LivingBeing!

11. Part2

Years passed by and he now realized why Monera has evaded the number of years they can train them. Although he is normal and sees Monera as a friend, straw that near fire will burn someday. That was natural law and can't be denied. He is a healthier man now, not too weak as before. Still, he will break his bones if he ran up to these guys.

He felt stressed. He remembered his old home, a bit old and tatter but warm and cozy from old furniture from the old generation. He wonder if his sister felt the same?

- I am scared of myself.

- What?

The one who sat next to him now not Monera or his sister - they can't meet each other - but two of Monera's siblings: a shark-like guy who was the third brother and a very, very, Vasenlizukus-like girl - which is a small species - that was the second sister. By the way, Monera was the eldest in the hierarchy. They were giving him advice on how to set up an organization and their experience in various incidents that were happened before in their effort of supporting worlds and civilization.

- Don't disgust me, but I think I may attack your sister someday. - He furrowed his eyebrows - I'm serious. Does she have female apostles? She needs to pick only the same s*x, and you guys too.

Apostles resemble their ' masters ' as they were chosen and managed with who have the familiar appearance. Schezade still turned to human form to guide Yuura, as how a mantis could impart their techniques to a human? Monera does that, and Schezade does that. Apparently, polymorph is the best way to earn affection. Raider - of course, this is not his real name like Monera -, the shark-like guy who swimming in the air mysteriously answer naturally :

- I won't disgust you, as I fully understand it. Can a ' normal ' man of your species have that much self-control even? He will attack my sister in just days. I have been attacked by female apostles, with the record is ... 1 week.

- I'm also has been attacked. - Agartha complained although she wasn't - My record is... 5 days. Anyways, this is a serious and real problem. The fast one can't be justified, but guys like you and your sister are. The problem is that all apostles are young and the time was static, and no one other than us can meet you in our glorious yet lonely castle. Schezade is going to get r***d.

Raider squirmed in his steely armor that protect his long and smooth skin, continue his sister's line :

- That ... was a nearly unstoppable phenomenon. We can brainwash you, but that violated your mind.

- You will kill us with your power if we do that disgusting, wild action then. Is this place designed to destroy us, huh?

- You ... you are more hot-blooded than years ago.

Rhinne stopped reading his blueprints when he heard Raider and Agartha's comments. That right. He is twisted by this place that will slowly but surely ate away anyone that isn't Absolute. Transcendents can keep themselves conscious longer, but they will go wild and gone insane someday.

- Living in an infinity world is impossible for normal beings, as your mind would go crazy. Nothing can be given for free, I suppose. - The shark landed a kiss on Agartha's lips.

That was the truth Monera told him only one year ago when he felt something not stable in his mind that was able to use intangible will and told her his problem. As it turns out, even the library contains records about this problem as well: time erosion. They need to give their apostles back to their world where time flowing before they went insane and lost their minds forever. The wish can't stop this dangerous phenomenon, as this is the price of living in stopped time.

-Sorry. - Rhinne pat his chest as he doubted what he had shouted before - I was rude.

- We are the one who needs to say that.

Agartha and Raider feel down no matter how many times they see this. Rhinne tills his head and realized something even more dangerous from their conversation.

Schezade is going to get r***d.

" She met the critical point? "

- Yes.

- Why did you read my mind? Even your elder sister doesn't dare to do that.

- Then just activate your shields, and you can stop me from reading. - Agartha lied on the table. - And you aren't my apostle so being a bit rude toward you is no problem.

This woman was trying to poke at him. He is too familiar with this. This is the method to make other furious, angry or anything in a certain degree, which stimulate one's emotions to a very light point to slow down the time erosion as much as possible. Raider waved his armored fin, chopped down on some grilled fishes they are eating. Agartha stroke the smooth hide of her siblings lovingly.

- You have achieved a very decent amount of transcendence. Turn back to your world now is decent, in my opinion.

- You think that I can kill that Dzenigei? I believe that with this much, I would be able to give it an irremovable scar or something if I threw away my life. That glue of humanity is so durable

.

This is the nickname he gave the Dzenigei Ilirenma: the glue of humanity. It gave humanity a sense of unity, after all. Like empires were called kangaroos, the ultimate enemy of his world was called with a name that couldn't be more pathetic that at the same rank of a student most devious tool! Rhinne read even faster.

" I don't know how long I can hold on to my sanity ... before I attack her for real. "

But in a sense, he is lucky as his transcendence was resisting against the corrosion of time. About under a quarter, he guesses, as he really can't look at his mind like a book after all. Nowadays, he felt his skin got a bit harder without the need to support it with energy like knights of empires do. He is on his way to becoming a useless statue.

And his skin still has a gray color. Look at these guys. They may have lustrous skin, look so beautiful but once you try to hug them, you will regret it deeply. How can one satisfy by hugging a statue that cold and break your bones if you are careless? And their Negi and Krammar will tear you up if you have hostile intentions.

They are hedgehogs!!!

Those are these guy's real nature. Even if a dark thought crosses your mind, these hedgehogs will still sense it and make you into juices. Let wait and see if these two will hit him?

Kwang!

He raised his hand and a small spoon hit his skin, bounced off. See? That spoon would kill him if he is like himself from years ago.

- You are a hedgehog.

- You are being rude.

- You are rude first and I only exercise my right.

- ........

They are annoying, Rhinne thought and accelerate his speed in absorbing this knowledge like the national test is coming for his life. Agartha and Raider, the two siblings look at each other and signed. They are not hedgehogs at all. Krammar - a higher version of energy - and Negi - a higher version of intangible will - are just like automatic counter weapons and reflect shields. They are sad because of the fact being called hedgehogs. Rhinne and his sister's naming sense are eccentric. Empires being called kangaroos just because they will jump around senseless when disaster rains down, Dzenigei Ilirenma are the glues of humanity and now, it's their turn to be called hedgehogs.

- Will you named your skills like " Human s***h "?

Rhinne perked his ears up. This sounds so good. He seriously considers yelling " Human skin ! " when blocked a knight's sword with his bare hand! Take an Archlight for example. They will yell " Angel Dimensional s***h! " and anyone will love it.

- I'm sorry, please forget. - Raider paled - That will tarnish my sister honor so I beg you, forget it.

- I think it sounds great.

He set on yelling " Human skin ! " when blocking swords and spears with his bare body! Agartha and Raider became the second and third Absolutes he defeated. They are so desperate that their actions are so befitting to give them another nickname. And that nickname was...

" Monkey? "

Or Fool?

- Stop it.

The target that is in danger of being reverse r***d, Schezade getting closer with smooth, soundless movements despite his considerably huge body. The ranking of body size in this current group is Raider > Schezade > Rhinne > Agartha. Agartha was a woman who was 1.8 meters tall and Rhinne was 2.52 meters tall.

- Hello.

- Hi.

Schezade was one of his friends, but he is in critical danger of becoming Rhinne's brother-in-law because of time erosion. He felt troubled at the thought of a girl can r**e a boy ( this guy has lived too long for him to be called boy ) and rest his head on his wrist.

- You let your shield down intentionally, Rhinne? - Schezade complained.

- I am. - He nodded - My brother-in-law.

- My age can rival your stars! I won't marry her!

- Then just live with your mantis form. Yes, like now.

Schezade ran around the table a few laps as to express his annoyance. Then, he sat down and said :

- Her mind is being broken down. She becoming more violent and blood-thirsty, and she ... Yes, you are right. Even giving her to the same s*x as us won't resolve this. Why don't you save me? Became her soulmate.

- You want me to bring her hardship? Ha...

- Now let start an interesting topic of morality. - Agartha knock her arm on the table, and Rhinne got reminded about how Monera started the morality discussion - Why is i****t illegal in a lot of worlds?

This is feeling strange, and Rhinne thinking hard when being a part of this four-pillars round table discussion.

- Genetic disorder.

- But are there more? - Schezade joins in excitedly as he wants to shift the bomb from his hands - I don't see anything.

- Look at this. The truth of emotions and loves, which was written by ???.

- What the heck is that? - Rhinne screamed when he stared at the weird symbol of the book.

Raider pulled out a book called " The truth of emotions and loves . " from the library and started to saying nonsense :

- The love between couples is based on their compatibility and several outside elements. Like one side looked at the properties their partner own. This is not pure love. - Raider swimming around in the air - We, you all understand that this universe created love to bond females and males to give births to their descendants.

Rhinne has the desire to make a shark fin soup right now and stuff it into Raider's long mouth.

- Stop it before I make you a shark's fin soup and poured it into your throat.

He declared, not noticing he has become quite a dominant himself. The smallest member of this group, Agartha make a few astonishing tricks with her fingers and said :

- Well, as Rhinne said, i****t is illegal because it will cause damage to their child, which is right.

He has found an ally! Agartha gained a lot of affections in his mind. Rhinne nodded to the point of breaking his neck. However, hedgehogs are hedgehogs for many reasons and this is one of these.

- But if we solved that problem?

- Huh?

His affection toward this girl has fallen into nothingness. Schezade found his true helper and Rhinne was reminded: these guys are siblings so they will help each other first.

-You love her and she loves you, just think that this condition is true. Your children won't suffer damage and your relationship satisfy the condition that this is a bond between male and female. - Agartha sent Schezade a victory look - What to refuse?

- Is it a thing that needs your intervention? He pondered and want to hit these three smug faces - This makes no sense...

But no matter what he tries to look at, he couldn't find a loophole in these Absolute's logic. Absolutes are Absolutes alright. He then seeking help from the kangaroos, whom he hates to the bone.

- Empires regulated this.

He backstabbed these empires in a conversation! Schezade shot him down precisely :

- You must fight them anyway. What is the point of obeying their laws? - He laughed and used his leg - the pincer - to catch the end of his leather bandages, which covered some vital parts of him like the neck, two right legs.

Let called them monkeys. He determined to call them monkeys no matter where he went and even tell his Servants to do the same! Raider said seriously :

- Can you maintain your restriction after return to the flowing time anyway? You may have forgotten it but two of you were sleeping in the same bed before we snatched you from your good night's rest.

- That's our only bed. How could I know we would be abducted by you guys?

- Won't the accumulated lust throw you and her into a frenzied night? - The green mantis played by rapidly changing the pattern on his body like a master of ambush.

- Stop before I make you a mantis hamburger and stuff it in your jaws. Also, I don't look at her with that eyes.

He was scared. He realized that he and his sister may engage in c****s instantly when they came back as the suppressed emotion from the static time vanished.

- Can I use my wish?

- Not for that foolish reason, so if you try, I will fight you.

Schezade swings his pincers furiously as his life depends on it. Rhinne felt like he has been bullied. These three never intend to support him in this strange discussion. Agartha stroked her chin and repeatedly shift her eyes between her two brothers. He knew that they are talking through their feelings, the ultimate ways of communicating that overwhelm even than talking through mind, as only those who have deep connections and understanding of others could utilize it. He couldn't read it, as are there any links they use to begin with? But based on that mantis's way of humming, that is not a good matter.

- Threw the problem of you and your family outside this table, as we are talking about morality here.

- Don't enjoy it. Don't your and our moral different from the beginning? - Rhinne wants to call them monkeys right now - You are the worst. If I ever encounter your apostle, I will beat that guy up.

- My and my brother apostles don't exist in your world so, good luck.

How tight these guy's defenses are? They are worthy of the title Absolutes. He grumbled unhappily. Agartha sang a random song that he just understand slightly. Raider looked at him and say :

- Let play a small game.

- What game?

- Give me just one reason why you and your sister can't link with each other that I can't refute, and I will give you something useful for the fight you will have against the Dzenigei Ilirenma.

What is this luckiness? He still not going to follow these guy's whims. Raider shrugged very hard to see - which because of his long body - and ignore his piercing stare. Schezade licks his pincers very naturally and added :

-Just do it, and we will neutralize the accumulated emotions from the static time.

He thinking carefully and while looking at the sky in the open ceiling of Luminous Castle, he felt that agree to this game won't harm him so let just play along. These guys are so free so holding nonsense games are their fortes.

- I don't want to risk when the war is near. Even if I agree with your logic, if we are dead, then the newborn child?

He took the best answer. Raider looks like he is uncomfortable with some problems.

- I will let you know that these two don't related to each other that much. Won't your retainers take care of that child? But... we won't talk about this anymore. Just enjoy this scenery.

- As if. - Rhinne returned to his book - When did my twin love me to be honest? She isn't that great. I also bet that she wants to take your property, Schezade.

- Perhaps.

Schezade pierced a few pieces of fruit with his pincer before chomping down happily along with Agartha. They looked so relaxing while pushing their apostles to their death, but he doesn't mind. From the start, because they are good people that they tried to help them so it'll be too much to require their sacrifice. They are being very decent right now, he knows that. Sympathy, train them, and treat them as friends. That was enough for him as they are just too high.

When he finished the small blueprint and other stuff with Agartha and Raider, he left for his house. Schezade walking along with him in the high corridor of Luminous Castle slowly. This place was made of entire white materials and warm, have many trees that extended their branches to the unseen sky. Still no other living beings other than short-lived creatures like butterflies or squirrels. And one doesn't need to be surprised, they have evolved a bit to lived in this dimension that they can be called half-transcendents so they can live normally before they die.

" These little creatures... Did you know how hard human has lived? "

Although he feels strange when he stared at these little animals, he looks away as Schezade is next to him. This guy once being a normal mantis before being thrown into a war between high civilizations. He suffered a lot before dragging his mutated body away safely from the aftermath of a strategic weapon's strike, and after drifting away for a long time, he succeeded in living on with a great and benevolent scientist. At that place, he became a technician and...

His have a strap that connects to a small gear that hid in his folded wings. Anyway, when he was chased by his enemies, which don't contain any legendary beings with colorful history, he took this follow him as the last memorabilia and used that to fight, struggled, and to win against this civilization.

He has suffered, but Schezade was a creature that was ahead of Rhinne many times. So, the idea of letting him become his brother-in law-tempted him greatly. The most interesting fact about him is Schezade still doesn't have any wife, so soulmates are out of the car park before even got into the interview stage. Rhinne is completely serious about roping this man of a mantis for his sister, in case his sister doesn't make up any sinister plans, that is.

" If I can convince him .... "

A great thought crossed his mind. Schezade felt silent. Is this how you take revenge? You didn't put up your shield and let me see this? He still accompanying Schezade when he says deeply :

- I see what you want from me. But I'm the last member of my species and I'm too old, have seen too much. Meanwhile, she is young and has a future of good life in front of her. - He shook his head and spread his pincers slightly as slowly as his age - I like your sister as looking at her remind me of my youth. But that is not loving, I just like her. Let say that I see her as my junior, like how my sister treating you right now.

- Time can change that.

- You are headstrong.

- I gladly accept that if that means she can have someone as good as you.

- But I don't want to be under you, as I have to call you as my big brother! - He laughed - That my useless pride, so I refuse.

What a freelancer. He has a personality of a guy who once was called the scariest living creature of his time.

Although Rhinne didn't stop bickering with this easy-going guy, Schezade is the model for Rhinne. He is better than him in every aspect.

He wonders what kind of kindness Monera used to stop his ambitions of united the universe with his unstoppable forces. Schezade, like other siblings of Monera is an outsider before he built his castle here.

- Why don't you seek for a wife, just a wife, not a soulmate even once?

He asked while listening to music from a device Schezade had gifted him. He evaded a small spider under his legs while going down on a straight stair without steps. Holy rays of light still poured down from above their head.

- I once tried but failed like a fool?

He answered playfully.

- You did read about some cases, so you know, history repeats itself. Didn't their situation prove this?

- Hah .....

- Don't be so dejected. - He licked his pincers - There are many good men. And if I was going to use your term, I am a hedgehog so don't bother with me and look elsewhere. Aren't we are useless statues?

- .....

- And I worry for your future if this continues. I bet you would also be a bit lonely or being alone even at your death's door.

He doesn't know that what he said could be used against him.

- She couldn't bear my physique that as you said, hard as granite. So abandoned your delusions already.

- Put down your power.

- Can you even make your flesh softer? - Schezade snapped back - How could I control my flesh like a rubber ball?

He used these lines so many times to the point it could enter the list of " The most used lines when hanging around with Absolutes ". They could do that yet never unless they enter a fair spar.

- So, no.

- Tch, hedgehogs is a precise term.

- Call me that as much as you want. The provoking tactic is so old to use with me.

The green mantis extended his pincer, the left front leg which held on a piece of paper. He told Rhinne :

- My brother give you this piece of paper.

- What is it?

- Just where some shelves with good books lying. Try to take a look. - He pats Rhinne shoulder - Then bye. I'm going back to teach your sister a bit more.

Just be more aggressive and catch him if your aim is honest, my sister. He looked at the paper and return to Eternal Castle. He agreed to it even it is worse than Agartha's suggestion, although it is just a joke in his mind.