Chapter 1141 - Passing on the Mantle (2/2)

”For me, my time is over. My fight is finished, even if that means I don't get to see the end of it. I hope that my will, and what has happened to me will encourage others just like you to pick up my mantle and continue the fight. I know why you're upset, I looked into your past, Quinn.”

”As a person who has grown up with no ability, your life must have been tough in the world we currently live in. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point you would have blamed me. As the Supreme Commander I must have appeared as the living embodiment of how the world had turned out, but the truth of the matter is that the people decided it to be this way.”

”With the war against the Dalki upon us, the strong stood out, the weak relied on us and some people decided to take advantage of that. As a single person I was unable to change what everyone wanted and expected, so I did my best to contain the strong, so the war between ourselves wouldn't break out when it mattered most, but we all know how that went when Truedream disappeared. ”

”That was the moment I realised I needed to change things to make up for what I have failed to do beforehand, but then like a shooting star, I could already see the younger generation attempting to fix the problem I was responsible for creating. And I am glad you all did a far better job than I ever could.” Oscar looked deep into Quinn's eyes, as one of these new people he was referring to was him.

”This is my answer Quinn. I do not wish to be saved.” Oscar explained.

Having been around many different types of people, Quinn could tell that at this moment, Oscar had steeled his resolve. Much like himself, he was stubborn and it looked like he had made this decision since long ago.

At the same time, Quinn now was struggling with what he was trying to fight. The person at the top wasn't Oscar. Wasn't he meant to be some type of evil controlling villain that was forcing the weak ability users to live through hell, only caring about the strong? Yet, it just didn't feel that way. The end of his goal, was this...

”Quinn, I wanted to speak to you, because you are one of the people that everyone will have to rely on in the future. As such, I wanted to inform you of a few things. Given your special position, I have naturally looked into your past, trying to find out who you really were, but I have come to the conclusion… that even I was unable to unearth anything.”

”For example, the apartment, school fees and your allowance you received when you were younger were all actually provided to you by an anonymous donor. I only later found that some of my people had been told to tell you that we were the ones providing you this service but that's not the case at all.”

”Ever since you were young, someone has been looking out for you. It is said that you have no living relatives, so why would someone go that far, but I recently learned that there is one.”

”Richard Eno…” Quinn mumbled. Was it really him? Did that also mean that the military weren't the ones that complied with his family wishes and had given him the system book. Did Richard actually have it all along? Had Richard been watching him since he was young, a child even, then what about his parents? If he was watching them, why didn;t he protect them and give the book to one of them during the first war?

Thinking about this, Quinn thought about the Quest he had received, to learn more about the Talen family.

”Do you have any more information?” Quinn asked.

”I tried to search for what was relevant, but as someone who didn't really leave behind a strong impression until after military schools there was not much I could find. I am sure that Samantha must be struggling at the moment, but I know she will come out stronger from this. Take this as a selfish request of a father, but try to help her cope with this until she gets better. Perhaps you can ask her to help you retrace your past for you afterward.”

”I also have to burden you to explain to her that my wish is to say goodbye to this place. The longer she tries to stay attached to this form of me, the harder it will be for her to pull away, which only delays my peace.” Oscar requested.

Shiro now knew this was the real end of Oscar. Not even Quinn would be able to convince someone like that to come back to them all. These were the final words of the war hero, and Shiro was there to listen to them, even though he felt like he was unworthy of it all.

”Goodbye, Oscar. You can rest now, you did what you could, and I will try to do the same.” Quinn said as he offered the man one last handshake. Both looked each other in the eye, Oscar with the kind smile of a senior and Quinn with the bitter smile of someone, who wasn't ready to let go of the hand.

Alas, eventually Shiro reminded Quinn that using his ability took a toll on his body, even though they both knew that shouldn't be the case since he was currently in Sil's body. Still, Quinn let go and both of them left the white space.

When Shiro made the disconnect, they found themselves in the liquid again, and raised themselves out of it. Both of their faces were filled with thoughts, and even though the others were dying of curiosity to know what happened they let them be until they talked on their own.

However, Shiro was left wondering one more thing as he looked at his hand, and looked at Quinn's back. 'I'm sure of it, after seeing inside of Sil. Why were there two consciousnesses inside of Quinn?'

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