Chapter 50: Home and Evolution.

(Marinkia’s POV)

Waking up with a small yawn, I realized that I wasn’t in my room. Of course, it was pink, but it wasn’t my room back in Clare’s estate. Is this Krul’s place? If so, why did they already prepare a room for me!?

Oh my God… All of my stuffed animals are here. Rushing to the closet, I saw that my outfits, shoes, jewelry, etc. Were all in place. The room was nicer, and looked to be of a modern style. Rather than the style from the 2030s that Clare’s estate was designed around.

Kia: “Oh, good morning, Mom.” I saw Clare come into the room, so I greeted her.

To my surprise, Clare rushed over to me and pulled me into a hug, with us falling onto the bed. She was crying… I don’t regret saving her. As she is weaker than me. But it does make me feel horrible that she was hurt by me like this…

Clare: “Fighting is banned from now on, okay?” She said with a serious tone.

Kia: “Okay.” I agree.

Clare: “…”

Kia: “?”

Clare: “Why did you agree so fast? Don’t you love fighting?” She asked with a confused tone.

Kia: “I do love fighting and killing, but I like it far less than how much I love you. If me fighting makes you upset, then I won’t do again in the future.” I answer with a smile.

Clare: “…”

Krul: “Kia, just be a good girl for a while. Clare will calm down in a few years, you just need to give her security.” She advised.

Kia: “Okay, Mom.” I reply with a nod.

After consoling Clare some more, we went into the living room. This was a new place to me, but it oddly already felt like home to a certain extent. Probably due to Krul’s and Clare’s presence here.

Krul: “Clare, you have to return to your job today.” She said.

Clare: “I know…” She replied.

Krul: “Kia will be here when you get a break. I know how important your job in that city is to you.” She said with a warm tone.

It was like Krul was trying to get Clare to leave… Does she have something that she wants to talk to me about? Soon, after giving her many hugs, Clare left to go back to her CEO job in Paradise.

Krul: “Kia, you know Berna, right?” She asked.

Marinkia: “I do.” I reply.

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Krul: “Good. Then, from now on, she will be your personal maid.” She said with a smile.

Marinkia: “Cool.” I say with a nod.

Krul: “Now, your wives will be here in a few days, but I shall spoil every question that you have. Just ask away.” She suggested.

Wow… finally I can get answers! Though, Clare has spoiled a lot, I have many more questions that I want to ask and get answers to. Now… what do I ask Krul first?…

The End of the Day.

What Krul explained were things that I already guessed, but the truth being what I thought was still very interesting to me. Krul had existed for a very long time. In fact, it wasn’t meteors that killed the dinosaurs. Krul did it.

She realized that she could feed off of the humans, but also knew that they were stupid and weak. So, for millions of years, she babied them greatly. Krul did this up until 40 years ago.

And, yes. Krul and her people saved all of the animals that my old kind killed off. That included cows and chicken, but pretty much every other kind of animal. And besides insects, they plan to slowly repopulate the world with animals.

As for the Grant AI, he was true to his words, as pathetic as that is to say. And Krul did discover tons of useful knowledge and information that he had access to. For now, Grant will live until he runs out of uses.

Now when it comes to me, there was also something interesting. Apparently, I was another experiment of Grant’s. He thought that it was a failed one, but I wasn’t failed at all.

Due to Krul’s DNA being still within Mai when she marked me, I am now believed to be a half mate and half Numen. Because of this weird state of mine, I had partial access to Krul’s millions of year’s worth of knowledge. Which explains why I knew how to fight.

Krul: “This is where I offer something for you, Kia.” She said with a serious tone.

Marinkia: “What is it?” I ask.

Krul: “I can mark you. With more of my DNA, you will gain full access to my knowledge. And you will gain even more power. Although it should be peaceful from now on, having another person as strong as me would be a major benefit. One that I hesitate to give up on.” She explained.

Marinkia: “Okay, please do so.” I agree.

Krul: “…”

Marinkia: “???”

Krul: “Once again, you’re too accepting of your parent’s whims.” She said with a sigh.

Marinkia: “Marking me means upping the risk of me turning into a zombie, rather than turning into a Numen. You understand the risk, but still wish the best for me.” I explain.

Krul: “…”

With an unsure expression, Krul approached me. Taking my arm, as she said that biting my neck would be far too intimate, and it is something that only my wives should be allowed to do. She then bit down on my arm.

Once again, there was no pain at all, even feeling pleasurable. Krul soon let go of my arm, and she and Berna helped bandage my wound. Ah, so that’s why Mai and Mercedes knew medical knowledge? All Numens receive Krul’s knowledge, you see.

Krul: “Kia, can I get a drop of your blood?” She asked.

Marinkia: “Sure.” I reply.

Krul: “…At least ask me why I want it.” She said with a sigh.

Using a needle, Krul poked my finger. Unlike with the bite, it actually hurt. But with how many wounds and horrible situations that I’ve been in, such a small poke didn’t really hurt much at all. Then Krul drank the drop of blood.

Krul: “Kia… I have tasted your blood before. I could tell that you only had a 35% chance of evolving.” She said.

Marinkia: “…”

Krul: “But now that I’ve marked you, Kia… You have 100% chance of evolving!” She happily exclaimed.

Marinkia: “…Great!” I reply with a smile.

You should have led with that, though! I honestly wanted to scold her for being so tricksy, but my body all of a sudden felt like it was on complete fire. What the heck…

Marinkia: “Mom…I.” I struggle to speak.

Krul: “The evolution is already happening!? Not having enough of my DNA must have halted the progress of your evolution…” She said with a thinking pose.

Marinkia: “…”

Krul: “Ah, sorry, dear. Just go to sleep. When you wake up, you will be a brand new variant of our kind. Sleep well, sweety.” She said with a sweet tone, rubbing my head.

With her rubbing my head and trying to coax me to sleep, I was playing in a losing game. The pain was worse than any I have ever experienced before. Soon, coupled with the pampering from my mother and the immense pain, I fell into what seemed to be a deep sleep…