Borderlands: Unnatural selection

"What can you do?" the girl asked curiously.

"Enough! Child do as you should and get rid of this heathen already!" the monk screamed angrily and it took a serious amount of self control not to blow his fucking head off right then.

I like to think I was pretty patient but these monks had been getting on my nerves since I got here with the way they were acting. Honestly if I didn't want to leave a good impression on my fellow siren here I would have long since shown these monks the biggest downside of an oath of nonviolence. Judging from her apparent age and the information I had previously it was easy to deduce that these monks had raised her which meant just killing them might be less than perfect for giving a good impression.-

"BANG!" I fired a shot through the monks left ear making him scream and grasp the mangled body part.

"You clearly don't use those as much as you should so I figured you wouldn't mind having one clipped off for you. Want me to do the other side? Even you out?" I asked with a smile that wasn't.

"Now then I suppose before you and I talk shop about our powers I should explain something that may come as a surprise to you. These monks have been using you to rule the population of the planet through fear of you coming to kill them. They have demonized you for their own benefit, but don't take my word for it see for yourself. Not like the monks could stop you after all. Oh and take this, a gift for our first meeting." I said with an actual smile to the girl before retrieving an Epic grade Jakobs pistol that had shock damage.

It was just an extra that I had laying about from my hunt on Eden six that a jabber had before I killed it. I felt that it wasn't a loss for me to give it away like this to someone I hoped to get quite familiar with. She took the gun from me with only a little hesitation due to the monk who was bleeding from his ear and in serious pain. Still it was clear that she harbored doubts about the monks as she didn't immediately jump to defend them from my accusation and even was willing to accept a gift from someone who had injured one of them. Who said I couldn't be manipulative?-

Oh I am well aware that exposing the monks like this was likely to end in her turning on them but it also ended with her trusting me all the more for so easily telling her. I couldn't give less of a shit about these monks but her though, that was a whole other matter. She was a siren like me and that meant she was someone I wanted a good relationship with, maybe even hook up with in a few years when we stop being teens.-

Despite my appearance and mind I WAS still only thirteen turning fourteen when it was time for my trip to Pandora as far as my body was concerned. That meant she was absolutely within my striking range after we reached an acceptable age. Though I did have a concern about that as I wasn't sure if the changes my powers brought to my body would even make me compatible with humans as far as reproduction was concerned. Different species had serious trouble reproducing after all and my powers were constantly evolving me into a higher existence so at what point does it occur that I can't reproduce at all with a human?-

I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't even realize that both the girl and monk had left. Well to be more specific she left and the monk chased after her both out of fear and to try and salvage the situation that was spiraling out of control. It didn't work out so great for him I discovered a couple hours later when the girl returned alone with a bit of blood on her clothes.-

"Color me impressed, didn't think you'd go so far as to kill the dude. I didn't see it if that's what you were wondering but just noticed the blood on you is all." I said while clarifying when she got a confused expression.

"I can't believe I fell for their lies for so long. Can you believe he had the nerve to try and say that I was misunderstanding things?" she vented clearly still upset.

"Not my place to butt in on this matter but so long as you fixed the issue it's all good right?" I asked and she paused for a moment to think about it before nodding.

I was a bit surprised when she left for a moment before coming back with a a cheap plastic chair that she sat on near me with an eager look.

"So you're a siren like me huh? How does that work when you are a guy?" she asked with curiosity burning in her eyes.

"Where to start? Well you obviously know that sirens are chicks like you but you probably don't know is that there were not six as was common belief but rather seven sirens. The first person to ever have my powers got sealed away in a vault while the rest of the siren powers ran free in the universe. My powers were the only ones designed for a man to own from what I can tell and I inherited them when I opened the vault they were in a bit over half a year ago." I explained honestly.

"You opened a vault!? What was it like? Was it full of treasure?" she bombarded me with questions eagerly while scooting her chair closer so that she didn't miss anything.

"Hahaha! Hadn't thought you the sort to care for treasure hunting." I said with a laugh.

"Are you kidding? I grew up reading tales about Typhon Deleon! Adventure, danger, loot and maybe even romance! You have to tell me all about it, please!" she said excitedly.

I sighed but began to tell my tale starting from when I woke up on Baal three to my time learning on Eden six. I didn't leave out too many details though I obviously skipped over some of the more mundane or boring parts like the details about what exactly I was taught. The girl ate it up greedily like she just couldn't get enough.-

"Your powers are way better than mine, see!" she complained while showing off her own powers.

The best way to describe it from my perspective was a sort of localized telekinetic bubble that she could control that affected space itself to a degree. Was it worse than my own powers though? Yes and no. See her powers VASTLY trump my own powers in terms of immediate usefulness and combat power since it affected something at range. On the otherhand however her powers were sort of a one trick pony and only did the one thing though with creative use that could be changed slightly.-

My powers by comparison were a jack of all trades master of many type deal. The starting point of my power was vastly lower than hers but the end point was theoretically infinite whereas hers had a limit. It was easy to figure out WHY this was as well if you thought about it seriously. Her powers worked a bit like a super soaker in that she had an energy pool that she drew from to use her powers so she hemorrhaged energy only but never got more beyond refilling the tank she already had.-

My powers on the other hand worked like a fast moving body of water. I took in power and used that to expand my own like a pond that grew when it rained, except unlike in that case where evaporation would drop the water level again my power never dropped after I raised it. In simple terms I started out as a drop of water that turned into a cup then a puddle and then a pond and further and further with no limit to what I'd eventually end up as. -

"Ah that reminds me but I want to know if your powers count as a trait that I could get a copy of?" I asked and she looked interested and held out a soft pale white hand that I gently took in my own.

{Siren

Lifeforce: 3850

Traits: [Clever mind-Uncommon grade]- 1000 units, [Quick thinking-Rare grade]- 5000 units, [Athletic body-Common grade]- 500 units, [Beautiful form-Rare grade]- 5000 units, [Energy projection-Epic grade]- 20,000 units, [Energy reservoir-Epic grade]- 20,000 units, [Siren(Phaselock)-Mythical grade]- 1,000,000 units}

"Fuck me sideways!?" I exclaimed in shock.

How could I not be stunned at this status? She only had a single common grade trait and three traits that were Epic or higher including her siren ability trait that was a whole new grade, Mythical. She pulled her hand out of my hand at my outburst and I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Sorry about that, your traits just surprised me is all." I said embarrassed.

"Was it that bad?" she asked worriedly.

"No no no, nothing like that but the exact opposite in fact. It was phenomenal. Oh and I can in fact copy your powers but they are stupidly fucking expensive. In addition to that you have three other traits that I want but are also a bit pricey, not nearly close to the same point as your powers but still pricey as shit." I said seriously.

"So you can take my powers from me then?" she asked curiously.

I shook my head "No, from still living things such as you I can only copy the traits you have but not steal them out right. So if I took the trait for your powers you would still have them and I would have a copy, a knock off if you would." I explained and she looked interested.

"So why didn't you do that right away?" she asked confused.

"Well first it's not exactly a fast process and second it's rather personal. Without permission from you it would probably be close to rape with the amount of traits I want. One or two traits may be a sensation similar to getting aroused but three or four in your case might directly bring you to orgasm. Learned that one from experience with a friend who volunteered to give me his traits, he acted like he was high afterwards. Also I actually can't afford your powers right now so theres that." I said awkwardly as her face turned red.

"Ah, I can see how that might lead to misunderstandings." she said with a heavy blush.

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Alexander Drake

Lifeforce: 573,578

Integrated Traits: [Gun expertise-Uncommon grade], [Clever mind-Uncommon grade]X3,[Enhanced senses-Rare grade], [Omega body-Rare grade]x4,[Superior bones-Rare grade],[Armored hide-Rare grade], [Fire resistance-Uncommon grade], [Bone regeneration-Uncommon grade], [Corrosion resistance-Uncommon grade], [Energy projection-Epic grade], [Superior vitality-Epic grade],[Flame breath-Uncommon grade],[Minor regeneration-Rare grade][Iron stomach-Uncommon grade], [Disease resistance-Epic grade],[Amphibious lungs-Uncommon grade], [Thermal sensing-Uncommon grade], [Water resistance-Common grade]

Stored traits: [Amphibious lungs], [Water resistance]