Chapter 1398 Recovering Sersi
Author's Note: Unedited Chapter
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"It is my brother, Gustav," Endric responded.
"Fraud... fraud... fraud... fraud..." PO kept chanting repeatedly.
"You should have already figured it out since the command," Gustav clicked his tongue lightly in disappointment.
"That's Gustav? How is he doing this?" Vilax asked with an even more befuddled tone.
"Just sit back and enjoy the show... even if it is almost over," Gustav responded from up ahead while taking a seat on the throne magnificently.
Osiark and Vilax were still in disbelief. Was it truly over now? Did Gustav actually win against Seifiling? That terrifying being?
As much as it was difficult to believe, the reality unraveling before them, depicted that it truly was the case.
PO soon couldn't hold back anymore and flew out of the throne room after a few more seconds.
The loud explosions rocking outer space in the distance could be felt even within the vessel so they knew that Seifiling's minions had been truly dealt with... every single one of them.
If that was the case then did it mean they were now in control of the space vessel?
"I am currently in control of Zonpaktu, however, the moment I go back to my usual look, it would self-destruct. Now you have a choice, do you want the other species within Zonpaktu to be saved as well?" Gustav questioned.
"You can save them? Really?" Vilax couldn't believe his ears.
"I can. With the disk's power, I can get all of them out of there," Gustav replied.
"Do it then!" Osiark had an excited look as she stated.
They already felt guilty about only saving their people and leaving the other species there in bondage. Gustav's revelation about having the power to free everyone gave them a sense of relief.
"Will the vessel be enough to contain them all?" Endric questioned rationally.
"Let's hope it does," Gustav replied while planting his index finger on his cylindrical forehead and closing all four of his eyes.
The group watched as the disk flew out of the throne room. They knew Gustav was at it so they decided not to make any noise so as not to distract him.
"I wonder why Seifiling created a vessel this large just to keep the species in an entirely different location," Vilax questioned softly.
"I believe it was because he couldn't put them all in bondage," Endric explained.
"The vessel must have been his initial plan till that problem came into view which is why there are so many levels imbued with space expansion machines," He added.
"Isn't there something you all forgot?" Gustav questioned while creasing his eyebrows.
"Hmm?" Osiark and Vilax voiced in confusion but Endric came to a realisation.
However, before he could speak, Gustav revealed what he was talking about.
"Sersi," He stated.
Their faces lit up with shock as they looked around.
"Tsk y'all couldn't even be bothered to look for her," Gustav added while trotting forward.
"I thought she was maybe trapped on one of the floors and we could get her after Seifiling was fully dealt with," Vilax tried to explain with a guilt-stricken expression.
"That is a very ignorant statement coming from someone such as yourself Vilax. What if Seifiling had done irreversible damage to her and none of you had realized any better till this whole ordeal ended?" Gustav had already arrived at the entry point of the throne room at this point.
"We're sorry for being so slow, we'll look for her," Osiark assured from the side.
"There's no need. I already found and freed her," Gustav replied while walking out.
"Freed her?" Vilax and Osiark were both confused.
"Seifiling didn't just put her on any level... he put her in experimentation," Endric seemed to have realized everything now.
"Experimentation? How? He surely couldn't have done anything to her since we got here right?" Osiark had a worried expression while questioning.
"We have been on Seifiling for over two weeks already and here for up to a week... A week is a lot of time for a lot of things to go down. Also, Seifiling just left her there to those heads," Endric answered while following after Gustav.
It was truly as Endric said. Seifiling was curious about Sersi who had the DNA of two different species in her while not being a native of Earth. So he had put her in the experimentation lab to have the T-vods take a look at her since he had built those particular bots to be well-versed in science.
It wasn't until after Gustav returned to the vessel as Seifiling that he knew exactly where she was and what she had been going through. Fortunately, he had asked every single minion to self-destruct so Sersi was freed from them.
Gustav decided to handle everything else about the Zonpaktu since it was a very grave situation before finally heading to her.
He was greeted by the sights of the species he had saved who let out words of appreciation upon seeing him.
Gustav didn't want to concern himself with that and went invisible after some time. He wanted to avoid getting delayed as he approached one of the floors.
Upon arriving on his floor of interest, there were still a lot of species there as well but at the end of the floor, he found himself in front of a secluded space. This was one of the few parts on the vessel that none of the species had been able to occupy.
Gustav finally revealed his presence as two massive metallic doors slid sideways.
What appeared in Gustav's view next was a labyrinth of interconnected chambers.
Glass enclosures, pulsating with artificial atmospheres, housed a diverse array of life forms. Alien flora with luminescent petals swayed gently in simulated cosmic winds, while peculiar organisms wriggled within containment tanks filled with liquid that defied universal colors.
The experimentation space had shelves that were lined with meticulously labeled containers, each housing a specimen of organic or alien origin.