The two Ladies sat at the dining table as Conan served them a bowl of porridge each. The porridge was thick and milky purple with chops of tender fillets and other vegetables in it.
It had an assortment of ingredients and colors resulting in a tempting meal.
"Enjoy..."Conan urged them to eat.
But the boss lady did not, she glared at him "why are you doing this?"
"What can I say? I want to test some things."He said and placed porcelain ampules beside the porridge in front of them "They'll make you stronger than normal humans, but not enough to make you win against a cultivator."
"Cultivator?"The boss lady glared in confusion.
"Oh, I mean disciples."He forgot that cultivators are a forgotten theme.
"And why should we take it from you?"
"Because you're weak and you won't be useful that way."He smiled "Don't use more than a drop and after using it, make sure you go through labor till you get tired, or not you'll die."
The boss lady shook her head in defiance "No way I'm taking this! For all I know you might be—."
The lid of the ampule opened and a subtle gulp interrupted her. She looked at Senia who had consumed a drop of the X potion and was stunned.
She was even more stunned when she saw her scooping the porridge into her mouth like nothing ever happened and relished its taste with delight.
And her wrap was back to its work.
"What are you doing!"The boss lady barked at her.
"Relax boss, he's not trying to help us, so there's no ulterior motive."Senia calmly explained, referring to his earlier allusion.
The boss lady looked away. It's not like she did not know, but she just couldn't bring herself to lower her guard.
And it's not like she hadn't been eyeing the porridge. It was too scrumptious to resist.
"Indeed."Conan said "I just want to carry out my experiment. The... X potion, will unlock your unique genes, and increase the strength and flexibility ratio of your bones and muscles, in other words, it will enhance your constitution."
"That does sound intriguing."The boss lady said, eyeing the ampule. She lowered her guard at last.
"It is, but let me say this one more time. Use just a drop per day. And after using, make sure to exercise yourself till you get tired. Lift weights or do laborious work, just make sure to get it working or you'll die."
He placed two hardcover books on the dining table and continued "Remember that you're just the first test subjects, so jot down everything you feel when you use the potion, the changes, the effectiveness, everything. Also remember that you might face some drawbacks that I haven't considered yet, probably."
Under the perplexed gaze of the women. He took a tray of porridge and walked out as he continued "I might need you in the future, and I can't afford you to be weak. The choice is yours though."
He left...
The women looked at each other, visually asking each other's opinions.
"How do you feel?"The boss lady asked Senia "do you feel any burning pain or desire?"
"I feel nothing, I'm starting to doubt its effectiveness."She replied and continued to eat the porridge.
The boss lady sighed and took a drop of the X potion. Who doesn't want to be an enhanced human?
She ate the porridge and her eyes almost watered at its tastiness "Gods, this is delicious."
"Right? Who knew he could cook so good?"Senia added. Her eyes caught the sight of the books Conan left and she took one and gave the other to her boss.
"X potion formulae? Why did he give us this? Hm?"The boss lady frowned and quickly skimmed through the book. On seeing the details of what was in there, she knew, taking a potion wasn't supposed to make you feel anything until you start working your body.
If it doesn't take effect then it will paralyze the body, permanently or worst case scenario, death.
Though what she didn't understand is why Conan gave them the formula.
She looked up and saw Senia looking at the book in her hand with wonder. She snatched the book from her hand and checked the title.
"Is it a novel?"She frowned and checked only to be stunned "adaptable martial arts manual, founder anyone. This doesn't make any sense."
"Nothing does..."
She skimmed through the book and marveled at the assortments of martial arts combined. She looked up at Senia "this might cost us our job."
Senia shrugged "still, I'm not giving up on something this wonderful. Do you have any idea what we should do from now on?"
"I think I do..."The boss lady cunningly grinned.
"Clever you, Iata."
"Let's get to work shall we?"
"Let's, please. Let's get some burn."
And so, the ladies found a new purpose than to live in fear. They found a new ambition, and to artifice, its success is through efforts.
...
Conan sighed in relief as he went up the stairs to his apartment. He had passed down some of his works, after all, he is not a mortal.
And the women seem to like the best individuals to pass the formulae down onto. These women couldn't even find the luxury to sleep without the fear of the men of Kongieus raiding their homes in their sleep.
They are the best individuals to pass down the X formulae to. The martial arts manual was just to top it off.
He entered the apartment with his heart still ramming against his chest. Even the tray in his hands was shaking.
His steps wobbled when he reached the girl's room. Zoe sat there quivering like she was having a bad cold, while kitty lay motionlessly there.
He placed the tray on the table. The clatter promoted Zoe to raise her head and show him her frightened amber eyes.
Conan tilted his head for various reasons. First because seeing Zoe reveal her emotions was rare, not to talk of fright.
Secondly, because his bodily urges were kicking in, and his lifeless gaze was about to come out, thus he closed his eyes and sat in front of Zoe with a bowl of porridge in his hands.
"What's wrong?"He asked Zoe, who didn't reply but changed positions and sat on his lap
He sighed, and his muscles started wriggling frantically like worms. feverish her desire burned through his body.
He closed his eyes tightly and fed Zoe the food while focusing on regulating his body's condition. Zoe hated potions, so he d herbs as ingredieingredientsingredients that, Zoe recovered just by eating. The poison was neutralized and the wound on her shoulder healed. Her broken leg also made a cracking sound as the effect of the herbs kicked in.
Though, it will take time to fully heal.
Unable to bear the torment of holding back his bodily urges and not wanting to hurt his daughter in any way. He urged her to stand up with a muffled grunt but she buried her face in his chest in response.
She seemed like she needed emotional support from him. And also a lot of cuddling.
He stroked her hair with his eyes closed and with trembling hands. His face orsorteddortede torment his body was giving him, veins bulged and wriggled vividly, and his skin reddened like a hot coal in a blazing furnace.
Zoe felt his rapid heartbeat but didn't think too much about it and just leaned closer, pushing her softness against him and feeling his enticing warmth.
It eased her mind and gave her an e of anticipation.
Her sweet pheromones assaulted Conan's nostrils and his control over his body almost slipped. This brought ar to his heart. If his body deviates out of control and it does what it desires...
He might lose his family.
"Z-Zoe? I'm not feeling fine, you'll have to feed kitty the bone mending potion, blood revitalizing pill,d the poison neutralizer."He croaked out amidst his sufferings.
"Hm?" Zoe shuddered and hummed in confusion "Why can't you do it?"She sounded like she was holding her breath.
"I'm not feeling fine right now. Please stand up from my lap, this old man needs to rest."
Zoe complied, a bit let down and sat next to Conan. She saw his state but did not think too much about it. What possibly could go wrong with a celestial?
"After Kitty wakes up, feed her the porridge or make her eat it, whatever. I'm leaving."He pointed at another bowl of porridge which was covered with a lid on the table and hurried out.
On reaching the hallway, the agitation in his body calmed a little. His bloodline was urging Jim to do something iniquitous.
Liam came out of the bedroom, sweating, and met Conan in the hallway. Conan felt hate all do a sudden. He looked at Liam with killing intent but he quickly controlled it.
Liam saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, go back to your room!"Conan gruntled and walked to the living room, leaving behind a confused Liam.
Liam shrugged and went back into the room, only to be faced with angry Loki again. They had been fighting and Loki made sure to make it silent so they won't destroy anything.
Conan plopped down on the chair, thinking about what he should do from now on. First, he won't be a mercenary anymore but his babies will, simply because he wants to stay away from fights, given the instability of his mortal form.
Then, he would make sure to rest so much that his mortal form would get used to it, using that to stabilize his body.
Then stabilize his mind—soul—because of the web of thoughts that had been there for the thousands of years he had existed. All confusing his soul itself.
He plans to disconnect those intricate webs and make it into a fine line.
Then stabilizes his personality as a neutral entity—spirit—due to his changing sides from evil to good, a stain of both had been left in his spirit and now, they affect his way of thinking.
He plopped down on the chair and immediately fell asleep. It felt like he fell on a cloud and passed through, only to find himself in chasms of darkness, where occasionally blue and yellow rippled.
It was pleasing, to say the least. Mortals were enjoying. Being a cultivator can make you work for days or even a few years without sleeping, but still, it's important.
Albeit cultivators think sleeping every night is for the weak. Conan finds it quite pleasing.