Limitless The Strongest Revenant-Chapter 974: My Sins are the best [1/2]

"Wait? What do you mean, repressed? My Kitten? Are we talking about the same person?"

Robyn, in true Australian fashion, cursed even more than a sailor. Her no-nonsense attitude meant she said everything she wanted and had no filter. Normally, only men could live in such a manner, as it was the fastest way to get beaten up.

But as she was a combat joey with extremely inhuman combat senses, few could put her down. Even more so, she followed the path of a Chaser. While I knew that she fought and was often alone, I never heard anything about her being repressed.

"…"

All the other Sirens were silent.

"What? Why are you all not saying anything?" I asked as I stood up.

Bella and the other Sirens looked at each other and also stood up. She faced me as she called aloud to my AI, "Exa, use my memories and show Honey."

[Understood.]

A window screen opened in front of me. Like a pop-up in a game, it showed me a video. It was the sight of Robyn in combat. But it looked like someone I didn't know. Her expression reminded me of Jas, only colder. Like a porcelain dolls.

In them, Robyn had no expression and fought like a machine. Her eyes looked hollow as she lost herself to the rhythm of combat. Despite being drenched in blood, she never stopped. The sight was eerie. It made me remember a time I acted the same way.

"… This. She looks like her soul has collapsed," I said in anger.

A figure then came before me and wrapped her arms around me.

"Oi! Possum! Calm ya farm! It's a conditioning technique the combat joeys are taught. They call it battle trance. I didn't even know I fought like that. The Sirens helped me turn it off. Stop chuckin' a tantrum!"

I exhaled and allowed my anger to dissipate. Finding out Robyn had been forced to accept such a brutal way of fighting made me vengeful. No wonder my sheila couldn't process the emotions of her past properly. She was forced to be that way.

'Exa, stop transcribing to anyone but Bella. Mrs. Code. I am sure you have already investigated further. Tell me what you know.'

'It's nothing much Honey. Its a form of combat-grade brainwashing similar to the ones used by the military. When triggered, Robyn's mind shuts off the parts that handle emotion, morals, you name it. You like Marvel, right? It's like Captain America's sidekick, Bucky.'

If liking comic books made one a nerd in the old days, now it is mainstream. The Infinity Saga of Marvel was a fucking printing machine for money. It is quite famous as it has great material to draw inspiration from. One of them is the Winter Soldier.

Basically, it was about a man who had been mentally programmed to become a killer. When activated, the programming would turn the Winter Soldier into a mindless puppet. He would kill even his closest allies if commanded.

The movies explored the impact of the programming of the Winter Soldier after he was saved. He could never shake off both his past and his nature. And it showed the moral ambiguity among heroes as they explored their stances on what to do with him.

Would you fault someone who had no control over his actions for crimes he committed? What constituted a crime? The intent or the act? I sympathized with the Winter Soldier back then. But hearing someone fuck with Robyn's brain made me see red.

They were free to do whatever they wanted. So long as it didn't involve my family. Now that they touched what was mine, I will make sure they cannot do so ever again. I could practically hear the rush of my blood as my rage began to build.

My entire body tensed up and trembled from bloodlust. Just speaking became incredibly difficult. It was a good thing I preemptively stifled my death resonance. Otherwise, I would have possibly summoned even a demon.

'Can the programming be removed?' I asked through clenched teeth.

'No, I don't think so; at least the girls and I weren't able to find a way to do so. We have taken steps to make it harder to turn on, but if someone knows, they can make Robyn turn on us. The process uses souls and tinkers with Robyn's brain.'

A pair of hands grabbed my cheeks and forced me to look at my Kitten.

"Possum, look at me. It's okay, no one knows how to trigger it. At least not on this continent. The one that trained me is already dead. So we should be fine."

'Bella, the group that trained and killed Robyn was called Vulture's Talons, right? How much do you know about them?'

'Everything you could ever want, Honey. Members, locations, backers, even which brand of cigarettes they smoke. Both human and Reaper. I have to mention, both Asia and Australia are involved, including Specters. Not that it matters to you. We are going after them next, I take it?'

'We are. I want all of their heads mounted on pikes. Thank you, Bella, I love you.'

Only then did I look at Robyn. She had a sad expression as she tried to calm me down.

"It's not so bad, Possum. My head's a bit all over the shop, but at least I'm still kickin'. Not many make it out of the program. And it's 'cause of my past that I was able to fight for ya. So please, don't be angry anymore."

"Yeah, I am not angry at you, Kitten. Let's take a vacation to your hometown after we finish with Africa," I said as I embraced Robyn tighter. She said nothing but nodded while making an adorable smile.

The girls close to me then all began to comment while making exhausted expressions.

"Sigh, and just like that Hellsend is now on a warpath to Australia, possibly even Asia; Dearest really is a warmonger."

"Hehe, so? That's what makes Darling fun! So cool! We can finally get to beat up Chasers! I can't wait!"

"Ara, not just Chasers, I guarantee that there would be plenty of Enhancers as well. Asia is quite vested in Combat Joeys. It would be interesting to see how well we fare against them."

"Hmm, if it were anyone else, I would say it is foolish to start so many conflicts. But Asia was already coming for Hellsend anyway, so it hardly matters. I am also curious about the Chasers. Although, I feel conflicted seeing Beloved's domineering side."

"Now that Husband has decided, the only thing left for them is annihilation. The gains from Antarctica reclamation are huge. So, I doubt anyone would risk exclusion for the combat joeys."

Zanele and Olamide approached Bella and asked in hushed tones.

"Lady Bella, what is going on? Was it something I said?"

However, my Brazilian bombshell shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.

"It is not. Honey was bound to know sooner or later. What you just heard is Limitless deciding that he will march to Australia and Asia after finishing his matters here. His focus is going to be destroying everything even remotely related to Robyn's murder."

Olamide asked in disbelief, "Just like that?"

"Yep. Just like that. He will most likely be using it as a training exercise for the assault on Antarctica. Heads will roll by the thousands. Humans, reapers, and everything in between. If you want to get in good with him, I suggest joining," Bella said with a grin.

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