Artifact

Myriad Reality

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*Chuckles*
And here I was thinking I was confronting the ringleader. Clearly this is bigger than I imagined, given the rock I’ve been living under.

@Valiance

Hey, I’m not some peon! This war is bigger than any of us. And it’s going to end soon.

Myriad Reality

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You have half of Existence?!

@Valiance

...Frankly, my paygrade isn’t high enough to tell you the scope of our control, either directly or through holding partners. My orders are to fulfill a strategic objective here and nothing further.

Myriad Reality

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*Raises an eyebrow*
Not a one sided conquest? I’m starting to think I don’t have the whole picture.

@Valiance

*Checks my wrist*
I don’t have much time here. Existence has been divided into territories. Whoever controls half and connects them wins control of its structure. We’re going to do that.

Myriad Reality

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Fancy yourself a bit of an empire, then?

@Valiance

As much as anyone else fighting this war.

Myriad Reality

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Seems a bit useless to bring dimensions physically closer together, what with how easy it is for multidimensional beings like you and I to travel.

@Valiance

Not for territory acquisition. “When a single thread joins half the world, to that banner shall be granted the spoils.”

Myriad Reality

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I could see the immediate effects, sure. But that itself is a means to an end. Not something you’ll be dusting off your hands for when you’re done, and calling it a job well done. All this to say… Why?

@Valiance

These dimensions are an undervalued zone. Destroying them will bring together two sectors controlled by powerful, antagonistic forces. It also bridges territories easily within our grasp.

Myriad Reality

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For a bit of physical gerrymandering? I can’t say I’m convinced.

@Valiance

Good description. This will connect key sets of territories for us that need to be adjacent.

Myriad Reality

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I could say the same to you.

@Valiance

I have a job to do. If lives are what you’re worried about, this is a minuscule sacrifice.

Myriad Reality

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My hand returns the compliment.
*Rolls my wrist*

@Valiance

You’re sure you still want to do this? You’re welcome to leave now, no questions asked.

Myriad Reality

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*Stands smoking when the smoke clears, and shakes my hand with the bite wound*

@Valiance

Naht bad.
*Swallows, and the gems and sword disappear, while my muscles are amplified in their place*