Chapter 828: Heart Attack...
After she said that, Rhapso looked like she attempted to sit up, but I applied pressure to her gently, worried. "Are you ok?" I asked and she simply nodded.
"I was touch and go there for a moment... I felt a presence pulling me to let go, but I wanted to see you again. I wanted you to know I meant what I said."
I tutted while laughing softly as I heard her say that, and gently brushed aside her blonde hair from her face. "Silly Nymph. How could I be worth going through all of that?"
She smiled and reached upwards, her hand gripping my forearm. "You just are. I know it..."
I leant down and kissed her on the forehead before pulling back and stared directly into her eyes. "Well. I am going to make sure I live up to that worth. This I vow to you, my Nymph."
Rhapso then smiled warmly, clearly liking me addressing her that way.
"So, is that it now? Are you done? I don’t want to rush you just yet, but those Psionic backlashes will have garnered attention, from both sides and we are technically in a no man’s land right now." I asked. Rhapso then sat herself up with a heavy grunt, though she was looking better by the second.
"For the most part. But there is still one more Oath that needs doing." She spoke and I gulped hard. freёwebnovel.com
"Are you serious? The last one almost killed you. I trust you now, you don’t need to-"
"- No. I am done with breaking my oaths. The only two I have left will kill me for certain. There will be no way to fight it. I need to create my new oath. To you."
I suddenly felt my Mindspace begin to ache at the thought of another individual in there. With the stick being what it was, it took up more space than any other individual in my Mindspace. I couldn’t fit anything else in there.
"This wouldn’t be anything like a bondage link would it? I don’t have any more room." I asked, prompting Rhapso to reply.
"Bondage link? Is that what you do to keep those individuals inside your Mindspace from accidentally causing you harm? I must admit, I never would have considered that... No. I won’t be doing that, though I suppose I could if you wanted? It’s just I am quite a powerful entity in the Psionic plane compared to your current state, I am not sure if your Mindspace could handle my presence. No offence."
I looked into my Mindspace for a moment and took a glance at Sol... Probably one of the most powerful entities in existence, current limitations not withstanding, before turning my attention back to Rhapso.
"None taken. So what does this Oath do then? You won’t be hurt again will you? As I did not enjoy seeing you in pain, at all."
Rhapso giggled and having gained some strength pushed herself up and against my body softly, her head resting on my arm she replied. "No, do not worry. Creating an Oath is... Simpler than breaking one. I just need one thing from you to do it."
"You don’t need to drain something out of me again do you?" I quipped, prompting her to laugh.
"No, not unless you want me to. I just need some of your neutral Psionics. The more the better, but really I don’t need much. I just need to think of some words for the Oath, and with the Oath I am creating, that’s even simpler."
Seeing no reason to object to her request, I coalesced the Psionics from Within my Mindspace and expelled it into my surroundings, at which point Rhapso began to move and collected the energy with triviality. I could still feel the energy was under my control, yet she was manipulating it like it was her own.
After a few minutes she spoke up. "Wow Apollo, this is a lot of energy for your current state of existence. And you don’t even look tired. This will be more than enough. Now you just sit there for a moment while I do the rest of the work." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Rhapso then stood up, between her hands a neutral blue Psionic energy began to condense and condense until it was the size of a finger nail. The amount of energy in that small point could cause serious damage, but Rhapso then took a deep breath and I watched as an energy began to seep out of her, alarming me as I also proceeded to stand up.
I had felt that energy before. I used it to create Sapphire after all. Jewel used Ares’ in the creation of Sol’s body. Soul energy.
I could see Rhapso’s face twist once more, though this time it wasn’t agony, thankfully. It was deep concentration. Still though, I watched on, alert. If she was attacked at this moment with that energy out of her body... I didn’t want to think about the aftermath.
The moment her energy touched my neutral energy, it began to merge together and as it did, Rhapso spoke.
"I, Rhapso, Nymph of unknown descent, Promise my life and Loyalty to the entity I know to my god named Apollo Lambdason. Should I ever commit the transgression of betraying his trust or loyalty my existence shall be erased. I shall be no more. His battles shall become my battles. His burdens I shall carry. His life I shall defend and my heart shall be his from now till the end. This is my Oath. This is my Vow."
*Fwoosh!*
The moment Rhapso finished speaking, a wave of pressure descended upon the surroundings. As it did so, the energy in front of her suddenly vanished and everything returned to normal.
Once it did, I turned to Rhapso seeking clarity, but she suddenly began jumping up and down giddily. "I did it! I did it! I finally belong to a god! My god! My Apollo! I am so happy!" She jumped with glee for a few more moments before catching my smirk and suddenly flipping her personality.
Running over to me, she knelt before me. "Forgive me, my god. What do you require from me going forward?"
I shook my head. "For starters, you can go back to calling me Apollo. I told you about the discretion back in the glade. I don’t want to repeat myself regarding that."
"Of course. Apologies Apollo." She said, trying to sound serious, but I could practically feel her excitement.
"Second order of business. Stand up and look me in the eyes."
The nude Nymph did just that and I ignored the jiggle as this was a serious moment...
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"*Ahem* Things once we go back will return to how they have been so far. Understood? We do not discuss the things that have been revealed to each other until I speak about them directly to you. Understood? As it’s not just me that will be in the shit if others found out. The people I love are at risk."
Rhapso took a step forward towards me and nodded her head. "Yes, I understand completely, my... Apollo. Sorry..." She looked away meekly for a moment before she suddenly smirked, dangerously.
"With that said... If you want me to act as I have been doing, could I request something from you, Apollo?"
"Sure?" I said with a smile.
Rhapso then took a step back, closed her eyes, and clasped her hands together before taking a large breath.
I waited a moment for her to do something, but nothing happened. Just as I was about to ask her what she was doing I heard a voice. Quiet and desperate. It sounded like a faraway plea.
’Kiss me.’
"Aaggh!"
I grabbed my chest and my head simultaneously before falling to one knee.
"Apollo! Are you ok?!?" Rhapso suddenly exclaimed and I shook my head, but shooed her backwards.
After a few moments, my enhanced biology began to do its magic and my heart began to work again...
"Fuck me, a heart attack at nineteen... Scary. Rhapso, whatever that was, do not do that."
Whatever just happened to me, it bypassed all Psionic defences and my biology and ’attacked’ the source of myself. My Psionic existence, causing a serious side effect to my body in an instant.
"I’m so sorry! Please forgive me! I thought you would be able to take a little prayer! Sorry, I’ve never tried it before and was desperate to get it through. I should have known your body wasn’t capable yet, please forgive me! I’ve been your Nymph for five minutes and already have caused you harm! I am a failure.
What she just said was... A lot to unpack. Prayer? I’ve just bloody decided I was becoming a god and I am already being prayed to? Clearly my current body was not equipped for that... New phenomenon.
Science brain, however, suddenly began to have very dangerous thoughts. A new type of power had just been introduced to me. One that, judging by it almost killing me with just two simple words from Rhapso, was incredibly powerful.
I let out a small sigh for future Apollo. That was going to be another obsession I would be sinking my teeth into on top of my already swamped list of experiments and progressions.