Aurora Execution

Part 3

besides that, he remembered his mom had once been a famous ballerina in the country of his birth; as a very talented rising star and stunningly beautiful,people once said she was a white swan wandering the world and bewitching all living beings, just like a gift from God to the Soviet Union. If nothing unexpected had happened, she could have been a successful dancer and surpassed Ulanova. Still, it's just that she was indeed punished and expelled from her work unit because of her unplanned pregnancy ---

Considering her age and status at the time, this was unimaginable and unacceptable in the social setting. It seems like just overnight that she went from sitting atop the mountain and getting all the favors to falling into the chasm and being shunned by everyone,the initially promising future ended abruptly,only God knows how she endured pain and persevered throughout the years. Nevertheless, she has always been robust, self-respecting, independent, and a woman with very high aspirations. He thinks his mother is not a defector as some people claim, or a woman who will gladly have an affair with an elderly guy in exchange for wealth; instead, she returned to her hometown in the Far East and lived in anonymity for seven years before agreeing to cross the sea to meet with his father. Even though Glacier didn't have many favorable impressions of the businessman who founded the Graude Group, he was sure the old man seemed kind to his mother. That kind of gratitude was by no means a simple exchange of equal value or for what is known as stupid love.

Given Camus's year-round residence in the Soviet Union and his deep appreciation of live art, it is not surprising that he is aware of his mother's past scandals as a former ballet star and misinterprets her from his perspective as an outsider.  

But Glacier had no idea how to adequately defend his mother and himself because the motivation to argue had just been smothered by Camus's intense hatred who seemed utterly different from his usual being. He could only try to see from the master's point of view, and he meant to take this opportunity to look deeply into his inner weaknesses and obstacles while clarifying his own opinion. He needs to quit living in confusion and should do so for the foreseeable future.

"I apologize, sir, for acting in such an impetuous and unreasonable manner. However, I can see where you're coming from by thinking it over. But as you never know what we've been through, you are not exceptionally qualified to judge us."

Camus felt some comfort due to his pupil's growth, even if this feeling was only fleeting in a few seconds."I might not have gone through what you have." In addition, he rewarded his pupil's calmness with a cordial conversation rather than an outright assault. Still, he would later continue to savagely batter the young knight with reality.

"But as you know,these people own most of the material and social resources; the worst part is they can even control the fundamental rights to exist. That is how they could go beyond the divine authority of the sanctuary, manipulating and allowing a group of unknown children to be taken to various places to die, for their mother to vanish from sight inexplicably and have no legal sanctions.On top of that, I have worked hard over the years to train you to be a Knight. Instead, your bloodsucker father sent you to me without even looking at you once, but you repaid me now by siding with him and went out of your way to fight against me here. Can you explain why?"

"If you asked what motivates me to stand here, I would say it is the friendship I have formed with my fellow fighters and the belief in defending Athena, and sir, you're the one who taught me that justice and truth must always be placed above personal feelings and grudges. ''

"Justice and truth, huh? I see now... They are ready to cash in because they invested enough money and people long ago. Even if you're still way too young to fight, it is the ideal moment for them to take advantage of your orphans' mindsets who are bound by the same fate and extract the final remnants of value from your frail yet small bodies. It will be harder for them to mentally manipulate you if you're older, and it will also be impossible to employ your physical strength if you're slightly younger. Now that you are just about to no longer be a child, you are more susceptible to being affected and aroused emotionally yet still know nothing about your surroundings; after all, it's the perfect age to carry their plan!"

"It's not like that, sir! Money or power cannot redeem our determination to fight for justice and the goddess. This is also something my mother taught me. "      

"Of course, they don't need to use these on innocent teens, but who will bear illegitimate children for an elderly man if wealth isn't a guarantee anyway? You have been brainwashed, just like your mother, and you are prone to allowing the illusion that others have constructed to overtake your life, from which you will never be able to recover. However, it's obvious why their capacity for brainwashing has always been strong—even on adults, much less a group of kids." 

"There is one thing that you have yet to learn. The old man passed away long ago, and the true goddess is in charge of his enormous wealth-generating properties. You may not be aware, but this young lady is not the old man's biological daughter, proving that allowing her to inherit his estate is not motivated by self-interest."

When Glacier finally got the chance to share the information about the goddess, all he received from Camus was a sneer and an attitude of ignoring the fact he provided:

"So what? It's not hard to keep one of his biological sons secretly to be a true hidden family heir who works behind the scenes, since he can have as many kids as he wants that only to be used as cannon fodder."

"What if she is a true goddess? she can still preserve and enhance the planet even if she is raised in a regular family, so a business this size should be plenty for her to utilize. And, with all due respect,I believe my stance and persistence can establish lasting peace in the human race, regardless of how you imagine what we went through!"

"imagine? So tell me, what was Graude's path to success? How has he kept up his money throughout the years?

"How? he received a full scholarship to graduate from MIT. He had a certain level of primitive accumulation because he was supposed to have developed some technologies later. He could monopolize through mergers and acquisitions, I presume？"

 "Far more than that. He was extremely wealthy in a short amount of time despite starting from nothing. Except for adopting the unspoken rules of other companies, which were manufacturing sanitary products and pharmaceuticals that have been used to cut costs by exploiting laborers from third-world countries and causing local environmental pollution,he has also acted as a pimp for high-powered men and held a lot of dirty secrets over them. Meanwhile, there was a 33rd-degree freemason who mentored him. Otherwise, Graude would not be able to accomplish such progress in the present if based on what you said .''

 "I see...but, sir...why? Why would you bring this up??? Isn't Sanctuary...and knights should not be concerned about these secular things?"

"Yes, you are right. Most knights should be limited to carrying out commands; they shouldn't be allowed to question anything else. However, the Sanctuary requires a small team to comprehend and handle these mundane matters. And I'm one of those selected few!"

''You...never told me this..."

''Then I'm going to tell you now. ''

"But...does this have anything to do with the sanctuary?"

"Then let me tell you one more thing: Not too long ago, a North American oligarch secretly wanted to sign a donation partnership agreement with the great master-----this is the one who used to maintain a tight relationship with your father due to their closely connected interests throughout the years, it is not hyperbole to suggest they were a community with a shared future. How do I know? Because I was the one responsible for welcoming him. Are you aware of the meaning of this?"