Unipsi, lovely entity

chapter 22: occultist

I wonder if the ship will conceal my disembark. Well I’m about to find out.

Scilla was in the airlock, ready to exit it. She had no idea of what was waiting on the other side but as she could aspect there were tens of soldiers both from Hakavor and the army, ready for whatever could come from the ship. Additionally the sky was filled with VTOLs and small spacecrafts just in case.

As the airlock opened the ship emitted it’s usual light interference field concealing Scilla but more importantly keeping the airlock location a secret. As soon as the square of darkness disappeared Scilla was surrounded by all the soldiers that immediately recognise her. One in particular rushed toward Scilla.

“fucking hell you are alive commander” shouted happily Morea going in for a hug.

“it takes more than a small skirmish to kill me”

“SMALL!?! you got hit by a full armour that flew toward you while you were not wearing one. Most people would have died. How the fuck are you completely fine?”

“long story short esterian medicine do crazy shit and I’m way more robust than what I believed I was. Now let’s get going, I suppose you are not only here to know how I’m keeping up”

“Yes commander, we will guard you to the liin position.”

Along with Morea and a pair of guards she embarked on one of the many VTOLs and immediately she was leaving the HQ.

The VTOL brought Scilla to one of the several safe zones built in case of emergency to protect the liin. Those are highly militarized zones that offers the best possible defence at the cost of less comfort and luxuries. Here she was guided to an underground room. Inside just the liin and Dhalia with her broken arm.

“you are finally here Scilla” immediately started the Liin.

“well I don’t really have a reason to deny you meeting request. Also how is your arm doing Dhal?”

“that bitch fucked me up really good”

“hey your language” commented Csuicha.

“fucking hell my arm is broken in 7 different locations. It will take at least a month to get back to normal.”

“be thankful that she Injected you with her bio-glue so we didn’t have to operate you”

Scilla was confused.

“who was injected with what?”

“Dhal had some strange material injected into her, that after the bones were broken is now trying to patch them up. Basically she will heal without problems however we must know why. The same substance is also in all the injured soldier and stopped them from dying due to blood loss. Ideas why she did that?”

“because she is crazy Csuicha! She is fucking nut. We can’t control her, I tried and this is what I got back” yelled Dhalia pointing at her arm.

“stop complaining kid. Your broken arm is going to play in our favour”

our favour, what does she mean.

“Csuicha what do you mean play in our favour? What are you planning?”

“Scilla, my friend. I have planned a lot and I have reached the conclusion that we need to tie Idra to us”

“Tie her down… have you fallen down the stairs?”

“I’m totally sane Scilla. We are going to form a permanent bond and not only that. We are going to use every single thing she had gave us intentionally or not. You see your little friend, happened to have gathered and killed basically only people highly involved with progressive stuff like sex changing and so on. I don’t know if she did that on purpose but this is a golden egg to take back the rights that I gave them in order to keep them quiet. With what happened and the database that Idra gave us we could purge a lot of trash and set an example.”

“The linking part is absolute trash but the second half is brilliant. So are we covering the incident up saying that extremist infiltrate the compound?”

“what no! That will make us Hakavors look weak. Csuicha you are not planning that right?”

“calm down Dhal, of course not. We are going to say that the Ittiro that was killed had become an extremist and tried to attack me after he saw his friend being lawfully killed and his name popping up on the criminal screen. We will keep the list secret and use it as a base to harass those inferior creatures. We will be able to execute periodical patrol and home inspection just by saying that they are related to someone on the list. It will be amazing. Next time you meet Idra thanks her”

“well that’s way better plan but we still don’t know what she injected me with” added Dhalia.

“Scilla, this is up to you, ideas?” said Csuicha.

“while fighting it was clear that she had no real intention to kill us. I suppose something triggered her guard mode or some shit like that. So she found herself in an unknown place and reacted disarming us. As far as I know esterian laws are extremely punitive even worst than ours. So that was probably a normal engage with armed people. She had no reason to kill so she kept the captured alive in her own way.”

“So you don’t think it’s a harmful substance?” replied Dhalia, a bit worried.

“probably not. But I can’t say for certain. Now Serafia, what is this story about tying her to us? We already have a cooperation contract what else can we get?”

The two femari had a smirk on their faces while they both stared back at Scilla. Then the liin spoke.

“we could get her”

What the fuck is this bullshit. Let’s hope I misunderstood.

“the hell are you talking about, get her? You know we can’t imprison her.”

“don’t play around it. I want you to join her hand in marriage, a political marriage for the greater good.”

They don’t know. Better play is safe as they would think.

“FUCK NO! You can’t do me this. I would fucking follow you in all our battles but you know I don’t play around with my relationships.”

then Dhalia intrude.

“oh please, we all saw how she behaves only toward you. When we put down the contract she was so strict about only working with you. She like you idiot.”

“no she doesn’t you fucking moron. She is clingy because she wants my body….”

“Exactly she wants to fuck you!” shouted Dhalia.

“no you damn cunt I didn’t mean in that way. Apparently I have some genetic mutation or some shit that isn’t really liked by her scanners and she wants to understand why. Did you really both think that she would even consider a relationship with me? The most prude and xenophobic species known going out with a just met alien? You should both go get your brain checked”

“Scilla I know I’m asking you a lot. But you are an ittira, one of the few in history. You are in a position of power not just a random girl walking by. Also you are single and you have a little fertility problem right? You left the army because too many wanted you but you couldn’t bring yourself, or the other, to a potential childless life. Now you have a massive opportunity, she is human and we all know that humans can reproduce with basically all complex species.”

“it’s still a no. Go find someone else and prey that Idra won’t kill her. I’m out of this shit”

Saying so Scilla stood up and started walking away to get back, at least to her own house, but Csuicha spoke again.

“Scilla you know we don’t have anybody else. You are the only option”

“I don’t give a shit.”

The room filled with silence as Scilla was walking away but once again Csuicha spoke. Her voice was cold almost ominous even toward her friends.

“She is an occultist!, she is a fucking occultist.”

Limited minds define as occult what they can’t understand or can’t detect due to physical limitation. If you are an N-dimensions creature usually you can’t detect all 2N-dimensions of a second creature but just the N-dimensions that defines you. That factor 2 remains undefined but still can interact with the world generating complex phenomena. All this is only possible because the universe is not as it appears. The esterians call it Unipsi, a sum of infinite universes infinitely different from each other. If you can link 2 different universes then what is impossible become possible. Occultist are just one of the many form for those universal links to manifest. Some can summon negative masses that annihilate with the “standard” one, other can reverse the thermodynamics laws cooling down objects while generating energy. There is no end to the possibility yet there are so few occultist around in such vast space. Humans, Esterians, Leans and Xoraxtas rule over a 50 light years square space yet most had no idea that occultist exist, not even the occultist themselves know what they are. To lean knowledge so far there was only one occultist, Serafia Csuicha. This knowledge is restricted only to the liin and her 2 friends Dhalia and Scilla. A new occultist, probably one that isn’t aware of it is way to important to be let go.

“WHAT?!? NO! She is not!”

“Scilla she must be one. Who the fuck would even ask for my eyes colour or try to catch something in the air that nobody see?”

“you are mistaking! That must have been some sensor error or…”

“SCILLA!” shouted the Csuicha.

“she is one. I know, I could feel something coming from her but I wasn’t sure what the hell it was. Then when she asked for my eyes colour she confirmed it all. She could see my power overflowing. When it’s overflowing I see my eyes of a red colour and a strange mist is all around my head. What she did can’t be just a coincidence.”

no… she can’t be. If she is an occultist then the books were right. She will become a monster without control or some shit like that. But also that would explain why she lost control. Maybe their power interact somehow and well…. Fuck. What do I do now.

“give… give me some time to think. I will go home and tomorrow I will speak with Idra again. I will try to understand what she knows and then, only then I will decide”

“that’s enough for me. Have a safe trip home friend” concluded Csuicha as Scilla left the room.

Once at home Scilla started to feel all the fatigue of the day. That was a long day. In a zombie like state she spent some time with Wiola and Liwa that were worried sick after the incident new spread around like wildfire. Then believing that she could finally rest she went to sleep to once again find herself in some weird as fuck dreams. Once again she was approaching a cliff. The strange creature was waiting at the summit of it. But this time she was able to get by her side.

“what the fuck are you? You are not Idra or some of her shit pulling trick on me right?”

the dark figure started shifting and glitching as an old TV with a weak signal. Then finally the creature true form.

A naked floating vaguely humanoid creature was there before her eyes. That beast was 3 meter tall with an androgyne figure disfigured by tentacles, wings and intramuscular mouths. It was horrible but yet that entity felt humans or at least it was a humanoid at some point in time. The monster had 5 fingers but the pinkies were now second thumb on the opposite side. It’s finger nails were claws of unknown substance of a purple and grey colour. On the head a third eye vertical in the middle of the forehead and the yellow eyes themselves had a pupil full of spikes. Popping out of the hair 3 massive horns made of unknown crystal but with the same shape of the one that Idra had at the meeting. Long ears that exceeded the skull ending with spiky crystal structures. Arms and legs seems normal but looking closely they were made by tentacles braid together around a solid metallic structure that looked like a bone. On the lower back a massive tail with spikes on it. On the upper back a pair of wings big enough to surround the creature like a bat. Those wings had the main structure made of metal but the membrane was still organic. It was not a pleasure for the eyes, quite the opposite.

“what the fuck are you?”

“a child of a never-ending star”

“yeah yeah poetic and all the shit you want, you could just stayed silent. Now what the hell do you want from me? You have shown me things, probably from Idra’s past. Why and how?”

but the creature didn’t reply. On the opposite the monster lift its arm and a strange ball appeared on it. That object was twitching and shaking emitting a continuos series of whispers so loud that the ground was vibrating. The creature moved its finger closer to the sphere that once again emitted even louder whispers. Now the surrounding changed. The cliff was now at the edge of a valley full of cities and surrounded by mountains. Massive ships were moving in the sky. Unknown shapes from unknown species.

“long waited for flesh to born. Stone of inner secrets. Sculpture of sublime definition and undefined margins.”

Then the creature touched the floating sphere. The petrifying sound of the Whispers spread around. All that was seen started decaying consumed by the Whispers. That things was eating away everything. People, cities, spaceships, mountains even the moons and the stars. Now in total darkness Scilla could only see the creature eyes glowing and emitting a yellow light that was reflecting on the sphere. Then light. A representation of Idra was standing in the light. The creature pressed again the sphere but nothing. In the distance a strange light was pulsing. She felt an unpleasent attraction toward it, then the creature spoke again.

“Iris” as the creature said her name the dream vanished and Scilla woke up. It was morning and strangely enough it didn’t felt like a nightmare but more like a communication with something or someone lost long ago.

This shit is driving me crazy. Don’t need a genius to understand that it is probably the artefact inside Idra trying to communicate but why with me? Did it said that it was waiting for Idra to be born? But why such horrendous appearance? And why did it have to be so cryptic is it broken somehow? Well I should go and see how Idra is doing and tell her all about this shit and the secret meeting. Maybe she knows more than I do. Well probably she does.

With some difficulties mostly posed by her sister worries, Scilla was able to get back to Natrix. The ship strangely enough welcomed her and let her in. Scilla and only Scilla for the first time saw the passage toward the airlock. The totality of the ship’s hull moves in order to reveal the entrance. A strange and not really efficient technique meant to keep out outsiders? But who the fuck would approach an esterian ship? Once inside she walked up in the living area but something wasn’t right. Near the ladder toward Idra’s room Scilla spotted Idra’s helmet on the ground.

“Idra are you up there? Your helmet…”

Idra’s reply was odd, her voice was definitely one of a sick person yet it was energetic.

“why are you back? After all the things that I have done to you?”

“are you sick? I’m coming up”

“NO! Stay the fuck down!”

“ok, don’t need to get angry. So what is happening? You know you can tell me anything right?”

“what is happening is that I don’t know what to do. Why the fuck are you back here?”

“isn’t it obvious? I’m here for you. So now you can get down here and talk with me or I get up there. Choose.”

What the hell is happening with her? This is way too emotional for Idra.

“if… if you come up here is no way back. You will have to accept all the consequences of your actions and mine as well. I will only bring harm to you, I can only harm. I was built for it. I..”

“shut the fuck up! I’m coming up”

Let’s hope I’m on the winning side of this gamble. All this just because I like her a bit. Stupid biology.

Scilla slowly climbed the ladder and to her surprise she not only won her gamble she won the jackpot for life. Lying down on her bed there was Idra outside of her suit. Idra covered herself with all sort of fluffy and soft stuff she could find from pillows to blankets. From massive quilts to bed sheets. Her head was the only thing that was not covered and it was more than enough. Long slightly wavy and fluffy hair of a copper like colour were all around the bed. Her slightly tanned skin was without any imperfection and combined with her few freckles made an astonishing beautiful base of perfect colour gradients. This amazing figure was in perfect contrast with her bright yellow eyes staring right back into Scilla’s soul. Long pointy ears like a fantasy elf added to her almost perfectly symmetrical face provoke an overwhelming sublime feeling. A combination of beauty beyond imagination and a death gaze capable to freeze your blood.

Then a timid more relaxed high pitch voice perfectly match to her body snap Scilla back to reality.

“S..Surprise….” a small smile that clearly showed her viper like fangs and pointy teeth.

Scilla just had no words, she was there totally silent and immobile. Her brain was still processing how a creature could be so perfect in all her proportions that Idra spoke again.

“you… you are not… not angry right?”

First the only important thing. Don’t let your dick think for you Scilla.

“mmh, Are you. No emmh can you.. we... have kids.. if well.. we.. you know…”

“are you asking if I can reproduce alike a human? Yes, fun fact we are even more fertile than…”

That was enough for Scilla. In that moment she really didn’t care about being lied. In her brain she had already understood that Idra did what she had to do and most importantly she understood that showing her face was a massive step forward for both of them. Idra was reciprocating Scilla’s blind trust in her showing her species secret and hers as well. Scilla rushed to Idra with the intention to hug her. She was happy but on the other hand Idra didn’t really understood so.

“you would not beat a sick person right!” exclaimed Idra a bit too slowly trying to retract into a defensive position, but she had no time. She was already being hugged by Scilla that started caressing her head.

“who the fuck would even dare to touch you? Have someone ever beaten you?”

“no but I thought you were angry so I…”

“shut up. I will never hurt you”

“you are not angry at me?”

“why should I be?”

“because I lied to you even if I ask complete honesty from you”

“it’s fine. I’m not so stupid to not understand why you did it.”

“but still…”

“no buts. Just shut up and accept my kindness”

“… I already told you that you were the first person that hugged me after so long. Now you are also the first non esterian that saw my face. Last time someone saw my face it was a couple of friends 4 years ago. So today only 3 creatures know it”

“what about your sisters?”

“well they are all dead so can’t really say that a corpse knows my face. Still most of them never saw it anyway. I was put inside the suit when I was 4 and I didn’t really left it while they were alive”

“what?! That is inhuman even for…”

“it’s fine. I was too dangerous even to be beside them. I suppose you are curious about me, about the esterians. Am I right?”

“yep totally right. But I also have informations for you, that you probably already know but whatever. Didn’t really predict to be let in your comfort zone”

“yeah, I didn’t plan for it neither but well after some calculations I concluded that it was the best thing to do. Also the neck bomb is fake so I don’t really know anything. I didn’t want to spy on you. So I trust you will still tell me anything.”

“of course I will. I… well I’m out of words to describe how happy I am now.”

“well then let me take on that happiness and kindness of yours. Can you let me lie down…”

Idra’s face got redder, a lot redder. As red as a ruby and so were her hears. Scilla, after the blood rush to her dick as come to an end, was finally starting to realize that Idra was really sick. She was indeed shaking a lot and her body was unnaturally hot, even hotter than hers. Then Idra continued her phrase turning away as much as she could from Scilla’s face. She was not only sick but embarrassed.

“c..c..can you… be… my h..h..heater? I...i mean if you w...want I..”

“I will do whatever it take to help you out. What do I have to do? Get under the covers with you?”

“if..if you want… but can you take out your dirty c..clothes… I…”

“sure I will undress and put on a blanket so I will be covered as well and you won’t feel uncomfortable.”

“thanks. You already know me too well”

Scilla rushed out of the room with one of the unused blanket on the bed. She immediately went in and out of the bathroom and in just 30 second she was back. She was far too exited to waste time in such trivial matters. She was now approaching the bed. Idra was still on the left side facing the wall.

“don’t… don’t get strange I...ideas. Get behind me and...and… get closer….so I..i can absorb your.. heat.”

“I won’t do anything, not to a sick girl that is yet to become my wife”

As soon as the word wife was said Idra’s ears twitched and stiffen up. She was definitely interested in said word.

“I...i…i still didn’t… didn’t said anything about marriage… we still have… have to… d..d..date for…”

“we will take our time. What is important is that I love you and I believe you feel the same. Take your time. I have at least 110 more human years so in the mean while I will admire your beauty”

Idra couldn’t get more redder so she just replied even more embarrassed.

“thanks… am.. I really that beautiful?”

“are you fucking kidding me? On a scale to 0 to 10 you are probably around 14 or 15… nah maybe 16… you are objectively beautiful… I know of an old artistic human movement that was looking to depict the sublime intrinsic in nature. Well you are that sublime. You are like crystal clear river in a forest at fall during the sunset. The is just a lack of words to describe you.”

Idra chuckled a bit while pushing herself into Scillas body.

“thanks again… you are too kind with me… but I like it… I missed being complimented by someone with value.”

Idra’s voice was getting weaker, a yawn after the other she was slowly falling asleep.

“Fuck...I will… tell… … you all… … give me… one…. …. hour…. … … of… … … …”

and then she felt a sleep beside Scilla.

I guess I will stay here and heat her up with my body. Fuck this is the best day of my life. How can she be so beautiful? She is even into me. Our kids will… no no wait it’s a bit to early for that… well maybe not to early if I just fantasise a bit waiting for her. She smells so good… will she be angry if I touch her ears… NO! I must resist… fuck I should have come here running so maybe I would have been a bit tired and I could have tried to sleep as well...