Zander finishes reading the report puts it down for a second and makes a single exclamation,
"Fuck...."
A short time later outside the room where the Memphis family is waiting.Zander stands outside hesitating a second knowing the likely reaction of some of his brothers and his sisters. Taking a deep breathe he steps inside,
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" Its Quinton and well he's pissed, there's a lot ancient history between the two. Zander is momentarily stunned and takes a hit, but that would be the last time. While Quinton was actually more skilled then Zander always been, Zander has changed he's
different. Impossibly so it seemed, while Quinton was stronger by a margin it didn't even matter because he couldn't even hit Zander.
Every move countered or dodged, Quinton had skill but Zander was just going off reflex. And then like a switch Zander turns serious, and in the span of a few seconds its over and the table's broken Quinton groaning on top of it.
"Hello family good to see you all again, its been what a few years??" Quinton is rising practically frothing from the mouth when,
"you will stop Quinton." The voice is not filled with any sort of tone, its almost conversational but Quinton stops. When Samuel speaks you listen,
"Zander you will tell us why we are here." Zander almost swallows in spite of himself, but then he steadies himself bows as respect dictates and begins his story.
You tell them first about the gate and what lies beyond the other-side, you see the disbelieving look on some of your younger siblings like Quinton and Antony but then you bring up images and video on the monitor of the gate, and the various the entities you've encountered. The dragon, 001, the rusher variants, the demigriff, and so on.
"Now each of these places is slightly different but most have a castle of some type. And inside there are things that we call artifacts something my team was responsible for retrieving, they and everything else we've found has jump-started our tech a couple centuries. Its the reason the Goverment is siegeing Akras as we speak they want what we have and well the higher ups didn't want to fudge."
Zander smiles grimly at that,"But one of the most important discoveries has been Magic, now listen I was doubtful too but its real and its application are well terrifying." Various videos of Tal and other Magi doing magic are brought up, Lia, Jake, and Micah lean forward in obvious interest.
"But lets get to the point, Akras is effectively removing itself from the world. They're warding off the compound and sealing themselves in, because we've found something astounding." Tapping for a second he brings up a video of Gaia.
"A whole new world untouched and inhabited by beings we didn't think were real. Dwarfs, Goblins, Elves you name it, it probably has it. Its an opportunity of a lifetime and its been claimed by Akras. Which is why you're here, since we're shutting down and moving operations Akras needs people."
Pausing he hesitates before continuing, "But Akras frankly at highest levels don't care about people, they only care if the objective is completed and if its profitable. And I am so sorry they put you through what they did, I couldn't stopped if I tried ."
"I cannot ask you to forgive me for ripping you out of your homes, lives, and the company our family has owned for generations. I can only say this, we have an opportunity here. Something our family hasn't had the chance to have, to make our mark on the universe. To help construct and build an entirely new world, and if we play our cards right we can own a stake of this world. And make sure the Memphis name is never forgotten, an opportunity we've been given."
The family is silent, the answer can only come from one person. "Will they change like us??"
The question is simple something only the two of them understand, staring down at his hand Zander answers after a moment.
No not like us, unless they seek it out. They will change now that they are here, but that cannot be helped now. All we can do is make the best of the situation as we cannot go back."
Samuel closes his eyes and breathes deeply for a second, "very well we shall make the best of the situation and establish ourselves as Memphis's in this new world."
The reactions are diverse something to deal with in time, he may not be able to repair the damages. Zander will just have to settle on the fact that he has given his family a chance they might not have had otherwise because of pure stubbornness. The Memphis line now has a chance to flourish.
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