With a single thrust he pinned the yeti and its core of entropy to the ground
I donÆt know if I will ever gather enough capability to prevent innocent lives from suffering from my actions Randidly said quietly In front of him his own mouth on the yetiÆs body opened and closed soundlessly However I can take responsibility I can apologize I can continue to advance There are no set Paths to follow here but so long as I am honest about my feelings I believe I can be better than this
The other RandidlyÆs mouth finally seemed to find its words Its voice creaked as though its throat had rusted shut You have caused so much pain
Randidly just smiled as a realization tingled its way out through its body thatÆs the problem of treating time casually The current shred of time is all you see and understand Did you know that so long as you have time you can make a Truth into something else entirely
The memory dissolved around him as the Samsara switched its tactics It pulled deeper from RandidlyÆs subconscious searching for other moments to use as traps for him But in his chest Randidly felt his bones of Duty humming with a very particular meaning he had wasted enough time in here
The Nexus would not survive much longer in his absence
Devick needed him
He raised his gaze and pierced through all the complex waves of Nether He saw the veins running amongst the complex patterns creating the living breathing Samsara that aimed to digestÆ him Without Truth to distract him he found to the deepest and most sophisticated place The fat veins led him directly to a pulse shuddering core of ill will and beautiful arrangements
Randidly still couldnÆt quite interpret the meanings of the patterns created by Laplace with the help of Pangu but he didnÆt need to He fixated on the pulsing empty heart in the middle of the Samsara and barred his teeth
Randidly ripped out the heart of the Samsara After squirming and wiggling for a second the significance collapsed into a cracked and fracturing heap He took its core to give himself freedom The memories exploded into glittering bits of Nether Rituals
The Samsara of Laplace Fickle Time and Regretful Heart had been broken
Randidly stood in the remnants like he had attended the championship sports match and the inky black team had won its confetti sparkling around him He lifted his chin and savored a warm and vicious sense of satisfaction The particles drifted down to the ground and melted away
RandidlyÆs eyes the new implacable blackness around an emerald pupil swept side to side and took in the view of the uppermost tier of the Nexus the calcified figure of Pine at the bottom of that hole with the hole that indicated a wisp of the NexusÆs soul still existed Based on what his newfound senses indicated he had spent all of 57 seconds stuck in the Samsara
He exhaled slowly Duty had been seared into his bones urging him forward After a moment to gather himself he rushed to chase the Eternity
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She could hear its breathing Only that wet noise echoed out
The room that had previously seemed so vast seemed like such a small place as cloudy grey distortions gathered at the periphery Laplace looked around with his bloody and gouged eyes and Devick shivered
After a few moments of consideration the bloated serpent used its two arms to drag its body slightly forward Each movement sent a shudder through its flesh Each shudder dislodged a few more fresh drops of blood which hit the ground and echoed strangely out through this perfect Pinnacle environment The weird glassy quality swirled out from LaplaceÆs body The air felt sticky as Devick breathed her heartbeat becoming alarmingly rapid
She could feel its sweat against her skin suffocating her Its image clogged her airways and constricted her muscles
Flee girl I have taught you all I can The monkey bounced forward and hopped up to stand on DevickÆs shoulder It had continued to grow over the last few minutes so it was almost half as large as Devick was It looked at her with blank eyes I appreciate you would give so much for me but I have my pride And have been alone for a long time Heh laboring without any appreciation is just my existence I do not need your help with this foe oof
The monkey toward the end of its speech made to leap off DevickÆs shoulder and go face the monster But as it jumped DevickÆs hand snapped up and grabbed its tail the unexpected tug halted the monkeyÆs progress and its face planted into the ground
You think we should face this Devick snorted while she gathered the monkey up in her arms Then she pivoted on her heel condensed Malice around her body and began sprinting away across the vast featureless plain Each step was a supreme effort forcing her way through the pressure released by the Eternity Even through her shoes she could feel the thump of those massive drops of blood hitting the ground behind her IÆm unreasonable not stupid We should not fight
This time it was Devick who was cut off The breath seemed to freeze in her lungs Her movements turned sluggish A horrific intention spun around her Soon her movements ceased Then inexorably her trembling legs began to reverse She ran backward her stride bringing her back to stand in front of the invading Eternity
As her traitorous body pivoted on her heel she bit her lip until she drew blood Malice lashed back and forth inside of her body Yet she could not escape the grasp of the Eternity
Hmph you tried to simply run from Eternity and claim not to be stupid The monkey sniffed
DevickÆs pupils dilated She felt the fullness of her resentment and unwillingness forming a tight core in her chest The muscles of her body bulged I would rather boil the blood in my veins than let you control me
Her left hand twitched Then those grey fingers which had helped slay a god grasped upon that horrible filminess in the surrounding air and tore away the power used against her With a gasp Devick staggered out of the restriction Blood gushed out of her mouth from where she had been gnawing on her cheek but she had her autonomy back
Instinctively she glanced directly up in front of her almost intending to spit some of this blood in the EternityÆs direction Her scalp itched she knew she shouldnÆt but Devick couldnÆt help her own curiosity She met the gaze of the Eternity ItÆs long tongue flopped back and forth in its mouth as it considered her
Just as she was about to whip around and resume her fleeing it jabbed a finger at her Her hand flashed up
She lost the next few seconds to tumbling dizziness The pain had suffused her entire body she had no idea what had been the point of impact When her perspective ceased spinning her skull ached and her mouth tasted like blood Her gaze was unfocused aimed up toward the vast openness of the ceiling
Fuck Devick blinked slowly She could feel a spot above her right eye beginning to swell Her heart fluttered against her ribcage Is this really the best I can do
The monkey stood over her shaking its head You say you are not stupid yet you dare look at Eternity Girl remain here I Let us consider the reality of the situation I have already been abandoned by all My family my origins But thatÆs okay I am I am different from others What I am is unusual I would go so far as to say there is a part of me that is unlovable ItÆs no oneÆs fault It just means that for something like me there is no better end than this I will resist this Eternity Perhaps such a struggle will have meaning
The monkey turned away Devick looked at his back She felt a new fury ravaging its way along her veins one softened by the lonely silhouette of the monkey She forced back her fear and cursed the veritable blood mine that she had drilled into her own cheek still pumping out the metallic liquid
You arenÆt
If IÆm not then you definitely
Devick spat some blood out to the side but that triggered the tiniest bit of vomiting Her body shuddered as her physical form made its discomfort known Wiping her mouth she ignored the pain and straightened She pressed her palms against the ground
Malice whispered a warning in her ear Her heart clenchedù Without thinking Devick squeezed as much strength as she could out of her weary form scrambling forward and tackling the monkey from behind just as Laplace unleashed another blast that would have smashed the monkeyÆs nose The powerful projectile zipped overhead