I'd once again like to thank He who is AWESOME for giving the name 'Vraton' (brother of Reavus)

Reavus' right arm was fluctuating again as a side effect. Maya sat next to Reavus, both trying to comprehend what Reavus was experiencing. "So what are you saying Reavus? Are you saying you're re-establishing your neural link with Vraton who's been dead for 500000 years. How's that possible" Maya said questioningly. Reavus was still holding his gaze on her and replied "I'm not sure what this is Maya. I don't know what's going on. Although I have a hunch".

After a moment, Reavus sighed and got up to leave the cabin. He said to Maya "I'm headed to the intelligence centre to try figure out what's going on. Could you cantact Nero where ever he is and ask him to meet me there". Maya nodded as Reavus left. She immediatly contacted her son and asked him to meet his father at central intelligence. Maya just thought aloud to herself "Ah. Never a dull moment being married to that man".

Reavus met Nero in the ship's corridors on the way to the intelligence centre. Reavus gave his son the brief of what just happened a few minutes ago. Nero was just as equaly confused as Reavus and Maya were when he replied "So what do we need the intelligence centre for". Reavus looked at his son and answered "Same thing as I told your mother; I got a hunch".

The two arrived at the intel centre and Nero went over to his usual station he worked at. Reavus joined him on the central control pedistal and said to the technitions "I need a full scan of ALL the Promethean bases left. I need you to scan for potent dark enrgy signitures". One technition looked up to the super-biotic and said "Sir, that could be somewhat difficult. Dark energy come in multiple forms and densities. We won't be able to distinguish a base from a mine to just plain eezo".

Reavus knew this and summoned a tiny blue eezo ball in his right hand. He opened a scanner to his side by the consol he was at and inserted the sphere. He quickly turned back to the techs and said "Here. Use this as your benchmark". The scanner closed and hummed for a second before Nero said "Alright, the scanners are working". Reavus leaned forward on the table as he watched the galaxy map below him filtering all the remaining locations in the Andromeda.

Nero stood next to his father and asked "Dad. If I may ask; what's going on here? You seem incredibly anxious and why are we using your dark energy as the scanners target". Reavus was starting to fell slightly agitated as he replied sharply "I don't know son. I don't know why I'm feeling my neural link to my long dead brother, but I've got this nagging feeling in my head. It's like that thing where you have to know something or it drives you crazy". Nero replied "Could it not be Archon, or a side effect or you interfacing with the Crucible all those years ago". Reavus shook his head with certainty and looked back at the galaxy map.

Suddenly, the galaxy map beeped and one technition spoke "Admiral, we've completed our scans and we have only two locations. The first signal we picked up was you and the second signal we picked up was incredibly faint. What we find strange about this second signal is that aside from possessing less power than you, it shares a near perfect match to your signal". Nero frowned in confusion and curiosity. Reavus then said to the tech "Bring up the second signals location". He did so and a section of the map started blinking. Nero immediatly commented "Hang on. That's the same location as one of the cloning facilities we found out about from the data heist two days ago".

Out of nowhere, it all suddenly clicked together in Reavus' mind. His right arm immeniatly burned with an immense intensity that everyone in the information centre noticed. Nero spoke first, "Dad, what is it". Reavus didn't break his gaze at the map as he uttered under his breath "Those crafty Promethean sons of bitches". Reavus then proceded to leave the centre with Nero in toe.

Nero said again "Dad, what's going on? What have the Prometheans done this time". Reavus stopped in the corridor they were in an turned to his son. Nero could see his father was as pissed as hell and Reavus finally answered "The Prometheans know I can only be killed by another dark energy being such as myself. They need someone exactly like me because they know that if they just made another 'Cain' would just be another cluster fuck for them". As he finished that, his head twitched to the side and he held his head for a second.

It quickly subsided and Reavus started walking again with Nero next to him. He continued "Now I know why I'm getting the feeling of my twin neural link. Somehow, the Prometheans must have aquired a piece of Vraton's DNA but... that was 500000 years ago". Nero then asked "But how? I watched the video reports of your fight. Vraton was indoctrinated and he was dissolved into charcoal when you had to..." Nero stopped there as not to offend his father.

Reavus just put a hand on Nero's shoulder and said "It's fine son. I did what had to be done". Nero nodded and continued "What's strange is how do they have Vraton's DNA". Both men were quiet for a few moments as they were walking through the corridors of The Nightmare Apex. Eventually, Reavus stopped dead in his tracks with an epiphany. Nero looked at Reavus questioningly and Reavus uttered "Cain. Of course. There must have been some strand of my brother's DNA still intact from our last encounter and he must have grabbed it to experiment with before he fled the Milky Way to the Andromeda".

Nero thought about that for a second and asked "But then why didn't Cain just clone Vraton all those years ago and just use the clone to become the apex biotic". Reavus simply answered "Because their isn't enough dark energy in all of Andromeda to fuel his first ascension. It took a Mass Relay worth of power for us to have our first ascension. The first ascension is when your power finds a place to nest within your body. That's why my right arm is in its permanent state of change".

Nero and Reavus arrived outside Reavus' cabin as he continued "The Prometheans must have found a way around that issue. Maybe a dark energy substitute. Either way son, we have a new priority in this war. Contact the Admirals Zerk and Janna of Delta and Echo fleets and get them to mobilise their forces with Alpha to advance on the Promethean cloning facilities". Nero nodded with a smile, confirming his order and left.

Reavus entered his cabin and Maya was still there. She asked him what was the problem. Instead of taking another five minutes to explain it, Reavus walked up to her, put a hand on her cheek and showed her his memories and experiances. It was only a moment and Maya fully understood the situation. Reavus let go of her cheek as she hesitantly said "Vraton. He's...". Reavus nodded and confirmed "Yes Maya. That's why my neural link is back. Clone or not, my twin brother is alive".

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