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Yet her resistance couldnÆt last forever Laplace soon arrived and Pine felt a complex mixture of emotions as he understood the arithmetic of what was about to happen Soon even this small reprieve would end And on the one hand he was so so tired

Yet right before the climax onto the stage walked Randidly Ghosthound Who released some of the purest energy Pine had ever sensed Who had condensed not once but twice pure spheres of power that Pine had been able to inhale from the periphery and handle his hunger

Pine couldnÆt help but open his mouth Is this Nexus worth saving Simply move the individuals to your Alpha Cosmos Randidly Ghosthound Allow this place this body to collapse None will mind the switch and you will achieve a fresh start

Randidly Ghosthound looked at Pine He shook his head No I donÆt think so This universe is worth saving

As the very core of this universe Pine didnÆt believe him

He had lived too long face to face with proof to the contrary

Chapter 2452

Randidly Ghosthound might have been deaf to Truth but he could see the rejection in the small dogÆs face as soon as he pronounced the universe worth saving

Which was exactly what he had worried about earlier Randidly wouldnÆt be able to do this alone

His mind moved in a hundred different directions guiding Aether and Nether outward to form the basis of a frame He kept encountering trouble pushing the scope to the size he needed the framework would need to contain the entire working and he rapidly ran out of steam even with the thick significance he could create Even more obnoxiously there was a very unfortunate side effect of expanding his Nether to cover the whole of the Nexus he suddenly had a very good idea of how torn up the fabric of time had become in the hidden corners of the Nexus and now his Grand Fate began to raise a fuss

It contracted in his chest urging him to action before gradually relaxing From what he remembered from the description this process would only grow more painful the longer he resisted the urge to correct the problem

At the same time the resonance from his Nether Core began more demanding He had recreated a version of a Pinnacle event Significance in the outside universe began to swirl around him in a way very much not conducive to his current project

In preparation for him to experience an Eternity

Yet despite all that Randidly cleared quite a sizable section of his subconscious and pondered the problem of Pine There are different sorts of miracles Some that are impressible and some that seem impossible

He straightened his shoulders Then Randidly Ghosthound began to assemble his ingredients

Due to the energies produced by the Ghosthound over the course of his fights Pine didnÆt feel hungry for the first time in centuries Yet that only served to make him feel off balance and uncomfortable Change came and caught the universe soul unawares After sensing the fall of Elhume and Fiero witnessing an Eternity rendered inert

Everything felt like a dream

And that metaphor just made Pine wish he would soon wake up and everything would be over

Behind their small cluster the pillar of light that resisted the undeniable darkness of the universe began to fade This shift was inevitable In the end all would eventually succumb to that darkness Pine knew He had carried it within his own body for too long to have any doubts He had fed it and housed it even as it whispered all the ways it would one day devour him

Devick crouched down in front of him and scratched Pine behind his ears Keep up the good work Pine We can handle it from here

Devick The Ghosthound cleared his throat

Devick threw her crimson hair over her shoulder and raised her fists as though they were about ot box If you think you can give me stupid orders in order to keep me safe Randidly

I was just going to suggest The Ghosthound stressed the word He pointed across the rumbling ground That group that just arrived That is the Order Ducis Find Naffur Suite tell him to give you an opening to strike Beat back the sky Just keep the Nexus from being destroyed will you

I always do Devick flashed a smile before spinning away on her heel

Pine and Randidly Ghosthound exchanged a glance despite having very little else in common both had spent enough time with the woman to understand who in this room would be most likely to accidentally destroy the Nexus

Meanwhile I herald its doom with only my existence Pine thought But I suppose thatÆs not really an accident

Randidly paused for a moment to crack his knuckles He squinted at the groups flooding out of the Alpha Cosmos through the portals His lips twisted We will need some help if we are going to do this

I donÆt think it would have been Aegiant that got me But as soon as I went to the frontlines The Ghosthound shrugged I would have languished within that isolation pod while my images faded You kept them all alive

Pine released a low growl and was about to interrupt their little interlude when a bright new pillar of light replaced the fading one At the tip of the pillar gleamed a grey and crimson light that seemed to warp the room into a nightmare The whole room shook The defense held For another short while the darkness would not crush them

WeÆll need anchors Neveah said and Pine became abruptly aware the two were having a conversation he was not privy to

Enmya for Alpha IÆll handle the Nexus As for the shadow we both know who we need

Neveah raised an eyebrow Will she agree

The Ghosthound shrugged If you toss her in there her instincts will take over

Neveah clicked her tongue which is exactly why you need me to ask because that is your response No thatÆs fine Are you sure this is going to be enough What about the Upper Sonora Society

We will strip away most of the fundamental System IÆve already informed the Pantheon so they should be ready to take over And the Upper Sonora Society their little working will act as a heat sink

They will definitely generate heat in this metaphor Also you definitely will need to find more reliable figures to bring into the Pantheon They are already overworked Lightning fast NeveahÆs eyes flicked to Pine and then back to the Ghosthound Do you believe that will be enough

IÆve got nothing up my sleeves The Ghosthound shrugged Pine sensed the small tremor that revealed a real lack of assurance

Neveah tilted her head to the side I might have something IÆll make my preparations Good luck brother

Neveah stepped forward and kissed the GhosthoundÆs cheek Then she turned away and vanished Ghosthound looked down at the grey spectral hound and grinned Alright letÆs get going We have some work to do

I have become nothing Randidly Ghosthound Pine felt an odd squirminess in his gut as he said the words My presence will only slow you down

The Ghosthound didnÆt listen He scooped Pine up in his arms earning a yip from him Then the surroundings around them blurred as they teleported to another location

But the strangest part of the trip was the contact between Pine and the Ghosthound Pine had so long been the resonating core of a universe that he had grown almost numb to its presence And since cutting away most of his body to flee from Laplace he had felt adrift Yet when pressed against the GhosthoundÆs skin he felt the pure rumbling of the Alpha Cosmos He felt how Randidly Ghosthound sat at the center of a vast web of Nether links drawing three different connections to form a balance Then the various Aether shapes clustered around him energy flowing back and forth

My theory is correct He is the underlying heartbeat He is life Pine blinked in shock as the Ghosthound gently laid him on the ground The sensations had been so intoxicating so familiar and yet foreign that he had briefly lost himself He had felt oddly whole remembering those early days

And now he just felt hollow

Just like Devick before she waltzed off to fight the Ghosthound scratched Pine behind his ears His grin wasnÆt as crooked but just as warm You are not nothing And we need you to motivate certain intractable elements