For a second he seemed stunned by her pronouncements and let her pass Then he wheeled around and shouted desperation and want animating his voice Mae
MaeÆs shoulders shook despite herself The raw emotion contained in her name acted as a spell stopping her from walking away She felt so so weak She pivoted slowly looking back at the Vulpine His tails hung limply next to his body His eyes were wide and pleadingù donÆt leave me now donÆt leave me here
It was hard to feel anything looking at him
Mae wondered if she could even find her happiness after the last few months She felt so empty right now her image broken and her worldview shaken by the powers she had witnessed Nether King Hungry Eye had shattered her plans and then ascended to fight even more powerful foes Even the hollowed out Elhume had managed to surpass her Which left her with nothing but the broken remnants of her determination
She didnÆt know if she believed in the perfect world she sought
A ripple ran through existence Another life began to overlap this one Mae bit her lip as the changes occurred furious and scared as she sucked in a breath Because it was the same knowledge that Hungry Eye utilized to defeat her she couldnÆt deny there existed a strange truth in these mirrored moments Yet her lungs filled with air and she felt a heady rush of power and that surety that came with it made her hesitate
The moment took over
She wasnÆt broken she had ascended The Monarch of Karma began to glow with force her image roaring and drawing more and more momentum into his body And next to Fiero facing her world image that gathered momentum was Elhume Elhume and Fiero held hands releasing those same pulses of power that Hungry Eye had faced down They approached the Pinnacle rushing ahead of her toward the goal of true power
The other Fiero said It does not have to be this way Step down Mae Myrna We can create your own future We just need to work together If you continue like this you will eliminate free will You will regret your actions
She ignored Fiero She looked at Elhume In this universe too his eyes were empty He had mortgaged his entire existence for power He didnÆt remember what he had lost
Scornful Mae raised her hands If she could call on the power of this other version of herself she would wield her power to destroy as much as possible It was the ending she deserved This world should suffer for birthing us
You stupid bitch
In the next instant the fakeness of the moment faltered and broke Back in the present she felt weak and depressed All of her potency drained out of her body But now the VulpineÆs eyes bulged with rage and frustration His hand stretched forward penetrating her chest the curved fingers squeezing her heart She was a single moment away from death
Mae Myrna laughed Have we plumbed the depths of your love already Fiero What a bleak bottom How quickly the facade crumbles You are an existence that cannot help but take You never knew love Even compared to an empty Elhume you fail
FieroÆs face twisted at the mention of that name His hand tightened Mae Myrna died
She didnÆt see the Vulpine turn and stare across the Badlands You This is your fault If only your life was mine
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Randidly moved quickly as he made his preparations Even during his breakÆ night he didnÆt want to waste time Not when so much loomed on the horizon
Although honestly even his leisurely speed would be faster than most
For now he tried not to think about the future He tried to just exist in the moment and address the problems this new attempt would include He had become a Legend but he also had a human body and human emotions For now he wanted to concern himself with just those two facts The tension would be discarded for later
Randidly stepped and the sandy expanse of the badlands gave way to rolling foothills A wind screamed around his body with the speed of his movement Another step carried him deep within the mountains As he lowered his speed his landing cracked the ground and knocked over two unfortunate pine trees Still calling this body humanÆ might be a bit of a stretch Would simply referring to myself as a mortal be more accurate
He set those thoughts aside for now and released a soft pulse of Nether that sank into the ground
Congratulations Your Skill Randidly Ghosthound Executive of Nether Reborn has grown to Level 1501
With his new powerful unique Skill Randidly could practically taste all the history of the mountain This area had been outside of the small bubble of stable time as he tried to crank through a Pinnacle event so about thirty years had passed without much disturbance from Aether or Nether life As such the mountain had grown wild with monsters and rather unique plant life
Randidly skipped through the trees producing enough wind with his passage that several nearby sturdy pines swayed nervously He then crouched in the dirt releasing a pulse of his Songstress of Absence into the ground With a grin he crooked a beckoning finger at the dirt Several fat mushrooms were cleanly removed ugly butterflies emerging from a world sized cocoon A wave of the hand annihilated all the dirt across their length He added a secondary pulse of the SongstressÆs song in order to be sure no image lingered in the food ingredients
Congratulations Your Skill Hungry Eyes Hollow Heart Cadence of Tragedy has grown to Level 1063
One down a dozen to go
He moved sideways across the mountain having spotted some wild carrots onions and strawberries at various positions across the mountain with his Nether pulse He foraged with the speed of a sprinting ghost whipping across the ridges and elevation gain to his target removing and purifying any strange images that had sunk into the food then moving on to the next area Already the basic menu began to condense in his mind
However the process was interrupted while Randidly crouched down and picked strawberries A roar blasted across the mountain powerful enough to shake the ground Randidly quirked an eyebrow up and straightened at the sudden outburst His gaze focused on the shadowy entrance to a nearby cave With a secondary roar a massive body loped out of the cave and spat its fury
In the open the monster stood at almost four meters tall It spread its muscular arms wide and gnashed its teeth Its bushy tail whipped back and forth a testament to how it could brook no invasions onto its chosen ground
Mutated Were squirrel Overlord Lvl 100
Ah remember when Levels mattered A Level 100 foe used to be slightly scary Randidly felt nostalgic as he considered the monster He had noticed this being with his Nether pulse but had just assumed that it wouldnÆt be dumb enough to antagonize him However in the end despite the heights it had reached it was still a squirrel
Randidly reached for its nutsÆ and it came bounding out with a vengeance
Congratulations Your Skill Wake of Miracles has grown to Level 658
Congratulations Your Skill Arch HereticÆs Thaumaturgy has grown to Level 401
Congratulations Your Skill Arch HereticÆs Thaumaturgy has grown to Level 553
Congratulations Your Skill Wake of Miracles has grown to Level 708
While Skill Levels continued to accumulate the were squirrel turned and hopped away Its vague image had been broken and its muscular shoulders trembled with fear Despite its massive size its tail looked very cute as it flowed along the path its main body had taken Randidly didnÆt pursue Honestly the Skill Levels and points of MuseÆs Reverie were a nice bonus Seeing the Keystone of the First Ghasthund was the only reason he had attacked such a weak being
Humming to himself Randidly returned to his mountain plucking When he was satisfied with the vegetables he had obtained he released a deeper pulse of Nether one that traveled through almost the entirety of the Aether lands Now that he had an idea for the dishes he just needed the main ingredients
He launched himself off the mountain and headed South where a giant inland lake waited Its unsuspecting fish and shellfish population had no protection against him With just a movement of RandidlyÆs finger the currents of the lake would shift and carry his targets helplessly away bringing them to the surface without any struggle