The vigil in Donnyton was only one of hundreds of similar worried gatherings When Randidly Ghosthound fought against whatever monsters sat atop the Nexus the Alpha Cosmos witnessed his struggles
The current early evening sky was a cross between the aurora borealis and seething clouds of nuclear fallout Any Skills or physical drones sent to investigate the phenomenon were summarily devoured with no feedback An analyst from Zone 1 had determined that the gorgeous colors resulted from temporal distortions but this tidbit did not make anyone feel any better
So the Alpha Cosmos because similar reports came from the other planets waited Mrs Hamilton could sense that Randidly possessed some defensive ability a cloud of brilliance that kept the seething winds of annihilation in check Yet even the staunchest supporter of Randidly Ghosthound could find little to say at the moment
Mrs Hamilton had decisively turned off the television ten minutes ago Which meant she had little to do but watch Donny pace back and forth She willingly indulged in nostalgia remembering times when they had engaged in similar situations
Only then the threats were hordes of mundane monsters
Perhaps we could use this opportunity to talk about recent life decisions Mrs Hamilton took a sip of her tea and eyed DonnyÆs man bun with distaste Hairs stuck out of the lazily tied hairdo in every direction
Donny just blinked at her What are you talking about Now isnÆt the time
The clear resonating note of a horn cut through their distracting little conversation Its deep note sank into Mrs HamiltonÆs body and filled her with a stirring feeling of valiant daring that she hadnÆt felt in quite some time Even the Grey Weaver clicked its mandibles in response
The call was a request but also a surging note of inspiration Randidly Ghosthound needed help The people of the Alpha Cosmos were being called Mrs Hamilton narrowed her eyes Yet the note of the calling the sender wasnÆt the Ghosthound himself
Her first response was that it was a trap But then she felt the Pantheon stirring too so it must be legitimate Who ah his Knight
Mrs Hamilton felt her senses tingling in the wake of the hornÆs clarion ring Already she could feel the frothing tide of emotion exploding across the Zones in response to this sudden development Perhaps most disturbing detail for Mrs Hamilton was how pretty the note of the horn was
She pressed he lips together A pretty prelude to what would undoubtedly be a bloody and violent truth
She and Donny discarded all pretense of serenity and moved to the window Independent of the war of illumination happening in the sky they watched as a dozen massive pillars of light lit up across the horizon Focusing on the closest Mrs Hamilton could see it was actually a massive staircase leading out of Expira and to another place
Not enough radiance to rival the seeping darkness that approached them But a solid foundation of power Using that foundation the bear woman leapt upward energies concentrating on the red gauntlet Randidly have given her
ThereÆs a difference between your pleas being refused and you never asking for assistance Devick said quietly Finding help begins with admitting you need it
While Randidly continued battling with Laplace below his Knight ascended to meet the darkness above PineÆs negative subconscious filled the entire wound in the chamber In only a few seconds it would fall and crush this place Yet Devick and the monkey stood in twilight beneath its domineering reign without fear The bearwomanÆs gauntlet crackled with power
The two watched and waited Devick watched the gauntlet while the monkeyÆs eyes kept flicking to the portal
The gems along the gauntletÆs knuckles released enough luster to cause the darkness to pause Devick felt three very distinct powers emerge from those gems powers the bearwoman should not possess LaplaceÆs swirling power of time the pure light and heat of a newly born star and finally the honest and direct power of a perfectly executed punch courtesy of Elhume
Randidly GhosthoundÆs Knight channeled those three forces and threw out a blow supported by her own image of the Primal Ground She became a pillar of light supported by a flowing current of ripples She punched without fear in the movement only determination
With a deafening boom her attack stalled out the descent of darkness The mass of PineÆs subconscious trembled The three images and a KnightÆs determination had stilled the implosion of the Nexus
But just for a few seconds As the rumbles dispersed the light from the gauntlet began to fade The mass resumed its descent
Into the resulting few seconds of peace the monkey spoke with its teeth exposed All that matters is the result You are too concerned with meaningless methodology To ask or not to ask silence is silence In the end irrelevant
The methodology only stops mattering when you cease living Devick cackled Maybe its unreasonable but so long as you cling to life
Just as the three borrowed powers faded and the pillar of light vanished almost entirely the portal released a gurgling burp Rapidly the threshold of energy swelled to almost triple its previous size And from its depths
First came a massive head covered in scales wrought of gleaming sapphires A long neck emerged taut with the muscles to support the massive maw Then came the hulking body with its massive wings pressed to its side Its obsidian claws clicked against the ground as it forced its way through a portal not designed for a creature of that size Already a chill wind rose in the surrounding vicinity
Soon a full Frost Dragon Broodmother forces its way out through the portal The majestic creature spread its wings raised its head and roared
The chill aura the dragon trumpeted was almost immediately devoured by the other forces at play in the chamber But its massive bellow was a different sort of signal as it roared another dozen massive portals condensed in the surroundings More Frost Dragons wormed their way out of portals looking weirdly similar to cats forcing their bodies underneath doorframes And while their frosty images couldnÆt exist on their own they could rise together in the first inklings of a new sort of current
Devick didnÆt say anything to the monkey She just stood by its side and observed
The dragons were only first likely due to their speed They spread their wings and took a few tentative beats lifting their hulking frames off the ground and spiraling up to join a fading bearwoman In their wake wave after wave of other reinforcements poured out of the portals Riders and Heralds atop rhinoceroses spiders and camels Winged Serpents moved in small squads with rotating circles of runes around them And finally came the humanoids individuals whooping and blazing with their individual images Each brought a small note of support a small ripple
They turned in unison and climbed a manifesting staircase of energy moving to lend their power to the GhosthoundÆs weakening Knight With ice and fury at the tip a new pillar of light was formed from ten thousand individuals who had heard the GhosthoundÆs call Just as PineÆs dark subconscious had begun to move it was halted with a resounding crash
With the fate of the Nexus in the balance the Alpha Cosmos stepped up against the monsters of the outer multiverse
They bought Randidly Ghosthound a little more time to overcome an Eternity
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Just as CharlotteÆs power began to fade the reinforcements arrived Once more the pillar holding up the impending doom flared with power Images linked arms and pressed their hands against the weight above them Behind the Knight of the Tide the waters of the Alpha Cosmos surged and smashed back PineÆs dark subconscious
They held up the sky They defied inevitability
Randidly offered Laplace a Cheshire grin His Vessel thrummed Looks like its just you and me
He didnÆt wait for the Eternity to answer Randidly suspected this ancient monster had more counter attacks than just the steadily worsening pressure Randidly experienced by fighting against more and more of its interior time So he opened up his Vessel Point screen Because not only did he need the people of the Alpha Cosmos to act in order to buy him some time