VR 265
"...You were meant to be the best of us."
With those words whispering into Riley's ears; the only response he gave Empress was a slightly confused tilt of his head. He seemed to be thinking something as he glanced to the side, but after a few more seconds of this somewhat sudden silence, he opened his mouth.
"I am."
Riley muttered without even batting an eye, "I defeated Megawoman, Miss Empress. And Megawoman was the best for a hundred years, but now it is me."
"No…" Empress once again shook her head in frustration,
"...That's not what I– This isn't fucking happening!" Empress shouted before letting out a shrieking roar– causing the sea beneath them to violently ripple out and explode. "There… there were so many things I could have done. Even… even if I wasn't able to stop Alice, I could have still adopted you instead of leaving you to a broken man. What… what was I even thinking leaving you to someone like Bernard?"
