Getting A System In A Modern World

Chapter 220: Fence Sitters

'Mom...' Elizabeth thought wistfully when she heard what her father said.

Her mom left when she was still seven years of age. Where she left for? She has no idea. All she knew was that her mom tucked her into bed the previous night and the next day, when she woke up, her mom was nowhere to be found.

Initially, she thought her mother went out to get something and she went to ask her father. But the look on her father's face when she went to him told her that something was wrong.

"She said you should be strong." That was the only sentence her father could utter as tears streamed down his cheeks.

At first, she didn't understand what that meant but as time went and as she grew up, she came to understand a lot of things.

At age 10, she was given a dose load of shook when she found out about her mother's identity. Her mother was not from Earth.

Yes, her mother is a alien. It was an information that was beyond shocking and she didn't know how to react to it.

How was she expected to react that to the fact that she's an alien? It was something that she found very hard to come term with.

She wouldn't had believed it if she was told by someone else but she knew that she had to as it was her dad that told her everything. And she knew that he was telling the truth.

The information made her feel slightly self conscious. How could she not be? She took a look at herself in the mirror and she saw nothing that would indicate that she's an alien. That's except for her double colored irises but that can easily be explained with science.

It took her time but she was finally able to come to term with everything and accept herself for who she is. But this was after asking her father and confirming from him multiple times about her identity as an identity. After she had accepted her identity, she began the search for her mother.

As expected, it was beyond impossible as she has no idea of where to start from. It also made matters worse as her mother left no clue as to where she could be found or where one could start looking for her.

Elizabeth thought that the only weird thing about her was her identity as an alien but that was until she awakened her superpowers at the age of 15. It was a day that she got to understand just how dark the world is.

It happened at school when she was facing a typical bullying situation. She was about to be beaten down when she got angry and without thought or knowledge of what she was doing, froze the mouth of her bully.

As expected of humans, she became a monster in their eyes and she had to leave the school because of the incident. And she eventually dropped out of school completely.

It wasn't a memorable experience for her but she didn't put how she was treated by them to heart. She has faced something far worse than being called a monster by people who aren't even her friends—people she barely knew. As long as she has her father by her side, the whole world can burn for all she cares.

After dropping out of school, she was able to focus on searching for her mother and it has been five years since but she hasn't been to get any information on her mother. The search for her mother was also one of the reasons she joined the Bureau.

Elizabeth sighed when she thought of her slightly disturbing past. She thought of what her father said about Silas and rubbed her temple as she felt a headache coming up.

"Dad, did mom mention his name specifically or you're just making assumptions that he's the one?" Elizabeth asked.

"She didn't." Her dad said as his voice trailed off.

Elizabeth sighed when she heard this. She felt that she could understand what was going on as it's something that has happened in the past.

"Dad, are you trying to bank on him? I know that you miss Mom and all. I also do but we can't keep doing things this way. I know you want to look for Mom, I also do as it's what I'm doing everyday and it's also the same reason why I listened to you, and joined the Bureau. But you have to understand that things are getting very complicated and they are bound to get even more complicated in the future.

I met with Silas today and I must say that he's a very ambitious person just like everyone else. He had big dreams that's for sure but the problem is if he has the ability to achieve those dreams," Elizabeth paused for a moment before continuing.

"Yes, he created the world's first VR game and Pod. I know what everyone is saying about it being an alien technology. You also said the same thing but if it's really an alien technology as you said, then it means that Silas is working with the aliens. The problem right now is that we don't know if he's a friend or foe. We can only make decisions if we know what he's up to."

Elizabeth's father remainder silent after whar she said.

Elizabeth understand how her father feels about her mother's absence as she feels the same but she was very skeptical about working with Silas. He always gives her a dangerous feeling like she's standing in front of apex predator.

Not just the dangerous feeling that Silas is giving her, the subtle movement that the Bureau has been making lately is something that she's worried about.

Also, with the third world war on the horizon, Elizabeth knew that days are ahead.

"Elizabeth, what do you suggest we do?" Her father finally asked after a long moment of silence.

"It's not the best decision but right now, we can only be fence sitters. Silas is strong but the organization isn't simple either. We just have to let the two Elephants fight and we will support whoever wins."