GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

His bloodline of the lion of justice believes that since he is going to die, his death should count for something and it should count for something good. Something good like Justice. Something that his ancestor would have done.

He roared inwardly, "Justice be damned!"

"You know what? If I survive this, the whole Virut plane will pay. The precious justice will be trampled and I will burn the whole plane to the ground. I will become the villain you hate so much."

The other battle sage monkeys might have informed Salvini but not him. He endured the pain until it was his turn to be killed. He was the last one but he wasn't taken to the execution spot. He was taken into a building and placed in a metal box.

The metal box was sealed and water sprayed at him from every corner of the box. The water cleaned his fur and removed the stench of urine.

Then the metal box was opened and he was dragged into a cage. The cage was lifted and placed into a large warehouse full of other cages. Every cage here had someone shackled inside of it.

"You aren't going to kill me?" he asked in surprise.

"No." The Warden handling him replied. "The Supreme one wants you alive. I hope for your sake that you wouldn't wish you were dead in the future."

His eyes became blank. He has already considered death before and was able to beat back his suicidal thoughts with a healthy dose of self-deception. But his defenses came crumbling down right now. He couldn't help but start considering death again.

ALUINE, DOUBLELINE, JETTASTIC, and two others were blown up before his very eyes but the Warden believes that there are fates worse than death.

It is no wonder why one of them said that they are both unlucky and lucky. But that evaluation is yet to be certain despite the fact that he just escaped being blown up.

He didn't move or struggle as the cage he was put in was moved. The cage was small and cramped but he bore with the discomfort as a man who doesn't know what he should feel.

-----Back To Legion-5.

"Your performance during the rite of passage was outstanding, Agrivo839,371,456A," Tanc830,428,723C continued. "That much is sure. But I am not certain about the wisdom of your selection of divine abilities."

"I see," Legion-5 replied noncommittally.

His mentor frowned at his reaction. But then he relaxed. "Anyway, it is none of my concern. I have done my best for you and you have also done your best during the rite of passage. We don't owe each other anything."

"What about the world seed I asked for? Have you heard any news about that?" Legion-5 asked.

"I have," Tanc830,428,723C replied. "Your performance impressed a lot of people and they thought you had potential. But I dissuaded them from investing in you."

Legion-5 wasn't surprised by that response. "I assume this is because you are uncertain about the wisdom of my selection of divine abilities."

"Correct," Tanc830,428,723C said. But this time, his tone was not one of pride or happiness at the intelligence his mentee had shown. He is very unhappy with Legion-5.

Legion-5 nodded and chose to become silent. His silence grated further on his mentor.

Tanc830,428,723C had to speak his mind when Legion-5 didn't inquire further. "There is still a chance for you to get the world seed. An investment of such a level is not advisable in light of your current circumstances. But something can be done if you allow your investors to thoroughly examine your divine abilities and suggest 3 more divine abilities to fill up your current potential."

"No need." Legion-5 said.

"Alright," Tanc830,428,723C said. "I will leave you then."

Tanc830,428,723C stood up from his seat and left the cabin. He closed the door behind him. He tried to be stoic about his departure but Legion-5 could tell that he wasn't happy.

Tanc830,428,723C is usually vocal about his feelings and is not aversed to putting them into action but he is not going to kick up a fuss this time around because Legion-5 is a full Supreme beast and can make his own decisions.

Tanc830,428,723C feels that it is bad that Agrivo839,371,456A has made bad decisions and he will lose out on some benefits but that won't stop him from deciding to give up on the project.

He thought to himself as he left, "It doesn't concern me anymore. I have very little to gain if Agrivo839,371,456A had agreed to go with the offer. No one can blame me for it. I have already done my best which is to make the offer. I have also done my best to the supreme alliance by advising Agrivo839,371,456A. It is not my fault that Agrivo839,371,456A decided to be foolish and combine divine abilities that he can't fuse together."

Tanc830,428,723C left so Legion-5's cabin fell into total silence. It is so silent that not even the howling wind outside the vessel can be heard. Legion-5 was left alone with his thoughts. The first thing he did was look outside his cabin through the transparent walls.

They are on an airship currently on the ancient battlefield. They are going to the headquarters of the Supreme Alliance on the ancient battlefield. It is where he will be staying until he breaks through and becomes an Origin god. He will only gain his freedom when he becomes an Origin god. That is the rule of the Supreme Alliance.

The distance to their headquarters is very far. The Stellaris plane is almost 60 billion kilometers square while the ancient battlefield is a little over a thousand times bigger than that. It will take them a long while to reach their destination so they are using an airship to move. It is more comfortable this way than to fly themselves.

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A/N: Does this count as character development for Jarkon? Has he finally seen the light?