Abominations

Myriad Reality

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Agreed. But as a preventative measure for a future occurrence, which is code for increasing his own strength.

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*Dives down after you*

@Legend

*Upon diving off, you see no one ahead of you*

Myriad Reality

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I'm rarely in favor of consolidating destructive forces into a single power structure.

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This is being activated because of Nemid.

@Legend

Unfortunate line of thought. Maybe we can discuss it next time? There should be a next time, if this becomes a trend. My time crunch ended up more pressing than yours though, so until then.
*Falls backward off the lowering platform*

Myriad Reality

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Because beings like you will do things like this. This would not have stopped Nemid.

@Legend

You don't believe? Not even refined? No, not on its own. But imagine it takes the place of a million dead fighters. Or a thousand. Or one.
*Steps backward a few steps, and holds my arms out*
Creations like this save people. A better job just needs to be done about maintaining whose hands have the controls. Another, secondary experimental success by the way. Thanks for that.

Myriad Reality

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What other conclusion is there?

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A worthless sacrifice.

@Legend

Weapons like this can prevent catastrophes like Nemid from ever reaching such a tipping point again. Why send people to die when things like this exist? Garsun was not a good person, but he left this behind for us to use.

Myriad Reality

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*Frowns*
This weapon has no business remaining undestroyed.

@Legend

*The platform starts to lower, along with the rod*
We both just watched the same thing and you come to that conclusion? Tragic.

Myriad Reality

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*Watches the lights cascade*

@Legend

*It continues for what almost seems like too long, but as the lights dim down and the weapon stops, not a single other astral body is in sight anymore. The walls are totally black*

Myriad Reality

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*Rushes toward Akora and casts a silencing spell on her*

@Legend

*In a way almost similar to thunderclaps roaring from right next to us, the rod discharges, unleashing swaths of teal-infused lightning and swaths of powerful waves of energy in repeating, pulsating bursts. The entirety of the discharge does not contact the structure, and instead rockets out into space, from inside the tower, into the space where the spectator view currently rests, creating a beautiful rippling blue light show across the walls as far down as the eye can see*

Myriad Reality

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Hm.
*Begins adjusting options on the device at random, observing the characters on the monitor for later analysis*

@Legend

*Nothing prevents you from doing so, but nothing also prevents the rod from reversing course in its current behavior*
Seriously, free your hands. And sorry to the cat in advance, odds are she won't be able to hear me apologize after.
*Lifts my hands up and puts them where my ears would be, not taking my eyes off the show*

Myriad Reality

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You're stalling. Convince me before I randomize this interface.

@Legend

Not stalling, just waiting, while in the same room as you. Randomize it. Like I said before, it's not reversible.
*Squats down while watching the rod*
Maybe cover your ears.

Myriad Reality

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I'm nothing if not reckless. Which of us is willing to risk more?

@Legend

You're playing a game of bartering with stakes when the values are far from equivalent. Read the room again.
*Looks down*
Besides, it's not just that I see through your visage. I know what happened to you when combating one of Nemid's forces. The very same event which spurned this movement to awaken these locked away weapons. You said earlier yourself, the tower seems useful, yes?