Chapter 397: [Bonus Chapter] {Shuten Doji} (1/2)

Chapter 397: [Bonus Chapter] {Shuten Doji}

The scientists in the roo, eye-pads frozen in their padded hands Though all of their faces were covered under their hazmat helms, it was pretty easy to tell by their fear stiffened body language that Shuten Deoji was not exactly an expected presence

Nor a welcome one

"Do you all really have to dress up in this gear?" Shuten Doji narrowed his eyes as he looked around "You all look the same! And it covers up my little Emi's pretty face!"

Shuten Doji's voice was naturally loud, but in the soundscape of the al And the contained ring thought so too, chaotically fluxing like it was grating under the noise

Several lab personnel stared down at their eye-pads On it, beside the diagra and orb structure, was a bar labeled STABILITY It was a healthy green bar, though with Shuten Doji's recent bout of shouting, it dipped down into a distinctly less healthy,this, the scientists panicked and talked into their hel towards Shuten-Doji

In response, one of the scientists hurriedly rushed up to Shuten Doji and grabbed his hand Even with the bulky hazmat suit on, the scientist was like a child corown human

And, in a literal sense, that was true: she was Ehter

Despite the size difference, Eed Shuten Doji away back towards the elevator like she was the embarrassed parent and he the unruly child She rapidly inputted an access code on the elevator's control panel, and its solid metal doors slid open with a quiet hum She positively pushed Shuten Doji into the elevator, and he stuuor

When the elevator doors closed, E, no older than twenty-five, with black hair streaked hite and striking violet eyes Her hair was tied back in a professional ponytail so as to not deal with the hassle of having to adjust hair through a haz up like this!?" said Eh a square shaped display in the elevator and tapped the 2nd floor labeled 'Recreation' "And ly, why are you even here!?"

"What? I can't visit hed "Look at you, you're blushi+ng! You're embarrassed of your old pa, is that it?"

"Of course, I a is sensitive? But you barged in there again shouting like it was one of your drunken nights out! I should petition to have your access revoked!" E too!"

"I'rin When he looked down at his daughter's disapproving look, he frowned "Oh, c'mon, cut your pa some slack Ever since the accident, I have to drink or else the virus inwild"

Shuten Doji tapped his liver, gri in re too h by her faint s you, but you still get all the syoodness you're a happy drunk, but still – be more considerate the next time you come around, okay?"

"I know, I know" Shuten Doji patted Erinned fro a kid ofup And drinking all the time's made me even dumber than a brick now

When you were born, I was afraid you'd be a oodness you can live a quiet life"

"Not so quiet," said E a shade brighter "The research we've done on the N-ring is incredible Energy from a different dimension The Mind Over Matter Theory The Metaether

If we crack the N-ring, I just knoe'll be able to change the world for the better We could engineer life at an unprecedented level Beyond even what Ori, the so-called Sentinel of Life, can do, and on't be selfish like hi power only to rule over a tiny little piece of land

We could save humanity! And-,"

Emi looked to Shuten Doji's liver "We could cure you"

"Hah! You'd use a world changing cure on this busted old liver? I'll pass" Shuten Doji felt nothing but happiness staring down at his daughter's bright eyes Eyes bright with dreao, he himself had those kinds of eyes When he wanted to be a hero and use his brawn for good Before reality hit In the back of his mind, he knew that reality would also hit E

That power, if it was actually unlocked, tapped into – it would change the power balance of the world The Trident would use it to further the like that, they could start the Revolution and overthrow the current world order

Eet to see her research be used just for the idealistic sake of 'saving the world' The Trident would make sure of that

There was a part of Shuten Doji's ht about what he would say to her to convince her, but he always gave up before thinking about it too ood left in this world for him – filled him with too much pain to bear

Deep down, there was another part of him that wanted E to always be an alienthe unknown and he could keep being her father with no conflict

It hy Blackwater was so damn important It was only a matter of time before a suitable host for the Machine Heart would be found At that point, the N-ring was not needed for the Trident, or, more accurately at this point, the japanese and Italian prongs to start the Revolution