Blessed by Night

Chapter 134  A Needed Rest

If one had a powerful enough telescope, they would be amazed by the sight they could observe in this moment. Located on the dark side of the moon, there was a single, black cat curled up with it's eyes closed. The animal seemed to have no problem breathing, nor was it succumbing to the unbearable cold temperatures out in space. It was as if it was right at home here in complete darkness and silence. After several hours of sitting here, the fluffy animal opened it's violet eyes and let out a small sigh. 'I feel alright but... got no way to tell if I'm stable or not.'

Malachi had been meditating for a while now and he had no real way to examine the fruits of his labor. He wouldn't really know if he was fully in control of his emotions until he was put into a situation that would test him. Though who knew when that would be. He left his feline form and returned to his true body, a mass of darkness, stars, and nebulas in the shape of a man.

He ran his hands through his dreadlocks and watched as they floated around him like they had their own mind. Glancing at the earth, he could tell that the sun was likely about to come up in the U.S in around thirty minutes or so. 'I should probably head back before my girls-'

Before Mal could finish his thought, he felt like a thread was cut within his mind. Instinctively he knew exactly what that meant and he chuckled wryly in defeat. 'Guess I've already been up here too long.'

-

When Malachi reappeared in the bedroom in his apartment, he found a scene that he was already somewhat expecting. All four of his girlfriend's were awake and conscious, glaring at him with irritated faces.

Bianca held his shadowy construct by the neck with a fiery fist and looked like she was abut to put it out of it's misery

"You left us.." Sei pouted. "And then replaced yourself with this cheap construct." Added Luna. Mal regrew his skin and flashed the girls an apologetic smile in the hopes of alleviating their displeasure. "I was trying to get my new emotions under control so that I could control myself with you girls. Or are you telling me you don't miss having sex?"

The two women immediately forgot about their frustrations as Mal climbed into the bed with them.

He grabbed Anna and Sei first and pulled the two girls close into his body. "You girls... you're gorgeous."

After being blessed, both Sei and Anna had their bodies altered. While there weren't drastic physical changes, the quality of their bodies had undergone a noticeable elevation. Both could easily pass for top models anywhere in the world. Sei: "You don't seem very surprised that we got blessed..."

Anna: "I guess you really did have something to do with it."

Malachi nodded slowly as he let his hands roam freely across the bodies of the two girls. "The world's... about to get real dangerous sooner or later. I want, no I need you girls to always be safe and capable of holding your own. "

The girls had to admit, they felt rather moved that Malachi's interest was on strengthening them instead of protecting them. Most men would have let an inflated ego get to their head and thought that they were all that was needed to keep their women safe. But Mal didn't want to lock them in some sort of glass cage and instead found a way to help them stand on their own, even without him. It was an incredibly mature and kindhearted gesture. "So, wanna tell me about whose blessings you girls got?" Mal flopped onto the center of the bed and held out his arms. All four girls wasted no time in getting as close as they could and resting while the sun was still down. They talked about their experiences with Hypnos and Nemesis, as well as first impressions and curiosity over their new powers and bodies. As the more senior blessed, Malachi Bianca and Luna answered all of the girls' questions to the best of their abilities. "Does this mean that I sign with immortal moon too now?" Sei asked. "I don't mind training and all that stuff, but getting up early to do it is a serious no." warned Anna. The questions of the girls brought up a point that he'd also wanted to bring up but wasn't sure how. "Actually girls, I think that you both should-"

Ring!

Almost on cue, Malachi's phone vibrated on the nightstand and Bianca picked it up. "It's your sister." She said as she handed it to him. Malachi smiled as he answered the video call without a second thought and laid eyes on his baby sister. But... she wasn't quite like he remembered her. Aubrey's long and dark curly hair was now an ashen grey and her eyes were a deep and unfathomable black. Malachi let out an impressed whistle as he stared at his sister proudly. He wasn't sure which god she'd been blessed by, but he knew that it had to be a pretty powerful one. "How do I look? Am I the most attractive sibling again?"

"Were you ever?" Mal asked as he rolled his eyes. "As long as I've been alive, you can ask literally anyone."

"I will hang up this damn phone."

"Hey, I haven't even told you about the blessings I got yet. Aren't you the least bit curious?"

"""""Blessings as in plural??"""""

Malachi and his girlfriends were clearly in sync as every one of them had the same thought at the same time.

"Yup! I've still got less than Mal though."

The eyes of the group just kept getting wider and wider as Aubrey listed off her new powers. Controlling the wind was nice but they were particularly jealous of her ability to use magic and even manipulate death itself. Even though she had less blessings than her brother, she would be no less powerful in the future. Bianca: "The two of you are so weird..."

Luna: "Multiple blessings... multiple pantheons...This doesn't make any sense.."

Anna: "Well now my little one blessing seems inferior."

Sei: "I'm happy that the two of you are so talented."

Malachi and Aubrey shrugged like they didn't understand why the things they'd done were so surprising. After all , it wasn't like they had done any of this on purpose. Things just kind of... happened. "Hey Luna, you got an extra spot for me at the guild??" Aubrey asked happily. "Of course I do, dear. And since we've had a surplus of funds recently, then your contract will likely be worth more than your brother's."

""How much more?"" The two of them asked suspiciously. "Around 29 billion give or take?"

In that moment, Aubrey and Malachi had two very different reactions. For some reason Mal felt like he had just been beaten in some kind of race and been reduced to the younger sibling. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Aubrey on the other hand....

"Don't be sad bro, I'll loan you a few million if you need it!"

"You're lucky I don't need to eat anymore or I'd have you take me to dinner overnight until your money runs out."

"Don't be silly, you'll die before my money runs out!" She gloated. "I'm immortal now." "Exactly!"

Malachi rolled his eyes and nearly offered a retort, when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from down the hallway. Bang!

As soon as he noticed her approach, Serana came bursting through the door to his room. Literally. She was new to her powers, and as a result she couldn't control her new strength and knocked his door clean off the hinges. However, she seemed to be too excited over what she had to tell them to really care. "Guys, guess what!? Your girl got blessed, and the goddess even gave me a cute little booty just like I asked for!!"

As a demonstration, Serana twirled around the room in her very small black shorts that were barely keeping both of her cheeks inside. "S-Serana, I'm glad you're happy but can you please stop!" Sei yelled with a red face. At that moment, she wanted her daughter to stop embarrassing herself so badly that she ended up using her own powers. A pulse of silver energy left her body and struck everyone in the room.

Before they knew what was happening, their entire body began to feel terribly heavy and comfortable. Even Malachi was not immune. He never thought that he would experience this feeling of drowsiness ever again in his life but now it was back and stronger than ever. Malachi: "What the hell...?"

Bianca: "Sleepy..."

Anna: "I knew I wasn't a morning person...."

Luna: "I think...we can skip training this morning...."

Serana: "Dancing... made me tired..."

Sei watched in horror as everyone around her closed her eyes and fell straight to sleep. Serana suffered the worst fate as she wasn't in a bed and had no choice but to face plant on the ground, snoring rather loudly. If she had still been human, she would have easily broken her nose. "Ah... oops."

"What happened? I can't see anything!" Aubrey yelled. Sei picked up Mal's dropped phone and shyly explained the current events. "I um... accidentally put everyone to sleep with my blessing."

"Oh, cool! Do you know how you did it??"

"N-No, of course not!"

She looked to her side and Mal snoring lightly while his face was side by side with Bianca's. It was clear that he was okay, and he even seemed to be sleeping more peacefully than she had ever seen. Her feelings of concern and embarrassment, quickly gave way for ones of pride. She had always wanted nothing more than to bring the man she loved peace, and it seemed like she had finally done that. Her first day with her new abilities was already one of the best of her life. "Goodnight, honey... Sweet dreams."