-I was already looking for a mercenary group to join, you clearly still have few members, it would be easier to be valued in your group now.- Vanessa said, her cold face unable to hide her beauty.
Black Spider raised an eyebrow and spoke. - Are you sure that's it?
Vanessa simply nodded weakly.
-Really? And what about your father? Does that have anything to do with his pursuit?- Black Spider scratched his chin with his hand, his faint smile slowly widening.
Vanessa froze, and Korak stopped staring blankly and looked at Black Spider, there was a clear, barely contained madness in the raven's eyes.
Vanessa didn't answer hastily, but her posture became a little more rigid, even so, she didn't panic outwardly, although her heart raced slightly.
She considered denying it, but seeing the playful look in Black Spider's eyes, she quickly abandoned the idea. With a light sigh, she spoke. -Yes, I intend to use the Dragon Emperor's influence to avoid my father's pursuit.
Black Spider nodded slightly, as if pleased with her honesty. -Alright, that's a start. Now, why is Baron Orozen after you?
[A/N: Baron is a cognomen, just as Ames's is Dragon Emperor and Heber's is Tyrant. Furthermore, for those who don't remember, Orozen is a Grade A(Calamity) subordinate of Esgod who was with the team responsible for obtaining Psyker's Evolution Cube, although Han Xiao stole it from them. Praise Feidin!]
Vanessa didn't respond quickly, and Ringo noticed the slight movement of Korak's staff. His eyes narrowed as his evolutionary energy field activated. With one movement, the energy of both was completely sealed. They both seemed shocked.
Both were only Grade B, and with Ringo's current strength, he could keep them that way for quite some time while sealing their Super genes.
-Don't worry, I have no interest in your father's meager reward. I'm far richer than you think, and as you know, I already have Ames after me. I have no reason to suck up to Esgod.- he explained briefly.
Of course, compared to Esgod, Ames is like a newborn baby against an adult, in a direct fight, in a matter of minutes, maybe even seconds if he uses a strong enough combo, Ringo has no doubt that Ames would die horribly, although he would never say that to her, it would only guarantee that he would be thrown away with a force field.
Esgod possesses the ability to silence Espers, so if he hits her, Ames becomes a slightly more durable punching bag.
Furthermore, Esgod possesses extremely powerful Esper abilities, including things like black holes, that is, Ames may have the physique of a BGA, but she's not a Pugilist, so in a few seconds, with the right combo, Esgod can kill Ames.
In fights at this level, having the power to kill BGAs so easily is why Esgod is so feared and hated, but none of the three universal civilizations can handle him. Sure, in terms of raw power, by gathering enough BGAs, they could kill Esgod, but the man's abilities are incredibly varied and versatile, once he decides to flee, it's extremely difficult to catch him.
He is a Bug, and if it weren't for his genetic instability due to the thousands of Esper abilities he stole, Esgod could be considered the most powerful Super in the galaxy.
That's why Ringo fears Esgod so much, because Ringo's ability is like the last piece of the puzzle for Esgod. Once Esgod discovers Ringo's ability, he has no doubt he will do anything to obtain it.
Having a Super of Esgod's caliber after you would make even weaker BGAs tremble with fear, let alone Ringo, who was only Grade A.
Thus, Ringo was always extremely careful and never revealed his ability, all because there was a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
Even so, for the two Super Grade B, that argument was good enough. Black Spider didn't seem to be lying.
Vanessa's eyes thawed for a moment, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out. It took a while until a deep sigh escaped her lips, and she finally spoke. -Alright, I'll tell you why Orozen is after me.
-About 70 years ago, Orozen was still active in this Star Field, the Shattered Star Ring. It was during this time that Orozen met my mother.- Vanessa began, her gaze taking on a melancholy tone as Korak's eyes beside her became slightly more erratic, but he didn't move, only listening in silence.
-My mother was a nun in the Arcane Church, not an important figure, just a little nun in a cathedral on a planet colonized by the Arcane Church. She wasn't even a Super, just an ordinary woman.- Vanessa explained with a morbid calm.
-Orozen was already a Grade A criminal back then, a world away from my mother, but precisely because he was a criminal, a galactic pirate, he had no shame whatsoever, he directly plundered the planet where my mother was.- Vanessa had a deep hatred in her eyes as she spoke about this part of the story. -My mother was one of the many women he corrupted back then, several other nuns among them.
-In the end, he had enough fun, but he didn't take the women away. Instead, he took several other slaves and a large amount of loot while fleeing. The nuns thought it was all over, but because they had been desecrated, they were abandoned by the Church.- Vanessa said with disgust, her distaste for the Arcane Church also clearly evident.
Black Spider's lips trembled, first Trax with hatred for the Tyrant, now Vanessa with hatred for the Arcane Church. Is he destined to meet these unlucky individuals?
Does luck in this world work like magnetism? Han Xiao, being so unlucky, attracts lucky people, while he, being so lucky, attracts unlucky people? Ringo didn't want much, just one or two Feidins would satisfy him!
Feidin: So now I'm a unit of measurement?
Kakashi: Get in line.
She didn't stop while Black Spider thought, instead, she continued speaking. -My mother suffered greatly after that, as did most of the other nuns, but they banded together to survive in that desolate world. They still had faith in divine goodness, so they opened an orphanage. But soon other problems arose, some of them were pregnant.
-Most of them considered those children an abomination and aborted them all, but two didn't: my mother and another nun, the mother of the man who would become my brother.- Vanessa spoke this part in a cold voice, but Ringo's clone could sense an extreme melancholy in her.
-Maybe they shouldn't have gone through with the pregnancy, maybe they would still be alive then.- She let out a weak snort full of scorn and sadness. -But life doesn't have 'ifs', my brother and I grew up and inherited our father's Super talent, my brother was even more talented than me, he advanced to Grade B well before me, but it was at that point that we truly discovered what Orozen's objective was.
A faint tear escaped Vanessa's eyes, her face was still cold, but the sadness was suffocating. Korak, beside her, had increasingly erratic eyes, at this point, even Black Spider was quiet.
She indifferently wiped away the single tear as she opened her mouth again. -My brother felt a connection as soon as he arrived at Grade B, he told me about it, but he wasn't quite sure where the connection came from, but it was a few months later when a group of galactic pirates arrived that everything made sense.
-There was a bounty on my brother's head, placed there by Orozen himself. The pirates killed everything in their path while capturing my brother, the nuns, the children, and our mothers, all dead.- Vanessa closed her eyes as her melancholy grew.
-He protected me, ran away with me, until he left me in a safe place before escaping alone. He already knew that the connection I felt came from our father. For years I didn't see him, until I received one last transmission from him.- She opened her eyes, the hatred blossoming once more, this time even her cold facade crumbled.
-He told me: "Orozen wants to use our blood to strengthen himself, don't advance to Grade B or he'll sense you!", after that I never heard from him again, deep down I knew what had happened. - Vanessa looked at the ceiling with vacant eyes. - It took a long time to get over the pain of the loss, but then a vengeful fury consumed me, I disregarded my brother's advice and advanced, I wanted to fight that bastard!
-In the following years I investigated Orozen. His ability is racial strengthening. I have no idea how this ability progressed, but clearly the man was able to gain power through his descendants. That's why he left the nuns behind so many years before...- She stared at Black Spider, her eyes returning to their calm coldness. -Furthermore, I believe that the high-ranking officer whose blood he drank years ago was actually one of my brothers, but perhaps due to the security surrounding him, Orozen took advantage of that moment to get close and devour him. Who knows? I only know that after that he was pursued throughout the entire starfield, so he had to flee the Shattered Star Ring.
-I realized that I have to stay still for long periods for Orozen to locate me, so I became a mercenary and have been on the move ever since.- Finally, Vanessa stared at him as if resigned to her fate. -And then? Pathetic, isn't it?
Black Spider tilted his head slightly, his face serious, but there was no pity there, he knew that wouldn't help at all. Instead, he extended his hand and spoke. -Welcome to Triple Six.