"Will you help me discover my path?"
Vlad felt an unbidden smile tugging at his lips the moment he heard that question. Hovering in the strange dimension, he studied the newborn entity with an appraising eye. It was neither good nor evil—just a raw existence formed from the union of Leviathan's essence and a shard of his own soul. With the proper guidance, it might become something extraordinary, not merely another machine of death and destruction, but a being free to choose its destiny.
"I would gladly help you figure out the path forward," Vlad said. "First of all, since a piece of my soul fused with you, you should have access to the A.I. Chip right now, am I right?"
A moment of silence passed. Then, the entity's voice emerged, still echoing through the dimension. "Yes, I have. What is this thing?"
