“Fuck, who hit ? “Jake turned around sharply with a furious expression on his face.
Everyone but Tim raised their hands in solidarity. Jake was mad, but he couldn’t really take revenge on all of them.
“I’m sorry Jake, but a na like that just isn’t possible…” Will took the lead in justifying their actions. But his apologetic smile, far from pacifying him, had the exact opposite effect on Jake.
Giving everyone a glare with the exception of Tim, who was on his side, he imdiately warned them that they had better have sothing better to offer or he would stick to his choice.
“By the way, I warn you in advance,” He added unequivocally, “my Floating Island will be called Jakeland, whatever the na of the faction that is eventually decided upon. If anyone complains again I will imdiately call the faction “Sick My Duck” and then it’ll be too late to co crying.”
“Ugh… I already have a headache…” Esya stamred in a low voice massaging her forehead.
Sarah and her older sister Enya gave her a compassionate look, but they were too embarrassed to speak.
“You can na your Floating Island however you want, Jake, but the na of the faction must definitely have a powerful aning.” Will knew when to let go to better negotiate the important issues. Since they too could get their own Floating Island, the na of the island itself wasn’t that important.
” Actually, it’s quite common in the Mirror Universe for factions to include the na of their leader in their na. “Agent Keru suddenly intervened after observing their bickering all this ti. She was clearly used to this kind of scene.
“See?” Jake sneered with an obnoxious smug face.
“My gosh! Kill … ” Esya complained again.
She knew she was weak and had no say, but for a noble magician from a famous family and empire, Jake’s naming sense was just too bad. Being affiliated with such a faction was already sickening her with sha.
Enya was more mature and wasn’t particularly bothered by it. However, it was definitely Sarah who knew best how to handle Jake.
“What do you think of us, Jake?” She blurted out all of a sudden.
Caught off guard by this unusual question, the concerned person frowned,
“What do you an by that?”
“Nothing special. “She imdiately denied it. “If we’re just your subordinates, then Jake’s faction is a fitting na. If you see us as your friends or at least comrades, that na is very… selfish, don’t you think?”
She had said these words as tactfully as she could, but Will couldn’t help but whistle to salute her courage. Only an arrogant and manipulative forr bitch could say those words without batting an eyelid.
But paradoxically, it was these few words that echoed in Jake’s solitary and individualistic mind. Now that he thought about it, in addition to lacking originality, this faction’s na actually gave the impression that it belonged to him. Although this was the case in principle, he was not obliged to show it so openly.
Even most dictators had the diplomatic subtlety to falsify their elections or eliminate their opponents in “accidents” to give the illusion that they had been democratically elected. Jake wasn’t there, but it was at tis like these that he realized how socially inept and selfish he was.
“So, what are you proposing? “Jake finally conceded as he stared at them one by one.
“What about the Justice League?” Tim suggested with infectious enthusiasm.
“Sounds good. I’m all for it! “Esya imdiately accepted the suggestion.
For a young noblewoman full of compassionate principles, it was an honorable na. Enya didn’t seem to mind either and nodded her head in agreent. Will, Kyle and Sarah, on the other hand, reacted completely differently.
“Absolutely not! “Sarah shrieked in horror.
” Why not? “Kyle thought the na was a little too bold, but he was a comic book fan, so he couldn’t really coax her back.
Will was also exasperated, but on a cosmic scale such a na wasn’t so bad, just a little too committed… But for Sarah, it was just unacceptable.
“We’re not going to take the na of a bunch of comics superheroes as a faction na! No way!”
“What’s a comics? “Enya and Esya asked to unison. The term “superheroes” sounded super badass and noble to their ears.
While they were bickering, Jake had already suggested Tim’s idea to the receptionist.
“This faction na has already been used 246,387 tis in the Mirror Universe. “Keru inford them in a neutral tone after consulting her database. “Are you sure you want to choose this na?”
Sarah who was about to start a long self-righteous litany was instantly slackjawed. It was just too ridiculous!
And yet Will wasn’t really surprised. He had already anticipated such a situation. The Mirror Universe was so vast that statistically it was normal. The sa words or at least words with similar anings existed in most languages and it was normal that these words illustrating strong values were so often preferred.
Sarah’s indignation having been doused, she surprised herself by proposing ridiculous nas such as the Totally Spies, Black Widow, Red Riding Hood, Frozen, Beauty and the Beast and even a few unlikely nas made up from her own first na…
And the truth turned out to be cruel, transcending fiction by far. All her attempts, including those based on her own first na, had already been used several tis. It was practically impossible to create an original faction na unless it was completely nonsensical.
The problem was not the spelling, but the aning. On the scale of the Mirror Universe, finding a language identical to English was statically improbable, but not impossible either. However, it remained too rare to significantly affect the probability that two factions would be nad identically in spelling.
All of the factions with the sa na that Keru found in her database had of course different languages of origin and had been translated into Oraclean so that the entire Mirror Universe could understand the aning. On this scale, whether a na was serious or the result of a joke, almost everything had been tried before.
“Do you really want to be original? “Jake said at last as he looked at their depressed faces.
“That would be ideal, but a clear and impactful faction na is more important. “Will sighed, staring frustratedly at Keru’s hologram in front of them. “By hearing our faction na, all these aliens must understand what are our intentions and our values and especially not to confuse us with other factions already known. Otherwise that will amount to advertise the more ancient factions of the sa na. We can take advantage of this, but it could also be detrintal to us. If these factions with identical nas are old, getting information about them with our Oracle Rank will be totally impossible.”
“I confirm. “Keru nodded with a friendly smile.
“You will still find arrogant and selfish, but I have a way to be original. “Jake woke them up suddenly from their gloom.
“Say it… What do we risk after all…” Sarah whispered without much hope.
“According to Cekt Mogusar, I am the first Myrtharian of the Mirror Universe. Even if an identically pronounced word exists in other languages, once translated into Oraclean its aning will be unique since no two words are identical in this language. What do you think of Myrtharians?”
“It’s a bit over the top…” Kyle began to grumble. He wasn’t convinced at all.
“I like it. “Sarah said, to everyone’s surprise. “So what? I’m Myrmidian, it’s almost the sa thing. Maybe in the future Jake will give us so of his blood and we can all evolve into Myrtharian. It’s a good incentive to recruit new mbers.”
Because of this, Kyle suddenly stopped bitching. He was also Myrmidian. In a way, such a faction na included him as well.
“It’s not too bad. “Will confessed with a thoughtful expression. “But it’s too bland. Anyone looking into what a Myrtharian is will have the impression that we are a group of ferocious warriors eager for battle and challenge. We might try to soften this impression to appear more friendly. Otherwise, it’s going to be difficult for to use our faction’s na to propel my business… ”
“Sexy Myrtharians? “Sarah smirked with a teasing wink to the businessman while taking a lascivious pose.
“Invincible Myrtharians? “Kyle shouted with flas in his eyes.
“This…” Jake barely refrained from making a caustic remark.
‘Anyone here can suggest that na, but after your performance in the previous Ordeal, it wasn’t the first idea that would have co to …’
Jake wasn’t the only one thinking this. Faced with the sceptical and awkward looks of his comrades, Kyle imdiately realized that he had blundered and quickly turned peony red. He was so ashad that he wanted to disappear underground forever. Most of all, he was angry with himself and vowed to never suffer such humiliation again. It was just unbearable.
“Ahem, anything else? “Will patiently refocused their attention on the subject, saving the Playboy from his predicant.
“Fiery Myrtharians?”
“Myrtharian Crew?”
“Lucky Myrtharians? ”
” …”
After a long and unnecessary debate about the ideal combination, it was Kyle who finally proposed “Myrtharian Nerds” after having lowered his ego and his expectations.
Jake and Will suddenly stiffened up with ugly faces. Why did they feel like they were being directly targeted by this new na? But this word could not contrast more strongly with the overbearingness of the word Myrtharian. Will could feel that with such a faction na, it was difficult to confuse them with an evil or mafia faction.
“Mwahahahahaha. “It was Sarah’s burst of laughter that broke the silence. “Good one! ”
“I like it. “Tim exclaid, justifying that he liked the sound.
Jake and Will snorted inwardly when they saw the kid shalessly switching sides.
“What’s a nerd? ” Enya and Esya asked again to the unison for the umpteenth ti.
Feeling that a new animated debate was about to begin, Jake, who was already fed up to the brim, sighed long and hard and let out just a “Whatever…” before bringing this proposal to Keru, who had been incredibly patient and kind all along.
“Myrtharian Nerds… has never been used in the Mirror Universe. “Keru announced after a few seconds of consulting her own interface. “Do you want to validate this choice?”
“I validate. “Jake said, accepting his fate.
“Congratulations. You are now the happy leader of the Myrtharian Nerds faction. “Please now choose your Faction Skills.”
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