Artifact

Myriad Reality

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I’ll tell you more about it later. We’ve been through a lot together.
*Ambles over near you and looks over your shoulder*

@Valiance

This bothers me.
*Points to two different watches, synchronized with the exact same time*
These match each other, but not the ones we saw before. Nor—
*Points to a distant clock tower, off by several seconds*

Myriad Reality

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They’re good folks. One of them is the one who helped me track down my brother before. It’ll all be fine.

@Valiance

If that's your conviction, then I won't argue. Not now.
*Traces the wall again, hovering my finger just over the golden impression, and pauses above one of the residents' watch*

Myriad Reality

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Don’t worry, you’re not enlisted. And neither am I, but I do work freelance with them. The forces of my people. And less with the military itself and moreso with the people in charge.

@Valiance

Just know that if they get in our way, I won't hesitate to treat them like the hostiles they are.

Myriad Reality

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I have cavalry backup. I did tell you before that I had support if I wanted it? Well, my superiors decided they wanted to at least do overwatch when I’m dealing with an ominous, disembodied cosmic dragon. Who can blame them?

@Valiance

You have superiors? I didn't realize I was signing up for another backstabbing military.

Myriad Reality

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I suppose, since we’re waiting on them, now’s a good time to tell you that I didn’t come here with you alone.

@Valiance

What does that mean? You're being cryptic.

Myriad Reality

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I can try momentarily...

@Multifarious

Let’s see if you get anything useful.

Myriad Reality

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I called it from the onset. The firmest ground we'll be touching for a while will Chickpea's creation.

@Valiance

You did. And unless Chickpea can scan this entire city, we'll need to fend off more of those.

Myriad Reality

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*Steps upwind of where the droplets would have been carried and looks to you*
Real dragon won't be as easy as that?

@Valiance

*Scowls*
I wouldn't count on it. I'm also more confident than ever that touching any part of this city is a bad idea.

Myriad Reality

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*The shape of the bowl itself funnels the blast so it explodes upwards into a spire of sorts*

@Valiance

*The gold particulates rain down over the city like a shower, and nothing remains in the sphere*

Myriad Reality

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You mutilating yourself was a good enough warning.
*The forcefield ball halves itself once more, returning to the bowl shape it was initially and opening up*

@Valiance

I didn't realize you watched that.
*The metal explodes as soon as it's exposed to oxygen*