Chapter 118 - Taming (1/2)
”You probably like the fact that he was in Evelyn's unit too,” added Ichigo. ”She is known for her clandestine operations. He probably has a few of his own secrets for him to have such a good record in the force. I would say it is better than my own.”
”Yes. We needed this warframes alpha team to be effective in special ops and gathering of intelligence. Such operatives would be the most ideal,” agreed Hector. ”Did you notice that even his grandfather was surprised by his talk about military personnel being sociopaths? He might not just be good at keeping secrets but also at keeping his character a secret even from his own family.”
”See. That is exactly what I was talking about. He is a sociopath. We didn't want some prisoners for the same issue. He best be treated as one of the other expendable test subjects,” said Victor as he finally realized that Balthazar was quite close to those murderers.
”No. That is the main reason for him to be in the alpha team. We need sociopaths. Ones who wouldn't mind a bit of blood and some disgusting actions. We just need the right kind of sociopaths,” said Hector smiling.
”Brother. Do you really think there is such a thing as a right kind of sociopath?”
”Of course, there is,” said Hector. ”The right kind might not care of a person's feelings, habitually lie or even kill, but they don't kill without reason and their actions tend to achieve something useful or practical. They might choose the lesser evil with far more ease than others but that might save more people than that a righteous stuck up would.”
”This is the reason you haven't been a part of our warframe team. There are things that one might need to do on the border that might seem harsh and cruel, but they are necessary. You don't have the experience for considering all of these things,” said Hector.
”You think that I might not have the right vision for the biofeedback warframe?” asked Victor. He didn't expect this to be the reason for him to not be selected.
”No. You have the vision. You can imagine. You don't have the experience. Without that it would be hard for you to accept the things that I have just told. You have previously been involved in a lot of non-military projects. That led you to live in certain conditions which had a strong effect on your opinions,” said Hector trying to explain to his brother, the reason for this difference of thinking.
”This was the reason that we didn't have any second thoughts in letting you use the somnium technology for public use. You have been in the central area of alliance, have been involved in good medical research and thus, you are very good for controlling technology like the somnium in use by the common populace,” continued Hector.
”Why am I still here?” repeated Ichigo.
”I have heard about the attack on his sister Bolena. Thought it was for her tech, but it seems like it is personal and is kept in the hush. I want you to find out what this thing is about?” requested Hector.
”Why are you concerned about his sister?” asked Ichigo.
”I just want to be kept in the loop. There is something off about the family,” replied Hector.
”You don't want to check their family. That would bring you no good. Even Harvey wouldn't allow you to do that,” said Ichigo.
”No. I know that. I want to know about these siblings. It is odd that these attempts have been made on these siblings. I am curious about what they have done that makes them such targets,” said Hector.
”Also, Victor, I would also like it if you could check into his sister's research personally. Though we knew that the response rate for that tech would be lower than ours and also probably the side-effects would be more, I want to make sure that we don't overlook anything. If that tech can be deployed with decent results. It is better that we provide our support,” said Hector.
”But brother, it is unnecessary. Our tech..” began Victor.
”I know that our tech is better and could be used for quite a number of things other than warframes. Unlike our's their project is tailored for warframe operations. Just look into it and provide me the details,” said Hector.
”See you later,” he concluded the meeting and disabled the V.R. room causing both Ichigo and Victor to be kicked out of it.
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With the meeting done, Balthazar checked his email. He had hoped that Leon would contact him for the lessons that he would be receiving, but he didn't get anything from him. The only thing he got regarding that is a confirmation that he is registered as a trainee to use a whip by the alliance under the guidance of Leon. He also got a mail from Ellie who made a design of the devices that she intended to make for him.
There were designs for thin arm bands that sync with his wrist device and could be used to attack with hidden needles and a thin blade to pop out. She also mentioned that the specification required for these to be carried through secure areas require use of special materials and she was still researching on it and is having a difficult time with it.
”Maybe I can actually contact Hector and see if the Scions of Minerva can provide with a good solution for such fibre,” thought Balthazar as he saw her mail. ”I hope that I get a method to contact him soon.”
He was quite surprised that his grandfather hadn't called for him to discuss the meeting but was glad about it. It implied that Winston was finally treating him capable of making good decisions and this trust towards him is going to make life much easier.
With these done, he got out of the V.R. pod. There was still another hour for the game to be restarted and he decided he would spend some time with Anubis and actually try the whip and see how it could be used to control beasts. He took the whip given to him by Lucius and went towards the training grounds.
As he went close to the grounds behind the mansion, Anubis came running and jumped on him pinning him to the ground and began licking his face. Though Balthazar knew that it was done by Anubis in an expression of affection, he hated having its saliva all over his face. It also caused an itchy feeling if left for a couple of minutes.
A caretaker soon followed it. ”Young Master, Balthazar. I would have brought Anubis to you if you had requested. It was unnecessary for you to come here,” he said.
”Hi, do you know where Lucian Elric is? I would like to meet him,” asked Balthazar.