Jack who had changed into a white T-shirt and a pair of jeans trousers walked around in his garden, greeting his maids as he walks with Rylex floating closely besides him.
No one could actually see her! If anyone was obstructing her path, she would simply weave around them without their notice!
She was like a living ghost! Floating pass the maids without being discovered! Jack was the only one who knew a goddess wannabe was busy following him around.
She was following him why? Was she his bodyguard now?
"Please! Please! I'll do anything you want, just help me! It's my brother we are talking about!"
Rylex pleaded like a child as she clung unto Jack like glue! Anywhere he turned she turned, any time he paused to greet someone, she also paused. Her eyes gleamed as she begged the poor boy to help her.
'So this was the real reason for such a high and mighty goddess lowering herself to meet face to face with a mortal… A reason why she didn't want to kill me…'
"You want me to resurrect a dead god? No thanks!" Jack spat out without giving Rylex any face, his eyes torching furiously. He seemed to be adamant on his stance.
The sly goddess wanted to use him as a free tool to revive one of her dead siblings! For what? Does she think he was one of those video game heroes who would want to help anyone they see without reason?
Rylex didnt seem to know that, as she wouldn't stop begging Jack like a child who wants something from their parents.
'At least she hasn't crossed the line and threatened me… That's where the problems would begin.' Jack felt like crying with Rylex dragging his arms around and circling around him like an energetic 8 year old.
"I'll do anything! I'll sell myself to you, or become a guard who'll protect your loved ones from danger… Anything!" Rylex pressed on with watering up eyes. She couldn't bring herself to hurt a soul, and that soul doesn't want to help her… What could she do?
This! Jack was flabbergasted. Just moments ago, this lady had a silver dagger in his gut, and now she's acting as if he was her father.
"You stabbed me! How dare you ask something like this after ruthlessly trying to kill me moments ago?"
Jack's firm stance was unwavering as he spoke, his eyes darting around vigilantly in search of a maid coming over or someone hiding in a corner watching him.
He just thanked God no one could hear him or see his hands strangely being dragged around by an invisible force.
"Handsome Jack, you're so kind, benevolent, and wonderful! I love everything about you, from your fine figure to your handsome face… Ah, your perfect smile always take my breath away…"
'But, we've just met for less than 24 hours…' Jack was speechless, although he was very handsome, even he knew his limits.
Rylex had glittering stars in her eyes as she shamelessly fawns over Jack. Praises were expelled out her mouth non-stop as she circled around Jack whose head was throbbing violently.
"Argh, Stop!" Jack held the bridge of his nose for a while, then, sharply exclaimed with a dark face as the corner of his eyes twitched. He proceeded to lower his hand slowly, then, speak in a soft and barely audible voice,
"What are the benefits of having you as a soul symbiote?"
Rylex's eyes gleamed at that question, and her face brightened as she began to explain,
"A soul symbiote is bound to it's host's soul eternally! They are unable to betray or disobey the orders of their host no matter what. A host is able to share a limited number of abilities with their symbiote.
Having a goddess as your soul symbiote would bring you many benefits, not just having access to a variety of sub-skills and skills, but also having a powerful and absolutely loyal guard."
Jack held his chin as he mused over Rylex's words for a moment with a frown on his face. He was busy outlining the benefits of having her as his own lifetime bodyguard!
He couldn't die, that's a tested fact after surviving a direct stab in the gut, but that rule doesn't apply to the people around him. His parents, his siblings, his family, and true friends.
None of them were overpowered monsters that need not petty protection. They were normal, average human beings with one lives. Jack himself wasn't strong enough to protect himself, not to talk about protecting others around him.
What was he dealing with here? Gods! If there are gods as powerful or more powerful than Rylex out there, the life of everyone around him is in imminent danger.
From the little knowledge he has of gods, he simply knew one thing- they were overly destructive and extremely powerful!
Imagining thunder raining down from the sky on their pitiful little mansion, cold shivers ran down Jack's spine. These weren't those weak and dumb gods in cliche fantasy books…
These were sly and dangerous gods who are able to abuse nature for their own personal gains! These were gods that has backings of not just one, but various worlds…
Thinking about the ripple effect calming ability of Rylex, Jack wondered how powerful the other gods would be… Bah, he should focus on this at hand…
He should focus on keeping everyone around him in one piece. Although he could revive himself and resurrect those around him, they were other things, far more worse than death.
"How do we form the symbiosis? Don't tell me that you'll need my blood or something like that cause, heh heh…!" Jack spoke as he waved his hands at Rylex with an awkward expression on his face. He would like to abstain from shedding his own blood at all costs.
"That's just too outdated… Just don't pull away…"
Rylex who was besides Jack, suddenly reached out a grabbed his hand before placing it on her massive chest and closing her eyes. Her brows jumped and her body shuddered.
"Whoosh!" — Suddenly, a bright silver light shot out of Rylex's chest and wrapped around Jack's hands before slowly crawling up to his elbow.
Jack who had his palm rested on the massive twin peaks felt a wave of heat rush into his head as he felt the warmth and softness. He didn't even notice the strange phenomenon occuring before him.
"Do you feel your palm getting hotter? Focus on that heat!" Rylex suddenly spoke out in a soft voice as a radiant silver halo spread out from her body, blowing away the dirt lying around on the lawn.
"Yeah, I feel the heat… so good- cough!" Jack who was clearly enjoying himself, suddenly snapped back to his senses and gave a dry cough, before closing his eyes.
Suddenly, he felt like his palm had been set on fire, he grit his teeth and focused his thoughts on that flame. With every passing second, his palm got hotter and hotter until—
"Boom!"
In a muffled explosion of silver light, dust and debris were blown into the sky as Rylex suddenly opened her mouth and let out a soft sigh. When she opened her eyes, each of them were flickered in a faint red light.
Jack was hesitant on removing his hand even after the explosion, only after a minute did he withdraw his hand with a flushed face and leap away from Rylex in a flash.
"Ahem! Is it done?" Jack asked as he stared at his palm strangely, there was no difference from before. He simply shrugged, then, dropped his hand.
"Yeah…" Rylex replied as she took a step towards Jack with a strange gleam in her eyes, she seemed to be deciding upon something. "Uh…"
"If it's done why can't I feel any paranormal connection with you or something like that? Do really need to feed you blood?" Jack raised a brow at Rylex's strange actions, but didn't pay anymore attention to her.
"What kind of outdated idea is that? All I need to do is kiss you and it's all over…" Rylex grinned maliciously as she approached Jack, the mischievous look in her eyes screamed danger to Jack.
Jack who noticed this began to slowly back away with a strange glint in his eyes. Oh no no no, isn't things progressing way too fast?
Rylex suddenly grabbed Jack and pulled him into a deep kiss with her eyes closed. The moment their lips interlocked… time froze and Rylex nearly melted in Jack's arms.
She simply moanrd, and she slyly wrapped her arms around him tightly to stop him from escaping. During the intimate hug, a strange silver mist was seen seeping out of her body into Jack's body.
Jack who was suddenly kissed out of nowhere felt a tingling sensation spread out from his face and across his body as his heart raced fiercely. His mind went blank as he was unable to speak for seconds.
Jack didn't even try to struggle as he savoured the feeling of being kissed by a goddess for the first time. Things were progressing too fast for his little brain to follow up, so he simply enjoyed the moment.
A male and a female in a beautiful garden, and engaged in a romantic kissing exercise, the scene looked so perfect… so meant to be…
Jack didn't want this to end, he was enjoying this and he loved it… He loved this feeling, but he knew that this had to stop… This just seemed a bit strange…
He was kissing someone he just met a few hours ago… The only worse than this was a one night stand with a stranger.
Jack pulled away slowly to see Rylex staring at him with an intoxicated expression on her celestial face. This sight made his heartbeat race, but he wisely slipped out of Rylex's grasp and cleared his throat.
'Things are progressing too fast… Damn, I can't understand things anymore…' Jack thought in his heart with a sigh.
'I know right? Sorry about that, just don't take it to heart if you didn't like it…'
A loud feminine voice was suddenly heard in Jack's heart, and this nearly made him jump in shock. This voice was Rylex's… He could hear her in his head!
"Holy mother of God! You can hear my thoughts now, Rylex?" Jack wondered in his heart with a frown on his face. He was recovering slowly from the heated moment minutes ago, and needed something to clear his head.
'What was this about enjoying a kiss? This!'
Rylex who seemed to be also recovering from the kiss nodded slightly as her expression returned to as calm as a lake once more.
"I cannot read your mind, but I can hear any of your thoughts being directed at me…"
'Lies…' Jack thought with a smile, but didn't bother himself fruitlessly arguing with Rylex. He knew that she was now able to read his thoughts.
Jack beamed as a heavy burden was lifted from his shoulders. With this he would be able to communicate with Rylex whenever and wherever he wants! Although his privacy would be a bit… exploited…
"Now about enjoying that kiss…"
Rylex's face turned as red as a tomato at that moment as her calm expression fell immediately. She muttered an awkward "forget it" before dashing off like a frightened rabbit.
Jack simply pocketed his hands and stared at her disappearing figure with a smile on his face. This was interesting…