Fear Me (4)

"Take the reigns and let them fulfil their oath," the lady smiled, and only then did Ashton realise the lady was nothing but a hologram. 

"A recorded message? Is that it?" Ashton quizzed, but to his surprise, the holograph responded to his words.

"Not a hologram, but a memory," she said, getting back to her feet. 

Even though that's all she said, Ashton didn't expect the girl to get all sassy with him. 

"I never expected the humans to know about this 'technology' as you call it. So it isn't surprising that you thought I was merely a recorded message."

Ashton felt a bit awkward at that moment. He already had an encounter with his father's memories, and he was 'technically' alive then. If that wasn't enough, he had Astaroth living inside his head, which was possible even for the Xyrans to do themselves.