Valiance

Myriad Reality

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*Hovers in place once I reach you, each flap of my wings scattering the creatures below me*
Downright unnerving.

@Nimda

*Steps forward, the tiny platforms at my feet disappearing and being replaced by new ones as I walk*
I wonder if these ecosystems require the beast to exist.

Myriad Reality

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*What previously appeared to be a black planet is actually barren, accompanied by pitch bloblike creatures bouncing rhythmically back and forth, their arms and legs short, jointless lumps, who stare at you blankly and unblinking with white saucer-sized eyes and dark slitted pupils*

@Nimda

Bizarre.
*Looks up at you as you float down to my level*

Myriad Reality

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*Obsidian wings tear outward from my back with a slurping sound, and I flick them down to slow my descent*

@Nimda

*Slams feet-first into a blue voxel platform that manifests just above the surface, as a blue light flashes from it over the ground to analyze the makeup of the new world*

Myriad Reality

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I’ve noticed surprisingly many.
*Gravity shifts again, now plummeting us toward the surface of the planet, whose black surface appears to be vibrating*

@Nimda

*Shifts around so that I'm, falling feet first*

Myriad Reality

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I knew someone with that skill at one point too, but everyone I knew turned out to be good-for-nothing traitors.
*Glances at you*
And my enemy a helpful ally. There “fate” goes again.

@Nimda

A much more relatable experience to me than you might think.

Myriad Reality

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*Nods*
That was him, then?

@Nimda

It was. Unfortunately.

Myriad Reality

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What did you do, exactly?

@Nimda

You were there. Remember the guy who… Who tried to help my brother?

Myriad Reality

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Believe it or not, that’s not mine either. Especially without the souls I had collected.

@Nimda

*Rubs the back of my head*
I kinda burned my bridge with the one guy I know with that capability too…

Myriad Reality

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For certain? Do you have some way to check?

@Nimda

I would say no. Matters of detecting and attacking a soul are not in my skillset. It's a pretty niche field.

Myriad Reality

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Its soul resides there. As for why that destination in particular is the heart of the beast, I have no idea.

@Nimda

And it’s the only place for certain? No soul division shenanigans to be concerned about?