Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 65

AN: Hello, everyone. I have finished my chapter, and despite my flu, I'm still thrilled with how it turned out. I thank God, especially for his help and to all my readers. A bit of an update, my fic is fully transferred to Watt Pad. And so if FF somehow does a surprise purge, we have a fallback for updates. Thank you all for your support and care.

With Love,

Pagliacci-11.

"Is it clear to you now?" Sylvia asked as she gently drank some tea.

Nicolette nodded, "It's as clear as I think we're going to get. No disrespect, but do you ever find an issue with using people as you do?"

"Use—is such an unmusical word. Think of this more akin to the utilization of all resources at one's disposal."

"Sweetheart, we can quibble what to call it, but at the end of the day, you need to careful with such carefree utilization."

"Do not think that I have not learned from my past mistakes. I more than have. However, a lot of things are truly in the realm of perspective. Also, consider this, the evolution of my policies and views hinge upon the actions of others. It's the expression, 'To give as good as you get.' I anticipate Decay's reactions; that's par for the course. However, I've been talking to my sister, from that, I have acclimated my policies to fit more the people I seek to govern. So, my progress and policies reflect my willingness to listen and, at the very least, consider other perspectives than my own."

"Very well. A question I have for you, though, why did you send me to Kadic in the first place?"

"Validation to reinforce the justification for what some would call vindictiveness or what others would call confirmation of suspicion. Whichever way we wish to use my presentation of this perspective, your objective was met to reinforce my reasoning and my planning for current and later phases."

Nicolette smirked, "I saw your actions with Belpois. Smart. At the same time, it showed me what you're willing to do."

"And?"

"I must applaud you, love, you're ruthless. But I have a genuine question, did you truly force Aelita's hand to keep you here, or did you genuinely give her freedom of choice to choose Jeremy's life over the whole of humanity?"

"Why do people keep harping on that one?" Sylvia sighed, "I was very much honest with that whole thing. It is the classic mindfuck mixed with a genuine moral quandary given a time-limit. Sadly, you're not going to believe the truth, even if it were told to you in such a situation as Aelita found herself in. It would happen to you, to me probably, and it did to Aelita."

"So, literally, you made a crap-shoot. Either Aelita would or she wouldn't. But given the trauma that happened to her, seeing Jeremy killed, you're telling me that trauma didn't factor in at all?"

"What better way to reinforce the incentive? I needed to motivate her to act, and what better way than to take away her Lancelot? Besides, the group had willfully chosen to undo so much of what I'd done already? Now you'll likely argue that my choice to Aelita was, in fact, truly self-serving. However, Jeremy was of the mindset to eliminate me from the get-go without even contemplating what I could offer. I couldn't work, let alone reason with such a mindset. So, I did the next best thing. I amped up the stakes to where Aelita did have a true choice, sacrifice her love for the world, or choose her love over the world."

"I think I see your rationale, and it's morbid. But I get it. You're going back to what Jesus said, 'There is no greater act of love than for a man to give up his life for his friends.' Is that it?"