What he didnÆt expect was to trigger another Layer increase so soon after the previous one
You have condensed a Vessel Layer Current Vessel Layers 5
For earning a new Layer you have unlocked access to a new Creed Creeds will be distributed differently based on the Vessel Layer For the fifth Vessel Layer you have been provided with a choice Possibility or Impossibility
Details on the alternative Creeds will be provided prior to selection
(Creed) Possibility A Creed concerned with expanding the realm of the possible Creed will provide a holistic boost to the potential and current capability When VPs are spent user will experience an increase in consistency of outcomes UserÆs respiratory system (if applicable) and brain will experience a boost in efficiency User will have a natural intuition for the relative success of different choices For those within the Alpha Cosmos this Creed increases the growth rate of new Skills for each related Skill and makes it easier to develop Skills or images related to armor material sciences statistics mechanisms engineering industry vehicles and progress
(Creed) Impossibility A Creed dedicated to shrinking the broad category of the impossible A Creed for those determined to change the status quo despite the unexpected consequences that might result When VPs are spent user will experience an increase in the ability to shift their perspective User will adapt unusually quickly to new environments and have a sharp eye for unusual details For those within the Alpha Cosmos this Creed increases the chance that they will be presented with strange and unrelated Skill and Path choices as they advance Creed encourages the exploration of novel concepts and unusual combinations and makes it easier to develop Skills or images related to dreams psychology interpersonal relationships transformations fusions psychic abilities colors and evolutions of Classes and Skills
Randidly offered the notification a crooked smile We all know which choice I will make donÆt we In the end advancing step by step is a methodical process but the places I intend to go cannot be reached simply by following a Path
You have selected the Creed Impossibility Additional information available
As the relative Dominance of the Impossibility Creed increases user will find the chances of unlikely events magnified The population of the Alpha Cosmos will dream more brightly and vividly of wild dreamscapes and foreign worlds To a greater or lesser degree those in the Alpha Cosmos will be inflicted with a craving for novel and unusual experiences In addition as the Impossibility Creed grows the Alpha Cosmos will spontaneously absorb strange worlds from the outside multiverse These absorbed worlds are very likely to contain beings with strange powers which may or may not be friendly with the denizens of the Alpha Cosmos
Spontaneously absorb Randidly frowned at that wondering at the absorption mechanism But he supposed he shouldnÆt be too picky considering he had just consciously chosen to embrace ImpossibilityÆ He had a little over 3000 VPs remaining which he dumped into Impossibility Immediately he felt the Creed settle through his body a tingling in his eyes and frontal lobe The possibility glittered through him
The small victories didnÆt stop there Randidly took a glance at his Status Screen and smirked Not long now
Yet for the moment he had an unpleasant task to complete He stopped in front of the pulsing misty orb For several seconds he just looked at it He pressed his lips together The silence from the orb seemed smug you are willing to help
Only so long as you truly debase yourself in the asking The consciousness of the Actus Suprem Devick purred
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Randidly considered the floating consciousness in front of him She regarded him coolly aware of how the power dynamic had shifted His method of defeating this Devick of removing all the antagonism aimed at her and leaving her adrift in her own madness meant that her image had lost the bite of rusted iron even if she still released a whiff of a feral wolf
He also knew he was taking a gamble with this choice the third element in this grand ritual needed anchoring sure And of the three he felt the most conflicted on who and how to find a proper anchor for the negative subconscious His familiarity with that darkness that threatened to unbalance them all was shaky at best An easy answer didnÆt present itself
He selected Devick for two reasons First because of the presence of Pangu that Randidly had witnessed inside of the accumulated negativity of the Nexus Any anchor he chose from within the darkness despite perhaps having an easier time of the acclimation might possess a connection to Pangu that Randidly wanted to rip out and discard Plus if Pangu had methods to reach back Devick was contrary enough to sock the foreign Eternity in the mouth before she would listen to some plot to betray him
Secondly Randidly narrowed his eyes as he considered her His actions were purposeful reaching back out to those he had defeated to claim his supremacy in the Nexus They would not just become additional corpses to fuel the growth of the universe because they had lost to him You could fail you could disagree and there would still be a place for you in the home Randidly attempted to build
Besides the restless dead of the underworld have my condolences if they think resistance against this insane parasite will go well for them Randidly smirked They might complain loudly about the situation foisted upon them but soon they might even be quite pleased
Oh do you find my request amusing DevickÆs consciousness pulsed releasing small rust colored sparks He felt her defensiveness overcompensating for her weakness I can assure you I am not willing to negotiate in my demands
Do you know why you donÆt rule us all Actus Suprem Randidly said instead The sparks quieted proving that he had her attention This was what he needed to unravel that need to lash out if she would work if he could trust her if this was possible She needed to feel seenù because if he demonstrated he understood she wouldnÆt be able to avoid facing her flaws any longer
Randidly cleared his throat and spoke slowly You found yourself dealt a very disadvantageous hand You were the last of your kind struggling to find a connection And after that failed repeatedly well I admire your stubbornness You didnÆt change your method But you did change your target
Randidly leaned forward His emerald pupils burned You started lying to yourself You decided if the universe wouldnÆt acclimate you would just the slightest bit Everything spiraled out of control from there until you had folded in on yourself In the end you flinched And that is why here and now you cannot fight against me
Very rich coming from you Ghosthound Randidly could hear DevickÆs sneer What a privileged view you had of my life getting an opportunity to scoop me from my impressionable cradle and now suddenly you are such an expert in my mistakes Would you like a practically irrelevant opinion from the woman herself who lived such an existence I did not begin lying to myself purposefully pretending to possess these children I just
RandidlyÆs heart ached but he kept his face stoic He had hopefully lanced the boil and now it would leak Of course he understood he had completely steamrolled the complexity in DevickÆs life with his words He had so much sympathy for her despite all the crimes she would later commit because of the apparent loneliness she experienced Which was why now he waited for her to say her own truth
He had metaphorically extended his hand to her offering her the chance to be a part of what came next Because even if she didnÆt deserve that she deserved better than she had gotten
I just began to twist a bit Devick admitted in a quieter voice Slamming myself for so long again and again against the realityÆ of the universe My vision went a bit strange Not everyone is like you Randidly Ghosthound The rest of us we warp and break under the stress of conflict Rather than simply stealing the tools of our betters and then acting smug about it after the fact