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Chapter 3
As Harper sat there he thought how stupid the situation was.
There was a chance the crew of Andromeda, the people who thought they knew him best would see behind his mask and get a glimpse of the real Harper (or should he say Alexander).
When he started using the Commonwealth technology something that had been dead for over two centuries……….he was just Harper
When he started maintaining the Andromeda, despite the fact that it had taken over 40 of the best engineers the Commonwealth had just to maintain the engine room alone……….he was just Harper
When he had built the avatar of the Andromeda Rommie in his spare time……….he was just Harper
A billion and one things he had done that should have clued any member on Andomeda that he was not what he seemed, but not once had anybody actually look behind his façade or as Harper called it his mask.
That's not to say that everything was a lie, sure he planned his moves like a game of chess. He shouted out "I'm a freekin genius" when he was a afraid someone may actually ask him how a simple Earth by had the knowledge and skills he possessed, or said suggestive innuendoes to "Romdoll" when she had a chance to question him. But deep down Alexander had a lot of Harper in him.
Then again they say that the most evil human in history "Simon the Fahrer" had a mistress Luciana that he truly loved, how can a man without any goodness at all be capable of love?
Was the identity of Harper that he had created Alexander's Luciana? Was he a monster? Would the Andromeda crew find out about his past? If they found out would they disown him or worse take him to the Drago-Kasov for his crimes? Were they actually crimes?
So many questions that were plaguing his mind all because in a moment of weakiness (although Tyr would probably call it a moment of strength) a moment when had let his hate overcome him once again.
Many people have heard the power of love, how if a mother is trapped beneath a fala-boulder the child somehow manages to pick the fala-boulder up. Or how when a child is trapped beneath a shuttle the mother manages to somehow manages to pick the shuttle up. Impossible tasks made possible by the power of love. But people rarely hear about the power of hate. A hate so powerful it cools the soul, a hate so powerful that the rage it creates cannot be contained by the body……….a hate so powerful that's is viciousness would make a the Magog's drool. Alexander Harper Shay now known as Seamus Zalazny Harper had not only heard about the power of hate, but lived it.
And now its curse was once again threatening to destroy him.
Chapter 3
As Harper sat there he thought how stupid the situation was.
There was a chance the crew of Andromeda, the people who thought they knew him best would see behind his mask and get a glimpse of the real Harper (or should he say Alexander).
When he started using the Commonwealth technology something that had been dead for over two centuries……….he was just Harper
When he started maintaining the Andromeda, despite the fact that it had taken over 40 of the best engineers the Commonwealth had just to maintain the engine room alone……….he was just Harper
When he had built the avatar of the Andromeda Rommie in his spare time……….he was just Harper
A billion and one things he had done that should have clued any member on Andomeda that he was not what he seemed, but not once had anybody actually look behind his façade or as Harper called it his mask.
That's not to say that everything was a lie, sure he planned his moves like a game of chess. He shouted out "I'm a freekin genius" when he was a afraid someone may actually ask him how a simple Earth by had the knowledge and skills he possessed, or said suggestive innuendoes to "Romdoll" when she had a chance to question him. But deep down Alexander had a lot of Harper in him.
Then again they say that the most evil human in history "Simon the Fahrer" had a mistress Luciana that he truly loved, how can a man without any goodness at all be capable of love?
Was the identity of Harper that he had created Alexander's Luciana? Was he a monster? Would the Andromeda crew find out about his past? If they found out would they disown him or worse take him to the Drago-Kasov for his crimes? Were they actually crimes?
So many questions that were plaguing his mind all because in a moment of weakiness (although Tyr would probably call it a moment of strength) a moment when had let his hate overcome him once again.
Many people have heard the power of love, how if a mother is trapped beneath a fala-boulder the child somehow manages to pick the fala-boulder up. Or how when a child is trapped beneath a shuttle the mother manages to somehow manages to pick the shuttle up. Impossible tasks made possible by the power of love. But people rarely hear about the power of hate. A hate so powerful it cools the soul, a hate so powerful that the rage it creates cannot be contained by the body……….a hate so powerful that's is viciousness would make a the Magog's drool. Alexander Harper Shay now known as Seamus Zalazny Harper had not only heard about the power of hate, but lived it.
And now its curse was once again threatening to destroy him.