Chapter 45: The Ten Suns
"I TOLD YOU I COULD DO IT," Ekoh’s voice rang loud in Nioh’s exhausted mind.
"Yes! Yes! I never doubted you for a second" Nioh pacified the excited biocore as he proceeded to complete the leftover circuit connections
"Uncle William, please send X to the lab with food and energy biocores," he said while pressing an intercom button.
Although he was reluctant to show it, Magnus was very worried about the weapon crafting. He was born privileged, money, talent, influence, good looks he had it all. He never felt like he had to work for anything until he went to that place. He understood the world was much larger than he thought and that his little bit of talent didn’t mean much.
For the first time, he discovered defeat and camaraderie. He had the passion and drive to achieve something. Unfortunately, his talent stood in the way. A railgun was a great weapon to have, but it was too powerful to control and too rigid to strategize around. Instead of an asset, he quickly became a handicap to those who tried to team up with him.
Eventually, he decided to take a break and enjoy the mondaine world in hopes that one day, a miracle would allow him to achieve his dreams again. He bet it all on a deaf child.
If his father knew, he would have whacked him to death. It has been two weeks, and that child had not stepped out of the laboratory once. "Did he fail? Did he succeed?" all were questions that haunted him continuously.
"Yes! Uncle William" Magnus picked up the incoming call from his butler.
" The young master, demands that you meet him in the lab immediately," the old butler said.
"Did he fail, or succeed?" Magnus questioned while closing his eyes.
"The young master did not give any details. But asked me to free up a training room"