219 Experiments And Parasitism (2/2)
Althos' efforts to put an end to the body's resistance were easy. He inflicted the orc with a cruel disease that would afflict him with considerable pain for every movement, and for a few moments the body continued to try and resist the god's will. It continued to move and to shudder, which was impressive since the man's mind had already been defeated by the god's ability and willingness to steal that which made a person a distinct individual. The quiet god watched as the man's shudders slowed and then came to a complete stop. When they did he smiled.
The disease he utilized was one he had acquired during the months he wasn't extremely active. One of the minor things he had done was heal people with diseases he hadn't acquired, and in doing so he gained more toys he could utilize on his foes and those he sought to subjugate. The disease had already proven its worth to him, just by causing the orc he wanted to use as a vessel to stop resisting him.
After the orc's body stopped resisting and pushing back against the alien invasion, the god quietly settled into the body he had successfully overtaken. As he did that he received a notification, one that intrigued him greatly.
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[Alert: Pushing This Body To The Limit
You have a number of abilities, some of which you haven't truly utilized, that are physical in nature. These abilities include the ability to move at the speed of light, and infinite strength. Would you like to utilize these abilities while you are possessing this orc? If you choose to use your powers while possessing a creature, you can do all you can do in your own body, aside from shape-shift. That too may change, in time, with the right tier of influence over the right domain or subdomain.]
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The choice wasn't hard. I informed the system that I didn't want to be limited, and upon informing it of that I felt everything around me slow to a screeching halt, quite abruptly. It was... odd, to say the least. For the first time ever, I detected no nearby motion and no changes in the environment around me. The world was slow. Not quite stopped, not entirely, but slower than I had ever perceived it to be.
”What is going on?” I asked, the orc's mouth opening and uttering the words even as I telepathically directed them at the domains and subdomains that had seen fit to occupy a portion of my mind. I heard them begin to mutter to themselves, and for a few moments, none of the domains dared to answer me. Then I heard one speak in a small voice.
”You are capable of moving at the speed of light, regularly, and chose not to. If you did, as your avatar does, you'd experience time at a much, much, much slower pace than you normally do. What is going on is that this new body is adjusting to your physical powers and is unconsciously entering what could be dubbed a 'Speed-of-Light' mode.” Explained the domain of light, its voice airy and soft, and its words rapid and revealing.
The explanation I received made enough sense for me to understand the gist of what was happening. And it was quite intriguing to me. I knew that if I wanted too I could mix this with my other powers to a truly devastating effect. I could utilize this to be the ultimate assassin, or to kill entire armies by myself even more easily than I currently could. There was something quite exciting about this, and I intended to more properly experiment with it in the hours to come.
I closed ”my” eyes and focused, slowing myself or at least the orc down enough to feel the world return to a more easily perceivable speed. I had to focus for a few moments, though I suppose my perception of time skewed what I saw as ”moments”. I grinned as I felt my surroundings begin to come to life again.
”What fun...” I muttered, as I rose up out of bed, in the body I had hijacked. I was going to get up to some mischief.