The Odeoron

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

Honestly... I just want the courage to do the right thing by her when the time comes. She’s much stronger than me, in every way. Words are all I have.

@Memory

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN FIX THEN FAIRLY EASILY...

*As he says that, Prism, suddenly everything begins to vibrate, and you begin levitating. pulse after pulse of energy, heat and pressure seem to burst out of you at every corner of your being, everything seems clear, knowledge and peace overwhelm you, and then...*


*As this event is finished and you are dropped back down, a new you...*



A NEW PRISM HAS BEEN BORN! I HAVE GIVEN YOU WHAT YOUR HEART ALREADY HAD CHILD! YOUR CURIOUS NATURE HAS NOW GIVEN YOU THE ABILITY TO READ FUTURE TIMELINES, PEOPLE'S SECRET THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, YOU WILL NOW, NO LONGER BE A SLAVE TO TIME BUT ITS MASTER, FOR YOU CAN REWIND, PAUSE OR ACCELERATE THE FLOW OF TIME WITH A MERE THOUGHT, YOUR BODY IS NOW STRONGER, AND RESISTENCE TO REALITY ALTERING ATTACKS IS IN YOUR VEINS, A TRUE EXPLORER, ONE THAT WAS BORN OF DIVINITY AND IS NOW ENABLED TO DO MORE THAN JUST REPLICATE AND JUST SPEAK...

*You suddenly realize, you can control emotions and thoughts, you can teleport, your body is now that of a weightlifter due to a mirroring effect of your ability to resist most godlike attacks, stop time, fast forward, rewind... just about every ability that would fit your personality traits, and you are free to discover more. Alioth has given you the key to what you needed to be a true instrument of healing for Misty*

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

I can’t help but think this isn’t the sort of therapy she needs.

@Memory

SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED THEN CHILD... THIS IS YOUR FRIEND... THE ONE YOUR HEART BEATS FOR... I'M MERELY THE ENABLER HERE!

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

It’s... not the first time. This is the sort of thing I want to see her work out.

@Memory

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

It’s... not the first time. This is the sort of thing I want to see her work out.

@Memory

WELL THEN....

*He just plops her back into existence with a twist... she is now staring at her own corpse...*

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

...
*In an act of sheer defiance, summons a gun from the aether and shoots myself in the head*

@Etcetera

WELL THEN... THAT'S A THING... SHE JUST OFFED HERSELF!

WHAT NOW PRISM?

Myriad Reality

*Alioth's ethereal form flickers, a ripple of amusement —or perhaps something more aggressive— passing through its radiant glow.*

A NEW HIM, YOU SAY? A FASCINATING CONCEPT. BUT TELL ME, MISTY, DO YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT GEMINI WOULD DESPISE A REFLECTION OF HIMSELF? OR MIGHT HE, PERHAPS, FIND A TWISTED SENSE OF PRIDE IN SEEING HIS OWN SPIRIT MIRRORED IN ANOTHER?

*His voice takes on a cautionary tone, a hint of warning underlying its gentle cadence.*

THE PATH OF VENGEANCE IS A TREACHEROUS ONE, MISTY. THOUGH RIGHT IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE SCALES, IT CONSUMES ALL WHO TREAD IT, LEAVING NAUGHT BUT ASHES AND REGRET. ESPECIALLY IF YOU START CONSUMING THOSE ONLY FEW WHO DID YOU NO WRONG BUT ONLY CARED FOR YOU! IS THAT TRULY THE LEGACY YOU WISH TO LEAVE BEHIND?

A sudden migraine hits you Misty and the best memories with Prism start surfacing

*Then Alioth pauses, its gaze shifting between Misty and the bound Gemini.*

*A sudden echoing voice crosses your mind Prism, first followed by an over the top sigh*

HOW ABOUT THAT? ARE YOU SURE YOU STILL WANT TO JOURNEY WITH HER ALONE? IS THERE ANY IMPULSE IN YOU AT ALL IN THE QUEST TO WORK THROUGH CHAOS THAT WOULD CALL FOR MORE STRENGTH THAN THIS? I WILL NOT ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU AND BENJAMIN HAS HIS PLACE IN AXIS 98...

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

Wrong? Not a thing. He just can't tell me what to do.

@Etcetera

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!

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*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*

@Etcetera

I... EH... AGAIN!

*Prism is restored a safe distance away under a protective barrier from Alioth's will*

SO WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU THEN?

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Memory>

*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*

@Etcetera

*Alioth sighs audibly*

AGAIN THEN?

*Prism's head is restored*

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Nods at the assignment*
I understand. I'll do it.

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

Misty... Misty, please, this isn't what's be—

@Memory

TRY TO BE CALMER ABOUT IT... DESPERATION WILL ONLY FUEL THE FIRE OF SUFFERING....

Myriad Reality

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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.

@Memory

*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.

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

...Any damage that I’ve done to this world by my visit today. I’d like it to be unwritten.

@Memory

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...

<Snipped quote by Shadrack Nor>

*Taps on my cheek, one finger at a time*
Hmmm... Bring him back to life.

@Etcetera

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.