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Beginnings

Chapter two

It was relieving to see a city and people if I'm being honest, for a while I had to seriously consider the idea that I may be stuck on some uninhabited planet in some far off corner of the galaxy. After I had gotten over the relief I was feeling I realized that I wasn't out of trouble yet, and wouldn't be for a while most likely. I'm not safe here right now, strong as I might be compared to a human if there are enough of them I could be killed even by people with more primitive weapons, and from what I've seen it seems likely I'm on a primitive world. The best idea I have for protecting myself makes my stomach churn a bit though, I'm most likely going to have to start a Genestealer cult, the mere idea of it doesn't sit right with me though, I'd practically be a slave master at that point, but in this world if I don't get stronger and find allies I'll die eventually so if I have to throw away my morals to survive then so be it. But a part of me couldn't stop being disgusted at what I was going to do, 'At the end of the day it seems I'm a coward.' I thought, I was putting my own life before others like I mattered more than they do, but I don't want to die, not yet.

Setting aside my crisis of conscious for now I started analyzing my situation, the sun was just coming up and everything was getting brighter, so I planned that I would use today to scout things out from a distance. I needed to find a way to get into the city to begin the process of making a cult, 'never thought I'd be planning this sort of thing.' I thought, I'd learned as I walked through the desert that along with my other senses my sight had also been drastically improved as well so I decided to make use of it. As I looked towards the gate of the city from where I as hiding a couple miles away I was able to see the singular gate into the city, the rest of the peninsula was walled off by sandstone walls with areas that stuck out at even intervals, I could also see things stationed on the areas that stuck out, most likely artillery of some sort, along with the artillery and walls I could see guards patrolling and standing beside the gate however I wasn't close enough to see them in any real detail, it seems like this place would be a troublesome place for any invader to take. Well for anyone with the same level of technology that is, the Imperium could steamroll over it like it was nothing and it'd take a rather small group of Tyranids to tear it to the ground, however there was no way in hell a lone Genestealer could break in, not too mention I wanted to remain hidden.

Off to my left about a mile away a road went to the gate and I could see a few people and carts coming towards the city already, I considered using that as a way in but without any help on the inside I would probably be caught rather quickly so I discarded that idea. Then I saw something that surprised me, out from the gate of the city came a bunch of people with large urns, the group split in two after leaving the gate and they went off towards the two rivers, most likely to get water it seemed, this confused me, 'Why would they leave the city to get water, they live on a peninsula.' I thought on it for a few minutes before I gave up, maybe the areas they could get water from inside the city were unclean or unsafe to use, 'They say "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" so I won't question good fortune.' But before I made my move I decided to spend a bit more time scouting.

The rest of the day passed as I scouted and when nighttime came I decided to sneak a bit closer to the walls to see if I could get a better view of things. Things went uneventfully but unfortunately I was unable to find anything important as things were still a bit too far away to see, and the people in the city made sure there was no cover for about a mile away from the walls so I couldn't sneak closer or else I would risk being seen by the guards patrolling the walls and a giant creature stalking the areas outside the walls of the city at night is definitely something that will draw a lot of attention from the guards.

Soon enough the next day came and I was still not feeling tired, thirsty, or hungry, I thought about seeing how long I could go before feeling even one of those feelings but decided that might be a good idea to try out once I'm in the city with at least a small group to help protect me so I went down to the riverbank and got a drink before stalking the undergrowth around the riverbank to try to catch something to eat. As this was my first attempt at up hunting in this body it was difficult at first but I got better at it pretty quickly and was able to catch something in the first few hours of the day. What I caught was a plump little rodent like creature with no fur that was sitting on the side of the river watching it intently, I imagine it was fishing, but it's concentration made it easy to sneak up on and catch. As I tore into my meal I had to remind myself however that hunting these creatures could be risky as I've seen many of them hang by the riverside so hunting them could lead to me being spotted by someone on a boat. After finishing my meal I got up and went to begin my watch over the gate to the city.

I knew I couldn't get into the city or last too long inside the city without help, and going for the guards would be a bit too risky for my liking, going for anyone in the groups traveling to the city might work but the travelers aren't consistent. However these people who travel outside the city with those urns aren't in the city, easy to get too, and consistent, the perfect prey in this situation. However this was when my conscience began to feel bad again, I'm about to treat these people as prey instead of people, and then take advantage of them to keep myself safe while putting their lives and families at stake. However I quickly pushed those thoughts to the side of my mind when I saw the gate to the city open and out came the people with urns, the group quickly split with one group going off to the river on my left and the other half going to the river on my right, I followed the latter group, mirroring their movements from a good distance away. As they neared the undergrowth I saw one of the people at the back of the group stumble and drop their urn, the other people just continued on to the river, 'that seems a bit rude.' I thought, but it meant this person was the last to enter the undergrowth and by the time they got into the undergrowth the rest of the group was leaving with their urns full with water. This removed my biggest concern, the person alerting others, without anyone else around I don't have to worry about that concern.

I crept into the undergrowth doing my best to remain undetected and soon enough I found the person I was following. They were female, and probably past their teenage years, I'd guess they were in their early twenties, they were garbed in slightly nicer clothing than the boat rider had been but it was still rather ragged however it looked to be in good repair and not looking like it was falling apart, their hair reached to their shoulders and was quite messy and unkempt. If I had been myself still on Earth and in a human body I'd say they were rather attractive, however I was now a Genestealer and that part of my mind felt, muted, back when I was human I was somewhat interested in finding a partner, now the idea no longer felt all that important to me, I was much more concerned with my own survival. As I crept closer and slowly emerged from the undergrowth behind the girl my foot stepped down on a brittle branch and caused it to snap making a sound the sounded a lot louder to me than it really was, 'Oh you got to be fucking kidding me.' Is all I could think as the girl got up from where she was kneeling and her head snapped around saw me, her mouth opened to let out a scream as I dashed forward but then our eyes made contact and her eyes glossed over and her face returned to a neutral look. I stopped my dash towards her and was confused for a second before I remembered, 'Oh yeah, hypnosis, I forgot about that Genestealers could do that, well that makes this much easier.'

I then approached the girl and prepared to use the "Genestealers kiss", doubt raged in my mind telling me I had no right to do this, this girl probably had a family, a mother, father, maybe even siblings, and here I was about to turn her into what was essentially a slave, but other than doubt something even stronger solidified my will to do this, fear. I was afraid of this world, of all the terrible things that happened in it, and how easily my life could end in this world, I was a coward who was going to take advantage of other people to ensure my own safety, and I knew that, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to try to be a good leader, this girl might be not much more than my slave soon, but I'm not going to try to keep her alive and well. I opened my mouth and my tongue flashed out and imbedded it in the girls shoulder causing her to take a sharp inhale and causing me to wince, then I removed it and the girls eyes closed and she passed out on the ground as the Genestealer genetic material began to circulate around her body. I breathed a few heavy breathes and my heart beat rapidly in my chest, I expected to feel guilty, angry, or sad about this, but mostly I felt, relieved, I wouldn't be alone and vulnerable anymore now I had an ally and soon I'd have more. This caused me to ponder the honestly terrifying question, 'How human am I still?' As I pondered these questions I noticed something, my body was feeling hot, which was strange as I hadn't felt hot yet on this planet, and by hot I felt like I was close to burning, and soon after I felt my eyes begin to drop, as I slowly fell to the ground all I could think was, 'I really need...to stop... going to...sleep...involuntarily.'