Magnus looked at the Doctor. He remained silent, clutching his head in considerable pain as fragments of his broken memories continually surfaced and vanished.
Did this mean there was an irreconcilable conflict between the previous civilization and the current one? Kal'tsit had only explained that the current civilization's achievements had been built upon the corpses of the previous civilization. She had listed countless projects, yet had conspicuously overlooked the life-forms upon Terra.
Right!
Originium!
Kal'tsit had also said that this thing was a product of the previous civilization, but to the current civilization, it was practically no different from poison.
If the Deep Blue Tree had been meant to transform harsh environments, then could the Originium Project have been intended to eliminate dangerous life-forms?
Just like the Necrons. To avoid the rising might of the Aeldari Empire, they had chosen to enter the Great Sleep, hoping that sixty million years would wipe out their enemies. When those ancient undead awoke from their metal tombs, the first thing they did was slaughter every younger race living atop those tombs.
Perhaps this was the irreconcilable conflict between the previous civilization and the current one. The Doctor was very likely a member of the previous civilization. He was relatively tolerant toward the current civilization, much like Trazyn the Infinite, but his other companions likely had no mercy whatsoever for it.
Hmm... I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to the truth.
Then what was the difference between the life-forms of the previous civilization and the current one? Did the Doctor possess beast-like traits beneath his hooded coat? Did he have a tail and horns?
Magnus narrowed his eyes, piecing together all the information he had obtained and analyzing it reasonably. Then he waited for Kal'tsit's words to confirm it.
But before they