Evolution's Essence by Jr H. Lee Morgan Page B

could
resist.”
    “ Then we need to find a way
to synthesize that immunity for…” Johnny the Medic
began.
    “ Unless you want to die, go
right ahead. The Solarian gene therapy I invented for humans is part of the enhanced
immune system. If you don’t have the MAOA gene you can’t get it. It
negates Beast brain poison and boosts the immune system. You can
try disproving me, but you won’t get anywhere. I ran every variable
and even got permission to access the Creelin database recently
specifically on genetics to circumvent human limitations and make
you like us, but it is impossible. Human evolution is different
than Solarian. Though they made it possible for us all to be here
today, you guys have as much in common as Drakes compared to us. I
may sound like a bitch, but I’m not going to sit here and give you
hope where there isn’t any.”
    “ You could be a little more
socially proper.” Jessica said a second later. To the rest of the
table she said “Forgive my niece, as a child she liked to harass
other children than listen to me about manners.” Renee
grumbled.
    Talon though put her sword away and said “I
rather like her. If she’d swear the Hunter’s oath she’d be just
like any Huntress.”
    “ Sorry, Blondie, I like
money. My credits on the cures I made are being spent to make the
city of Fire ours. Olly already plans to make it into an
interstellar flying city and make it a battleship like a Creelin
Mothership. I and Papa are going to need resources to make it a
reality. Especially since I’m going to be having enough daughters
to make sure if we do croak, our line won’t die off.”
    “ What about a son? Can you
dictate gender of your offspring?” Elder Javelin asked, leaning her
head to the side.
    “ Can’t have a son. Olly’s
sperm was made sure he could only give daughters. Apparently Mantiv
and Reten had a son once and the moment he hit puberty he went
nuclear. Daughters are safe. Sorry, Elder, no son to sew his seed
in every willing female, but on that note humans are a close enough
match to my daughter that they can have children. Be warned, they’ll all be as strong
or nearly as strong as me.”
    “ Just how strong are
you?”
    “ You all know Archiver
Tammat from the holovids splitting a red giant in half?” heads
around the table nodded as it was part of all childhood education.
“I could defeat him and not break a sweat and Olly can smother my
own power.” She grinned more at all the pale faces. Only the
Hunters didn’t do much more than chuckle. “Papa is the strongest
Class Twelve in all of humanity, and is getting stronger thanks to
me, but to us he can’t even be considered a Class One to
us.”
    “ It is not a boast, but a
fact. But do not let your fear dictate your future actions. Neither
have the will to be destroyers. They are creators and
healers.”
    “ But what of their children?
The security risk is a great matter.” Emperor Coleson had to play
the opposing field. “The danger is too grave if they are among
humans. Earlier I was warned Oliver Void would kill me and be
unable to stop himself for his newborn babe resting above us. If I
were an assassin and tried to kill Isabella and managed, Oliver
would kill me and in his rage would destroy an entire planet. Or
can you guarantee it he would be satisfied with me?”
    “ No, but we would not let
you get that close to the youngling for that very reason. We would
remove all assassins because the danger is greater. Mantive’s four
hundred and thirteenth daughter was slain, but he vaporize a whole
solar system, killing four trillion sentient lives till Reten
managed to bring him out from the bloodlust.”
    “ Four trillion?” Oliver had
a look of horror on his face. “Why? Why didn’t you tell me, Netul!”
his fist cracked the table.
    “ Because you are not him and
that was not the worst thing he ever did by accident. He lived for
a long time and did
both good and ill. Your crimes are not his. I was