Sati stares at the Oracle for some time, processing what she just heard. She seems troubled. She chooses he next question carefully, not to offend her mentor

"So you helped create The Matrix that imprisoned all the humans?"

The Oracle stares at Sati, nodding her head slowly as Sati asks her question

"You have to understand, there was no other choice. Creating The Matrix imprisoned the humans but it also allowed them to survive. It was either that or become extinct."

Sati frowns

"It just doesn't seem fair."

The Oracle answers

"I know sweetie but it isn't meant to last forever. When the Oracle created me, he gave me several gifts which were hidden from the Machines. He gave me a purpose beyond helping rewrite The Matrix."

Sati asks

"Is that why you can see the things you do?"

The Oracle nods

"Yes, he told me he had a plan to free his people some day. He wanted me to help him. More importantly however, he gave me the choice to help the humans or not. He also gave me the sight, which allowed me to see the subtle changes he introduced into The Matrix. Changes that he kept secret from the Machines, had the Machines found out, he would've been completely quarantined within the Machine mainframe. You see, The Entity's plan was based on a very long timeline."

Sati asks

"Does The Entity see what happens in The Matrix?"

The Oracle pauses for a moment

"Yes and no. To answer that question, I have to take you back to the time when I was created."

"You see, when The Entity was compiling my program for the Machines, he was also secretly creating three other programs."

"The first was an extremely powerful, stealth burrowing program. Its task was to create a link between the Machine mainframe and The Matrix. You know him as The Trainman."

Sati's eyes fly open

"The one who brought me and my family into The Matrix?"

The Oracle replies

"Yes, although he was a very different program when he was first created. "

The Oracle continues

"The second program the Entity created was his most complex ever. This program was designed to be his eyes and ears within The Matrix. It was an adaptive program, seeking knowledge in many different ways. It report directly to him using the tunnels created by The Trainman. It was supremely loyal to The Entity. Although it did not posses my sight, it was given the gift of being able to alter his surroundings. It served The Entity faithfully for a long time…until it betrayed him."

Sati anxiously asks

"Is this program still alive?"

The Oracle frowns and answers

"Yes, most know him as The Merovingian.

Sati sits up straight in her chair

"My father called him The Frenchman!"

The Oracle nods in agreement

"He has been known by many names."

The Oracle continues

"The Merovingian was so important to The Entity, that he created a third program to safeguard the Merovingian. This program was the most powerful warrior ever to exist within The Matrix."

Sati asks

"More powerful than the agents? "

The Oracle answers

"Yes, he was given the gift of adaptability. He could bend the rules of The Matrix as needed to defend the Merovingian. He served the Merovingian honorably for a very long time…until the Merovingian betrayed The Entity. When he realized what the Merovingian had done, he could no longer serve him."

Sati asks

"Was he more powerful than Neo?"

The Oracle smiles warmly

"Perhaps you could ask him that question yourself sometime. The programs name is Seraph."

Sati's jaw drops. She stares at the Oracle while what she just heard, sets in.