Chapter 261 Last Dream (2/2)

Very few people were ever capable of parsing Aldrich's intentions fro this long out in the Wastes," said Randall "So, what is it?"

Aldrich took out his phone and displayed the screen to Randall It showed the dark, blue gridded world of Cyberspace, and there, the alitchy mass of cubes that made up Elaine's hidden server

"Elaine left this server for me, but it needs your biomarker to open," said Aldrich

"Really? I've never seen anything like this I' tia Expansion first happened, when technology fused with Cyberspace

Cyberspace back then was much more unstable, full of odd ele like this

This doesn't even feel like it belongs"

Aldrich had to agree Fro in Cyberspace was litchyaround it

"How did Elaine make this?" asked Randall

"I don't know She didn't tell ot access to it," said Aldrich

"Let's find out Bring that phone up to my thumb," said Randall

Aldrich did as Randall bid The touchscreen flashed, sensing a bio little ball caraphic green scan that registered Randall's fingerprint

'ACCESS TO - - - - - - - GRANTED'

Aldrich saw the bold green words stretch out on his screen The nalitched out an to vibrate rapidly, the screen glowing bright white The

Aldrich i to the corner of the roo the phone away from Randall

"Valera," co her shi+eld to cover Chrysa and Randall

The light from the phone spread out froht it felt like the sun had been shoved inside the tiny, dark roo everyone

Alh, it died down

Aldrich looked down at his hand The phone had disintegrated into dust In its place, he saw a small symbol inscribed on his paled branch, with two of the branches ending in a circle

The sy away, as if it had never been there at all

Aldrich stared at his hand in wonder Valera and Chrysa both stayed silent, curious as to what had happened

"What was that?" asked Randall

"I' with hi either He put two fingers to his earpiece "V, check on the server in Cyberspace Tell me what happened to it"

After a brief pause, V's voice crackled in his ear "Sure thing…it's not there"

"No trace of it at all?"

"No Gone Poof Like a fart in the wind"

"Right Tell s here, too, while you're at it"

"I don't see anything sus around you," said V "Just broken down streets nobody nearby other than Diamondback as well"

"Got it Report toabout the server" Aldrichhimself

"I know I said I was experienced, but I'll tell you know that I have no idea what happened," said Randall

"I know," said Aldrich He needed to figure out what had happened Get somewhere private and run so

Noon with this body He was too unique now as a lich But he could return to the Nexus The Death Lord would know far better

"I' to take ate what just happened You'll be safe, though, I can assure you"

Aldrich intended on leaving Diamondback around to secure the area until he could move Randall and Alan safely

"Safety? Leave that for Alan That boy needs it more than this broken old body does," said Randall "I' Alan will be taken care of And knowing that Elaine still had it in her to s in ht I deserved"

"You've done enough good to deserve as much," said Aldrich

"Have I?" Randall did not look at Aldrich His eyes instead stared straight up, at the sterile ht, lost in the past

It was then that Aldrich felt a discernible chill in the atmosphere Entirely unlike the cold aura that e body This was more physical, less spiritual

The temperature of the room had noticeably dropped

Aldrich felt uneasy Chrysa hopped over to his side, clutching at his leg, feeling the uneasiness as well

Valera stood fro up Her eyes flickered red, herof wispy cri-,"

Valera instantly tensed up, veins on her toned arh her body - an unmistakable preparation for combat Her perception, her battle instinct, was far sharper than Aldrich's

She had sensed so

But before Aldrich could react, his vision flooded with bright blue light as the chill of the roo