They showed the effects of the wars against Nether and told the Xyrt Brigade members the vast secrets of the Nexus Ways These trainees were exposed to information that very few Nexus citizens would ever have access to and all of it hinted at the impending disaster waiting down the line if the Nexus ever slowed in its expansion They were exposed to the litany of threats that lurked beyond the edge of the Nexus territory
Randidly was especially alarmed as Vualla relayed a story she had been informed about the one time the Nexus failed in its attempt to form a Cohort and all those worlds and nascent images were pressed down into a single orb
Hundreds of worlds destroyed in an instant as the Aether architecture attempted to engage but instead simply crushed everything inward to a small ball And the most disturbing part was that this orb occasionally would release ominous pulses of energy Even now there was an entire prison devoted to keeping that failure inert and harmless
In essence the Xyrt Brigade gave its trainees capability and then instilled in them a sense of lonely helplessness when there wasn’t the force of an organization behind them Then they were set free allowed to do whatever they wished And of course in the trainees’ minds what organization was more capable than the Xyrt Brigade
So even if the Xyrt Brigade didn’t command their loyalty it was only through the Xyrt Brigade that the trainees felt like they could address their helplessness Many of those released elites slowly made their way back into the organization that trained them And that was enough for the leaders of the Xyrt Brigade
Only when Vualla appeared to have revived from the almost sleepwalking state of determinedly surviving did Randidly speak again He mentally reached out with remarkable gentleness utilizing every point of his 1500 Control We always knew it was going to be difficult Trials and hurdles arenÆt to be feared
yes Exactly these preparations by the Nexus That’s why its worth doing That proves we are on the right track Again a wave of light and emotion swept through Vualla’s inner world Seeing that wave of determination a lot of Randidly’s worries eased Thank you I had almost lost something very precious here I can see that now
The why Randidly whispered Why you desire power That should always be at the center of your decisions
Exactly VuallaÆs inner world darkened but not in a way that Randidly associated with weakness Why I must tear everything down for what it has done to my family and so many others before me
With Vualla recovering it allowed him to focus more attention on the area around him Randidly quickly took in the sloping wall of the surroundings It appeared Vualla was floating in the middle of a stone orb The walls were covered in glowing Aether symbols This is a different sort of rest area
Vualla snickered Heh Yea I guess you could say so After you last visited me I might have ah mouthed off to one of my trainers You put me in a very good mood which isnÆt well received here Since then my sleeping time was taken away and I was forced in here to meditate instead The construction of this place is actually quite interesting It isolates you from the outside world and also punishes you if your mind wanders Any stray thoughts or images you release are reflected back at you as an attack by the room Luckily it seems this Nether Ritual of yours takes our thoughts to the connection between us and I don’t need to face it Certainly makes this place more restful
Randidly smiled and continued to channel Yggdrasil energy through to Vualla As her personality was restored to her previous state he could feel her planning on taking revenge against the Xyrt Brigade teachers who had doggedly tortured her during her time here And while Vualla’s thoughts of revenge were much more thunder than lightning Randidly already had the blood of Special Investigator on his hands He privately swore to himself that when he gathered enough power to reach this place
You’ve already done enough for me Randidly Vualla mentally poked him Please don’t try and steal my prey away You donÆt get to play hero all the time
After chuckling awkwardly Randidly began to withdraw his Yggdrasil image into himself Then he paused and examine the surroundings once more He didnÆt recognize everything but he could piece together the way this place functioned RandidlyÆs eyes slowly brightened This reflection room do you think that they can observe what is happening here
Vualla thought about it for a little while Perhaps But it doesn’t seem likely If the seal in this place wasnÆt perfect the effect wouldn’t be so infuriating I can tell when they are about to let me out because the reflection becomes much weaker
After spending so much time in the past few days struggling to manifest three images at once Randidly knew that he needed some extra pressure in order to progress to a steadier level And just when he had that need he discovered this place
RandidlyÆs grin widened What a lucky coincidence
There was a sardonic sort of resignation in Vualla’s tone After barely speaking to each other for a month now that we are reunited and have some privacy you want to train
Mentally Randidly winced Ah well not immediately How how has your day been
Oh don’t start that with me Vualla waved her hand Then a wave of enthusiasm burst out from her In fact this is perfect I wanted to ask you to demonstrate this triple image fusion I could sense you thinking about but I wasn’t sure if it would be appropriate considering you were already doing so much for me Hehe but since you were the heartless monster that brought up training first If you want to train by all means train
I never want you to think you can’t be yourself around me Randidly Ghosthound And a part of who you are is that obsession with power So let’s indulge it a bit Put on a show for me
Randidly studied Vualla for several seconds She wasn’t lying to him In her soul Randidly could feel his drive and ambition mirrored back at him That sense of strangeness to her vanished as her warped personality was restored to its original state
And seeing this Vualla Randidly felt warm
Chapter 1417
Tatiana tapped her fingers against the wide table and then adjusted her pair of chopsticks so it was perfectly straight relative to her plate “This is a good problem to have And it’s much better than the alternative “
“Have you spoken to Randidly about it ” Naffur asked as he took another sip of his sake The four of them sat in a hibachi restaurant in the Orchard patiently waiting for their chef to come out of the back and cook before them Due to their rather sensitive identity and discussions they had booked the entire restaurant But because there was only three tables it wasnÆt quite as extravagant as Tatiana had initially assumed when Commissioner Arrietti had suggested it
Honestly with the dim lighting it was easy to relax and feel like they were the only people in the building buoyed out of the darkness by the candle chandelier hanging above their table
At this point they had given up on waiting for their fifth dinner companion in order to place their orders Helen had a penchant for arriving at her own time anyway But since these four influential leaders of Kharon were partially here to work through some issues and there was no reason that they couldnÆt get an early start on that
Not like Helen will do anything but glower while we talk business Tatiana allowed herself a small smile
Commissioner Arrietti sighed and leaned back in his chair Already the police force is pushed to its limits It helps to have the Order Ducis members following up on any serious issues but in terms of population there is only one police officer on Kharon for every 1000 people My people are running themselves ragged to keep up with reports