King Karik Korinth
“Vanessa, there is something wrong with me,” I said as I rolled over to face her as we laid in the thick pine needles on the ground. I propped myself up on my elbow looking at her.
“Oh no. What is it? Is it the symptoms of the blackness?” she asked quickly sitting up. Her breasts bounced as she did so and I felt myself growing hard once more.
“No. It is the opposite. I feel extreme euphoria. I feel like I have been injected with some sort of drug. It is hard for me to describe to you. I feel like the world is a fascinating place. I feel extreme peace, like everyone can get along, even the Clenok cyborgs. I feel like there will be no more war ever again in any galaxy. I feel like my heart is filled with love and happiness. Extreme joy is running through my veins,” I rambled on and on trying to describe to her what I was feeling. But I could barely understand it myself.
“I think it is just the adrenaline and after moments of having an orgasmic release,” she said.
“No, it is not that. Trust me. I know what a sexual release afterglow feels like, and this is not that. This is completely different. There is something going on inside of me. Deep inside my core.
“I don't like the sound of this. Perhaps it is the illness giving you an extreme high feeling before it gives you a very extreme low, a crash. Let's get dressed and get you back to the house,” she said standing up.
“Fine. Let's do that, but I am telling you that I feel like I have never felt before in my life,” I said as I jumped to my feet in a flash with more energy than I had ever had in my life.
“How did you do that? I barely even saw you move,” she said with awe.
“Just the way I always do. But perhaps with more energy. I am telling you, there's something going on,” I said.
“I am going to head to the lab after I take you back to the house. I am going to look through the data from the test that I ran on you,” she said as she pulled on her clothes.
“I just feel so much stronger,” I said feeling it running through my veins.
A couple of minutes later, we were walking back to the street where I lived.
My soldiers were waiting for me on the front porch. I felt like they were looking at me like they knew what we had done.
“I am going to go to the lab now. I will bring back food for you when I return,” she said.
“Thank you. There are still provisions here that you gave us,” I said to her.
“I feel well. In fact, I feel better than I ever have in my life,” I said walking inside. They followed me in.
“I mean I feel a change within me. I know this sounds strange but I think that I might be cured of the blackness,” I said.
“Do you think that it could be the environment of the Earth? Maybe it is being here in the village? Maybe it is the human food,” Jex said as he was thinking out loud.
“No, I think it is the humans themselves. Particularly the human females,” I said.
They looked at each other confused, then they looked at me for answers.
“Is that why is, my king? The humans do not trust us as it is,” Jex said.
“Yes, it is dangerous. I understand that. But I could not help myself. I am drawn to her more than I have ever been with any female, including my past wives. When I kissed her, I felt a feeling of happiness. I felt euphoria. I felt joy. I felt strength. I thought it was just the effects of getting what I desired. But just now in the woods, I mated with her,” I said.
“It was wrong. I know that. But I felt something happen when I was inside of her. It was as if we became one. I can't explain it. But after I was with her, I felt completely different. Not only did I feel that extreme feeling of euphoria and joy, but I felt stronger. I don't know if it is a temporary feeling. Maybe when I wake in the morning, I might be completely weak and sicker than I have been. Only time will tell. But I can only tell you what I feel now,” I said.
“If mating with human females can cure the blackness, then that is going to be very complicated,” Azlo said.
“Yes, it will be. But let us not worry about it until we know for sure. Vanessa went to go work in her lab and check on the results of my tests. I will wait to hear her diagnosis. For now, let us sit and talk about what I saw with the perimeter defense,” I said, leading them to the table.
We sat around the table, and I told them everything that I saw. I ensured them that they would get their chance to get a look at the defenses and meet with the engineers that created the electrical fences. We started to lay out a plan. We worked late into the evening drawing up battle plans. Figuring out ways to place our army in defense against the Clenok cyborgs if they ever decided to invade this village. It felt good to get my mind off of the NASA. I found myself thinking about her over and over again, particularly thinking about her naked underneath me. If I close my eyes, I could see her rosy nipples.
In the evening, she returned with a crate of food. She would barely look at me in the eyes. I think she was feeling embarrassed about what she had done. I didn't see any reason for embarrassment.
“The tests that I ran on you show me your DNA and that your body is slowly dying. I could not get any real answers though. There is another test that I could run tomorrow, if you would come to the lab with me,” she said.
“It means that your organs are on the verge of shutting down. That is all that I could really tell from these tests. We need to do more. The machines we use in the lab are very old. I do not have the computer power that we used to have before the cyborg attack. Those machines could do a lot more work in a short amount of time. This is all that I have to work with. It is telling me what is wrong with you but not really why you are going through this or what could possibly cure it,” she said.
“Yes, come at noon. Dr. Douglas will not be in the lab during that time. He is not a fan of what I am doing. He does not trust you,” she said.
“Good night,” I said. I wanted to follow her out. I wanted to bed her again. I wanted to sleep in her home, but I knew that I should not. She was not inviting me to, and I think that she was overwhelmed by what we had done. I would give her some space. I did not want to crowd her mind.
The next morning I woke up and jumped out of bed. I felt strong. I felt stronger than I had ever felt, even before I got sick. I could not believe it. I wanted to run and jump and fly. It was amazing. I went downstairs to find Azlo and Jex eating at the table.
“We were just about to wake you. You never sleep this late. You have an hour before you are to meet Vanessa at the lab,” Azlo said.
“What? What time is it? Surely the sun has only risen,” I said looking out the window.
“No. It has been hours since the sun came up. You have been in a very deep sleep,” Jex said.
I looked at my armband. I pulled up my systems and saw that I had been asleep for twelve hours. That was unlike me. I never slept much. I was a king after all.
“That is unbelievable. But I must tell you, I feel like I am completely cured,” I said.
“I just can. I don't think I have the blackness anymore. I think my body has healed itself, and I must think that it is all because I was with Vanessa. Somehow, the human female has cured me,” I said.
“You cannot know that for sure. I think it is best that you let her examine you once more. This could be a side effect that is temporary,” Azlo said.
“Yes, I am going to continue with the test. But I know. I know inside of me that I am cured. I can just feel it,” I said with a big smile.
"Well if mating with a human female does all of that, then I want to try,” Azlo joked.
I grabbed food off the table and bit into it. My soldiers followed me out into the street. We took the back way along the tree line to stay away from the busy human areas of the village. We had not yet talked to them the way that Vanessa thought we should. Perhaps this evening we could get to know them, and they could get to know us and know that they had nothing to fear. In fact, with this new turn of events, we needed them now more than ever if the Veruka were to survive.