A few minutes ago in Eva's apartment.
Nexus sat down on a couch and looked at Eva who was currently cooking. He walked towards her and meowed.
"Hello there, just wait for a while and I'll be finished with this," Eva said as she stroked Nexus' head.
They already ate at a restaurant before going home. But if she doesn't cook this one, it'll spoil. Eva happily hummed while Nexus just watched her.
'Sometimes, the stars just align themselves and fix everything up. I met you again and he met her. This time I'm going to do it right.' Nexus thought.
Long ago, Nexus was taken in by the God of Destruction when he was still young. Nexus loved women. He would indulge in all kinds of activities with them. Of course, this is with their consent. As he matured, Nexus met a woman. A stunning woman that captured his heart. He fell into the abyss of love. He dedicated himself to that person. But sadly the woman didn't love him back. The woman only treated him as a friend.
Fate, as always, was cruel. When the woman was dying on the battlefield, she told Nexus the reason why she didn't want to love him. It was because she was afraid that Nexus would grow tired of her after a while since she knew of what Nexus did in the past. Nexus cursed himself. He vowed to find her no matter what it takes. But disasters kept piling up.
*pshh*
"And, done." Eva finished cooking and grabbed 2 plates. Eva prepared the food on the plate and asked Nexus to come to the couch with her. She also got a few bottles of beer. She usually never gets to enjoy drinking since she uses her money to support her sister in the past and to buy necessary stuff.
She has no tv. Her apartment was pretty small. Her kitchen and living room were pretty much the same place.
Eva gave one of the plates to Nexus. She then started eating.
"Nex, I don't know if you understand me but I feel like I've known you for a long time. I mean, I feel that you're familiar somehow. It's crazy right?" Eva stopped eating and looked at Nexus.
Seeing that Nexus didn't react, she continued "I've never had any guests in this apartment, hell I've never had guests before. It was only me and my sister after my parents died. I've never really socialized after that since I've worked for both of our sakes." After saying the last part, she had tears in her eyes.
The cat who saw this finally reacted and jumped towards her. He then proceeded to snuggle in her chest.
Seeing the cute cat in her arms she smiled "Well, things happen and we just have to move on. People lose people every single day. We were just unlucky we were one of those people. Oh, and I am also proud of my sister, though she didn't really have a proper job in the past, she finally got accepted as a teacher in a 2nd rate country close to our planet. I'm really proud of her. She already left yesterday, ahh I'm already starting to miss her." Eva chugged a whole bottle and continued, " On another note, I really wish I could get stronger. Be someone who people can't push around and find out who killed our parents. Be someone who can protect the people I care about no matter what kind of storm comes."
Nexus just listened to her but after a while, he couldn't take it anymore so he suddenly blurted out "Don't worry everything will be fine."
'Fuck' Nexus shut his eyes.
Eva shivered. She looked around and then looked at the cat. Her eyes went wide. "Dd-di-"
She dropped the cat out of shock.
"I tried to comfort you by talking and you dropped me?" Nexus said with a sad tone. But of course, he's only jesting.
'No, it can't be, right? I must be dreaming. Yes, that's it. It's a dream. It must be.' Eva thought. Her mind was a mess.
"What? Cat got your tongue?" Seeing that she didn't answer Nexus joked.
"How are you? What are you? Why are you?" Eva never heard of talking beasts before. Sure she heard about smarter than normal beasts who can understand your emotions but she has never once interacted nor seen a beast who could talk.
"Well, as you can see I am a talking cat. I can also dance. Sing maybe. And a lot of other things too." Nexus bragged.
"Are you sure I am not dreaming?" Eva cupped her face.
"No, you're not and I am 100% sure. And I'd bet a piece of the mortal realm on that." Nexus said.
"Mortal what?" Eva's mind was spinning.
"It must be uncomfortable speaking to a cat. Let me revert back to my other form." As Nexus said, he glowed white, and then his height and shape began changing. He assumed the shape of a human. He has black hair, with yellow strands in the middle. He was around 6.2 feet tall and was wearing a black robe with a yellow slim diamond mark on its left side. One look at him and you could already say that he looks quite charming.
Eva didn't even have time to check what she was feeling when suddenly, she passed out.
A few minutes later Eva opened her eyes. She was sure that she was lying down. But she couldn't see the ceiling. Instead, she saw a handsome young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties. He had a slight smile. Eva then heard him say "You're finally awake. It's been 2 years you know. You've been sitting on my lap for 2 years. Do you realize how numb it is right now?"
"What?!" She immediately sat up but she bumped her forehead into his face and cried a bit in pain. But she didn't mind, she checked the time and date but saw that the date didn't change.
"You bastard!" Eva raised her voice a bit. She forgot her shock.
"I was kidding, I was kidding. You were only out for a few minutes." Nexus raised his hands up beside his head. He continued "See, you're not that shocked anymore. What I said surely helped didn't it?"
Eva blinked. He was right, she wasn't as shocked as before. But still is for the most part now.
She took deep breaths and after that, she spoke "Actually I'm still shocked. This is a lot to take in. I just literally met you guys yesterday. Talked with you guys a bit and now I see a cat talk and then transform into a human. So could you at least explain some things to me?"
Nexus nodded, they sat cross-legged facing each other, and then Nexus began talking, "So first to answer one of your past questions. What am I? I'm a half-beast and half-human. Second, the thing you feel about familiarity with each other, I feel it too. I can explain it but you've had way too many surprises for today. Third, Marcus doesn't know I can turn into a human yet. You're the first one to know. I'll be telling him later though. Fourth we're not from around here. I'll be explaining this one in the future too. It's something pretty big so I'll just casually slip it in sometime in the future."
Eva just stared at him
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When Eva was unconscious
The things going on inside Nexus' head at that time
'Oh god, what do I do. Fuck this couch isn't comfy. My lap yes, lap. Nexus, get yourself together. You are more than hundreds of thousands of-- No, you are around five thousand years old, keep it together. Okay, so when she wakes up I gotta ease up the air. I should tell her a joke. Hmmm no not that, not that too that's inappropriate. Hey door, do you know any jokes? fuck what do you know, all you tell are knock-knock jokes. hahaha, I'm funny. How the hell do I begin explaining all this to her. Shit, what if I freak her out more than she already is. Sigh, why am I always such a mess when you're around.'
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Nexus explained quite a few things to her.
Nexus' heart was beating pretty hard while she was intently looking at him.
"So you're saying you're a hybrid?" Eva asked.
"In a way, yes I guess you could put it that way. But I prefer the term special. Doesn't it sound better?" Nexus said.
Eva looked at him, and then she suddenly blushed. She remembered how she hugged Nexus and how he touched her boobs. She even walked around the room with only her towel awhile ago. And also she's only wearing a thin pajama, no undies and a thin white shirt with no bra.
Nexus looked at her cute appearance. He didn't even have time to be a pervert. The heavenly beauty he always longed for in his sleep is in front of him blushing.
'In this life, It's my turn to protect you' Nexus inwardly promised. It is not time and it's not god to rush things. Eva's mind is still filled with new information. Things that can't be digested easily.
"So if you're 'special' then does that mean Marcus is too? Are you of the same species?" Eva curiously asked.
"Oh, gods no. We're different but he's also different from you people.Ahhh, I haven't been in my human form in a long time. It's good to finally stretch." Nexus said as he stood up and did some squats.
"Aren't you afraid that I would tell people about this?" Eva also stood up and got the plates.
"No, because you're one of us, in a way." Nexus casually said.
"What? I am quite sure that I am 100% human" Eva was surprised by what she heard and almost dropped the plates.
"Oh yes of course. Remember our connection? How we're familiar with each other. It has something to do with that. And didn't you want to get stronger? Protect the ones you care about? This is your chance. We won't be stopping here though. We'll go pierce our way through all the way to the first-rate countries. After that, we'll aim higher." Nexus said while staring at her.
Eva stayed silent for a while. She washed dishes and then dried them. After cleaning up the sink and everything she went back to sit beside Nexus who finished stretching. She thought about how bloody and thorny the path will be. Especially when Nexus said they'll pierce through 1st rate countries and beyond She is not naive. She lives in the Eastside for petes sake. Although she has never killed anyone, she has seen her own share of blood and violence.
She stared at Nexus for a few moments.
"I'm in" Eva smiled. She thought about it a lot. It made her feel excited. Being able to go on adventures, becoming stronger, being able to protect the ones she cares about and being close to Nexus which she still had no idea why she feels this way.
That brought a wide smile to Nexus' face.
"Looks like Krieg and his crew are here," Marcus said as he then sent a telepathic message to Marcus.
"Will you fight them?" Eva asked while standing up.
"Oh please, Marcus needs to train. Do you know the guy with the red hood? yeah, that's him. We've somewhat devised this training." Nexus said.
"This has been a roller coaster night. I don't even feel that surprised about that anymore."
Nexus looked at her and spoke "Tomorrow you gotta quit your job at the hotel. Book the best suite there and rest for a few days. You deserve it since you clearly overworked yourself. After that, we'll start with training. Mana here is pretty bad but we've got medicines and other things that'll help you. And I know just the one that's right for you"
Before Eva could reply, Nexus already went out and then turned into a cat. Eva then changed into a set of clothes which are more appropriate.