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What did you do to—

*Holds up my hand*
I placed her soul into an operable state.

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Okay, so we kill it and our problems go away. Do you have any idea how it makes this stuff?

A corrupted spirit... Its converting everything around into this stuff and pumping it out... It can't grow anymore but it can't exactly stop sucking up everything around it.

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I know you see this as losing right now, but I promise you it’s a real victory. Just you wait.

Please don't tell me how to feel. You don't know what I've been through, and after what you've said, you clearly don't know much about your own kind. I'm not the monster, in this situation.

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A corrupted spirit... Its converting everything around into this stuff and pumping it out... It can't grow anymore but it can't exactly stop sucking up everything around it.

Maybe Lily could talk some sense into it.
Lily: Ha, probably not. We’re not a very leavey-when-asked bunch!

King: we've waited long enough. Harlock? It is time to fufill your end of the bargain.

Harlock: alright.

King: *walks up to him, putting a crystal in his hand*

Harlock: *waits with my eyes closed, a tear falling down my face*

*the corruption starts, taking over Harlock's body in a matter of minutes*

King: we've waited long enough. Harlock? It is time to fufill your end of the bargain.

Harlock: alright.

King: *walks up to him, putting a crystal in his hand*

Harlock: *waits with my eyes closed, a tear falling down my face*

*the corruption starts, taking over Harlock's body in a matter of minutes*

I regret to interrupt, but I have an update to your contract. Please send a binding representative with me.

*elsewhere in existence, Adrian sits amongst the ashes of a newly-dead planet. the wind stirs up dust and debris, gently flitting across the tops of his shoes. In front of him lies destruction and ruin. He looks to his hands, lined with the remains of the dead he's slain; the dried blood traces the scars and lines along his skin. He appears momentarily lost in thought, as if recalling a sour memory due to the painful expression he wears*

...this didn't need to happen. wasteful death...

*the shifting sound of movement startles me, my eyes flitting to a heavily injured EDB Soldier struggling to crawl towards a rifle on the ground*

you were all... weak... chose the path...

*Walks over to the soldier, picking him up roughly by the head. my eyes search his for anything that resembles resolve, but only find fear*

...of failure. of fear.

*Grabs his shoulder, and proceed to tear his head from his body, spilling blood across my chestplate*

...you could've been more.

*tosses the head aside, the body becoming as lifeless as the others. my expression fades into a dull, malicious stare*

*moments later, I receive a telepathic message from King, informing me of Harlock's transition to the Amaranthine. my smile twists into a filthy grin*

Marvelous... Another warrior for our cause.

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I regret to interrupt, but I have an update to your contract. Please send a binding representative with me.

King: oh? interesting. I will come with you personally.

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King: oh? interesting. I will come with you personally.

Excellent. Please, follow me.
*Turns and walks on seemingly nothing in the other direction*

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Excellent. Please, follow me.
*Turns and walks on seemingly nothing in the other direction*

*follows*

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*follows*

*Space compresses and then stretches around us, and we step onto a barren planet, empty and devoid of life except for an unconscious Fourth, who has been constricted and attached to a set of pikes arranged in an X*
It's time to redeem your first payment.

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*Space compresses and then stretches around us, and we step onto a barren planet, empty and devoid of life except for an unconscious Fourth, who has been constricted and attached to a set of pikes arranged in an X*
It's time to redeem your first payment.

King: Hmm. Is he alive?

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King: hmm. is he alive?

He is. Fourth is without the source of his powers, and Tier Five is unaware that he's been captured.

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He is. Fourth is without the source of his powers, and Tier Five is unaware that he's been captured.

Hmm. This is a good start, but I was under the belief that our deal requires them to be dead and presented as dead to recieve payment, correct? Or are you afraid of retaliation of them on your end if you deal the final blow?

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Hmm. This is a good start, but I was under the belief that our deal requires them to be dead and presented as dead to recieve payment, correct? Or are you afraid of retaliation of them on your end if you deal the final blow?

An additional clause of the contract required the targets to be verifiably legitimate, according to your standard. If you are satisfied with the result, I will gladly execute upon our agreement and terminate Fourth.

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An additional clause of the contract required the targets to be verifiably legitimate, according to your standard. If you are satisfied with the result, I will gladly execute upon our agreement and terminate Fourth.

hmm. do you have any additional info that could prove this to be the correct person? such as identifying records that would prove that this is indeed Fourth? I don't intend to be difficult, but I do intend to be sure.

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hmm. do you have any additional info that could prove this to be the correct person? such as identifying records that would prove that this is indeed Fourth? I don't intend to be difficult, but I do intend to be sure.

Of course.
*Hands you a palm-sized square device, much like a sheet of metal*
Fourth does not possess innate abilities. Rather, he gains his strength from this device known as the Control Panel. Upon activation, it grants users the full suite of abilities that Fourth possesses.

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Of course.
*Hands you a palm-sized square device, much like a sheet of metal*
Fourth does not possess innate abilities. Rather, he gains his strength from this device known as the Control Panel. Upon activation, it grants users the full suite of abilities that Fourth possesses.

Hmm. This would incredibly powerful and useful to our cause, if true.

*attempts to sense if there are any energy readings given off by the device*

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Hmm. This would incredibly powerful and useful to our cause, if true.

*attempts to sense if there are any energy readings given off by the device*

It's yours. Consider it an act of good will.
*Lets go of the device, leaving it in your hand, which seems neutral when inactive*

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It's yours. Consider it an act of good will.
*Lets go of the device, leaving it in your hand, which seems neutral when inactive*

How would one activate this?