Erde-Tyrene/Earth
United States of America
Forerunner Lifeworker Facility, Michigan
2:46 PM
Friday
July 8th
2016 CE
The ancient Forerunner facility sat in a cold, dead, eerie silence, completely devoid of it's creators or any life. The only sounds that echoed throughout the structures halls, we're that of machinery awaiting to be used by there creators, but haven't been touched by any living thing for 100,000 years. The same scene is can be seen all over the galaxy in almost every Forerunner structure scattered throughout it. But the ancient scene was disrupted by a large machine powering up it's components, awakening from it's ancient slumber. The machine began absorbing massive amounts of energy from it's primary power source as it prepared to preform it's primary function, and not long after, the machine began forming a figure on a glowing platform next to it. The figure become more visible by the second, as blue particles came together to form said figure. Only a couple seconds later, the figure had formed, and the figure was clad head to toe in highly technologically advanced armor, was a towering 11 feet and 4 inches tall, and was currently in a pose that looks like he was shielding his eyes from an explosion.
The Didact had just escaped from Gamma Halo, or a part of it at least. The Didact's nemesis, the Master Chief, had ejected a part of the ring from the main body of Halo onto the planet below it, therefore ensuring the Didact's demise. But the Didact had escaped his demise by using the time machine that the Forerunners had installed on the ring for a worst case scenario, and the Didact had barely made it off the ring alive. With the teleportation sequence complete, the Didact noticed his surroundings and realized that he was no longer in the same location as before. The Didact lowered his arm slowly and stepped off the glowing platform and onto the metal floor below, as he observed his surroundings more closely.
The Didact was in a large square room that had many consoles surrounding the time machine, each designed for there own function and purpose for the large machine they circled. Consoles and machines we're also above the Didact on a platform that also circled the time machine. In front of the Didact was a large hallway that turned to the right and gave entrance to the room. And finally there we're two medium sized reactors connected to the time machine, giving it it's life source. With his observations of the room completed, the Didact now stood silently in front of the machine that had saved his life, staring at it in amazement.
"Have I really accomplished the journey through time?" The Didact asked himself in disbelief, rather suspicious if he had actually traveled through time.
"Who's there?" A commanding female tone asked, the sound emitting from the hallway.
The Didact immediately turned around at the sound of the female voice coming from the hallway, and formed his hand into a fist, preparing for the person to reveal themselves, and preparing for battle if necessary. The Didact got his wish when a monitor with a orange colored eye revealed itself by turning the corner, but the monitor had seemed to have not noticed the Didact, but was certainly about too.
"Reveal your- wait, no, this can't be possible." The monitor spoke to herself as she stopped dead in her tracks at the sight of the Didact. "You are the Ur-Didact...the greatest Warrior-Servant in the Forerunner military!" The monitor had expressed, in complete disbelief at the Didact's presence, as she approached the Didact.
"You are correct, monitor." The Didact acknowledged the monitor in a slight annoyed tone, he wasn't very excited to see another monitor, especially after the situation on Halo when 859 betrayed him.
"How could you have escaped your captivity on Requiem? And how are you here?" The monitor asked with a huge curiosity, as she now began circling around the Didact, observing him carefully and making sure his appearance wasn't a glitch in her system.
"That is a complicated question to answer." The Didact answered the monitor, as he backed away from her, preventing her from circling around him. "What is your designation monitor?" The Didact demanded out of the monitor, as the two now faced each other face to face.
"Of course, where are my matters. I am 1049 Melancholy Justice, and my objective is to watch over this facility and make sure that none of those pathetic humans get in." The monitor 1049 Melancholy Justice explained to the Didact. "It is a true honor to be in your presence Didact."
"Humans?" The Didact asked Melancholy curiously. "1049, what is our current location in the galaxy?" The Didact asked her, hoping to find out that his travel through time was successful.
"Why we are currently located on the human homeworld of Erde-Tyrene, we're you not aware of that?" Melancholy asked the Didact, if if she had a eyebrow, it would be raised.
The Didact's eye had widen in disbelief, had he really done it, had he traveled through time? "What is the current year?" The Didact asked Melancholy, preparing to hear the answer.
"By the human calender, it is currently 2016 CE." Melancholy answered the Didact in a concerned tone, as the Didact then looked down towards the floor.
Melancholy was rather confused and concerned with the Didact's behavior, he was asking questions he should already know, perhaps his behavior had to do something with the damage on his armor. Melancholy then realized where she was, she was in a room that had a time machine in it, could this be the Didact from another time? Melancholy asked herself, and prepared to ask the Didact her question, before the Didact began chuckling in a sinister tone.
"I have done it...I have accomplished a journey into the past!" The Didact shouted in what seemed like excitement for the first time in thousands of years, as the the Didact looked at the machine and began laughing. "Your expedition to destroy me has failed human! And now I will-"
"Didact? Are you feeling alright?" Melancholy Justice asked in a concerned tone, for the Didact had never acted like what she had just seen, at least to her knowledge.
The Didact, realizing the childish display he just put on, immediately turned back around to face Melancholy. "You witnessed nothing monitor!" The Didact shouted at the confused monitor aggressively, giving her a death glare through his helmet. "Now, I suppose you have countless questions for me Melancholy." The Didact asked Melancholy, as he returned to his commanding tone.
If Melancholy could express facial expressions, she would just be looking at the Didact blankly. "Riiiiight, indeed I do Didact, but I would rather take my questions else where, as I see you have taken damage to your armor, and you seem to be missing your right eye. I would recommend we take you to the medical bay immediately." Melancholy expressed her opinion on the Didact's condition, as she began moving towards the hallway.
The Didact had all but forgotten about his destroyed eye, the adrenaline of the whole situation on Gamma Halo had made him forget, and it seemed to have suppressed the pain as well, as the Didact felt a stinging and burning pain coming from his right eye, and realized he had a pretty bad headache, probably due to part of the knife touching if not stabbing a part of his brain. Feeling the pain, the Didact thought back to when John had snuck up behind him and stabbed him right in his right eye with a decent sized knife, and the last thing he saw with that eye was a black metal blade approaching his eye at alarming rates before his vision on that eye went completely black, and then he shouted out in a large amount of pain. And even when he removed the knife from his eye socket, his vision from that eye reminded black.
"A brilliant idea, let us make our way to the medical bay, you may ask your questions as we walk." The Didact acknowledged Melancholy, as he began following her, and as he was doing so he lifted his hand to his damaged eye and put his finger to the eye socket of the helmet, and felt some dried up blood on it.
The Didact and 1049 Melancholy Justice began making there way towards the medical bay, as they walked down the hallway, and it wasn't long before Melancholy began speaking.
"So I assume my suspicious we're correct Didact, it seems that you are from another time, obvious through your direct use of the time machine. Although I have three questions for you at the moment." Melancholy told the Didact, as the two continued walking through the hallway.
"You may quench your curiosity." The Didact said to Melancholy calmly, giving her permission to ask away.
"Well my first one is quite simple, what year did you arrive from." Melancholy asked the Didact, facing him for a moment.
"I have arrived 541 years from the future." The Didact answered her question blankly, as they continued walking down the hall.
"So you have arrived from Sol year 2557 CE? You have come quite some way Didact." Melancholy expressed with a impressed tone.
"Why do you continue to use the human calender?" The Didact asked Melancholy in a curious tone, as he turned to face her.
"Well, being stationed here on Erde-Tyrene for over 100,000 years, has caused me to adopt the human calender, it's just a lot easier to use because all humans use it and I am surrounded by there culture." Melancholy explained too the Didact. "Anyways, next question I have for you, why are you here? Because it must be something severe if you are to use a time machine."
The Didact reminded silent at her question. He was debating whether or not he should tell her or not, the last monitor he encountered, 859, had no intentions on helping him, going as far as to help the humans. The Didact made his decision after five seconds of silence, he would tell her his plans, but even if she tried to do the same as 859 the Didact can easily destroy her.
"I am here, because I have failed to prevent Humanity from obtaining the Mantle of Responsibility, and traveling into the past when Humanity is vulnerable, would make composing there entire race an easy feat." The Didact explained to Melancholy, before he stopped and raised his hand, forcing Melancholy into his constraint field. "Do NOT even dare of interfering in my plans monitor, if you think of assisting Humanity in ANY way, I will have you dismantled for parts." The Didact threaten Melancholy aggressively, before he then released her from his constraint field.
Melancholy was shocked at the Didact's actions towards her, but she quickly recovered from her shock at the Didact's actions and only giggled. "Oh Didact, I believe we're going to get along just fine." Melancholy expressed to the Didact, before giggling again and continued her way down the hall, leaving behind a rather confused Didact.
The Didact quickly caught up with her, and then they entered a large room that looked to be the central room of the facility. "What are your motives here Melancholy?" The Didact asked her, curious about her unusual behaviour a couple seconds ago.
Melancholy chuckled in a sinister tone before answering the Didact. "You see Didact, throughout my one-hundred thousand years of being settled here, I have watched Humanity ever since the rings we're fired, and I must say they have 'quite' a history. I have seen them taking there first steps out of there land of birth, I have seen many species thrown into extinction due to humans, I have seen there migration across the entire planet, I've seen many empires fall and rise, I have seen there first steps into the Industrial Age, I have seen all of there pathetic wars, witnessed there developed and use of the atomic bomb, there first steps into space after millennia, and them slowly destroying the planets environment. In conclusion Didact, I have seen there ignorance and stupidity, and they must be put down like the animals they are. And if they aren't, they will weld the Mantle of Responsibility and the future of the galaxy will once again be in danger." Melancholy finished her explanation to the Didact, speaking in a hateful tone the entire time.
The Didact smiled slightly underneath his helmet due to him finding someone else that shares his view. "For once, another entity has realized the menace mankind afflict's on the galaxy." The Didact expressed to Melancholy in relief, as the two turned towards another hallway.
"Well then aren't you glad you found me instead of some other monitor." Melancholy said to the Didact, as she then chuckled.
"Indeed I am thankful to be in your company." The Didact expressed kindly to Melancholy, thankful that he had finally found an ally, as the two then entered a door to there left.
Upon the door opening, the Didact saw many beds with machines and small consoles next to them with there purpose to monitor the being that occupied the bed. There we're also many Sentinels in the room that had the purpose of healing and repairing the patients wounds, or they could just serve to assist the doctor that was suppose to be here. But the biggest thing that stood out the most, was a giant Spire of Healing that stood in the center of the large circular room, the purpose was to heal all occupies in the beds that circled the room, but it was mostly good at healing 'minor' wounds, such as regenerating destroyed or damaged tissue, such as the Didact's eye. As the Melancholy and the Didact entered the room, all the sentinels in the room immediately ceased all there duties and began scanning the Didact. As soon as they finished there scans, they seemed to rush around the room in excitement, as they prepared to activate all the machines and tools.
"They seem to be in a state of excitement." The Didact told Melancholy, as he turned his head to faced her.
"Well they haven't gotten a patient in a VERY long time, it's quite understandable." Melancholy explained simply, as a sentinel begin approaching them.
"Ur-Didact, if you many please follow me to a medical station immediately so we may repair the damage you have sustained." The sentinel spoke to the Didact in a deep monotone voice, as it sat there awaiting his response.
"With pleasure." The Didact acknowledged the sentinel, as he began following it, with Melancholy behind him.
"Didact, I am going to have to ask you to remove your combat skin so the sentinels can get a better look at your eye and any other damage sustained to you. And no worries, I will have your combat skin sent to engineering, where sentinels will repair the damage." Melancholy asked the Didact kindly, as continued to follow him.
The Didact never liked to remove his combat skin when around others, especially other Warrior-Servants or high personal. But when he does remove it, he is mostly by himself, for his combat skin is very much his pride and does not like others seeing him without it. But if he wanted to have it repaired and himself, he'll have to do just that.
"If that's what it takes, then I will comply." The Didact expressed rather reluctantly, as he stopped in front of a bed and began removing his armor.
The Didact began with his left arm, he lifted his arm up and with a single thought the armor on the Didact's arm began unfolding and completely detached itself from his arm in only a matter of a second. Melancholy transported the armor to engineering, as she command the sentinels in engineering to wait for the rest of the combat skin before getting to work. The Didact did the same thing to his right arm, as the armor detached itself from the Didact's arm and then Melancholy transported it to engineering. The Didact then began to remove the front torso of his armor, as he then flexed his shoulders backwards, sticking out his chest as the front torso of the armor began detaching from the suit the Didact wore under his combat skin, and soon Melancholy transported it to engineering. The Didact then flexed his shoulders forward as the back torso began detaching from the suit, and then Melancholy transported it to engineering. The Didact then began removing his helmet, which then morphed of his head piece by piece, and soon Melancholy transported it to engineering. The Didact had removed his combat skin in under ten seconds, and he now stood in his red and grey jumpsuit that had glowing bits of armor on it that served as primary attachment points for his armor.
"Thank you Didact, I'll make sure your combat skin gets to you as soon as possible." Melancholy said to the Didact assuredly, as the Didact began laying on the bed.
"Do so, I feel nude without it." The Didact expressed blankly to Melancholy, as he lays down in the bed and soon a machine above him begins scanning him. "Before you retire Melancholy, I need you assure something." The Didact call out to Melancholy.
"Alright, and that is?" Melancholy questioned the Didact as she flew up to him.
"Will you assist me on my mission to prevent mankind from obtaining the Mantle, and securing the future of the galaxy?" The Didact asked Melancholy curiously, as the machine above the Didact finished it's scans.
Melancholy chuckled at the Didact's question. "Was there ever a doubt I would not? Of course I will assist you Didact, I am at your command." Melancholy acknowledged the Didact with change in tone. "Although Didact, I still have one last question to ask you."
"And what is this question you have?" The Didact asked Melancholy, as sentinels began there way to begin powering up the Spire of Healing.
"I want to know how exactly you got here, and how you escaped your captivity on Requiem." Melancholy asked with a big curiosity.
"If wish to have such knowledge, so be it. I escaped my captivity on Requiem with the assistance of a human that had foolishly fallen into my trap. He had been drifting in the system in a disable vessel for over four years, and when he entered a orbit around Requiem and was in the correct position, I pulled the ship in with the gravity well. Another human ship, the Infinity, was approaching Requiem, and they too would be pulled in by the gravity well. I tricked the human into thinking that using my Cryptum would grant him the ability to contact the ship, and warn them of impending danger, But he released me instead. Now as to how am currently positioned here, I had failed in using the Composer to compose every human on this world, fortunately, I manged to obtain six million more Promethean units. I found myself on Installation 03, after being knocked into slipspace by the same human that had released me from my captivity, and there I planed to use Halo against Humanity, but the human that had released me, John, had followed me with more of his brethren. I had successfully defeated them, it was only when the monitor of the Installation, 859 Static Carillon, had betrayed me and saved the humans from there demise, before he then transported me to the control room. There I was approached by John, he had stolen the activation key from me, and had soon activated Halo, just to eliminate me. But instead of using it's power, he detached the section of the ring we we're positioned and we began to pummel towards the planet below. I had escaped my own demise by using the time machine that was on the Halo, and now I find myself here, after nearly escaping my own death." The Didact finished his summed up story to Melancholy, as the sentinels just now got around to activating the Spire of Healing.
"How did a single human defeat you!?" Melancholy asked aggressively, rather disappointed in the Didact's abilities.
"He was not an ordinary human, he had been genetically modified for warfare and had years of combat experience, but do not begin to doubt my abilities Melancholy, I had been caught off guard by 859's betrayal, if he had not done such an action, I would killed him." The Didact told Melancholy coldly, already knowing that she was doubting his abilities.
"I see, 859's betrayal lead to the survival of the human John and his brethren." Melancholy said to the Didact, as a green beam of energy began emitting from the Spire and hit the Didact's torso.
"Exactly." The Didact answered blankly, as his eye began repairing due to the beam of energy.
All the nerves and tissue from the Didact's destroyed eye began reforming and being put back into place, as the tissue was healed along with it. The Didact's vision in his right eye began to slowly return, until finally the beam of energy stopped and the Didact could now see from his right eye again, granting him back his full field of view. The Didact looked around the room with his eyes, testing out his newly repaired eye.
"It performs and functions perfectly." The Didact told Melancholy, referring to his newly repaired eye, as he got up from the bed and stood at his full height.
"Brilliant! But I must ask, how did your eye sustained such damage?" Melancholy asked the Didact curiously, as she rose herself up to match his height.
"The human, John, had snuck up behind me, and inserted his blade into my eye." The Didact responded to Melancholy blankly, as he began making his way out of the medical bay, Melancholy following him.
"Eee, that must have hurt. But putting this behind us, we have a mission, what are your orders Didact?" Melancholy asked sternly, as they entered the hallway and took a right.
"How many sentinels are awaiting designation?" The Didact asked Melancholy, as they entered the main room of the facility and stopped.
"Well over 500, what do you plan to do with them?" Melancholy asked the Didact curiously and slightly excited.
"I want scans of the entire local region above this facility, as well as scans of all local inhabitants that are within the region." The Didact ordered Melancholy in his stern voice
"Consider it done, but I must warn you that the area that is above us is heavily populated, and carrying out with your orders will without doubt, raise panic among the inhabitants." Melancholy warned the Didact
"Well then, It'll prove to be a warning to what is to come." The Didact acknowledged Melancholy, as he smirked, this time with no helmet in the way. "Also, where are we currently located on Erde-Tyrene?"
"We are located in the western hemisphere, over 2,900 miles above the Equator, close to 3,300 miles from the North Pole, and over 9,100 miles from the South Pole. Or as the humans designate, we are in the city of Royal Woods, in the state of Michigan, and in the country named the United States of America." Melancholy answered the Didact's question
"Brilliant, now, guide me to the command center." The Didact ordered Melancholy, preparing to follow her.
"Yes Didact." Melancholy complied, as she began making her way to the command center, the Didact following right behind her.
Erde-Tyrene/United States of America/Forerunner Lifeworker Facility, Michigan/4:46 PM/Friday/July 8th/2016 CE.
The Didact had been inside the command center for over two hours, listening in onto many radio signals that the humans have been emitting. He mainly took interest in the ones that seemed to be reporting news on the current state of the world, and only about an hour ago, the United States media had reported on "Small Unidentified Flying Objects" in the Royal Woods area, which he knew those we're his sentinels doing there job. But from listening onto many media radio signals, that Didact could tell that the current state of the world was in a very bad state, enough to cause what humans call a "World War" and this time it's the third one, last two taking place in the early 20th century. And from what the Didact could tell, it seems like the very country he's in, the United States, is causing some of the most World tension and leading the world onto a dangerous path, which the Didact absolutely loved. And the United States was one of the most powerful political power on the planet, and has the most powerful military on the planet. This only made the Didact's plans easier, he just so happens to land in the most powerful country on the planet, and once he takes full control over the country, the world will suffer greatly, and then taking the entire planet will be incredibly easy, if he had to resort to global conquest. If the Didact could say one thing about what he's learned about the current state of the world, it would be simple.
He's surprised Humanity even survived the century.
"Didact?" Melancholy called out for the Didact, as the Didact drew his attention away from a holographic globe of Erde-Tyrene and towards Melancholy.
"Yes Melancholy?" The Didact responded to Melancholy, as he now has his full attention on her.
"All sentinels have returned from there duties and are ready for there data to be analyzed." Melancholy explained cheerfully to the Didact, as she entered the room.
"Magnificent, prepare to upload the information to this console." The Didact told Melancholy, as he tapped the machine that gave emitted the holographic image of Earth.
"I will begin that immediately Didact, although there is something I need you too see." Melancholy expressed rather annoyingly, as she approached the console the Didact was next too.
"And what exactly is the subject of interest?" The Didact asked Melancholy curiously, as he watched Melancholy begin uploading something onto the console.
"One of our sentinels brought back some strange footage of what appears to be a human male screaming nonsense into what seems to be a camera." Melancholy explained to the Didact in a blank tone.
"Why is that of any importance?" The Didact asked Melancholy suspiciously, wondering why something like that is important.
"Well, obviously something is wrong with the sentinel for downloading a video that your about to see, also you just need to see it." Melancholy explained to the Didact simply, as she was finishing downloading it.
"If you need me observe such footage, so be it." The Didact answered Melancholy in a annoyed tone, as he began walking over to a screen on the console that Melancholy was at.
The Didact watched as Melancholy finished downloading the file onto the console, and soon the video began playing. A human male that seemed to be dressed in a dark blue t-shirt with some form of image on the shirt, a camoed hat that had been turned backwards, and a pair of white sunglasses. The man also had a beard that had connected to his mustache. It wasn't soon before he began screaming into the camera.
"FUCK THIS I'M ON BLOG TV WITH MY FUCKING HANDS UP, I'm not starting my fucking self! You fucking stupid bitch, this stupid fucking justice, all fucking righteous fucking NIGGER, ALEX IS DOING THIS SHIT, YOU FUCKING NIGGER! I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD I'M GONNA-" The video seemed to cut as it immediately went to another scene. "Yo, everybody type in the chat Alex is a stupid nigger, just type in the chat that Alex is a stupid nigger. Fuck him, fuck him." The video of the man then ended.
The Didact simply just looked at the screen, even when it returned to it's original state, for he was slightly shocked at the humans hatred towards this "Alex".
"Didact I have no idea why one of our sentinels would obtain such unnecessary footage, we are currently looking for any signs to what could have caused it." Melancholy explained to the Didact. "Although from I could gather, the term 'nigger' is an insult that is used mostly towards dark-skinned humans, and is probably one of the most offensive words in the English language."
The Didact simply sighed in annoyance at the human babbling. "Remove that footage from the console immediately." The Didact ordered Melancholy
"With pleasure." Melancholy declared, as she immediately began deleting the video from the console.
"I understand why you are deeply concerned for this sentinel." The Didact expressed to Melancholy, as he himself was concerned for it as well.
"Yeah, now you see why. But let's just move on from that and get back to the issue at hand." Melancholy told the Didact, as she attempted to change the subject.
"Brilliant idea, now insert the data into the console." The Didact ordered Melancholy, as he brought his attention to her.
"Yes Didact, inserting the data." Melancholy acknowledged the Didact, as she turned towards the large console and began downloading the information into the machine.
Only five seconds later, a holographic map of the Royal Woods area emitted from the projector on the console. It was a very detailed map of every single tree, plant, and building in the area.
"Here we are, the city of Royal Woods. Over 11.79 square miles of land, and has a population of over 60,000 humans." Melancholy announced to the Didact, as the Didact began observing the map closely.
"A rather small city. Where are we located in the region?" The Didact asked Melancholy as he turned to face her.
"The facility is located underneath Meininger Park." Melancholy answered the Didact, as the map then zoomed in on to a clear space of land.
The Didact observed the park that had the very facility he stood in underneath it. "Brilliant, you have done well Melancholy, with this information, I can easily discover where to strike first when I begin the invasion, and operating in the region will be less difficult." The Didact congratulated Melancholy on a mission accomplished, as he turned away from the projection and faced Melancholy.
"Just another mission accomplished." Melancholy told the Didact with pride in her voice.
"But, this is only the beginning Melancholy, we still have much to accomplish before we even dare too attack. I already have another assignment for you to accomplish Melancholy, it is a simple request." The Didact announced to Melancholy, as he crossed his arms.
"Simple huh?" Melancholy declared cheerfully
"Yes, simple. I request a live human specimen to be brought to this facility. If I can obtain data as to what the surrounding environment has done to the inhabitants, perhaps we may find a weakness that will prove to be beneficial to us." The Didact explained the mission to Melancholy. "And you may pick any human of your interest, especially any that comes out, unusual too you."
"Find a human and bring it here, this should be easy. In fact, I already have my eye on a interesting subject, veeeeerry interesting for that matter." Melancholy expressed darkly, as she giggled a little.
"But, you may NOT just simply abduct the human in front of many personal, it must be done when the subject of interest is isolated from any others humans." The Didact declared in a very stern voice, making sure that Melancholy knows he's serious.
"Don't worry Didact, I'll make sure no ones around to see his disappearance." Melancholy once again spoke in dark tone.
"Good, now you embark whenever the time is right." The Didact told Melancholy, as he turned to face the holographic map of Royal Woods. "Also, when will my combat skin be ready?" The Didact asked Melancholy, as she was making her way out of the room.
"Well, from what I've received from the sentinels working on it, they hope to be finished within four hours." Melancholy told the Didact rather reluctantly, knowing that he wouldn't be happy with such a long wait.
The Didact became annoyed at the time it would take just to repair his armor. "Why the delay?" The Didact asked Melancholy impatiently, as he slightly glared at her.
"Well, the material that makes up your visor, is not present in this facility, I've already sent out a sentinel to find the material necessary to repair your visor, and after that it's only a matter of powering up the H.U.D." Melancholy explained to the Didact as she sat in place rather awkwardly.
The Didact only sighed in frustration. "Make sure they do it quickly, I must have my combat skin before the human arrives." The Didact declared very sternly, looking Melancholy dead in the eye.
"You will have it before then." Melancholy assured the Didact in a stern tone, making sure he knows that she isn't kidding.
"Good, I will be expecting it. You may retire for now." The Didact told Melancholy, as he turned back towards the map of Royal Woods, and Melancholy then made her way out of the command room.
The Didact stared in silence at the holographic map of Royal Woods, observing every single detail it had to offer, from the details of the trees, grass, plants, buildings, and roads. The Didact smirked at the state of the city, the countless small wooden houses that scattered the region for miles on, and the concrete structures. With an army of Promethean's and countless Phaeton's, the Didact could level this entire city in an hour, if not less. And destroying the United States wouldn't even be a challenge, even if they had the strongest military on the planet, the Didact would crush them like the animals they are. Thinking of this only made the Didact chuckle.
"Soon, I'll have my revenge..."
Yes, I had to include Keemstar ranting about Alex, why, I don't know. Anyways I hoped you enjoyed the chapter, and what do you think of 1049 Melancholy Justice. Also I had planned to merge this chapter and the next chapter together, but I think leaving it here was just a better idea, seemed to have a better ending for a chapter like this one. Also tell me if you spot any errors in the Didact's personality. Anyways the story just gets more juicy from here, stay tuned.