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A Message...

Otacross forced open a connection to Seeker Base and confirmed their suspicion. Every single screen in the entire world had Eva's image on them.

All their attention turned towards the white haired man, who still had his eyes glued to the main monitor. The green light had subsided and their metaphysical A.I. friend appeared beside him. He held a hand out, and the video began.

"Citizens of the world, my name is Evangeline Hope Avalstone. Most of you know me as Evangeline Mech. I'm a member of the Seekers, a group devoted to finding a path towards world peace through communication and compromise." Her expression was calm and serious, a stark difference from the cheerful and sweet Eva they've always known.

"Six years ago, there was a terrorist named Hiyama Ren. His goal was to drop a megaton missile on to the world summit held in Country A at the time. I understand that it's hard to believe that that man was ever striving for world peace, however, before he passed, he left this message he meant for the world to hear:"

Their visual of Eva was replaced by a picture of Lex. Ban felt his heart sink as the man's raspy voice from his final day ringed through his ears.

'Humans are not beasts. Humans are not gods. Humans should question what it means to be human. Exactly what is 'man' here for? Humans that have become too smart have started controlling and ruling the world, as if they were gods. Humans who obtain great power devour the weak and pay no mind to their acts of cruelty, as if they were beasts. At some point, those people who progressed too far forget what it's like to be human. I wanted the world to think about this. About the way humans should be.'

"How did she..." get this voice clip? He wasn't able to ask. But even if he could, he wasn't sure he wanted an answer.

"For his goal, he abandoned his humanity and became a monster." She quoted his exact words from that day. "However, despite how wrong his methods were, I truly believe his heart was in the right place. He wanted a world where people are as what they are meant to be. Humans."

No one could argue with that, but none of them could understand her intentions of sharing it to the globe either.

"Right now, our world is in a state of crisis, but it isn't just terrorists that are causing it. There are many among those we look up to, those of high status, that are corrupt and unjust. These people take advantage of those below them to rise even higher through the ranks and gain even more power for themselves."

Many names and pictures scrolled through the screen, most of which none of them recognized and all are in different languages. They, the Seekers mainly, were all taken back. Eva had never cared much for politics. Even in the days when she and Jin grew up under Kaidou Yoshimitsu, she never took an interest in the man's activities. How she was able to obtain this kind of information, and this much of it, was yet another mystery to them.

"The current most dangerous threat in the world, the World Sabers, is a prime example of both. They have numbers at their disposal, and many of them are members from different governments and businesses, trying to earn profits for themselves through war, sabotage and devastation. And that's not even the worst part." Her eyes narrowed further. "No, the worst part is that they are using children to do it."

Ah... That's her motive. The year before, the entire world rose up against the government to save their children from their deceitful system. Eva never forgot that. For her, it has always been about them.

"After the Kamui Island Incident last year, an event I'm sure is still fresh in your memories, I decided to take a stand. I know from first hand experience what it's like to be used as a tool for war at such a young age. I don't ever want to wish that upon someone else. Now, I want the entire human race, who believes in justice, peace, and a brighter future, to stand up too. Because this isn't the World Sabers' world. It's not Japan's world either. It's not Country A's, not Russia's, not China's, and not any one faction's world. This is humanity's world."

They couldn't help the smiles appearing on their faces.

"Protect it. Cherish it. Nurture it. These innocent children should never be the ones to pay for our generation's mistakes. Only after we've build our true paradise should we entrust our future to them. Because I believe that true courage such as theirs will never yield to selfish minds."

The kids too began to smile.

"Trust that their courage will keep the peace, and have faith that they'll always cherish this home we call Earth." Only then did she gave a smile. "Thank you for listening."

All the screens turned back to black as silence washed over them. If they felt any form of fear before, no one would be able to tell. They all wore confident expressions without a single trace of nervousness in sight. It seems those words were exactly what they needed to hear.

The adults on the other hand, turned to the girl's boyfriend. Jin's expression was the softest it had been since all the chaos started. He only had a single thought. That's my girl.

"Hibiki." Takuya's stern tone snapped them out of their awe. "Did Eva gave you that message?"

"She made it long before we started any of this." He stated. "She listens to it everyday without fail, to remind herself of what the ultimate goal is."

"And she told you this?"

The white haired man smirked. "I helped record her." His appearance changed. His hair turned blonde, no longer slicked back and his bangs were parted in two. His scarf was gone and under his lab coat, his shirt and pants switched to a whole fighting suit.

"You're-?!"

He turned back to his little brother. "My turn."

Mizel's eyes glowed green as Eva's image disappeared from screen. It was replaced by a live image of the Seeker Base, specifically, his face.

"Citizens of the planet Earth, my name is Hugo Mechael Avalstone. "