Chapter 391: The Dinner Incident 1 (2/2)

"I am still not familiar with the system too much It seems so overly complicated I do wonder" Valera cocked her head and looked at Aldrich with a lint in her red eyes "What if we cut down the 'few' even more? What if the 'few' became 'one?' Would that not lead to the most stability? The most order?"

"It depends on who that 'one' is," said Aldrich, but he knew exactly what she was insinuating with this She wanted him to be the one The one to control the world And, with the way things were progressing, it was looking increasingly like he had to assuns

Granted, he did not kno to feel about it himself He was not repulsed by the idea as sons He stood fir all the way froht hi about the idea of oneworld do

But then there was his current self A self-conditioned by years of reality and now, Lichdom When he saw huh mind was the most efficient

"I know exactly who the 'one' is," said Valera She smiled at Aldrich, her expression naturally seductively convincing, perhaps because she was a vampire

"I know I do too," said Aldrich He loved and respected his parents, but ultimately, he did not share their ideals He was his own reater He had no illusions about being the one to rule the world; it was so that he would do if the opportunity arose

"But I' hat I have If I could be the one, I would, but I can't very well decide to do that right noithoutan enemy out of everyone So, for now, cooperation it is"

"Soon, that will change," said Valera, nodding She clenched a fist in front of her, showcasing her resolve "And I will do everything in e happens"

Aldrich nodded in response She was referring to the Blackwater attack, where thethe world separated from the realm of dream and into the plane of reality

Granted, the h, but it would be one big step forward

Aldrich still felt the weight of responsibility, of bearing the fates ofof duty He stepped up to the challenge at hand, and he never, ever broke down If he had even an inkling of that kind of weakness, he would have shattered years ago when his parents died

If he was to bear the fate of the whole world, then so be it

'This whole villain-world do here to let you know that the landing's soon, said V Her voice crackled right into Aldrich's brain It was no ordinary ear commlink, but a modified version of a device called a technolink

Technolinks were the hardcore version of ear corafted into the body permanently where normal commlinks could easily be slipped in and out once they were deactivated with a specific electric current

They were meant to be used by heroes, villains, or mercs who had a dedicated techno to support theate fro their powers and techno abilities remotely

This proved necessary for V as she physically could not be with Aldrich most of the time, needed as she was under Haven's control tower to maintain net security

In Aldrich's case, the technolink was grafted into his skull as any flesh irated when he transformed into his lich form

'That was quick,' noted Aldrich 'Just an hour to fly froh powered airjet for ya,' said V 'Anyways, I've confir this jet in realspace or cyberspace The flight's been completely on the do In other words, you're free to enjoy your dinner without any peeping toms

Unless you consider me one'

'Not at all You're welcome in my head anytime,' said Aldrich He rapped at the white painted e strips of the walls seee of the outside

He was atop a landing pad that was part of the er roof of an enormous mansion

Bart's mansion