Wrong? Not a thing. He just can't tell me what to do.
WHO DO YOU THINK ALSO THINKS LIKE THAT THEN?*Alioth nudges you towards the bound Gemini*BECAUSE IF THIS BEING THAT CARES FOR YOUR WELL BEING CAN'T EVEN SUGGEST A PATH THAT IS LESS CHAOTIC, THEN YOU MIGHT JUST END UP LIKE HIM!
*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*
I... EH... AGAIN!
*Prism is restored a safe distance away under a protective barrier from Alioth's will*
*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*
*Alioth sighs audibly*
AGAIN THEN?
*Prism's head is restored*
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*Nods at the assignment* I understand. I'll do it.
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Misty... Misty, please, this isn't what's be—
TRY TO BE CALMER ABOUT IT... DESPERATION WILL ONLY FUEL THE FIRE OF SUFFERING....
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.
*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.
...Any damage that I’ve done to this world by my visit today. I’d like it to be unwritten.
YOU DID NOT DAMAGE THIS REALM CHILD... A MERE VISIT DOES NOT DO THAT, NOT EVEN IF YOU WERE TO BUILD YOURSELF AN EMPIRE... AS I TOLD YOU, IT IS BEST TO NOT ASK FOR INFORMATION WHERE INFORMATION WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN THE BURNING OF YOUR CORTEX... BUT THAT SAID, ONE UNIVERSE IS WAY TO BIG FOR ONE MERE CREATURE'S PASSING THROUGH FROM ANOTHER, TO ALTER ITS NATURAL BALANCE...
*He reassures you*
ON ANOTHER NOTE, SHOULD YOU SO CHOSE, YOU MAY NOW TAKE A PIECE OF THE TESSERACT GROWTH THAT YOU LAID YOUR PHYSICAL HAND ON, AND IT WILL BE FASHIONED INTO A TALISMAN FOR YOU, SO WHENEVER YOU NEED ASSISTANCE I'LL BE THERE...
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*Taps on my cheek, one finger at a time* Hmmm... Bring him back to life.
I COULD DO THAT, YES, BUT MY CONCERNS ARE WITH AXIS-98 OR WHAT YOU WOULD CALL "THE TERRAN DOMINION RELATED MULTIVERSE CLUSTER" AND THOUGH HE WOULD POSE NO THREAT TO ME, HE WOULD TO THE BOTH OF YOU AND THAT ENTIRE MULTIVERSE I HAVE CURRENTLY WORKED WITH SOLDIER BOY TO RESTORE ORDER TO AND TO PERFECT... BUT SURE, HERE HE COMES
as Alioth said that, what looked like a startled and bound figure of Gemini appeared in this same space, bound by what looked like strings of light and radiation. And upon realizing, as hard as he would try to break free, it would be to no avail.
I will. *Looks up* Now I know what he thinks of me. I made a new choice.
I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR ENDEAVOR JUST AS MUCH AS I WANT PRISM TO REACH HIS FULL POTENTIAL AND BENJAMIN TO BRING ORDER TO THE TERRAN DOMINION... SO WHAT WOULD YOU ASK OF ME? I SHALL GIVE YOU ANYTHING THAT STANDS IN MY ABILITY, AND IF YOUR HEART ALIGNS WITH BALANCE, THE COSMIC KIND, THEN I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE, TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE DEEPER SECRETS OF REALITY...
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But in the end, she has to decide her own path for herself. It’s not my place to say what anyone should or shouldn’t do.
INDEED, BUT DO NOT FORGET PRISM, SHE WILL NEED YOU JUST AS MUCH AS YOU WILL NEED HER. ALL MUST MAKE THEIR OWN CHOISE, BUT DON'T LET THAT FRAIL LINE OF ORDER BE BROKEN BY THE CHAOS...
... *Chooses to remain silent, taking in the situation from every vantage point*
HMMM... YOU WANT TO MAKE HIM HATE YOU IS THAT RIGHT? MISTY? AND WHAT IF I TOLD YOU, THAT THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN ORDER TO RESTORE BALANCE?
*Alioth addresses exactly what you desire most, and almost gives you a feeling of justification for the way you are*
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*Sits cross-legged and listens to the words of the subconscious entity* You’re not wrong. Misty pierces my heart because mom suffers all the same. But you’re right, this road can’t last forever.
That’s a question for someone who came here today, but not for me. But Misty—she’s the one I want to see awaken... I know there’s someone good there, deep down.
AH... MISTY... YOUR FRIEND, THE ONE WHO YOU CARE ABOUT... LET'S SEE HERE... As he says that Misty appears next to you, confused and awestruck, but there... and strangely she would feel she could talk to this being Alioth, but to you... still silent
THE GIRL WHO WOULD CHANGE WORLDS ACORDING TO WILL IS HERE, THE ONE WHO WAS MERCILESSLY EXPERIMENTED UPON BY A BEING OF IMBALANCE, ONE OF MY MANY ENEMIES... NOT ONE WHO WE SHOULD CONCERN OURSELVES WITH AS THEY ARE NO LONGER... WHAT YOU WOULD CALL 'LIVING' BUT LAY IN A PLACE WHERE ONLY MISTY AND I CAN ACESS... A COMPLICATED SITUATION, AND NOT A BALANCE SO EASILY RESTORED...
Alioth pondered settling the atmosphere with a genuine sense of strategizing and calculating when related to Misty's situation
Prism's Subconscious: *- Speaks to you things only you would know deeply but still related to the soul searching that is happening here, this is no mere clone, but an avatar of your innermost being -*
I’m just a wanderer. Here to see what there is to see. Taking shortcuts to get there would cheapen the experience, I think.
*The One who is Bright's radiance shifts, coalescing into a more intense energy, shimmering with an ethereal light that seems to dance and flicker. It almost gives the feeling that if it had a face it would give a gentle knowing smile at your statement*
A WANDERER, YOU SAY? A SEEKER OF EXPERIENCES, A COLLECTOR OF MOMENTS. A NOBLE PURSUIT, TO BE SURE. BUT TELL ME, PRISM, IS WANDERING AIMLESSLY TRULY THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT? IS SIMPLY 'SEEING WHAT THERE IS TO SEE' ENOUGH TO QUENCH THE THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE THAT BURNS WITHIN YOUR SOUL?
*The one who is bright's voice, though gentle, carries a weight that seems to press upon your very being.*
YOU SPEAK OF SHORTCUTS, OF CHEAPENING THE EXPERIENCE. BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT THERE ARE PATHS LESS TRAVELED, HIDDEN TRAILS THAT LEAD TO VISTAS BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS? WHAT IF I OFFERED YOU A GLIMPSE INTO THE VERY HEART OF EXISTENCE, A CHANCE TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES OF THE COSMOS AND TRANSCEND THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR LIMITED FORM?
*He pauses, giving you a deep feeling that if there would be a gaze in any specific direction then it would be piercing through your soul.*
BUT PERHAPS,*It continues, its voice barely a whisper,*YOU ARE CONTENT WITH THE SURFACE, WITH THE FLEETING MOMENTS OF THE 3 DIMENSIONS OF THE KNOWABLE WORLD. PERHAPS YOU FEAR THE DEPTHS, THE VASTNESS THAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL OF MUNDANE PERCEPTION...
*Suddenly, a figure materializes beside you, a perfect replica of yourself, yet with eyes that burn with an intensity that you never knew you had. The clone speaks in a voice that is both familiar and alien.*
Prism's Subconscious: But is this enough? *the clone asks, its voice echoing with a haunting resonance.* Is this what we truly are at the core of our being? Or is there something more, something deeper, something waiting to be awakened?
PUPPETS? CHAMPIONS? SUCH LIMITING LABELS, CHILD. THEY ARE VESSELS, YES, BUT NOT MERE PLAYTHINGS. THEY ARE CONDUITS, AMPLIFIERS, THROUGH WHICH MY ESSENCE CAN FLOW AND SHAPE THIS REALITY.
*A wave of warmth washes over you, a comforting embrace that soothes and reinvigorates.*
DO NOT MISTAKE MY GUIDANCE FOR CONTROL. I OFFER POWER, KNOWLEDGE, AND PURPOSE, BUT THE CHOICE TO WIELD THEM IS THEIRS ALONE. THEY ARE FREE TO FOLLOW THEIR OWN PATHS, TO MAKE THEIR OWN DESTINIES. BUT IN THEIR STRUGGLES, IN THEIR TRIUMPHS AND FAILURES, THEY LEARN. THEY GROW. THEY BECOME MORE THAN THEY EVER COULD HAVE BEEN ALONE.
*Alioth's voice softens, a hint of vulnerability seeping through the cosmic grandeur.*
LIFE IS MY PASSION, YES. BUT LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS, IN ALL ITS INFINITE COMPLEXITY. I SEEK NOT TO DOMINATE, BUT TO NURTURE, TO GUIDE, TO HELP THOSE WITH POTENTIAL TO TRANSCEND THEIR LIMITATIONS AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS OF EXISTENCE.
SO I ASK YOU AGAIN, PRISM. WHAT DO YOU TRULY SEEK? WHAT BURNING NEED FUELS YOUR HEART? WHAT DREAMS KEEP YOU WANDERING SO FAR AND SO WIDE?
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