Chapter \3/(Past Life 1): Why Do We Seek Power?

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[***Earth-2044: Seth Farlier-Age 4***]

" Seth." A beautiful young girl said. She seems to wear black and white nun-like clothes, handing around her neck is a golden cross. She also possesses elegant braided blonde-almost golden hair and amethyst-colored eyes that are completely pure.

" Yes, Sister Jeanne?" A boy around four years of age said respectfully, walking to her. He has long black hair tied back in a long ponytail past his waist, and blood-colored eyes that glows with Life. Hanging from both his ears and neck in a bright golden cross, glowing ever-so brightly.

" I going to ask you a serious question. So I want a serious answer In return." Sister Jeanne said soothingly In a sweet and nice voice, crouchy down to young Seth's eye level.

" Ok. Ask away." He said obediently with a cute nod and sparkle In his beautiful eyes. Surrounding both of them are looming bright green trees, letting the sunlight travel through and hit them barely.

" Why do you want power?" She asked. A type of question that even a very Intelligent a*adult could not answer.

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..Or so she thought...

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With a chilling flicker In his eyes, young Seth smiled Innocently," Let me answer that with another question."

" Se-"

Not letting her talk, he continued," It's often said that power corrupts, that absolute power corrupts absolutely. And yet it can also be argued that we have a responsibility to do as much good as we can or evil, whatever floats your boat, I prefer both In my humble opinion. The more power we have in this world, the more power we have to do good or evil, as I said before." Staring Into her shock gaze, he smiled even bigger passing his ears," So which trumps which? If you are offered supreme sovereignty of a country should you deny it to avoid corruption, or accept it in the pursuit of the greater good?"

" I... No I will.. No-no. I..." Wanting to answer, Sister Jeanne couldn't find the right answer.

" Nevertheless,  it all boils down to the morality of the individual and the passions that motivate his/her goal of seeking power." He said, then smirked," Ah, but in order to do good, you must keep your power. In order to keep your power, you must wield it to stop those who seek to take it from you. Humans are greed fucking creatures and they know It. Because, even If you were to set up machinations that ensure you'd be ousted once your intentions went awry, the first thing you'd do once your intentions went awry would be to undo those machinations and destroy those who tried to remove you from power. All for the greater good, of course, because those usurpers would do more harm than you would, right?"

Stroking her golden locks behind her ears, Seth confessed," To me, power is similar to technology, it may be used for Holy or Evil. These are perspectives though, and so would be the corruption inferred. There is a quote about the power that I rather enjoy would fit our little Talk, [ With great power, comes great responsibility]."

Walking off he let out," So should we seek power? I would say yes, always. At the very least power over mind and body. If you do not have power over yourself, it is likely someone else does and you don't want that."

*Plop...*

Plopping on the ground with a strange expression, Sister Jeanne mumbled to herself,"... I just got told off by a child."

" Yes, you did," Seth yelled out, somehow hearing her.

Smiling, she thought while getting up and following him,' Curse him and his abdominal hearing.'

*Twitch!*

Suddenly feeling a twitch In his right eyebrow, he asked walking In the rather large white and gold luxurious church," Sister Jeanne, did you just curse me?"

" I hate you." She said simply with a great smile on her face, following behind him like a loyal maid.

" Love you too~!" Chuckling, he 'confessed'.

" Love you too."

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[***Earth-2048: Seth Farlier-Age 8***]

" No." An 8-year-old Seth said, looking at all his would-be parents papers and offers. He seems to be In an office of sorts, sitting behind a desk with a monitor in front of him, displaying nothing but various numbers and odd lines on it.

" Eh? Why?" A slightly older Sister Jeanne asked, hovering over him.

" Don't like them. 99% of them just want me for food stamps and money from the government and possibly after the money, my real parents left me. Then that 1% is the rich folk wanting me to earn them more money and fame." Looking at the clearly shock gaze from Sister Jeanne, he resumed," There's no love In that."

Still possessing a shocked look, Seth tilted his head to the right cutely," What? Didn't realize, I already know both: Syr Farlier & Apollo Farlier, my Mother and Father. Who were both sciences In Pursuit of the truth of the new world, after the Dungeons make themselves home on our planet. That later gave life to both Hunters and Demi-humans, while also providing the very Earth mana, which herself have not seen or possessed since the Age Of Gods."

" Yea..." She said, kind of out of it,' This kid is too damn smart and cheeky for his own good.' Truly, she should have expected this, knowing who his parents are way beforehand.

Personally-wise, Apollo was a laid-back, optimistic, jovial, humble, and eccentric man, who can show a deceptively cunning and serious side when the situation warrants it. Gathered from many that talked with him, Apollo commonly uses idle conversation and outward concern to distract his opponents. Despite his care-free attitude, he always speaks politely, but is sometimes sarcastic. People by him, notes he tends to go over the top with whatever he becomes passionate about. Nevertheless, He has described himself as a [ Mere honest, very handsome, perverted scientist ]. Known by many who knows him, Apollo is a pragmatic combatant, believing that using any means necessary in a life-and-death battle is essential in victory and survival.

And then there's Syr. Syr is a calm woman, she always maintains a cool and seemingly carefree attitude no matter what the situation is. However, when working, Syr sometimes acts too logically and lacks common sense, which is demonstrated when Apollo one time had to take her back to their room when she almost stripped in front of others without thinking about it, a result of her years being a researcher since young. However, despite her efficiency, Syr is very laid back and easygoing, usually seen by Apollo laying on a couch when not actively working(and sometimes even when she is actively working). Nevertheless, Syr is very proud of her accomplishments especially when seeing them perform to their fullest, and has been shown several times to be quite intelligent and perceptive. She affectionately refers to her technological creations as her ["Children"] and treats them with such great care, she also becomes enraged when others carelessly mishandle or tamper with them without her permission.

If you look at It, Seth possesses Apollo's cunning and serious mind when the situation warrants it, while also possessing Syr's carefree and laid side, with her and Apollo's intelligent and perceptive mind.

' *Sigh* My head hurts.' Jeanne mumbled to herself, holding her head.

" Thinking too much?" Seth asked, moving around his mouse and tapping on his keyboard.

" Yea..." She let out, plopping her head on Seth's watching him do something.

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Getting curious after some time, she asked sitting behind him, braiding his hair like hers," What are you playing?"

" Nothing. Just hacking Area 51." He said simply, tapping away.

" Oh good luc- WAIT WHAT!?!"

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[***Earth-2052: Seth Farlier-D'Arc: Age 12***]

And like that, he's now In high school, after skipping some grades of course. Because of his great people skills, the high school let him work from Home, meaning still In the Holy Dawn Church, being the only child there now.

However, get tired of this, Sister Jeanne or now known by: Jeanne D'Arc(no not the famous one...I think...), adopted him.

Good thing, he now has his own big room In a mansion, because supposedly Jeanne comes from a long-lasting famous French family that is loaded, more loaded than Mia Khalifa on a Friday night.

" Haaah~ So tried~!" Seth sighed out, laying on his king-size black and golden comfortable bed.

" Me too~" Walking In his room, is a semi-Milff Sister/Mother Jeanne laying next to him, placing his face Into her large bust.

' Don't fight It.' Seth told himself.

Suddenly poofing Into existence is a devil-looking chibi-Seth appeared on his left shoulder, while an Angel-looking chibi-Seth materialized on his right shoulder.

" Bro, suck into those knockers."

" Don't listen to him, my child. All you have to do is kindly ask her to leave the room, I'm sure she would listen taking In your history and feelings."

" Pss! Fuck'em! My bro from another mother, suck them tiddies!"

" No. Just be-"

" Be a fucking simp? Hell to the na! My bro is no bed wetting simp!" Generating a baseball bat, he knocked the Angel Seth off Real Seth's shoulder and yelled," Not on my watch fucker!"

" Good job Devil Me," Seth mumbled smiling.

" Anytime bro!" Saying so with a gentleman bow, Devil-Seth disappeared.

" Oh, he left. Thank the Gods... Now as I was-" Angel-Seth said, only to be Interrupted by rather loud moans of the utmost pleasure.

" Ahh♡~ Uhh♡~ Ahh♡~! Uhh♡~! Muh♡~! Harder Seth♡~"

"... Aight Imma head out. You know because of privacy and shit." While disappearing Angel-Seth yelled out," Forever Unclean!"

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[**Present Day**]

' My past life, hun?' Seth said, waking up. Laying next to him is Miku, smiling In her sleep.

' Well, as they say: New World, New You. Or something like that, I'm no philosopher.' Seth smiled with demonic glowing eyes, going back to sleep, as Miku lays her head on his chest. Surprisingly sleeping In the forest is rather peaceful.

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