Necrophage

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Oz ate his meal like he hadn't eaten days - which was probably true actually. Between mouthfuls Oz blurted out a response to the situation. "From my few times meeting them - *scarf* - I haven't known the Order to actually lie about what they would do -*slurp*-. They have a thing for being dramatic but they generally -*crunch*- follow through with things." He downed the rest of his orange juice and finally paused to add more. "I believe they don't sleep actually. They're apparently ageless from what they've described. They may not even have to eat. I bet Rajaka still does though. He seems like the kind that would eat regardless. Heresay aside we don't have much more time. I have a hunch that a tear in the sky isn't what's going to end the world - I think it's what's on the other side of the tear that will. Opening a massive passage to the void would let in.. who knows what? I just know there's more on the other side and we really don't want to mess with them." Oz concluded.

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Oz stirred from his light sleep. "Uh.. yeah assuming I get a hot meal and a long nap. Feel like I just lifted a mountain range." He stated with sardonic flare.

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Oz was on the verge of falling asleep but he still kept up with talking. "And what if we contributed some power to you just so you could do that?" He considered.

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"I figured it would be nice to have a creator around when someone appeared to destroy everything..." Oz leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes. Damn was he tired.

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"I wasn't worried." He hefted upward and the colossus mimicked him. "Geode, you're coming with us." He stated more than asked. "Like I said, I'm not letting you sink away again. I want you to stay with me." He explained. "We're going to beat the Order and I'm determined to do it without losing anyone else. So.. bear witness." Sweat dripped from his brow. "At the very least you won't be bored or alone."

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Oz tilted his head back to see them. He made a downward motion with his left hand that the colossus mirrored, drawing a massive arm into middle of the platform to separate Jenso and Oz from the Order of Chaos the moment they started making threatening gestures. "Measure... your words.. carefully, Jenso." Oz warned through heavy breaths.

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"You are stubborn beyond reason, Geode. You see no light because you choose not to. Until you do there will never be any hope for you." Oz stated. He bent his knees in a stance and brought his clenched fists to his sides. Power began to emanate from his figure. Oz was glowing. "You have limited yourself to only what your vain and cold imaginings could be when the world is so much more vast and plentiful than even you could know. A shorter life endears us to the power and passion of each passing moment. You wouldn't understand our light unless you chose to."

Great pressure seemed to heave itself on Oz's shoulders as his energy spread wide into the air above them. "I, who have chosen to bear the weight of the world, will now humble a god's prideful corpse." The energy began to take the form of a colossal humanoid shape above him that seemed to stand atop the waves below. The platform they stood on suddenly halted, floating at the mid-section of the giant.

"Atlas, lift the heavens."

The colossus slowly bent its back into the descending fortress, cradling the platform from falling dangers with its arms and heaving the massive castle upward. The giant lacked speed but it was clear what its strengths were. The strain on Oz was clear from just looking at him, every muscle was tense, his breathing was becoming more rapid. It were almost as if he were the very giant to move their danger aside.

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"You're out of options and we're out of time. I'm not about to let you slink back into nothing like you did before. Give it up and let this fight end." Oz stubbornly offered. "You'll have your time to shine again but your position as a destroyer is over."

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The two crashed into the platform, pounding what was already a messy surface. Oz looked up from the semi-knelt position. The citadel began to lurch forward, going completely off balance. Debris, cogs, and broken stone tumbled off into the ocean below. There was little time left. "Give it up Geode. This is over but it doesn't have to be the end of you."

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The comet barreled downward, threatening to pierce straight through the citadel. "Adapt to this!"