Zoalords
Chapter 3
Considerations
Czyvek is still clinging to the hope of creating a Unit Remover. Pathetic. Makishima Agito looked over the information supplied by his spies within Cloud Gate. He could understand Czyvek's desire to remove a Unit cleanly from a logical perspective, a Guyver could regenerate its host from even the tiniest scrap of flesh, as shown when CHRONOS had initially slain Sho. To remove the host completely would make the transfer much safer and easier for CHRONOS, and Archanfel, to claim the device. But Czyvek's reasons were rooted in sentimentality, he didn't want to harm Sho. He saw him as an innocent child caught up in a terrible situation. He pitied the kid.
Once you begin to feel sympathy for the enemy, the have already lost.
Sho learned that, the hard way, from Imakarum Mirabilis/Murakami Masaki. Of course, Sho was now content to sit and hope CHRONOS would forget about him. Agito almost felt sorry for him.
Almost.
The CCI, CHRONOS Central Intelligence, headed by Mikhail Czyvek, (a foolish mistake on the Council's part), was desperately searching for a way to destroy Agito. Unlike Sho, Czyvek felt no sympathy for him. One of the few wise actions on his part. Czyvek wanted Agito dead, and, as much as he hated to admit it, that was a cause for concern. He had thought Aptom invincible, but Czyvek had killed him. Khan and Krumeggnicc, two powerful Zoalords, had fallen before Czyvek's berserker rage, and Agito himself and Shizu had been defeated by Czyvek, twice. He had not been alone, however, fighting beside Zoalords Mirabilis and Caerleon.
Now that he thought of it, their first battle, at Cloud Gate, had been won by sheer luck. Czyvek had struck the Control Medallion with a powerful electrical assault, doubtless remembering Elegen's electrical attack on Sho when the game began almost two years ago. Agito had since learned to shield the Medallion from lightning-based attacks. He learned quickly as well. But the second battle . . . With 'Typhon'. It would be a mistake to discount Czyvek too quickly. This Typhon persona was aggressive and brutal, with none of Czyvek's moral compulsions, except, of course, his desire to protect Zoanoids.
He who loves gives hostages to fortune.
Czyvek was a waste of his time. Next to Nguyen, he was of little real importance on the Council. Another, more considerable problem was arising to trouble him. The Waferdanos creature was now a Zoalord again, and the project heads of Cairo and Moscow had been taken to The Ark. They had not returned. It was almost certain that they were being processed into Zoalords, and both men were proven leaders and powerful military minds.
Twelve Zoalords, counting Archanfel.
They needed only one more to reach the power they desired. And who was to say they would stop with thirteen? Agito, of course, intended to share power with no one, but Archanfel, who knew what that creature actually wanted?
There was yet another problem to deal with. Griselda was dying. The flawed process to make her into a Zoalord was finally catching up to her. She had less than a month. Which meant Agito had less than a month to move on CHRONOS with his most powerful pawn. He would have to choose his next moves wisely indeed.
To be continued . . .