Shock's

Samantha Carte, a Major in US Air Force and fully qualified scientist, couldn't help but sit in silent shock from all that was being said, talked about, or shown before her, from the moment they saw the Hard-light technology, she knew that they are in the presence of more advanced race, not even Goauld's have such technology, and even if yes, not like these Remnantiants, who seemed to use it for almost everything as Carter saw them using such marvelous technology for holding a mere cup of coffee...

And how good coffee it was, still strange they had almost the same culinary tastes...

But the more Carter listened to the conversations between Doctor Weir and the Weiss Schnee, the more some kind of pit in her stomach rose, the kind of pit that gave you feeling of not going how they wished for, that made Carter remember their latest confrontation with a more advanced civilization, the Tollans, who Carter now knew, or thought as death, as even their superior technology wasn't able to withstand against the Goauld...

Carter truly wished that this wouldn't end up the same way...

"What do you mean by that princess?"

Carter shook her head as she again paid the talk's attention and saw something like a coy smile on the princess's face, where her older sister looked embarrassed, and the woman in a lab coat, Moira, just pinching her nose as doctor Weir looked shocked.

"It is truly simple, we are happy to let you visit us, maybe even make some trade or exchange transactions, but no, we will not join any war, not after hearing how you are warring, why would Remnant, why would the Solitas Kingdom, a kingdom build be my brother for our family, fought war by the side of allies who not even pay the supposed war against galaxy tyranny seriously?"

Weiss asked as she tilted her head on one side, looking utterly neutral as strands of her white hair fell on her face.

"Princess, we take Goauld threat seriously! Just as you should as we already showed and told you they would-"

"And there I will stop you, you see, from what I see is children, and yes it does sound strange when I who is younger than you must say it, nerveless, what I see are children who bite more than they could chew, and wish to have the entire cake even if they can't handle their on slice, even if that slice is so small..."

Weiss said as she shook her head.

"You said that you fight against tyranny, but at the same time, you say that this SGC? That this SGC, your main and sole program that utilizes the stargate, is hidden from your own people and your own allies, that you practically hoard all the advantages you can, leaving chaos in your wake, and yes, I mean chaos, you told me how you free these worlds from their oppressors, but you didn't tell me how you help these poor souls to get on their own legs, you practically told me that you are leaving the oppressed slaves, who for their entire lives knew just how to serve, without any advice or help from your side... How... Evil from you..."

Carter blanched, yes, there and now she knew her instincts were right...

"Princess, such matters aren't so simple, we would need to send ambassadors, teachers, advisors, a humanitarian groups for such events, we aren't equipped for such-"

"Then why save them in the first place?"

"What?"

It wasn't Weir who asked, but Jack, and as Carter looked, she could see he was coming close to doing something reckless again, still she somehow agreed with him, even if another part of her, the more logical one that didn't use morals, agreed more with the white-haired girl...

"Girl, do you even know what you are saying? You would leave them, your race to by slaves for their entire lives?!"

Jack asked, truly angered this time, first he was surprised and even a little put down by the fact that their supposed important talks would by with some brat, but now? Now he truly felt he needed to say something.

"Yes, from what you said, Goauld, no matter how bad, and tyrannical masters, are still the force of order, and you, killing them without helping the slaves you leave behind is utterly irresponsible from your side, you can tell me that your actions and intentions are good, that you wish to do good, but what are you doing is nothing more than create even more chaos, in an already chaotic galaxy, even you taking these slaves, annexing them, or making them into your vassals would by much kinder than what are you doing, to leave them behind like some used goods..."

Weiss said, but deep down didn't truly care, for if she cared, she would by hypocritical, for her own big brother, and she herself acted in a chaotic manner, and sometimes created chaos with their actions, but after chaos, they established order, such as the Solitas Kingdom, so yes, Weiss didn't care for the entire enslaved galaxy, but she did care for the little heaven her big brother build for her.

And she would rather kill these maggots before risking inviting any danger to her big brother...

"So tell me, why would we send our legions when you yourself sent just a handful of not even hundreds of warriors?"

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Aegis observed the cracked crystals with a complicated expression, on the one hand, he would finally meet his teacher, master, sensei, older sister, and many more other titles she liked to go by, and on another end, he would again meet her, albeit different her...

Aegis wasn't nervous, that wasn't his forte, so why did he now feel like bolting the hell away?

Maybe it had something to do with the smile the purple-haired woman wore on her face, that previously wasn't there, the smile that brought both happiness and dread to Aegis and multiple souls in his mind, all of them had a love-hate relationship with that smile...

Or maybe it was because of the red spear that seemed to materialize near the cracked crystal that housed the Shadowlands gatekeeper...

"Why the hell I feel chills? I don't feel chills... Im Aegis Schnee and I surely don't fear the person before me..."

Aegis said, but if someone asked, he would deny the fact he had the urge to run when he noticed the smile on the purple-haired woman's lips widen...

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"Hey, Penny?"

"Yes, sister-friend Nora?"

"Did just Aegis seem to bolt away from the elevator?"

"By me, parameters that were taken from Solitas studies big brother's face does resemble the face of the man who seemed to run from something he considered dangerous."

Penny said as she and Nora watched Aegis quickly walking away, not even nodding to maids bowed to him, which wasn't normal as big brother always showed respect and love to everyone in Schnee house, by it servant, maid, or member of the family...

"Penny?"

"Yes, sister-friend Nora?"

"Where is icy?"

"Sister-friend Weiss and alter-sister-friend Weiss are on an important mission that is outside of Schnee's house."

"Hey, do you want to spook big brother?"

Nora said with a grin as she looked at the confused Penny, who after a while seemed to nod, hopping she had done well in imitating organic behavior.

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"Fou..."

"Mhmmm."

"Foooouuu..."

"Mnhhhhhhhmmmmmm"

"Hm."

"Fou."

"Hmhm."

Harriet who wanted to take Luna outside of the manor, to finally show her more than the walls of Schnee house, stopped dead in the doorway as she watched with an opened jaw how Luna, Fou, and Lady Death sat in a circle around a miniature table and seemed to use teacups for drinking imaginary tea...

Harriet, knowing when to fight and when to urdego a tactical retreat, did what she knew was for the best and slowly, and more importantly, very quietly closed the doors behind her as she tried to forget what she just saw...

"I-I should see what Ciri is doing, yes... Yes.. That would be for the best."

Harriet said as she walked away from the sight she just witnessed.

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Winter looked at the report in her hand as her eyebrow rose and silently cursed.

"That fucking bastard, that disgusting pig, that fucker!"

Winter cursed as she balled her fist that immediately impacted into her very expensive wooden carved table.

"FUCK!!!"

Winter screamed as she stormed from her office with the fury of a scorned woman, leaving the paper she just read on the table, a paper that was a DNA test of one of the orphaned children and the dick of father of theirs...

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Willow smiled as she massaged her growing stomach, fully happy that it was just five months before another of a bundle of joy would brighten her life.

"How the time flies..."

Said Salem and Willow smiled at her ashen-haired friend.

"It truly does, doesn't it?"

"Yes, but at least now I will have annoyances with me to share the boredom."

Salem smiled to Willow, who grinned at her, knowing that even if not perfect, the current serum's and medical miracles in Schnee's hands were capable of extending the life of mortals for another thousand of years, which was a lot, as a lot could happen in this span of time, a lot like finding a way to true immortality, which wasn't a good idea as Salem and Aegis didn't want to provoke Lady Death, who was known to hate the mortals who kept running from the natural order of life and death cycle...

Lady Death could accept agelessness, but she detested true immortals, by it gods or mortals...

Just the Concepts and Wills were permitted to be completely immortal in the Deaths eyes...

"Salem."

"Yes?"

Salem looked at Willow, who stopped playing with her growing stomach and kept looking at her with a frown marring her beautiful mature face.

"Why do you keep prolonging your pain?"

Willow asked and Salem seemed to be struck by lightning, but after while, she calmed and sighed.

"Must you bring it up?"

"Yes... Because im your friend, and I can see it hurting you... Aegis already said he could take you anytime to him, for you to finally end it, so why do you wish to... Prolonge it?"

"Willow... You know how it is, don't look at me like that, we both know that pain... I thought... I thought that when the time came, I would be ready, that I could do it... But... The closer it is... The more I feel unsure..."

"Salem... Who told you to end it? You don't need to kill him..."

"But I need! I?!"

Salem stopped as she looked at smiling Willow.

"Finally noticed it?"

"How... No wrong answer... Of course, you know... You are his mother, after all... Thank you, Willow... You gave me a lot to think about..."

Salem said as she got up from her seat and seemed to drift away as she was deep in thought.

Willow, who looked at her retreating friend's back, couldn't help but snort.

"No matter how old... You can still be stupid..."

Willow said with a wry smile and returned to her favorite activity.

A stomach massaging...

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"Fuck Fuck FUck FUCK!"

Taylor kept shouting as she punched the ground, a fresh juice spilling on her hair.

"Why don't they give me rest? Why they don't let alone?!"

Taylor whispered as tears seemed to gather in her eyes.

"No!"

"I will not give them that satisfaction of crying..."

Taylor spoke, and it was like something seemed to be breaking inside the tormented girl's heart, she hoped, she hoped that after the incident that the trio, the school, or fucking someone speaks, to stop the bullying...

"But no, everyone, everyone blind, no not blind, happy to ignore."

Taylor seethed as she looked and remembered all the pity gazes she received, and that made her blood boil even more, why did they pity her when they didn't even dare to help her?

How dare they pity her?

It was her who should pity their cowardice, but then, she was a coward too, wasn't she?

"Fuck! FUUUCKKK!"

Taylor screamed and her hand went through the wall...

The wall that seemed to be too much fragile...

"Fuck me, life..."

Taylor cursed as the wall seemed to fall down...