won’t,” Necomir comforted him. He then swam to the opposite side of the pool, which wasn’t that far from the side where Sebi was.
“Use the technique you just did and walk over to me.”
It was easy enough, Sebi felt he would be able to easily accomplish such a task.
When Sebi went under, he could see the blue liquid around him that he had been familiar with. Sunlight penetrated through the surface, making everything bright enough for Sebi to see the lower half of Necomir’s body that was submerged while he waited for him to accomplish the task.
With certain but clumsy steps, Sebi flapped his hands and propelled himself forward. He was doing well, just walking towards Necomir was a bit hard due to the water’s influence on his body but he knew what to do.
But something weird happened.
The sunlight seemed to change color, suddenly turning a warm shade of red. The light and the water warped until to Sebi’s surprise, a person appeared in front of him.
If the appearance of another person wasn’t enough, this person also had the same face as Sebi!
“Who are you?” Sebi wanted to ask, but he couldn’t open his mouth or water would suddenly enter. He could only stare at the person in front of him in a daze.
The person was floating underwater, seemingly unconscious with his eyes closed. He wore strange red robes, and his black hair was so long that it reached past his waist. The red light around him made it look like he was glowing.
Sebi reached out, wanting to wake the person up. But before he could reach him, the person suddenly woke up.
Red eyes stared back at him
Author’s Notes:
Please don’t judge Necomir… I got those instructions from my swimming class back in senior highschool 😭😂
I’m sorry for being gone for like two weeks(?). I have a really bad case of writer’s block and announcing it on Discord when so little people read my work feels a bit embarrassing… but I’m going to complete this work no matter what! The outline is all settled, I just have to write it, which is the hard part. I’m excited to write more of Sebi and Necomir’s romance together with a plot that I always fancied writing about.
Thank you everyone for reading!
That’s okay! Better a slow and good story than a fast and bad one. Ty for the chapter!
Yes, I’m really taking my time and trying my best to flesh them out although I’m still not very good of a writer hahaha
Thank you for reading!
I think the swimming thing with the bubbles is how it goes, right? for beginners? idk I dont swim… which I guess I should since I have been playing in the ocean my whole life.. QwQ
who is this new spirit thing? Is it the half that lives rent free in Sebi’s brain? Will Sebi be one of those modern Gods Lady Nerio mentioned?
ok, I hope life is more daijobu for you now. I also think pinging everyone on discord is ok.
Finally, I adore Sebi and Neco and I really appreciate your hard work in writing this story and letting us get to know and love the characters.
Thank you! <3<3
Humm.. i wonder if there is a connection about the gods Nerio talk about and Sebi’s transmigtation.
Thanks for the chapter! Just take your time.
5 feet deep water? Welp I’m drowned then 🙈