Kill the Sun - Chapter 504

Chapter 504 – Birth of Sky Dream

"Glad to see you back, Nick," Hera, Solace's CZE, said with a smile as she shook Nick's hand.

Nick returned the handshake and smiled politely. "It's not going to be for long, sadly. I'm going to join Aegis soon."

Hera had already expected something like that. She had heard from Dark Dream's Extractors that Nick was most likely going to join Aegis.

"Congratulations. Everyone wants to get into Aegis," Hera said with a friendly smile.

"Thank you," Nick answered.

Next, Ramona, Solace's CEO, stepped forward and also shook Nick's hand. "Congratulations," she said.

"Thank you," Nick said again.

Then, the three of them sat down at a big table in Solace's biggest meeting room. Aall newest chapters on n.o./velbi/n/(.)com

After a couple of pleasantries, Nick talked about the reason he was here.

"You all have heard of Julian," Nick said.

The smiles vanished, and the two nodded.

It was still difficult for them to believe that Julian was a Specter.

However, they didn't think that Nick knew.

After all, Julian even managed to fool them.

With his power, it would not be difficult to fool Nick.

Julian was just that powerful.

"Julian has been executed by Aegis. I saw it with my own eyes," Nick said.

The two of them took deep breaths in relief.

This was for the best.

"That's good to hear," Hera said.

"Now," Nick said, "with Julian dead and me leaving Dark Dream, Dark Dream is facing a huge issue."

The two of them nodded.

They expected Nick to arrive to ask for help.

"Since Julian was outed as a Specter, I now fully own Dark Dream, but if everything works out, that won't be for long."

The two of them raised their eyebrows.

They could see where this was going.

"Are you interested in a merger with Dark Dream?" Nick asked.

The two of them looked at each other.

A merger with Dark Dream.

Dark Dream had a lot of weaker Extractors, and they had a lot of Adults.

"We're interested," Ramona said. "What are you thinking about specifically?"

"Hera remains Chief Zephyx Extractor," Nick said, looking at Hera.

Hera nodded.

This was the most important part.

If they had to split everything, things would become troublesome.

It was important that there were no frictions in leadership.

"Taren and Jenny have been Dark Dream's team leaders for a long time, and they know how to work with all of the Specters. I would suggest leaving them as team leaders for now. If you want, you can later redistribute the teams, but for now, it would be better to leave the teams split."

Hera and Ramona looked at each other and nodded.

"That sounds reasonable," Hera said.

Nick nodded. "I will show you all of the Specters and tell you how I have run Dark Dream until now. You are free to lead the future Dark Dream as you like, but I would ask you to consider how I led it until now."

"Naturally," Hera answered.

Hera and Ramona were skeptical.

That sounded too idealistic.

How would that even be possible?

However, they had worked closely with Dark Dream for over a decade, and they knew Nick very well.

If he said that would happen, it might be possible.

"If I hadn't known you for so long, I wouldn't believe you," Hera said with a sigh.

"Thank you," Nick said.

"Now, onto the monetary aspect of the merger."

And there it was.

Naturally, as the sole owner of the current Dark Dream, Nick wouldn't leave without gaining anything from this merger.

"One billion credits," Nick said.

The two were surprised.

That was not as much as they expected.

Due to their calculations, Dark Dream was worth around two to three billion credits.

"You do not have to pay everything in one go. 200 million a year sounds reasonable," Nick said.

The two of them looked at each other.

They had paid more for the Blinding Light, which was only one Adult.

The fact that Nick was offering Dark Dream to them for one billion was an obvious act of not wanting to hurt Solace.

Nick was essentially forgoing over a billion credits just to make it easier for his old employees and Solace.

Nevertheless, the two of them started to negotiate, but Nick very quickly shut them down.

He knew this was an amazing offer, and he didn't budge at all.

In the end, they could only accept.

After ironing out the details over the next couple of hours, they all stood up and shook their hands.

They would sign the contract a couple of days later.

Decisions like this needed ample time for consideration.

"I think a name change is in order," Ramona said with a happy smile.

"A name change?" Nick asked.

"For Solace," Ramona said. "This is a merger, isn't it? We are not acquiring Dark Dream but merging with it."

That was not completely accurate.

Nick called it a merger, but it was more of an acquisition.

"Do you have anything in mind?" Ramona asked.

Nick thought about it for a while.

"Light Dream," Nick said.

"Light Dream," Ramona repeated as she looked at Hera, who was also considering the name.

It had a warm feeling to it.

Solace chose their name since the light they delivered would be associated with the name.

"We're going to consider it," Hera said.

The three of them said their goodbyes, and a couple of days later, it was official.

Solace would merge with Dark Dream.

However, they chose a slightly different name in the end.

Sky Dream.

Dark Dream vanished, and Sky Dream was born.