Chapter 71: Chapter 71 - Mental Power
Normally, when her hive units ate something, she would only gain a portion of the makeup of the thing; that way, she would either need to eat more of it before her body could adapt and change to make it her own or give it time to try and rework and complete the missing information on its on.
It was no different this time around, either.
She knew her body would need time to rework the information before she could gain the ability the girl had; at least, that was what she thought. She was fine with this because she knew getting the time needed to eat the girl with the Agents around and returning back home soon would be hard.
What she didn't expect was that it would be so quick.
For some reason, be it because she had abilities similar to the one the girl had already, or maybe because of the way the makeup was structured, she was able to gain a large portion of it at once.
Her body was able to complete it and adapt to it quickly.
And that was when the burst of emotions came forth.
They weren't her emotions, at least not all of them. They were the emotions of everyone around her, within and even outside of the building.
It all came at her at once, like waves crashing against her over and over. It was hard to control the ability, even with her current capabilities.
If this was how the girl felt, even a fraction of this, it was no confusion as to why she turned out the way she did. This was nothing short of insanity, even for a being such a Lily that heard all of the hive at once, all the time.
She tried her best to suppress it, but it was difficult to do so with her current mental capabilities. She was able to lessen it to within a few feet of her, but even then, she could feel the emotions of the hostages.
The reason it was so hard to control was simple: the ability granted an aspect of her mental capabilities an enormous boost while not improving the other aspects.
To put it into perspective, it was as if you added a ton of sugar to a cake you were making without balancing out the other ingredients.
It would be overwhelming.
With one idea in mind of how to overcome this current issue, she turned to her information panel.
'Upgrade Mental to 300.'
It was overkill, but she wanted to get mental up for a while now but was hesitant in wasting mass; she was just looking for a reason to do so. And now she was provided with one.
Suddenly, her mental state spiked, and immediately, she could feel the changes it had over her mental capabilities and the abilities pertaining to her mental capabilities.
For one, she now had full control over the emotional control the girl had; she was able to turn it off freely, and if she wanted, she could even have it on all the time and only face minor issues due to it.
All she had to do was allocate a portion of her mind to continuously monitoring it.
The hive became much more clear as well; there was no longer any mental strain or limit because of the great distance between them. It was as if she was there with them; regardless of how far they were, she was perfectly connected to all of them.
'The evolution is much closer, I can feel it. I'm just missing something, something to trigger it.'
She could feel her body and mind was itching to evolve with how much it had changed since she was born, but something was still missing to add to the evolution, to trigger it, but she didn't know what yet.
She wasn't worried, though. She still had time, she wasn't in a rush, she didn't have some grand goal or purpose. She wasn't seeking revenge or honor.
She simply wanted to become strong enough to not fear anything in this cosmo, to not have to worry about anything. Even her race's goal was simply to grow and evolve without any specific purpose.
She thought to herself for a matter of a second, her thought process much faster thanks to her enhanced mental capabilities. Once out of her mind, she straightened her body and returned to the area with the hostages, having walked away to hide her discomfort.
The hole that the worm had created got buried when it returned to the ground as the stone and dirt caved in to fill in the gap it had created. At best, it would just look like a sinkhole caused by the construction that was halted, or even a hole that was meant for construction but never got finished; it was, after all, an abandoned building.
At worst, she could just use her ability on them again, but why would they question a minor detail such as a hole in the ground when they find their target dead and hostages freed.
Shortly after she returned, Agent May and Agent Coulson came into the building, the gunmen were already captured by the soldiers sent in, and the hostages were being taken care of.
"Where's the little girl?"
Asked Agent May before anything else. She glanced at the crowd and didn't see her presence, which made her concerned. The entire reason this situation escalated to this point was because of the little girl, after all.
"Little girl? There was no girl when I came in."
Lily said, outright lying. This would drastically change the outcome of the timeline, especially when it connects to S.H.I.E.L.D. since this situation was the reason May retired from the field and took on desk work.
Killing the little girl was a trauma that haunted her for years; however, due to Lily's interference, that didn't happen, and due to that the timeline would drastically change.
Even the smallest of changes can cause a ripple of effects.
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ZeroX0666 I know the updates have been slow lately. Honestly, it's hard to write a fic of Marvel due to how confusing the timeline is, and I don't want to mess it up, so I've just been unmotivated to write.
I'll keep writing, but it'll be slow, I plan to also try to get back into writing my other stuff or new stuff that I have in mind, so, yea.
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Chapter 72: Chapter 72 - New Plans
Lily's lie seemed to have left Agent May a bit confused since she didn't remember the girl getting away, nor did she see the girl among the crowd of rescued people, but she had no reason to doubt Lily's excuse.
"She must have slipped away or something."
Lily added, but she quickly left the conversation so she wouldn't be questioned further.
She made her way out of the building and decided to wait for them outside since they had to wrap up the mess that had been created— plus, they had to deal with the international issues this might cause beforehand.
Lily had no part in this— not only was she merely a field Agent who was just meant to complete missions given to her— but she was also a child.
Thanks to this, no one really questioned her or bothered her as they wrapped up the situation inside. During this time, Lily had time to think about her next course of action.
Honestly, Lily's plans had drastically changed now that she had gained the ability of the girl— and she was much more paranoid after having met the being made out of light.
Originally, she was planning to take things slow and build up her position within S.H.I.E.L.D. so that she could use them to not only gain information but also new powers.
However, after taking the ability the girl had, she no longer needed to do this personally, or rather, she no longer needed to do this with her true body.
After her mental capabilities increased drastically, all her mental abilities became intertwined, working in perfect harmony with each other to not only aid her enhanced mental capabilities but work off them to be better.
Her hivemind had grown even more— not just the range but also the depth. She could now be each individual member of her Hive at the same time— she was able to not only see, hear, feel, taste, and know everything her Hive units knew, but she could now be them.
It wasn't just a command; no, it was much deeper than that. Now she could become them, control them with such precise depth that she could make them think how she wanted them to think, act how she wanted them to act, speak how she wanted them to speak.
Now she was truly a Hive— they were her, and she was them.
This worked perfectly with the units she had that looked exactly like her; she could use them as clones— replacements— for herself in situations or locations where she didn't need her true form but still had to fill the position.
One such location was her current identity at S.H.I.E.L.D.
It was settled; she didn't need to overthink it— making a clone to take over her position in S.H.I.E.L.D. while her main body furthered other goals would be the best course of action for her growth, and that was what she was going to do.
Right now.
Lily slipped away into an empty alleyway, making sure she wasn't followed as she hid herself and began the process of creating a clone.
She needed the clone to look exactly like herself; that alone wouldn't cost too much Mass since she had a lot, but she also needed the clone to be as strong as she had shown herself to be— that way, they wouldn't question it.
To do that, she had to make sure the Mimic had a few of the abilities she had so that it wouldn't be suspicious.
Poison Resistance
Parasite Resistance
Illness Resistance
Hardening
Regenerative Healing Factor
Canin Physiology
Feline Physiology
Hardening XGene
Energy Condensing XGene
Superhuman Body XGene
Vampire Physiology
Hardening and Hardening XGene were to replicate the durability she had shown them, Superhuman Body was meant to show the strength, Vampire Physiology was to add to that strength but also for the Regeneration and Mind Control if she needed it.
Energy Condensing XGene was one she had shown them, so she had no choice but to give the unit it— even if it was a very hefty price to give to a unit.
The others were just added insurance since she wasn't sure what might happen in S.H.I.E.L.D. or what they might try to do.
In total, the making of the unit took 8700 Mass, which wasn't a lot compared to how much she currently had, but it would have been a hefty price for her just a little time ago.
With the Units made, she decided to start referring to them as Clone Units; that way, she could easily distinguish them from other mass-produced Units.
As the clone was created, she could instantly feel it alongside the Hive; what's more, she could control the clone as if it were her own body, all the while still controlling her own body.
It was odd, something she had never experienced before as a human, but somehow it felt natural— it was like second nature to her— she knew instinctively how to do it, and it didn't feel wrong.
It felt right.
"Hello."
She made an attempt to speak through the clone, and it was perfect; it sounded just like her, and there was little to no difference in it. If she had to point out one flaw, it would be the fact that it sounded slightly rugged, but that would be fixed with time.
"This is perfect."
"This is perfect."
She spoke through both bodies at the same time, perfectly executing the idea she had in mind.
This was beyond her expectation— she knew it would work, but she didn't know it would work this well; this made it possible for her to do so much more.
'Can I replace people with this?'
The idea appeared in her mind for a second, but she decided to leave that for later; that was a much bigger project that she would need to do after careful planning.
For now, she had the clone go to the spot she was and take her position in the team— as for her, she would camouflage her body with her abilities and leave this location.
She had a new nation to explore.
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