Chapter 155: A Deal (2/2)
The less information there was around hiood idea," said Minute despite knowing for sure now that Aldrich was in all likelihood not soood , your identity, or lack of one, will be made known anyway
They'll force you to reveal everything about yourself Your powers, your past, your tea to cootiation, no?" said Aldrich "Don't you remember the case with Dracul?"
"…" Minuteman paused for a moment
Dracul had been an A ranked villain based in Eastern Europe who had been the leader of an infaht Raiders widely known for their brutality and efficiency, wiping out their targets stealthily in the cover of night, hence their name
Dracul and his team had wiped out dozens of well-loved heroes personally for the sake of the Dark Six
However, Dracul had a change of heart one day when the Echelon, one of the Dark Six organizations at the ti
Since then, Dracul single-handedly broke down Echelon, eradicating one of the six strongest crianizations in the world, and also played an instruside heroes during the Sinking of Moscow that Spybird survived
Dracul since then was considered like a heroic national icon of the Russian people, and all of that contributed to Dracul going into a hero consideration hearing with the upper hand
Dracul could negotiate with the AA on his ter himself much more freedom and status in the AA to do what he wanted
"That could work," said Minuteuarantee even then The AA and the Panop ht be a lot stricter on you Or they ht not be It's just unpredictable
On top of that, you've got Seis with you, don't you? His sponsorshi+p will ument could be made that Seis the nature of lanced at Seis controlled, then no," said Seismic said siet this hearing, that nobody can question my valid claim to it," said Aldrich "And for that, I need soht not want to be associated sponsoring e of yours-,"
"It's not that," said Minute I don't care about I've neverthat I'm not, and I would sponsor you in a heartbeat I just don't want to see you locked up in response to all the good you've done
They'll be afraid of you, I' that's never been seen before Making a few zo an entire Locus, this is so anyone's seen
To be honest, when I saw your power on screen, I felt a chill run down my spine Not because I was afraid of you, but because I knew just how
And everyone in that hearing will be feeling the exact same way I did They'll fear your power, your potential And if they don't think they can control you, I'm afraid they'll try and destroy you"
"I appreciate your concern for htened "But trust , and you won't have to worry about anything I'm quite confident in my ability to be persuasive"
"And if that isn't enough? What if they try to round you and your team up?" said Minuteman
"Then that's my problem to deal with, isn't it?" said Aldrich
Minute about this for you Sorry about that It just always hurts ood deeds to go punished"
He sloved hand Aldrich shook it
"Alright then, we've got a deal," said Minute my sorry ass, I'll be your sponsor… And if those bureaucratic AA sons of bitches try to mess with you, I'll do my best to vouch for you"