Mikhail gave a long, drawn out sigh at Alex's question. He knew Alex would have such a depressing reaction after being relayed such information.
He couldn't blame the kid.
His frail body seemed to sink deeper into his memories. For a moment, the silence that was left between them was all encompassing, filled only by the sounds of Alex breathing.
Then, he spoke.
"You're wrong. Alex. I did fight back. I fought with everything I had. With all the knowledge, all the strength, all the time I could scrape together. I tried to deliver a crushing blow to the System, and yet I failed."
Alex didn't respond immediately due to how confused he was.
First Mikhail spoke about how Alex was wrong to think such depressing thoughts, and then he goes on to describe how he, a Universal God, failed to fight back against the System. Wasn't that whole thing just contradictory?
