Chapter 87: So u are Ryuk?
"She didn’t tell them to be rogues," Tyson began, stepping in—but Seraphina raised her hand. She would handle this on her own.
"Alex, do you really think they would have listened to me?" Seraphina asked, her voice calm. "If my father—Edmund Carver—couldn’t convince them, why would my words make any difference?"
Alex hesitated. She was right. Edmund had fulfilled every expectation of a leader. He had made numerous attempts to foster unity and help people see reason. Yet, despite all the threats, restrictions, and consequences—Rogues still existed. People continued to walk away.
"Do you think it’s easy to live without nano-particles? Without financial support? Without public recognition for their efforts?" Seraphina continued. "Even after losing all of that, they still chose to follow their hearts. Do you really believe a speech could have changed their minds?"
Alex scoffed. "So what? Treating them fairly is going to make them choose Rangers?" He smirked, shaking his head. "All you’re doing is making it easier for those who were undecided to choose the wrong side."
"There are no sides, Alex." Her voice was now sharp. "Why can’t you see that? I don’t want to keep fighting this pointless war. I want to stop it. And to do that, we need to change our approach."
"This will only worsen matters, Sera," Alex muttered, his jaw clenched.
"No, it won’t," Seraphina said, taking his hands. "Maybe not all of them will choose to be Rangers," she admitted. "But this will prevent future disasters—like the one that just happened. And you know why it happened."
Alex fell silent. His anger hadn’t faded—it still burned in his eyes—but she could tell he was attentive.
"I know you hate them," she said quietly. "Because of what happened to your mother."
Alex’s grip tightened slightly.