God who am I giving respect to rules IÆm spending way too much time around Enmya and Lowanna Devick clicked her tongue and focused forward on the corpse of Mae Myrna Despite her light words she felt nervous looking at this Third Guardian It hadnÆt yet revealed its wrath but Devick couldnÆt see through the mechanism of the DonÆs sudden incarceration
On cue the corpseÆs gaze pivoted upward and examined her Those eyes glowed with some internal measurement system scrutinizing the entirety of DevickÆs depths Despite its usually irreverent attitude even Malice straightened and preened a bit under the attention
The light died You are a difficult case You also have not taken the lives of any spirit on your ascension For that you deserve to continue However
At the word deserve the wooden door began opening The Don unleashed a cry of outrage Then the corpse said however and the door froze half opened The light in the corpseÆs eyes began glowing again The process restarted She examined Devick closely The light dimmed The light brightened The eyes flashed with an extra bit of intensity The light dimmed The light brightened
The light dimmed the corpse clearly caught in some sort of conundrum Devick felt her heart contracting what if she was stuck here in front of this robot the weirdness of Randidly making her real from a memory somehow fucking her over
The snakes swam around her head clearly bored with all the waiting until the corpse raised her hand and pointed at them however these each bear the burden of many lives More lives than I can even imagine have been sucked dry by their hollow fangs And such delight for unimaginable cruelty They deserve nothing They are connected to you yes but Eyes brightening eyes dimming but they latch onto you without you desiring them So long as you leave them behind you may ascend
The door swung all the way open Simultaneously the snakes hurried down to float in front of DevickÆs face
But power
Take us
Kill the dead thing
Squish it Very dead
Us too Take
YouÆve had a thousand years more than that to guide us to a better end Randidly growled in response The Dread Homunculus sneered But all youÆve done is exploit the lives of those weaker than you ignore their pleas and monopolize the benefits of your position You two have built the game board I will not flinch from breaking the rules youÆve maintained for your own benefit
That power of yours it should be mine Fiero mumbled
Randidly flicked out Acri He pulled his three images through his body each pulling a slightly different emotional affect out of his deep well of power Significance traced the edges of the images sharpening their impact The steadfastness of Yggdrasil the ferocity of the Dread Homunculus and the abject yearning of the Songstress of Absence all came together Randidly used his Privilege of the Half Shallah to guide the three differing images together with perfect harmony
He raised his spear weight perfectly balanced a bomb a split second before detonation
Fiero we must acknowledge the situation Solomon as Elhume suddenly hissed He spared a disgusted sideways glance perhaps he had to come to terms with the fact that this mentally weak individual had managed to pry everything from his fingers He soldiered forward The contingency about which I spoke to you earlier I believe it is time
You believe our only hope is to ask for help Fiero gnashed his teeth
The truth is we have been receiving its help for a long time in bigger and smaller ways Now we must simply allow it freer rein
RandidlyÆs lip quirked Yea letÆs not let you get through this conversation He exploded into motion
Elhume waved his hand Temporal waves condensed just as Randidly surged forward The figures of Elhume and Fiero grew blurry Randidly simply narrowed his eyes and unleashed the full weight of the power he could now wield liquid Aether and translucent Nether seared through his back shoulder wrist guiding a thrust to unleash a combination image
The temporal barrier squeezed closer desperate to stop him Randidly felt his Truths rising in him He shredded through waves of time having fought against this move enough in this fight to understand it Yet even as he blazed forward Randidly felt more temporal waves coming at him from behind wrapping around his arms and waist Rather than stopping him it appeared they intended to try and force him to replay this moment
This time as Randidly gritted his teeth and adjusted his image he didnÆt target the temporal barrier directly He aimed instead for the persistent insistent truth of timeÆ underpinning the whole technique
If you are going to use these rules against me RandidlyÆs emerald eyes blazed IÆll just shatter them Singularity Engulfs the Finite The First Tree Suffers Only Fealty The Wrathful Calamity Rends
Spectral roots exploded out of his spear edged with the infinite hollowness of the voice Those void roots became a hand and Randidly Ghosthound took that claws to the very concept of time supporting the Nexus
He felt a tremor within himself that figure of Nyx that had condensed through the slightly wider opening to the Sea of Statues he now possessed was shouting and gesticulating He couldnÆt understand her as if
As if a temporal barrier blocked it As if it had been preventing the communication from this dubious ally the whole time
Randidly forced his way through the concept of time and immediately staggered backward by the radiation that slapped him on the other side For one reason Pine now had descended even closer The entire sky had vanished replaced by PineÆs looming corpse about to impact the ground and smash them all to paste
But it was another sensation that made RandidlyÆs instincts prickle in warning He could feel the shredded truth about time gradually being forced aside by a powerful something A portal flickered into existence next to Elhume and Fiero A portal to the Sea of Statues
Randidly Ghsothound Elhume had to shout to be heard above the roar of Pine yet his eyes were bright with triumph Allow me to introduce you to Laplace the Fickle Crossroads of Time A dear friend who will teach you the meaning of respect
Through the portal to the Sea of Statues three scaled fingers stretched out and curled slowly around the edge
Chapter 2407
Don Beigon felt like he was melting so hot were the flames of fury and panic inside of his head His thoughts chased and bit each other scrambling to be the first he addressed All his careful control was swept away by this intoxicating surety what happened in front of him now was injustice
And it would not be allowed
The DonÆs eyes bored into the back of the Actus Suprem as she walked up the stairwell to the Pinnacle Finally a thought made its way through the chaotic jumble and reached his tongue You you cannot be serious She bears more sins than any other individual in the Nexus She delights in misery and pain
Incorrect The corpse sniffed and turned to regard him It offered him an almost indulgent smile Think back to your journey on the Path to the Pinnacle Did she inflict any harm upon the guardians of this place Or were you constantly the instigator of violence I do not think the rules of this place are very difficult to comprehend
Wha The DonÆs mind went blank at the sarcastic remark Perhaps it was only the actions on the Path to the Pinnacle that determined the outcome of this final test All her sins in the wider Nexus were forgiven Yet as he considered those options his rage bubbled and frothed even more quickly So you mean to say you would reward her for tagging along with the expedition not lifting a finger
Correct The corpse smiled at this but the expression looked stiff and sinister
Hah Hahaha Hahahahahahah The Don trembled The blood pounded in his ears his heartbeat and the ponderous steps of his anger synchronizing into one thunderous knock For several seconds he hunched over and allowed his disbelieving laughter to tumble out of him Then he straightened his eyes bright He gripped the handles of his wheelchair feeling the bamboo beginning to crack This is indeed not what I expected to hear from you Actus Suprem Devick was rewarded because she did not earn the benefit with her actions Because she hadnÆt done anything to deserve it Compared to reality the cruelties of my Path are miniscule