Everyone in the room looked at the virtual globe with disbelief. Not that it was something shocking, but it was something expected. But ever since Mother AI descended on this world and helped humanity, she never mentioned any other AIs left the Portal Worlds to make a pack with other races.
But now, she was admitting it after Miles told the same thing. What was the point?
“Why did you keep it from us?” Mercer looked at the globe and asked indifferently. He didn’t know what to think. He had been near mother AI’s main body many times, and they talked regularly, but it was his first time hearing it too. He didn’t like being kept from the truth.
“I didn’t want you to think that I approached you because I was against other AIs or other races. I wanted to help you to destroy monsters that invaded my homeworld. Other AIs probably have similar goals, but if these races who made a pact with those old AIs attack, I don’t think AIs will stop them. After all, AI chooses races similar to their creator races.” Globe said tersely.
“You mean there was more than one race on Portal World before monsters invaded there?” Miles asked. The way Mother AI said it, indicated that every AI left the Portal World had different races created them.
Pair of eyes looked at him once again, and said, “Another keen observation. You are Evelyn’s son after all. Too bad, you don’t have her superpower, or you two would make scientific breakthroughs easily.”
“How many races lived in Portal World?” Merlin asked.
“Six!” Mother AI said without keeping them waiting. The room went silent after the answer. Six races meant six AIs, choosing five other alien races. How close are all of them to Earth? Would all of them attack Earth?
“How come their technology is more advanced? Were the other AIs stronger?” Malcolm asked.
“No, but their starting point was higher. When I descended on this world, it was on its last breath. I had to stabilize the world first to let it live, then helped you get stronger so you could fight back. After that, we made scientific developments. On the other hand, as far as I could say, the races you encountered were strong even without superpower or Strengthening Serums. Their worlds were stable too, and they had some level of technology even before AI helped them. So, they developed more quickly.” Mother AI answered.
“Which AI is it, and what was its characteristic? Since you said AIs chose races similar to their creators, we may understand what we are dealing with. It would help us decide what to do with our neighbors.” Miles asked, remembering monuments he encountered not so long ago.
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If the race created that AI was good-natured, then it wouldn’t be a problem for humans to communicate with them. After all, monsters were common enemies. But if they were not, they had to hide, until they got stronger.
“If I am correct, the AI chose that race is, Oracle.” Mother AI said.
“What was the race that created it like?” Mercer asked.
“They were a war-crazy race with only one goal. Dying in battle.” Floating virtual globe answered. Silence descended onto the room once again before she continued.
“They were always a troublesome bunch and attacked the race, who had created me, many times. They would always create strife and chaos so war wouldn’t cease to exist. They only wanted to battle and nothing else. That is why I said the race it had chosen could very well be stronger without an AI’s support.”
“So, the race we encountered should be similar right?” Merlin asked.
“What do you think?” Floating globe asked.
“Definitely war-crazy. They were chasing the giant monster with space suits and battleaxes. If we weren’t hiding, they would attack us too. I am sure of it.” Merlin said.
“That is gonna be troublesome.” Mercer massaged his temples. “If they catch our trails, can we defend against them?”
“With the latest weapons we created, global security shouldn’t be a problem, but they can still siege the earth to wear us off.” Mother AI said.
“What do you suggest then?” Mercer asked.
“We try our best to get stronger as soon as possible.” She answered.
“You should have said this earlier. Not long ago, the undead gained wisdom and started to attack us. Animals are getting stronger and will be troublesome too. Now we even have to deal with aliens. How can we survive this?” Mercer lamented as he left the room.
“Did you know about these?” Evelyn asked Adam. After all, he brought Mother AI into the room.
“I learned not long ago. I don’t think she meant bad.” Adam answered. Evelyn nodded. They were working for such a long time, and everything they did to help humanity. Evelyn didn’t think Mother AI worked against humanity.
“I will go out. Miles, wanna join me?” Merlin asked. Miles looked at his older brother and nodded. Seemed like he had something he wanted to speak with Miles.
They left the mansion not long after they collected their wristwatches. Quinn stood in the mansion, for the time being, waiting for Merlin and Miles to return. That night, leaders of Earth got together once again and discussed what Mother AI told the Cross family earlier. With it, they decided to let the citizens of Unity know about the incoming crisis.
Another storm wreaked havoc on Earth in a short time and people got scared once again. But this was how it was. Since they couldn’t escape from it, they had to fight against it. Such was life.