A recurring dream from a fateful night haunts Varian. With a past he couldn't forgive himself for and a future he abandoned, his life in the present is in tatters. But when you're alive, there's hope. The hope comes one day in an unexpected form. The painful past, the meaningless dream and the unexpected way forward force him to make a choice. Stay broken and remain in the sorrow of the past he couldn't change. Or. Pick himself back together and try for one last time, to find the truth about his own dream and its connection to his unforgivable past, all in the hopes of forgiveness of himself, by himself. https://discord.gg/kBKaTtsrpb
Varian's plan to the current crisis facing down humanity was, at least, procedurally, simple.
Get into the < Origin Laboratory > by hook or crook, steal the secrets of < Prime World > and turn the solar system into one before taking into into Hortus.
Then, come what may, a rank 8 assasin or a rank 9 powerhouse, he could flee and bide his time. The universe being so vast, it'd be very easy for him to remain hiding.
Princess Sonya, his 'sister-in-law', a famous alumni, told him about a famous competition that occurs every few years.
'You don't have to take a bigger risk. Just win without raising suspicion and get into the lab. My sister said you have a knack for scamming and stealing. So, I guess it's no big deal for you.'
He could still remember her piercing gaze when she said those last few lines. If there was an approval meter for brother-in-law, it must've gone into negatives for those few seconds.