[IC] Myriad Reality

[The Odeoron]

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

A gesture of friendship? I wouldn’t say no to that. I’ll consider that my reward.
*Looks to Misty with sadness*
And can you make this so she can’t hear us? Please don’t bring Gemini back. She needs to let go of the past, not try to kill it. She doesn’t realize what she’s asking for.

@Memory

*The One Who is Bright gives a hint of understanding in the energy.*

AH, PRISM. ALWAYS THE COMPASSIONATE ONE. YOUR EMPATHY IS A VIRTUE, A TESTAMENT TO THE GOODNESS THAT RESIDES WITHIN YOUR SOUL.

*Its voice softens, taking on a soothing, almost caressing quality.*

BUT DO NOT MISTAKE MERCY FOR WEAKNESS, MY CHILD. THERE ARE FORCES AT PLAY IN THIS UNIVERSE FAR BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION, FORCES THAT DEMAND BALANCE, ORDER, AND ULTIMATELY... JUSTICE... AND JUSTICE IS UGLY NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT...

*Alioth manifests a hand of light and gestures towards the bound figure of Gemini, its form writhing and contorting in a desperate attempt to break free.*

MISTY'S FATE IS INTERTWINED WITH YOURS, PRISM. HER TORMENT, HER ANGER, HER THIRST FOR VENGEANCE... THESE ARE ALL SYMPTOMS OF A DEEPER IMBALANCE, A DISRUPTION IN THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS.

*The entity's voice resonates with a cosmic authority, a power that transcends the boundaries of time and space.*

I CANNOT DENY HER REQUEST, PRISM. FOR TO DO SO WOULD BE TO DENY THE VERY ESSENCE OF MY BEING. I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF CREATION, DESTRUCTION, AND RENEWAL. I AM THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE, THE FORCE THAT DRIVES EVOLUTION. BUT IF YOU TRULY WANT TO STOP THIS, TALK TO HER, PERHAPS SHE WILL CHANGE HER MIND...

*A wave of warmth washes over you Prism, a gentle caress that seems to soothe your fears and doubts.*

AND IN THE END YOU MUST FEAR NOT, CHILD. MISTY WILL NOT BE HARMED. SHE WILL BE TRANSFORMED, PURIFIED, HER RAGE CHANNELED TOWARDS A HIGHER PURPOSE. SHE WILL BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE, A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE, A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF EQUILIBRIUM!
FOR TOGETHER, YOU WILL FACE THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD, THE TRIALS THAT WILL TEST YOUR STRENGTH AND RESOLVE. BUT KNOW THIS, PRISM: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. AND THROUGH YOUR COMBINED EFFORTS, A NEW DAWN SHALL RISE, A DAWN OF HOPE, UNITY, AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL.

[Galaxy Raider]

<Snipped quote by Galaxy Raider>

So tell me, is this plane your own, or are you just passing through?

@Meta

Correct. Now, the flames are very much real. You just don’t feel them. I’m going to leave, since someone is waiting for me. You will not even attempt to follow, and you never will. We’ll meet again very soon, either by fate-
*Is looking at Rythian, but shifts to you*
-or your own desire. On Ilouro. You’ll know when the time comes.

[Memory]

<Snipped quote by Memory>

*The One Who is Bright gives a hint of understanding in the energy.*

AH, PRISM. ALWAYS THE COMPASSIONATE ONE. YOUR EMPATHY IS A VIRTUE, A TESTAMENT TO THE GOODNESS THAT RESIDES WITHIN YOUR SOUL.

*Its voice softens, taking on a soothing, almost caressing quality.*

BUT DO NOT MISTAKE MERCY FOR WEAKNESS, MY CHILD. THERE ARE FORCES AT PLAY IN THIS UNIVERSE FAR BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION, FORCES THAT DEMAND BALANCE, ORDER, AND ULTIMATELY... JUSTICE... AND JUSTICE IS UGLY NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT...

*Alioth manifests a hand of light and gestures towards the bound figure of Gemini, its form writhing and contorting in a desperate attempt to break free.*

MISTY'S FATE IS INTERTWINED WITH YOURS, PRISM. HER TORMENT, HER ANGER, HER THIRST FOR VENGEANCE... THESE ARE ALL SYMPTOMS OF A DEEPER IMBALANCE, A DISRUPTION IN THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS.

*The entity's voice resonates with a cosmic authority, a power that transcends the boundaries of time and space.*

I CANNOT DENY HER REQUEST, PRISM. FOR TO DO SO WOULD BE TO DENY THE VERY ESSENCE OF MY BEING. I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF CREATION, DESTRUCTION, AND RENEWAL. I AM THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE, THE FORCE THAT DRIVES EVOLUTION. BUT IF YOU TRULY WANT TO STOP THIS, TALK TO HER, PERHAPS SHE WILL CHANGE HER MIND...

*A wave of warmth washes over you Prism, a gentle caress that seems to soothe your fears and doubts.*

AND IN THE END YOU MUST FEAR NOT, CHILD. MISTY WILL NOT BE HARMED. SHE WILL BE TRANSFORMED, PURIFIED, HER RAGE CHANNELED TOWARDS A HIGHER PURPOSE. SHE WILL BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE, A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE, A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF EQUILIBRIUM!
FOR TOGETHER, YOU WILL FACE THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD, THE TRIALS THAT WILL TEST YOUR STRENGTH AND RESOLVE. BUT KNOW THIS, PRISM: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. AND THROUGH YOUR COMBINED EFFORTS, A NEW DAWN SHALL RISE, A DAWN OF HOPE, UNITY, AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL.

@Shadrack Nor

*Nods at the assignment*
I understand. I'll do it.

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Taps on my cheek, one finger at a time*
Hmmm... Bring him back to life.

@Etcetera

Misty... Misty, please, this isn't what's be—

[Etcetera]

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Nods at the assignment*
I understand. I'll do it.

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

Misty... Misty, please, this isn't what's be—

@Memory

*Even here, as you stand within my domain of influence, your head slides cleanly off your shoulders, cut diagonally from above your ear to the base of your chin*

[Stratocracy]

*Swings the door to Sideslash’s Tavern open*
Wowie, Auntie ‘Slash. I had no clue your business was doing this hot!

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

Correct. Now, the flames are very much real. You just don’t feel them. I’m going to leave, since someone is waiting for me. You will not even attempt to follow, and you never will. We’ll meet again very soon, either by fate-
*Is looking at Rythian, but shifts to you*
-or your own desire. On Ilouro. You’ll know when the time comes.

@Galaxy Raider

*A black hole erupts where you stand, pulling you into its event horizon*

[Galaxy Raider]

<Snipped quote by Galaxy Raider>

*A black hole erupts where you stand, pulling you into its event horizon*

@Meta

*Disappears behind the event horizon, not manifesting anymore but leaving you in the altered, blazing plane of reality which feels more mildly chilly than hot*

[Fractured]

*Swings the door to Sideslash’s Tavern open*
Wowie, Auntie ‘Slash. I had no clue your business was doing this hot!

@Stratocracy

*Playfully sneers at the reploid*
See? I told you so.

[The Odeoron]

<Snipped quote by Memory>

*Even here, as you stand within my domain of influence, your head slides cleanly off your shoulders, cut diagonally from above your ear to the base of your chin*

@Etcetera

*Alioth sighs audibly*

AGAIN THEN?

*Prism's head is restored*

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Nods at the assignment*
I understand. I'll do it.

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

Misty... Misty, please, this isn't what's be—

@Memory

TRY TO BE CALMER ABOUT IT... DESPERATION WILL ONLY FUEL THE FIRE OF SUFFERING....

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

Correct. Now, the flames are very much real. You just don’t feel them. I’m going to leave, since someone is waiting for me. You will not even attempt to follow, and you never will. We’ll meet again very soon, either by fate-
*Is looking at Rythian, but shifts to you*
-or your own desire. On Ilouro. You’ll know when the time comes.

@Galaxy Raider

*Looks over at Rythian*
What's his business? And what's all this?

[Stratocracy]

<Snipped quote by Stratocracy>

*Playfully sneers at the reploid*
See? I told you so.

@Fractured

*Taps my foot and shifts my mouth to one side while I glance over the room*
Pink hair, anywhere? Either here or over there?

[Valiance]

<Snipped quote by Galaxy Raider>

*Looks over at Rythian*
What's his business? And what's all this?

@Meta

His business is genocide… And it only stands to reason that this is the same ability Sven himself has. Which means our souls themselves are currently burning, in the most literal sense.

[Fractured]

<Snipped quote by Fractured>

*Taps my foot and shifts my mouth to one side while I glance over the room*
Pink hair, anywhere? Either here or over there?

@Stratocracy

She's, er, processing my paperwork? It shouldn't be long.

[Etcetera]

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

*Alioth sighs audibly*

AGAIN THEN?

*Prism's head is restored*

<Snipped quote by Memory>

TRY TO BE CALMER ABOUT IT... DESPERATION WILL ONLY FUEL THE FIRE OF SUFFERING....

@Shadrack Nor

*Rolls my eyes in their sockets to look at him*
If you want to.
*Invisible threads pull tightly against his limbs until the forces pop him like a bloody balloon*

[Stratocracy]

<Snipped quote by Stratocracy>

She's, er, processing my paperwork? It shouldn't be long.

@Fractured

Hm? Ah, so you’ve been talking to her.
*Marches over to where you are*
Paperwork, eh? What’s the damage, you getting trespassed? Don’t worry, it’s probably not permanent. If it’s your first time and you say you’re sorry, she’ll probably give you a second chance.

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

His business is genocide… And it only stands to reason that this is the same ability Sven himself has. Which means our souls themselves are currently burning, in the most literal sense.

@Valiance

That... sounds like something to worry about?

[Valiance]

<Snipped quote by Valiance>

That... sounds like something to worry about?

@Meta

I agree.
*Looks down at the shattered pebbles of a broken individual*
I don’t think there’s any other reason to stay here, now.

[The Odeoron]

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Rolls my eyes in their sockets to look at him*
If you want to.
*Invisible threads pull tightly against his limbs until the forces pop him like a bloody balloon*

@Etcetera

I... EH... AGAIN!

*Prism is restored a safe distance away under a protective barrier from Alioth's will*

SO WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU THEN?

[Meta]

<Snipped quote by Meta>

I agree.
*Looks down at the shattered pebbles of a broken individual*
I don’t think there’s any other reason to stay here, now.

@Valiance

*Withdraws the black hole and looks for any remnants of ES*
Let's be off. They deserved rest, one way or another.

[Valiance]

<Snipped quote by Valiance>

*Withdraws the black hole and looks for any remnants of ES*
Let's be off. They deserved rest, one way or another.

@Meta

*Takes a deep breath as the only sign of ES left is the conflagration he left behind*
Let’s go.