Chapter 2

The next eight months following the day that I woke up as a new stronger and smarter person past by in a blur. Most of my time was spent serving the Queen and learning. Learning how to serve my Queen, learning how to use my mental abilities, how to move with grace. How to defend and subdue my enemy's and the enemy's of the hive, learning the mechanics of the universe around me through the sciences. My eyes were open up to more possibilities than I could ever imagine.

I think I always have known instinctually that the universe is a truly massive and unending place. But what I did not know is how massive our own minds are. How complex and truly amazing a brain is. I found that our minds are nearly as unending as the universe itself. I used to think what made the Wraith so great was how physically superior they were compared to humans and other lower life forms. Yes these things are still impressive and I still wanted them for myself but what made the Wraith truly great is the gift of telepathy.

Through telepathy the Wraith have been able to explore something that Humans have never had hope to even glimpse. For the Wraith can see the very soul of an individual their hopes their desires, dreams and the very thing that makes them what they are. I do not think I can truly put in to words what it is we can see. But it is a truly awe inspiring and frightening gift that we possess, this gift gives the Wraith boundless advances. We communicate with each other with no errors or faults or misunderstandings. Ideas and thoughts are developed not just with in a single individuals mind but with the entire Hive, where every person in the hive, no matter their status or occupation can add to the idea, plan or thought that is being formed. To be honest I did not know why the Wraith were not greater than they were for they could be so much more and I was going to learn of the reason of what was holding the Wraith back from the greatness they could achieve and if it was with in my power I am going to fix this problem, for the Wraith have only just begun to scratch the surface of their great and magnificent gift.

I will always remember the day when I entered the Queen's chambers and found a human standing before her there were no drone guards around, it was just her and the human prisoner. Yes this is the day that my eyes were open even further than before when I would begin to understand truly how amazing and vast my telepathy could be. I am still not sure how I came to the conclusions that I did at the end of that day. For I did not walk within my own mind making these discoveries. No I walked into another's mind but not with the intent of finding understanding. I was only after control and mental thought manipulation and basic thought recall. But in the end, the action I took that day revealed to me a whole new world of possibilities that I was eager to explore.

As I walked into the Queen's personal room which is a cross of a study and dressing room, I quickly spotted the unknown human standing before the Queen. I walked over to the Queen and stopped a few paces from her and kneeled in my customary place. The Queen said to me without any words that she wanted me to take care of her hair. I simply got back up and got her brushes out and started brushing the Queen's hair without any preamble.

So far neither the Human or Queen said a word to each other. I was about to touch the Humans thoughts to try and figure out what was going on when the Queen said in my mind "While you are brushing my hair I want you to use what I have taught you so far to amuse me."

I understood what the Queen wanted me to do she wanted me to play with the humans thoughts for her amusement while continuing to brush her hair at the same time. I slowly but deliberately entered the Humans mind and carefully destroyed what natural defenses he had. He could not even tell that anything was even happening. I then let my essence snake through his mind and take a hold of it and then in a flash I made him kneel before the Queen for that was his proper place. While this seemed to take me a long while in reality this all happened in less than a second. I had total control over this man I started to watch and direct his thoughts and at the same time I activated his pain center but not in the same way as I have done to the Second Commander this was a more refined attack. In one of my past lessons I entered the mind of one of our other human prisoner's one who experienced what it is like to be burned alive. I triggered the same type of pain and induced images of being in side of a burning barn. The screams of his voice filled and echoed around the room as I continued to methodically brush the Queen's hair.

As the Human who I have yet to even find out what his name is, continued to scream in agony. I decided to remedy that and with barely a thought I found that his name is Na'toth. I continued to search for memories I could use as a weakness to attack him in a whole new way. At the same time the Queen was passing on a few ideas of what to look for and ways of using what I have found. I let the flames in Na'toth's mind die out and let him think that he blacked out from the pain. At this point I dazed his mind so he would not see me shift around his perspective getting the details of the next scene just right.

Once I was satisfied that he would not see past the images I was conjuring I unfazed his mind and let him think he woke up next to his life mate. I was taking on that role. I let him see that his life mate was running her fingers down his bare chest teasingly. I slowly let the moment build speeding up and slowing down his perception of time as needed. When I thought I had him in the right mood I ask him about those he cared the most about. He talked to me in detail about each and every person he cared about. I allowed more time to past in his mind and ask him how he and his fellow protectors protect the village and those he cared about from the Wraith.

Na'toth was all too happy to explain the simple yet ingenious warning and evacuation system that his people had developed. I allowed a little more time to past in his mind and then I had my mental self get up off the bed and get dressed. Na'toth simply laid on the bed in bliss and contentment. As my mental self was leaving I alter my face into that of a female Wraith and then I disappeared. I changed the mental scene again to that of his memories of the culling that got him and half of his people captured by us. I alter the memory so he could watch as each and every person he described to me was culled and grabbed up by our darts.

Na'toth let out a sad and anguished scream of horror and sorrow. The Queen was laughing greatly at the sad and pitiful state of Na'toth. I was not laughing but I was not feeling guilt I was simply pleased with my success. I slowly allowed Na'toth's mind to return back to the present back in this room but from Na'toth's point of view he was responsible for the capture of all those he cared for by the Wraith.

I did not leave Na'toth's mind I had simply step back a bit so he could take over his own body again. The Queen said "That was most entertaining wouldn't you say?"

Na'toth replied "You are disgusting you and your little mind games. Having fun toying with your food are we?"

"No human it was not I who has been playing in your head it was my little servant girl over here that so masterfully manipulated your mind. I think her lessons are coming along very well don't you?"

Na'toth turned his head towards me and looked at me hatefully and said "So it was you little Wraith worshipper that was having fun with me, so you think that you are some big bad Wraith now. You are even trying to look like a Wraith well you are nothing. You will never be a Wraith you will always be a tasty little morsel that will one day be ripe for the taking."

I felt my anger take over and I grasped at his mind so hard that he fell to the floor gasping. Na'toth's voice again filled the room this time sounding even more agonizing then before. The screams probably could be heard through half of the Hive ship. Na'toth flopped around like a dead fish as I made him live through every type of pain that I ever felt or felt in the minds of others. I was about to dig even further when the Queen snapped me out of my rage induced fury. I quickly step back but not out of Na'toth's mind.

The Queen clapped her hands together a few times while Na'toth lay on the floor panting trying to get his breath back. The Queen said "It seems you have angered my servant Human. She nearly destroyed your mind in a most spectacular way. Luckily for you I stopped her since I want to see the emotions on your face as I feed upon you. I want to know your reaction when I tell you that the guilt you are feeling is simply a creation of my little servant girl here."

Na'toth looked at me with even more hatred and loathing than before. I could not help myself. I smirked at him and I let him feel through telepathy my amusement that I was now feeling at his pitiful state that I caused him. It would seem that I have the same mean streak that most Wraiths seem to have. For I now felt pleasure at the knowledge that I caused his suffering, that I was more powerful than he could ever hope to be. I felt the Queen's intentions and I made Na'toth remove his shirt and kneel before the Queen. He tried to fight me with everything he had but I batted his futile attempts away and he followed my will with the appearance of no hesitation from his part.

The Queen laughed as Na'toth took off his shirt and kneeled before her. She circled him a few times and then in a flash she latched on to him with her right hand and slowly drained his life into herself. While this was happening I got out a small flat bowl and filled it with water draping a towel over my right arm and walked back over to my Queen with the bowl. When she was finished she washed the blood off in the provided bowl and then dried her hands off.

The Queen then turned to me and said in my mind. "You have done well today. You may now go and do what you wish until your next lesson with my Second Commander. Oh and have someone clean this up." She pointed to Na'toth shriveled body. I bowed to the Queen and with a nod from the Queen I left her chambers. As I was leaving I heard two words being thought by the Queen "Mind Walker" Once I had left the Queens personal chamber's I called for a couple drones to clean up Na'toth's body.

I walked to my favorite part of the ship which is a long hallway that leads between the Queen's chambers and to the command nexus. This hallway had one of the best views of the stars. The only area that had a better view was the Queen's personal chambers. The windows were not real simply a special skin that could show any scene that the hived wished, but for as far as I knew these viewing skins have always displayed the stars that where just right outside the ship. I would come here to think and let my mind wander where it pleased as I would stare out at the stars some times for hours at a time.

Right now I needed to think about what I just did and what it was that I am becoming. With the daily meditations I was doing, I have come to have a better understanding of myself. I know that I am now a completely different person today then I was when I was brought aboard the Hive. I know that even if I have known how to use my telepathy like I do now back when I was first taken aboard that I would have never done anything resembling what I did to Na'toth. Such actions would have never crossed my mind. But now with my anger and the little bit of hate that I have now, I know that I will never hesitate to use my gifts whether it is to serve the Hive in general or the Queen personally or even simply for myself. This is who and what I am now.

What I heard in my mind when I was leaving the queens chambers was "Mind Walker" that seem to fit me for I truly enjoy using my talents. I am always discovering and learning something new every time I reach out with my thoughts and look at the universe around me from countless different perspectives. I have learned five new languages and seen through the eyes of hundreds of different people and got to mentally explore over fifteen different planets and learned many different types of mundane skills most of which I probably would have never considered learning from the many humans we have taken aboard the Hive.

I do not know if this is what the term "Mind Walker" means but it seems to fit me nicely. After my lessons with the Second Commander I will get to explore something new and exciting. Under guidance of the Chief Scientist who is my science teacher. I will be allowed to start downloading the Hives knowledge into myself. I will be learning almost everything that there is to know about Wraith technology. For in time I will gain a new duty that I am to perform for the Hive. When I am not attending to the Queen's personal needs and when I am not taking lessons. I am to start researching and developing new technologies that will hopefully make our Hive the most powerful ship in this galaxy that is the hope any way. This may be a temporary duty to see if I have the right disposition to be an inventor and in the end only time will tell.

I felt a mental touch on my mind from the Hive ship and I knew that I needed to get to the sparring chamber or I would be late for my lessons with the Second Commander. I turned on my heels and ran three decks below and all the way to the sparring chamber with ten seconds to spare. I skidded to a halt and walked up calmly to the organic door that separated the corridor and the sparring chamber. As I walked in to the room I could feel that something was different today. I could not put my finger on it but something felt off, nothing bad just different. I walked swiftly over to the Second Commander and bowed my head to him.

About a half a minute went by with neither of us moving when I heard the Second Commander speak to me via telepathy and said "I think that after the display you preformed for our Queen that I should add a new twist to our lessons with each other. You now will have to block me from entering your mind while defending yourself from my physical attacks. You will now be fighting two entirely different battles at the same time let's see if you are up to the challenge little human."

I am not going to write down what happen in that one hour time span. But let's just say it was not pretty and I spent most of the lessons lying on the ground or having a knife at my throat. I can happily say that the Second Commander never made it into my thoughts but those victories were costly in a bodily way through physical pain and lots of it. But after what I did to Na'toth earlier that day I would never let another have that sort of power if I could help it so the physical pain and loss was worth it. I must say that defense lessons gave me all the motivation that I would ever need for the next lesson with the Queen. The Queen must have known about my poor performance in my last lesson. For the Queen decided that it was time for me to learn all of the different types of mental shielding that she knows of, I was to learn and get proficient in every one of the shielding styles and then choose the ones that I liked and then personalize those shielding style's to myself.

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Damien