Chapter 47: I'll be taking this one then...

"Good! Good!" Rak'Tharos was totally gratified by the power and fearlessness that Elliot was displaying. "Strong, rather stubborn and doesn't know the meaning of giving up and hopelessness. What a typical spirited little runt.

Don't worry though. You'll soon learn that life is not fair. There are things that simply have to happen, whether you like it or not.

Like the apocalypse.

Like me doing whatever I want to you.

And sometimes, in the face of absolute strength, your only option is to give up and bide your time. Like I did. I bid my time, and look where it had brought me to! A god-damn resource planet turned into a massive stadium!"

POUNCE! Elliot leapt forward from his position and shot towards Rak'Tharos!

"But enough of this foolishness. I have come bearing gifts, and it is rude to make me wait for so long to give them to you!" Rak'Tharos finally ended his lecture.