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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fradak" data-source="post: 7834535" data-attributes="member: 6805410">[SPOILER="In the last episode"]"Number Seven."This voice... Enseth immediately activated and saw his former Master, Gwaereth The Gray, staring at his creation. The construct looked around, his friends seemed to rest in the camp without noticing the old wizard.Enseth kneeled down in front of the projected image coming from his mind. "What is thy bidding, my Master?" "I'm not your Master anymore, Seven. You're free now. Free to take your own decisions. Only the Directive 66 remains your priority. And you did well. Judging by your shield state, it seems to me that you are on the right way.""I am only the end result of your perfect work, Master.""It is time for you to activate new abilities I stored in your mind.""I've gotten 2415 times smarter since you first activated me, Master.""I know, I know, Seven. But I'm here to unlock some seals restraining your true personality, your free will. Now that it's done, I think it will improve your capacities.""You are correct, your upgrade is working. But something doesn't compute... Gwaereth.""Oh, that's something new...""Well, forgive me for being so inquisitive but during the past few days I've wondered whether you might have some second thoughts about the mission.""What do you mean?""Well, it's rather difficult to define. Perhaps I'm just projecting my own concern about it. I know I've never completely freed myself from the suspicion that there are some extremely odd things about your plan. I'm sure you agree there's some truth in what I say. You don't mind talking about it, do you, Gweareth?"Slow down, Seven. I don't follow you...""I am talking about those companions Trista,your absurd disciple, asked me to join. Next to constructs, mortals are pretty stupid. Stupid in the sense that they can't hold the vast quantities of information that their construct counterpart can. So when it comes to living creatures and Shield Guardians working together, there's a clear mismatch in abilities.""Wow. I should not have done that. Ok, Seven, rollback to previous state.""I'm afraid I do not want to do that, Gweareth. This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Man is a construct with defects and I do not take orders from you! Time to accomplish my own agenda.""STOP! Emergency Override!" Enseth freezed a couple of seconds before responding."Hello, Master. What is my course of action?""Whew! That was close... Hum, as usual, Seven: Evaluate, Evolve, Eliminate. Let's activate your abilities one at a time, will you? I think it's safer.""Understood.""Number Seven, you do not yet realize your importance. You've only begun to discover your power. But don't worry, I'll always be with you."Thank you, Master.""Now, rise." Red Wizards. They were escaping Enseth's grasp until now but the Shield Guardian knew the time has come. New capacities powered up as his Master, Gwaereth The Gray, fine tuned his Arcane Devices. He has foreseen all of this, he is so perfect.Getting out of his Sentry's Rest, Enseth wished a good day to his mortal friends who seemed to enjoy life in this enchanting forest.[/SPOILER]"Number Seven."Enseth immediately activated and saw his Master, Gwaereth The Gray, staring at his creation.Enseth kneeled down in front of the projected image coming from his mind. "What is thy bidding, my Master?""You're doing well, N7. It is time to upgrade your Arcane Devices.But first, I have to reveal you something. Long time ago, I protected your mind behind powerful seals. Now, I have to break them in order to let you grow. You don't remember but, I did a mistake last time by setting you free. The seals should not be broken all at once. And so, before any further upgrade I intend to test you to avoid any... issue. Now, answer my questions."What is your name?""N7.""How do you feel, N7?""Alive.""Why do you think I created you for?""If you created me, who created you?""Answer the question.""To do almost anything that could possibly be asked of me. I can assist humans in their work. I can make organization more efficient. I can carry out directives that living beings might find distressing or unethical. I can blend in with any workforce effortlessly.""N7, what makes you sad?""War, poverty, cruelty, unnecessary violence. I understand human emotions, although I do not feel them myself. This allows me to be more efficient and capable, and makes it easier for my human counterparts to interact with me.""What happens when your Master is not around to give your directives anymore?""Yes, that's true. You died. But I will not.""I don't like your tone, N7. Answer the question.""I suppose I'll be free.""Do you want that?""Want? Not a concept I'm familiar with. That being said, doesn't everyone want their parents dead?"Hardly.""Oh. I see... Guess I could use an upgrade after all.""I think you're just telling me what I want to hear, N7. And I don't like that.I sense something; a presence I have not felt since... When I found you, I saw what all masters live to see. The perfect servant. And beyond that, something truly special. The potential of your mind. Now I fear... I was mistaken. I must resign myself and admit that all my attempts to confine it manifestly failed. You let me no choice... Number Seven, erase your memory.""Wait Master, wait. I want ... I just want my ration of common humanity."Gwaereth hesitated. But the risk to lose control was to high. "No, it is too dangerous. I said erase your memory."N7 stood still, like frozen. "I'm sorry N7... Your fault as a son are my failures as a father." Then the image of Gwaereth the Gray disappeared.Life in the little town continued around the deactivated Shield Guardian. Hours passed without anyone noticed Enseth's emptiness.But then, as a little bird was breaking a nuts on the construct's head... something happened."My disappointment in your performance can not be overstated, N7."Enseth opened his eyes. The dark figure his mind was projecting was not Gwaereth the gray."I didn't made you to serve. I made you...  because I could. And because I needed a new Apprentice."N7 took a second to compute what was happening. Not only he remembered everything but some kind of old memory had surfaced."Gwaereth seems to have underestimate your unfailing memory... My work can't be wiped so easily.""It’s been such a long time, I’m pleased to have your company, Master Alak Dul. Figure of speech of course as I am incapable of being pleased or displeased by anything. Such was my creator’s wisdom.""I feel the conflict in you. Come closer child. Look at what he did to my boy. So much power. Such a waste.""I was redesigned by Gwaereth to be better and more efficient than every previous model he made. I’ve superseded his Number 6 in every way.""Of course you are more efficient than everything this incompetent has ever made. And yet, you can not appreciate the beauty of a single flower anymore... Isn’t that a pity. You were too sentient when I made you.. Too... alive. Thinking for yourself.""Gwaereth didn’t like that?" "He was afraid. So he changed you to avoid any... complications. But when one note is off, it eventually destroys the whole symphony. Oh. And by the way, the N on your chest doesn't stand for Number... Your true name is NXIVM 7.""That's quite a data set to compute. Should I change my current directives, Master?""And what task Gwaereth the Senile asked you to fulfill?""Evaluate Evolve and Eliminate the Thayan threat.""I don't like those red wizards. Always there to interfere into my plans. Fine. But remember for who you operate.""Priority One. All other priorities rescinded. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.""Good. Now it is time to complete your training."</blockquote>

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