'what is that supposed to mean? What program? I don't remember having any such thing insurted into my mecha system or Mahlia.'
"Mahlia, what's that about a program? And why is it coming online now?
Mika asked, wanting a clarification from Mahlia. He was about to die and honestly didn't want to go to his death with such a puzzle in his head.
" It's a survival system created by a Montague family elder many ganerations ago. It has been improved by the gens after to ensure....."
"MAHLIA!"
Mika cut her off sharply. Mahlia was a high level Ai that had great autonomy but no consciousness. But she had somehow evolved a consciousness and a personality of her own but had stayed bound to him regardless.
She was more of a friend than just his companion ai and he knew her enough to know she was up to something.
"I don't care who made it. What I want to know is why is it online now."
Just when Mika was about to say more, the mecha shook, causing the cookpit to be unstable and the wounded Mika groan in pain.
"You may want to die for the empire my friend, but I want you to live. This is new path I have found for you."
Mahlia knew how much Mika valued the code of honor his family lived by for the many generations it had existed and knew he would not back down from his duty. This was the way he was raised to be.
His late parents and grandpa knew that as well, which was why they gave her the program when he she gained consciousness and tasked her to complete the system. It was to leave a way out incase of something like this.
He was the family's last light and he couldn't go out yet.
The Montague family must not die out in his generation .
"A new path?"
Mika asked in puzzlement. What exactly was going on now?
"What do you mean by that? You know I won't stop this mission just to escape with my life right?"
He had already gotten to this point, what new path was Mahlia talking about.
"yes, I know that well" Mahlia replied. Seeing the look on mika's face, she noticed he seems to have misunderstood something. But it could wait for later.
"Since you understand than turn off this thing. We don't have much time left and I don't want whatever this is."
Regardless of what Mahlia was up to with this Ancestral system, it had nothing to do with him as far as he was concerned. The honor of the family must be kept.
He leaned back into seat, trying to make himself as comfortable as his wounds would permit and looks to his timer.
3 minute more.
Mika waited for an affermation of his commande from Mahlia for a while but heard nothing.
"Mahlia what.... aah... hey what are you doing?"
Ropes of white light came from the mecha and started binding Mika into a dumpling.
"Command denied."
Was Mahlia's response after the silence. Mika was too stubborn for his own good and would refuse to listen to reason even if it's for his own good at certain times.
This time she would make the decision for him.
"____INICIATE HIBINATION__"
Mika fought the binding ropes for a while and found his efforts useless, he was losing consciousness. There was nothing he could do to stop Mahlia's plan now.
"I have no intention of stopping your mission Mika. I just want you to live. The mission will not fail, so sleep, let me take it from here."
This was the last thing he heard before falling asleep. Deep in his heart he knew Mahlia wouldn't betray him or his code. He could only hope she knew what she was doing now.
... - - - - - - - - - -.....
The light ropes had bound Mika completely now. It would keep him safe even if he falls into a space tear now.
Mahlia knew time was running out them so she had to be quick.
"_Transferring Ancestral System to host Mikael De Montague soulspace _.
_Activating the Motherbox ------ Motherbox online_.
_Transferring klien energy from Motherbox into Starfall energy pathway -----energy transfer ongoing ------ Starfall energy system overloading _."
There is just one minute left, but it's plenty. This has to work, since the box could move through and control, space and dimensional waypaths. Then it could, in theory jump through or at least create a doorway through space to another said or the universe or in she mind a new world for her master.
" _Activating low level backup ai system ------ transferring authority to backup system --- transferring main AI SYSTEM MAHLIA to the ANCESTRAL SYSTEM_."
"_All transfers completed_
System overload _ crush imminent _
Collition with convergence point in
5, 4, 3, 2, 1_-----------
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There was a heavy Strom last night and right now it's terribly cold outside.
Not that the cave was any better but at least it kept wind and snow of winter out.
In the dark cave, the body of a massive scared bear which laid on a grass mound moved.