Chapter 346 - The Ark Of No Angels Here

"Count? I never forget a face, be it if it was just a passerby. I never forget it, because I can't. Remember I told you that our memories are stored as currency. Now, with my planet gone, I've got all these memories left. And it becomes my demons at night."

"Sometimes, how I wish I could forget the faces within my memories. But alas, they are there to remind me of who I am supposed to be here. They hold me down to the mark. To remind me to never make that decision ever again. No matter how tempting it is, it was wrong."

"But to answer your question specifically.... 3.47 billion children and 7.43 billion ȧduŀts. They were all on the planet that I destroyed. My home planet. And I killed them all so that the Universe won't have to continue fighting. It worked but the problem is coming back."

"I don't know if I can take the pressure up once more. And for my human victims, that would be about five hundred thousand people. No children are involved though, 'cause I hate killing kids," revealed Mavislin, without having to pause on the figures.

Both were shocked for different reasons. Bryan's reaction was normal since he had no clue about Mavislin's past. He did not expect his role model to be a killer with that high of a kill count. It was still difficult to see that in her, seeing that how she smiles all the time.

Rina's reaction was more the complex side since she knew about the crime that the Valkyrie did. She was impressed that the Valkyrie was able to remember how many lives she took. Rina took about a hundred lives at that point and she can't count how many it was.

"But this is what I need to tell you both. I have no right to say how you should run your societies. I am a Mage, an outside, I've got no say. But, I'll just give you words of advice. Just because it was the sake of something doesn't mean that you can justify whatever that you do."

"There's no right or wrong in this situation. But what Bryan said was right, there was no excuse for you to treat the ones born in captivity as fodders. Be it if it was for the better of humanity. If word gets out about this, no one would dare to take any of your cures."

Mavislin then turned to Bryan, bewildering the poor man.

"And you! Don't be so harsh on the recruit! Man, you make me sound like Z..." said Mavislin, changing the tone of her voice.

She gave her signature smile and walked over to Bryan. The man was apprehensive about what the boss wanted to do to him. For all he knew, she could just whack him to the next area. But once again, she stunned both parties. This Valkyrie is full of surprises.

She enveloped Bryan into her arms and pulled him to an embrace. Rina blushed slightly at the scene.

"Your breathing was out of pace again when you shouted. Don't get too agitated when we are on missions. Keep it at bay, if not, you might die from shock attack," whispered Mavislin into Bryan's ears.

Bryan was finally aware of his breathing once more and steadied himself once more. He followed Mavislin's breathing to make it stable again. And it seems that the baby was following through by using Rina's heartbeat and breathing to stabilize herself.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you more about the past. I promise I'll tell you the entire thing when we finish this mission," murmured Mavislin, patting his back.

"You said that you used Heaven's Wheel to win the war, but I didn't realize that you used to kill everyone on your home planet. I just thought you shifted them to somewhere else far away. And you have slaughtered humans as well... I just."

"I know, I know. I tried to leave that part out since I knew you would freak out about it. But I was wrong to withhold you from the truth. I have to remember that I shouldn't treat humans as children anymore. Especially for my Pillars. But I'll tell you more after this thing, alright?"

"I understand, Lady Roydon. I respect your decision. When you are ready, then you can do storytime with me again," replied Bryan.

The two pulled away and Mavislin continued to reprimand Bryan on his harshness to Rina.

"Indeed, she doesn't remember but she did make progress for the human race. And for the human race to proceed on, you have to get your hands dirty. I'm not saying that lives lost were for the better of humanity but some things have to be overlooked."