The Desperate Mission
Delight, a girl of unparalleled beauty, possessed a cascade of curly hair and a smile so perfect that her teeth shone like radiant pearls. Her dark eyes, endowed with a seductive gaze, could generate uncertainty in both men and women. Her sun-kissed, bronzed skin was a spectacle worthy of admiration. Every time she appeared on the beach, all eyes turned towards her, captivated by her sculpted legs, dangerous curves, and modest bust. It was as if the goddess Aphrodite herself had descended to the shore, arousing desire in all who beheld her.
She knew she was captivated, knew she could have whoever she wanted, aware of her immense power, and that's precisely why she found starting a relationship with someone boring. There had already been an event that left a bitter taste in her dealings with the human race.
His name was Fernando, although she didn't care. However, he was her neighbor and would gaze at her in awe every time she left the apartment heading towards the pool. What set him apart from the others was that, despite the powerful attraction she exerted on humanity, he decided to approach her and speak.
"Are you an angel fallen from the sky?" was the first thing the boy said.
A typical phrase from the male gender, downplaying the boldness of approaching her while she sunbathed.
Delight observed the boy. He could be considered attractive, but she could only read his thoughts if she managed to touch him. However, it wasn't necessary. The boy's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Oh, you could say that," she responded with a melodious voice that enveloped her interlocutor. "But I think I may be a bit too much for anyone. I'm not sure if you could handle an angel of my caliber."
As she uttered those words, the girl moved her legs suggestively, delighting in the way the boy's heart raced with excitement. She bit her lip, imitating a scene she had seen in a movie, and noticed how the boy became even more flustered.
"I think... I could..." The poor boy struggled to gather his thoughts. "You know... I think I could."
The melodious laughter of the extraterrestrial made the boy's body vibrate.
She had descended from the heavens with a clear purpose: to study the human race and determine if they were suitable for interweaving the genes of her space species, thus avoiding imminent extinction. In her society, they were at a stage where male individuals modified their sexuality and adopted feminine characteristics, which significantly decreased the reproduction rate.
She observed the boy, who had not even said his name yet, and stood up from the sun lounger. The boy trembled like a frightened puppy. She decided to initiate physical contact and caressed his chin, where she could catch a glimpse of the selfish thoughts of the human being. That male individual was only looking for a casual encounter, not something lasting like she yearned for.
"Sorry, sweetheart, but I think you should go and enjoy yourself on your own," she whispered discreetly, while struggling to contain the urge to vomit. "And please, avoid mentioning that we've spoken," she added, sensing that the boy might boast to his friends about having conquered her.
The society in which Delight lived was not so different from that of human beings. They had succumbed to the dominance of social media, and many individuals chose to change their gender. At first glance, this act may seem harmless, but it was a symptom of the decay of their world. Technology had advanced so much that modifying people's sexuality was common, and they even altered their sexual organs without hesitation.
Her species had also been modified to be irresistible to any other species they were destined to encounter. However, Delight realized that a grave mistake was being made on this planet. She was not just a superficial creature; she had a romantic mind. She knew she could captivate anyone with just a movement, but no one seemed capable of holding a decent conversation that didn't revolve around the sexual realm. Her superiors reproached her for taking too long to make a decision, but she had absorbed Earth's culture and had seen many romantic movies. These movies evoked terrible memories of what her society had once been at its peak.
However, they have experienced degradation in recent years. The conception of man and woman was deteriorating; sexuality was no longer focused on reproduction but on pleasure and whims, forgetting their corresponding functions. She constantly fought against the programming she had.
"Hello, beautiful girl," any bad boy would say.
And she could feel how the carefully programmed hormones in her body began to take effect, provoking lascivious thoughts about what she could do with the human who spoke to her boldly. However, she always ended up in an internal struggle.
"Not today, bad boy!" she would say most of the time.
Perhaps if her first encounter with that boy by the pool had been different, it would have changed her perception of intimate relationships. It was not easy to fight against the programming of reproduction or the duty to expand her species throughout the galaxy. The other expeditions had not been successful; her species was not compatible with some races in the Milky Way. Her superiors hypothesized that the similarity between the human race and theirs could yield positive results.
"I refuse to give myself to just any man," she declared in her transmissions to her bosses. "I want to be loved as my mother was," she insisted.
"Delight, that was many centuries ago. Our society cannot exist forever, and we have been declining since you left. We need a new generation that thinks, changes, and continues to evolve, so we don't remain stagnant as we have been. The human race can achieve that. Make up your mind and surrender," said her superior, who had once been a man but couldn't revert his sexuality. After the transformation, he became sterile for life.
All of this angered Delight. She had signed up for that mission not with the purpose of procreating but of falling in love. She didn't want to succumb in her world, in love with another woman; she desired to feel loved and have a child.
"Time is running out! If you don't decide soon, we will send another volunteer, and you will be eliminated," her superior threatened. "We can't waste time on trivialities like love."
The screen of her television turned off.
"Love is the true key to this mission," she mumbled, regretting her decisions.
Tomorrow would be a different day; she hoped to find the right boy. She headed to a shopping center, but she couldn't help but notice how men objectified women. She only encountered sadists and dirty old men. Her mission to be loved was going down the drain. And then she found him: a boy sitting at a table, staring at her intently.
She challenged him with her gaze, engaging in a silent battle, but soon realized that the boy was assessing her differently. He held a sketchbook in his hands, and a pencil traced a hypnotic dance in the air over the blank pages. He was an artist, and Delight's body felt an electric current that she had never experienced before. Although the boy didn't invite her closer, as she took a few steps, he raised his hand, signaling her to stay still. Skillfully, the boy continued to draw swiftly.
"What is this human up to?" she said, annoyed but curious.
Then, the boy stood up and approached with determination. She couldn't help but release sexual pheromones into the air; it was part of her programming. However, the boy didn't seem intimidated by her beauty or anything of the sort.
"Here, keep it. You're the muse who has come to enlighten my art today," the boy said, handing her the sheet that was no longer blank. "I have never witnessed something so beautiful," he added, with a touch of flirtation in his voice.
Then, Delight saw the drawing: it was her. She had been masterfully portrayed, and she couldn't help but feel that she had found the right boy.
"Thank you very much," she said, but the boy was already walking away.
"Hey!" she exclaimed, annoyed.
The boy turned around.
"Don't worry, gorgeous, I will come back to draw here tomorrow. There's no rush to get to know each other," the boy said, giving her a radiant smile. "I'll come at the same time, and if you decide to show up, I'll draw you once again," he began to walk away but suddenly turned back to her. "I'm leaving now because you've inspired me with so many ideas to conceive a story, and I can't stay still."
There, Delight was captivated. Without a doubt, she would return the next day. She would report to her superiors that she had made a decision, but she pondered how to communicate to them that it would require time. She was still determined to put him to the test, to put that feeling that enveloped her to the test.
Delight, una chica de una belleza sin igual, poseía una cascada de cabello enrulado y una sonrisa tan perfecta que sus dientes brillaban como perlas radiantes. Sus ojos negros, dotados de una mirada seductora, podían generar incertidumbre tanto en hombres como en mujeres. Su piel bronceada y besada por el sol caribeño era un espectáculo digno de contemplar. Cada vez que ella se presentaba en la playa, todas las miradas se dirigían hacia ella, cautivadas por sus piernas esculpidas, curvas peligrosas y modesto busto. Era como si la mismísima diosa Afrodita hubiera descendido a la orilla, provocando el deseo en todos aquellos que la contemplaban.
Ella sabía que cautivaba, sabía que podía tener a la persona que quisiera, conocía su gran poder, y por eso mismo le aburría empezar una relación con alguien. Ya había pasado un evento que dejó un sabor amargo en sus relaciones con la raza humana.
Se llamaba Fernando, aunque realmente no le interesaba. Sin embargo, él era su vecino y la observaba embobado cada vez que ella salía del apartamento rumbo a la piscina. Lo que lo diferenciaba de los demás era que, a pesar de la poderosa atracción que ejercía sobre la humanidad, decidió acercarse y hablar.
—¿Acaso eres un ángel caído del cielo? —fue lo primero que dijo el chico.
Una frase típica del género masculino, que restaba importancia al atrevimiento de acercarse mientras ella tomaba el sol.
Delight observó al chico detenidamente. Podía decirse que era atractivo, pero solo podía leerle los pensamientos si lograba tocarlo. Sin embargo, no era necesario. Los ojos del chico casi se le salían de las cuencas.
—Oh, podrías decirse —respondió ella con una voz melodiosa que envolvía a su interlocutor—. Pero creo que soy un poco demasiado para cualquiera. No sé si podrías manejar a un ángel de mi categoría.
Mientras pronunciaba esas palabras, la chica movía sus piernas de manera sugerente, deleitándose en la forma en que el corazón del chico latía acelerado por la excitación. Se mordió el labio, imitando una escena que había visto en alguna película, y notó cómo el chico se turbaba aún más.
—Yo creo... que sí podría... —el pobre chico intentaba ordenar sus ideas—. Tú sabes... que sí...
Las risas melodiosas de la extraterrestre hicieron vibrar el cuerpo del chico.
Ella había descendido literalmente de los cielos, con un propósito claro que era: estudiar a la raza humana y determinar si eran los adecuados para entrelazar los genes de su especie, evitando así la extinción. En su sociedad, se encontraban en una crítica etapa en la que los individuos masculinos modificaban su sexualidad y cambian su sexualidad al sexo femenino, lo cual había disminuido considerablemente la tasa de reproducción.
Observó al chico que aún ni siquiera había dicho su nombre, y se levantó de la tumbona. El muchacho temblaba como un perrito asustado. Decidió pasar al contacto físico y acarició su mentón, ahí fue capaz de vislumbrar los pensamientos sucios y mezquinos del ser humano. Aquel individuo masculino solo buscaba pasar el rato, no deseaba algo duradero como ella quería.
—Lo siento, cariño, pero creo que deberías ir a disfrutar por tu cuenta —susurró ella con discreción, mientras luchaba por contener las ganas de vomitar—. Y, por favor, evita mencionar que hemos hablado —añadió, intuyendo que el chico podría alardear con sus amigos de haberla conquistado.
La sociedad en la que vivía Delight no difería mucho de la de los seres humanos. Habían sucumbido al dominio de las redes sociales, y muchos individuos optaban por cambiar de género. A simple vista, este acto podía parecer inofensivo, pero en realidad era un síntoma de la decadencia de su mundo. La tecnología había avanzado tanto que modificar la sexualidad de las personas era algo común, incluso modificaban los órganos sexuales sin ningún reparo.
Su especie también había sido modificada para ser irresistibles a cualquier otra especie a la que se encontraran destinadas. Sin embargo, Delight se daba cuenta de que en aquel planeta se cometía un grave error. Ella no era solo una criatura superficial; tenía una mente romántica. Sabía que podía cautivar a cualquiera con solo moverse, pero nadie parecía ser capaz de sostener una conversación decente que no girara en torno a lo sexual. Sus superiores le reprochaban su demora en tomar una decisión, pero ella ya había absorbido la cultura terrestre y había visto muchas películas románticas. Estas películas evocaban terribles recuerdos de lo que su sociedad alguna vez había sido en su apogeo.
Sin embargo, habían experimentado una degradación en los últimos años. La concepción del hombre y la mujer se estaba deteriorando, la sexualidad ya no se centraba en la reproducción, sino en el placer y los caprichos, olvidando sus funciones correspondientes. Ella luchaba constantemente contra la programación que tenía.
—Hola chica bella— decía cualquier chico malo.
Y percibía cómo las hormonas, cuidadosamente programadas en su cuerpo, comenzaban a surtir efecto, provocando pensamientos lascivos sobre lo que podría hacer con aquel humano que le hablara de forma atrevida. Sin embargo, siempre acababa en una lucha interna.
—¡Hoy no chico malo!— decía la mayor parte del tiempo.
Quizás si su primer encuentro con aquel chico en la piscina hubiera sido diferente, habría cambiado su concepción de las relaciones íntimas. No era fácil luchar contra la programación de la reproducción ni contra el deber de expandir su especie por la galaxia. Las otras expediciones no habían tenido éxito, su especie no era compatible con algunas razas de la Vía Láctea. Sus superiores tenían la hipótesis de que la similitud entre la raza humana y la suya podría dar resultados positivos.
—Me niego a entregarme a cualquier hombre —declaraba en las transmisiones a sus jefes—. Deseo ser amada como lo fue mi madre —insistía.
—Delight, eso fue hace muchos siglos. Nuestra sociedad no puede existir eternamente y estamos en declive desde que te fuiste. Necesitamos una nueva generación que piense, cambie y siga evolucionando, para no quedarnos estancados como hasta ahora. La raza humana puede lograrlo. Decídete de una vez y entrégate —decía su superior, quien antes había sido un hombre, pero no había vuelta atrás en su sexualidad. Al realizar la transformación, quedaba estéril de por vida.
Todo eso indignaba a Delight. Se había inscrito en aquella misión no con el propósito de procrear, sino de enamorarse. No quería sucumbir en su mundo, enamorada de otra mujer; ella deseaba sentirse amada y tener un hijo.
—¡El tiempo se está acabando! Si no te decides pronto, mandaremos a otra voluntaria y tú serás eliminada —amenazó su superior—. No podemos perder el tiempo en trivialidades como el amor.
La pantalla de su televisor se apagó.
—El amor es la verdadera clave para esta misión —masculló arrepentida por sus decisiones.
Mañana sería un día diferente; esperaba encontrar al chico adecuado. Salió hacia un centro comercial, pero no podía evitar ver cómo los hombres catalogaban a las mujeres como meros objetos. Solo encontraba a puros sádicos y viejos verdes. Su misión personal de ser amada se estaba yendo por el desagüe. Entonces lo encontró: un chico sentado en unas mesas que la miraba fijamente.
Ella lo desafió con su mirada, entablando una lucha silenciosa, pero pronto se percató de que el chico la evaluaba de una manera distinta. Sostenía un bloc en sus manos y un lápiz que trazaba en el aire una danza hipnótica sobre las páginas en blanco. Era un artista, y el cuerpo de Delight sintió una corriente eléctrica que nunca antes había experimentado. Aunque el chico no la invitó a acercarse, al dar unos pasos, él alzó la mano, pidiéndole que se quedara quieta. Con destreza, el chico continuó dibujando con rapidez.
—¿Qué se trae este humano?— dijo enfadada, pero curiosa.
Entonces, el chico se puso de pie y se acercó con determinación. Ella no podía evitar desprender feromonas sexuales en el aire, era parte de su programación. Sin embargo, el chico no pareció intimidado por su belleza ni por nada similar.
—Toma, quédatelo. Eres la musa que ha venido a iluminar mi arte en este día —dijo el chico, entregándole la hoja que ya no estaba en blanco—. Nunca había contemplado algo tan hermoso —añadió, con un toque de coquetería en su voz.
Entonces, Delight vio el dibujo: era ella. Había sido retratada con maestría, y no podía evitar sentir que había encontrado al chico adecuado.
—Muchas gracias —dijo, pero el chico ya se estaba alejando.
—¡Oye! —exclamó ella, molesta.
El chico volteó.
—No te preocupes, preciosa, mañana volveré a dibujar aquí, no hay prisa por conocernos —dijo el chico, regalándole una sonrisa radiante—. Vendré a la misma hora, y si decides aparecer, te dibujaré una vez más —comenzó a alejarse, pero de repente se volvió hacia ella—. Me retiro ahora, es que me has inspirado con tantas ideas para concebir una historia y no puedo quedarme quieto.
Ahí quedó Delight flechada, sin duda alguna regresaría al día siguiente. Reportaría a sus superiores que había tomado una decisión, pero se planteaba cómo comunicarles que aquello requeriría tiempo. Aún estaba decidida a ponerlo a prueba, a poner a prueba ese sentimiento que la envolvía.
Cover and Banner made in Canva; Image generated in Canva by AI, Separators made in photoshop
A captivating story, whose plot suggests the search for love, where whims, irrational desires and lack of feelings are wrapped up by the carnal nature of human beings. Where physical beauty can fade, or simply by being well with others or following an inadequate behavior pattern, they get carried away by seduction or momentary satisfaction and not by how lasting and special true love can be. I enjoyed the story, with an intriguing and thought-provoking ending. Good work
Yes, that was exactly the message of the story that carnal surrender can be toxic and out of logic. There is also a criticism of current trends to promulgate other genders. Greetings.
@ricardo993, we have made it very clear in our rules that we do not accept stories generated by AI in The Ink Well. All content here must be the product of the author's imagination. You've been such a reliable writer of high quality fiction in our community for a very long time, so this is disappointing.
My story continues to be produced by my imagination, there hasn't been any change. The only thing is that currently I'm using AI to translate English version and make some grammatical or spelling corrections. Other than that, my story still originates from my mind. Nevertheless, I will edit the narrative to include the Spanish version.
Ah! Thank you, @ricardo993. Our apologies for the harsh tone, and thank you for providing the original version. Please be sure to do that every time. This is important in order to determine whether a story was human or AI-written, and we have been requesting this of our writers for several months now.
The original Spanish version is not detected as an AI-generated story.
One more thing to note: When describing a setting or physical attributes, it's a very good idea to keep the "show, don't tell" adage in mind. Using superlatives, clichés, and other simplified ways of describing the physical world are more likely to set off the AI detectors. For exapmple describing teeth like pearls is a classic and has been considered a cliché since the time of Salvadore Dali. (Our "Show, Don't Tell" article can be found here.)
Thank you for listening!
No, I apologize for not providing the Spanish version. I understand their policies, it I just didn't take into account that using the AI as a translator into English would be taken as generated by AI
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