Serlock_Holmes
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Any idea how good of a feat the one I have posted below is? Does it get supergenius or just extraordinary genius? From the intelligence page it seems more like an extraordinary genius feat.
'And that means that he's also real. What is he? He can't be a normal human.'
"Finally, you are actually thinking about your current situation," the man said. "Took you long enough."
Now that Alex was calming down, he also noticed that this man had reacted to his thoughts several times.
'Does this mean that he can read my mind?'
"Yes, I can," the man said. "A mortal human life might be beyond complex for you, but for me, it's not very complicated. Your mind and soul follow rules, and when something follows rules, you can extrapolate what this something does at any given time, assuming you have the processing power to take everything into account."
For a second, Alex thought that he had just dreamed all of this, but that thought quickly died when he noticed the gigantic throne in the alleyway with the man sitting on it.
"This is where you died," the man said as he gestured to the ground.
Alex took a deep breath and looked down.
What he saw made his insides shudder.
In front of him, in the dark alleyway, were two corpses.
All of Alex's memories of his death immediately returned.
One corpse was of the man he had accidentally killed, while the other corpse belonged to Alex. Currently, only these two corpses lay in the alleyway. The injured dog had either fallen asleep, had died, or had lost consciousness. Alex wasn't sure.
"How did I die?" Alex asked. He couldn't remember what had killed him but judging by the appearance of the back of his own head, he could make a guess.
"Your victim had a friend for insurance in case something went wrong," the young man explained. "When he saw you kill his friend, he charged over with a crowbar, and well, you can imagine the rest."
Alex looked at the two corpses with a complex expression.
"Ironic, isn't it?" the young man asked. "Your opponent died from a hit to the head, while you also died from a hit to the head. You died the same way as the person you've killed."
"I didn't want this," Alex said slowly. "I didn't want to kill him. I only wanted to incapacitate him."
The young man chuckled. "And that's exactly why this situation is so entertaining. There are so many people willing to kill someone, and such a thing is simple. However, when you accidentally kill someone, the entire situation has a different taste."
"Now, there is complexity. Now, there is no one you can truly blame. A tragedy has happened, but no one is at fault, no one to get angry at."
"What will the family of this young man do? Will they blame you? However, you have also died, and you also were in a dangerous situation. They can't blame you. Will they blame the young man for his actions? A little, but does something like this warrant an immediate death?"
The young man chuckled again. "There's no easy way out of this situation. That's what makes this so interesting."
"What will happen now?" Alex asked.
"Well, your corpses will remain there for the entire night since not many people pass through here during the night," the young man explained. "A middle-aged woman on the phone will notice your corpses in the morning and will call the police."
At that point, the young man furrowed his brows and moved his fingers a little bit. This gesture reminded Alex of someone that was calculating something in their head.
"Your killer will flee into a different city, relatively far from here," the young man said absentmindedly. "However, he will be caught in about four weeks. Then, he will stand trial for first-degree murder, but he will only be convicted of second-degree murder since he killed you out of revenge."
"He will get a sentence of 25 years."
At that point, the young man's speech became slower as he concentrated more.
"After he finished his sentence, he will get back to the street and will eventually die of an overdose."
The young man relaxed again as he leaned back.
Meanwhile, Alex took a deep breath.
Obviously, the young man didn't know the future. Otherwise, he could have said everything in an instant. If one were able to see the future, one wouldn't have to think so hard.
This meant that the young man had simply calculated everything.
However, that was even more terrifying.
"Finally, you are actually thinking about your current situation," the man said. "Took you long enough."
Now that Alex was calming down, he also noticed that this man had reacted to his thoughts several times.
'Does this mean that he can read my mind?'
"Yes, I can," the man said. "A mortal human life might be beyond complex for you, but for me, it's not very complicated. Your mind and soul follow rules, and when something follows rules, you can extrapolate what this something does at any given time, assuming you have the processing power to take everything into account."
For a second, Alex thought that he had just dreamed all of this, but that thought quickly died when he noticed the gigantic throne in the alleyway with the man sitting on it.
"This is where you died," the man said as he gestured to the ground.
Alex took a deep breath and looked down.
What he saw made his insides shudder.
In front of him, in the dark alleyway, were two corpses.
All of Alex's memories of his death immediately returned.
One corpse was of the man he had accidentally killed, while the other corpse belonged to Alex. Currently, only these two corpses lay in the alleyway. The injured dog had either fallen asleep, had died, or had lost consciousness. Alex wasn't sure.
"How did I die?" Alex asked. He couldn't remember what had killed him but judging by the appearance of the back of his own head, he could make a guess.
"Your victim had a friend for insurance in case something went wrong," the young man explained. "When he saw you kill his friend, he charged over with a crowbar, and well, you can imagine the rest."
Alex looked at the two corpses with a complex expression.
"Ironic, isn't it?" the young man asked. "Your opponent died from a hit to the head, while you also died from a hit to the head. You died the same way as the person you've killed."
"I didn't want this," Alex said slowly. "I didn't want to kill him. I only wanted to incapacitate him."
The young man chuckled. "And that's exactly why this situation is so entertaining. There are so many people willing to kill someone, and such a thing is simple. However, when you accidentally kill someone, the entire situation has a different taste."
"Now, there is complexity. Now, there is no one you can truly blame. A tragedy has happened, but no one is at fault, no one to get angry at."
"What will the family of this young man do? Will they blame you? However, you have also died, and you also were in a dangerous situation. They can't blame you. Will they blame the young man for his actions? A little, but does something like this warrant an immediate death?"
The young man chuckled again. "There's no easy way out of this situation. That's what makes this so interesting."
"What will happen now?" Alex asked.
"Well, your corpses will remain there for the entire night since not many people pass through here during the night," the young man explained. "A middle-aged woman on the phone will notice your corpses in the morning and will call the police."
At that point, the young man furrowed his brows and moved his fingers a little bit. This gesture reminded Alex of someone that was calculating something in their head.
"Your killer will flee into a different city, relatively far from here," the young man said absentmindedly. "However, he will be caught in about four weeks. Then, he will stand trial for first-degree murder, but he will only be convicted of second-degree murder since he killed you out of revenge."
"He will get a sentence of 25 years."
At that point, the young man's speech became slower as he concentrated more.
"After he finished his sentence, he will get back to the street and will eventually die of an overdose."
The young man relaxed again as he leaned back.
Meanwhile, Alex took a deep breath.
Obviously, the young man didn't know the future. Otherwise, he could have said everything in an instant. If one were able to see the future, one wouldn't have to think so hard.
This meant that the young man had simply calculated everything.
However, that was even more terrifying.
