GOD OF ALL SYSTEMS
Chapter 18 - 18: Consequence of a Fool. Test of Morality (New)

The scene was intense as over one hundred people stood at attention. The hotel employees wore yellow and white uniforms and stood in rows of three with three elderly men and a sixty-year-old lady standing in the leading row. The old lady had a walking stick and was wearing a long yellow cooking apron with a golden letter K pinned to her left chest.

She was Asian originated as one could tell from her facial description and skin tone.

Seeing Ludwick emerge from one of the cars, the old lady assumed a warm smile as she prepared her apron as if expressing her excitement about seeing Ludwick. Ludwick smiled at the lady as he proceeded to open the door to an even more luxurious black and gold SUV.

Emerged from the SUV was a tall young man with a skin tone similar to creamy chocolate, the young man had curly silver hair and a face of majestic creation, his eyes alone, despite being behind sunglasses still illuminated through them as one could see his vibrant and godly pupils from a distance.

Patrick stepped from the vehicle and stood towering over Ludwick and everyone at the scene. "After you, sir!" Ludwick spoke and gestured to Patrick; with a nod, Patrick steadily walked hands-free as he approached the group of hotel workers.

But suddenly, a wave of killing intent rushed down as it was directed at Patrick, the person not even hiding their intentions as they kept the killing intent aimed at Patrick as if daring him to act. But Patrick remained unwavering and unfazed and continued his walk, not even acknowledging the other party for their aggressive act.

But suddenly, as if detected the killing intent, the eight-plus dark-face-masked guards all synchronically stared up at the hotel building as if knowing exactly where the killing intent originated, they all clenched their fists, ready to take action. Also, Alpha, which had transformed into Patrick's sunglasses, spoke.

<<<< Sire, I already have control over all the neurons in Laniz Blake's brain, requesting permission to commence self-destruction.>>>>

"... There are better ways to kill an insect, Alpha, and that is slowly... Let him live, but not without consequence."

<<<< As you wish, Sire. >>>>

Suddenly, all the masked guards relaxed their fists as if ordered to stand down.

But at the same time on the fiftieth floor, Laniz Blake stared down at the young tall man expecting the other party to react to his wave of killing intent. But to his surprise, Laniz Blake, watched as the silver-haired young man continued walking without the slightest pause in his steps, it was as if he wasn't attacked at all.

But just when Laniz Blake was about to express his doubtful thoughts, he saw the eight-plus black-masked escorts all stare at him simultaneously as if they were of one mind. This sudden action from the eighty-seven guards brought a great sense of danger in Laniz Blake's consciousness as he expressed with widened eyes.

Like a cat touching water, Laniz Blake instantly withdrew his killing intent as he stepped away from the window in fright. Sweat dripped from his face as if he had completed a full set workout, and breathed heavily with a cautious and serious.

Seeing Laniz's reaction, Julia Arimor wanted to inquire what had caused the frightened look on her lover's face when an unexpected scene occurred.

Suddenly, as if getting slammed with two colliding hammers, Laniz Blake blurted out a mouthful of blood as he fell to his knees, then, as if being shredded from within, Laniz Blake raised his head and bellowed in dreadful agony. Blood began oozing from his seven apertures, causing Laniz's agonizing scream to increase even louder.

Laniz Blake's scream was not out of pretense, but out of what he was truly experiencing.

Within Laniz Blake's body, countless electrical microbots with blade spikes, ceaselessly swam through Laniz's body as they sliced, torn, and shredded every particle within him. From his nerves, his muscles, his muscle fibers, cells, and even down to his microscopic neurons.

The microbots, under Alpha's command, continued their mayhem until they reached the very last particle of Laniz Blake's existence, leaving him lying on the ground, alive but only breathing, as all his other bodily functions had been made nonexistent, even his A-rank Awakened power was deprived of him. And all this happened in an instant.

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Down below, all the hotel employees bowed upon seeing Patrick approaching them. But before the old lady strugglingly tried to bow, Patrick supported her arms and raised her as he spoke.

"Okusama , sono you nani sasai nani gishiki ni wazurawasa re nai de kudasai ." (Please, Ma'am, don't bother yourself with such trivial ceremonies)

Hearing Patrick speak, Dylan, Mark, the employees, and the old lady expressed with shocked faces and disbelief as they all stared at Patrick suspiciously. The old lady held a shocked but amazed and impressed smile as she stared at Patrick in wonder. To think this young man was capable of speaking her language was quite a surprise. She replied.

"Watashi wa wakai master ga watashi tachi no shita wa hanashi , sorede sono you nani kanpeki nani accent de hanasu koto wa shiri mase nichi deshi ta. watashi no namae wa hanami desu , watashi wa hisashiburi ni wakai master ni ae te ureshii desu ." (I did not know the young master spoke our tongue and with such a perfect accent at that.

My name is Hanami, and I'm pleased to see the young master after all these years.)

The lady spoke as she bowed her head respectfully. Patrick assumed a casual smile as he spoke.

"Hana no you nani utsukushi sa ,anata no you nani utsukushii wakai josei ni fusawashi namae." (Flowery beauty, a name befitting a young woman like you.)

The old lady, Madam Hanami, smiled upon hearing Patrick's flirtatious words. But suddenly, Madam Hanami spoke, but this time, she spoke normally.

"I first want to thank the young master for taking over Metro Heaven Hotel. After all, if it weren't for your support, this hotel would have been broken down and my family's legacy would have become stones and dust."

The old lady spoke with a hint of sadness as if remembering a tragic past. Patrick held the lady by the arms as he nodded with understanding. With his infinite senses, Patrick could see, hear, feel, smell, and observe everything simultaneously, and he could sense that the old lady's words were true and filled with honest emotions.

So his nod was sincere, as he had seen and personally witnessed the old lady's entire life history up to the present moment.

"Not at all, on the contrary, I am grateful for having a master chef like you as my chef today. I can't wait to taste your dishes. Please, after you."

Patrick spoke, making an "after you" gesture to the old lady. The lady smiled impressively as she stared at Patric. She then turned to Ludwick and said.

"I like this one!"

She then began walking; with Patrick, Ludwick, and Mark following behind her as they approached the entrance. But unbeknownst to Madam Hanami, the fact that Patrick had called her young had caused the cells in her body to begin regenerating and repairing at notable speed, stopping her aging and even regressing it.

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Metro City General Hospital

Within a five-story building with the massive letters "MCGH" hanging on it, and a small golden letter K above; on the fourth floor, an elevator door opened to a long hallway as a recognizable figure stepped out, Natasha Page. She still wore the same clothes from earlier and had a handbag.

Natasha Page carried a worried countenance as she walked up to the registry on her right. A young twenty-five-year-old woman sat at the registry as she scrolled on a glass-made screen-like iPad. Seeing Natasha, the young woman gave Natasha a cunning look as she spoke.

"Hey~~ Natasha! I see you have become quite the celebrity. So tell me, how was it- meeting the richest bachelor in the city, Dylan Ludwick?! Is he as hot as he looks on TV?!"

"C'mon, Lily! Now is not the time for jokes. Tell me, how is she doing?"

"Well, thanks to King Technologies who upgraded our computer systems and devices this morning, I can now monitor the Vital statuses of all the patients in the building. And as for your mother, Mrs. Page... she is fine, her vitals are showing normal. Do you want to see her?"

The young lady spoke as she read the displayed information on the glass-like iPad. But after listening to the young lady, Lily, Natasha expressed a frown as she asked.

"Wait, did you say King Technologies?!"

"Yes. Wait, you didn't know?!"

"Know what?!"

"I don't know much, but there are rumors that King Technologies bought the hospital, haven't you noticed the little golden K above the hospital's sign?!"

"...?!"

"I may be wrong, but the fact that King Technologies came and upgraded our software and the sudden massive boosts in our salary two weeks ago, I can't help but not find that a coincidence. But then again, why wouldn't they, after all, they have the wealth to buy the entire world, right?!"

Natasha remained silent as she listened to Lily. But as if ignoring the matter, Natasha signed in the guest book as she said "Excuse me!" and walked away, leaving Lily with a baffled expression for leaving her without saying anything.

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In a chamber, Natasha Page stood next to a glass-like coffin as she watched a forty-something-year-old woman lying in it in slumber. The woman was beautiful and had facial features similar to Natasha's.

But upon closer inspection, one would notice green lines-like veins all over the woman's face and arms; and over time, the green veins would pulsate, almost as if resonating with the woman's beating heart.

On the external face of the pod was the woman's information, name, age, disease, and vital signs.

Name: Melinda Page

Age: 46

Status: Clogged Mana Veins, Mana-infused coma.

A look of sorrow and pain washed over Natasha's face as she knelt next to the sleeping pod. Teardrops dropped from her eyes as she silently sobbed while murmuring the word "Mom". Then, a sudden memory flashed in her mind as she remembered a certain nightmare.

- Natasha and her mother were in a restaurant eating and having a wonderful mother-and-daughter moment, her mother feeding her ice cream as she playfully ignored it. But then, the ground trembled as if an earthquake was happening when the building started crumbling and falling.

With her motherly instinct, Melinda hurriedly carried the 5-year-old Natasha in her arms as they rushed outside the restaurant, but the earthquake became even worse.

Suddenly, greenish-looking energy burst from the split earth as it washed over the surroundings. A lot of people in the scene were affected by the greenish energy as they began experiencing strange changes and bizarre phenomena.

But suddenly, just when that same greenish energy was about to envelop Natasha, Melinda quickly turned Natasha away from it as she was the one to receive the massive gush of verdant energy.

Natasha screamed "Mom!" as she watched her mother slowly develop lines-like veins on her body, arms, and face, Soon later, Melinda fell to the ground unconscious, leaving the 5-year-old Natasha crying and screaming "Mom! Wake up!!" -

"Quite a tragedy, isn't it?!"

Suddenly, a male voice sounded from behind Natasha, causing her to hurriedly turn in shock. Turning her head, Natasha saw a man dressed in a black suit and wearing gloves sitting not far from her as he casually played with a coin; the coin floated and spun in the man's hands as if the man was controlling it with his mind.

The man was fair-skinned and spoke with a British accent, he was handsome, almost as handsome as Dylan Ludwick. He had long grey hair which fell on his shoulders.

Natasha quickly rose from the ground and wiped her eyes as she stood cautious of the man in black. But noticing Natasha's caution, the man stopped the coin from spinning as it fell in his left palm. The man then spoke.

"Please, do not be afraid of me, Miss Page, I am merely a harmless man with the intention to strike a deal with you."

Listening to the man's sentence, Natasha scoffed as she replied.

"Ha! Harmless?! First time I had heard an Awakened calling themselves harmless.... What do you want?!"

"...! You know, I was quite fascinated by how daring and brazen you were to stand face-to-face with Dylan Ludwick and question him in public. That act and confidence alone call for an award, don't you think, Miss Page?!"

"....!"

"....Nevermind the chatter then... straight to business. You see, Miss Page, there is something I want, and you are going to help me get it, and in exchange, you will get something you so desperately need!"

"... And what is that?!"

"Your mother, of course. I have the resources to provide your mother with the best surgeons in the world and alleviate her from her tragic status, and you won't have to worry about the financial part either. And in exchange, you do me a little favor."

Hearing the man mention her mother and how she can be cured of her present state, Natasha's face twitched with expectation as she assumed a less cautious stance. But hearing the latter part of the man's sentence made her frown. She then asked.

"And what exactly can someone like me do for a man who seems to have everything in the world?!"

".... Well, I don't really have everything in the world, at least not yet. But I must say, you are quite the sharp woman, Miss Page."

The man spoke and double-tapped his wristwatch when a holographic display of Natasha interviewing Ludwick appeared in the room. The man then fast-forwarded the video and stopped at the end where Ludwick gave Natasha his contact info and said to meet again before Ludwick hurriedly rushed from the scene.

"Today, Dylan Ludwick gave you his contact info and said to contact him for another interview, even a one-to-one at that. I want you to help me with something, Miss Page, and that is to help me kidnap Dylan Ludwick, and in exchange, you get to see your mother wake up, and then you two can live happily ever after."

".... What if I say no?!"

"Don't be in a rush to decide, Natasha. We both know the answer to that question. And "NO" is not really a word I like hearing. But I trust your mother's safety would suffice, right?!"

As the man spoke, Melinda's sleeping pod glitched as if it were a hologram and vanished from the chamber, leaving Natasha to express with horror and panic. She knelt at the location where the pod was as she sobbed in pain. But suddenly, the man's hands fell upon Natasha's shoulders as he spoke with an indifferent tone.

"Sometimes, we must make sacrifices to get what we want, Natasha Page, even if that means betraying our morality. Your mother will be safe for the next 72 hours, but I wouldn't promise anything after that. So if I were you, I would make that call now and schedule that interview. Wish you the best of luck, and also here is a little souvenir to remember me by."

The man spoke as he dropped the little coin in Natasha's hands, the coin then reshaped into the letter X. Seeing the letter, Natasha quickly turned to say something when she saw that the man was gone.

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