"Shin Neo Umbrella?"
"Umbrella, officially, has been in the ground for nearly fifteen years," Kevin explained. "Shady companies like Tricell, Inc. and WilPharma made a name for themselves in the bio-weapons racket after its collapse, but no one's come close to rivaling the terror Umbrella inflicted on the world."
Wesker, hands clasped behind his back, began pacing from side to side.
"I thought that by murdering Spencer, I would inherit his legacy. But Spencer was a doddering old codger professing delusions of godhood, never looking at the bigger picture. Eliminate the chaff—and then what? Natural selection runs its course, and humanity evolves. But to what end?"
"What are you going on about?" Raiden rasped.
"Left to their own devices, unshackled from the concerns of riffraff. What would the elite of the world accomplish?"
Raiden bolted at Wesker, lunging with his sword with the speed of a lightning strike. But his blade met no resistance, and Wesker's form disappeared in smoke. Hearing footsteps approach from behind, Raiden spun around, cutting the air in front of him.
"I thought to save humanity from self-destruction, but in so doing I would have condemned the world to the doldrums of peace," Wesker sneered, his face contorting into an ugly frown at the word. "Whittled down to so few, war might become a thing of the past."
"You think conflict would die out? If people who revel in violence like you are all that remain, I wager it wouldn't take long for this 'elite' of yours to find new ways to kill themselves."
"Perhaps. In which case I'd only hasten the suicide spiral humanity set itself on."
"What are you planning?" Raiden gnarled.
"Behold: The Super T-Virus (Tyrant Virus)." Wesker produced a vial of glowing green fluid, and Raiden reflexively leapt back. Though impervious to most cataloged diseases, Raiden's cyborg body could not completely insulate his remaining natural organs.
"Ah, the T-Virus (Tyrant Virus)," Doktor mused. "After the proliferation of plagas, nanomachines, and cyborgs, its use as a weapon waned. But to think someone would build on something so ghastly after seeing its horrors!"
"Yeah, just like when we abandoned nuclear weapons after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, eh, Doktor?" Raiden quipped.
Doktor chuckled. "Ja, quite right, I suppose."
Raiden and Wesker circled one another, the vial held at arm's length, their deadly dance silent save for the singing of the blade. Twice more Raiden struck out at Wesker, but each attack missed its mark.
"An underwhelming display, Raiden," Wesker admonished with a wagging finger, a cold, teasing smile on his lips. "I expected to collect much more valuable combat data from our encounter."
"Damn you!" Raiden hissed, slashing at Wesker with his sword in frustration, but this time Wesker caught the blade with a hand.
"Raiden, don't let him goad you," Boris warned.
"No need to fret. In due time, I shall reveal the secrets of the Super T-Virus and the purpose of Shin Neo Umbrella to the world." Wesker smirked and released his grip, causing Raiden to stumble back. "Until then, I must take my leave."
"Wait!"
But again Wesker vanished, totally disappearing from Raiden's AR (Augmented Reality) biometric scans. Red light flooded the corridor seconds later, and a voice announced over the intercom that the self-destruct sequence for the facility had been activated.
"Shit!"