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Millennium, Chapter 10Ran glanced over at Kimiko. "As long as we're on the topic, what was that plan of yours all about? Offering them undeath? Did you actually think that would work?"
When Ran had detected the psychic link to one of his bodyguards breaking, his first instinct had been to find and slaughter the culprits, and his second was to leave immediately before the infiltrators could find him. It was Kimiko who had suggested a meeting between enemies, and that a deal should be offered.
Naturally, Ran thought the humans were idiots not to jump at the chance of joining the undead ranks, but he had fully expected them to refuse. And despite gaining some valuable insight as to his enemies by meeting some of them face-to-face, the entire exercise had been mostly a waste of time.
Kimiko shook her head. "I did not make the suggestion with the expectation that it would change anything. I simply thought the option should be offered, that the humans should make achoice rather than being pushed into the opposition by our offensive."
Ran gave her a look. "What difference does that make?"
"A wise man once said to me: 'humans choose their own nature,'" Kimiko said somberly. "A human can choose to be an herbivore or predator. A rebel or a conformist. A master or a servant." She snorted. "How little value we place on such a simple and basic thing as choice. How unimportant it seems in the face of immortality and the power of the unholy."
"Immortality nothing," Ran scoffed, "I swear, you sound more and more like an old woman every day."
The vampiress shrugged. "So, if you thought the meeting was going to end in refusal, why did you not kill them then and there? The attempt on the Captain's life was rather half-hearted, if not creative; had you given the order, we could have both destroyed them easily."
Ran snorted. "A wise man once told me: 'Lay off the DAPC until you get the flame girl. Bunch of lunatics...'"
Kimiko made a face at that, and quickly turned away. 'It's just like Ran to pass up a perfect opportunity to slaughter our foes based on that kooky prophet, but ignore my warnings and send Shio and Yamato to their doom.'
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