( Max and Kreth's POV )
After cleaning up the space pirates, Max and Kreth Jr headed off to planet Zandar which was confird by the queen to be the planet where Felix Aurelius was currently living.
Since it was a different destination from where the rchant ship was headed, Max had no choice but to carry Kreth with him inside a space bubble as the duo traversed through space in the sa way that Angakok and Max used to.
" Good job clearing the space pirates son, however, you went way too soft on them.
The difference in power between yourself and the lower ranked pirates was large and they had low chances of striking back at you, however, sparing the captain was not a good decision.
You don't know if he's going to beco a problem for you in the future, you don't know if he might just decide to self-destruct and cause you harm in desperate hopes of taking you down with him after losing a fight.
rcy is a quality and a virtue I wish to teach you, however, rcy can also be fatal.
You need to choose whom to show rcy and whom not to and can't be indiscriminate about it" Max said as he tried to teach Kreth about the importance of making smart decisions and not idealistic ones.
" I understand your concerns father, I shall keep your advice in mind, however, what difference is there between the honourable Rajput clan and all the other vampire clans if we don't act like a true noble?
Mother says we need to spare as many lives as possible and always act with pride befitting our royal status " Kreth said as he sulked in the corner of the space bubble.
He thought he did really well and was in no mood to listen to his father's lecture.
" Your mother is right to teach you about the importance of rcy and acting like a noble. However, there are two sides to understanding any narration.
Say the survivors who witnessed your heroics today spread the word that the young hero Kris saved us all from space pirates.
Not only did he not kill the space pirates but he managed to subdue them and turn them in like a true soldier.
This becos one side of the narration that brings you fa and saves your image as an upright citizen.
From your perspective this is how things should be, maybe from the perspective of the commoners this is how a model soldier/ hero should behave. However, what about the criminals?
What if a pirate hears this story and thinks that the worst that can happen to him is that so hero will break his bones and throw him in prison?
That the vampires are soft and that they don't kill their enemies?
What if your choices today encourage and embolden more pirates to pilferage our lands, however, if you resorted to indiscriminate slaughter, maybe the world condemns you, yet that fear stops a million other pirates from trying such cheap tricks within vampire lands.
What you fail to understand, Kreth, is that acting like a noble is not always acting like a brave hero for the masses, but being a villain so that even if the masses don't understand you, they enjoy the results your thods produce.
If you were to ask , what is the best approach? I'd say it lies sowhere between the two, sowhere between rcy and fear, and that is the fine line that I wish for you to learn how to walk" Max said as he explained to Kreth in so many words about how the real universe worked.
Having been isolated from the real society, Kreth lacked understanding about the practicalities of life and it showed in his decision making and his morals.
He had not seen the filth of the universe and hence he could be idealistic which was a blessing in itself, yet such idealism would make for a weak future vampire monarch and Max was trying to avoid such a future.
" I understand…." Kreth said broodingly as although he did not agree 100% with what his father explained he did see the rit in his words.
Perhaps killing the captain and sparing the crew was a better decision than sparing them all and Kreth realised it after listening to Max.
Having lived with Asiva all his life, Kreth was only taught how to be idealistic, but now his father was showing him a new side of the universe and Kreth was finding it strangely intriguing.
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( anwhile Rudra )
Rudra had reford his body and was gazing down upon the universe looking at Max and Kreth travelling in a bubble.
The ti for Rudra to call Max had finally arrived, however, he only had five minutes to communicate with his brother which ant that he needed to pick the most opportune mont to make that call.
He could not waste it when Max was occupied or in the middle of sothing important and hence he was looking down from the celestial realm to determine if the ti was ripe or not.
At the mont, he seed to be grooming his son, teaching him his own ideology on how to view the universe and Rudra did not wish to interrupt such a beautiful mont.
Lately, Rudra had been worried about Kreth's developnt, however, it seed like Max had finally noticed the problems and was working to resolve them.
As an uncle, this scene undoubtedly ward Rudra's heart as he hoped that after spending ti with Max, Kreth would finally start living to his true potential.
As for calling Max, Rudra decided to do it the mont Max landed on his destination planet and got a mont of peace and quiet as Rudra had finally figured out the way to beat the perfect warrior and it needed Max to work extrely hard.
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