Kethope pressed her eyes closed Almost immediately her Turtleline subordinates began to bristle to them missing a meeting was a slap on the face of the highest ranked person running the meeting in this case her So because Cerulean had moved so quickly to call the meeting and she had been unable to get in contact with Hungry Eye somehow her honor ended up at stake and the creepy raptorÆs missing arm made him a war hero
This is so exhausting Inside her shell she hunched her shoulders Do these other fools truly want to survive this tribulation
If he has decided not to attend the defensive meeting that is his decision The golden armored Turtleline said with a cool voice Have we not seen his disrespect for authority time and time again If it did not amuse him to dabble in these conflicts likely he would leave us hanging out to dry right when we needed him most No it is far better that he remains out of the loop so that he cannot betray us
As the other Turtlelines grumbled agreement Fatia Cerulean raised his talons Now do not be too hard on Hungry Eye His assistance was invaluable in the fight against Deganawidah And you cannot blame him for wishing to hide and lick his wounds it takes quite a bit of bravery to persist even while hampered
He saved your life you lying shitbag Kethope cleared her throat wanting to move the conversation forward This is all irrelevant I ask again what
Actually Cerulean looked up and smiled I have a few notions as to how we can counterattack the Nether rabble WeÆve been approached with a truly unusual opportunity
The door opened and three individuals walked into the room The first Kethope recognized as that weasel Don Beigon who had struggled and failed to handle the situation in the slums so now they had stood up and walked away Yet her heart stopped as she felt the waves of power rolling off the other two individuals that floated in behind him
Greetings The second individual bowed He possessed features but they were mixed up He had a massive eyeball taking up his chin and two small mouths where eyes were usually located I call myself the Prophet This is the Scythe And now that she has revealed herself we would like to assist you in slaying the Nether Arbiter
Chapter 2298
Randidly curled up in the pocket of gravity warm and comfortable He became a metaphysical seed planting itself in the essence of the memory world pushing itself toward germination Yggdrasil spread out its roots into the environment drinking down the chaotic fragments of energy left on the battlefield When those had been completely depleted the image drank from the ground and sky
At the moment the two armies just watched each other They probably assumed the slight exhaustion that began to seep into their bones was just stress Any dissipating energy wasnÆt missed And Yggdrasil knew well enough not to take from those capable of noticing
On the one hand Randidly knew he was inflicting pretty serious long term damage on the memory most substances couldnÆt produce let alone consume even a fraction of the energy he burned through on a daily basis The expenditure of even just supporting him back to the point his own engines revved to life would leave an environment crumbling and bleak A whole new Badlands was being created on the Northeastern side of Homewell under the armiesÆ very feet masked right now by the scars of war Yet he also possessed Animation Nova He might take now but he could replace it later
ThatÆs how he comforted his conscience anyway
Still he knew this process was necessary Randidly needed to be back up to full strength as quickly as possible Movements began in both armies First in the Aether army as it prepared to take advantage of DeganawidahÆs absence Then the Nether forces shifted in response taking defensive positions
The prolonged period of stillness for Randidly also had the effect of letting the Songstress of Absence adjust to her new form A vibrant azure gleam settled across the sirenÆs fin wings although her skin remained grey and haunted Her black eyes pulsed and drank in the surrounding light possessing scraps of the horrifying allure of an event horizon
A deep wound of frustration and anger had burned in her chest as she discovered herself but pausing and playing with the Twin Lingering Shadows of Misfortune did a lot to teach her the joys of possessing a physical form although she was mute She could play and recuperate acclimating to the presence of his other images
The Songstress of Absence would need help as it held his second attempt on the impossible together after all
Randidly checked and he could still manifest the event horizon a herald of the SongstressÆs arrival His chest rose and fell with his breaths He mentally went through the final preparations for his second attempt and checked off box after box
He had access to the mechanics of cohort creation
His Nether Core recovered most of its momentum and could once more wield significance
He had a powerful image capable of creating a bridge of superposition
His focus and emotional potency dribbled back to him his sea filling up as he gathered his own strength and began to purify the dark unconscious flowing into him from the Alpha Cosmos
Below the two armies lurched into motion An elite squad led by the golden armored Turtleine barreled forward crashing through the Nether Warriors Unified images helped forced the Nether forces back despite their superior numbers And Randidly finally understand the variable that gave the Aether forces the confidence to attack the Cult of the Savior had crawled out of its hole and prodded the two back on a collision course
In his seed state Randidly glared balefully down across the battlefield His awareness locked onto the two individuals from the Cult of the Savior not even bothering to keep his focus slightly adjacent in order to not alert them He felt a grim thrill of satisfaction as the Scythe twitched as he locked onto them YggdrasilÆs carrion clicked its teeth reminiscing about the sensation of ripping into this shadow beingÆs flesh
The Songstress of Absence crooned out a complex and nonexistent series of notes The gravitational vortex around RandidlyÆs body twisted and stretched growing in size from a pinprick into a fist then larger into a body sized orb Nether and Aether citizens lashed out and fought against each other Blood spurted out of wounds onto the ground Screams of rage and pain mixed together their shrill notes pulled into the energies drawn out of the battlefield pulled up into the storm around the event horizon
Randidly felt attentions snap upward to his position as he moved past his usual aura to a tier of power just as destructive as the attack unleashed by HomewellÆs Lifeseal Most notably he felt the hateful glare from the Prophet earning a sharp smile from Randidly But he kept his senses tingling for sights of the more dangerous saboteur Deganawidah the Thirce Drowned
However the Nether MonsterÆs emotions remained opaque His significance swirled giving no sign of a response to either Randidly or the Aether offensive And after a second Deganawidah returned to whatever business kept him occupied at LowannaÆs position
Randidly chewed on his lips but didnÆt question the lack of interference His attention returned to the force he corralled swirling it around his position faster and faster The Songstress released soft notes adding vicious edges to the folds of winds If Randidly had descended atop his storm his storm would have blended most of the bodies below turning all the fighters into pulped flesh
But Randidly didnÆt descend Randidly cracked his fingers and began to rise the pure core of gravitational power stabilizing a monstrous mixture of Aether and Nether
When he had risen to a height where he no longer threatened to crush the embers of the conflict he looked up with a burning intensity His eyes traced the glittering Aether constructs primal sorts of Engraving that possessed a deep and influential power Closer to these vital structures of the Nexus Randidly felt a howling sort of resistance a deep energy carrying notes of the Hierarchy of Burden To reach out and touch these mechanisms was to near the howling edge of this isolated universe