I... I had done it. I had broken the barrier. On Manlia, this event would have been a scheduled coming of age - the absolute possession of another, younger girl. Each Manlian endured it, and each Manlian doled it out. I had left the motherworld before my chance to become truly of age. I had never wrecked another, but I had been a popular piece of meat for the ceremony... and now, I was finally there. An adult.<br/><br/>Blood and adrenaline and other things coursed through my veins, my body and inner fierce desire telling me to continue, to ruin the small girl until she was catatonic. Manlian genetics were not perfect, and society had enacted strong mental regimens to counteract the stray impulses, but again... I had left before I had completed it. Only now, at the end, did I understand the ramifications of my abandonment.<br/><br/>Rather than give in to my violently carnal instincts, I put all my strength into one powerful punch to the wall, cracking the plastic-like material quite readily, but it repaired itself just as soon as I pulled my bloodied fist away. Damned nanomachines... destroying all evidence of my handiwork.<br/><br/>Those<em>eyes!</em>My goddess, those eyes! As cold as the poles of Hothlis, as clear as the skies of Seamus. And, most importantly, as deep and soul-devouring as the darkest corners of my mind. I swam in them for what seemed like hours but was really only moments. I half-stood, slipping my arms around the slight girl's upper back and knees, hoisting her up as I stood fully.<br/><br/>"I think you need some rest..."