CHAPTER 434: EXTENSION! II

"This is the domain of my destined mate?" she asked, her voice carrying a tone of mixed curiosity with something approaching disappointment. "I expected something... larger. More extensive."

Rose’s emerald eyes flashed with irritation.

She was judging territorial expansion that had only recently begun, evaluating achievement that represented advancement beyond anything most beings could imagine.

"We just started expansion," she said with defensive pride of protective instincts elevated beyond conventional loyalty. "Who are you to judge scope that’s still developing?"

Rather than escalate the tension, Rose simply waved her hand with movements that carried their own stellar authority. Space folded around their group with precision as they materialized outside an enclosed cerulean-gold domed structure that floated within the protective embrace of Thalassarian waters.

"Have your guards wait outside," Rose instructed with voice that carried assumption of compliance rather than request for cooperation. "We need privacy for what comes next."

Queen Kythara smiled calmly, her compound eyes reflecting understanding.

"Agreed," she said, gesturing toward her Apex Guard with movements that sent them into protective formation around the domain’s perimeter.

The two of them approached the dome’s entrance with different energies entirely...Rose carrying clinical efficiency of someone managing necessary but distasteful logistics, Kythara radiating excitement that had been building across distances.

As they passed through barriers that seemed composed of crystallized space-time itself, Rose’s voice took on matter-of-fact tones for what was to come.

"Welcome to the Genetic Exchange Grounds," she announced with deadpan delivery.

The Hive Queen’s laughter echoed through the enclosed space with waves that made the dome’s walls pulse with vibration, her amusement carrying appreciation for audacity.

The interior of the domain shone with blue-gold light that seemed to exist in spectrums beyond normal visual perception. Countless threads of crystallized energy stretched throughout the space like cosmic web work, while blue-gold veils covered surfaces in patterns of ceremonial preparation mixed with technological precision.

At the center of this elaborate arrangement sat a figure that commanded immediate attention through simple presence rather than overwhelming display of power.

Achilles...not his main consciousness, but a Primordial Avatar that carried equivalent authority while maintaining distinct existence.

His features remained achingly familiar, but his presence carried weight!

Queen Kythara’s compound eyes fixed upon him with intensity that made nearby space-time ripple, her expression shifting from casual curiosity to focused evaluation.

When she spoke, her voice carried volume that made the dome’s crystalline architecture ring with acknowledgment.

"My destined mate!" she declared with satisfaction. "At least you don’t appear scrawny and weak!"

Achilles regarded the Hive Queen with analytical precision as well.

Her power blazed through his enhanced perception, her capability being one that exceeded the Grand Emperor of the Sovereign Void Imperium by factors that might number in the hundreds.

Her evolutionary achievement was magnificent and terrifying in equal measure.

She was someone who had transcended normal biological limitation, whose consciousness coordinated millions of entities while maintaining individual identity!

As they evaluated each other’s relative power and potential compatibility, Rose appeared between them with stellar authority that commanded attention.

Her astral form had adorned itself with white doctor’s coat that somehow managed to convey medical professionalism, her emerald fire contained within clinical precision that reduced the whole encounter to scientific procedure.

"Okay," she announced calmly "we’ll keep this process as smooth as possible. Proceeding alone might introduce emotional complications that serve no useful purpose. Having company and proper oversight will ensure this remains a scientific procedure focused on genetic transmission rather than personal attachment."

Her gaze fixed upon Achilles with authority as she smiled, the two of them having communicated about this extensively already!

"And remember...no prolonged eye contact. Let’s approach this as business transaction rather than any other encounter."

The Hive Queen’s compound eyes reflected amusement mixed with growing appreciation for Rose’s clinical management of this whole process.

She smiled mischievously soon after.

"Will you be participating directly?" Kythara asked with laughter that made the surrounding veils flutter like captured aurora.

Rose’s expression turned cold, her emerald fire dancing around her form calmy.

"Don’t suggest such stupid shit," she said with voice that carried finality beyond negotiation. "Come here before I reconsider this entire arrangement."

...!

Blue-gold radiance erupted throughout the domain as cosmic forces aligned to facilitate genetic transmission that would produce progeny of utter wonder.

A single woman’s strategic planning had made such wonder possible, her determination to oversee every detail ensuring that her interests remained protected!

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As such wonders proceeded within the carefully controlled environment Rose had established, light-years away across the vast expanse of the Star Seas, different forces moved with purpose that served larger strategic objectives.

A group of Draconic Hybrids cut through space with velocity that transcended normal biological flight capability. Their enhanced forms carried signatures of genetic modification operating beyond conventional enhancements, and traces of the Adrastia Emperor King’s influence flowing through their physiology like stellar currents finding their proper ocean!

These beings served as extension of Achilles’ will through his Spores. They retained no individual personality and capability while their strategic objectives were all his.

Under direct command that had been transmitted across dimensional barriers, they were crossing tremendous distances to reach territories where conflict raged beyond normal understanding!

Their destination was the Butchering Grounds...regions of space where Outsiders pressed against territorial boundaries defended by forces of the Star Seas, where casualty rates exceeded replacement capabilities, where conventional military tactics had proven inadequate against enemies whose nature transcended biological classification!

Achilles had dispatched them purposefully after obtaining more knowledge with the application of Cosmic Destiny Perception, glimpses into probable futures that revealed opportunities for advancement through careful timing and precise positioning.

The information he had gathered suggested possibilities that could change many things!

But those revelations would have to wait for implementation.

For now, his enhanced consciousness remained focused on multiple simultaneous objectives...genetic expansion that would protect his lineage through numerical advantage, strategic manipulation of existing conflicts, and the systematic elimination of enemies whose choices across ages had finally earned appropriate consequences.

The game was entering new phases of complexity!

The future stretched ahead in patterns too intricate for planning, but Achilles possessed tools that made such complexity manageable rather than overwhelming!