My World Domination System

MedHill Hospital

“We will reimburse you $1,000,000 for such a sight! Please accept our apologies!”“What??” echoed Joanne Black and Simon Black. The servants and the maids had gathered around now.

Benjamin was still shocked. How was all of this happening? Was any of it actually real? Was someone playing some sick joke?

Then he remembered the voice coming from his head. It can’t be, can it?“Master Benjamin, forgive me. Are the clothes not to your satisfaction?” inquired the butler.

“Errr…” Benjamin started. If this was reality, he had to accept it. “I don’t need these clothes now. I have more important matters to attend to.” Benjamin stated.

“I understand, Sir. I will condemn this clothes and return with other ones more suitable to your taste. Your $1,000,000 will be sent later today” the butler said and took his leave.

There was a small moment of silence before Simon Black began laughing.“You crafty rat. You actually paid someone to pretend like they’re from Valentino’s? How pathetic. Did you see how cheap that material looked?” roared Simon.

“Are we really expected to believe this creature has up to even $1,000,000? I’m actually sad for him. He would have had to spend half of his $900 to even hire an actor like that? We should pity him, Simon.” said Joanne Black.

“I didn’t hire-” started Benjamin. Benjamin stared outside, and still saw Claire in the hands of the Mr Mardo. Then he looked at the divorce agreement in front of him.

After a while, Mardo and Claire got up and left to another part of the house. Then something switched in Benjamin’s brain.“I’m not signing any of these papers.” Benjamin mandated.“Daft as always. You think you have a choice?” muttered Joanne Black.

“Okay, Mr Millionaire, you owe the black family $20,000,000 for your sister’s payments.”  Of course, the number was most likely exaggerated.

The voice came back.“System Initialized. Task 1 still active. How much does the host need?”Benjamin took a deep inhale.“That’s alright. After all, I have $500,000,000” he said aloud.“System Initialized. $500,000,000 has been credited to your bank.”

While the Blacks were still in shock, he pulled out his phone because it was still vibrating.“Credit Amt: $500,000,000 Acc:143******23 Desc:Domination Date:03/07/23” said the text message.“If you excuse me, I need to go out. Later, I will come back for my wife.” Benjamin reiterated as he stood up and left the Black Manor.

At MedHill Hospital, Benjamin’s Sister, Ivy Wallouby,laid on the hospital bed, her breathing hard and shallow. Benjamin Black wondered when she would actually wake up. It had been 5 years now since his Sister remained comatose from an accident at her University.

Witnesses said she had tripped and fell on a staircase while coming down from her morning lectures. Since then, Charles Black had been generous enough to pay for her stay in the hospital, but now-

Some nurses came into the room and began unplugging drips, rearranging the bed and opening the windows.“Hey, what’s going on?”

“This girl’s fee has not been paid, so we are removing her from this room effective immediately” answered one of the nurses without even looking at Benjamin.

“Hey, stop! I’ll pay it. How much is the total bill?” Benjamin asked. But the nurses just scoffed. They saw the clothes he was dressed in. Almost rags. And the bill had not been paid for over a month. Why would this riffraff suddenly have millions of dollars to even pay up?

They continued working without interruption.“Hey. What the hell? Stop! I said I’ll pay the bill.” Benjamin began yelling. He put his hands on the nurse trying to remove Ivy’s respirator.“I said stop!” he yelled again. Suddenly, Benjamin could see a large man before him, wearing a black suit and a name tag.

The nurses had already called security once they saw his wretchedness, already assuming he would make a scene.The Security guard tackled him to let go of the nurse, and for a brief moment, the voice came back.

“System Initialized. Task 2: Locked. Task 2: Locked. Cannot initiate physical self-defense.” What’s that supposed to mean? The System may be able to help him fight?“Task 2: Locked. Task 2: Locked.” it kept repeating, like a broken record.

What exactly was Task 2?The guard had been bruising him, but he’d rather die than leave his sister’s bedside. Someone passing seemed to witness the commotion.“What’s all this?” said the woman, dressed in a doctor’s coat and slacked hair all the way to her shoulders.

She looked too young for a doctor, about 27, but her emerald eyes had an intelligent gleam of a wise old man. The nurses looked up, and struggled to gain composure.“Ahh, Director Amber!” they chorused.“What on earth is happening here?” asked Amber.

Even the security guard was reeling. Standing in front of them, was a Medical Director of MedHill hospital.“This girl’s payment has expired, MD. We were evacuating her from this room, before this deviant interrupted.” said one of the nurses.

Benjamin wrestled out of the guard’s hands.“Deviant?!” Benjamin yelled.“And who are you?” asked Amber.“Ivy Wallouby is my sister” answered Benjamin slowly. Something about this woman was strangely beautiful.

“I understand. But MedHill has a limited tolerance policy for deferred payments.” started Amber.“That’s what I came to pay!” answered Benjamin.

Amber, taken aback, looks at nurses and then security guards.“You are harassing a paying client?” she asked them slowly.“No. I mean- Ma’am, people like him say things like that all the time. They just want to buy time to keep the patients in the room, even for one more day.”

“So you just assumed that?” asked Benjamin.

Amber looked round the room, and then focused on him. He shot her a glance as well. Was there something in the air, between them? No, he has to focus on his sister now.“Mr Wallouby, a great ruckus has been caused in this hospital today.

And I’d like somebody to bear the consequences. If you can pay the full bill now, this hospital will extend free care for all your loved ones and a big public apology. If you can’t, I will call the police and press so many charges you won’t be able to see daylight for the rest of your life. Deal?”