Chapter 4
It was difficult to preserve Masafumi's body, while she worked on the means to revive him, but it was worth it. Chizuru was able to do that, but he needed to wed the plasmid technology from Neu with with the regenerative abilities they had already developed. It wasn't enough to animate his body, she needed to revive the man, as well.
Fortunately, preserving organic samples had been Masafumi's specialty. His body was preserved by his own technology. It was also clear that Schreient had been too weak. They needed to be stronger, if they were going to defeat Weiss. With their research intact, Chizuru began the difficult task of reviving their patriarch, while she strengthened the team. Weiss would suffer.
Karen smiled as she gazed at her reflection in the mirror. Her face had been restored to its former glory. Hell's new formula had perfected the regenerative properties in her body. Even better, Masafumi's body had been restored to a human appearance!
Testing was an interesting experience. Learning to control her abilities was challenging. Her skin looked flawless, but now had the toughness of the starfish. Even with her own great strength, she could barely pierce her own skin. Better yet, she could extrude spines when she pummeled her opponents.
The next phase was to extrude a whip, so Bagnuck Boy couldn't just chop it up to disarm her. Hell had promised her spinnerets. She was looking forward to them.
The hive looked into Youji's eyes, lovingly. It was so easy to manipulate him, after doing a detailed analysis of Asuka's memories. He was so eager to have his love back that he couldn't comprehend what he was really dealing with.
The hive was disappointed, however. It was simply not possible to subsume itself and let the host control its body. The body was dead. It had no advice to offer Hell on the effect of placing a hive into the master.
Nanami skipped along the trail, singing "Tot and Nagi, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love! Then comes marriage! Then comes the honeymoon! Then comes vengeance on Weiss! Yippee!"
Suddenly she saw a butterfly, and sat watching it for the next hour.
Chizuru watched the "strangled" Neu slowly stand up after Weiss was driven off. The woman's neck smoothed out as she watched. "That was disappointing. I want you to lay low and help me test your interaction with living hosts. It wouldn't do well for Weiss to know you live."
Neu merely nodded, her vocal time complete, now that she wasn't taunting the Balinese.
Chizuru sighed. They had been so close to eliminating the Weiss, and then the Balinese had acted out of character. Hopefully, they would take the warning while she worked on reviving her lover. It seemed like they were so close.
Karen was giddy. The spinnerets worked perfectly, letting her extrude a whip at a thought. Now, to work on making it sticky, so Bagnuck Boy wouldn't be able to shake loose from it. She hoped Hell's toxins on the bars would finish of Masafumi's annoying brother, too. It would make the night perfect!
The hive contemplated the problem. Coexistence with a host seemed impossible. The immune system had to be assaulted, immediately. Plasmids would provide the immunity in the future. Something went wrong, though. Every time, the host died, and a hive was required to take over.
It was not Asuka, and it could not replace the master. It would have to hope Hell could eliminate the toxins generated by the plasmid hive, or find a way for a body to survive them.
Nanami was completely subsumed in her first kiss with Nagi. There was no thought, only the kiss.