Well, well, this is getting better and better. I'm beginning to see what's going on with Slaine's plan here. He going at this all from several different angles. He's getting other counts that are more moderate on his side, and at the same time is proving himself in battle by counteracting Vers' long standing idea that Terrans are worthless. He's taking out one opponent to send a message to all the others that he's here to stay. And also, at the same time, I'm not quite sure who is manipulating who here, but he and Lemrina enter into some kind of pact where she will take Asseylum's place and help him achieve his plans. Now, I'm not sure if this is what Slaine wanted all along and put this situation in his favor, unknown to Lemrina. However, if so? I wouldn't be surprise.
On Earth, nothing really important happened. Inaho and the gang are still doing their "martian of the week" formula, but that was rather boring. And actually, if you really think about it, Inaho's actually helping Slaine by getting rid of all the idiotic, racist counts.
Oh, and for some reason Count Mazaruuk is still lost in the desert despite every other group having moved on, but whatever.
But Slaine has his own job to do, he's got to take out Count Marylcian, whose Herschel has basically a group of funnels on it. This actually proves to be a pretty hard battle and Slaine is actually on the ropes trying to avoid this guy, as the amount of fire from all directions is hard for his Tharsis to process. However, unlike many other counts, Slaine uses strategy in his fights and just had to survive long enough in order to put his plan into play. By using the narrow construction tunnels of the moon base, he was able to place all of the funnels in a line in one direction, rather than all around him which allows he to take the all out in one blow.
Without his toys, the tables have turned and Marylcian is now no match for Tharsis. Slaine takes out Herschel in one hit and Marylcian find him sell at the merciless vacuum of space. Slaine wins the duel and with it, everything that was Marylcian's.
Asseylum/Lemrina takes this momentum that Slaine has built to push Slaine's next phase to his plan. She announces that they are changing their game plan and that Vers will strive to make Earth their new home once again, using the lands and resources they have already conquered. Also, she announces that she will take Slaine to be her husband!
Well, that's going to divide a lot of the Vers nobility, and Slaine's plan is becoming a little clearer each episode. Now engaged to "Asseylum", he is one step closer to becoming the highest rank of anyone in Vers. He's got Lemrina on his side now, and there aren't many that going to oppose him after this duel and the attack on Trident. He's also begun to sew the seeds for co-existence on Earth, though it is much too soon to tell the nobility that outright. But he's got a good start.
That is except for one thing. Lemrina decides that since she's about to take her sister's place full time, Asseylum is no longer needed. She systematically turns off her sister's life support systems one by one, until finally getting to the last. However, she hesitates and can't do it. Turning them all back on, she states that they ARE still sisters and wishes her sister pleasant dreams, but unbeknownst to her, the jolt of having the life support shut off, was actually enough to preform a miracle and awaken Asseylum from her longstanding coma!
So, now with the game changing in so many areas, what will happen next. Even if Asseylum completely awakens, she going to be bedridden for weeks if not months. And she will have quite a lot to catch up on in the mean time. As for Lemrina, when she finds this out, I have no doubt that she will be regretting not turning all the systems off.
I'm excited for next time!
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