World Seed

Author’s Corner: Sorry for the unannounced break, health issues and all that. Spent all day yesterday hiding from any light or sound because of a migraine. Also, be sure to check out the poll above! Its deadline will be until I get the next chapter pushed out.

“How’ve you been, John?” One of the two robots in mass produced bodies walked up. Although the voice gave it away that he was my dad, both of them looked identical. Five foot ten, with a slender, genderless body, and a grey face capable of basic expressions.

“I’ve been good, for the most part. How about you?”

“Oh, you know, the usual. The world ended, so we became robots. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Now, leaving aside the slime girl that just ran off to play with a little kid, you going to do introductions?” He asked, giving what must have been a meaningful look at Sharon, Yin, Yang, and Celeste.

“Ah! Sorry, sorry.” I looked to the girls, and offered a weak smile. Well, no time like the present… “This is Celeste, my companion AI from NeoLife. She’s now a race called the Deus Ex.”

Celeste waved at the introduction, offering a wide grin to my parents. “Your son’s a real treat, you know that?” She snickered a bit when she added that comment, before letting me continue.

“These are Sharon and Yin, my… my girlfriends.” As I said that, the two girls in question stepped forward and grabbed my hands.

“Your… girlfriends.” This time it was the other robot, my mother, that spoke in a doubtful voice. “Our son, who rarely leaves the house, who earns his money playing video games for a living… has multiple girlfriends.” Although she said it like that, her voice quickly turned into one of amusement.

“And a slime girl daughter.” Celeste spoke up, as if offering helpful advice.

“A daughter, too?” They both asked in surprise, and I sent a mild glare to the Deus Ex. Real delicate, Celeste…

“By a technicality…” I said with a sigh, and then began explaining how I had created Yo with my mana, and a drop of my blood. Then, I took her with me until she evolved, and she ended up taking that kind of mindset.

“What about this one?” My dad asked, looking towards Yang. “Is she also a daughter?” There was a hint of amusement in his synthesized voice.

“Ah… no, that’s Yang. She can be considered as Yin’s sister…” And of course, that led to me having to explain why they were two completely different species, including the fact that Yin was really a bird that was simply capable of taking on a human shape.

“John…” My dad looked at me for a long moment. “Your life became really weird lately, didn’t it?”

“Yeah… you could say that. I think the god of madness had a say in it.”