Chapter 45: Planning (1/2)
Chapter 45: Planning
As the squadron of sleek black hovercars with Blackwater's insignia painted on their doors got closer and closer, Aldrich o," said Aldrich He sprinted away into the depths of the forest,sure to clear up any humanoid tracks If the search party for Ghost saw human tracks, there would be immediate alarm and suspicion of foul play
However, Aldrich did not bother covering up the more monstrous tracks because he wanted the search party to see the up Ghost's used up needles and find bits and pieces of his body that Aldrich ad strategically left behind Then, they would see Variant tracks and rule out the possibility of murder
They would instantly rule that Ghost had died to a variant attack while too high off his mind to defend himself
And if all evidence pointed towards Ghost dying to Variants, and indeed, there was already plenty of evidence to point towards that conclusion, then Blackwater would rest their search case on Ghost soon enough
In the off-chance that they actually searched even harder, Aldrich illing to n closer to Haven city to escape back into the Nexus until things fully blew over
Aldrich and his undead party moved out as discreetly as possible The Geist and the crabs carried anyone with humanoid footsteps to minimize tracks
While he and his undead moved into the forest, he checked back up on the two Evil Eyes he had positioned
Aldrich kept a close look on the hovercars using his Evil Eye He could not look through his Evil Eyes while he was in the Nexus or another diically positioned and ready in the real world
One of his Evil Eyes tracked the search party of hovercars approaching while the other one roamed around Blackwater campus
From the Evil Eyes, Aldrich knew that Seth Solar and his creere not in their dorms in Blackwater They were in one of the hovercars approaching the Variant forest
The hovercars stopped and parked on the side of thewith several powerful facultyof twenty-two h tech firearht attachments streamed out Two technos opened laptops and powered on several search drones to fly over the forest
By the way they parked al spot, Aldrich could tell that Seth Solar knehere Ghost put away his drugs
Thankfully, with the thirty minutes advance notice, Aldrich was far, far away fro drop site
Aldrich stopped and rested by sitting on a fallen tree trunk He talked to Fler'Gan while he ht linked with the Evil Eye spying on the search and rescue group
"You toldthis 'Ritual of Eternity' to become a lich," said Aldrich "I've fulfilled one of three conditions, and that's just because I have your Phylactery in et that Obelisk"
"I assume then, that you desireof your mortal bonds?" said Fler'Gan
"Yeah," said Aldrich "You see, I have no close bonds"
"Not any? Are you sure, master!?" said Valera
"The keyword is ' Valera's worry that Aldrich was not bonded to her "A bond with immortal undead such as we falls outside of this delineation"
"That's the thing I am pretty sure I have no mortal bonds" Aldrich looked to Adam and Elaine, and they stared blankly at him with their cloudy eyes "They used to beUsed to
They aren't anymore, and I know they aren't truly here by this point They're just zombies
I was close to o
I had no other attach"
"No loves?" Valera shuddered in anticipation as she hugged herself "You have yet to have your 'first'? My nored Valera and let her fantasize while he continued talking with Fler'Gan
"So that means I should have no attachments But apparently, I still haven't 'severed reat Elder, perhaps you are envisioning the concept of mortal attachment too narrowly," said Fler'Gan Now that the insanity induced by his drea the wisdo and absorbing knowledge "You believe attachment as love or friendshi+p
A bond of warmth that keeps you connected with others
But what of hate and vengeance? They are just as strong a bond No, they can be even stronger Chains that can lock you with even greater hold than friendshi+p"