Owl and Hoplon

[Thunderer]

"Good day", said Khatri, with a reassuring smile on his face, while he was closing the door of the interrogation room. Then he turned towards the creature. His lips opened and he backed away by reflex.
"I am glad I made you stop thinking about that", the creature muttered.
"About what?"
"You know about what. Your chances with the large-gluteus-one are non-existent and I used to be a female. Please do not think about that any more."
"You used to be...?" Khatri completely disregarded the intriguing fact that it was reading his thoughts. He sat on the opposite part of the table.
"A female. Like the large-gluteus-one."
"A woman?"
"Yes."
"What happened to you?"
"I was upgraded when I joined what you call the "Cult of Technology".
"How does one join?"
"I will not speak about that."
"But, would it not interest you to attract more members?"
"I will not speak about that."
"Alright..."
Complete silence lasted for a few more seconds.
"Do you need some clothes... milady? You seem..."
"I am dressed."
"It doesn't appear so..."
"This is my suit. But it is also part of my body now."
"Mhm..." Khatri was trying to remember what he had wanted to ask right before he entered.
"You wonder why I will only speak with you? Because you are good."
"Why do you think I am better than others?", Khatri's modesty had to ask.
"No. You are weaker than others. What you call "good", we call "weak". There is no good and evil. There is only reasonable and unreasonable. What you call "good" relies on the existence of what you call "God". What you call "evil" behaves by using only reason. There is no "God". There is only reason.
You are more likely to trust what I say than hate me because I am different and allow your emotions to influence your objectivity."
"So... you are evil?"
"There is no evil."
"What does the Cult of Technology want?"
"Everything."
"I see..." He gulped. "And why did you... materialize aboard the Avalon?
"I disagree with my superiors. They think that your entity called "Bretonia" is stronger than the entity called "Gallia". They want to do action against Bretonia to weaken you for our conquest. But I used simple mathematics and calculated that Gallia is stronger than you and the entities called "Liberty", "Council", "Crayter" and "Malta" together. I want to help you weaken Gallia."
"So you can conquer us?"
"Yes. After Gallia.", it added unemotionally.
"Fine for me... I suppose. But why can't you do it right now?"
"My superiors act unreasonably. We are weak."
"Good." Khatri's patriotic pride rose his confidence. "And how do you intend to help us?"
"Bring me what you call "computer"."

In a couple of minutes, Khatri returned carrying what looked like a glass panel. It is 825 AS, and all computers are very thin and light panels that one can see through if they are shut down.
At the moment Khatri placed it on the table, Megahard Doors started. Apparently the creature was controlling it. However, even with the enormous telepathic power the creature had, Doors still took a very long time to start, although it was 825 AS. The creature spoke no more, but a data download bar appeared. It was slowly filling. Very slowly.
"Can you make this faster?", Khatri asked after a few minutes. He received no reply.

Half an hour later, a beeping sound could be heard. Someone was using their access card to open the door. A soldier entered. His eyes were perfectly blank and did not look at any particular spot. He raised his rifle and pointed it at the creature. Khatri ran towards him to disarm him, but he was slower than a laser. The next moment the creature lay on the table in a red pond, with a hole through its head. The soldier lay on the floor, knocked down by Khatri, who was over him.
"What happened!? Where am I!?", the soldier asked as if suddenly woken up from a nightmare. His eyes looked like if there was a soul behind again. A group of soldiers quickly dashed into the room and took him away, him still clueless. They were followed by medics. Khatri turned around, trying to comprehend what had just happened.

The progress bar was at 99%.

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