Chapter 431: The Hive Queen! I

Rose’s body, now composed of stellar matter that pulsed with the accumulated radiance of a Singularity, moved toward the terrifying Kythernai Swarm.

Her translucent wings caught starlight from distant suns while her consciousness remained focused on her objectives.

The moment the swarm detected her approach, space itself began buzzing with gravitational waves that expressed millions of individual consciousnesses achieving sudden unified focus!

Obsidian-purple forms shifted from their dance around crystalloid wealth to formations that suggested imminent violence!

They surrounded Rose rapidly with movements that carried the synchronized precision of military units, their chitinous forms creating waves of starlight rivers.

Yet Rose didn’t flinch.

Her illusory physiology, supported by the backing of a Cosmic Singularity, remained steady as gravitational fields that could have compressed small moons pressed against her from every direction.

The swarm found her form unique as they looked at her with millions of eyes of warning and hostility!

In the next moment, Rose raised her hand with movements that carried their own stellar authority. Reality shimmered around her gesture as an illusory image materialized with clarity…the unmistakable figure of Achilles in his full cosmic glory, stellar eyes blazing with inherited authority of a King!

The Adrastia Emperor King.

Her Adrastia Emperor King!

The swarm’s buzzing intensified as millions of compound eyes focused on the displayed image with recognition- because their Hive Queen had made that figure a demand!

Their buzzing shifted from threatening undertones to something approaching excitement.

Rose looked ahead calmly as chitinous forms pressed closer with predatory curiosity.

“I don’t really want to be here,” she said. “But I’m here anyway because of an opportunity. I need to speak with your Hive Queen.”

The reaction was immediate and overwhelming.

WUU!

At the moment her projected image became fully visible to the countless Kythernai entities, they began moving with unprecedented coordination.

Millions of obsidian-purple forms shifted positions, their synchronized movement creating patterns.

They parted like cosmic waters recognizing authority, their massive forms creating what appeared to be a ceremonial pathway that led directly into the heart of their swarm.

The corridor they formed stretched across impossible distances, lined by creatures whose individual power exceeded Empyrean Star Nexus by the millions!

Massive humanoid Kythernai entities took positions along this spatial avenue, their enhanced forms emanating gravitational pressure equivalent to forces surrounding genuine black holes.

Rose moved through this terrifying honor guard with calmness.

She looked around with curious eyes at thr ridiculousness around her…biological architecture that combined individual capability with collective integration, consciousness that remained distinct while serving unified purpose.

The Kythernai Swarm. Something she couldn’t have even imagined weeks ago as she worked from one retail job to another, escaping the gazes of bosses who simply wanted her body.

Now…she had a projection of her body floating in outer space talking to a Swarm…

She shook her head at such a reality as she refocused on the Kythernai Swarm.

The beauty of their organization was undeniable, even as their individual capability remained frightening beyond normal measurement.

When she reached the end of the path that had been arranged for her passage, nine massive insectoid creatures stood in formation.

Their forms combined predatory efficiency with ceremonial dignity, chitinous armor gleaming with accumulated honors!

Behind them, elevated on crystalline platforms that seemed to exist partially outside normal dimensional constraints, was their queen.

Surrounded by pulsing crystals- Voidborn Memorite Crystals, a Primordial Sentient Metalloid!

The Hive Queen’s presence dominated local space-time through sheer force of power. Her form combined insectoid efficiency with humanoid familiarity.

Compound eyes that could perceive across multiple dimensional layers simultaneously fixed upon Rose with intensity.

Her chitinous armor seemed to absorb ambient starlight while reflecting it back.

When she spoke, her voice carried waves that resonated directly with the fundamental structures of consciousness itself.

“I have seen many manifestations across cosmic distances,” she said, her words painting aurora streams through the void around them. “But I have not encountered this type of energy convergence forming conscious identity. Even more intriguing, you carry the image of my destined mate. Who could you possibly be?”

Her destined mate.

Rose scoffed at such presumptuous language.

“I’m here to determine whether you’re worthy of a single meeting with him,” she said, her voice cutting through courtesy.

The response was magnificent in its audacity!

The Hive Queen’s laughter rang through space with waves that made millions of surrounding entities vibrate in sympathetic resonance, her amusement carrying undertones of predatory appreciation mixed with growing curiosity!

“Really?” she asked, her compound eyes blazing with radiance that could have blinded conventional perception. “You’re here to analyze and judge my worth when I’m someone who can simply take everything I desire?”

The threat buzzed in artificially controlled atmosphere like suspended violence waiting for excuse to manifest.

Around them, millions of Kythernai entities shifted into formations to instill fear!

But Rose nodded calmly, her stellar form remaining perfectly steady despite being surrounded.

“Yes, precisely. You’re beginning to understand,” she replied with satisfaction.

Calmly!

“…”

The Hive Queen fell silent, her predatory amusement fading.

“I have encountered many powers across ages who believe themselves arrogant and invincible,” she said finally, her voice carrying curiosity mixed with growing respect. “Which force do you represent? What hierarchy grants you confidence to evaluate royal authority?”

Rose smiled calmly.

“Can you not perceive it?” she asked, gesturing toward her transformed physiology.

“I’m composed of stellar matter itself. Naturally, the force I represent is the power that created the very Star Seas themselves.”

BOOM!

A bold claim!

The Hive Queen contemplated exactly what such claim might represent, her compound eyes reflecting calculations.

As this processing continued, Rose’s gaze swept across their surroundings with analytical precision that observed the scope of organized civilization she was witnessing. The crystalloid planetary bodies that served as foundation for swarm infrastructure, the millions of entities whose coordination suggested intelligence…

“Countless dangerous developments are occurring throughout nearby space,” she continued, “At this moment, you will be given opportunity to possibly and reliably preserve this vast family you’ve constructed around yourself.”

…!

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