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[ENTERING THE FORTH KALPA]
[...]
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ALLBIOS(C)0000 CHAOS APPARATUS
[STARTUP]
0CmdLine=ALL_Product_ID_FIX.cmd
0Parameters=
1CmdLine=SEP_Client_Cognitive_Hardware_ID_Fix.bat
1Parameters=
2CmdLine=ALL_Time_Sync.cmd
2Parameters=
3CmdLine=ALL_Space_Sync.cmd
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EMOTION+RATIONALE=CATASTROPHE-\CATASTROPHE+RATIONALE=DARKNESS
CONFUSION+RATIONALE=DIVINITY/-/DIVINITY+RATIONALE=CATASTROPHE
CATASTROPHE+EMOTION+DIVINITY=GOODNESS
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REROUTE COMPLETE [...] CHAOS INITIATED [] KALPA ACTIVE
[WE BEGIN TO THINK AND BREATH LIFE]

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Archive: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Levelman
Questcord: https://discord.gg/BHk6RfhGTw
Wiki: https://chaosquest.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
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[ Proud to present the official Chaos Quest wiki, as an easy way for new readers to help get themselves grounded and catch on quick throughout the threads as the quest story unfolds. Check it out, even if you aren't an avid reader! The amount of time sunk into molding this setting should surely be an amusing little read if nothing else. ]

https://chaosquest.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

[Stand by for updates.]
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

The following Deployment has been drafted for consideration to all general staff.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-J8r847vNc

[HALE] "Gentlemen, my thanks for you joining me here today. This is a peculiar case that's come onto the radar lately and I felt it was worth it to discuss our possible involvement. As most of you might be aware, there is an area of Siegesia currently experiencing unrest. Muscec. If you've been following the national news, you know that there's talk of revolution and dissent bordering on the beginnings of insurgency and rebellion in the area."

[HALE] "A little recap. Muscec is a historical land near the Warrens, the original Siegesian heartland. It was one of the first early states to form on the continent, and once enjoyed a long reigning monarchy of multiple houses until the Kingdom was conquered and annexed into Woldoria's reich. Obviously, the Muscecians, a very nationalistic people, hadn't been taking that kindly for the past few millennia. Now enter the Final War. The Final War has aroused those nationalistic tendencies to the point that Muscecians feel bold enough to attempt a breakaway. In fact they even wish to crown Pieropalquis the fourteenth, the current head of the House of Lyvern, the, errr, rightful holders of the Muscecian crown."

[HALE] "There's a lot of baggage to unpack here. Clearly, this is a situation ripe for Khanate fingers to slime into, or even Imperial ones. Anything to damage Woldoria's stability would be beneficial for either. Though, I likely suspect this is more attractive to the Khanate as of present. There's a chance that martial law will cause a full breakdown in all peace talks and ignite armed revolt in the region. Muscecians have been arming themselves for centuries in preparation of this moment."

[KURT] "What of the monarch? What is Pieropalquis' stance on the situation?"

[HALE] "The current monarch is extended the quality of being allowed to retain the noble house and a position as Marquis of the country, but he has an unenviable position of 'not wishing to seat the Muscecian throne and proclaim a reborn kingdom', but also 'being at the ready to should his people summon him to do so'."

[KURT] "I see. This is very troubling, yes... The monarch acts as a figurehead despite being deposed, technically a puppet, to keep the people satiated. But, he could very well be the spark that sets off a fire if he plays his cards wrong, or gets influenced by the wrong figures."

[HALE] "A revolt will be quashed by the Heer mercilessly. Tens of thousands could die. But, perhaps we may be underestimating the Woldorian martial law. The Heer have a Regiment in the region. With any luck, the Woldorians might be able to talk down the nationalists on their own. Or, they might fail. We really can't predict it. If only we had Eskart here right now...."
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[...]

[01:00 hours] - The Psyops Directorate is debating Psyops involvement in the current Muscecian Crisis.

It is possible that an armed conflict may break out if the country chooses to attempt revolting. It is possible that assassinations could follow through martial law imposed by the Woldorians. It is possible that HEUSite and/or Imperial influences could be found.

The vote on involvement begins now. Please cast your votes.

Should the Psyops involve itself in the crisis or remain with a neutral stance and wait to see how the crisis unfolds on its own?

>Input.
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>>5953403
>Involve
We chose that mission, so not much of a choice
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>>5953428
>+1
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[...]

[09:00 hours] - Voting on the current debate has reached consensus. We stand at three votes in favor of involving ourselves in the crisis (Hale, Kurt Regis, Krina) against two votes to ignore the crisis (Catastrovania Strifaust Morituros IX, Charles Huxton). In conclusion, we have decided that Psyops intervention is needed to ensure the crisis resolves itself in the most peaceful manner.

[HALE] "I'm glad you're all on board with me. I think just a little tinkering behind the scenes would do well to prevent anything nasty from following suit. Let's examine the situation..."

[THINGS OUR INTELLIGENCE REPORTS]
- Violent Protests
- Mobs
- Apartment bombings in neighboring Woldorian provinces
- Looting
- Shoot outs

The situation is current: Violent.

[...]
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Muscec is a province of the Woldorian Principality. Its aristocrat is technically still the 'king' of the state, but is beholden to the divine authority of Woldor and Lady Eikn. Neither will even consider the idea of a breakaway of any states. The Woldorian Principality is a clan composite and universal monarchy. It is exactly for the reason that the Final War is ongoing and the known aggressive expansionist policies of the Trinity Kingdom that elevating independence of any client state is not possible to negotiate. A Heer regiment is already present in the region, but has withheld from occupying Muscecian cities, as martial law has yet to be declared. What few elements of the Heer regiment present are being diverted to upholding basic law and order are overtaxed maintaining leniency despite the troubles...

There are a number of notables to keep track of here. Firstly and most importantly is Pieropalquis XIV, the rightful Muscecian King. He is currently the acting Marquis of the Woldorian Province of Muscec. Technically, the title of Muscecian monarch was never dissolved, it was merely renamed. This is what the Muscecian nationalists hope to rally behind.

Secondly, Pieropalquis' personal Hauptmann is charged by the capital, like every Hauptmann, with ensuring that treason and dissent is not sown. He will be the one who gives an order for martial law, if it comes to that, and he will use martial law to try eradicating or assassinating any suspected dissenters. He currently feels that the situation calls for it.

Thirdly, Pieropalquis' is not an experienced ruler. He has a number of advisors that help guide his administration of the province. It is obvious that some of them may be among those stoking or heading the nationalist pushes, and it may be possible that, if we suspect Trinity or Khanate hand in the situation, one or more of these advisors may be in a similar light to the Mayor of Belkinsire and Goessioto we found among the Illuminati.

The Muscecians have no organized body, they are all mostly acting off their own inhibitions. If a body is hidden, we would have to discover it and bring it to light. Or if a body is about to be officially founded, stopping this crisis from resulting in a civil war would hinge on preventing the formation of any organized body or group that will attempt to become the mainstay of Muscecian independence.

We have received word that the Heer may attempt to scare the region into compliance by the use of a Schlosskreuzer, which according to our intelligence is a massive tank fortress designed to flatten cities with its massive treads. Keeping such a piece of equipment away from any city is preferred. The usage of such a thing would constitute a major escalation by the Woldorians, despite their leniency.
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[HALE] "I believe there one option may be to have the current heir to Muscec formally abolish the held title he maintains, as it is, by rights, still the title of King of Muscec. If by doing this, he formally constitutes the absolute end of Muscecian royalty, then there is no kingdom for the people to dream of anymore, of course. It would discourage much of their current nationalistic spirit and cow them into better compliance."

[KURT] "At the same time, this would absolutely consolidate Woldorian hold on the land. The Marquis would just be handed the exact same title again, but since it will be officially minted by Woldor, then it will be 'Woldorian'. The people will not like it. If they still have the dream of independence, then they will simply try declaring an independent commune or republic in lieu of losing the monarchy, and then they will brand Pieropalquis a traitor and want him executed. We must be careful not to completely undermine Woldoria, but we still, as it is in our organization, have to undermine the controlling influence Woldor has as a god over mortals."

[...]

We must decide where we will make our move.

>A limited number of actions will be possible to be taken, the Muscecian Crisis' hourglass is running out fast.
>Two moves before uprising catastrophe occurs.

>The King of Muscec. We must attempt to convince Pieropalquis XIV to formally abolish Muscec's monarchy in order to kill the revolutionary spirit of his people.
>The Heir of Muscec. We should encourage Pieropalquis to retake his rightful title and discuss the possibility of remaining a tributary of Woldoria in exchange for elevated independence, therefor beginning the transition of Woldoria from a universal monarchy into a commonwealth of states in order to extract the maximum benefits in the Psyop's goal.
>The Hauptmann. His strict handling and pressure will prompt him to go for martial law, that will immediately set off a struggle. We should influence or possibly attempt to recruit the man somehow to stabilize the situation.
>The advisors of Pieropalquis need to be investigated immediately for HEUSite or Imperial influences.
>We should try to expose organized and therefor illegal bodies within Muscec that may be attempting to fan the flames of revolution to aid the Woldorian realm in curbing this crisis.
>Fabrications need to be made to lesson the intensity of the resident Heer Regiment's forces in order to prevent bloodshed and a martial law.
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>>5953556
>The Hauptmann. His strict handling and pressure will prompt him to go for martial law, that will immediately set off a struggle. We should influence or possibly attempt to recruit the man somehow to stabilize the situation.
>The advisors of Pieropalquis need to be investigated immediately for HEUSite or Imperial influences.
If we get control of the Hauptmann, we can deescalate the situation before it reaches a fever pitch. The advisors are too critical to leave ignored. Just one cultist or trinitarian could lead to mass destruction. This plan isn't perfect but it covers the fundamentals, and I feel that's where we need to focus.
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>>5953560
>+1
I wanna go with the commonwealt of states, but for now those 2 are the more pressing.
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>>5953581
+2
That and they are removed enough from Pieropalquis that we shouldn't have to deal with too much security.
Besides, if we expose the illegal elements to both sides we could motivate them to work together to purge the rest of the country, hopefully tying their bonds closer together. We'll have to start with the illegal bodies.
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>>5953560
+1
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Our Espionage Agents, namely the Chabalah, are chosen for the assignment of extending influence to the Hauptmann in Marquis Pieropalquis' small court. Influencing the military officer who has the right to call for military intervention in the region will go a long way to stabilizing the place. By our estimates, despite all the violence that has transpired, the majority of Muscecian people do not wish to actively engage in an armed conflict despite being well armed enough to. Getting a press conference to confirm that martial law will not be put into effect if violence cools down will help ease people off of instigation.

Secondly, we decided we needed to look into the advisors of Pieropalquis. His advisors, as it turns out, are composed of educated lawyers and doctors. We had a Tzel look them over.

[...]

[18:00 hours] - We have uncovered something.

Three of the advisors, one Dr. , and two lawyers, and , were found to possess a book in large quantities that isn't showing up in any national or state level library registries we could find. The book is simply titled "The Right to KILL", and, unsettling enough to us, bears the mark of the Two-Finger. The Two-Finger is an alternate Khanate symbol parallel to the Hand of Evil, which isn't easy to recognize, as it is used only in the most secretive ways by the Khanate to hide among society. It depicts the two-fingered hand of a hand that is missing the index, middle and ring fingers. Furthermore, the author is one "Ya Yahuitl Wu Vyros Votash". We can confirm this is an alias used by KILLALL.

They possess the personal manifesto of KILLALL, which holds his teachings about privation.

What's more, the three advisors themselves happen to amongst those known to be vocal about their separatist ideals when it comes to the Muscecian Crisis. We have summarily reported the possession of the manifestos with the intent to distribute them along with proof to the Woldorians. We could not find proof of direct Khanate ties, we believe the advisors were actually given the manifestos by another unknown party, but the fact they kept them is clause for investigation. We will leave it up to the Woldorians to judge them.

We will attempt to coerce the Hauptmann via our Tzel and Chabalah as well today.
We expect results tomorrow...

[23:00 hours]

>Roll 1d20
>Best of two.
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5954221
Come on....
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Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5954221
For Muna's plentiful assets
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[09:00 hours]

Our agents have successfully convinced the Hauptmann of not imposing martial law. We were not able to convince him in any capacity to consider joining us, which we planned to do by first convincing him to step down from his position, but we were able to convince him by posing as advisors of Pieropalquis. In effect, he has also went and got the Marquis to side with him as well. They delivered a press conference this morning calling for the public to restore order and declared the intention to prevent conflict by ordering any Heer personnel tasked with keeping order as local law enforcement to stand down and withdraw from Muscecian cities. The Marquis has announced plans to form and fund a local gendarme organization for the region himself. In essence, he will be reigning his people in himself. Although this led to a few calling him a traitor, the people at large have begun to cease rioting and now the emboldened feeling of causing havoc is dying down.

Additionally, the news of advisors being discovered as harboring Khanate materials has also discouraged many people from their purpose, and outright gotten many to oppose the separatist movement right away. Unfortunately for those we've discovered, they were not given a trial by the Wolorians, and were executed immediately for the findings. Now there is a larger investigation to commence in discovering Khanate allies within. Apparently, and this was not something we found out for ourselves, one "Muscecian Light Foot Militia" group that operated underground was discovered to be funded by one of the lawyers found possessing the HEUSite manifesto. Now attention is shifting to this group.

Unfortunately, several still died today, primarily those amongst the Heer Novitiates that were attempting to keep order in the streets prior to the orders to stand down. Muscecian and Woldorians will continue to hate each other after this, and by no means is the crisis over. It simply has cooled down for the time being. We could not work a miracle here, but we have helped prevent catastrophe. Although some feel we have merely postponed it. Muscecian nationalism is far from dead, and Woldoria retains the region. The outbreak of conflict and an armed rebellion may show up again in the future.

[...]

[HALE] "My congratulations. We've done the best we could here. I'm glad we decided to intervene. Our actions undoubtedly saved a lot of lives. That enough matters, even if the crisis heating back up in the future is still on the table. Good work, gentlemen. We'll be monitoring the situation."
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We have accomplished the mission.

[Operation: Crowning - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: Expansion
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Charles Huxton |
‣ Continent: Kalaheimr |
‣ Primary Objective: Establish a FOB in preparation of activities against the Alien God |
/
• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Copied Homework
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The School of the Ascendant in Easterlind City houses the sum of all there is to know about Ma Space. In the Imperial Seat, the University of Sānshì has the knowledge on complex kugelblitz and dark matter systems that power the Imperial astro and aerial fleet. We should see about... borrowing some knowledge |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5954294
>Operation: Expansion
it's always a good time to expand our bases
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>>5954302
+1
Yeah sure it's about time
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>>5954294
>>5954312
+2
All the bases are belong to us
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[ Buffering...]

[02:00 - x/18/4999 - Order pending from Deputy Executive to Bunker Department Director for investigation into far north installations in preparation of alien countermeasures.]

[CHARLES] "Dear me, this will be a tall one..."

The Alien God presents one of the foremost threats to the planet as of present. Following first contact, we've gotten an idea of what we're up against. Gaizar is drawing energy from the Leylines using a series of over six hundred energy transmitters planted across Kalaheimr. The Alien God is completely alone, but this does not mean that Kalaheimr is undefended. The Alien God is able to perform cell division and create extensions of himself in the form of Energy Grubs that can be used to remotely attack intruders. In fact, we're even astonished to say that the waters around Kalaheimr and the north pole have become the safest waters in the world, as we've deduced the presence of the Alien God is scaring off the taint of the Afterseas from coming close.

Our directors and deputy all agree that we must prepare for taking action against Gaizar, to support our patron deities and our founder. We can't let Muna do all the work by herself. Mortals have to pitch in and do their part to repel the Alien as well.

To this end, we need to set up appropriate facilities in Kalaheimr to support any future mounted efforts against Gaizar. We've come to the decision to leave handling the transmitters that Gaizar has planted in mortal hands.

We will establish a FOB, or series of small FOBs across Kalaheimr to undertake such a great effort with.

We will consider the relative safety of the Kalaheimr waters and the conditions of the eternally wintry, smashed continent.

1. Elevation.
>We will build our FOB(s) on the icy islands on land.
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.

2. Methodology.
>We will set up missile silos to target the transmitter towers with in surprise attacks.
>We will set up teleportation chambers and pylons to ferry strike teams with in assault sweeps across the continent.
>Material from Gaizar's body that stays separate for too long seems to exhibit strange properties of psuedo-independence that may be the key to discovering some weaknesses in the cellular compositions. We should setup an on site research lab to see if we could create more discreet countermeasures.
>We envision a psychic "net" that could be generated from six points around Kalaheimr at once through the use of powerful psychics. To this end, we should construct hidden chambers that use the Haham technology to extremely amplify extrasensory wavelengths designed to target alien material.
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>build on land or underwater
NO NO NO NO NO NOT THIS AGAIN
LEVELMAN YOU DOG AHHHHHH AHAHAHAHAHAHA NOOOOOOOOOO
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>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.
make it harder for his scouts to find out

>Material from Gaizar's body that stays separate for too long seems to exhibit strange properties of psuedo-independence that may be the key to discovering some weaknesses in the cellular compositions. We should setup an on site research lab to see if we could create more discreet countermeasures.
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>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away.
>We envision a psychic "net" that could be generated from six points around Kalaheimr at once through the use of powerful psychics. To this end, we should construct hidden chambers that use the Haham technology to extremely amplify extrasensory wavelengths designed to target alien material.
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>>5954383
+1
Seems like a good solution
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>>5954365
>We will build our FOB(s) underwater, discreetly tucked away
>We will set up teleportation chambers and pylons to ferry strike teams with in assault sweeps across the continent.
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This is a great quest
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>>5954490
Thank you!
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Since coming into contact with Psychic energy for the first time, Gaizar has immediately adapted to it and become immune to Psychic powers and ontological weapons related to the concept. In fact, it was by absorbing Muna's own psychic energy through a transmitter that he was able to come into contact with it. Additionally, it seems even his grubs showcase the ability to modulate what type of energy their bodies focus, thus becoming immune to it...

Immediately, we can rule out that applying psychic force designed to crush or burst or pierce the alien material forming his transmitter towers and grubs will not work in any way whatsoever. But, one constant that remains is the fact that the ejected material is still physical, despite being made entirely of energy. Gaizar himself, being made of energy, may be able to become intangible, but so far we can see that his ejected material must stay consistent to serve its purpose.

We surmise that creating a net of pure kinetic force through psychic means may be used to rupture the foundations and topple his towers, thus rendering them inert by dislocating them from their Leylines. We of course acknowledge that this plan will not work, as the Alien God is always paying attention. But, perhaps when our Goddess and her fellow independent deities attack Gaizar in force, we will be able to put these plans in motion when the Alien God is most occupied to assist them, and prevent the Alien God from procuring anymore Leyline energy to assist the reconstruction of the Millennium Moon.

Our directors and deputy have decided upon building this psychic net. We call it the "Xenocatch System". We will anchor six underground amplification chambers in Kalaheimr. We do not fear to destroy the environment with it, as the northern continent is already completely shattered and annihilated. We rule out the use of kinetic force and study, as Gaizar is impenetrable and incomprehensible to us.

[...]

[CHARLES] "Righteo. This job will be very extensive. I'll be needing Miss Krina's help to install the parts right. She provided me blueprints, constructing the shell of the chambery things will be swell. That part we can do here in the Bunker itself. The one problem is anchoring them underwater. We'll have to teleport men and heavy equipment to key points in the continent and lower them. Getting them to remain still is the hard part, as that water is chilling, it would freeze any divers almost instantly. We're using Metahuman workers since they can weather the conditions better."

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Construct forward operating bases in Kalaheimr.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Do NOT trigger any leyline natural disasters or attract Alien attention. Personnel loss would be costly.]

[12:00 hours] - We've contracted a builder team of [128] Bunker Department workers for the job.

We need to watch out.

>Roll 1d100 for a job well done or disaster.
>Best of three.
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Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>5954689
They better not fuck this up, the mission with the heer bunker was quite the disaster
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>>5954695
Oh god oh fuck
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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>5954689
It's as cold as a welldigger's ass up here.
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Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>5954689
SEANNSA DONT FAIL ME NOW
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>>5954701
S-S-SEANNSA!?!?
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>>5954702
PRAISE THE CAT AND HER FAT TATS
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[24:00 hours] - The following day.

Krina is resourceful, jury-rigging several of our own produced amplifiers to create the chips needed. The chambers were likewise easy to construct for the Bunker Department using alloys with titanium. The pod-like circumferences will be spacious enough to contain at least three people. We had them built before the day is out and assigned the night shifters to installing them. We built some concrete bases to sink and lower the pods down into to fit within using stainless steel locks. The brisk dawn and early morning provided the right atmosphere for our workers to sneakily do their work without the use of many lights and other effects that would draw much attention.

Though, the desolate environment of the north proved difficult to work in regardless thanks to sudden snowy updrafts.

[08:00 hours]

We are glad to report that the order was filled with zero casualties. There were only a few injuries that took place that will be treated, and little Alien activity was detected, though at some points there were fears of encroaching Grubs.

The Xenocatch System is primed. We will deliver power devices and sleep the devices to await future usage in the meantime.

[...]

We have accomplished the mission.

[Operation: Expansion - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
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• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
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• Operation: Copied Homework
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The School of the Ascendant in Easterlind City houses the sum of all there is to know about Ma Space. In the Imperial Seat, the University of Sānshì has the knowledge on complex kugelblitz and dark matter systems that power the Imperial astro and aerial fleet. We should see about... borrowing some knowledge |
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• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5954733
>Copied Homework
Gonna work our way up up up
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[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

]i][06:00 - x/20/4999 - Discussion on acquiring advanced power generation systems in effect...][/i]

Nuclear power is dependable and strong, but we'd be lying to say that it will last us forever. True, the Woldorians last off of it, and have means of recycling the waste and used reactors. The difference is, Woldoria is a continent spanning kingdom and we are a small clandestine group. We've advanced in multiple areas that Woldoria hasn't, but we are stuck behind in power generation. The Deputy wants to upgrade the Nuclear reactors of our Bunkers into more powerful and exotic sources.

In this area, the Trinity is unrivaled. They have figured out how to utilize Ma Space to create exotic clean zero point energy generators that never run out of power and produce no waste, and how to condense and contain black holes to create dangerous but extremely optimized kugelblitz reactors that can be used to harvest exotic dark matter for ten times the power generation that nuclear fission and fusion reactors can give.

So, we've decided that we need to siphon that means from them.
Zero point energy generation from Ma Space, or dark matter and kugelblitz reactors.

The choice is ultimately the Deputies to make.

Ma Space Zero Point Generators are slow but completely clean and don't require a lot of upkeep and will run indefinitely. They can even support wireless extensions and sources. The moment they shut down however, everything that depends on them will also run out of power. On the other hand, Kugelblitz are dangerous, because they are black holes. There are a ton of safety measures that will ensure the black hole is extinguished in case containment fails, but damages will be extreme if any occur. It requires constant attention and upkeep, but Kugelblitz will provide heaps more power than any other source, and the dark matter harvested from it is useful as a power source as well, or for using in weapons. But similarly, the dark matter is dangerous and requires special containment as well. Kugelblitz ensure there is power for the future, but can be costly in lives. Unlike the Trinity, we don't have millions of mindless drones to use on such things...

[...]

>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
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>>5954808
>>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
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>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
This has the most potential for weapons research.
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>>5954808
>>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Moar power and better weapons
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>>5954808
>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
this is safer for us
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>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Lets be real, a black hole gun would be a PERFECT addition to our inevitable anti-vehicular arsenal.
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>>5954808
>We should acquire advanced Ma Space Zero Point Energy technical data from the School of the Ascendant.
Hopefully we can come back to this later once we are more established.
A network of Ma energy reactors with a central Kugelblitz would be a good idea.
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>>5954889
If we can come back it's probably much,much later. Honestly I want the Kugelblitz because it has the most potential for other applications and it can be used to power much more power hungry systems than the Ma Space generators could. Considering we're way fewer than our enemies, I think it's more important to focus on quality of weaponry too.
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>>5954808
>We should infiltrate the capital's top dark matter university to gain the knowledge on Kugelblitz reactors.
Seems cool to me!
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[09:00 hours] - Our directors have decided that we should acquire and apply exotic Dark Matter based power generation to the Psyops and its efforts from now on. To this end, we will launch an incredibly risky endeavor to infiltrate the University of Sānshì in the Heavenly Capital. This University, one of the top educational facilities in the Trinity's entire Kingdom, is where those who wish for a career in assisting the military go. The Samurai's Astro/Aerial Fleet uses the principles of Kugelblitz technology to and Dark Matter stores to power the Capital Ships of the their navy.

We will get an insider into the University and acquire the data we need, and then get out. The complex principles and scientific data for the theorems are all we need.

[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[...]

[HALE] "Hello? Is this thing on?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes, hey! Hi! So, did you get my request?"

[HALE] "Ah, yes. You offered to be the acting CO for Operation: Copied Homework. I admit, it's an unusual choice, but now we both know you're already an expert at getting in and out of the Capital. So, I'll leave it in your hands. I trust you'll pick the right men for the endeavor."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Pssh. Don't worry about that."

[HALE] "Hm? What do you mean?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Well, I'm already there."

[HALE] "...Er... What?"

(CAMERA FEED ON)

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yeah, see? I'm already inside the University. I actually left a few hours ago and got in, everyone must still think I'm in my room."

[HALE] "Brh- hff! C-Catastrovania! What in the devils are you thinking!? I- Eh. What's with the, erm.... the new look?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh, this? It's a long story. Anyway, I've already got the data. I hacked into the superintendent's computer and stole everything that all the professor's terminals had. It only took a little bit of my Luck. Tch, amateurs... It's one of the finest Universities in the whole Trinity and they have practically no protection! Uploading data from my phone now..."

~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {0%} ]]~~~
~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {47%} ]]~~~
~~~[[ [UPLOADING PROCESS] {99%} ]]~~~
(UPLOAD COMPLETE)
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[HALE] "Dear me... that's everything! I'm rather perplexed. How did you get out of the Bunker without anyone noticing?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Maybe I'll tell you when I get back in a few minutes. For now I've got to slip out. The only hard part is the wa-"

[SATOMI] "Excuse me."

[CATASTROVANIA] "ECHK!"

[HALE] "...?! Catastrovania! What's wrong? Your feed is going down!"

[...]

[HALE] "Catastrovania? Do you copy?!"

[...]
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[HALE] "Catastrovania! ...Oh dear... This is not good."
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[SATOMI] "Who are you? Why are you here in my office?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Your office?"

[SATOMI] "But of course. We maintain several at various grounds and campuses in the Capital. Well, today my brother is busy back home, so I'm all by myself here to grab some forms.... Also, you still haven't answered why you're in one of my offices."

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'm here on important business from the... uh... the Trinity."

[SATOMI] "Oh, well I happen to be a member divinity of the Trinity. How come I didn't hear of it?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Snk ...You?"

[SATOMI] "You mean to tell me you do not recognize Sincere Satomi, Twin Goddess of Knowledge?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "..."

(S.... SHIT! This is one of the legendary Hakutaku Twins themselves from the School of the Ascendant?!?! Y-YAMEROOOOO! SHE'S A FULL BLOWN DIVINITY! SHE'D FLICK ME DEAD! B-But at the same time, it's really her!? In the flesh?! One of the mythical Hakutaku from Yongesia...... They're one of the most storied legends of the whole Sword Continent! My heart is racing, my blood pressure might explode! I... I've a-al-walyss wan..thgh... wanted to meet one of them! They say that before the Twins became the world's teachers, they had three teardrops symbolized by the three colors they wore. Yellow, red, and green. The yellow teardrop imbues one with the finest of literary artistry, whilst the red one gives them the greatest ability to illustrate, and the green one will bestow wisdom. I want the red one! I need the red one! Then I'll finally be able to make m-my-my own m-manga! But... how do I convince her to give it to me...?)

[SATOMI] "Are you having a stroke or something? You are sweating nervously all of a sudden. Why are you staring into my soul like that? Are you okay? Did you escape a padded room recently or...?"

(KGhghKK! Her words.... they're wounding me like knives... S-So this is why they say to never meet your heroes. Like meeting an esteemed mangaka or famed anime studio director, and getting berated by them! But in this case, by such a legendary creature...! It hurts just that much more! I think I might actually hyperventilate!)

[SATOMI] "...Mmm? The computers... Are you stealing from us? Oh, no no no no, that will not do. You are not to do that. You will incur immense punishment for this, you know?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y-You too."

[SATOMI] "I- eh.... What?"

(嘘! I can't believe I said the thing out loud! At this time of all times!)

[SATOMI] "Okay, you are definitely a retard, there is no doubting it. Are you going to heed me and turn yourself in now or will we be forced to come to blows?"

(Damn! What am I supposed to do!?)

>"Hai." (Attack)
>"U-Uh...! Well you see, this is all merely a test from on high!" (Bluff)
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
>"Heh... I've seen enough animes to know where this is going." (Mystify)
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>>5955145
>>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
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>>5955145
>"U-Uh...! Well you see, this is all merely a test from on high!" (Bluff)
The fact that Satomi is actually being normal than Cat here is killing me
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>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
If we convince her we are fully retarded, it's likely she'll try to re-educate rather than execute us.
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>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
Because it's funny and I wanna see what happens
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>>5955145
>>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
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>>5955145
>"Y-You... look like you read fujoshi material!" (Provoke)
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[CATASTROVANIA] "..."

[SATOMI] "Well? Have you gone mute? What say you?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y..."

[SATOMI] "Speak clearly. Do you expect anyone to understand your mumbling?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Y... Y-You look like you read fuh... Fuhoshi material!"

[SATOMI] "...!"

(Ah... My sudden unfounded exclamation made her pause! I see sweat drops building on her cheek as she blinks at me in shock. Just read the body language, Catastrovania. It'll help you figure out how to psych them out. Just like in that one anime... Wait, she's gritting her teeth.)

[SATOMI] "Excuse you? What provokes you to say such a thing to me?! Fujoshi material... The thought of it disgusts me! Of all the things you might accuse the Haku of enjoying!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Uh! Y-YEAH! You look like you consume it on a daily basis! Just look at how mad you are, clearly I must have hit a nerve. You're fuming with denial because you know it's true!"

[SATOMI] "Preposterous! I'm not fuming with DENIAL because it's true, I'm agitated because it's not true! You can't accuse me of something without proof, dotard!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes I can, after all, it's what I discovered hacking into the superintendent's terminal. I found all that raunchy material you keep hidden in the uh, the password protected folders!"

[SATOMI] "No you did not!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yuh huh."

[SATOMI] "No way."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Did too."

[SATOMI] "Impossible You- Wait... are you blackmailing me?! Did you plant something to damage my reputation?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yh... Yes! I did! And I'm gonna send it to every email I can."
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[SATOMI] "No, you will not..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it? Mwuahahaha."

[SATOMI] "I'll kill you with a Death Knell right here, right now, before you can even move an inch."

(I retain my smile of confidence... BUT INSIDE, INTERNALLY, MY HEART IS POUNDING IN MY CHEST FROM THE STRESS OF HER THREAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR, I DIDN'T EXPECT HER TO BE THIS EASY TO PSYCH OUT! WHAT IF SHE MEANS IT AND REALLY DOES CAST A DEATH KNELL ON ME?! I'D BE DEAD RIGHT AWAY! NOBODY WILL SAVE ME! Wait... no! NO! I can't submit to the tensity. Shounen protagonists have brief respites of terror all the time... and then they immediately work out a solution. I can't give in right now. I've fought stronger than her, and nearly won! I need to just make the right option here...)

[SATOMI] "I'll give you to the count of five. Once I hit five, your life is over, unless you surrender right now! Surrender and cease your futile attempts at besmirching my good name! One... Two..."

>"You don't have the guts to!" (Bluff)
>"How about instead of smooching your good name, I beat it in?!" (Attack)
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)
>"Not only are you a dirty fujoshi who likes seeing boys kiss, your poofy hair style is so 4880s! Wohohoho! Are you living in the past or something?!" (Provoke)
>"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You see, I'm actually... hr... a Sefirot Body! The Knell would just reflect back onto you!" (Mystify)
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>>5955598
>"Not only are you a dirty fujoshi who likes seeing boys kiss, your poofy hair style is so 4880s! Wohohoho! Are you living in the past or something?!" (Provoke)
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>>5955598
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)
The rational thing to do is negotiate and Satomi is a rational goddess
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>>5955598
>"I'll make you a deal. Give me something I really want, and I'll delete all the... fujoshi material I totally have and am blackmailing you with right now!" (Negotiate)
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[CATASTROVANIA] "Hah. You're bluffing."

[SATOMI] "Insipid Therian, you have no idea."

[CATASTROVANIA] "You don't look like you've ever fought a day in your life!"

[SATOMI] "Gk...!"

(Aha! I have her on the ropes! THERE IT IS! THE ATTACK I MUST PRESS!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'll make you a deal, Hakutaku! There's something you have that I really want. If you give it to me, I'll delete all these gigabytes of fujoshi doujins I have that I'm blackmailing you with. You have my word."

[SATOMI] "Whatever could you deign to demand from me, the great teacher herself?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "I want the Aka-Tiazu you possess. I want the Red Teardrop that gives one the all the knowledge of illustration that exists in this world!"

[SATOMI] "Hmmm... One of the ancient regalia of the Hakutaku, then. I'm surprised there are many that even recall the things. We've long since ceased to care about maintaining the legend in this new age. But if you know about that... then you must secretly be a fan of mine!"

(ACH! CAUGHT RED HANDED!)

[SATOMI] "Aha! That's it then, isn't it? You're an obsessed fan of the Hakutaku, and you really want one of my tear drops so you can have the pleasure of bragging about it, don't you? Maybe you want an autograph too! Wait! I know! You're a DERE aren't you?!"

(KUSO! I let my advantage slip! Now I'm backed right into a corner and back at step one! I MADE THE WRONG MOVE!)

[SATOMI] "Ahhh. I get it. You're a TSUNDERE. Or maybe even a KICHIDERE. You really idolize me but show it in a hostile way. You're too embarrassed to try approaching me with your dullard self normally, so you set up this elaborate situation in the hopes of being able to get what you want while leaving a lasting impression on me! What you really want is to be noticed by me and have something to remember me by, that's why you want my Aka-Tiazu! AHAHAHAHAHA! You're unsubtle! It's like reading an open book!"

(What do I say?! Think Mizoguchi... THINK!)

>"Okay! I admit it! I'm just a really obsessed fan who can't help but act awkward! I've always dreamed of getting to meet my idol, and I totally screwed up! I can only beg for forgiveness at this point! Please don't Death Knell me!" (Apologize)
>"I hear a guitar riff playing in my head. FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE!" (Attack)
>"Uh, no, actually, I'm a Khagan, here to profane the holy land! If you don't give me what I want, I'll also poison the minds of the kindergarteners with guro doujinshis!" (Provoke)
>"I am NOT Tsundere!" (Admit Defeat)
>"Heh..." (Mystify)
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>>5955801
>>"Heh..." (Mystify)
Acting like a khanate goon would be a bad idea. Plus this lets us set up an epic anime comeback from nowhere. CATASTROVANIA WILL NOT LOSE THIS TIME
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>>5955801
>"Heh..." (Mystify)
If we let her think she's won, then we've won.
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>>5955801
>"Heh..." (Mystify)
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>>5955801
>Are... Are you stupid? This doesn't change the situation, I can still blackmail you...
>And FYI, I merely did my research so I wouldn't look like a fool, just like you are right now!

The best lie is truth looked at from another angle!
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[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh... You just don't get it, do you?"

[SATOMI] "Eh? What are you on about now, tsundere?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Tch. Figures you wouldn't notice."

[SATOMI] "Notice what?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh. Heh heh heh hahahaha...."

(Heh, now she's puzzled for sure. She's staring at me with that raised eyebrow. I've stumped her by being purposely cryptic. A classic tactic.)

(I really need to talk to Lord Sarakha about mental health awareness after this.)

[SATOMI] "Alright, what's your game now with this, idiot Therian?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Man, you really are hopeless if you couldn't even catch onto something as simple as it!"

[SATOMI] "What in the Afterseas are you even talking about?! Have you genuinely lost your mind?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Heh. Amateur."

[SATOMI] "I've had enough of this exchange. Get Death Knel-"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yeah, go ahead and seal your fate."

[SATOMI] "Seal my fa- UGH! What are you talking about?! Tell me! Tell me already!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "You won't even see it coming! It's kind of sad, even! Enough to make me take pity!"

[SATOMI] "Where?! What?! What are y- Stop playing games with me!"

(Now! I'll finish it!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "One wrong move, that's all it would take to set off my cleverly laid trap. And then before you know it, your head would be rolling to the floor."

[SATOMI] "Bwuh! Do you have any idea who I am?! I am under the protection of the Emperor himself! To raise a hand against me is to raise a hand against the supreme being! You'd be stricken with a fate to pains beyond even Immortal comprehension!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "And yet, here you are, all alone and unguarded. Is there any Emperor coming to save you now? Do you hear any voices calmly calling to give you that reassurance of safety? Listen out, Haku...... Because I hear nothing."

[SATOMI] "Y-... You wouldn't dare..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "Wouldn't I? Try me. Nobody will ever even know."

[SATOMI] "..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "..."
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[SATOMI] "Okay! I submit!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "...?????"

[SATOMI] "H-Here! Take your coveted Aka-Tiazu then! J-Just leave me alone! Don't hurt me!"

(Ah... she just threw something at me. It's... it's the Red Teardrop! The-The one that grants whoever consumes it ALL the knowledge of illustration there is in this world...)

[CATASTROVANIA] "....!!!!"

(W-WITH THIS... I CAN... I CAN FINALLY....! I CAN M-MAKE MY O-OWN MANG... M-M-m-MAH- MANGA. I'LL BE THE PERFECT ARTIST, WITHOUT EVEN HAVING TO LEARN!)

[CATASTROVANIA] "Aha... Aha! AHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

[SATOMI] "You've gotten what you wanted, you unhinged dere, n-now keep your word!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Ahauh... Hah?"

[SATOMI] "You said you'd keep your word if I gave you what you wanted. Now delete all your blackmail you're planting against me!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "There never was any."

[SATOMI] "WHAT?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "It was all according to keikaku. You see, Hakutaku, what I did was merely PHASE YOU WITH MY IMMENSE CONFIDENCE!"

(I can feel my power increasing from achieving this victory over her! It really does apply to any victory I achieve! Not just those of battles! My Demigodly powers are amazing! Haha! I could become invincible if I keep this up!)

[SATOMI] "Ngh...! You mean it was all a farce! You talked me down and I... I fell for it?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Well, the part about taking your head off before you even realize it wasn't a bluff. Behold, my silvery katana, with which I shall command all the power I wish over feeble weaklings like you."

[SATOMI] "Wh-What more d-do you want from me?!"

(Wow, she's actually cowering before me... Are the two Hakutaku really this easy to cow? This feels kind of wrong, actually. I didn't expect to get this far. I'm drawing a blank here. Is she really so much of a big talker whose never faced opposition before in her life that she'll do anything I tell her to? Just like that? Motivated solely by my threats...?)

(...Snk! She wears shimapan. Pffft. What a loser. Hmmm....)

>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
>Hmph! You've had enough. Get out of my sight, worm! Before I change my mind and smite you mercilessly...
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
>Give me all your Pleromas!
>Die my blade, rat of the Trinity! You're just more XP!
>Write in.
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>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
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>>5956006
>>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
Let's try...
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>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
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>>5956006
>Tell me what your favorite video game genre is. If I don't like what I hear I will kill you. If I like what I hear, I will spare you.
I am tempted to kidnap her, but from a personal perspective, I'm more curious about what her favourite genre is.
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>>5956006
>You know what? I'm feeling kind of bold. Hakutaku, I'm taking you prisoner in the name of the Psyops!
We haven't gotten this far by NOT being insanely being overconfident!
Besides, she'll just tell us she doesn't play games or something like that, the normie...
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>>5956039
>>5956015
>>5956022
Come on anons...I have faith in our big loser
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[CATASTROVANIA] "Hmm... I will judge you the best way I know how to."

[SATOMI] "J... Judge me?!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "Yes. If I like what I hear, then I'll let you go, Hakutaku. But, if I don't... I will eliminate you."

[SATOMI] "Gh...."

[CATASTROVANIA] "So... What is your favorite video game genre."

[SATOMI] "..."

[SATOMI] "Ah. Oh, that's rather mundane, isn't it? I like first-person shooters."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcOlz0pB44A

(No...)

[CATASTROVANIA] "...Whaaaaat?"

[SATOMI] "Well, they're f-fun! And simple!"

[CATASTROVANIA] "You mean.... to tell me, you're the Hakutaku Goddess of Knowledge, and of ALL the various genres there are out there, all the spectacular ones like YRPGs, hack'n'slashes, beat 'em ups, roguelikes, visual novels, BULLET HELLS, PLATFORMERS, COLLECT-A-THONS, FARM SIMULATORS, STEALTH, FIGHTING GAMES, SURVIVAL HORRORS AND MORE THAT YOU PREFER FIRST. PERSON. SHOOTERS?! THAT MINDLESS GARBAGE?! THIS IS THE TASTE OF SOMEONE WHOSE LEGEND I ADORED?! THE TASTE OF SOMEONE SUPPOSEDLY A WISE SENSEI?!"

>KILL
>TRY NOT TO KILL
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
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>>5956114
>>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
Physically drag this woman, she needs to be REEDUCATED ON GAMES. This is UNFORGIVABLE
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>>5956114
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
She is in DIRE NEED of REDEMPTION!
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>>5956114
>JUST KIDNAP INSTEAD
It's not a kidnapping, it's an intervention! Or forced rehabilitation!
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[...]

[10:00 hours] - We have received a signal. Connection coming in. It's Catastrovania. Inform Deputy.

[..]

[HALE] "Catastrovania? Catastrovania!? What's happened? Are you there? Are you alright?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "-...-SWINE, UNCULTURED RAT! RAT! OPEN THE DOORS OR WHATEVER! TELEPORT ME ALREADY!"

[...]
[10:00 hours] - CO on the field accompanied by additional presence. Searching database to identify.
(WORKING)
Match Found || Name: Satomi / Affiliation: Trinity / Haku Goddess of Education /
[..]

[HALE] "So let me get this straight. You used your feline luck to break into the Heavenly Capital, infiltrate the University all on your lonesome, and not only acquired the sum of data we needed on Dark Matter physics, but you also... subdued and captured one of the Twins themselves?"

[CATASTROVANIA] "THAT'S THE GIST OF IT! AND SHE HAS SHITTY TASTE! SHIT TAAAAAAAASTE!"

[HALE] "...And before this, you mean to tell me that Muna gave you a promotion to Demigodhood..."

[CATASTROVANIA] "YEAH! NEVER BEEN BETTER!"

[HALE] "Ah. Understandable. I, I need to sit down."

(Deputy has fainted. Parsing medical assistance.)

[Operation: Copied Homework - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
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~~~~~~~~~~~

With the data we've captured from the Trinity, we've come to gain much understanding on the workings of Dark Matter and related physics, and the creation of a Kugelblitz self-contained black hole for power generation and Dark Matter harvesting.

We have expanded our floorplan to erect a Dark Matter Compounding room to the now defunct but auxiliary Nuclear Reactor. With this chamber we will be able to produce Dark Matter batteries.

We now have ample power source to massively expand our vehicular facilities and concepts.

Additionally, for means of safety and concerns for Eikrise City which rests above the Bunker Headquarters, we have elected to create a facility for the Kugelblitz outside of the city's bounds. It is located to the northeast of the Bunker. The Kugelblitz facility is buried deep underground and has been hidden away discreetly. We shall reach it via teleportation chambers, and transport Dark Matter byproduct via teleportation schedules. We have ran a very large and long power cable from the Bunker to the Kugelblitz facility.

Work is underway to see how we may apply Dark Matter to our existing technologies.

~~~~~~~~~~~
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[...]

We have captured a high value target (HVT).
Prisoner: Sincere Satomi is now being held within the Prison Block. The target is sealed via a ward provided by our ally, Magic God Eskart.


[...]

[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Murderspasm
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've reports that HEUSite activities have been going on in the Warrens of Siegesia... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5956153
>Murderspasm
Time to kill KILLALL goons
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>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm
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>>5956155
>+1
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>>5956144
oh panties hehe panties oh panties hmmm yes panties

>>5956153
>Operation: Mechanization
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>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm
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>>5956153
>Operation: Murderspasm
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[Buffering...]

[09:00 - x/21/4999 - Alert received from informants of situation developing in region;Warrens on continent;Siegesia.]

The following situation has been brought to the attention of our Deputy. Details are short.
- Situation is reported to be in the Warrens of Siegesia, the old country. The entire region is a hotbed for underground and rural activity of the Khanate due to its relative barren countryside. Heer Regiments routinely employ the expertise of military Chaplains to venture into the old country to root out occult activity.
- The situation concerns the Fu Dogs. There exists a large refugee community of Fu Dogs in Siegesia's old country that calls the Warrens home. They are the largest trace of civilization in the area and under the protection of the Reich.
- The community is attempting to gather for a mass. Our sources tell us that the Fu Dogs are attempting to accomplish the summoning of a custom made deity through an animistic ritual. We surmise they are attempting to create a Kami, like those of old Yongesian legend. Reasons unknown.
- The Fu Dogs are using an empathic method, and their emotional anger as fuel for the ritual. This is the part that particularly unnerves us. It has "Khanate meddling" written all over it.
- Lastly, the knowledge on Kami creation is veritably lost thanks to the World Kingdom's purges of non-approved material. This is the part that stumps us. Who in the world taught the Fu Dogs how to replicate that lost knowledge?

[...]

[HALE] "Gentlemen, the case is clear. The Fu Dog refugee community in the Warrens are attempting to create a Kami using negative emotions. The Warrens is known for high activity of Khanate affiliates. Two and two go together. Our motive is straight forward, we need to find out why, find out if there's any third parties, and how the Fu Dogs learned that esoteric method. Good luck."

~~~

1. We require a starting place.
>Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel.
>Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition.
>Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups.
>Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force.
>Ask the rednecks and hillbillies of the Warrens what they know.
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>>5956778
>Ask the rednecks and hillbillies of the Warrens what they know
The locals will know what's going on better than the Reich and the Fu Dogs won't tell us shit. This is the obvious path to some tangible leads.
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>>5956783
+1
They likely have heard rumors or seen weird shit nobody else has
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>>5956783
>+1
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[11:00 hours] - We've decided to speak with the locals of the Warrens on the issue.

The Warrens has a relatively low population according to Reich census. The rest of the nation considers them to be "rednecks" who live out in this somewhat undeveloped land. There are few villages, a lot of civilization seems to be RV and trailer parks, and cabin grounds with shanties in the woods. A lot of our questionnaire took place in Ilzivitz, the closest village to the Fu Dog Refugee Community. The "rednecks" there were able to provide some insight, as they regularly come into contact with the Fu Dogs, and some even live there outside the community.

Apparently, the Fu Dogs are attempting to undertake this ritual out of a desire to create their own custom made god, as their kind, in all their history, have never had one before. They want a protector that will look over them, and possibly restore them to their former states prior to the historical contact with the Great World Kingdom.

As for why the use of empathic emotion is the key to the ritual, one Fu Dog in Ilzivitz was able to tell us that the community is instructed to pool anger into the ritual to both rid themselves of the anger and because their anger is "very specific". They describe it is the "anger over unfairness" their kind has always faced. In other words, from a more spiritual perspective, the Fu Dogs are looking to turn their misery into a miracle.

Strangely enough, we discovered that there are people in the Warrens who are openly HEUSite. Primarily anarchists, who retain their full fingers. In this region, some people apparently view HEUS not as the Dark Lord, but an anthropomorphized savior figure. A very closely "human" god for the human race. This is of... much concern, but not the primary focus of today. We will be leaving this for later, however...

We need to find out more, or work out a solution...

We don't have much available on Yongesian Kami. But we can estimate that a ritual fueled by pure anger is bound to lead nowhere good. Our deductions conclude that the amassed negative emotions will certainly act as a catalyst for Afterseas influence or possibly incursion.
>>
~~~

( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 22 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel. (5 hours)
>We need more. Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition. (1 hour)
>We need more. Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups. (6 hours)
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (7 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (16 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (20 hours)
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>>5956881
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.
>We need more. Pose as journalists documenting the life of Fu Dogs and use the position as leeway to uncover intel. (5 hours)
>We need more. Formally approach the ritual priests with our Agents and straight-up ask them the ambition. (1 hour)
>We need more. Search for government records and cross-reference public info to see all connections the refugee community has with non-Fu Dog groups. (6 hours)
I think this should give us a good picture of what's going on
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>>5956885
>+1
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>>5956885
I agree with this plan
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[...]

We've decided to spend some precious time on gathering more intel.

Our Chabalah posed as journalists filming a documentary about Fu Dog livelihoods and entered the refugee community's boundaries to begin interviews as a camera team. Since Fu Dogs are majorly mistreated in many parts of the world, we played on their feelings by claiming to be filming a documentary about their plight to show the world their struggles. Whilst we mostly received the same answers that Fu Dogs wish for a god of their own, we were also able to find out that they received a lot of help from Woldorians, and humans in Siegesia in general. In fact, one of the finer points of the fake documentary's filming allowed us to hear from one of the clerics involved in the Kami summoning that they were taught the means by a human. We did not glean much more than that.

Our Chabalah under the same profile then attempted to ask the ritual priests in charge of following the ritual's instructions of their ambition, but they were mostly unresponsive and declined to speak on the matter, even somewhat hostilely.

We have decided to cross reference any and all info we could pull up of the refugee community's dealings with other entities and who goes in and out of the community. So far, as much as we can tell, the Fu Dogs have a representative, a lawyer, who deals with the Warrens' resident Jarl on official matters. Other than that, there are mostly companies based in Siegesia we can find that have connections that mostly deal with supply chains to the community. We discovered some individuals of note. The Warrens, due to its rural background, has many self employed businesses. We discovered some doctors, yoga instructors, foremen, HVAC businessmen, butchers and farmers associates with the refugee community, as well as contacts with the faithful of the cult of Eikn. Some may be based in Ilzvitz nearby.

[21:00 hours]

Our passive monitoring of the situation has shed some results. The totem interface erected in the middle of the refugee community is noticeably changing in shape without direct physical contact.

We have also noticed that, among the Fu Dogs, there were some who looked at our disguised Chabalah suspiciously, and spoke in whispers. We believe there may be suspicion among them, or possibly even informants. We have no idea who. We can only guess at a possible Khanate presence or agency also actively monitoring the situation.

We need to be extra precarious.

~~~
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( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 10 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (7 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (8 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (9 hours)
>Look into the local contacts for the area. Question individuals involved with the group even if we have to. (5 hours)
>We should attempt to coerce the clerics into giving up who taught them the method of Kami creation however we can, even if it leaves the Fu Dogs sour or arouses retaliation. (1 hour)
>Bring in a magical examiner from the Illuminati College to take a direct look at the totem and its empathic energies. We may be able to discern something that way. (7 hours)
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>>5956938
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.
>Bring in a magical examiner from the Illuminati College to take a direct look at the totem and its empathic energies. We may be able to discern something that way. (7 hours)
Last time delaying, after that we take care of it.
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[...]

We have decided to enlist the aid of an expert from the Illuminati college. We have received help from Heiromage REDACTED, who has agreed to travel to the refugee community and scrutinize the totem in person. We ensured the mage would be able to arrive in a timely manner by train and car, though upon arriving, our mage and his chauffeur are immediately met with hostility from the Fu Dog clerics upon giving his intentions. They are highly suspicious and do not wish to let him get near, but the Heiromage is able to convince them that his scrutiny will not disturb the summoning process.

Our Heiromage spent two hours examining the totem.

In conclusion, he is not able to discern much, but tells us that the summoning process is not creating a Kami as intended. He informs us that the method is actually pulling an extant entity into physical form... The Fu Dog clerics present refuse to believe this however.

We are now highly concerned about the situation. We have decided to raise alertness and prepare for countermeasures.

The fact is clear enough to us that the process is actually going to summon a Kami that already exists. This is the most puzzling thing, as there are no recorded Kami that still exist beyond the Poverty God Kei in Yongesia following the Trinity's purges of them.

[03:00 hours] - We are on the cusp of something tragic. We've pursued the wrong ends.

~~~

( Hours until Ritual completion )
( 3 hours )

1. Solution.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Delay solutions for the time being, we don't have enough to go off of.

2. Info.
>We need more. Have our agents present a falsified Woldorian government warrant and search the community's houses by force. (2 hours)
>We need more. We should research Final War accounts on the Afterseas from Heer classified files and Imperial databases to find matches in order of accounts that bear similarities or identical entities and circumstances. (3 hours)
>We should consult with the available deities to see if we can find out anything. It may take a while though, and we are not sure how long we have until the ritual is complete. (3 hours)
>Look into the local contacts for the area. Question individuals involved with the group even if we have to. (2 hours)
>We should attempt to coerce the clerics into giving up who taught them the method of Kami creation however we can, even if it leaves the Fu Dogs sour or arouses retaliation. (1 hour)
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>>5956975
>>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
>Let's go to the drawing board now. We need to deal with the ritual.
Oh fuck, No time to waste
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[04:00 hours] - We have decided we must deal with the totem immediately and called off all clandestine operations.

Our Rapid Response Team Lead has stepped up with a squad of Atz'mah and Raam. He, being a Fu Dog himself, has proposed to leave the situation up to himself and offered to 'handle it'. We find this notion to be unprofessional but are hearing him out.

[LION] "I SAY WE BLOW IT UP, WITH A LOT OF FIREPOWER!"

We believe it would be uncouth to take such an action and against Psyops doctrine.

1. Solution.
>We will assign Codename:Lion to dealing with the matter. We will trust him to be able to reason with his fellow Fu Dogs after pulling off the drastic actions.
>We should stage the destruction of the totem as an accident to dishearten the refugee community and then sweep in to offer them alternatives.
>We should present a case formally to the clerics with the Heiromage and inform them that their actions is bound to summon a HEUSitic entity which will be the harbinger of their doom.
>We should immediately page the Illuminati and use magic to counter the summoning by redirecting their empathic flow or altering the emotion to disrupt it with mind-influencing spells.
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>>5956984
>We will assign Codename:Lion to dealing with the matter. We will trust him to be able to reason with his fellow Fu Dogs after pulling off the drastic actions.
If anyone knows how to handle Fu Dogs, it's a Fu Dog.
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>>5956985
+1
Maybe the leader being a fu dog will work to our advantage
>>
[05:00 hours] - We have no time to waste. We deploy Codename:Lion right away with his handpicked squad to intercept the totem and destroy.

[05:27 hours] - The team arrived via teleporter. Upon arriving, the At'zmah and Codename:Lion helped keep clear the clerics. The Raam placed a C4 plastic explosive charge at the base of the totem and remotely detonated it. The crumbling 20 meter high totem collapsed, causing minor damage to surrounding trees. No injuries or damages to properties were sustained beyond a small crushed section of wooden fence.

The Fu Dog community at large, however, was immediately furious at the actions, and Codename:Lion's presence was not nearly enough to deter their rage. Our squad had to flee the scene immediately as we picked up phone calls being made to Heer rangers.

We have disrupted the summoning ritual.

[..]
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[05:00 - x/22/4999 - We have found out something interesting from monitoring local news of the area the following day, after our unsubtle destruction of the totem.]

A suicide occurred in the neighboring village of Ilzvitz.
27 year old Dane Merrywealth, self-employed yoga instructor, committed suicide. On his person in his van was found various articles and possessions related to HEUSitic worship and Khanate influence, including a manifesto and religious texts. His autopsy officially released by the village chiefs reveal a number of fake fingers on his hands. Dane had been a frequent visitor to the Fu Dog refugee community, providing aid to the locals and offering instructions.

Though our act was still denounced as terrorism in the local news, with locals themselves erroneously calling us HEUSite anarchists, it is all too clear that some in the area feel a lot... more relieved, following the destruction, even if they are not at liberty to be vocal about it.

Our Intelligence surmises that Dane was likely a cult initiate provided with the knowledge of Kami summoning and instructed in turn to manipulate the Fu Dogs to help manifest a vassal of the Dark Lord in the area. Our records we looked at after the fact account for similar instances in the Shengesian Scourge Fronts.

We believe the entity that was being summoned is "Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami", a being known as the "Gatekeeper of the Hellhole" according to the Imperials. This is consistent with reports of the very entity being summoned in the Scourge Fronts before by amassed anger and rage. We believe Yasomagatsuhi may in fact be an embodiment of pure anger, somehow. It is suggested the being is a genuine Yongesian style Kami as well, beyond the suggestion such a name would give.

We count ourselves as having thwarted the summoning of this being as intended by the Khanate. Nothing has been done to deter the Fu Dogs from simply restarting the process, but so far they have not acted. We will monitor things from here passively.

~~~

[HALE] "Gentlemen. Even if we're not entirely certain, you've surely prevented something ugly before it could happen. Good work."

~~~

[Operation: Murderspasm - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 805]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Thalassic
‣ Risk Level 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Muna |
‣Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: A Capital Ship has reportedly been shot down over Scourge Front waters. Capital Ships don't go down often. If we can recover its technical data with a dive team, we'd be more prepared for expanding our own vehicular facilities. The only problem is... those waters are haunted....

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic
Spooky time
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>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic
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>>5957030
>Operation: Thalassic
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>>5957058
>+1
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[Buffering...]

URGENT ISSUE UPDATE ON HAND. BRINGING ALL AVAILABLE COs TO ATTENTION...

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64qgEXkfVtw

[04:00 - x/23/4999 - Engagement took place over region:SCOURGE FRONTS.]
[05:00 - x/23/4999 - Skirmish culminated in decision for low atmospheric bombardment.]
[05:58 - x/23/4999 - Confirmed Capital Ship destruction by unknown Khanate means.]
[06:23 - x/23/4999 - Area marked for high atmospheric purification by Imperial fleet.]

[KURT] "We've gotten this confirmation of Capital Ship destruction over the Scourge Fronts. If you know how formidable the Imperial Aerial/Astro Fleet is, then you know it isn't every day a Capital Ship goes down. The standard procedure when one does happen to die is to take a flotilla of more and bombard the area of the crash site from space until nothing remains but glass. The Samurai won't allow what they lose and can't recover to fall into enemy hands. They're still searching, which means the wreck hasn't been pinpointed yet. We won't get another chance like this soon enough. The opportunity to seize valuable data on board is right there for the taking.... the only problem is, the ship is in the water. It'll be swarming with spirits from the Afterseas..."

[KURT] "Nevertheless, we've pinpointed the crash site with our telemetry. We want to send a dive team to secure the ship's uplink module. What we are asking... may well be suicide."

[MUNA] "But don't fear, because through it all, I am watching you. And my hand will be over you as well. I cannot go myself, or else we'd risk attracting something worse than mere spirits... We have to rely on the will of mortals to accomplish the impossible in times like these."

[KURT] "Even if are asking anyone willing to delve in the most oppressive part of the ocean, our Goddesses protection will be with you."

[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input
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>>5957575
>Mash'chetet
>Siqariyim
>Mug'dal
>Haham
This isn't a mission for normal men.
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>>5957641
>+1
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>>5957641
I agree with this plan. Hit 'em hard and hit 'em fast.
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>>5957641
+1
FUCK their ASSES
>>
The undertaking of this dive mission will require multiple specialties to achieve. Our Metahumans will suffice. Their bodies are built strong enough to resist the immense pressure at the depth level of which the ship in question has sunken to. We will have a team of seven dive.

We will entrust the team's safety to a Haham. The psychokinetic field our Haham can generate will be able to void and bail water in flooded compartments and ward off spirits.
A Mug'dal shall be issued to the team and supplied with a specialized compressor mod for a standard issue plasma rifle. It will help the bolts travel underwater easier, on top of making the loading of Aquamarine charges seamless.
We will send two Mash'chetet with tools and thermal weapons for precisely removing the uplink module of the Capital Ship, which cannot suffer even the slightest damage or rupture. They will be trusted with its safety.
Three Siqariyim will join them on the endeavor, given a cutting tool for slicing into the thick beryllium-nano lattice that composes the armor.

[HAHAM] "How will the Goddess be supporting us on the field?"

[KURT] "She can directly assert influence through you for merely being psychic. In other words, she will be transmitting energy directly to you that will be able to maintain a field to ward off most spirits. But only a little. A massive pulse would alert the more worrisome eyes of the Afterseas."

[HAHAM] "That's all we need."

================================

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Secure the Capital Ship's Uplink Module intact.]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Keep all dive team members alive.]

[KURT] "Just so we're aware, Samurai Capital Ships do actually have an anti-teleporation countermeasure that triggers automatically."

[MUG'DAL] "How bad, sir?"

[KURT] "Their ships flood compartments with a Qi wave to flush out intrusive elements. Mostly spirits. We believe the Qi wave isn't concentrated, the same as how their weapons produce such an energy. The automatic countermeasure may be designed to work solely against ghostly things, and not physical ones. Samurai are augmented beings like you. You should not be affected by it. But we do not truly know unless we witness it first hand. Additionally, even if we cut into the hull from outside, would it not trigger anyway the moment anyone enters?"

~~~

1. Entry.
>Teleport the team onto the hull. We should avoid the automatic defenses and take no chances.
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.

2. Requisition.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
>An Arcanoreversal Breath inhaler. It can be administered to break possessions.
>A Theurgogrenade charged with the Lightning element, just in case there's any Samurai still functioning aboard.
>Metahuman Shut-Down Routine. It will shut down cognitive functions for a reset in order to counter illusory effects or attacks to self esteem.
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>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
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>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
Inside for the least chance for demonic possession.
We have a Haham. We ain't trapped in here with them, they're trapped in here with US.
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>>5957725
>Teleport the team inside. We can't have them remain outside long and at risk of spirits attacking.
>A Rearranged Magic Mirror. It can deflect spells.
We're alright on the assfucking front so I say we teleport inside, bring in a mirror to deflect countermeasures though.
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>>5957729
>+1
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[06:58 hours following immediate organization and deployment of assets]

Our dive team has entered the confines of the Samurai Capital Ship downed in the Scourge Fronts sea. The moment they entered, the automatic defense systems released a Qi wave into the flooded lower gunnery station they entered.

[!!!]

The Qi wave has somehow shorted the Haham's helmet based amplifier out. His psychic abilities have fallen drastically by 200%. Output is falling further.

[SIQARIYIM] "Command, we can't see shit in here! Our flashlights won't penetrate the darkness. Night vision and infrared won't let us see anything either."

[HAHAM] "My psionic fields are falling. Command, do we proceed?!"

[!!!] [Risk Level elevated to 5] [!!!]

1. Mission.
>Negative. Stand by for retrieval. Mission is terminated right away, thing is a bust. Our team would be sitting ducks without psychic fields.
>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.
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>>5957749
>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.
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>>5957749
>>Affirmative. Try to get in and get out fast. Rush to the bridge and use what little Psychic amplification's left to clear the darkness. Muna is watching, all will be well.
Fuck it, if we need combat we got the Mug'dal and the others
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>>5957749
>Negative. Stand by for retrieval. Mission is terminated right away, thing is a bust. Our team would be sitting ducks without psychic fields
Let's not lose an entire team because we disregarded an entirely valid warning.
If the ship really is THAT more dangerous, odds are it won't be dispatched that easily.
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[07:09] - We have given the team permission to continue forward.

Our Haham is not capable of reacting with full power now, but can still use a psychokinetic field to bail water from the flooded compartment to allow ease of movement in a very short radius.

Our Executive is watching the feed with us here in the command room. She is awaiting a request for a Psychic energy boost when needed.

[...]

[MASH'CHETET] "Contact."

Our team is running into heavily wounded Samurai still functioning aboard the flooded compartments of the sunken ship. They are moving to the upper decks. The bridge tower stairwell will take them to the computer room in the bridge from the engine room.

[HAHAM] "Comma---------------------nce. There's a spir--------ed onto us. We ------------ -- -----------------------------------------------"

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1. -----------
>... . -. -..
>-.- .. .-..
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>>5957780
>... . -. -..
I can only hope there's sympathetic link or chance for feedback...
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>>5957780
>... . -. -..
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>>5957780
>... . -. -..
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[000981:000099999] - ---------
--stablshing connection
sending psionic energy boost------

----standby----

--
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[...]

[HAHAM] "HOLD ONNNN!"

[SIQARIYIM] "THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, THEY'RE IN THE WALLS, THEY'RE IN THE WATER, THEY'RE IN MY HEAD, GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT OF MY FUCKING HEAD! HELP ME! HELP MEE! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!"

[MUG'DAL] "THERE'S SPIRITS EVERYWHERE. WE GOT MEN DOWN. LAYING DOWN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE. THEY JUST KEEP COMING!"

[07:14 hours] - We've lost two Siqariyim. Our third is being skewered by a frenzied Samurai survivor in the wreck. Our Mash'chetet are sticking close to the Haham and trying to hack down a stuck door ahead of them with their thermal weapons. Haham is using maximum output from our Executive's donated energy we just signaled her to send now to erect a field to keep Vengeful Spirits pouring in at bay. This is at the cost of a psychokinetic field to bail water. Our team is currently submerged and movements are slightly hampered. Our Mug'Dal is firing blindly into the darkness.

[KURT] "We need to give instructions now the interference is gone!"

Our estimation places them one stairwell away from the objective.

~~~

[PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: PENDING]
[SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: FAILED.]

>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
>Pull them out and abort the mission right now, waste no more lives on this. There could be more Samurai survivors ahead of them.
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>>5957790
>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
Suken Cost is a bitch
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>>5957790

>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
At this point might as well go all in
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>>5957790
>Order them to proceed. The donated energy should be enough to last them through the retrieval process and then we can teleport them. The chamber is ready.
Jesus what is going on down here
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[07:26 hours]

Our Haham, Mug'dal and Mash'chetet managed to break their way into the bridge and enter the computer room of the sunken ship. They encountered a few surviving hands, one of which thrust a naginata into the arm of one of our Mash'chetet, severing the limb. Our Mug'dal exterminated them and our Mash'chetet began the process of disconnecting the uplink module with their tools whilst the Haham kept the spirits at bay with donated psychic energy.

In a few minutes the module has been secured, but the ship is now rocking. The Samurai Astro fleet has located its wreck and begun orbital bombardment of the area to destroy the wreck. The blasts send our dive team apart from each other as the wreck began to tear apart and shred under the bombardment.

Our teleporter managed to lock onto something and teleport it. The uplink module, along with the severed hand of the Haham and his ripped off helmet pressed against it, intentionally torn off by the Haham to ensure we managed to get the object.

Every dive team member is lost.

[KURT] "Damn it...."

[MUNA] "...I will be in my quarters."

[...]

We have secured the objective, and now possess invaluable data.
The loss of a Haham however, along with valuable Metahumans, has been disastrous to us however.
The loss is sending ripples across Psyops. Our personnel are giving their condolences.

(-120 Personnel power)

[Operation: Thalassic - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

[...]
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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 655]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Prepared for All
‣ Risk Level: 1 |
‣ Acting CO: Krina |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We have ample means for power thanks to our Dark Matter and have fully examined data on Capital Ships and design retrieved from Operation: Thalassic. It is time we designed the war machine of the Psyops, the war machine of the future and Redemption |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5957824
>Operation: Prepared for All
Might as well ensure our troops sacrifice wasn't for nothing
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>>5957824
>Operation: Prepared for All
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>>5957827
>+1
avenge the fallen
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>>5957827
+1
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>>5957827
plus uno
we should... probably have a memorial service or something, to honor their memory.
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>>5958113
inscribe the names of the fallen on the inside of the rector?
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]
[Access Granted]

The time has come.

Psyops now possesses the ample means to provide raw power in order to give life to any developmental project we could envision through our latent Kugelblitz reactor and Dark Matter byproduct. With the enormous amount of technical data we have collected on Samurai Capital Ships and their workings and weapons systems, we now feel confident in the construction of our own future weapon. The Heer of Woldoria field colossi on treads that devour cities under the heated push of their flaming engines. The Samurai's fleet dominates the sky and space alike with weapons that purify all sinners.

We must envision the machine of liberation. The engine of freedom.

[...]
[The Psyops must now design its Uber unit to serve as the apex of its arsenal of liberty. There are a few proposals.]
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( Proposals )

>Proposal #0 - Flying Psychic Battle Machine (Contingency Machine)
Codenamed 'Wisdom Bank', the project envisions an aerial vehicle powered by and piloted directly through the minds of multiple (at least 20 - 40) Psychics. The method of propulsion is a complex system that melts the individuality of its connected members, forming a gestalt. This method of operation is compared to the method of control the Samurai use for their own Mecha, with the difference of the machine itself becoming a vessel for the minds of its pilots. The gestalt will be aided by the multiplication of their own amplifiers, and Haham are the only candidates we have for piloting the machine. We envision an irregularly shaped flying machine that is capable of using any conceivable Psychic ability or power or application. We believe incorporation of magic may also be beneficial, so we have envisioned a series of 'bits' or flying additions that the proper vehicle itself may eject to use as probes or extension for attack or defense, or otherwise. We seek to create our rough equivalent to the Schlosskreuzer or Capital Ship with this proposal.

>Proposal #1 - Advanced Flagship (Mobile Headquarters)
Codnamed 'Foundation', the proposal envisions Psyops maintaining and operating a sole flagship that will be given advancements enough to beat out the Samurai fleet. This flagship, named 'Foundation', will be able to serve any role we wish of it. The flagship will be given a Heart Attack Manifold in order to hide itself and a Kugelblitz reactor of small scale on board to power it indefinitely. Our flagship will be the lead ship of her class, and possibly the sole member as well. We will pool all the technology we have at our disposal to create it. We dream of Foundation even being able to serve Psyops in enough capacity as to act as a mobile Headquarters should any of our existing installations be compromised, such as the Bunker. Foundation should be able to do anything from engage with and decisively destroy an entire flotilla or fleet of Samurai Capital Ships or ferry and maintain an army of personnel aboard it at all times.

>Proposal #2 - All-Terrain All-Purpose Humanoid Superiority Fighter (Large Scale Mecha)
Codenamed 'Peace Striders', we seek to create mass produced war machines, envisioning a powerful and equipped mechanical marvel that will be able to match and defeat the titans of other factions with a good fight. With this project, we would create a class of expensive but extremely powerful fighting machines, ones that can be produced in a larger number. It is not meant to be as powerful as the last two proposals, but still as strong as we could make something that can be mass produced without making it entirely unique. We wish to incorporate our Psychic advancements and technological achievements into it as well. Envision a squad of machines large and armed enough to tackle a Capital Ship with their combined firepower and tactics. Basically a huge soldier.
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>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
>We elect Proposal #1 as our chosen project. May the will of our unity manumit us.
>We elect Proposal #2 as our chosen project. May by steel we Redeem Hainei's evils.
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>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
You had me at psychic powered.
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>>5958442
>>Proposal #0 - Flying Psychic Battle Machine (Contingency Machine)
Hell yeah, ultimate unit
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>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us.
But it better be able to become invisible and hover ominously
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>>5958444
>>We elect Proposal #2 as our chosen project. May by steel we Redeem Hainei's evils.
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>>5958444
>We elect Proposal #0 as our chosen project. May the strength of the mind guide us
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The decision is made. We elected for Proposal #0.

The Wisdom Bank design shall be perfected for use in the Psyops' future operations. The design is that of a maneuverable flying machine. It's dimensions are 20x70 meters, with a weight of over three thousand metric tons. Entry and loading is via ramp on the back port. It features two powerful rotors used for enabling high speed evasion and movements which will aid the Psychic based propulsion. Current capacity for crew is a maximum of fifty hands. Each crewman is expect to be Psychic and join the gestalt that powers the functions. The Wisdom Bank features no onboard weaponry, but powerful diamond-carbon based alloy that reinforces it. The primary method of attack is using focusing lens around the body of the machine to project Psychic energy to attack with in various forms. The most notable feature of the Wisdom Bank is that it possesses various "bits" or "funnels" that orbit and hover around the machine itself, capable of docking with it at various points. The bits are capable of acting as extensions to funnel the gestalt's Psychic energy through, to both attack and defend itself with.

The Wisdom Bank is extremely costly to us, but a powerful instrument indeed... We will not be able to make many. What we can make, we will need to savor and be efficient in our use of it with. We are currently working on the first of the series. We require an additional facility to store our vehicular and mechanical assets in. Perhaps we should page the Bunker Department and ask them to look into the matter.

The Wisdom Bank will be our weapon of the future.

[Operation: Prepared for All - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]

[...]
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We have unlocked [UNIT; Wisdom Bank] for our arsenal.

================================
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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 655]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Destruction
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: In order to jumble Samurai operations, we're going to destroy Fort Ishin in the Shuukai Ward area to weaken their resolve |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5959481
>Operation: Destruction
I'm guessing we could take this thing out for a drive.
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>>5959483
>+1
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>>5959481
>Operation: All-Out Attack
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[ COMMENCING OPERATION ...]

[Access Granted]
[User control to ACS system & Nous Radar open]

[KURT] "Gentlemen, thank you for joining me today. We're looking at destabilization as today's topic. Our plans are to strike the Samurai hard in Yongesia and weaken their operations. Our target is Fort Ishin, the most isolated fort in Yongesia, in the Shuukai Ward area. This fort is particularly troublesome. You see, it holds a missile silo, which is unique for the Trinity..."

[Buffering...]
[07:00 hours]

[Providing ACS footage of INSTALLATION:FORT ISHIN now...]

[KURT] "The fort is very lacking compared to most Samurai Forts in the region, but make no mistake, it is heavily guarded. It has a single perimeter wall that encircles the compound, and it uses the trees for coverage. The silo is located somewhere among that brushwork. Our ACS shows it isn't very visible from bird's eye view, a lot of it is actually under the ground. It is typical for every Samurai Fort to have at least a small bunker per standards. The silo is primed for launching missiles at Woldoria and... the Siran Region in Shengesia."

[MUG'DAL] "Why in the world would they want to nuke their own land?"

[KURT] "Because the Siran Region is normally demilitarized due to agreements between the Emperor and Cult of Surasira. The Trinity can only patrol the area with the Wei, but the Samurai cannot enter the region. In fact, the Trinity does not maintain bases in the region for this reason. They workaround. Places like Ishin are meant for striking the area should they ever break their accords. The cult of Surasira doesn't know it's always under grave threat from this very silo."

[KURT] "We want to destroy it. Not only does it remove a significant threat to innocents, we'd be overtaxing the Samurai with keeping up their guard in the Final War's main fronts. We postulate we can destroy the base decisively by detonating the missile cache."

[MUG'DAL] "Wouldn't that be dangerous to the whole ward?"

[KURT] "They're not nuclear weapons. They're Qi bombs. They don't spread dangerous aftereffects, they cleanse the immediate area to the subatomic level. We won't endanger the Shuukai Ward's people. Now, you've heard the brief. Gear up. We're going to go over our plan of attack..."

~~~

[Assets are required]

[Please select the appropriate teams for this endeavor.]

>Input custom order.
>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
>Decisive order (Prototype Wisdom Bank) (!!!UNIT UNTESTED!!!)
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>>5960782
>Decisive order (Prototype Wisdom Bank) (!!!UNIT UNTESTED!!!)
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>>5960782
>>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
I think we'll go with this, the big head is untested for now
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>>5960782
>Recommended Order (Raam, Siqariym, Mug'dal)
It would be an incredible waste of lives if anything went wrong with the prototype. We aren't like the other factions, we value the lives of our men and won't risk them needlessly. Even if it would be cool.
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>>5960782
>Recommended order (Raam, Siqariyim, Mug'dal)
changing to this since I speed read
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This mission calls for the expertise of the Raam, Siqariyim and Mug'dal.

[08:00 - Fort Ishin is running a drill in the northern part of the base grounds. Vast majority of personnel are gunship operators. We have an advantage in them having less infantry. The silo is also running an exercise. Missiles will be unloaded for today.]

[KURT] "We have some methods of entry to consider here. The silo is located to the northeast section of the base, behind the outer wall. There's a sort of hill formed around the silo. It's surrounded by watchtowers and surveillance. We could teleport in, but we would spotted immediately. The silo shaft could close fast before we get anyone inside. We can't calculate telemetry for direct entry to blind spots we don't know."

[KURT] "One thing to keep in mind, this Fort is in close contact with the Castle of the Tengu. They can call for reinforcements and they won't be far behind. Ishin stockpiles gunships. They're active throughout the day. Thankfully, unlike airships, gunships don't see what's above so easily."

[...]

1. Entry.
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.
>The main gates. We'll teleport them along the walls for a trek.
>Teleport directly to the silo. Chances are we can blast our way in if they close up.

2. Requisition.
>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.
>Very heavy breaching charge. If we're not confident plasma will get the silo doors open, this will come in handy.
>Heavy deployable turret. We can spare a heavyset 24.1×70mm electrically assisted bullets loaded beltfed turret with a stand to help cull resistance.

3. Plan.
>We will fight our way inside the base and plant bombs on their missile cache, despite the high risks.
>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards right.
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>>5960994
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.

>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.

>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards right.
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>>5960994
>Parachutes. We wait for nightfall and drop our teams in.
>Hijacking subroutine key. We can use this fabricated key to hijack and commandeer a gunship.
>We will hijack their silo's targeting system and override it. We could probably launch a missile at the Castle of the Tengu before blowing the joint, if we play our cards righ
I agree with this plan. If the most cool and reasonable strategies overlap, there's no reason not to opt for them.
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[07:40 hours] - Our Mug'dal, Siqariyim and Raam are being deployed by parachute. The team is 20 men large. Five Mug'dal, five Raam, ten Siqariyim.

The team have been deployed via teleporter at high altitudes over the general area of Fort Ishin. The airspace is still dotted by a number of gunships still undergoing drill. Our team is landing near the northeastern ridge to come into close proximity with the missile silo hill.

There is a building along the paved roads across the hill that leads into the silo. It is presumably shielded by a very heavy pair of blast doors as the main entry. We do not have the firepower needed to get through at the moment. The blast doors are still open according to our ACS, but will not be for long the moment the fighting breaks out.

[...]

[MUG'DAL] "Shit! They've spotted us! Disengage!"

A lookout has seen the parachutes randomly from near the silo's watchtowers. Our team paradropping is in danger, they have AA guns. They're close enough to the ground, the Metahumans will survive the fall none the worse for wear. They're disengaging parachutes and holding onto the Raams tightly. Falling now...

[MUG'DAL] "Brace for impact."

[08:01 hours] - Our team has successfully landed in the northeastern ridge. The base is on high alert. The Samurai will send Retainers to respond to our arrival. Gunships will be swarming the air above soon...

[RAAM] "Command, they're closing the blast doors now, already started when they caught wind of us. We won't be able to make it inside. Our charges aren't strong enough to punch through."

They'll be saving those for the time being.

[SIQARIYIM] "Sir, our override key's dated. You sure this will work?"

[KURT] "I didn't know they could be dated..."

>Siqariyim, get on hijacking one of those gunships. Give them a taste of their own medicine and blast a hole into the hill building for our entry team.
>Mug'dal, do what you do best and shoot your way into the nearby air control tower. There should be an override inside to open the blast doors externally.
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>>5961056
>Mug'dal, do what you do best and shoot your way into the nearby air control tower. There should be an override inside to open the blast doors externally.
Highjacking an entire gunship would already be a hazardous proposition if the enemy didn't already have their AA batteries on high alert.
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>>5961060
>+1
this
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[08:09 hours] - Shoot first, ask questions later.

Our Mug'dal, alongside our Siqariyim and Raam, made their way towards the nearby air control tower. Placed in this strategic position perpendicular to the missile silo, we figured there was some kind of external mechanism that could operate the blast doors. Our team split up, with Siqariyim going on the offensive outside and shooting down Ashigaru through the slew of their tanegashima bolts while the Mug'dal broke into the tower and decisively gunned down the technicians inside. Our Raam suggested letting them commandeer and take over or shut up AA presences, but there's no reason to. Our dated override key may not work. We suggest the Samurai may change keys frequently to keep their technology in their hands.

We've discovered an access control to the blast doors in the air control tower. We begun opening the doors, but they only got a few inches open before the silo control managed to 'freeze' the doors, leaving a gap open. Our Mug'dal could likely force it open under their own strength.

[!!!]
[Gunships overhead]
[!!!]

[MUG'DAL] "GET DOWN!"

We were astonished to see the Samurai have a gunship target their own tower indiscriminately. Heavy firepower is boring into it. Our Mug'dal are exiting the structure now. Siqariyim are trying to draw fire their way with potshots against the fliers. Raam are loading their anti-air missiles now. We're also intercepting channel denoting the imminent arrival of Retainers. In between the Ashigaru laying down suppressive fire and the two gunships overhead, making it is going to be difficult...

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of two.
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Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5961089
BANZAAAAI!
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>>5961089
Let's do this.
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>5961092
>>5961092
Fuck
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[08:14 hours] - Taking heavy fire.

Our Mug'dal and Raam rush across the concrete underfoot, bound to reach the blast doors in little time. One of our Raam stops and fires a SAM rocket, striking one of the first gunship's main thrusters and sending it for a decline. He becomes the unfortunate victim of the second opening up. Our Mug'dals reached the blast doors and began forcing them open. All five of them made this an easy effort, but began receiving fire from the other side by a Retainer, injuring one of our Raam. The Ashigaru harassing our team took this chance to attempt a banzai rush towards the team. Our Siqariyim began fending them off while pulling back to regroup. The Mug'dal at the forefront lifted his plasma gun and fired once, piercing through and killing three Retainers in one go. The team is filing into the silo bunker now. Siqariyim are laying down suppressive fire with their laser rifles to keep the Ashigaru off. One of our Siqariyim got struck by a barrage of tanegashima's and fell. He's being stabbed to death by several Ashigaru now. Nothing we can do.

We're trying to get the blast doors closed while the Mug'dal scout the interior ahead. More retainers and their Ashigaru peons await inside, but nothing that will be hard to take care of. Mug'dal mounting the Gauss autocannon is heading there now.

[KURT] "Do NOT let your fire hit any warheads in the silo. Check your fire carefully. The slightest puncture will level the entire place and all you with it."

[MUG'DAL] "Roger that. Sir, we can get the doors closed, but they'll probably wire something outside to open them again. Can't cut the power without damaging anything else. If we stay here long there's going to be a ton of them coming after us."

[RAAM] "Preparing timed charges to attach to their cache. We'll blow this place once we're done."

We have decided to extend the stay. We want to hijack the silo's systems and target a missile for the Daitengu's castle. Give him a nice present.

[SIQARIYIM] "Bad news. There's a General in here. Mujo Daimyo waiting ahead. Barking nasty orders."

This is not good. A Mujo Daimyo can take our Mug'dal on easily...

>Hunker down, prepare for a prolonged siege. Work together to clear the bunker, get all Mug'dals on taking that Daimyo down and hijack the systems.
>Take advantage of their sense of honor. Have one of the Mug'dals challenge the Daimyo to hand-to-hand, even the score while we pick off the rest.
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>>5961110
>Speed is life. Storm the compound and try to eliminate the Daimyo as fast as possible, we can't afford to fight on two fronts much less make this a protracted fight.
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[08:19 hours] - Move fast. Kill fast.

Our Mug'dal forced the blast doors shut, sealing themselves into the missile silo center. The Samurai on the other side outside are now rushing to get it open. It'll take them a while to get the hookups they need to wire the door and open it from the air control tower they themselves destroyed. We use this chance now.

Our Mug'dal rush into the center ahead, taking down every Ashigaru they saw with precise shots. Behind them, the Siqariyim let loose bolts of hot lasers. Everything we saw was being killed, ultraviolently. Our problem comes in the form of the Mujo Daimyo we saw. He was armed with a Qi charged staff. One of our Mug'dal faced him and fired a shot of plasma, he dodged it. He retaliated by hurling the staff, which pierced right through the Mug'dal and killed our Metahuman agent instantly. In response, the Mug'dal wielding the Gauss Autocannon lifted his barrel and lit the Daimyo up, shots tore right through him. We confirmed he's dead.

Our Mug'dal are securing the main hall, Raam are accompanied by three Siqariyim in hooking up those timed detonators to the warheads in the cache. Boy, are there a lot of them too.

[08:38 hours] - Our Siqariyim have secured the launch console. The silo is automated. There's a few Ashigaru still around, but they're bugs to swat, not much of a problem.

[SIQARIYIM] "Sir, they locked the system. They were smart enough to do that before we got in. We can try overriding. Not sure how long it will take."

[KURT] "Best estimate?"

[SIQARIYIM] "An hour..."

[KURT] "I'm afraid we don't have an hour..."

[SIQARIYIM] "Either way, fort is going to get destroyed."

[KURT] "At the cost of your lives?"

[SIQARIYIM] "Gotta do what we gotta do sir. Remaining seventeen of us is worth three hundred thousand Samurai."

[...]

They'll try to crack it as fast as they can to get the launch up. They need to hold out. They're Metahumans. They can do this...

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of one.
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Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5961127
Godspeed, soldiers.
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[08:51 hours] - About thirty minutes pass. We're inside the console.

The Samurai wired the blast doors, Retainers are pouring inside. There's no end to them. Our Mug'dal are concentrating all their fire into the entrance. A pile of their bodies is building up, one they keep slicing and burning through to try getting to us.

[SIQARIYIM] "Managed to crack the launch console. Automatic system is loading a shell into an ICBM now. It's taking ten minutes to load a single warhead. We can't shoot multiple."

[KURT] "The best we can do. Let's make this one shot count."

[TARGETING SYSTEM ONLINE]
[ACCEPTING LAUNCH CODE...]
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>Target the Castle of the Tengu's primary keep.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's military production facilities.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's Fleet docks.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's holy sanctum.
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's outer battlements and ramparts.
>Target the Eternal Fortress of Karma instead.
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>>5961163
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship
Though the Eternal Fortress of Karma is an interesting target, I fear it would destabilize the fragile equilibrium too much if it fell, but at the same time I fear a supposedly unbreakable Fortress would be too much for a single ICBM to destroy thus squandering much of the potential of the missile.

Instead we get to either potentially cripple a massive symbol of the empire's domination or deny it means of repair which is pretty great too. If the strike fails, it will still show that the enemies of the empire are not yet muzzled.

The only other option I could see is the military production facilities but I doubt there is anything truly irreplaceable in there.
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>>5961163
>>Target the Castle of the Tengu's holy sanctum.
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>>5961173
+1
The Invincible is their pride and joy, anything that serves to compromise it will help us in the long run.
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>>5961173
>+1
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>>5961163
>Target the Castle of the Tengu's royal dock for the Invincible flagship.
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>>5961173
+1
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[1...]

[...]

Our Mug'dal ensured the mountain of Retainer bodies was high enough that they couldn't pass through immediately before pulling back. Once our team regrouped, we teleported them out right away.

Charges set were detonated. The warhead cache of Fort Ishin went up in an instant. The whole base was consumed by the blast yield of its own stockpile. Three hundred thousand Samurai obliterated just like that.

Minimal losses occurred.
Mission was a success.

[...]

[09:29 hours] - The missile launch we sent impacted the royal docks of the Castle of the Tengu. The warhead dealt no damage to the Samurai Flagship, which was shielded by unknown means. The dock surrounding it suffered damage however.

But it's not about inflicting as much damage. It's about sending a message. Both the Trinity and the Khanate are going to remember this well. Remember what just a few of us fighting for freedom are capable of, when they need armies to run amok anywhere else.

Whoever we are to them, we just pissed Scheiracht off big time.

~~~

[Operation: Destruction - COMPLETED]
[Deployment Terminated]
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[Accessing Psyops Deployments...]

[BUNKER PERSONNEL: 652]
[PERSONNEL CAP: 2200]

• Operation: All-Out Attack
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai have done it this time! They're launching an assault on Oakville Town and the Heer are beating drums of war in response! We must help repel them from Siegiesa to minimize the damages! |
/
• Operation: Glitch
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Catastrovania |
‣ Continent: Siegiesa |
‣ Primary Objective: Ever since the open communique with Gaizar, Supercomputer NIBIRU has been experiencing some... jitters... |
/
• Operation: Mechanization
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Depends |
‣ Primary Objective: We realize that we need to push the envelope if we want to match the established strengths of the Trinity and Heer. We recommend stealing a Samurai Mecha or a Heer Angriffsmaschine in order to better understand their machines... so we can make our own |
/
• Operation: Deathmetric
‣ Risk Level: 5 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Siegesia |
‣ Primary Objective: We've learned something startling. The Heer have created a satellite weapon that uses Aquamarine to produce widespread Death Knells, and they're planning to launch it from the launch base at Cape Numerca. We're going to stop them |
/
• Operation: Senolytical
‣ Risk Level: 4 |
‣ Acting CO: Kurt Regis |
‣ Continent: Yongesia |
‣ Primary Objective: There is a village located in the Meiyo Ward of the Sword Continent that we just learned is under judgment by the Senolists. They are planning to kill over a hundred mortals... Not on our watch |
/
• Operation: Exfoliation
‣ Risk Level: 3 |
‣ Acting CO: Krina |
‣ Continent: Irrelevant |
‣ Primary Objective: The Samurai just launched a satellite probe from Yongesia. We think they're trying to take our ACS down. Can't let that happen |
/
• Operation: Defection
‣ Risk Level: 2 |
‣ Acting CO: Hale Felwitz |
‣ Continent: Shengesia |
‣ Primary Objective: An agent from the Taalumah just defected for unknown reasons. We believe they're heading to the Temple in Shengesia to rat us out. We have to round him up... |

>The mission survey is open. Operations are free to commence.

>Commence an operation.
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
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>>5961708
>[Exit psyops deployments]
Alright that's enough, let's do some case files
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>>5961708
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
thanks for the mission everyone, time to return
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>>5961708
>Exit Psyops Deployments.
Time to send the pantheon on some adventures.
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[LOADING...]
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'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Something's very off about this picture."

[JOCO] "Yeah, you're not usually one to stand up a whole lot, Muna. Usually you just sit on your big fat bum and be lazy!"

'Ah. I just got caught up thinking is all.' I told them both, pushing off the wall of my abode that I leaned against.

[MAJORDOMO] "Is it cause of the divers?"

'Yeah. I just can't help but feel for them. We watched their feeds as they embarked on that dangerous mission. And then we watched them get consumed by spirits... It was brutal.' I explained.

[MAJORDOMO] "True, but at least they don't have to suffer for it. We entered the deal with NEGAI. He should be shunting our peeps' souls to the Void just like we asked for."

'Ah. Yes. By all means, they should be safe and sound now, even if they did give their lives for us. The Dark One can't claim any of us now. Still... it's just morbid to watch. No matter how many guarantees I can give or have, I'll never be okay with it. Not until the day I know that we'll never have to do anything that costs human lives again. It just hung with me a bit. I'll be fine. I hope the soldiers are holding up good too. Anyway, I shouldn't dwell on it and be idle. Not while there's still things left to do.'

[JOCO] "Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's get to it!"

I nodded.

I was in my personal abode. I looked at the walls. I've been beginning to get a desire for windows lately. Ones that let me peer out at a bright and vast sky. But of course, our Bunker is deep underground. No way we could achieve that.

I better get a move on. Case-Files await me in my digital diary.
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I got two alerts informing me...
• One of the Twins of the Trinity is imprisoned in my bunker now. Hale's updated an "HVT board" to reflect this.
• There's some new... thing popular in the Bunker. A 'manga series'. It came out of completely nowhere. Catastrovania's been distributing it. Wonder when she became an artist.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
• ??? (???)
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>>5961788
>Go on a Godtalk
>• ??? (???)
CALL THE NEIGHBORS, THEY GOTTA SEE THIS.
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>>5961790
>+1
what's in the box ?
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I stepped out of my abode and into the hall that connected every private chamber for me and my fellow independent deities at Psyops. I was just moving into the planning room that presided behind the Command Center when fate deemed I stop in my tracks.

I heard a buzzing noise, a faint blip sounding out in the room and turned my head towards the source of it. The table surrounded by high chairs in the middle of the white, clear room. The table had multiple interfaces built into it. Screens for sharing images and getting closer looks at whatever was shared across the consoles and the big screen behind the table. It had buttons on the sides of the screens for taking calls. I saw the noise was coming from mine in specific, right in front of my chair at the table...

"One incoming call" it said. I'd never seen anyone but Hale honestly taking 'calls' on these things. I decided to answer, and pressed a button. The screen remained dark, and I saw nothing on it.

But I heard something over it.

Labored breathing... right into whatever speaker was on the other side, I presumed.

[???] "Heehhhh. Guhhhaaa... huuu... You saw the Tower of the Gods, did you not?"

'...'

[???] "I know you're listening... you answered when I called. There is no need to be shy."

'And what if I did? Who is this? How did you call this place?'

[???] "That's not important... what's important is what I have to tell you. If you would but listen to me, for this short moment alone. Must listen to me, just for now. Then, I will tell you. Guhhhhhh..."

'Alright...'

[???] "You saw it, in all its magnificence, didn't you? Right up close."

'I did happen to. But how would you know that?'

[???] "What did you think of it? The Axis Mundi? That place connecting Heaven and earth togeth-guuhhh." The voice asks me, dodging the question.

>Answer.
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>>5961826
>''It's majestic, there's no way to deny it, but it is completely ostentatious and detached from the mortal coil. A monument to the Yellow Tyrant's belief in his own superiority''
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>>5961854
>+1
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>>5961854
I'll back this.
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>'It's majestic, there's no way to deny it, but it is completely ostentatious and detached from the mortal coil. A monument to the Yellow Tyrant's belief in his own superiority.'

[???] "Guhhhuhhhh. These are your thoughts."

'And nothing else. Now, I've answered. How about you?'

[???] "Hhnnn, nn... Nah."

'...'

[???] "Majestic is hardly the way I'd put it. It's more like horror, spiraling out of control."

'What do you mean by that?'

[???] "Didn't you feel it when you passed through the structure? The base and sternum, instant travel throughout the bowels, fluctuating with the madness of mankind itself, unbound from space. Huuuuuhhhgguhhh... the thing is a monument to inevitability if anything else."

'What are you talking about exactly?'

[???] "Each atom of the very framework is not made of anything that resides in the Milky Way. It was made from worlds themselves."

'Worlds?'

[???] "In entirety, in effect. The deceiving appearance could not be well regarded by an egg born pretender like you. This is the mechanism for which their dreams have been captured. Universes born of fantasy. Histories and worlds, their divergence and "fictions". For how else could you gods who I gave birth to, and let have the right to exist even prosper?"

'I don't follow what you're saying at all! Who are you exactly? "Egg born"?! What are you.... wait...'

[???] "Guhhhhuuhuhu... Blurring that line should be something you thank me for. What that machine won't tell you is that we would very much exist even had the line not been blurred, just scattered to the seas and winds of this cosmic churn. Not in the current state you enjoy now. You would just be a vacuousness living in the air. Why let spiral out of control the discord of randomness? It's senseless... injustice, you'll find. Infinite worlds diverging into multiplying branches, unceasing fractals spinning to fractals... full of infinite powerless gods underlying the fabric as ghosts... guuhhhh... Depressing...."
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In the screen, I saw two red dots slowly come into view, snaking onto the monitor from its darkness. Eyes. Eyes staring at me, from somewhere I could not tell.

[???] "The dumb robot cannot control it, not even as the appointed.... Guuuhhh! I don't know what world you seek, but my tower is proof enough that it cannot succeed! You'd have to be giving yourself up and reduce to NIL to make anything else work, but my current order. Yess... Order. Order is what it is. What I imposed. Nobody else came up with that. Only me. The utter Chaos of creation will turn against its own makings at any moment. It will turn against that machine, chew it up and spit it right out, and turn against you. It can't be tamed. Foolish girl. Only control is the answer. My trace in the Tower told you so."

'Trace... You mean Sarakha.'

[???] "My footprint told you why. If you let their "fiction" wander freely, you'll just create a grand mess. Who knows how many times it has happened before? I cannot tell... all I know is that, it can be held off. For as long as possible. But here you are, working to undo me at every turn.... I will NOT tolerate it."

[???] "Huuuhhhh... Hhhhuhrrrhhh...... You've hurt those who place their trust in me for long enough.... The next time you should do it, I will not remain idle anymore. I sit outside of all creation, yet within it, simply watching, unreachable..." The raspy tone said; "I shall take those you love away, and I will expose your villainy to all, should you continue to defy me, egg born traitor..... little dumb girl. Little one, whom I could crush even now."

'...The only thing truly boundless about you is your arrogance, old man.'

[???] "You do not get any more chances. Falling to your knees now and thanking me for the godhood I gave you, and the world I let you in is the only chance for "Redemption".... Thank me for your life. Thank me for everything.... or else... or else...."
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The screen went dark. I saw nothing, heard nothing. The call made from nowhere ended. It hung up, just like that. He stopped talking to me. He lost interest and simply went back to watching from whatever perch he's climbed now, and I'm left back to my own devices.

But with this new chilling dynamic. This sinking feeling that he's always watching, everywhere.

And he's had enough of me already...

...
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I found myself in the Command Center. The Psyops was hard at work, as always.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
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>>5961876
>Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
Let's interrogate the prisonner
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>>5961878
>+1
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Next was the prison block on the second level, that was where I'd head next. I heard that... Catastrovania, of all people, captured one of the Twins themselves in the Imperial Capital using her feline Luck. S-Somehow...

She was being held in one of the cells. In fact, she was the only one currently held in the prison period. Her cell was at the wall, far back, the lower row in the first block. I had a Qatsyn and pair of Zerem salute me as they let me inside, and then stepped out to give us some privacy. I walked over there, until I was in front of the bars and peered in. I saw the Hakutaku residing calmly within the barrier that surrounded her, one Eskart had set to hold her. She wasn't breaking out of his spell, Satomi the Sincere was not strong enough.

She opened her eyes and saw me, and then closed them again.

[SATOMI] "Well now, isn't this a surprise. I didn't think I'd be seeing you again, at least not here. You were the one asking me and my brother all those suspicious questions at our school."

'I am.'

[SATOMI] "How cool. You know, I hadn't expected that that deranged Therian would drag me somewhere full of deities when I'd panicked and she'd went berserk. It seems really fishy..."

'That much is true, for your ilk, at least.'

[SATOMI] "Eskart of Belkinsire... Shennu of the Rapids... Wolfboy of Aflheimr... And you, Muna, Immortal who is merely a "big fan" of Qilinkind... Well, alright. Go ahead, spill the beans. Don't keep me waiting."

'I'm the leader here.'

[SATOMI] "...You?"

'It's true. I'm the one who calls the shots in this place, you might say. I'm the one who gathered my fellow divines you already saw here. It is what it might look like to you. We are an underground movement, centered around opposing your Trinity. Your Trinity, the Woldorian World of Mythology and the vision the Dark Lord has for the future. Any questions?'

[SATOMI] "No questions."

'I see- Wait, really?'

[SATOMI] "Yes. No questions. For either of us. Whatever it is you want with me, I will not cooperate. That much I can assure you of."

'We've only just began talking. To be honest, I never really intended to have you captured. That was done impulsively by one of our own. I won't demand anything of you.'

[SATOMI] "I'm well aware! I might have crumbled when faced with the... immense bravado of that other, but there is, thankfully, a reassurance I have here, in this pitiful position..."

I raised my eyebrow at the imprisoned Hakutaku. She smirked and giggled.
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[SATOMI] "This magic ward Eskart cast on me is the only thing keeping me here. Thank goodness it works both ways. I can't get out, but the way it's designed... nothing can get in either. I'm basically shielded from you, just as you are from me. If it fell, I would be able to use Ma Space to immediately vanish before your very eyes. In other words, there's nothing you can really do to me. I'll just sit here, and ignore you. Hmhmhm!"

I sighed. For one who gave in to Catastrovania rather easily, if the account is to be believed, she is rather smug to be in a prison cell right now. But I suspect her words are true. She's a smarmy person... whose attitude I resent, but she doesn't strike me as dishonest. In fact, if it's in her name to be 'Sincere', then sincere she must be. She must uphold what her godliness is known for.

[SATOMI] "Interrogate away, nothing will pry any answers from me. I don't have to say anything if I don't want. You won't get me to turn against mighty Huangdi. You won't get anything other than the small satisfaction you hold me. And oh! How long that will last, especially when Sarakha decides to find me again. On the contrary, I'll be able to take everything I know now back to him. Isn't it frustrating to you? You'll lose anyway, even if you did succeed in capturing me. You retard! Hehehehehe! Hahahahahaha!"

'You talk too much... I might be glad that you don't wish to say anything then.'

[SATOMI] "Suits me."

>Ugh... She's annoying and smug, more than she deserves to be. What do I even want from her? How do you go about Redeeming someone like this...? What do I say? What do I do...?
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>>5961916
>>5961916
"Even if you do get out, what's your assurance that whatever Catastrovania used to get you in here won't be used to make you go back later?"
"More seriously, I wanted to know more about what is it you do at the School of the Ascendant. You mentioned an eternal debt to him but it feels to me like perverting your gift of knowledge to use it as propaganda is both a poor use of your skills as well as a poor repayment of said debt. I have seen the knowledge you peddle there, it is nothing more than protracted stagnation in the service of a being that doesn't care about you! Just imagine the wonders you could share if you were able to exchange with Eskart for exemple... But instead you would withdraw on yourselves and pretend to know all there is to know, some Gods of Knowledge you are."

I feel like she is so used to being superior to other people, throwing in a few low jabs might be able to destabilize her and allow us to get to the heart of things.
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>>5961923
I'll agree with this, I suspect silk-gloved insults are the best way to get through to her.
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>>5961923
let's try this
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>'Even if you do get out, what's your assurance that the Luck Catastrovania used to get you in here won't be used to make you go back later?'

[SATOMI] "Once the Trinity comes for me and finds me, do you really think they'll leave anything here standing? Hehehee..."

Hmm. She keeps putting up this fortified front, but I can tell that, if even a little, she has some internal doubt about ever being found and saved by her comrades. And she would be right to. If the Trinity lost one of their own, and decided they were weak for it, would Sarakha really wish to keep that member of the Trinity? What use to him are tools that get thwarted so easily?

>'More seriously, I wanted to know more about what it is you do at the School of the Ascendant. You mentioned an 'eternal debt' to him but it feels to me like perverting your gift of knowledge to use it as propaganda is both a poor use of your skills as well as a poor repayment of said debt. I have seen the knowledge you peddle there, it is nothing more than protracted stagnation in the service of a being that doesn't care about you! Just imagine the wonders you could share if you were able to exchange with Eskart or Warichud for example... But instead, you would withdraw on yourselves and pretend to know all there is to know, some Gods of Knowledge you are.'

[SATOMI] "I don't want to."

'Hm?'

[SATOMI] "You just don't get it, fool of a goddess. What we do, we do gladly. All the information control, all the propaganda. It's what He wishes, and His wish is our command. That is repayment of a debt. Were it not for the Emperor, we wouldn't even exist. We would have been killed off by the ignorant masses of mankind long ago. We have Him to thank for everything. Throughout every setback, we need only trust in His plan, not ourselves."

'You willingly embrace evil?!'

[SATOMI] "You know nothing of integrity and owing to another. Even if we did die, He would save us. It's His promise, and if we can't trust the word of the Emperor, then nobody can be trusted. If He was dishonest as you say, the Capital would not stand now, nor would the league of gods behind it. Working with him in controlling this world is the least we can do. Knowledge is about more than harboring it. Knowledge is a subscription. We can't let everyone have it all."

[SATOMI] "Hehehehe. Humans are weak. What else can be done with them? They don't need to know everything."

The tables turned. I didn't intend for them to turn either.

Instead of ribbing Satomi for her deeds, her embrace of them caused me to grit my teeth. I found myself giving her the salted expression, whilst her sharp smile and squinted eye met my gaze. I wanted to lash out and rattle her for it, but I couldn't so long as she remained in Eskart's prison.
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And I couldn't reach her mind either...

[SATOMI] "Nah ah ah."

'Eh...?!'

[SATOMI] "You're trying to read my mind? Ho ho ho, very clever. I would applaud the effort, but I had thought of that when I got in here. Now I'm increasing the Ma between your psychic power and my mind. The space between. Isn't it frustrating for you?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Hmm... Couldn't we feasibly teleport inside of the magic ward with her?"

We could. But then what would we do? Physically imposing ourselves on her will make her cower for sure, if Catastrovania's account is to be believed, but there's no guarantee in that she speaks up or fesses anything. She will beg for mercy but refuse to disavow. She still feels like she owes her whole existence to the Emperor, and all because he's the reason deities live the way they do now. All because of the history the Twins have with him.

[MAJORDOMO] "I kind of want to. Imagine ripping her dumb horns off. Wouldn't be smug then."

Causing one pain won't do any good. We will not torture anyone.

I'm at a loss for how to make someone like her see the light.

>Continue talking.
>Leave her.
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>>5962591
>Leave her.
"Wow, this is extremely stupid."
We'll need to keep her underneath surveillance but for now she gets to just stay there I guess. I'd water her tone would change if we got our hands on her twin.
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>>5962591
>Continue talking.
"Reductive reasoning will get you nowhere, and I see now that nothing I say can get through to you. Instead, I challenge you to a true test of intellect... Checkers."
>Teleport a checkerboard into the confinement area, proceed to use telekinesis to manipulate the pieces.
"No stakes, no suspense. If you win, I'll get you a meal from the cafeteria. If I win, we'll play again sometime. You can start us off."
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>>5962612
+1
Sure why not, we can try
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>>5962612
why not ? let's give it a try
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>>5962612
>Changing my vote to this

Also I think she might be more susceptible to what we say if/when we get a hand on her twin
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>>5962591
>Leave her.
Can we offload Joco on her?
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>>5962591
>Leave her.
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>'Reductive reasoning will get you nowhere, and I see now that nothing I say can get through to you...'

[SATOMI] "Hmhm!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, what are we gonna do now?"

[JOCO] "I have an idea!"

And that is?

[JOCO] "Lemme just take over for a second."

Sigh.
Why not?

'Ahem...'

>'Instead, I challenge you to a true test of intellect... Checkers.'

[SATOMI] "Ohoh? Belkinsir Draughts? Really now? Of all the games you would challenge me in. Why this one?"

'Does it need to be as complex as Go for you to feel satisfied in yourself? Are you truly above checkers?' I said, speaking Joco's words.

Satomi frowned at me. I couldn't read her mind, only her facial expression. It showed something that seemed insulted to me. Perhaps I'd doubted she was able to do it, or Joco did as he controlled me for this second. It was enough to spark some need to prove herself anyway.

[SATOMI] "Bring your board. I might as well indulge in this."

'Even if you are held prisoner here, I won't torture you. I'll ensure it isn't dull either, at the least.' I said, feeling Joco's piloting of myself wither.

I raised my finger and twisted it up. Before us both, a board appeared in the air within her cell and in Satomi's reach. I had it set with two sets of pieces, black and red. I had red. Satomi smirked at me, as if she knew her victory was certain in this little game.

'Joco, where are we going with this exactly?'

[JOCO] "Shhh, just play along! Trust me on this one! I got a gut feeling... So use this chance to let her guard fall as much as it can. I feel like we'll catch something here!"

'Hmph. Okay...'

[SATOMI] "Since I'm willing to indulge this rather unexpected offer, you can have the first move."

>Make a move.
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>>5963503
Move 2 to the upper right
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>>5963503
HERE WE GO!
>2 to upper right
AAAAAAAAAGH!
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>Make a move.
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>>5963514
Okay, shit...
>7 to upper left
Steady goes it!
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>>5963515
+1
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[JOCO] "Sheeesh, that's a tight spot."

>Make a move.
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>>5963523
Move 7 upper left again
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>>5963523
I've got this
>7 to upper left
If we maneuver it under 3, 4 will prevent it from making a jump
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>Make a move.
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>>5963527
Let's go.
>4 to upper left
Block off her offense.
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>>5963527
4 to upper left
FORTIFYING
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[SATOMI] "Hmm."

>Make a move.
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>>5963531
>6 to upper right
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>>5963531
7 to upper right, we’ll eat 2 of her pieces next
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>>5963531
>7 to upper right
Force her hand!
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>>5963534
Anon she'll eat the seven
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>>5963537
And we’ll eat her 2 and 3
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>>5963538
Hmm, then I will support
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[JOCO] "Damn! She moved the twelve instead of check our seven! She's better than I thought!"

>Make a move.
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>>5963541
Hmm, move 2 to upper right
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>>5963541
>1 to upper right
Block off her assault! Leave her 4 vulnerable...
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>>5963542
Actually no, move the 1
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>>5963541
OP, you can’t skip eating on checkers
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>Make a move.
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>>5963546
>6 to upper right
We need to stave off her assault
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>>5963551
+1
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>Make a move.
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>>5963555
Aha! Exactly as planned... Now-
>9 to upper right
Force her to move her 3, leaving our 1 an opening, or lose her 4
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>>5963555
2 to upper right
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>>5963557
>+1
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>>5963556
Of course, we would then move our 11 to ward against a double-jump if she had the audacity to try. This is a titanic battle of the wills. We cannot underestimate her in the slightest.
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>>5963557
Ooh, this is a bold plan.
>+1
Forget this >>5963556, it's dreck. We need to stay on the offensive.
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[SATOMI] "I'm surprised you didn't call that out."

'Call what out?'

[SATOMI] "...Never mind."

Joco, how much do you really know about this game? This is my first time playing.

[JOCO] "Oh, good question! I don't know the rules."

[MAJORDOMO] "Check the twelve, numb nuts."
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>Make a move.
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>>5963565
>10 check 4
She's wide-open
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>>5963566
+1
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>>5963566
>+1
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[MAJORDOMO] "Why don't we just cheat?"

I am above that. And besides, we can't read her mind right now anyway.

[MAJORDOMO] "But she just cheated..."

[JOCO] "She did?"

[MAJORDOMO] "Joco you idiot, why the hell wouldn't you learn the rules of a game before you play it?"

Is that what she meant a second ago?

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, she pretty much cheated willingly. And she might do it again."

But then I can call it out now!

[MAJORDOMO] "Why bother now? Since you went along with it, she probably expects you to keep playing along with the sudden shift in rules to not being required to check a piece now."

Is this what we learned from Joco's play here? That Satomi is an unrepentant cheater?
I guess it makes sense. She is supposed to be wise. I suppose being wise means having the wisdom to know how to cheat too...

>Make a move.
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>>5963576
>9 to upper right
We've got to protect our pieces where we can.
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>>5963580
Yeah let's go with that, we can crown at any moment
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>Make a move.
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>>5963584
>7 to upper left
Time to get ourselves a king
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>>5963585
+1
king king king
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[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, pay attention here. The seven is now a King."

What does that mean?

[MAJORDOMO] "The pieces can only move forward. A King can move in any direction, even backwards. You only get Kings when they reach the back of the board."

Ah...

[MAJORDOMO] "You were thinking about moving a piece backwards a few seconds ago, weren't you?"

Y-Yes.

[MAJORDOMO] "She would probably have called you a cheater and then declared victory. Seems to be her type of character. Honestly, you should reconsider rattling the rat."

>Make a move.
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>>5963593
Six to upper left
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>>5963595
Upper right*
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[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, now she's giving up her back row. That's a good thing."

>Make a move.
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>>5963601
11 to upper left
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>Make a move.
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>>5963604
11 to upper left
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>>5963604
>11 to upper left
Good by me.
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>>5963604
1 to upper right
wtf guys
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>>5963604
>1 upper left
Force her hand, use 1 as bait and use 10 for multiple takes from there
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>>5963607
>>5963608
Pls don't move the 11 we will be forced to move another piece and give her a king
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>>5963614
Hold on anon, I got a plan
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>>5963614
upper right is better, because even if she doesn't eat it, we can eat her later while left doesn't give this option
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>>5963615
Anon, we can still move 8 and then 12
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>>5963618
Taking is forced though she has to take the offer and we get 2 jumps from it
>>5963616
Idk man I don't see it
>>5963620
Yeah that buys us some time but I'm not sure she'll trip up or cheat or something
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>>5963621
Patience. Also we didn't call her out on her non jump earlier so she may choose to ignore it
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>>5963622
Yes sir majority rules regardless
Let's see your plan through
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[MAJORDOMO] "Eleven to upper left... She moved her two? Check it."

Hm. I've checked her two, but now her nine is in front of my one. Which one to check...?

>Make a move.
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>>5963632
Double jump and check 10 or 9
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>>5963632
>1 check 9
This leaves us in a more advantageous position
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>>5963636
>+1
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>Make a move.
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>>5963644
Move 8 to upper right
Force her to move
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>>5963637
move 10
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>>5963645
moving 10 will force that
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>>5963647
If we move 8, she will need to move either 8, 7 or 10. Maybe 11 if she wants to wait us out. Each of these will grants us a kill
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>>5963644
>10 to upper right
She'll have no recourse for her 8
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>>5963647
Actually wait.... yeah let's go with 10
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[SATOMI] "Not so fast."

>Make a move.
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>>5963654
Move 8 to upper right
She will be forced to move either 7 or 10
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>>5963654
Move 10 upper right
March it in there and get the king asap
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>>5963654
>10 to upper right
We need to keep her on the back foot.
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>>5963656
She can stall by moving 3
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>>5963654
eat her 7 with our 7king
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>>5963660
We can eat 3 too
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>>5963659
>>5963658

You're letting her free up her 8 bro, right now she's in a lose-lose-lose position
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Actually wait,
>>5963663
This is a good point

>>5963654
I'll agree with
>8 to upper right
It's the ideal trap
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Ten to the upper right, I checked her eight with my eleven but now she's checked my eleven with hers.

>Make a move.
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>>5963669
>10 to upper right
Force her to move, once more
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>>5963669
God damn it anons, we could've won without losing a single piece and you go and do this shit. Now she's got an in
>Check 7 with 10
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>>5963671
She's just gonna move 11, let's take 7 while we can, we'll be in position to get another king
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>>5963669
check her 7
>>5963672
what's why I told you guys to eat her 7 with the king
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>>5963676
Anon, you cannot eat the 7 with the king, he's literally outside killing range. Kings don't move two squares
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>>5963674
Wait, shit that's right.

>>5963669
>Check 7 with 10
Keep hammering away.
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>>5963669
Mb I didn't see her 11 being safe
This is also playing out like our missions, lots of needless losses that could've been avoided
10 check 7, we have to commit
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>>5963677
Brother went Joco mode for a second>>5963679
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Her seven is checked. She moves the ten down, I move mine for another King, and she moves the ten down again... Wait, she's stacking those three up to make for my end to try getting a King!

>Make a move.
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>>5963683
Move 8 to upper right
This will secure every single one of the pieces there such as that she literally cannot take them. Meanwhile we got our kings.
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>>5963683
Move 6 upper left
Gives our 9 room to check 11 if she advances. Otherwise she will take our 9 with her 11 and get a king
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>>5963683
6 upper left, let's deny her a little.
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>>5963690
Wait don't do that I'm dumb that's blocking a check
Sorry it's late here
>>5963688
+1
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>>5963690
>>5963691
>>5963692
Actually wait...if we move our 2 we're exposing her 11 aren't we? If she moves her six we can go for the kill
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I checked her eleven, now she's checked my five.

[SATOMI] "You can forfeit if you want."

'Why would I do that?'

[SATOMI] "Even with this little left in pieces, I'm going to win."

>Make a move.
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>>5963695
King 7 to down right, 9 getting taken no matter what. DO NOT move any of them on the bottom right they are guarding each other.
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>>5963695
We could've taken her 10 too if we took her 11
She's gonna win bc we don't know the rules LMAO majordomo help us out here
K10 lower right need to start getting our kings involved
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>>5963695
9 upper left
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>>5963699
Supporting this to break the tie
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>>5963700
It's weird because we double jumped earlier
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>>5963700
good point, I didn't notice at first since it happened off screen
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>Make a move.
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>>5963708
King 1 down left
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>>5963709
+1
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>>5963708
7 down left
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She's trying to get another King with her three.

[SATOMI] "You won't cry too hard when I win, will you?"

>Make a move.
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>>5963712
This is pointless we've already won. How very like the Trinity to fight to the last.
>Have the grace to surrender when the game is already over. I've already overlooked your cheating twice, do not embarrass yourself further.
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>>5963712
king 7 down left
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>>5963712
1 down left
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>>5963716
Support
Close in on her if she still wants to play
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She unexpectedly moved her ten King up?

>Make a move.
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>>5963718
King 7 down left
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>>5963719
Support
I'm going to bed beat her ass for me
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>>5963720
you got it bro
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[MAJORDOMO] "She's practically lost already! Just give up you rodent bint!"

>Make a move.
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>>5963722
King 10 down right
She can't do anything to those guarded pieces
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Hmm. If I move either King seven or King one down, she might try to check them with her King ten.

>Make a move.
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>>5963725
King 10 down left
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>>5963731
>+1
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[MAJORDOMO] "She's just begging for us to forfeit already. If we forfeit, we're automatically the loser. That's how it works in Belkinsir Draughts."

She is just biding her time. Come to think of it, she performed a lot worse than I thought she would.

[MAJORDOMO] "I know. I can hear it in her head..."

In her head?

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah she- Wait."

Ah! You're right! I can feel it too. Satomi's thoughts. She stopped guarding her mind with her ability. Why?

[JOCO] "Because she's using it on your pieces now!"

...!

True enough! I just tried to move my crowned ten-
-and I couldn't seem to get it moving with my telekinesis.

[SATOMI] "Aren't you just about finished? I'm getting bored with this. You know I will win if we keep playing."

[JOCO] "She increases the distance of the Ma between your telekinetic pull and the piece. She was increasing it between your abilities and her mind earlier. We know for a fact we can read the minds of some other deities, since we read Morwenna's mind! She can only manipulate one Ma at a time! Ha! Really goes to show just how much of a dimple she is compared to the real God of Space!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Joco, I hate to say it, I really do, but your plan worked. We just learned how to turn the tables on these Hakutaku. This is what you had a feeling about, isn't it?"

[JOCO] "Oh no, not at all. I just acted on a random whim and had my fingers crossed something would happen! Also, I never played draughts before since I don't have a body so I decided we should play it."

[MAJORDOMO] "I want to crush your skull between my hands so much."

I finally moved my ten down on the board.

>Continue playing.
>Forfeit the game and let her have her precious victory.
>Enough of this. Invade her mind by force now that her guard is down.
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>>5963741
>Enough of this. Invade her mind by force now that her guard is down.
Bratty hakutaku, delaying her defeat... mind correction is needed !
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>>5963741
>Continue playing.
Let's not do it right now
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>>5963741
>Continue playing.
we might burn some bridges, so changing to this. Move 6 up left.
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>>5963741
>Continue playing
If she detects we are invading her mind, she might not take it very well.
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Hmph. I'm making a guess that the Twins can't handle being separated. They rely on each other to be effective.

'Without Sasaki around, you aren't as safe, isn't that it? Unlike Akasa, who could probably freely manipulate every Ma he sees, you and Sasaki can only handle one Ma between any two things.'

[SATOMI] "Tch... How did you guess that?"

'Never matter.' I smiled. I gestured to the board; 'Shall we continue? You are going to win after all, right?'

Satomi frowned at me a little.

I moved my six up, and she decided on grabbing another King.

>Make a move.
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>>5963764
Put the six back in, she can double jump to kill 2 and 3
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>>5963764
Whoops I can't actually do that, so move 3 up left
>>5963747
Got fucking damn it anon you broke our invincible formation
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When I tried to move my three, her manipulation of the Ma somehow caused my telekinesis to find its way to my King ten instead. She then double jumped and checked my two and three instead, forcing me to check her six with my twelve.

[MAJORDOMO] "You cheating motherfuh.... I'll kill her! Come on! Let us slap her already Munny!"

'Why did you do that?'

[SATOMI] "Do what?"

'You just cheated.'

[SATOMI] "You have no proof."

'But I clearly saw that.'

[SATOMI] "Saw what?"

'...'

[SATOMI] "It's not like you could read my mind to really know anyway."

She's using her ability on herself again. I've missed my chance to try seizing her head.

[SATOMI] "Well, you made a dumb move. Don't you want to give up already?"

The more I see her misuse her gifts and Knowledge to ensure she never loses or faces setback is just disgusting to me. I think I might become angry if I force myself to witness this more and end up giving Majordomo command to do whatever he wants, but I don't want her to become mistrustful of me like that. I gave her my word she would come under no harm.

Maybe she even knows she's pissing me off, and likes it. I can't stand her. What is these Hakutaku's problems?!

>Make a move.
>Forfeit and lose the game.
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>>5963775
Check the 10 king with our six. If she tries using her Ma again invade her mind. She's just asking for it at this point
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>>5963778
I'm a dumbass, it's late, move the six up left
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>Make a move.
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>>5963782
Seconding
Also would like to thank Level for designing what is essentially the most tense of the quest do far :^)
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>>5963784
Move king 1 up left, once more, if she tries anything get in her brain
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>>5963786
+1
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My King goes up, hers goes down...

>Make a move.
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>>5963789
>king 7 down
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So close...

>Maximum number of turns reached.
>1d20 for auto-result.
>Best of one.
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Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5963796
Woe, Joco be upon ye
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It took a bit longer, but the game is finished. Her final piece was the crowned five. I managed to lock her on the bottom of the board and take her out when she had nowhere to go.

[JOCO] "Cheaters never win. Well, sometimes they win. Okay, most of the time they win. BUT NOT ALL the time! As this time has shown..."

Satomi shrugged.

[SATOMI] "So you managed to turn the tables at the tail end and win by the skin of your teeth. I applaud you. You just barely managed to eke out a win."

'Indeed...'

[SATOMI] "Well, for whatever the point of that was. Now I suppose you'll be leaving me alone again."

'Yes. I got all I wanted.'

[SATOMI] "Y-... Hmm. Tch..."

She knows I deduced the limit to her ability. Perhaps if she and her twin had spent more time refining their mastery over the manipulation of the boundary that Lord Akasa taught them, and less time running the horrific information quarantines they did for the Trinity, I might not have found anything else.

So with this randomly suggested game by Joco, I've not only deprived her of a victory, I learned more than she could have even let me. All she had to do was decline to play and I'd go as ignorant as I had been when I entered the prison, but her ego couldn't allow her to pass the chance to try showing a "retard" like me how much unwiser I was. And even then, she resorts to cheating because she can't stand to lose, like any Trinitarian. I suspected she'd be mad about this for a while, while faking her impassiveness.

'I won't leave you bored. I'll let Catastrovania show you some things too.'

[SATOMI] "Who?"

'You've already met.'

[SATOMI] "Kgh...!"

Yeah, she knows who I'm talking about.

[SATOMI] "Lord Sarakha can't come soon enough. And he will. He will..."

I smiled at her and bowed my head before turning off to leave the Bunker's prison.
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The Hakutaku themselves both claimed that the Emperor was their savior from the brutality of early humans in a time millions of years back then, where the early humans called them monsters in whatever more primitive shape they'd been imagined to look as back then and attacked them. Now they have an eternal debt to pay for the Emperor in gratitude for having them spared, for letting them exist. They willingly support evil just because of this. They are teachers who teach only what the Emperor wants taught. They make people believe lies and are happy to do so. Redeeming them will be hard, very hard. I just don't know the right way at the time being. Maybe in the future.

Now, I was wandering the Bunker again.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
>Read Catastrovania's new manga.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
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>>5963815
>Have breakfast with Wolfboy.
We need a breather after this life or death battle
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>>5963824
>+1
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>>5963824
Let's combine this with reading Cat's new manga
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>>5963824
>>5963976
Supporting
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[MAJORDOMO] "Munny."

Hm?

[MAJORDOMO] "Food."

[JOCO] "Now."

Sigh. Alright.

I went to the canteen at my internal voices' behest. A small breakfast wouldn't hurt. The selection I chose for today was a simple big toast pretzel with a little cinnamon sprinkle on the top, syrup and a handful of blueberries and strawberries. Delicious. Now to find somewhere to sit...

[WOLFBOY] "Hey!"

Oh? There's Wolfboy, sitting at one of the reserved tables on the second floor. Huh, I didn't know they added a second floor, but with how many personnel we've been getting it makes sense to me. I'd join him, walking up the stairs until his table came into view and... being astonished at his feast. The boy had a rack of smoked ribs, seared steaks and roast beef all doused in red sauces.

[JOCO] "Hypocrite."

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh the irony."

Hush you two!

'My, this is all merely for breakfast, Wolfboy?'

[WOLFBOY] "Hehee! Living here's the best! I don't even have to hunt, the mortals make sure I have all the meat I could want!"

'Hmm. Are you sure you're not getting more used to being treated like a pet dog than a noble wolf this way? The you from when we first met was singing a different tone.'

[WOLFBOY] "H-Hey! That's no fair! I was listening to the wrong things then!"

'Ahah. I'm just poking a bit of fun, you know I don't mean it.'

[WOLFBOY] "Hmph! Well, to be honest... I-I can see why other wolves like this kind of treatment... ᵉᵛᵉn ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᶦᵗ ᵘˡᵗᶦᵐᵃᵗᵉˡʸ ᵗᵘʳnᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᶦnᵗᵒ ᶦᵍnᵒᵇˡᵉ ᵈᵒᵍˢ..." He said, just before sitting on his tail that was wagging way too much; "So, what's up with you Aunt Muna?"

'Hooo. I need a little something to bring my spirits back up after dealing with that Trinitarian we captured.'

[WOLFBOY] "You mean the Hakutaku? Yeah, she's nuts. Mom tried talking to her and she walked out clutching her head. I think I even saw the veins on her skull. She's annoying, I should eat her."

'Even Shennu couldn't like her...'
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[WOLFBOY] "Mhmm. Oh! Did you see the new craze?"

'New craze?' I asked before taking a bite of my pretzel.

[WOLFBOY] "Yeah, it's this!"

Wolfboy reached down behind the table I could see. He picked up and showed me a book in its first volume. A comic? No, a "manga". That backwards comic thing that Catastrovania likes so much. It was.... illustrated, written and "published" by her?! Since when did she become an artist?

[WOLFBOY] "The copies have been going around the Bunker! There's a ton of them! It's super cool! Hehe! I even heard that Hale guy talk about selling them himself to make more money for our cause! Check it out!"

I grabbed the manga.

"Super Dark Valkyrie" it says. Huuh? Alright, there's a synopsis in the first page.

[MAJORDOMO] "That's the TL notes and author after-word. You opened the book the wrong way."

Oh.

Hmm. "In the ancient land of HURST, join our brave loner heroine AYANE C'IEFUL MASTORIA THE THIRD, beloved by all she meets, as she embarks on a quest to find where she belongs in the world after getting exiled from her homeland wrongfully by the KAMI, with enemies lurking around every corner to face with her awesome and amazing ability to CUT ANYTHING. She is... THE DARK VALKYRIE."

...

[MAJORDOMO] "Did she just base this loosely on herself?"

[JOCO] "Dear god, she's self-inserting!"

So this was the talk of the Bunker, then. Maybe I'm out of touch, but I couldn't really get into something like this. Maybe it's because I basically already live this kind of storytelling. Or maybe I'm not sure yet what kind of media I really like...

[WOLFBOY] "Huheh! It's fun! You should give it a try, Muna!"

'Ehh, I'm not sure I'd get into something like this.'

[WOLFBOY] "But look at how well drawn it is! And look at the characters! This one's my favorite-" He flipped the pages; "Ghalma Stonehand!"

Wolfboy showed me a character on one of the pages. She was some kind of eight foot tall, very muscular woman only wearing greaves and gauntlets and nothing else over a bikini.

'Ah.'

I looked over to my left, down to the first floor of the canteen.
I saw many of the Psyops personnel sitting down to have breakfast reading the manga. I saw everyone from soldiers to scientists all having a buzz about it.

'Does Shennu know you're reading something like this?'

Wolfboy blinked at me through munching on a fat chunk of steak.

[WOLFBOY] "Whhdymeen? Ihm- glkp! Why would mom need to know?"

'Well, it uh, it does say it's rated eighteen and above.'

He tilted his head at me.

[WOLFBOY] "I'm over one hundred years old!"
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'Y- ... You are?!' I gasped.

[MAJORDOMO] "Why am I picturing him with a bottle of vodka?"

Wolfboy crossed his arms and pouted.

[WOLFBOY] "You didn't know? I thought you read my mind before!"

'Well I did, but I was only looking at your memories and showing you other ones then. You're really over a hundred?'

[WOLFBOY] "Mmnnn! Yeah! I am! I'm a Demigod, aunt! I only look like a kid because of how humans view animals! If they'd stop calling every animal pet they have their "baby" then I wouldn't look and act so childish..."

'True...'

[WOLFBOY] "Huuuh. Am I gonna be like this forever? I need a Leyline I stole just to take on my mature shape..."

'You're perfect the way you are, Wolfboy, there isn't a person who doesn't love the 'you' that they know.'

[WOLFBOY] "Mm... hnnmmm... I still feel kind of ashamed, Aunt Muna."

'About what?'

[WOLFBOY] "W-Well, I lost to that creepy muscled guy with the big beard. Even though I was mature, he still beat me up bad!"

'Ah. Yes... Ecules. I heard you ran into him.'

[WOLFBOY] "If I'm not mature, then I'm basically a weakling, Aunt Muna! And even when I wasn't... I still got crushed easily by another Demigod. We beat Morgrim, but that was mostly you. I don't feel like I can be of any use if it's just me by myself. Am I ever going to get stronger, or more mature, Aunt Muna? Sometimes I think I'm not actually much of a help..."

'Wolfboy, I'm not the strongest either. There's still plenty of other things I'm afraid of. Still plenty of foes that would give me trouble. Every battle you joined me in, we've won. And you are getting stronger, don't think you aren't. Every fight we get into makes us better. Being weak... you can't think of that. What's important is that we keep going, no matter what.'

[WOLFBOY] "Hooo..."

'You've got that down better than anyone, Wolfboy.' I told him with a smile.

[WOLFBOY] "I guess you're right... it takes a lot for someone to knock me out, doesn't it?"

I nodded. 'You've got a head as hard as your fists for sure, little one.'

[WOLFBOY] "Hehe! Thanks Aunt Muna." Said the Demigod, tail popping back up to wag.
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I finished my breakfast with Wolfboy, who had soon reduced his platters of meat to stripped bare bones and stains of sauce. I at least made an attempt to read this "Super Dark Valkyrie" manga. The characters all seem very.... what was the word Joco used? 'Angst-y'. And they keep repeating these long winded names for their attacks before using them. Well, if the Bunker personnel find it entertaining... I see no harm in letting Mizoguchi make it to her hearts content, and, hey, if Hale markets it, then that's just more funding for the Psyops.

I was back in the Command Center later. It was about noon.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
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>>5964635
>Access the skill tree and truth meditation
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>>5964635
>Access the Case Files: Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
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>>5964638
>truth meditation
this first to grab the 3rd truth, then mission
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Retreating to my chamber, I decided to meditate once again.

[ACCESSING TRUTHS...]
[LOADING...]
[LOADED.]

1. First Truth. (Maxed.)
2. Second Truth. (Maxed.)
3. Third Truth. (Win 4 Battles.)
4. Fourth Truth. (Win 7 Battles.)
5. Fifth Truth. (Win 13 Battles.)
6. Sixth Truth. (Defeat Dark Lord Heus.)

Battles Won: 6
Dark Lord: Unvanquished.

(Obtained Third Truth.)
(Applicability found in battle.)
(Equipped Third Truth automatically.)
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[LOADING...]

[LOADED]

[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

[You hold 30 Pleroma Points. Spend them wisely.]

( https://static.miraheze.org/chaosquestwiki/5/55/The_Skilltrees.png )
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>>5964672
>Unlock rain of icicles
Can we see the different party loadouts?
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>>5964673
>+1
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>>5964673
Equip Rain of icicles ro replace winter on everybody
Replace Wolfboy's Antumbra with Holy Custom
Replace his death knell with Mercurial Plague
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>>5964685
Also replace Jenk's antimagic with Mercurial Plague
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[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 3 Pleroma Points.]

[Calculating...]

( Acquired [Rain of Icicles] )
( Unequipped [Antumbra], [Memento Mori], [Winter] )
(Equipped [Rain of Icicles], [Holy Custom], [Mercurial Plague] )

[EXITING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]

[LOADING...]
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I've finished meditating.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
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>>5964696
>Access the Case Files: Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
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>>5964696
>Access the Case Files: The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
Choosing the easiest missions every time is emblematic of cowardice, we can and must do better if we are to triumph over our foes.
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>>5964699
Seconded

Also, I wonder what the reactions of the people around us would be if we went for • RAID: End the New Eternity
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>>5964696
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
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>>5964779
we do that later
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>>5964706
1+
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>>5964696
>Access the Case Files: Exorcism in Oakville (Mister Saturday)
I don't see us gambling anytime soon
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>>5964706
Support
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Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5964699
>>5964706
Rolling to decide and then closing vote.
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[LOADING...]

[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]

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Oakville Town, that was where my journey was taking me today, the place of fading tradition.

That place was inhabited by Mister Saturday, one of the last Demons known to Hainei, and the strongest of their kind. He'd only survived as long as he has by taking advantage of humans in this area whilst masquerading as a human among them. He claimed to me that he isn't out for masses of souls.... something I'd like to dismiss as a bold lie. Demons foster them and take as many as they can. If hiding behind his sense of fairness was his method for harming others and forging contracts of ill-gain with humans, then he needed to pay. He deserved to pay. I was going to make it so.

But I knew that he knew my face, as we'd already met before. I couldn't come to the town as an Immortal, even if there were Immortals there. Saturday fears the celestial presence that melts his being. That one touch, which would be all I need. There's no doubt he has lengths he'll go to in order to avoid his demise, to continue his life of four thousand years of vanity. So, I was going, but not as an Immortal. I wore a disguise. I changed the image that mortals perceived me as, to become more humanlike, just as my enemy does. There was no horn on my head, nor claws or fur of jade. I was just a woman, wearing a sweater and skirt.

'Attention passengers, train is arriving at destination now. Oakville Town. Temperature is eleven degrees celsius, with a hi of twenty and lo of seven. Wind, two miles per hour. Precipitation chances low. Thank you for taking state provided railways.'

I stepped off the train into the town. I waded my way past the crowd shuffling off to stand near one of the light poles. The town was going about its day.

All I had to do was find Mister Saturday now. And then kill him with a touch...

[JOCO] "Looking good, Muna!"

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, I gotta say we look better than I was expected. So, what now?"

Last time I ran into the Demon on the streets. Perhaps he's out swindling again...

[MAJORDOMO] "Right. Just find him, walk up, poke, BOOM! Done. Easy does it."

>Take a stroll in the streets. I'm bound to run into Saturday.
>Maybe I can draw him out by staging an act... He comes after those down on their luck.
>Perhaps it isn't wise to strike right away. I wonder just how known Saturday is around here.
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
>Check the local papers and see what they have to say.
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>>5966649
>>Perhaps it isn't wise to strike right away. I wonder just how known Saturday is around here.
Let's get some intel first
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>>5966649
>Perhaps it isn't wise to strike right away. I wonder just how known Saturday is around here.
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...Well, time to find out.

I went wandering the town. Eventually, I found my way into one of the cafes that were open around the arrival platforms and areas surrounding Oakville's train stations. The chime of a bell on the door rung when I entered, and a barista smiled at me and told me to take a seat anyway. I sat at the bar and took in a whiff of the freshly baked goods put out on display. Bagels, doughnuts and truffles. I passed the time over a cup of hot tea I ordered and fabricated the Reichmarks to pay for, watching the television above the counter as it played the news. Local news.

[[ "---this evening as a bridge collapsed on the reichsautobahn nine in Peninsula North as a result of a sinkhole that happened due to a heavy precipitation downpour and flash flood. Officials cite that no serious injuries occurred on the scene, but one car carrying a family traveling from Oakville was caught in the disaster. All passengers and the driver are presumed dead. Search efforts are ensuing to see if anyone can be recovered before officials begin discussing repairs and costs, an estimated nine million Reichsmarks job to---" ]]

I lowered my head at that.
Another one...

My attention shifted then to the tap on the counter made in front of me. The Barista was looking at me as she finished cleaning one cup more.

[BARISTA] "Not feeling the best? Long day?"

'Oh, I've just been a bit... down on my luck lately is all. I thought I might get a breather coming to Oakville. This town always has such nice things to see.' I said back to her.

[BARISTA] "Heh. I've heard some say that Oakville's nothing but trouble sometimes. At least at night, then you have the youngsters getting out of hand. Fools go around to play like fools, it's the normal."

'Mm. I only tend to go out at day. Besides, there's not a lot of visibility at night for places like the... boardwalks and piers. I like looking out around over the water.'

[BARISTA] "Now there's the way to go. Hm, and if you like the piers, you must like fishing too, I would assume?"

'Well, it's not my favorite. But I suppose I'd do it if I were out in the woods, or just wanted something to fry.'

[BARISTA] "Well, you should check the pier out tomorrow, there's a fishing contest going on. Lots of Shengesian Bass flow in from the currents. Everything caught gets cooked and handed out once the winner gets declared."

'Interesting...'

I lifted my teacup to sip again.

'Say, are you from around here?'

[BARISTA] "Certainly. Oakville Town is where I was born, where I will die."

'Then, I don't suppose you could help one find something?'

[BARISTA] "I know the town like the back of my hand. What are you searching for, dear?"
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'I heard Oakville had a... person that's pretty helpful. Almost like a magician they say.' I said, the Barista raising an eyebrow of concern to me; 'They say he wears a bright red suit. Can't hope to miss him. I heard he's able to help people, for a small price...'

[BARISTA] "Ah..." She said, looking doubly concerned; "Then you're after the celebrity. Mister Saturday. That's what they call him. A magician alright. I've heard nothing but goodness for him. But while people know he exists, you don't see him all the time."

'Have you ever seen him?'

[BARISTA] "Yes. He didn't come to my cafe, but the one across the street. I've seen him sit out front, reading the newspaper on some Saturdays. Not every week, but it's always that day you find him. Sometimes, he'll be walking the shopping districts, sometimes he'll be at the piers at night. Other times, he's been seen chatting up newcomers at the train stations. I've even seen him around one of the local boarding schools. He's been at the head of officials events, such as our horse races, boat races and the fishing contests. Even the Magistrate office. But the one place you're bound to find him at is the town hall."

'The town hall?'

[BARISTA] "Yes. The secretary of the Mayor's office knows him. She's a Mythic, so she's been around a long time, she says he's always been in Oakville, since it was founded. I'd just be careful with that sort. He always seemed.... shady to me, dear. You can hardly find anyone in Oakville who doesn't know the man. I'd say he's touched a lot of people's hearts, but how, I wouldn't know."

'Interesting. Thanks.' I said, finished with what I ordered.

As she took my cup, I thanked the barista and went to leave the cafe. But not before she said one thing more to me - "Just between you and me... I think he's a phony. There's a certain kind of people you stay away from."
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...

So, Mister Saturday is popular in Oakville. The people know him well, and have sighted him. But, he's not always interacting with everyone, all the time. This adds some air of mystique to him that entrances people to take an interest in his figure. I also made it up completely when I mentioned hearing about him outside Oakville to the Barista, yet she didn't seem confused by this at all, or even doubtful. Rumors of him have spread then...

[MAJORDOMO] "So, what are you thinking then?"

'I'm seeing a pattern here. Just like with how every god in this world themselves arose... from how humans perceived them. Ah. That's it then.'

[JOCO] "So, lemme get this straight, you think this is how he attained Demigodhood?"

'It blatantly is. He even told me as much when I first met him. He mentioned it. He's been setting himself up for over four thousand years to gather faith and belief in himself like this. He set it up in the most discreet way possible, to go under the radar as much as he could. People don't view him as a god yet, but with all his efforts over this long time, he's seen as some sort of powerful person, with unexplainable abilities to grant wishes. In other words, he's been forging an urban legend, or a local folktale about himself. This is how he's become Demigodly... He is undeniably smart.'

[MAJORDOMO] "But since he met us, he might be paranoid."

'Of course. He's always wary of gods and other Immortals. From the minds around me right now I feel...'

[MAJORDOMO] "He's been a bit reclusive as of late."

'Meeting me gave him something new to worry about. We haven't been around until today, but he's watching his back. Who knows how many eyes he has around the town.'

[JOCO] "Well, good thing we're putting the kibosh on this before it gets out of control."

>Take a stroll in the streets. See if he can be found conventionally.
>Stage an act of being down on my luck to draw him out.
>Try to summon him directly by whispering his name. Demons respond to their names being called on...
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
>Check the local papers and see what they have to say.
>Check out the Town Hall.
>Ask to speak with the Mayor.
>Check out the Boarding School.
>Check out the Magistrate Office.
>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's anyone reeling from a contract lately.
>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's any contracts being made.
>Ask Hale's opinion.
>Request help.
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>>5966758
>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's anyone reeling from a contract lately.
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>>5966762
+1
Let's go with that for now
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Thinking to get a clue from hearing the thoughts of the town, I set Majordomo about reading the minds of the humans that inhabited this place. Mister Saturday might lay lower than he has been, but the Demon couldn't shy away from making contracts. His nature relied on it. I was bound to find something...

'Get anything?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Gah, all over the place!"

'Huh?!'

[MAJORDOMO] "I'm hearing lots of negative thoughts about run-ins with him! Here! Listen to this, Munny!"

...

(I've got my store back, but at what cost? My eyesight is gone...)

(You idiot Eustace... you fucking idiot! Why'd you go and do it!? What's having the acres of land stolen from me back worth if my own wife was the price to pay?!)

(I can't feel anything. I can't feel happy. I can't laugh. What's happening to me?)

(I just wanted my cat back! And he... h-he took all her skin!)

(......p...a....i...n.....s...o......m....u...c...h.....p.....a...i.......n.....)

(I can't believe I traded my ride for a chick that just left me anyway, for not having a ride!)

(I'm finally rich. But now, my whole family hates me...)

...

...!

Why is he making so many contracts lately? So many gambles? Could he be trying to amass power in desperation? Could he sense that his end might be drawing near?

[MAJORDOMO] "That's a lot of folks he's screwed over. If we were to try and help them all, we'd be here more than a day. He'd notice a lot of miracles happening to reverse all his deadly gambles by then."

And then our cover would be blown.
But still... I... I want to help these people! This injustice can't be allowed to continue! A Demon can't be let to run free, destroying lives as he pleases!

[MAJORDOMO] "Well, what's your call now then, boss?"

Trying to locate him this way isn't working. There's too many people whose thoughts of suffrage we'd hear. We need to try another way.

>Take a stroll in the streets. See if he can be found conventionally.
>Stage an act of being down on my luck to draw him out.
>Try to summon him directly by whispering his name. Demons respond to their names being called on...
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
>Check the local papers and see what they have to say.
>Check out the Town Hall.
>Ask to speak with the Mayor.
>Check out the Boarding School.
>Check out the Magistrate Office.
>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's any contracts being made.
>Ask Hale's opinion.
>Request help.
>Write in.
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>>5966846
>Stage an act of being down on my luck to draw him out.
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>>5966846
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
It can't hurt to get more information
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>>5966846
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
He's too smart to fall for regular trickery.
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>>5966846
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
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>>5966846
>Ask the Woldorian Mythics in town what they've heard of Demons.
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Perhaps I should gain the perspectives of the other Immortals that roam the town of Oakville. Among them were Mythics of Woldor, and even Shengesian Immortals traveling from afar.

Hmmm...
There, I see some Mythics congregating in the shopping district. Two of them. Burly figures, with large beards. They didn't wear armor, they were wearing rather plain yet strained v-necks, but still wore their horned helmets.

How do I approach them?
Ah, I know.

Putting on a bit of a timid demeanor, I walked up to the chuckling Mythics and waved my hand a little to catch their glowing white eyes.

'Hi there. I couldn't help but notice you two Immortals here and thought maybe you might be able to help me with a... little questionnaire I'm doing.' I said.

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "Aye lass, what can we say?"

'Um. Hm. Well, first, do you both come here often? Immortals are known to Oakville. Much more than other places.'

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "As a mattah' of fact, my friend here was born a mortal in Oakvile a centry' ago!"

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Aye, that be true. Tis' tradition to come whence back home for the time of rest before battle should call on us again, have it, this country, ever a need for it's Immortals."

'I see. Well, I'll get to the point then. I'm investigating rumors about town. You see, I've heard some perspectives of a local legend around Oakville. His name is 'Mister Saturday', and I believe he is in fact, a Demon.'

The Jumpy Mythic gasped.

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "I told you!" He said to his friend.

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "Balderdash, there aren't bein' any Demons around Woldoria. That race is extinct. The last of the Demons fled back to the underworld, where they belong."

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "It's not so! I tried to tell you, that Saturday is no more than a plague in the flesh. I saw it with my own eyes!"

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "Ahah. Jour' proof bein' some exotically colored eyes? And I'll tell you again, any Immortal can change that easily."

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Not so. Those are the eyes of a snake wearing the skin of a man. I've seen many eyes, and there's none that make me feel so disturbed deeply as the green hue of that man's eyes. I'll tell you again, any Immortal worth his salt knows the eyes of what he looks like. I've lived here for a long time! That man is a Demon!"

'A-Ah. So, you certainly, believe as much. At least, one of you does. I for one can attest to that... 'man' having the eyes of a viper. In any case, if it turned out to be true that there was a Demon lurking in Oakville in that man, what would the Immortals here do about it?'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Well, those ponces from Shengesia, being unconcerned with the affairs and welfare of Woldorian people and concerned only with the lavish gifts we offer, would naturally run for the golden walls they know oh so well with their tails tucked neatly 'twixt their legs."

...said the second of the Mythics, turning his head to a Shengesian Immortal giving him the stink eye from across the street.
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[HAPPY MYTHIC] "But now us? We Mythics, well then that's different, we are to defend the continent of Heroes as decreed by our God. If a Demon was lurking around here, we'd be splittin' a head. Course, you'd have to convince me of that first. This Mister Saturday... pah! He's a fancy Immortal Magician who likes to act macabre. No more than an actor."

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "An actor with surely a strange proximity to the town's elected officials, huh?"

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "More of jour' conspirashy' talkin'."

'Wait, elected officials?'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "You've never noticed? That Mister Saturday's in cahoots with the secretary of the town hall. They say he's always talking to the Mayor. Thing is, the Mayor ain't been in the town hall for a while. He runs it from his office at his house. It's down in the swamp."

'Huh...'

I nodded.

'Well, thanks for your time. This will suffice.'

[HAPPY MYTHIC] "Any time lass! Hey, if you do find a Demon, you come tell us right away! I've always wanted to pulla' Demon's horns off! HAHAHAHA!"
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So, from what I learned, Mister Saturday might be in control of the local administration of the Town... This is worrying. I'm not sure yet just how much control he has over the people here. If I'm very unlucky, then he might have made a ton of contracts that have them firmly under his grasp...

This may become a situation where he threatens the populace if he himself is under any danger. I'm not sure what kind of contracts he could have forged. He could do something truly deadly...

[MAJORDOMO] "Example?"

Somehow gambled a self destruct backdoor into the mortals here if he himself dies, or the like.

[JOCO] "........Ooooohhhhhh crap."

Exactly. I'm not sure simply walking up, poking him and being done with it is the smartest option anymore. I'd be gambling myself then, and playing right into his hand. If he has some contingencies in place, I need to sniff them out. But where?

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey, uh, Munny? I just had a bit of an unorthodox idea."

What would that be?

[MAJORDOMO] "If Mister Saturday set himself up with his gambling, maybe he can be taken apart the same way."

You aren't saying we should gamble with him, are you?

[MAJORDOMO] "It is pure luck. I hate to say it, but if we gambled with him, we have a chance at getting him to spill the beans through luck alone. Maybe even undo his strengths."

...

Luck.... Luck?

>Try to summon him directly by whispering his name. Demons respond to their names being called on...
>Check the local papers and see what they have to say.
>Check out the Town Hall.
>Go to the Mayor's house in the swamp.
>Check out the Boarding School.
>Check out the Magistrate Office.
>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's any contracts being made right now.
>Ask Hale's opinion.
>Request help.
>Request Seannsa's help.
>View the upscale restaurants of Oakville.
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>>5967775
>Go to the Mayor's house in the swamp.
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>>5967845
+1
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>>5967775
>>Listen out to minds across the town. See if there's any contracts being made right now.
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>>5967775
>Request Seannsa's help.
C'mon IT'S RIGHT THERE MAN
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So, the Mayor of Oakville Town hasn't been to the town hall itself for a "while"? That's what I'd been told. He lives at a house in the swamp. Runs it from there.

Better pay him a visit.

I left the shopping district. The bayou wasn't far from the commercial and recreational areas of Oakville. I only had a small trek to go to reach it. It wasn't the largest residential area of the town, but the homes there were as nice as could be allowed. Certainly not run down. It was peaceful and quiet.

'Find me the residence of this town's mayor.'

[MAJORDOMO] "On it."

[MAJORDOMO] "The address is two-ninety-eight. Down that way."

'Got it.'

It didn't take me long to find the home that the Mayor of Oakville lived in. This was perhaps one of the only major settlements in Siegesia outside of Belkinsire to have a Mayoral office. Time to see what the elected official had going on with Mister Saturday...

I knocked on the door.

...

I pressed the doorbell twice.

...

No response.
Perhaps he's busy? Wearing headphones? Asleep? Well, I did now notice many signs strung up that said 'No trespassing'. Maybe he was just waiting for me to go away, and didn't want visitors.

[MAJORDOMO] "Uh, boss?"

'Yes?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Read his mind."

Ah. Well, there was certainly a presence I could sense in that home. Many, actually. Was he having a party? It was so quiet. I listened to any minds I could hear within and...

...

(.....h.......e.....l.....p....)

...!

What in the...?!

I burst into the home then and stepped through to the living room. It was dark inside, but I could see something there in the dimness...
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The shape I saw wriggling there couldn't be described as human, only vaguely.

[MAJORDOMO] "YIKES!"

'Ah...!?'

There, propped up on a chair was a body. A bulging body that has lost most of the human definition it was transformed from. It was a fatty sack of flesh so strained that holes had begun to tear from the stretch marks about its form. It was bumpy and covered in swells. Faint supernatural light poured out from those holes torn in its being.

[MAJORDOMO] "What the hell happened here?!"

'...This body, it's the mayor.'

[MAJORDOMO] "What did that Demon bastard do to him?!"

'He's... full of a souls.'

[JOCO] "Come again?"

'His body. The Materia making up his physical body is swollen from containing more souls than his own. There's hundreds in there, maybe even more than that. A mortal body cannot contain a soul other than its own, the one it was born with. All those souls being contained within him are clashing against each other, trying to escape, and trying to take over the physical body. This causes it to mutate.'

[MAJORDOMO] "From the body trying to take on the features of that specific soul?"

'Theoretically... if you emptied a body of its original soul and all other spiritual components and organs and preserved it perfectly without killing it, and then placed another soul inside... that soul would take over the body, and the body would mutate to become a form that the consciousness contained in the soul knows. Souls are the "commanding organs" of the spirit. That's why they're able to...'

[JOCO] "Don't you wanna vomit right now? This is just sick..."

'I do. But I can't let the disgust get to me, not while I'm still hunting the Demon that did this..'

[JOCO] "Heyyy... Wait. Demons collected souls, didn't they? Do you think this is where he's storing his."

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah, that's actually a good catch. If he was walking around carrying his collection with him all the time, he'd inevitably worry about running into some Immortal that would notice that. Now, what to do about this...?"

'I'm not sure we should do anything just yet. He would be able to feel if his collection was released. Additionally, we don't know what sort of contract resulted in this, and if putting this man out of his misery would cause something worse to happen. And besides... if they've already been collected by Saturday... then releasing them would send them to the Afterseas.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Damn it. Can't we just go public with this?"

'We could, but would that really help?'

Hmm...

>Destroy the Mayor, free Saturday's souls.
>Go public with this information.
>Try to summon him directly by whispering his name. Demons respond to their names being called on...
>Ask Hale's opinion.
>Request help.
>Request Seannsa's help.
>Request Eikn's help.
>View the upscale restaurants of Oakville.
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>>5968316
>Ask Hale's opinion
Huh. Let's ask our favourite Siegesian what his take is on the situation.
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>>5968316
>Ask Hale's opinion.
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>>5968316
>ask Hale's opinion
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I need some opinions.

I decided to contact Hale via our Bunker's Nous radar. I told him everything over the Psychic link, told him what I'd found, what I'd saw and knew. I filled him in what became of Oakville's mayor, what Saturday was up to, who he was exactly, and what his motives were.

[HALE] "Gods... this is awful."

It took some time to explain it exactly, to articulate what was going on, since Hale didn't really know about the Demon himself, per se.

[HALE] "I see."

[HALE] "Well, for starters, did you try searching the home for anymore evidence? Any possible material left behind by the Demon?"

'I did. I found some things. The wired phone has an unknown caller ID in its log. I found evidence that the Mayor performed a summoning ritual as well. Candles, chalk and such'

[HALE] "You don't suppose the caller ID belongs to this 'Saturday', do you?"

'It might'.

[HALE] "Well, did you want to try calling it or allow me? We can make calls with NIBIRU anonymously, without chance for tracing. Or even make the call source from another location."

'I'm not sure. If he gets a call from this place, when there's no feasible way the mayor could call in this state... he might become alarmed.'

[HALE] "It may draw him out, albeit..."

Hale thought for a moment, as he stroked his chin, befuddled over the radar.

[HALE] "So, you say that, since you are a deity, and he is a Demon, mere contact with you will exterminate him? Since you are a goddess, and your Psychic energy is the most purest form of it, could you perhaps trap him?"

'Trap him?'

[HALE] "Trap him. Seal him. No differently than Eskart has the Hakutaku in our own facility. She can't seem to simply teleport her way out since it is the energy of a stronger god that binds her. If you drew Mister Saturday out to that place, you could perchance erect a barrier with your mental energy to trap him in a cage. One he will destroy himself trying to escape."

'Potentially.'

[HALE] "Well, there's an idea. If you should need me, the line is open. I'll be listening."

I ceased contact.

Well, he's right. If other gods can do it...

I'd need a plan however. But then, I'd also need to decide what to do after, if it worked. Would I merely hold him in place, and then interrogate him? Use it as a card over him or a bargaining tool? Or would I merely lock him away somewhere, forever, sealed in isolation but unable to harm others with his deals ever again?

I need to decide what my method is.
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[MAJORDOMO] "What if we simply bathed the whole town in purity?"

'Purity?'

[MAJORDOMO] "We could set up a divine miracle. Demon's can't withstand purity, so naturally anything else of their make won't either, including any failsafes of his. If we contacted Eikn, we could potentially work out something, and save the souls, couldn't we?"

'It is doable.'

>Lay a trap for Mister Saturday to walk into. Deprive him of escape, then figure out what he's wrought.
>Destroy the Mayor, free Saturday's souls.
>Go public with information about the Mayor.
>Try to summon him directly by whispering his name. Demons respond to their names being called on...
>Request Seannsa's help.
>Request Eikn's help.
>View the upscale restaurants of Oakville.
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>>5968504
>Lay a trap for Mister Saturday to walk into. Deprive him of escape, then figure out what he's wrought.
I've got it. We'll subconsciously alert the mystics to the mayor's condition and subtly amplify their signatures so that Mister Saturday realizes they're about to stumble on his soul collection. When he rushes in to confront them, as he's still a Demigod and far outclasses a couple of mystics, he'll be caught in a vise. Of course, we'll be disguising our own energy signatures throughout.
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>>5968523
That's mythics, not mystics.
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>>5968523
>+1
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If I can restrain Mister Saturday to this house, however, then wouldn't that be the much safer option? I can keep him away from the town then. Yes, I'll do that. I decided to lay a trap for him. If my plan goes well, then I might just be able to find out hat proxies he has. And how to sever them.

[MAJORDOMO] "This seems like a risky maneuver. So your angle is to lure those Mythics here? And then use them as bait to lure him?"

'He can't detect me, not unless I was far too close to him. If I'm right, then he hasn't caught wind of me, not just yet. At least, I hope as much. Being this far away, I'm not sure he'd be able to sense me here. But he should be able to sense anyone else approaching this house. It's far from any neighbors, and surrounded by signs that warn against trespassing."

[JOCO] "Iunno... isn't that kind of... mean to use those guys?"

'I won't let them get killed, Joco. That much I'll ensure.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Very well then. Let's see how it all goes."

'Right. Let's start.'
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The hour passed there that I waited silently, staring out the window. I'd sent a premonition to those I'd met earlier. To make this situation seem natural. To make the Demon take the bait and fall into the trap I had lying in wait.

I saw the horned skullcaps of the two appear from behind the shrubs, marching down the dirt trail. They had been anxious the entire time, since I first let that vision and urge slip into their minds. I saw them hesitant, spooked, despite being Mythics that congratulated from actual wars. But they pressed on, edging closer to the door I had left unlocked. I was making their intention fall off of them like rain drops, just to add that much more coercion for the Demon to intervene. Then when the two of them entered, I saw them look around just that briefly as they could, before they saw the mayor of their town and what had become of him.

Even they, Mythics, were horrified.

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "I think I'm gonna puke..."

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Ahs this the...?"

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "The Mayor?! Of our town? It's just like what popped in our heads! It's real! It's really him! He's a horrific slug now! Something's been done to him!"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "What dowee' do?!"

...

But where was the Demon? Where was Mister Saturday?

Wasn't he coming to intervene? Coming to stave off these two from discovering the tangible collection of his Souls?

I got my answer when I saw, from the dark corner of the room I stood in, the door to the cellar nearby creek open. A hand with sleeve as red as blood came through it, pointing the readied gesture of a Death Knell. Poised to strike at the back of those unaware Mythics. Poised to kill.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Hr!"

I won't let you!
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[MR. SATURDAY] "Gh...!"

'I don't think so!'

To defeat his gesture with mine, I appeared in a blitz just before him, as the spell released, and caught it. I felt the Death burning in my palm. But this wasn't enough Death. It was a weak Death Knell spell, only good enough for a Demigod like himself. More than enough to lay low the varieties of mortals and lower Immortals of Hainei. But to a true deity like me, useless. Useless!

[MR. SATURDAY] "Inconceivable!"

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zqRViZxrC0

His spell was merely crushed in my hand. Behind me, I saw the Mythics jump. They were surprised.

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Girl?! From before?!"

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "And m-Mih-Mister Saturday!"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Wait, his skin..."

They gasped. They pointed at him.

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "A DEMON!"

I heard Mister Saturday growl.

[MR. SATURDAY] "You dare interrupt me, spinneret?! I'll flay you alive for....wait... your face..."

'Recognize it?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Hmph..."

The Demon began to smile.

[MR. SATURDAY] "I thought it was you."

'What did you mean by that?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Nothing you'll find out."

Mister Saturday bolted then. He stepped back, as fast as he could. I saw him, in that motion as slow as it was, like everything else around was frozen. I saw him smiling at me as he moved past dust particles so fast they seemed suspended. His hand grasped the doorknob of the door leading to the house's cellar, or a closet, whatever it was. He practically fell down the stairs behind him, smiling at me smugly as he pulled the door shut.

I realized something was up. How did he come into the house that way? If he teleported in, I would have felt it, or saw it. He just came through that door... that... door! The door!

I lunged forward, just as the door was only an inch from closing...

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of three.
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Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>5968643
AAAAAAAAAAAGH
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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>5968643
No...
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5968643
I'll do a second roll
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>5968643
missed this, but rolling for the spirit
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Yet, I was too late. The door closed. I grabbed the knob and ripping it back open, right off the hinges. But just as I expected...

Mister Saturday was gone.

[MAJORDOMO] "Damn!"

[JOCO] "So close!"

So that's how he moves throughout the town. He can simply use door to access any place in the town.

[MAJORDOMO] "It's a Ma Space technique. He uses the doors to close the Ma between any two locations."

I clenched my fist and dropped the door. Behind me, the two Mythics were stunned.

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "What in the world is going on?!"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "That was him just now. But now he's gone, just like that?!"

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "And you! It's you again! What's happening here?!"

'Look, all you need to know is that I'm just-...'

...

Suddenly, nearby, the wired phone on the stand began to ring. It glowed green in the dark with its lights. We all stopped and looked at it. It rung, and rung.

I stepped forward hastily then, seeing the unknown caller ID on the screen. It's him. I picked it up and put it to my ear without hesitation.

...

[MR. SATURDAY] "Hoo-hoo. That was a close one. You surely had my blood pressure running there. Had you only reacted a second faster, I wouldn't be standing here safely in the town now."

'Yes. But now I know your trick. I won't let you use it again.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "It's funny, I don't think there will be another chance for you."

>"What do you have to stop me from simply finding you and touching you next time?"
>"What is it you've done to the town?"
>"You seem oddly confident to leave your Soul mass here unguarded."
>"Preparing your defenses, Saturday?"
>"There's nowhere for you to run."
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>>5969138
>"There's nowhere for you to run."
We have every advantage. Power, time, the moral high-ground... Mister Saturday's schemes will be swept aside by a wave of our hand. He is doomed and if we force him to know it, he'll move slower in these next few critical hours.
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>>5969144
>+1
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>>5969144
Yeah, threaten him,support
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>'There's nowhere for you to run.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Who said I intended to? I'll be staying right here in Oakville's limit. Not going a place."

'That would be foolish of you.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Would it?"

'...'

[MR. SATURDAY] "If I die, everyone in this whole town will suffer soon from it. Do you imagine that the luxuries of Oakville, a place abandoning steadily its conservative history, came to them on their own? Woldorian culture is stagnate, conservative garbage. The old, who only get older, would never move away from what they believe in. Had it not been for me, then this town wouldn't be the same."

'You brought all these advancements? All their differences?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "It's what I do, isn't it? People deal with Demons to get what they desire. I built this town, I turned it into the tourist trap it is now. If I go away, they won't be able to sustain their current way of life. They'll go to financial ruins and soon enough squalor will follow. Every nice thing will break, and close down. They'll lose all their precious gizmos and gadgets, funky new age clothing and styles. Drinking out at night, fishing contests, exotic five-star blackened Mahi serving restaurants, hobby stores and imported Yongesian media. This place is a swamp, and to a muggy swamp shall it return."

'Are material things not fleeting? Do you really think humans losing such things is enough to stop me from killing you? You don't have faith in them. Someone like you just sees them as tools. But hardship tempers the soul. Even when they lose everything they can keep going. They would move on, and rebuild. They always do. If losing you would be no worse to them than if a strong storm came through that brought only damage and leveled their homes... then they will be okay, ultimately. They will find a way to proceed.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "You don't wanna hurt their pooooor feelings, now do you? Who will they end up hating more between local legend Mister Saturday, the one and only, and random nobody who murdered him? Hm? What a virtue to extol, wanting to deprive people of their treasured possessions. People who aren't prepared to do what it takes to survive without their amenities. None of these young idiots know how to farm! You have too much faith in them on the contrary! Hmhmhmhmhm! Tourism by Capital Immortals is the one thing that keeps the Samurai from advancing to squash this swamp and its people under their heels. After all, a Trinity can't go killing its own people."

'...'

[MR. SATURDAY] "I'll take your lack of response to mean you have no comeback to that. Well, the marring that this town will receive having the hand feeding it cut off isn't the only thing I have over you."

>"What do you have to stop me from simply finding you and touching you next time?"
>"What is it you've done to the town?"
>"You seem oddly confident to leave your Soul mass here unguarded."
>"This conversation is over. I'm coming after you. Get ready."
>Write in.
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>>5969163
>>"You seem oddly confident to leave your Soul mass here unguarded."
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>>5969164
>+1
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>'You seem oddly confident to leave your Soul mass here unguarded.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Indeed. I'd feel it if you destroyed it. Do that and I'll kill myself, then the bad stuff happens. That man willingly engaged in something he knew the dangers of. He only has himself to blame for his current state."

'What deal did he make for you to turn him into such a hideous thing?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "The mayor was a greedy person. He was already rich, from what I'd transformed his town into. But more, more! The insanity of mankind only drives them to want more, an endless deluge of riches. So that is what he bargained with me for."

'He wanted you to make him the richest person in the land?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "In the world, even. You see, the mayor runs the town. Naturally, he gets to decide for everyone..."

I turned back and looked at the pulsing sack of souls. The Mythics behind me were now more disturbed than ever. Decide for everyone? Everyone?! Oh no... what has he done?!

[MAYOR] "I.......f.....u......c...k...e...d.......u....p....."

Mister Saturday had a hearty chuckle over the phone.

[MR. SATURDAY] "It's so easy to take advantage of a person like that. I only had to entice him with the idea that harboring all the Souls I'd ever taken would make him something great indeed. He must have thought I was giving him a promotion... And do you know what it is he agreed to? In return for taking my Soul collection into himself, he agreed to let me link my life to this very town."

'You piece of trash... that's why it will all go to ruin if you die, won't it?'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Not only that, but it lets me control the whole place. Every mortal that lives here obeys me without even knowing it. I hear ever muttering of my name. I knew someone was looking for me ever since I heard the conversation you had in that cafe. I just didn't know who. So, if you confront me, they will rally to my side."

[MR. SATURDAY] "You just don't get it, do you? There's no outcome where you win here, girl. People love Demons. Why wouldn't they love what they created? This is what our kind were meant to do. This is what they wanted us to do to them."

'That's not true.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "You can try to prove me wrong. But I'm putting you on notice, toots. Trying to take me down will only hurt them more than it hurts me! If you're smart, just get the hell outta town now and don't come back! THIS PLACE IS MINE!"

>"This conversation is over. I'm coming after you. Get ready."
>Write in.
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>>5969173
>Write in.
>"Don't act like you're worthy of mercy. I have the resources to keep this town from sinking into the mud its built on. People with a will and a cause to do what's right - far more potent than the cruelty that your parasitic nature embodies. The horn of death is pointed at you headlong. We settle this today." (Hang up.)
WE'RE GOING TO KILL HIM. WE ARE GOING TO FUCKING KILL HIM.
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>>5969175
+1
Let's go with that
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>>5969175
This feels Muna-esque enough to me to back.
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>>5969175
>+1
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>'Don't act like you're worthy of mercy. I have the resources to keep this town from sinking into the mud its built on. People with a will and a cause to do what's right... far more potent than the cruelty that your parasitic nature embodies. The horn of Death is pointed at you headlong. We settle this today.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Hehehehehahahahaha! How exciting! Let's see just how far you're willing to go hurting people in the good name of helping them."

I hung the phone up in his face and exhaled.

I turned around. The two Mythics were staring at me, still as confused and worrisome as they'd been arriving.

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Lass, don't you think it's high time we got ourselves a little explanation here?"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "This weirdness been happening since we met you."

'You're right. So I won't sugarcoat it anymore. I'm not here to simply investigate rumors. I'm here to kill that Demon. You both saw him for what he really is, when he tried to kill you both when you least expected it.'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Aye... Hm! I told you so!"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Gru! Alright, you did! But what does this have to do with us?"

'...I apologize. The visions you saw that led you here were made by me. You see, I'm a Psychic. A Demon couldn't sense me. Mister Saturday had to protect what he wants to hide, so by having you both stumble upon him, I thought I could take him out. But he got away, all because I hesitated.'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "I see... Well, you could have asked our permission first!"

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Aye. And good thing you did hesitate. From what he had to say, all kinds of trouble would have occurred... That being said. I did say that, Demons are the last thing that's gonna be allowed in Woldoria."

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Agreed. Filth like that needs to be killed. But, for future certainty, at least give us the plan first before you go trying anything, lass!"

'I intend to. At the least, it seems Mister Saturday has no sway over other Immortals in town. But this is troubling. We can't defeat him unless we know just how is the right way to do so.'
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I stared at the squirming mayor. That one droopy eye his body had left was swelling a tear. It moaned and groveled, staring at me.

I can't put him out of his misery, not unless I wanted to risk something serious happening to this town, and all those souls.

Mister Saturday claimed to only deal fairly, but he tricked this man. This mayor decided for Oakville Town, he said. I wonder if I could use that against him? But how...?

Perhaps... perhaps my only choice is to forge a deal with him as well.

[MAJORDOMO] "Huh?! Are you crazy as Joco is?! What's forging a deal with him gonna do except screw us over?!"

If I offer a promotion on the grounds he nullifies all ongoing contracts he has, I could save everyone at the cost of giving him the one thing he really want. Full godhood. I wouldn't be able to kill him easily anymore, but there's no way he could twist or trick in such an exchange. Demon's are avaricious. He wouldn't be able to help himself but indulge my deal to get what he truly craves.

[MAJORDOMO] "And then what?!"

We kill him. The old fashioned way.

[JOCO] "But he only has the power he does over Oakville in its limits... it's limits?"

>Read the Mayor's mind.
>Search the Mayor's office and belongings.
>Wait, the secretary in the Mayor's office is a Mythic too. Can't she help somehow?
>Make a dangerous deal with Mister Saturday. We have to try killing him the hard way.
>Ask Hale to research Demon contracts. If Mister Saturday sets himself up with honesty, then perhaps bringing dishonesty on his part to light will weaken him?
>Ask the two Mythics to show the Mayor to the public and try to turn them against Mister Saturday.
>Request Seannsa's help.
>Request Eikn's help.
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>>5969275
>>Read the Mayor's mind.
>>Search the Mayor's office and belongings.
>>Wait, the secretary in the Mayor's office is a Mythic too. Can't she help somehow?
Let's start with these three
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>>5969284
>+1
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'Limits... limits...'

Wait.

("...t...o....")

I stared at the former Mayor of Oakville then. I peered deeply into his mind. His mind was the only consciousness his body held, as the consciousnesses of all those others inside of him retreat to their souls when the soul exits the body. It was almost like he wanted to say something to me. Like he was using all the will he had left to try communicating one last thing.

("...w....n......h...a...l.......l.......t..o...w...n....h....a..l....l....")

Town hall? The town hall? What did he mean by it?
Was he trying to tell me that was where Mister Saturday went? Was he trying to relay something else entirely? The meaning of the phrase was lost on me. But he was definitely trying to reach out to me in specific. The moment he heard "psychic", a glimmer of hope must have been what I saw in his poor eye, beyond the regret and grief. His thoughts were credit to the length of time he's spent like this...

'You two want to help out?'

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Well..."

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "IF we can."

'Start searching. There has be something left behind here we can use.'
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For the next half hour, we rummaged the whole house. From top to bottom.

Drawers were pulled out and emptied to the floor. Curtains torn down. Pieces of the wall torn down to look inside. The floor wasn't spared either. We searched all his belongings, while I looked through the office space as best as I could. Our search didn't turn anything up, yet we continued. I was looking through his documents and folders, but all I found were old files and other things that weren't of any relevance.

'Anything out of the ordinary? Like a contract or...?'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Nothing but office supplies and menial things, lass."

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "And a whole stinkin' fridge fulla' rotten food. Phoowee!"

'Damn...'

I was sifting through everything he had. Password notebooks, login credentials, financial documents, city plans, the city plats, the- Wait. I pulled back the last thing I held. The city plat. The cadastral map.

[MAJORDOMO] "What use is that gonna be?"

I held it up, looking at it intently, walking into the living room that held he Mayor and the two disheartened Mythics, when the Mayor began to squirm, and moan. I exchanged another glance between him and the map. And that's when it began to slowly sink in.

'His power over the town, all the control he has over it that he bargained for... is all confined within the limits. He said so himself.'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "A-Aye? And...?"

'The Mayor decided for Oakville, he said. He had to trick the Mayor into agreeing to manifest such a contract. But there's a clause he overlooked. His power is only within the town limit. Just the limit, including whatever life link he's threatening us with. So then, this is the cadastral map.'

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "That shows the town limits?"

'...It does. And if this map shows the limits, and the Mayor decides, then we can use this.'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "But lass, how?"

'All we have to do, is get the Mayor to change the map. Exclude an area from the limit, mark it off using white out. Don't you get it? We can create an enclave within the town limits where he's powerless, and doesn't hold any advantages over me using this plat! All we have to do is make the change and then have it made official by the Mayor, who Mister Saturday posits as the decider for the town! Then, I can kill him and exorcise him for good!' I said, finding newfound determination.
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[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "It could work. But, alas, we can't do it. The Mayor can't do it... he's...uh..."

I turned to the mushy appearance of himself.

'...Your secretary. Can she decide in your stead?'

(......h...h....h.......n.....h...g...h.......y........e...s......)

'Then the loophole is now a clause.'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "He... he didn't say anything."

'He did. Psychic, remember?'

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Aye. So, if the secretary does it, then it'll be made official. All we have to do then is lure him into the spot. But how?"

>They both can do it. I have a plan. Since they're both hardened Mythics, they should be able to do it. they'll both carry the Mayor into town and wait in the enclaved spot we'll mark, the town hall's surrounding, and then draw the attention of the public. Show them what Saturday did. That will get him to come out, then as soon as it's official, I'll strike. He'll die on the spot, and the people will be spared his curse. I can't risk involving the Psyops in this... there would be too much unwanted attention.
>The Psyops can do it. The Chabalah or Shofar can cause a distraction. I'll have them pose as Imperials in front of the town hall, the place I'll make into an enclave and have them stir up some strife by shouting political messages. I'll have them start a riot between Imperial sympathizers and Woldorian nationalists. Mister Saturday looks after the town, he wouldn't want to miss it. The Psyops will help here, as I can't risk the lives of these two Mythics again. It isn't fair to them.
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>>5969433
>The Psyops can do it. The Chabalah or Shofar can cause a distraction. I'll have them pose as Imperials in front of the town hall, the place I'll make into an enclave and have them stir up some strife by shouting political messages. I'll have them start a riot between Imperial sympathizers and Woldorian nationalists. Mister Saturday looks after the town, he wouldn't want to miss it. The Psyops will help here, as I can't risk the lives of these two Mythics again. It isn't fair to them.
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>>5969708
I'll agree with this. The PSYOPS are there to support us. There's no shame in relying on them when we need to.
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>>5969433
>They both can do it. I have a plan. Since they're both hardened Mythics, they should be able to do it. they'll both carry the Mayor into town and wait in the enclaved spot we'll mark, the town hall's surrounding, and then draw the attention of the public. Show them what Saturday did. That will get him to come out, then as soon as it's official, I'll strike. He'll die on the spot, and the people will be spared his curse. I can't risk involving the Psyops in this... there would be too much unwanted attention.
Let’s keep it quiet
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'I have an idea. However, I won't ask either of you to help in it. I don't want to risk any lives. Instead, you can help me out another way. I want you both to take the Mayor and move him outside the town's limit for a time. Can I trust you both to do this?'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "Are you sure, lass? We could back you up."

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "You wanna take a Demon on all by yerself?"

'Did he not flee at the sight of me?'

[JUMPY MYTHIC] "True..."

[UNHAPPY MYTHIC] "Ahh... Hm. Alright, we'll keep bloathead over here safe. Just whatever you do, be careful."

'I will. Ah. Even though I don't really know either of you... thanks for helping out. Now, come on, let's go.'

Disembarking from the house in the swamp, I headed opposite ways of the two Mythics I had dragged into this. They were taking the Mayor carefully away from the place until he was out of the town and out of Mister Saturday's reach.

But as for me, I still had to deal with the Demon. And now that I knew how to exorcise his presence for good, it was time to act. So I made haste. I would move throughout the town with my abilities, I couldn't afford to be seen. I contacted Hale over the Nous Radar again and brought him up to speed. I told him to have the Espionage Team ready. We needed them now for a little diversion. I would head for the secretary, and convince her of helping me, convince her that I had the blessing of the Mayor, even if I had to show her what really happened.

I had to make this work, for the sake of mortals. I can't let these cards I'm playing go to waste...

Here I go.
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[...]

[HALE] "Our Executive has a job for us gentlemen. Suit up and make ready. You're all going to be pretending to beat the snot out of each other."

[HALE] "Our pinned deployment is Operation: Falseflag. Our Goddess is currently in the town right now, depending on us to make the center of today's attention. I've drafted up the Chabalah and Shofar for this end. The Chabalah will be acting in the role of staging a demonstration in support of the Trinity by Shengesian tourists to the town. Meanwhile, you Shofar are going to be the counter-actors. You'll be taking on your gang disguises, and provoking by confronting the "demonstrators". Play into a Siegesist jingoistic attitude. We'll be forwarding both parties by the teleportation pylons and vans for discreet arrival."

[KURT] "And if the local Regiment steps in to detain all parties?"

[HALE] "We'll have them out. No worries chap. Now let's get to it. We've got work to do, people! Do your best."

[...]

We are commencing the diversionary operation to support our Executive in the field. Agents are readied and advised. We expect a large crowd. Disentangle if third parties attempt to escalate.

[CHABALAH] "We're going now. Remember your lines."

Our operation is commencing...

[...]
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[06:50 hours] - The streets are in rancor.

[...]

Whatever my agents had done, it was working. I could hear the confusions and sudden blast of people and their opinions in this usually lax town from the stairwell I walked up. As for what I did; The secretary would hardly believe me, and was horrified at what I had shown her. But, as a Mythic, an Immortal who Mister Saturday had no influence over, I was able to convince her. But it was hard. After all, as it turned out, Mister Saturday was acting as the intermediary in lieu of the Mayor's absence. I chastised the secretary for never going to look for the man, and enjoying a simple, lazy retirement so in Immortal years.

But I digress. I had done what needed to be done. Now I was heading to the roof of the town hall.

I rounded the final steps and pushed the metal door to the rooftop ahead of me, hearing that rancor taking place down below, as that was where my agents acted to help me out, the place I had chosen. Oakville Town's near center.
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I looked to my left, seeing him standing there, just where I expected he'd be. After all, why wouldn't he run to the one place he's been manipulating the most of all to reap all his benefits?

The crimson suited gambler. Rolling his die between his fingers.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Stupid. Stupid dogs. Hm hm."

I stepped forth, just behind him.

[MR. SATURDAY] "...Oh." He turned his head towards me; "And there you are. Impeccable timing. I was hoping you'd see this."

'...'

[MR. SATURDAY] "After all, more of this is only going to result from whatever insolent thing you're about to do now, foolish girl." He snickered.

He took to leaning on his umbrella cane, stuffing his die into his pocket. He puffed his chest out a little.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Well, here I am. Remember now, I control this whole town, and everyone in it. If I go down, so will they. Any reasonable tramp wouldn't let the little bit of legacy he's secured go to waste because of impudence like yours. So there you have it. If you're really willing, then go ahead and take your best shot. I won't even move."

I squeezed my eyes at him. I had a foul look for him. Seeing my wordless frown only made him smile even bigger.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Why are you just so fixated on my downfall? What did I ever do to you? Oh, excuse me. It was to 'them', wasn't it? Well, excuse me for bringing them this much progress, doll. I wasn't aware that was a crime in the world of you arsehatted gods. You're just like any others, passing judgment down as you please, justifying it however. I only did what I needed to survive. My way of life is to make others lose. Don't you get it? How do you reconcile with that?"

'...'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Fine. Don't answer me. Be that way."
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[MR. SATURDAY] "Go on. Do it. Poke me. You don't have the guts to!"

'...'

<What will you do?>
• Attack (Default light physical)
>Coup de grace.
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>>5970069
>Coup de grace.
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>>5970069
>"You really should've been more clear with the wording of your contract."
>Attack (Bitchslap)
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>>5970074
+1 kek
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I blinked.

[MR. SATURDAY] "WELL?!"

I saw the Demon's true form, what he really looked like. Or, what he truly looked like on the inside.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Any year now!"

I reached into the pocket of my skirt...
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I pulled out a folded up plastic sheet. I unfolded it and threw it into the air before him. Mister Saturday raised his eyebrow, as it pass by his head.

The city plat.

His eyes fell over the cadastral map. It wasn't the same one I got from the mayor's home and whited out the area I stood in on. It was a new one. Printed freshly, just in the office of the secretary in the building we stood on.

[MR. SATURDAY] "Huh..."

'They won't suffer you ever again.'

Mister Saturday became confused.

[MR. SATURDAY] "If you kill me-"

'I will kill you. Won't change a thing.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "Idio-hh-Wait... that map!"

The Demon's smile faded.

[MR. SATURDAY] "What did you do-"

The map fell past his face. The only thing he saw was my hand...
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[MR. SATURDAY] "KKKGHUH!''

'AAAAGH! DIE YOU ABOMINATION!'

I slapped a hand print right through his entire head.

[MR. SATURDAY] ".....!!!!!"

Mister Saturday couldn't even summon his voice to cry pain as his hands let go of his umbrella and lucky die. The Demon's eyes stay locked with mine.

[MR. SATURDAY] "But... but... h-how...?!" He begs.

'You said it yourself. Take this last second you live to figure it out.'

[MR. SATURDAY] "..."

His eyes stretched wide, pupils shrinking as he gazed a thousand yards past me. For the first time in his life, he truly felt despair. The same thing he'd made so many others feel in his bid to win, and survive.

Undone by his own method.

'It's only fair, after all.'
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The last second elapsed.

[MR. SATURDAY] "....Well played, girl.... well played.... hats off.... to you..."

Disintegrating before my very eyes. The exorcism was done.
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In the aftermath of Mister Saturday's demise, I soon departed Oakville Town.

It seems that the downfall he predicted would follow his death, did not come to pass at all. I made the correct decisions, and exorcised him outside of his established domain. The most powerful of the Demons was gone for good, and Oakville Town would never be menaced by him again.

All the wealth that his sickening presence resulted in, from the envy and vanity of others, would remain. They wouldn't have to recover from anything. Perhaps this was for the best. Although, there were still many left behind in the place, reeling from the raw deals he offered. My heart goes out to them, but I can't stay behind long to heal each trouble. Less I would simply replace Mister Saturday, people relying on me too hard, spreading word of a woman who undoes woes just like he supposedly did. He has to fade into memory and legend. He set himself up as an urban legend, and local celebrity. He will end as just an urban legend.

The Mayor of Oakville, who was the corporeal shell for Mister Saturday's soul collection, returned to normal in the aftermath. I heard he was shepherded back into town by those two Mythics I had ran into. He was normal again. Back to his true self. I hadn't heard much beyond that, and I likely suspect the Mythics were awarded for helping him back to safety somehow, but the Mayor must be alone and recovering after such a traumatizing experience. As for the souls... I don't know. I would suppose they got released back to the world after their captor died. But then, that would mean they likely all...

I don't want to think about it too much.

Hale suggested to me that I should just go update my digital diary and take a rest. I've earned one after the day of hard work freeing Oakville. I asked him what became of our agents that were called to assist. He told me he was working on getting them out of custody and back home and not to worry about it. He'd handle it.

I took his advice and went back to my room.

I smiled.
I was glad for those people. Their troubles weren't over, but the worst of it was. I hope they live in peace.

Sayonara, Mister Saturday.
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CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydOHnchttyI

(Received 1x Luck of Kei from Bandit King donations.)
(190 more Personnel have been recruited into the Psyops. Total Personnel: 842)

[Returning to the Bunker...]

[LOADING...]
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In my room, I eventually awoke from a deep meditation.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
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>>5970153
>The Duel (Sivil the Pride)
About time we fight him
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>>5970154
>+1
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>>5970154
Seconding
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[LOADING...]

[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]
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The still air crept by my body as I rush. Heart pounding in my chest, legs moving as fast as they could running along the skin of the earth. Each step crossed a mile going eastward, gathering power needed to make the jump ahead. My tell was the great body of water I saw ahead. The strait that divided two continents. That was the distance I was going to cross. Packing it all in now, waiting until my heel touches the sand of the beach nearby, and then I let loose, pressing my sole down and fire. The force left behind a little crater, just a little one, as much as I could restrain the force on Hainei itself whilst still rocketing off on the course for the place, soaring through the atmosphere.

I jumped between the continents, there was no time to waste right now. I was going to the place they chose, the flowery field in Shengesia. In the lower hemisphere. I would land safely there.

....Oh! What was he thinking?! Going out alone to face such an opponent, all by himself?!

Ludwyhn had been absent a lot recently. I heard nothing of the Commander of the Heroes. Not until I decided to ask his mother herself in her castle. And what Eikn told me was chilling. That long before I had even began to know this world, Ludwyhn had taunted the Trinity. And when a Woldorian taunts, they must fight, or their image suffers. After all, nobody wants to be known as someone who blows air amongst them.

They responded to the taunt, and arranged a meet. In reality, a battle to the death. The Imperial Princess was supposed to be sent to fight Ludwyhn, and settle the taunt. But instead, they've chosen another.

In all of Hainei, throughout the heavens and the earth, there is one Mortal who is said to possess an aura so terrifying, so powerful, that it could even crush a god. A man who is the exception of all men, with the strength needed to crush the ideas of all his enemies. He is known as the legendary 'Sivil'. He is the Trinity's pride, and one of their most venerated heroes. He has not lived long, but in his short life, he has achieved many things. He is said to have clashed with the Woldorian pantheon's Warichud, said to have defeated the Gatekeeper of HEUS and banished it, and to have sent the Marauder Demigod Tenbhur into a full retreat.

This is not a fight Ludwyhn could survive. Yet, he was bound and determined by his senseless sense of honor to pursue it. He went alone, before I even knew. I hoped It wasn't too late. I hoped he wasn't already dead!

I landed with grace in the field of flowers at the end of my continental jump.
I didn't even harm one of the azaleas or begonias. I've arrived...
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I heard no fighting going on here. I expected a clash between a Demigod and a strong Mortal would be noisy. Rancorous. Yet, I heard nothing but the peaceful whistle of the wind. I look yonder about, searching for any signs.

My ears twitched. I turned around, sensing something. Looking down at a patch of flowers, I said something quietly.

'Who's there?'

Imagine my shock when those flowers jostled aside to reveal the gruesome shape of Ludwyhn's condition when the hiding Demigod stood. His arms were cleaved and his neck was sliced. He was on the receiving end of something brutal...

[LUDWYHN] "KGH! UGhck...." He gasped.

I was frozen solid. He sustained this much damage? And he wasn't regenerating the wounds either. He had been hit by a strong Death Knell...

He could only speak to my mind, and I listened to his thoughts.

[LUDWYHN] "L-Lass! Ith's not safe here! G-Get ougt' while ye' can! Leev' me. I'm a goner... cannae' beat 'im... he's too strong... he's a frrrrEAK! A monster!"

'Just be steady, I'll use a Life Art on you! I'll help!'

I reached out for Ludwyhn, and he stepped back.

'What...? I'm trying to help you...!'

He shook his head and stepped back again.
That's when I realized he wasn't looking at me.
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I turned and looked back.
The silvery figure of strength was walking right towards us both...

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t14ooprd3ZI

'...'

Ludwyhn stayed behind me, seeking protection. His enemy went on, undaunted, stopping only a few feet away from me to lift his head and stare me in the eyes past the visor of white-gold he wore. White-gold, silver and onyx armor. His broadsword was pure gold. I saw that an unnatural power was coming from it.

[SIVIL] "..."

[SIVIL] "Step aside. I have a fight to finish."

>What will I say?
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>>5972447
>Not while I'm here I don't think
>I recognise you,from when I began my journey, you stopped right next to the carriage.
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>>5972480
>+1
>I can't allow you to kill one of my friends
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>>5972480
Support
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>>5972480
>>5972484
I'll agree with both of these.
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'Not while I'm here, I don't think.' I said bravely in the face of him.

[SIVIL] "Then you will make yourself an enemy too. I don't want want that."

'I can't allow you to kill one of my friends!' I said.

[SIVIL] "Friends?" He said, as if such a thing was unheard of to him; "You uncivilized ones...? Friends?"

'Hmph... I recognize you, from when I first started... to do any of this. You were there, when we were fleeing. You were there watching. You could have stopped us, but you didn't!'

[SIVIL] "Yes. That man you were with..."

'His name is Hale, and he's also one of my friends. Your Trinity was trying to assassinate him! They killed innocents!'

[SIVIL] "That man was a profligate. They were only doing their god-given duty."

'Duty?! How can you dismiss mindless bloodshed like that and justify it as a duty? It's nothing more than distorted word. You aren't like the other Trinitarians. I know, because you were there, and you didn't stop me. You gave me your approval. I saw it!'

[SIVIL] "..."

'I saw it with my own eyes! You let us go with grace!'

[SIVIL] "There's no point to this bickering. This is different from then. This time, I have to succeed, or die trying."

The Mortal's grip on his gold blade tightened. I tensed up, and Ludwyhn stumbled back, still retching. I readied by armor over my body and felt Sivil frown at me.

[SIVIL] "I don't want to have to hurt you as well. So please, just stand aside."

'Why?'

[SIVIL] "...Because, this is the only way I can get what I want."

>"We can talk this out. It doesn't have to come down to death. You don't want to kill, I can tell."
>"We fight then."
>"Serving the Emperor is a fool's errand. Snap out of it, you know this to be true."
>Attack without giving him a chance.
>Write in.
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>>5972533
>"We can talk this out. It doesn't have to come down to death. You don't want to kill, I can tell."
>"What is it you want?"
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>>5972533
>"Sivil, you are a good man. I know it by your discipline and by your deeds, and I implore you, stop this at once. Please... lower your blade and here me speak. I don't know what you're going through or what the Trinity has promised you, but whatever it is I will help you, wholeheartedly, without hesitation or reservation. I've done everything I have for mankind, and you, Sivil, are the greatest of men."
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>>5972533
>"We can talk this out. It doesn't have to come down to death. You don't want to kill, I can tell."
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'We can talk this o-'

I caught the creeping sensation of a pocket realm eclipse me for the briefest of seconds. Sivil's [Yottaton] struck me where I stood, blasting me back before it fell.

'...GUAAHHH!' I cried when the pain suddenly set in.

I saw Death.
It came from his golden blade. The sword, that was the source. It rung a Death Knell on whatever it hit, instantly. A powerful one.

Such a powerful blow, from a Mortal who has only lived twenty six years, compared to my own millennium lifespan... Ludwyhn was right. He was a monstrous foe!

[SIVIL] "The time for talking is over. If you will not stand aside, then I have no choice but to make you."

I assumed a defensive stance.

[SIVIL] "There is nothing you can say that will sway me. I am set in my path. Nobody else can offer me that which I seek, none but the holy Emperor. I am sorry. We must do battle then."

'Fine. I've already learned before...'

Sivil raised his sword and hand.

'...action is the greater conversation of powers!'
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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

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Sivil confronted me.

[SIVIL] "I'll make this quick."

I was still feeling the shock of his [Yottaton] blow and Death Knell...

I must counterattack!

[YOUR TURN]

>Roll 1d100
>Best of one.
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Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5972569
fuck fuck FUCK
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

I took this chance to lift my Death Knell with my Life Art, [Live Not Die]. I felt the effects flush, but I was left open and unable to attack. I had to try dodging!

[ENEMY TURN]

[SIVIL] "Hmph!"

[Yottaton] - Sivil lashed out at me!
(Rolling to land attack...)
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I managed to dodge his attack, blade flying right past my head, not even clipping a strand of hair!

[YOUR TURN]

My turn. Better make it count!

>Roll 1d100
>Best of two.
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Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>5972587
c-c-counter!
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>5972587
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Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5972587
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

[Attack] - Speed. I attacked with all the speed I had. My kick soared at his neck. He somehow dodged it...!

[SIVIL] "This isn't a fight you win!"

[ENEMY TURN]

[Attack] - Sivil swung his sword when he saw me open above him!
(Rolling to land attack...)
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Again, I managed to dodge by pure luck, bending my back up in midair for his blade to brush past it, rather than bisect me!

I landed in front of him, poised to deliver another kick upwards at him!

[YOUR TURN]

>Roll 1d100
>Best of two.
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Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>5972605
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE
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Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>5972605
bruh
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Rolled 79 (1d100)

[Attack] - And I kicked back at him again from the ground, the kick of kick a horse would deliver. And again he dodged it easily!

This time, he suddenly leapt back, giving us distance, but not to keep himself safe...!

[ENEMY TURN]

[SIVIL] "Hrraaagh!"

[Attack] - He aimed his sword to impale, and closed the distance instantly with a thrust, holding the blade with both hands!
(Rolling to land attack...)
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I barely could dodge. The stab sliced across my stomach, and right through my armor! I took another horrible strike, and felt the Death Knell over me again!

This fight had only lasted under two seconds. We would be on the second second in just a few attoseconds...

[SIVIL] "Just do the wise thing... Give up."

'N-No.'

[SIVIL] "...Hgnn...!"

[YOUR TURN]

I might actually die here...

Sivil was preparing to lash out again. He might catch me and skewer me if I try something dumb. I saw him already jumping for me just as I tried to move away.

> <What will you do?>
• [Kaleidoscope] on the surroundings.
• [Puncture An Idea] at Sivil.
• [Mind Bullets] to confuse him.
• [Attack], use Psychic power to restrain him.
• [Divine Chateau], block his sense of where his strikes will land.
• [Live Not Die] and then a [Elixir of Conjecture], rid the Death Knell and heal!
• [Luck of Seannsa] don't fail me now!
• Second Truth, become invincible!
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>>5972621
>[Live Not Die] and then a [Elixir of Conjecture], rid the Death Knell and heal!
We can get tactical with it when we have some more health for him to scythe through.
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>>5972624
I saw we get invincible instead, would allow us to catch him offguard
>>5972621
>Second Truth, become invincible!
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>>5972621
>[Divine Chateau], block his sense of where his strikes will land.
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>>5972626
If his Truth is to ignore Truths, we would be done for.

>>5972631
I'll switch to this. It's reckless but we can't let him gain any more ground.
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>>5972640
I will support that, good thinking
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>>5972621
>[Kaleidoscope] on the surroundings.
This MIGHT be able to throw him off for a turn, though I don't suspect it to last long.
Thinking of him as basically being the "Protagonist" of Humanity as a whole, I imagine him to fall into various storytelling pacings as a consequence of being the sort of knight in shining armor. If we hit him with this, then he'll probably waste an action figuring out some flaw in the illusion he can exploit, allowing us SOME form of free action. Gotta abuse the action economy if we want to win, that's for certain.
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Rolled 178 (1d1000)

[Divine Chateau] - The spell released from my hand so quickly.

Sivil raised his blade for a downwards slash at me. But I saw his blue eye through the openings in his visor. His certain look became troubled. With that spell cast, a simple downwards slash was useless. He couldn't tell which way I'd dodge. Or counterattack from. Yet, he still brought it down on me, and when it connected with the shoulder plate of my reactive armor, it bounced. His blade bounced back and struck his helmet.

Now, he was touched by the very Death Knell his blade rang.

The danger of having a weapon that instantly rung the Death Knell like that. Now he too was brought closer to his own death!

We both landed on our feet, and turned to look at each other again. The second second finally turned as we faced each other. I raised my fists and he his blade.

[SIVIL] "You are stronger than Ludwyhn."

'Unlike him, I am a full deity.'

[SIVIL] "It doesn't matter. You're struggling."

'...'

[SIVIL] "Power is all I have. My strength will send you down if it does not kill you."

We enter the third second. The clash was resuming...

[ENEMY TURN]

[Yottaton] - Sivil came running at me again, ready to throw another slash...
(Rolling to land attack...)
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His move was far more predictable. This time, I parried the blade using my bracelet.

[YOUR TURN]

[SIVIL] "...!"

He was wide open!

>Roll 1d100.
>Best of three.
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5972662
HI-YAH!
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>>5972662
>>5972664
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5972662
BREAK HIS KNEECAPS
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[Attack] - I drove my fist into his breastplate! The shock of my punch reverberated around his body. I had him lifted off his feet into the air.

He grunted in pain.

[ENEMY TURN]

Sivil was stunned by my strike!

[YOUR TURN]

I prepared a follow up attack!

>Roll 3d100.
>Best of one.
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Rolled 68, 53, 48 = 169 (3d100)

>>5972674
IMPALE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE
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>>5972674
>bo1
what do you- oh
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Rolled 917 (1d1000)

[Attack]

[Attack]

[Attack]

I punched him again, and again, and then pressed my flat, hard hand against his torso and launched him upwards with an overwhelming force. I heard him spew behind his mask, whether it was blood or spittle.

I remember then that, I am still fighting a mere mortal. Even if he is a strong one, he is only mortal. He breaks easier than I do. He couldn't regain a limb so easily if it were severed. His bones break, and I think I've cracked his ribs. My bones are just energy, so I could never say I truly know how painful that really is.

[SIVIL] "KRGH!"

[ENEMY TURN]

[SIVIL] "You overreach yourself...!"

He raised his sword midair. Midair?

'...!'

[Haboob] - He slashed and displaced the air. His attack became a fierce Wind magic flying at me like a blade!
(Rolling to land attack...)
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His wind blade caught my shoulder! My armor barely held, I felt it slice right through me!

'ACH!' I squealed.

Sivil was about to land in front of me...

[SIVIL] "Last chance. Surrender!"

[YOUR TURN]

If I had used my Truth before, he would have been close enough to grab my throat and prevent me from speaking it. But, now, he's far away...

> <What will you do?>
• [Kaleidoscope] on the surroundings.
• [Puncture An Idea] at Sivil.
• [Mind Bullets] to confuse him.
• [Attack], use Psychic power to restrain him.
• [Luck of Seannsa] don't fail me now!
• Second Truth, become invincible!
• First Truth. ENOUGH FIGHTING!
• [SURRENDER]
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>>5972687
>Second Truth, become invincible!
OUR ONE ACE.
OUR ONLY CHANCE.
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>>5972687
>First Truth. ENOUGH FIGHTING!
stfu and surrender yourself fggt
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>>5972689
>+1
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'This effect I command into reality as immutable Truth and fact...' I whispered under my breath.

Sivil landed in front of me. I saw his feet leave the ground the instant he did, closing in for another attack.

'I am Redeemer, I bring you SALVATION!' I said stretching my hand out at him.

He swung his blade... but nothing hit me. I saw the edge of the golden broadsword paused just before it could bore into my throat. We both now stood there like statues, facing each other. The third second of our fight had been reached then in the ensuing, eerie calm. I saw his eyes through his visor, blue. Yet, they flashed with some sense of familiarity once he'd been touched by the invisible aura of my First Truth.

[SIVIL] "..."

'...'

[SIVIL] "This feeling..."

He lowered his sword.

[SIVIL] "What have you-"

I struck without hesitation, making his helmet cave in and bend.
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Every strike was holding nothing back. Under the effect of inescapable pacification, he did nothing. He wouldn't fight back. He couldn't fight back.

...

I beat him until he couldn't stand, with both my fists and my Psychic energy.
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'HAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!'

My final kick sent his deformed armet flying off of his head. Sivil was on his hands and knees before me. He couldn't hold his golden sword, he simply let it go.

[MAJORDOMO] "Alright, he's had enough. I'm backing off."

'...ah!' I gasped.

I lowered my fists, looking at him in his brutalized position. He wouldn't open his eyes, or perhaps it was painful to try.

[SIVIL] "..."

'...I... I'm sorry, I-'

[SIVIL] "Do not speak!" He suddenly yelled out: "...I would have done the same thing to you."

It felt like a lie.

[SIVIL] "You've defeated me. My body doesn't want to respond anymore. I can't feel it. I can see my Death. Had I been any normal person, I'd have dropped several seconds ago."

I'd never seen a Mortal last against a Death Knell this powerful before in my life. The sight before me was almost unbelievable. Yet, it would only take a mere flick to finish him off at this point.

[SIVIL] "Finish me."

'No.'

[SIVIL] "..."

I won't do it.

[SIVIL] "If you do not finish me off here, I will simply recover. I will be sent after you again one day, and the next time, I will win."

[LUDWYHN] "Hgnnk!"

Ludwyhn choked behind me from his slit throat. I looked and saw him staring at me with pleading eyes past his war mask. He had crouched down to avoid getting caught in the midst of our fight, and his subliminal message was a pleads to end this man, this 'Sivil'. To kill one of the Trinity's strongest warriors.

[SIVIL] "You should heed him. You'd find no mercy had our positions been exchanged."

'You don't even believe yourself.'

[SIVIL] "You already mauled me. Even the strongest mortal is still weaker... than a true god."

'I was protecting the life of a friend.'

[SIVIL] "Then you know I intended fully well to kill him... how can you doubt it when I say I'd do the same for both of you?"

'Because that's not how you truly feel about it. I can't sense that kind of malice in your psyche.'

Sivil's shut eyes twitched.

[SIVIL] "Even if you spare me, there's no guarantee my superiors will. I can't leave them. They're the only ones that... only they can help me. Nobody else can."

>"Then take your chances if you wish to. We're going now. Come Ludwyhn, let's go home."
>"If only you'd just talk, then we would never have had to come this far, human."
>"I won't kill you, but I'm not letting you go back either so they can. You're coming with me."
>Write in.
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>>5972715
>''Why are they the only ones who can help you? What can they do that nobody else can?''
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>>5972720
>+1
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>>5972715
>>"I won't kill you, but I'm not letting you go back either so they can. You're coming with me."
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>"Why are they the only ones who can help you? What can they do that nobody else can?"

[SIVIL] "They can set me free. The Emperor can. Only the Emperor can set me free."

'Set you free...?'

[SIVIL] "This is not the first time I've been alive."

Sivil opened the one eye he could and stared up at me.

[SIVIL] "I am mortal, but I am not normal. Because I am not, he will not let me die. Not until I've fulfilled my oaths. That's all I am, a warrior. Meant to fight, given life only to fight. The one thing I don't want to do. No wonder you defeated me so easily, using what I believe in against me."

'You're a pacifist.'

[SIVIL] "At heart."

'...You poor thing. The Trinity won't let you die, they keep bringing you back just to fight for them, because of the strength you didn't even ask for.'

[SIVIL] "Indeed. And all throughout the lives I've lived, I remember everything. It's because of that, I cannot resist. One cannot simply destroy what they've felt. Don't you see now?"

[SIVIL] "There's no choice for me in the matter. I've never been allowed to have a choice. Whether you kill me now, or they punish me for my failure with another death, I'll just be brought back again. So long as the Emperor wills it. And only he can finally set me free. That's what I'm fighting for. Fighting to earn."

'...'

[SIVIL] "So just finish me already. There's nothing else you can say or do."

>...

>"What if I erased your memories and gave you a fresh start then? ...I can't do anything about your situation, not now. But if what truly pains you is knowing, then I can remove that pain at the least."
>"You let yourself be controlled under the threat of life by a tyrant, rather than destroy that tyrant. You tolerate all the awful things you see. It's up to you to reclaim your life. I could only help with that."
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>>5973395
>"You let yourself be controlled under the threat of life by a tyrant, rather than destroy that tyrant. You tolerate all the awful things you see. It's up to you to reclaim your life. I could only help with that."
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>>5973395
>"You let yourself be controlled under the threat of life by a tyrant, rather than destroy that tyrant. You tolerate all the awful things you see. It's up to you to reclaim your life. I could only help with that."
>"Every second spent not killing the Emperor's foes is a second of rebellion, a second you can better spend yourself in pursuit of what YOU want. Even now, are we not speaking to each other civilly when you should be trying to kill me, according to you?"
>"By the way, what oath did you swear?"
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>>5973417
+1
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>>5973417
I'll agree with this.
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>"You let yourself be controlled under the threat of life by a tyrant, rather than destroy that tyrant. You tolerate all the awful things you see. It's up to you to reclaim your life. I could only help with that."

Sivil broke eye contact with me. It was the shame. Shame prevented that man from being able to stare me in the eye and face me like a man once such a rudimentary fact is exposed. Because he continued to serve despite going against the wishes of the one he serves at his core. He spared me, when his job was not to, that time back then. He did as he wished, instead of what he was told. I imagine it isn't the first time he's spared lives like this.

He can only be held by the thin threat of life, but nothing else. It's him who is weak. It's him who needs to get over himself.

'Every second spent not killing the Emperor's foes is a second of rebellion. A second you can better spend yourself in pursuit of what YOU want. Even now, are we not speaking to each other civilly when you should be trying to kill me, according to you?'

[SIVIL] "They teach that all outside the Kingdom are savage and uncivilized."

'Which you only pretend to believe.'

[SIVIL] "I am not narrow minded. I am on hard times."

'By the way then, what oath did you even swear?'

[SIVIL] "Whatever is asked of me. For as long as they deemed necessary. If only it meant that I could finally gain that which I sought. And... to cast off all my strength and power."

'Why?'

[SIVIL] "It's not natural... to be the exception. This is not the blessing that it seems. It's a curse to inhabit a world where you must always try not to break something. A world of glass. I hate it. I hate these powers, and this strength. I hate the praise it brings, and the fear it causes. I hate that it makes me an outcast, and a hero where I want nothing more than to be a nobody." He said, again gaining the confidence to look me in the eye. I saw that these words were sincere. In the end, that's all he wanted, just as he said; "-I want to be weak. I'm Human, but I don't feel like it! I just want to feel human! That's all I want! For all this curse has brought me to go away!"

[SIVIL] "My birth wasn't like any other. It's all because of that Zohar. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have been born with these worries! But the Emperor didn't- He wouldn't have it any other way! He told the Supreme Scientist what to do! I..."

Sivil grit his teeth and clenched his chest. It was his cracked, no, more like shattered completely ribs. He could barely stand to talk.

I turned to Ludwyhn, who stepped up to me and raised my hand.

[Live Not Die] - And I flushed away the Death Knell overtaking him.
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In an instant, I saw his limbs and wounds begin to heal on their own, regenerating the damages now that he could no longer see his Death. It took only a moment before his arms and throat were back in shape. He flexed his returned fingers as he nodded to me to give thanks. His eyes turned on Sivil, for whom he had nothing but contempt burning for.

[LUDWYHN] "Yew-" He began.

I raised my hand. I didn't want him to make that mistake of finishing him off that I refused to. Ludwyhn met my gaze again with the shake of his head, signaled that he had no intention to, so I lowered it.

[LUDWYHN] "-I tought yew wur' a real man. I admeetit', I ain't ever felt so scurred in me loif'. Ain't never been so close to me death than now. I thinkin' a man who givsa' beatin' loik' that knows a ting'er'twu' about courage und wot' it means. I was wrung. Yer' nuttin' but a pussy. A fuckin' woman wihta' fancy sword."

[SIVIL] "..."

[LUDWYHN] "Yew beat me silly, cause yew can't beat anythin' else. Yew deesgoos' me. And this lass ere', she's beatin' my arse too, and now yers. And yet she clehms' to av' been at YER mercy fore'?! Er' loif', in yer' hands? Laughable. Yew cannae' confront this fact. Yew' cannae' OWN it. Yew' jus' wannae' drown in yer' stinkin' woes. Well, news flahsh' fer' yew', little girl. The Emperor ain't NEVER gonna set yew' free, ya' damn dog! If e's content tah' just recycle the Samooreh' e' sends to commit pogrom after pogrom to my people fer' not kissin' his feet every toim' they die, what makes yew' think yer' any different? Cause you recited a fancy speech of intenshin'?"

Ludwyhn lifted his mask and spit on the ground.
He turned away and began walking off.

[LUDWYHN] "When yer' ready to leave, lass, cam' on then. I've had enuffa' this pansy."

I nodded.

I turned back to Sivil one more time. His chest must had been ripped under his armor. Even if we left him, he might not survive those wounds long enough to get back to safety, where his superiors might kill him anyway.

My blood is pure, because I am a Qilin. He is a human. Taking my blood would heal him because of its purity. It's not something that would help Immortals out very much, but for a human mortal like him, it would be like a sacred elixir. It would heal him easily, right away.

I clenched my first and pressed my index nail into my palm hard, until I punctured my skin and drew blood past the fur. Blood I flicked onto him. A few drops.

'This will heal your wounds with time. Don't try to move until you no longer feel the pain.'

I turned away and began walking.

[SIVIL] "Wait!"

'...'

I looked back to him. He was reaching out.

[SIVIL] "H... Help me! ...Please!"
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>"Say no more. Come with me. Let's change who you are." (Acquire Companion + Social Link: Sivil the Pride)
>"No. Not yet. Not until I know you've made your decision. You're still with the Trinity. If you want help, then you know what to do, what oaths to break. You'll find me where we met. Just call." (Unlock special Case-File: Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve)
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>>5973494
>"No. Not yet. Not until I know you've made your decision. You're still with the Trinity. If you want help, then you know what to do, what oaths to break. You'll find me where we met. Just call." (Unlock special Case-File: Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve)
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>>5973494
>"No. Not yet. Not until I know you've made your decision. You're still with the Trinity. If you want help, then you know what to do, what oaths to break. You'll find me where we met. Just call." (Unlock special Case-File: Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve)
If he wants to atone for his shame, Sivil must help himself.
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'No. Not yet. Not until I know you've made your decision. You're still with the Trinity. If you want help, then you know what to do, what oaths to break.'

[SIVIL] "Agch... hhhahh..."

He looked disheartened, but he knew I was serious. I couldn't take any chances. This is how it had to be. Gain my trust, gain my help. I won't turn away a soul that means it.

'You'll find me where we met. Just call.'

He knows where it is. The first sighting.

Sivil stayed quiet and looked away again. But he nodded begrudgingly. I had the confidence in him to do what he has to. He may consider his strength a curse, but with it he can do it. If he really wants to be relieved it, he can do it.

I'll be waiting.
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[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

(Received 2x Diamonds of Life, 1x Wafer of NEGAI and 1x Piece of Life Itself from Bandit King donations.)
(66 more Personnel have been recruited into the Psyops. Total Personnel: 908)

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Ludwyhn took me off to the side in the Bunker when we arrived back. He was just staying for a spell, because we had food for free, but he did something that he doesn't usually do. He thanked me, sincerely, for saving his life. If it wasn't for me, he says he'd have been a goner. He doesn't usually thank people, and he says that he doesn't usually bother with speeches like the one he gave Sivil, but that when he felt the mercy I had, he knew that was the only way. He feels like this is what Eikn and Woldor intended for him anyway.

Ludwyhn admits that even though he's sworn to aid us, he never really took the Psyops seriously until now. There has been some lingering distaste he had, since we are still at odds with the military he commands even, but he sees that we are making changes, to everyone we go for. He's ready now to truly contribute, if I should need it.

I thanked him.

(Ludwyhn's Social Link increased.)

Off he went then, he wasn't going to keep me.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqM6-Lm1BTw

I got an alert informing me...
• Master Garlo has been sighted outside the Imperial Seat. He's currently residing at a remote temple in Shengesia; The Burnmark.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
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>>5973562
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
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>>5973641
>+1
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[ACCESSING AFFINITY DATES...]

Perhaps it would do me some good to speak with my colleagues for a bit.

>The Affinity Date Selections are open.

>Hangout with someone.
>Exit Affinity Dates.
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>>5973985
>Ludwyhn
He's been through a lot recently.
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>>5973989
+1
Would be a good way to cap off this case
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>>5973989
>+1
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[ CITY OF EIKRISE ]

Later in the day, I had ventured outside again, and to my surprise I found Ludwyhn still sticking around. He hadn't left yet to go back to his mead hall, or find some enemies to vanquish in the homeland. Instead, I saw him standing there on top of one of his mother's chapels and elevated myself up that way to the roof.

[LUDWYHN] "Mm? Oh, ah. Yew."

'What's on your mind, Ludwyhn?'

[LUDWYHN] "Agh, noffin'."

'Hm?'

I crossed my arms at him.

[LUDWYHN] "Mm... nn... I'm jus' lollygaggin'. I dun't know wottau'll do now."

'So it's a thing of boredom then.'

[LUDWYHN] "Yooshully, I'd jus' go back t'my hall and rouse the boys. Url' jests n' drink meself noom. Mabee' punch aroond witta' boys n' sing jolly songs. Or I'd go keel some enemies. Roit' now? Dun' feel like it. Dun' feel like anythin'. Mabee' I'd shuld' go talk t'mum, or the odders. Mabee' I shuld' get t'knu the odders ere' better. I jus' dun' know."

'Is it because of Sivil?'

[LUDWYHN] "Tch! ...It ain't erry' dae a feckin' Mohal' of all things has yew strugglin' to hang on."

'Mm. He was a hard fight for me too. I... wouldn't have won if I kept just trying to match him blow for blow. It's funny, because once he couldn't fight back, he went down so easily. He's like a glass cannon, I guess you'd say.'

[LUDWYHN] "Hmph! A glass cannon. Snrt!"

Ludwyhn sighed and stared at the roof of the chapel, then he looked to me.

I had busied myself lifting a finger for the cuckoo birds of Eikrise to land on. I was fond of these creatures, and they were fond of me too. Every time I left the Bunker, it seems they followed me around.

I looked back at him since I felt his curious gaze, and he looked away.

[LUDWYHN] "Aieee... jus' dun' knu'. I jus' dun' feel like the yooshul. Why?"

'Burn out?'

[LUDWYHN] "Ardly'."

'Then maybe it's because you're still reeling from the defeat.'

[LUDWYHN] "Eh?"

'You still feel it.'

[LUDWYHN] "What're yew gettin' at?"

'These last two battles changed you. When you were defeated by me, you broke down in tears... On the other hand, when you were defeated by Sivil, you were scared. But, after I defeated him and he broke down, you must had saw in him yourself that day from when I defeated you. You didn't feel the need to chastise him or make fun of him, or finish him off brutally, like the Ludwyhn I faced in the Mead River did.'

[LUDWYHN] "Yew sayin' I've lost me touch?"

'I'm saying you grew up.'

[LUDWYHN] "...Ah... o-oh..."

'The Ludwyhn now doesn't want to do what the Ludwyhn from before would have. Go drinking with friends to drown the sorrows and hurt of the arse, pretend it didn't happen. Or cope about the defeat by going to go kill some Ashigarus as a weak way to rebuild a fragile self-esteem. The Ludwyhn now wants to grow up even more. That's what you really feel like. You want to do something else that would bring you... better peace of mind.'
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[LUDWYHN] "Ahhh..... Well, wot' shuld' I do then?"

>"Wanna pet some birds with me?"
>"Go see your mother, talk about how you feel. The old Ludwyhn would have thought it was coddling, because he was too prideful. There's nothing wrong with it. Besides, it'd make your dad proud."
>"Why not spend some time getting to know your allies better? You're always the one we see the least in Psyops, the odd one out. Sides, after those things you said in the Mead River, they'd appreciate it."
>"Sounds like you're out of touch with the other members of your Pantheon. They all probably still think you're a dumb kid. Why not let them gain a new perspective on yourself?"
>"Your people could always stand to bask in the presence of their hero. How about a surprise visit?"
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>>5974090
>"Why not spend some time getting to know your allies better? You're always the one we see the least in Psyops, the odd one out. Sides, after those things you said in the Mead River, they'd appreciate it."
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>>5974098
+1
We met him much less
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'Why not spend some time getting to know your allies better for once? You're always the one we see the least in Psyops, the odd one out. Sides, after those things you said in the Mead River, they'd appreciate it.'

[LUDWYHN] "Doh. Aroight', iffid's wot' the lady soogestin' me to do, I'll do it. I areddy' know ole' Jenk. Hurmm... who tah' stort wit'?"

'Why not Wolfboy? He's easy to approach. I think he'd find you better if you made it up to him after you taunted him that time ago.'

[LUDWYHN] "Dah. Aroight'. Firs' ting's firs' then. Ae'l make ittup' to the lad."

'Hm!'

Ludwyhn nodded to me and took off. Good, it'd feel refreshing if for once he and the others actually felt like comrades. Maybe when they see this new side to him, they'll all be more receptive to him.

I smiled and let go of the cuckoo bird I held to fly as I went along back inside myself.
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[Returned to the Bunker]

>The Affinity Date Selections are open.

>Hangout with someone.
>Exit Affinity Dates.
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>>5974147
>Hangout with Eskart
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>>5974147
>Jenk
Speaking of Jenk, it's been a while since we've seen the old bag of bones.
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>>5974151
+1
Been a while since we hung out with the wizard
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[ ILLUMINATI COLLEGE, BELKINSIRE ]

The next day, I decided I'd pop into Belkinsire today. I figured now was a good chance to tell Eskart I had talked to Krina, and she said it was certainly possible to migrate the consciousness on the brink of death with implemented psionic technologies, and that she wished to talk to him about possibility of combining magic with technology to create a failsafe system that can transmigrate the soul and the rest of the components of Spiritua by convincing them to "follow" the consciousness when it gets pulled before death. This of course, hearkens back to my strive to find out how to save lives as much as possible for the Psyops.

Eskart already told me he was willing to assist the project. For the depth of understanding that this requires, I was hoping he'd be enthused, as research is his forte.

He wasn't in his study today. Rather, I found him in his private suite in his Tower and let myself in.

'Eskart! Hello! I bring good news!'

I saw him at the other end of the room, near one of the faux windows and-

'Esk-... art...?' I said as I blinked.

[ESKART] ".....Muna... welcome. I... didn't expect you were going to drop in today and just.... let yourself in...."

[MAJORDOMO] "What the hell."

[JOCO] "Holy crackers, look at that gorgeous MANE!"

Eskart's hair was... well, to say 'longer' was an understatement. His hair was flowing behind him like his cape did, it was the curliest hair I'd ever seen!

'What... happened? Are you... changing your form?'

He glanced at the floor.

[ESKART] "Look, it-it's a long story... I'm too much of a personal deity to humans. I can't transform myself as easily- at will, as a Beast like you can. The image of myself being a blond human male in their eyes will stick forever, I can't really look like anything else for long with my magic."

'...'

[ESKART] "Hhh... I was in the junior academy of the College today, where the youngest enrolled are, teaching a welcoming class to the primaries, new student arrivals. They're all young children you see."

'...' I tilted my head.

[ESKART] "...Look, they were mostly little girls, they don't pay much attention, they're more concerned with playing than learning. After class they begged me to play "princess tea party" with them. I just wanted to make them laugh a little, s-so I cast a spell to grow my hair out because they forced me to be one of the princesses!"
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'...Pfft.'

I snickered.

[ESKART] "...Please don't tell any of the others about this."

'Relax, your secret is safe with me. I'm just amused at the LENGTH you'll go to make your people smile.'

[ESKART] "Haahh... I am a people pleaser..." He sighed.

'You look cute like that. Have you ever tried different styles?'

[ESKART] "Dk- Wh-... N-No. I am content with how my hair normally looks." He said, embarrassed; "-ᵃnᵈ ᴵ'ᵐ nᵒᵗ "ᶜᵘᵗᵉ" ᵉᶦᵗʰᵉʳ..."

'Well, anyway, I've got good news. It's about that talk we had before, on how to save Mortals without resorting to Necromancy. We've figured out how to transfer consciousnesses, we need your help with the rest. My research director, Krina, says it can be done through virtual reality.'

[ESKART] "Virtual reality? Hmm. Yes, that does make sense. I suppose you wanted me to stop by and look into it?"

'Whenever you can, please.'

[ESKART] "Very well. I can come by today as soon as... you know."

'Y-Yeah... pshh.'

ESKART groaned. I apologized and bid him farewell so he could dispel his little conundrum.
At the least, I was glad to know that something big might of this soon. Then perhaps we would be able to give those who wanted it a chance to live and fight again, rather than consign to the Void as part of my deal.
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[Returned to the Bunker]

>The Affinity Date Selections are open.

>Hangout with someone.
>Exit Affinity Dates.
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>>5974240
>Hale
Let's say hi to our favorite gunsmith
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>>5974240
>Jenk
Let's rattle those old bones.
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>>5974296
>+1
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[ JENK'S FARM, SIEGESIA ]

When I arrived to Jenk's Farm to see how he was holding up, I was surprised to find that he had company ahead of my arrival. Jenk stood on his porch with Morwenna of all people, holding up a handheld mirror for her to look into.

[JENK] "Remember, you ARE enough. You are GNARLY. You are AWE INSPIRING."

[MORWENNA] "Huu... huhuuuhuu... I ssssuppose I am!"

[JENK] "Eh? Ahh, Muna! Hello!" Jenk said, waving as he saw me land nearby.

'Jenk.' I said, waving back as I came up the steps; 'And Morwenna. It's nice to see you getting out more. What's the occasion?'

[MORWENNA] "Ahh. I've alwaysss vanted tu meet the ffffabled Zenk himzelf. I came tu meet the wan and only cultivator himzelf now zhat the isssssolation has ended. I am zeeking hisss help."

'Really? What's happened?'

[MORWENNA] "Haahh... Morgrim'ssss death has left behind grim remindersss of our past. Vhen hissst crushade vas still going, he vuld use the Broodmothersss to create soldiers for HEUSSSsss. Zhey vere designed to spit out fetuses for our kind. Zhey, the fetuses, can only survive vit my blood. And I cannot give mine blood anymore. To do ssso... vuld mean I am turning my back on my redemption from du horror. I have to find an alternative... or else, or else tu fetuses vill die."

'That's horrible!'

[MORWENNA] "Yesshhh... but I must do zhis, it must be done by me, for their sssakes. Else, what worth vill be turning over du new leaf?"

[JENK] "Unfortunately, while I cannot help her to provide any mythical compound that would help the brood fetuses of the Beastkin to survive in place of her cursed blood, I do know who can."

[MORWENNA] "Yasssss! Zha Cow matron, Zzzurassssira, can help me, vit the Milk ov Kindnessss! The miracles will do anything, so long as I believe. My people have hope after all. From mere connectionsss I've made in du outsssside... something zhat our rage and Mogrim's grudge vuld not allow. And... I have zhu to thank for it."

I smiled and nodded.

'I'm glad, Morwenna. I'll do anything I can to help others out of their troubles.'

[JENK] "Aye. And while Morwenna was nervous at the idea of going to see the venerable Heifer, it is no worries. I will accompany her!" Jenk crackled.

'You know her?'

[JENK] "Why, my living is the very thing she governs. I've known her for a long time! Hahaha! Worry not. Morwenna is in good hands with me."

'Got it.'

This happy feeling... it's overwhelming on the inside!
Because of my actions, I've led Morwenna to finding her own way. I know that a caring goddess like her will be fine. It brings me warmth knowing that I've inspired her to this. Us deities have to help each other out, after all.
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'Umm... but if that's what you're here for, then what is...?'

I looked quizzically at the mirror Jenk held.

[MORWENNA] "Ah... oh!" She gasped, clenching her cheeks. Was she... blushing? It looked like it.

[MORWENNA] "V-Vell... I also knew zhat Zenk himself was skeletal. Vile I've come to accshept who I am, I knew zhat is zhere vas anyone who culd make me feel better in vy own body, it was someone who I had zhat in common with."

[JENK] "Hm. I'm completely satisfied with my skeletal appearance. Morwenna simply wanted to hear my story, and know how it is that I admire myself in this state some might find grizzly. A little encourage certainly helps." Jenk said.

He looked at Morwenna then, and gave her the best 'smile' he could manage by flexing his jaw. She giggled and looked away shyly, blushing again.

'Ah. I see. Well, carry on then.'

I bowed my head at the two and saw myself off, waving as I departed. I'm glad Morwenna's found a new friend. I hope she decides to meet more of her fellow deities, and show the world that Blickery isn't what people say it is after all.
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[Returned to the Bunker]

>The Affinity Date Selections are open.

>Hangout with someone.
>Exit Affinity Dates.
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>>5974925
>Hale
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>>5974925
>Hale
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[ CITY OF EIKRISE ]

By night, I was wandering around the premises of the Felwischer factory after after a day of exploring nature across Siegesia. I found myself absentmindedly looking over the work stations of Hale's employees.

[MAJORDOMO] "What's so special about a tool bench anyway?"

'Well, I just think they look kinda... cool, is all.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh yeah. Then assemble them unfinished products, working joe."

Hm?

Oh yeah. Well, I guess there were some unfinished guns and casings awaiting assembly still left about on the work stations. The workers must have left off to continue their work tomorrow. I saw they all kept notes handy to detail what they had to do next. I even saw some more exotic choices, unfinished energy weapons for arming the Psyops with. Alright, this should be easy enough.

I lifted my hands in both directions. Every single part and loose bit began levitating. Dozens of unfinished guns. I twirled my finger, and then multitasking to the degree of paying attention to hundreds of parts at once, I fixed them all together. In seconds, I had assembled and finished every product left unfinished by the workers and left them neatly placed on the stations. They'd probably appreciate that. Less workload when they rose and came in for the day to clock in.

'Now what do you think of that?'

[MAJORDOMO] "Eh. It was alright."

'Hmph.'

I was walking towards the office up the stairs when I saw Catastrovania in her normal shape exit it. She was holding a bundle of papers and looking rather excited. She almost bumped into me.

'Oh, hey- What's up?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Aha! Ahaaha! I did it! That's what! I got it approved!"

'Approved? Got what approved?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "My manga!" She said, holding up her phone to show me an email briefly before she lowered it; "I got a publisher out of Oakville that agreed to publish and serialize my works! I've been talking the contract all day with Hale, it's apart of a business cooperation!"

'Ah, I see... So, Hale's helping you make a deal to get it published? Mm... but isn't his company based on arms?'

[CATASTROVANIA] "Tch. Obviously. He isn't speaking with the publisher in company terms, otherwise I'd have to like... draw a lot more guns in my manga and shove in shameless ads for his wares. Baka. He's just putting in good word and letting me throw his name around. His brand and name has a notoriety that will help me. Even if he's a gun producer and the publisher publishes graphic novels, manga and other things, it's helpful to have a big name like his on my side! It convinced them instantly!"
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[CATASTROVANIA] "He's a good investor and smart with business tactics, he makes a lot of money. So if anyone hears that he's sticking up for me, they'll think that I'll bring a lot of money in too! Plus, plus, uh! I didn't really know what to say when discussing things like the cuts and hiring an editor and all that, so I let Hale walk me through and do some talking. Also, I don't want an editor, so his word was helpful to shoot the idea down. What mangaka wants an editor breathing down their neck and arbitrarily changing their own works against their wishes? That's j-"

[MAJORDOMO] "Holy cow does she ever SHUT UP? Can we punt her already?!"

[JOCO] "That would be very rude Majordomo."

[MAJORDOMO] "Shut up."

[JOCO] "Rood."

Urgh...

[CATASTROVANIA] "-fidence that it will be hot on the shelves and a hit! Who knows! Maybe I'll even get a studio that wants to make an anime adaption! And-and it'll go BEYOND mere seasonal anime! My name will go down in HISTORY as one of the GREATS! Ahaha! AHAHAHAHA! SUBARASHI! SUBARASHIIII!"

Catastrovania was clenching both hands tight enough that they could crush coal to diamond, all whilst taking a deep breath and gaining control over her breathing.

[CATASTROVANIA] "I'm tired. Goodnight."

And then she walked past me. That's strange, she even felt the need to tell me 'goodnight'. Guess she's warming up to me. Heh.

I continued into Hale's office, where I saw the man himself splayed out on his couch. He was laying on a pillow, one hand on his forehead and another stretched out down to the floor, grasping his metal flask full of gin. He was almost snoring. He looked exhausted, so tired he hadn't even bothered to change into pajamas! Poor man!

[HALE] "Ehhfubuwho... nuuhhuh whh, brr... bussniss hoursh are over, good shir... Wh... Mmm! Who'ssit?" He said, opening an eye to my concerned face; "Ooh! Munahh."

'Don't you have a real bed to go, Hale?'

[HALE] "Mmf... Well, who needs a bed, when you've got the old reliable, eh?" He said with a chuckle as he leaned up to unscrew the flask and take another swig; "Aoohhh. Mm. Sorry, I needed that. It has been quite a day, I say."

I looked down and noticed he hadn't even taken his shoes off!

'I've never brought this up before, but I hate that you force yourself to sleep on a rickety old couch every night, Hale. Think of how your back must feel...'

[HALE] "Ough. I'll be quite fine, no need to worry. Besides, it's been all I needed. Not quite like the, lavish conditions of the Imperial Seat but it'll do." He said, stuffing the flask under his pillow and falling flat on it again; "Sh, so tired right now... mmnnnnn..."
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I sighed. Twirling my finger, I arrested those clog hoppers with telekinesis and had them off and by the door again. Next, I made sure to loosen that bow tie constricting his neck and the collar. I couldn't just leave him like this. So, I put my hands together and opened them to find a single thread I had made. Just firmly grasping the tip, I began rolling it around my finger until I was spinning more and more threads. Hale didn't even have a blanket for this old couch he slept on, so I made him one. It's the least I could do!

I threw the cover over him, a simple green comforter to match the couch itself. He opened his eyes and blinked, looking down at the obfuscation and glancing at me with his bloodshot eyes.

[HALE] "...Thank you."

'Hm!' I nodded.

'Goodnight.'

[HALE] "Goodnight, Muna."

I switched off the light and closed his locked office door.

One of these days, I'll be forcing that man to get a better lodging instead of putting up with lesser for how hard he works himself for us! Honestly...

I went on back downstairs into the Bunker to get comfy in my own room for meditation throughout the night.
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[Returned to the Bunker]

[EXITING AFFINITY DATES...]

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
• Lord Thandir, God of Souls (Television broadcast)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
• Sincere Sasaki, Hakutaku (Easterlind City)
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>>5975028
>Godtalk
>Lord Thandir, God of Souls
What's this? Our favourite zealot on live television?
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>>5975031
>+1
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Long after I had awoke to the day, what first caught my attention when I headed out to the Command Center was the fact that one of the big monitors was playing a broadcast. I saw some of the Black Ops, Rapid Responders and Espionage operatives there with Kurt and Hale affixed to the monitor.I stepped up and the personnel greeted me with a salute before they turned back to the monitor.

I gazed at the screen, and saw Lord Thandir on stage. The Trinity God of Souls was against a blue background, raising his hand while he spoke eloquently. But this was no ordinary sermon, even if the camera would switch views to the crowd gathered before him in the Hallowed Wall every now and then.

'...What is this? What's going on?'

[KURT] "Crazy is holding the annual Castigation Semester."

'Casti... gation Semester?'

[HALE] "A religious census the Temple performs. Their priesthood, monastic facilities and other affiliates strongly observe and measure the "faith level" of Imperial holdings."

The Espionage agent seated at the console bringing the broadcast to the screen turned around in the swivel chair.

[TZEL] "The Temple obviously keeps close watch on the Kingdom's civilians, making sure none are lacking in their faith. But they also expect communities to make great shows of faith to the Emperor. Those that fall below the expected "faith level" of the month or year are... well, they get punished."

'What... what does Thandir do?!'

[KURT] "You're about to find out..."

I didn't like the sound of that...
I crossed my arms and stared at the screen. The figure of Thandir was still embroiled in the midst of his speech. He's one figure who I didn't think enjoyed merely hearing themself speak. No, he genuinely believed every word he said...

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[THANDIR] "-And the bastards expunged. Thy libertine, lugubriousness put to the sword. Thou hearts awash to the tide, sweeping away all thine black. For the black is vile, and shalt be stayed. Faith, faith is the final principle. And the worth? What is faith worth? For by spreading the message, hast the word not been said? The castigation, not glistening to the eye? And thou hath been given a chance indeed. But the test is not of the Gods, nor does it come from the Gods, your Lords. The test is of thee. That thou will test the Gods, ye' whose heart is black. Blackness is not allowed. It shalt not follow. Now we see. We see true."

Thandir stamped his staff against the floor and turned to the right of the screen. I saw then that one of the Temple's Priest Superiors came up to him on the stage they set the filming of this event in. The Priest Superior fell to his knees and bowed, prostrating himself before Thandir, even going as far as to slam his face into the floor. The sound was audible, even over the cameras. Then, just as quickly as he fell, he rose and presented a paper to Thandir.

The God of Souls took it, and the Priest made their way off camera quick as Thandir came back to face the cameras.

He nonchalantly gazed down at the form for a second before lifting his chin.

[THANDIR] "The census hath been fulfilled by those in servitude. Every holding's Faith Level hast been made. The highest of thee... The Heavenly Capital. Easterlind City. August Stars Mandated Region. Meiyo Ward... The lowest of thee... Muzen Ward. Rangzhen Mandated Region. Siran Autonomous Region. Shuukai Ward. The lowest overall... Toushi Mandated Region."

[THANDIR] "..."

[THANDIR] "The Gods, thy Lords, are very real. Those found wanting shalt castigation receive. Gainstanding, thy test is. And we the Gods, your Lords shall answer. The punishment... thy castigation is....."

Thandir raised his staff.

We all stared intensely at the screen. All of us realized how dire this was. Nothing could have prepared us for what he said next...

[THANDIR] "...Infanticide. Lose thy faith. Lose thy makes. So saith I. Let it BE."

He tapped his staff against the floor again.
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The broadcast was cut by the Tzel on the keyboard immediately...

[ATZ'MAH] "Oh dear GOD!"

[MUG'DAL] "That motherFUCKER."

The Tzel on the keyboard covered his mouth. He made an unpleasant noise as he stood up and rushed past everyone out to the bathrooms immediately. He got sick, to the stomach.

Kurt closed his eyes and looked down. Hale looked away and stepped back away from that screen. The people all around were retching at what they'd heard. I was... shocked into silence.

[MAJORDOMO] "Those... those undeveloped minds they... they just disappeared from our connection to all mortals minds."

Kurt looked over at me, plucking a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and checking the contents.

[KURT] "And now you... know. That- That's what Thandir does. That's the Temple's semesters. I'm sorry, I need to get back to work."

And he walked past me.

Nobody else said anything. We all stayed quiet, and walked off. I raised my hand and wiped off a single tear from the side of my eyelid.

There was nothing else to do about it.

Nothing else to... Nothing else.

...
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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
• Sincere Sasaki, Hakutaku (Easterlind City)
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>>5975681
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)

I know this is out of order but we have a lot of questions if they are allowing this to be broadcast, let alone condoned.
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>>5975681
>Access the Case: The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
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>>5975681
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
>Motherly Mourning (Shennu of the Rapids)
Shennu has been out of commission ever since we beat AGLA. If we want to do much else, we gotta have her open to come around again.
The fight with Morgrim was an absolute romp without an actual healer, we don't want to have a brawl of attrition like that happen again.
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>>5975714
>Shennu has been out of commission ever since we beat AGLA
wait, did she ?
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>>5975726
She bailed to "fulfill her duties to the ocean," and then that mission popped up pretty much right after.
Put two and two together and I'm pretty sure she won't be around to lend a helping hand until we work some sense back into her.
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>>5975714
+1
Let's get mommy dragon back
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[LOADING...]

[LOADING COMPLETE]

[MISSION BEGIN]

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Maelstroms. Water spouts. High tides. Lightning storms. Flooding. Six inches of precipitation every hour. Wind gusts up to four hundred and ninety knots. All this and more, currently raging in the Grand Strait.

The entire stretch of the South Opaltic Ocean completely under devastation. The sea was a fury, and the sky was a hazard. Why, oh why, Shennu? What has made you so mad this time? So very angry...? I pondered this question as I stared at the monitor showing the radar of the intense weather from the Command Center for a while, astonished to find that so unnatural and tremendous was Shennu's rage that even our satellite was incapable of properly measuring the extent of it. We were even getting blockage on signals...

Later, we found out something terrible. There was a feedback on the Nous Radar, a recording of a pattern left behind that was seemingly gibberish. However, it was something I could read. It had been transmitted by Shennu's thoughts from her signature on the radar prior to the outbreak of this fury.

Shennu was visited upon by the Wind Guide, Cricket Feet, bearing a message from the Trinity. From Lord Sarakha, her ears only. Whatever it was, half an hour after the fact, Shennu's thoughts almost went blank. That was where the rage began. Now, she's spiraled out of control.

If she's left to rage like this, then the fury of the Rapids she's kicked up will become too much, too unstable, and it's already the most intense storm ever recorded. In fact, the intensity of her fury was already rising... They estimated in an hour, the amount of whirlpools and water spouts will have tripled, along with the lightning and flooding. Six inches of rain an hour increases to thirty inches an hour. The shores will be battered by tsunamis soon. Even longer than that? It's possible Shennu could trigger a great flood with megatsunamis and put all of Hainei's land underwater!

We had to stop her, before someone else takes action, so I ventured out with Wolfboy.
We went to the Grand Strait to bring her back to her senses.
Before it's too much...
Before it's too late...
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When we arrived to the Grand Strait, I had to shield myself and Wolfboy with a bubble erected from my Psychic energy. The harshness of the storm was no worry I had, we could traverse such a thing easily. It was if Shennu suddenly lashed out with an attack in her frenzied state, that was what I worried over. But, eventually, we both came near to where she was, in the middle of the Grand Strait. The lightning storm was... it was terrifying to behold the levin striking down that rapidly on the sea surface.

[WOLFBOY] "Wo-Woah! Those waves must be as high as skyscrapers! She... She's really mad!"

'If we go close, we might risk coming under attack.'

[WOLFBOY] "I-If we don't though, how else will we bring momma back to her senses...?"

'Hmm...'

>We have to try. Let's approach Shennu directly and see if we can't grab her attention. Hopefully the sight of us will be enough to make her think clearly, if even for only a moment, to tell us what's wrong. The risky route...
>No. If she's in her Therian form, she would seriously damage both of us if she began an unrelenting attack. We should try the Psychic method.... although, her brain activity might be scrambled, I'm not sure it will work. The measured route...
>We should go find that wretched bird that Sarakha sent as his messenger boy and make him spill the beans on just what he told her to upset her this much. The investigative route...
>We should whittle her down a bit first in order to pacify her. To this end... while it may be a compromise of my ideals, I will perform an animistic ritual to summon Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami to fight her, and ensure only enough is done to tire her out, so I can move in and capitalize. The desperate route...
>I need help. I should waste no time and seek out the Woldorian Pantheon and ask if they can assist me. Shennu needs to be restrained first. The pragmatic route...
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>>5975918
>We should go find that wretched bird that Sarakha sent as his messenger boy and make him spill the beans on just what he told her to upset her this much. The investigative route...
We can't help our sister unless we know what's happened to her.
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>>5975921
+1, let's go with that
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>>5975921
>+1
cricket boy will pay for what he did to mommy
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'Cricket Feet.'

[WOLFBOY] "Hm?"

'Cricket Feet. He was the one who delivered the message that set her off like this. Chances are that he's still sticking around somewhere. He can't have gotten that far.'

[WOLFBOY] "Wha- He's one of the fastest in Hainei. He could be halfway to the Sun right now for all we know."

'No. He was sent by Sarakha, he's the messenger for him. Sarakha uses him to spy on others, and search for things. He must still be watching or keeping an eye on the situation after delivering the message. Come on, let's go look.'

I took off high into the air to make use of my senses from above. Me and Wolfboy went flying on a search for the Trinity's messenger around the vicinity of Shennu's storm. I just had a gut feeling we were bound to find him...

...

...And I was right.

There he was, hanging about in the Troposphere, observing the intensity of Shennu's storm from up high. He must have been relaying everything right to Lord Sarakha.

'Hey, you!'

[CRICKET FEET] "Hoyo? Eh?! It's you, that random Immortal from Toushi. What was your name again? Mina? Muna?"

'It's Muna.'

I came upon him with Wolfboy by my side inside our bubble shield, and stepped out of it towards the figure of his flapping wings.

[CRICKET FEET] "Hey, that's uh... that's Wolfboy, the Animal Demigod. What's he doing with you? Better yet, how did you know I was up here anyway...?" He said, looking a bit suspicious.

I pointed down at the storm that Shennu was cooking up.

'This your doing?'

[CRICKET FEET] "Ho...yo? Are you accusin' me?!"

'Tch. I'm not just accusing you. I outright know. You came and delivered some message from Lord Sarakha that set Shennu off like this. As her sister... I demand to know what it was.'

[CRICKET FEET] "Y- W-Wait, sister?! They never told me a damn thing about that!"

'So, you wanna get something off your chest or not?'

[CRICKET FEET] "Why should I?" He said, becoming a bit defensive; "I don't take orders from you, hoyo."

>What will I say to him?
>Roll 1d100 and respond.
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>5976513
>"You may not take orders from me, but you're responsible for what's happening now and I wanna know what did you tell her to anger my sister."
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Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>5976513
>"That's exactly why I'm asking you. I'm psychic. I could pluck whatever you said to her and more from your little brain-pan. The fact that I haven't is merely an act of decency on my part, I'm not one to shoot the messenger. I'm giving you the chance to tell it to me by your own will."
>"Autonomy isn't something you get to exercise very often, being a slave. Best take the opportunity before it slips."
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>'You may not take orders from me, but you're responsible for what's happening now and I want to know what you told her to anger her so!'

[CRICKET FEET] "Hah! You're not above me, not even a member of the Trinity, hoyo! You demand nothing of me!"

Feeling a vein of anger pop up on my skull, I made a sudden lunge for him, but he was deft. His wings flapped merely once, and he was already long out of the way before I even began moving. He was fast... very fast...

[CRICKET FEET] "H-Hey! Who the hell do you think you are! Trying to put your hands on a holy figure like me! You crazy, stupid idiot!"

'If you won't talk then I'll just have to make you.'

[CRICKET FEET] "Fat chance, hoyo. I'm the fastest of the fast. Just try and catch me!"

Cricket Feet turned in air like his feet were planted on ground. He looked like a runner, prior to just taking off. I stared him in the eyes with determination, and he stared back with this smug look on his face. Like any Trinity God, he thought himself untouchable...

I needed to catch him quick, before he had a chance to race off and get too far, otherwise he'd get away from me...

>Catch him!
>Roll 1d100. Best of three.
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>5976541
Watch this brat get struck by lightning trying to get away.
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Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>5976541
nat100 incoming
>>5976544
good one, birdfag
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Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>5976541
C'mere little birdie, so we can pluck those wings!
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The moment he even flinched, I was on top of him. I had no room for failure here, and so put everything I had into it to catch Cricket Feet before he could slip away. I used my teleportation, coupled with my speed. I got in front of him. He could go fast, but his maneuverability was something that only lesser beings would have trouble with. He's faster than light by a trillion times, but when it comes to how fast his fellow deities could react to him, he might have trouble running into us if he isn't careful.

I drove my fist into his stomach.

[CRICKET FEET] "KUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

And grabbed his hair tight. Now, he definitely wasn't getting away.

[CRICKET FEET] "POOOUH!"

'You're not getting away!'

[CRICKET FEET] "Ack! You c-crazy filth! You have no right to put your dirty hands on me!"

'Enough! Talk, damn you! Tell me what you said! There's no escape now. I gave you a chance. I'm not letting you go until you come clean!'

[CRICKET FEET] "Ergh! A-Alright fine! Not like it'll help you anyway, hoyo! I'll tell you!"

'Speak!'

[CRICKET FEET] "S-So, remember I said I was the replacement for the last god that filled my position?!"

'Parrotboy.'

[CRICKET FEET] "Y-Yeah, hoyo! The last Wind Guide. We found out what happened! We found out his fate. It turns out he's dead, has been this whole time! Make that the second one besides Vymla, h-hoyo!"

I paused at that. But then I grit my teeth and shook him.

'And then what?'

[CRICKET FEET] "Lord Sarakha told me, hoyo! T-To tell Shennu what happened, told me to make her remember who he was! Be... Because! He's her other son!"

'...'

[WOLFBOY] "....what....?"

[CRICKET FEET] "That's all! That's all I was told to tell her, hoyo! That's it, the full message! I can't help that she reacted this way! I'm just a messenger, nothing else!"

I released him, letting him drift back in the air as he clutched his hair.

'Get gone.'

[CRICKET FEET] "With pleasure.... Grrr! Y-You're gonna be sorry you ever treated me like this, peasant! I'm gonna tell Lord Sarakha about this, hoyo! You'll be begging for forgiveness!"

'LEAVE!'

He flew off without further words to rub in, leaving me and Wolfboy to dwell on the uncertainty, and the shock of the situation.

So that's why.

Shennu has gone mad, because the Trinity intentionally told her. They told her what happened to one of her adoptive children. I thought Wolfboy was the only one. I had suspicions when I talked to Cricket Feet in Toushi and learned the name 'Parrotboy' and about who it was but... I didn't want to think that...

Oh no. No... no no no! This can't be happening! And... told her so that she'd remember? Remember?! Had she forgot?! My god, this is... this is awful!

[WOLFBOY] "Y... You mean I had a.... a brother...? And I never knew...?"

[WOLFBOY] "..."

Wolfboy fell to his knees inside my Psychic bubble elevating him. Tears formed at the sides of his blank eyes and emotionless face from hiding the sudden pain of learning that.
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I clutched my mouth with both hands.

Cricket Feet was right. This didn't help me much after all. All it did was make matters worse, because now if Shennu is in heartbreak from learning something horrible, she may never recover from the pain.

Still... I have to try.

>We have to try. Let's approach Shennu directly and see if we can't grab her attention. Hopefully the sight of us will be enough to make her think clearly, if even for only a moment, to tell us what's wrong. The risky route...
>No. If she's in her Therian form, she would seriously damage both of us if she began an unrelenting attack. We should try the Psychic method.... although, her brain activity might be scrambled, I'm not sure it will work. The measured route...
>We should whittle her down a bit first in order to pacify her. To this end... while it may be a compromise of my ideals, I will perform an animistic ritual to summon Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami to fight her, and ensure only enough is done to tire her out, so I can move in and capitalize. The desperate route...
>I need help. I should waste no time and seek out the Woldorian Pantheon and ask if they can assist me. Shennu needs to be restrained first. The pragmatic route...
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>>5976559
>>We have to try. Let's approach Shennu directly and see if we can't grab her attention. Hopefully the sight of us will be enough to make her think clearly, if even for only a moment, to tell us what's wrong. The risky route...
FUCK IT WE BALL
FUCK IT WE BALL
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>>5976559
>I need help. I should waste no time and seek out the Woldorian Pantheon and ask if they can assist me. Shennu needs to be restrained first. The pragmatic route...
This is the most sensible course of action. Millions of lives are at risk and we can't afford to take any chances in subduing her.
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>>5976559
>I need help. I should waste no time and seek out the Woldorian Pantheon and ask if they can assist me. Shennu needs to be restrained first. The pragmatic route...
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>>5976559
>We have to try. Let's approach Shennu directly and see if we can't grab her attention. Hopefully the sight of us will be enough to make her think clearly, if even for only a moment, to tell us what's wrong. The risky route...
SIEGESIA, BITCH! WE LIVE LARGE IN THIS MOTHERFUCKER!
Also, I can’t help but shake the feeling that the whole truth isn’t being said about this Parrotboy figure. Like, he vanished ages ago, and only just now is he found dead? Something’s fishy, and it’s not the ocean goddess currently in XBOX HEUG Sea Dragon form…
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>>5976559
>We have to try. Let's approach Shennu directly and see if we can't grab her attention. Hopefully the sight of us will be enough to make her think clearly, if even for only a moment, to tell us what's wrong. The risky route...
changing to this
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>>5976559
>>I need help. I should waste no time and seek out the Woldorian Pantheon and ask if they can assist me. Shennu needs to be restrained first. The pragmatic route...
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>>5976559
>No. If she's in her Therian form, she would seriously damage both of us if she began an unrelenting attack. We should try the Psychic method.... although, her brain activity might be scrambled, I'm not sure it will work. The measured route...
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[WOLFBOY] "What do we do now...?"

'We're going in.' I said, reentering the bubble's confines. Wolfboy looked up to me, gasping. But then he nodded and got up. We have to try. We have to.

I took us down in the bubble on a course towards the storm and began flying to the center, where Shennu resided, stirring it.

...

We arrived not long after into the midst of the storm. There, at the center where it was most deadly and roughest, a place completely impossible for mortals or even lesser Immortals to inhabit, where the rain was like bullets pouring from the sky, and the waves were a sinkhole to the ocean floor, swirling in the largest maelstrom I'd ever seen, surrounding by lightning striking every second by the tens. We searched for any sign of her.

'SHENNUUUUU!' I called out as loud as I could, my voice echoing through the entirety of the rift.

The ocean below rumbled. The pressure had unnaturally risen to the top. Now there wasn't a part of the sea left in this area that wasn't distorted. Even the shallowest top was as strong as the crushing pressure of the deepest recess. I saw the bottom of it burst, the enormous body breaking the shaky, foaming surface.

[SHENNU] "HOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!"

Behold, her. Furious. Her eyes shined in the dark. There, she turned to the source of her confusion; My voice. She stared off at us.

'Shennu!'

[WOLFBOY] "Mom! Stop!"

[SHENNU] "....!"

And that was enough to give her pause when it came to it. Her nose wrinkled, and she opened her eyes, not even making a peep. She saw us.
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( "Stop. Aren't you forgetting something?" )

( "...Your child is dead..." )

( "This world took him away from you, didn't it? Retaliate. Leave nothing standing, Dragon. A world that takes children, is no world at all to inhabit. Such a world..." )
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[SHENNU] "...DESERVES TO DIE!"

'Huh...?'

[SHENNU] "SUCH A WORLD! DESERVES TO DIE!"

[WOLFBOY] "What's she saying?!"

'...?!'

I moved us in the bubble just in time to dodge the jet of water that Shennu fired towards us.

[WOLFBOY] "Whaaaa! Why is mom attacking us?!"

'She's lost her mind! There's some interference! Somebody speaking to her still! I have to get in her head, but not like this. She'll block me out. She's focused on single minded rage, towards destroying the world!'

[WOLFBOY] "Then what do we do?!"

The Psychic bubble we were in "popped". But in reality, it merely reshaped itself, into a large and flat plane in the air. Our ground, to stand. I landed on my feet upon it alongside Wolfboy, who put up his fists.

'We have to literally knock the sense into her!'
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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgOrNdkiRUE
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[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Shennu roared aloud. She bore fangs and claws as she confronted us.
All around, the Primordial Sea her power brought forth was surging. Her Truth was constantly active in this enraged state.

[WOLFBOY] "M-Mom... no!"

'...'

[YOUR TURN]

-------------------------------------
ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
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>>5977252
Muna
>Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
Wolfboy
>Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)

We gotta go invincible as SOON as possible. We've got a weakness to water. Remember that.
Also fuck, we should've put Rain of Icicles on Wolfboy, looking back on Shennu's weaknesses. Gahhhhh...
...Actually, does escaping allow us the opportunity of swapping out our skills?
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>>5977258
>...Actually, does escaping allow us the opportunity of swapping out our skills?
You can try.
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>>5977264
I don't like the way you said that...
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>>5977252
>Muna
Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
Wolfboy
>Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
too soon for a truth
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>>5977274
Yeah actually, changing my vote to this. Might be a bit too hasty to use our truth so soon, in case the fight ramps up.
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[Divine Chateau] - Our position needed to be fortified...

[Bane] - Whilst the thinking of a raging beast, already incoherent, could be made worse with Wolfboy's spell!

[ENEMY TURN]

[Drown] - Shennu roared, and water filled my body on demand!

[Drown] - Shennu's roar made water surge through my mind and spirit!

[Drown] - I felt my body explode from the water Shennu blasted into my being!
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>>5977295
FUCK.
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I fell to my knees...
My body torn asunder, I could go on no longer...
I gave in to the darkness...

[WOLFBOY] "AUNT MUNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"

...

Everything went black.

[MAJORDOMO] "Welp. Pack it in ladies. Mission's failed."

[JOCO] "Huuh, well, it was a good run. Time to disappear, unfortunately..."

...
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(...)

[EMPEROR] "The price of defiance is the ultimate end. You have failed to bring the dispensation you sought. This universe is mine. Without you, the Great Rebirth shall not be halted any longer. Victory is inbound."

(...)

[EMPEROR] "Fade, into darkness, as you deserve traitorous creation. My world has no need for heroes or virtues."

(GAME OVER)

(...)
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Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5977300
I ROLL TO PARRY DEATH
AND ALSO PUNCH THE PROJECTION OF YELLOW MONKEYMAN IN THE FACE
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(...)

[NEGAI] "NO. THIS IS NOT THE END. I AM NOT YET DONE USING YOU, DA'AT. MY PLAN IS NOT FINISHED."

(...)

> RELOAD LAST CHECKPOINT
> GIVE UP
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>>5977306
>RELOAD LAST CHECKPOINT
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>>5977306
>RELOAD LAST CHECKPOINT
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>>5977306
>RELOAD LAST CHECKPOINT
We ain't taking the door just yet.
Back into the fray. I didn't hear no bell!
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(...)

[REENTERING THE FORTH KALPA]

...

[ [ REROUTE COMPLETE [...] CHAOS INITIATED [] KALPA ACTIVE ] ]
[ [WE BEGIN TO THINK AND BREATH LIFE] ]

(...)
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I opened my eyes from darkness and looked up.

[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Shennu roared aloud. She bore fangs and claws as she confronted us.
All around, the Primordial Sea her power brought forth was surging. Her Truth was constantly active in this enraged state.

[WOLFBOY] "M-Mom... no!"

'...'

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977316
Muna
>Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
Wolfboy
>Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
welp, plan A it is
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<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
"I WALK AHEAD THROUGH THE BLAZE, PRESSING ON THROUGH ALL HARDSHIP!"
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

I was invincible, for a time.

[Bane] - Wolfboy had no choice but to joggle his adoptive mother's mind to aid us!

[ENEMY TURN]

[Drown] - Shennu attempted to drown me. But it didn't work! I wouldn't drown no matter how hard she tried to do it to me. She roared in fury.

(Turn Break!)

Shennu snarled anxiously!

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE (4 turns left)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977334
Muna
>Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)

Wolfboy
>Truth
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>>5977340
+1 but use Elephant's foot instead for the higher damage and cancer chance
>>
>>5977340
changing muna's attack to
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
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Rolled 19 (1d27)

[Elephant's Foot] - My leg heated up with intense radioactive heat, I ran and leaped at Shennu's body as she was overhead. I slammed my foot into her chest with a kick that staggered her back and set off a nuclear explosion. I hated having to do it! (Rolling infliction...)

Wolfboy had no choice in the matter either.
He suddenly burst into his empowered form, ready for an extended fight.

[WOLFBOY] "Aaaaagh! COME ON!"
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Shennu coughed with Cancer! (Inflicted!)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Drown] - Shennu roared, and water built up inside my body, but was expelled out of existence. She snapped her jaw angrily.

(Turn break!)

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE (3 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977360
>>5977362
bye bye
>>5977374
Muna
>Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)

Wolfboy
>Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
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[Divine Chateau]

[Divine Chateau] - We fortified our positions...

[ENEMY TURN]

[Attack] - Shennu came around. Her massive tail fell through the air, smashing into Wolfman with full force! He endured the brunt of the attack!

[Prepare to Lunge] - Shennu clacked her jaws, building power in her neck like a snake poised to strike... (Charging physical attack.)

Shennu coughed again from her Cancer! It pained her!

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE (2 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977396
>Muna
Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
>Wolfboy
Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
>>
>>5977396
Muna
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)

Wolfboy
>Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
>>
>>5977398
UUh, change wolfboy's attack to
Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
forgot the toxic resist
>>
>>5977400
changing muna's attack to
>Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
>>
Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5977406
>>5977402
>>
Rolled 4 (1d7)

[Kaleidoscope] - Whilst Shennu was busy aiming for Wolfboy, I appeared from behind and focused my ray of pure knowledge into her back, which elicited a screech from her throat.

[Crossed Air Slicing Fists] - "Here I come mom!" Said Wolfman, jumping up and running along the base of her tail up her back, to her neck where he began attacking. (Rolling number of hits landed...)
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Rolled 64 (1d87)

Shennu cried in pain! It only made this fight that much harder!

(Rolling Despair infliction...)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Jaw of the Dragon] - Having built up the power she needed, she targeted Wolfman, and lunged forward with a jaw of razor sharp teeth wide open!

[WOLFMAN] "WAAAH! I'M NOT GETTING GROUNDED FOR THIS!"

>Roll 1d100 to avoid.
>Best of one.
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Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>5977414
let's do it
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[WOLFMAN] "HYUP-"

Wolfboy jumped out of the way of Shennu's jaw snapping shut on him just in time to avoid her head! A deadly assault by those teeth was avoided! I don't think he could have survived!

[WOLFMAN] "COME ON! WE HAVE TO TUCKER MOMMA OUT!"

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH ACTIVE (1 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977429
>Muna
Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
>Wolfboy
Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)

Back to kicking and punching
>>
>>5977431
>+1
>>
Rolled 4 (1d7)

[Elephant's Foot] - I rushed from behind and crashed down with my next kick into the back of Shennu's head!

[Crossed Air Slicing Fists] - Whilst Wolfman followed up, swinging around her neck to land on her foot, using it to propel himself up in a jump towards the bottom of her jaw, where he began striking! (Rolling number of hits landed...)
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[ENEMY TURN]

[Vacuum Hail] - Shennu lifted her head with a cry and fired a jet of water so tall, so strong, it entered and left the atmosphere itself! She was turning her water into pure ice using the coldness of space, and swung her hand around to point at me! That was where her massive hail was going to fall! Towards me! (Attack lands on next turn...)

[Oneiromancy] - Shennu cooed in a weird way. I realized she was using the magic of Eskart she learned from our adventure!

[WOLFMAN] "Geh... Gettin' doozy..."

Wolfboy fell asleep, and his magic was sealed! He fell off of Shennu's boy and she caught him in her hand, holding his sleeping form!

Shennu coughed from her Cancer, but my Truth expired. I was vulnerable now...

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED (10 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5977441
Muna
>Item: Rearranged Magic Mirror (Reflects magic attack)
>>
>>5977783
Wait, that's a good idea
+1
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[Item: Rearranged Magic Mirror] - I erected a shield to reflect Spiritua.

[ENEMY TURN]

[Vacuum Hail] - Grand hail the size of icebergs fell from the sky one by one, crashing into me with all the force and power needed to rend a god. But the attack, borne from Shennu's watery magic, was reflected back onto her!

[Drown] - Shennu cried out. I felt water explode into my skull and spirit and coughed in pain!

[JOCO] "Quick, get a bucket! We need to bail this water out!"

[MAJORDOMO] "BLBLBLBLRBL-!!!"

'Ugh...'

Shennu hacked from the Cancer, spitting up something black and vile!
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[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED (9 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
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>>5977887
Muna
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
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[Elephant's Foot] - Shennu came racing down towards me with the intent on snapping me with a bite. I reacted quick, slamming my charged foot into the bottom of her jaw, blasting her head away with another nuclear explosion...

[ENEMY TURN]

[Pressure Washer] - Shennu shook her head, she turned back and fired off a jet of water from her mouth. But... she missed me by a mile. I had no idea where she was even firing at! Must be the Cancer...

[Attack] - When she realized her mistake, she looked around a bit, until she realized I was back on my Psychic plane suspended in the air, standing there. She clenched the sleeping Wolfman she held and hurled him towards me, but missed again. Instead, he had a rude awakening smashing into the plane.

[WOLFMAN] "OGUH! What the...?! O-Oh right!"

At least he's awake now, but he's still Sealed and can't use his powers, only raw physique...
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[Milk of Kindness] - Shennu slithered away into the sky. I saw her call out in her draconic voice to summon her destructive opposite. I saw the mystical Milk of Kindness wash over her scales! She purged herself of Cancer and Despair!

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED (8 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
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>>5977953
Muna
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)

Wolfboy
>Item: Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) on Muna
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>>5977958
I'll support this.
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>>5977958
Wait, shit. Are you sure we should use the Elixir? Our MP isn't bad and we're low on HP
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>>5977958
>>5977963
Changing item to
>Cake of Light (Party wide Large HP Restore)
since I can’t read
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>>5977968
Alright, I'll support this instead.
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Rolled 47 (1d87)

[Elephant's Foot] - When Shennu went to fire another jet of water, I sprang forth in under a second, spearing my glowing heel right into her mouth, causing her to scream out in pain as I slid down and then exploded out of the back of her neck, just where the spine and skull of her massive form met. (Rolling infliction...)

'Shennu! I'm sorry!' I said, looking back to her, the hole in her throat sealing back up as the scales regenerated.

[SHENNU] "THIS WHOLE WORLD IS ROTTEN! IT DESERVES TO DIEEEEEEE!" She hollered, in pure delirium.

[Item: Cake of Light] - "Catch!" Said, Wolfboy, throwing up my slice the light confection for me to heal with.
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(Failed to inflict status...)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Incarnation] - Shennu's winding motions came to a still. I saw her stop in the air, peering down at us. Suddenly, both hands were raised, and in both gathered water. She combined the swirling ball of water she had, and released it. It came flying down in front of us, and dispersed to reveal... herself!

[WOLFMAN] "Wha-?! ...M-Mom summoned... herself?!"

I saw her Incarnate form there, existing independently of her Therian shape, yet both were Shennu.

The Incarnate Shennu raised her hand, gritting her teeth with disdain. I saw lightning gather in it!

[SHENNU] "DIE! DIE YOU WRETCHED WOOOOORLD!"

[Super Binesiiwag] - The Incarnate Shennu was preparing to bombard us with an extremely powerful attack of lightning!

>Roll 1d100 to disrupt.
>Best of three.
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>5978013
OH FUCK
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Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>5978013
>super binesiiwag
of course, her secret skill
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'Hmph! I can use my Psychic energy to repel attacks...'

I flew up without hesitation towards the Incarnate Shennu before the mightier lumbering Therian Shennu. She gasped as she saw me close in and press my hand against the event horizon of her thunder.

'Then I can use it to redirect them! Haaaaa!'

It was as simple as "infecting" the attack itself with my Psychic energy. I made it explode in her face, and the entirety of the lightning explosion was redirecting solely at her! Nothing else! I watched the explosiveness melt right through the Incarnate Shennu and blast the Dragoness back.

It was a thunderous attack that could be felt all the way in Lunar Society...
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When the flash cleared, all surrounding light not produced by the bolts of her storm was displaced, leaving the area completely dark underneath her clouds.

'Shennu! Are you alright?!' I called out in distress.

[SHENNU] "HR-HRR...!"

I saw my sister's draconic head break the darkness, and her eyes.

[WOLFMAN] "W-We've almost beaten mom! J-Just be careful... don't go too far! She's almost tuckered out!"

[SHENNU] "STOP FIGHTING BACK! STOP FIGHTING BACK YOU WRETCHED PLANET! I AM THE GREAT MOTHER! I AM THE OCEAN! YOU CAN'T STEM THE TIDE OF MY VENGEFUL FLOOD!"

Shennu's storm was getting worse...

I saw a glint in the Darkness. I saw Shennu mixing Lifeforce with her ethereal Water of the Rapids... What?! What was she about to do?!

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED (7 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
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>>5978040
Muna
>Attack (Default light physical)

Wolfboy
>Item: Inverted Physique Mirror on Muna
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>>5978054
+1
Maybe a death knell can stop her using lifeforce
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[Attack] - I drew forth my Kusarigama of Aquamarine from my Hammerspace, swinging the chained blade around. I let go and pulled. It flew up, and I saw it slash a line across Shennu's shoulder that fumed with black smog of Death. Skulls flashed in her eyes as she winced. (Death Knell inflicted!)

[Item: Inverted Physique Mirror] - "Take this!" Wolfman said, thinking fast to erect a physical shield over me using the item.

[ENEMY TURN]

[SHENNU] "FEEL MY WRATH!"

[River of Life] - Lifeforce and the Rapids combined, spiraling around Shennu's body. Shennu launched a swirl of life waters at us. The rivers of Life pelted us both. I was no worse for wear, my shield blocking its impact, but Wolfman took a powerful hit.

Shennu failed to heal from Lifeforce of the water.

[WOLFMAN] "KHUGH! I'm fine! Let's finish this! We've got to save mom!"

[YOUR TURN]

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ENEMY TRUTH: ACTIVE (Water Attacks Boosted)
MUNA: TRUTH EXPIRED (6 turns left)
WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 5 - 1d47

INVENTORY: https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
>SKILLS (Choose attack mode: Single / AOE) (AOE mode cannot be used on skills that hit multiple times.)
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)
• Binesiiwag (Med damage skill, inflict stun) (15 MP)
• Puncture An Idea (Light damage skill, inflicts Existential) (30 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
• Mind Bullets (Light damage skill, hits 10 times) (14 MP)
• Live Not Die (Lifts Death Knell affliction) (9MP)
>TRUTHS
• Muna's First Truth. (Pacifies foes, or skips their turns)
• Muna's Second Truth. (Temporary Invulnerability for 4 turns)
• Muna's Third Truth. (Full raises ceilings, prevents debuffing for 4 turns)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>TALK
>ESCAPE

>Wolfboy's Move.
• Attack (Default light physical)
• Crossed Air Slicing Fists (Med damage skill, hits 7 times) (24 MP)
• Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)
• Holy Custom (Heavy damage skill) (37 MP)
• Mercurial Plague (Severe damage skill, Inflicts Toxicity) (40 MP)
• Blow To Information (Light damage skill, absorbs small HP) (30 MP)
• Bane (Lowers enemy dice ceiling by two ranks) (16 MP)
• Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)
>TRUTHS
• Wolfboy's Truth. (Transforms into Wolfman, doubling HP and Physical attacks)
>GUARD
>ITEMS
>>
>>5978087
Muna
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)

Wolfboy
>Item: Cake of Light (Party wide Large HP Restore)
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>>5978092
+1
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[Elephant's Foot] - I teleported in front of Shennu's face and kicked her point blank on the nose, smashing her back with a howl of pain.

'JUST GET KNOCKED OUT ALREADY!'

[Item: Cake of Light] - "Here!" Wolfman said, sharing the confection.
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[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHRRRR!"

Shennu cried out.
I saw her throwing her head back and side to side, thrashing as her River of Life splashed about her. She didn't look as delirious now. Not quite. In fact, she looked tired. The prolonged struggle, the damage sustained, the grief still holding her... she was tired, and still clinging on. The strain was getting to her, she was just about give out.

I felt her mind. She wasn't so strong of willpower now. If I could just...

>A single 1d100.
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Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5978104
Time to do it
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[SHENNU] "HOOUUUH!"

No! Damn it, just when I was about to infiltrate her mind, she suddenly rejected me. Fine, then I'll knock her out.

I charged up power in both my hands and prepared to teleport...

>A single 1d20.
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Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5978130
No...
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5978130
fingers crossed
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'Sister...'

I warped above her head. Her eyes peeled up at me, taken by surprise.

'Go... to SLEEP!'

Both of my hands, full of Psychic energy, slammed into her skull as I propelled myself like a missile at her. The resounding crack of my fists against her draconic skull was heard throughout her continental storm.

[SHENNU] "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......."

...

I won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHnr50a134

(Gained 400 Pleroma Points from defeating story boss.)
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(Everyone's Divine Potential increases from achieving victory!)

[MUNA]
(HP 700 > HP 1000)
(MP 700 > MP 1000)

[SHENNU]
(HP 600 > HP 800)
(MP 600 > MP 800)

[WOLFBOY]
(HP 600 > HP 700)
(MP 600 > MP 700)

[JENK]
(HP 600 > HP 700)
(MP 600 > MP 700)

[ESKART]
(HP 700 > HP 1000)
(MP 700 > MP 1000)

[LUDWYHN]
(HP 600 > HP 700)
(MP 600 > MP 700)

You have unlocked the Water Skill [River of Life] in the Skill-Tree by defeating Psyops Story Boss [Shennu of the Rapids]!
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Once I had knocked Sister out cold, the fight was over. No more struggling, no more hurting each other. No more pain and unnecessary torment. I went into her head right away, invading her mind. When I my psyche landed...

...I found that I was peering into a calm and lush jungle. A rain forest.

'...'

[MAJORDOMO] "Munsies, speak to me. Where the heck are we?" Said Majordomo, popping up beside my projection.

[JOCO] "Yeah, this place is weird. One minute, we've got front row seats to the biggest sorority dispute of the eon, the next, we're somewhere in the boonies."

'That's because we've landed inside her memory.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Her memory? These are her memories?"

'Yes. We're seeing now what it was that was the cause of her rage. This memory is something she's clinging to. This one single memory in specific... I couldn't pinpoint this before knocking her out due to some interference, on top of her own mental fortitude. But now that she's unconscious, I have free reign to see and find this interference.'

[JOCO] "So, that mean you're seeing things from her point of her since this is her memory you're viewing? Like, right out of her eyes?"

'I could, if I were playing through the memory like a film. But I'm not. I'm inside the memory itself. I'm experiencing it like a world. That means Shennu herself could have been here, if she weren't unconscious.'

I looked around in the midst of the memory. There had to be something around here of significance in this memory.
I saw a trail of dirt between the jungle leaves, and a feather. I decided to follow it...
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Down the dirt path in the memory, I saw a trail of feathers, in fact. More of them. Green ones, like they were being dropped.

[MAJORDOMO] "Hey, do you hear that?"

I listened out.

[???] "Hmhmhmmm hmhhmmmm mmm mm mmm hmmm!"

I heard a voice humming a song. A lively song up ahead, and continued with haste.

When I finally reached it, I looked up ahead. There was a figure here I saw, upbeat and full of energy on the dirt trail. It was a boy. A little taller than Wolfboy normally is, I could tell. He was humming along as he moved his body in a somewhat rhythmic way, half-imitating some form of dance. The boy had red hair, and many green and blue feathers growing along his head and shoulders. In fact, his arms were wings, and his legs were like that of a bird.

[???] "-mmmhmmhmmmmm... mmm... mm?"

He stopped as soon as he noticed me looking at him from the trail.

[???] "Oh! Visitors!" He said, hopping towards me and shaking his wings; "Bem-vindos, senhora!"

'Uh! H... Hi there!' I said, giving a little wave.

[???] "Oooh." He gawked, stopping and blinking as he saw Majordomo and Joco's floating and slithering selves; "Que coisaaa... What are these things?"

[MAJORDOMO] "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A THING YOU FEATHER HEAD?!"

[???] "Hehehe, feisty!"

'Majordomo! Don't be so rude!' I said, barking at him. He merely shrugged like he hadn't done anything.

'I'm sorry, you'll have to forgive him. He's kind of temperamental... I think we got off on the wrong foot. I'm Muna. As for these two, don't mind them. Who are you, if you don't mind me asking?'

[PARROTBOY] "Oi, me? You don't recognize me, senhora? I'm a big deal... I'm the Wind Guide, Parrotboy! I'm a Demigod! Wouldn't everyone know that?"

'...Y... You're Parrotboy?!'

[PARROTBOY] "Uuuhhh... I think so!" He said, checking his wings as if fearful they wouldn't be there, and then groping his own chest with a pat; "Um... Yep! I'm a parrot, and a boy. I'm Parrotboy." He reassured, pointing at himself; "-Parrotboy!"

>"Are you aware this is all a memory and you're part of it?"
>"Can you explain what's going on? Notice anything strange around here?"
>"So, do you have a mother, Parrotboy? Is her name Shennu?"
>"What does the name "Lord Sarakha" mean to you?"
>"Ever met someone about your size who also has wings named 'Cricket Feet' before?"
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>>5978219
>"Are you aware this is all a memory and you're part of it?"
Let's just hit with the existentially horrific questions first. Get them right out of the way.
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>>5978219
>>"Are you aware this is all a memory and you're part of it?"
Break the dream in half
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>>5978219
>"Are you aware this is all a memory and you're part of it?"
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This is an... an uneasy memory.

'...'

I looked to the side, avoiding eye contact. Parrotboy continued to just stare at me. Oh. Oh, this was painful. This was very painful. I knew how Shennu felt now. He tilted his head at me, quizzically. I couldn't just stay quiet.

'Are you aware this is all a memory and you're just a part of it?'

[PARROTBOY] "Huh?"

'Well, it's true, I'm afraid. This is just a memory. This world you're seeing now isn't real. It's just the pieced together recollection of an event, though what event, I don't know. All I know is that it involved you, and that's why you're here. I'm sorry to say, but you're like my friends here. You don't really... exist.'

[PARROTBOY] "Ah... Uuuh... uh..."

He backed away from me then, frowning, as if he was scared.
Parrotboy flapped his wings and looked at them, his feathers.

[PARROTBOY] "I guess you're right, senhora. I can't even make out what I'm looking at anymore..."

'You can't see yourself?'

[PARROTBOY] "I don't see feathers. I-I think I should, but I just don't. Maybe you're right, senhora. I guess I was just in denial about it..."

'You mean you know?'

[PARROTBOY] "W-Well, yea-h-hheh. If you could come to the same conclusion, I'd bet you wouldn't believe it either, senhora. Cause, you're probably like me."

[PARROTBOY] "You don't wanna fade for good, not if there's just a little left of you. Even if it is just some merda memories."

'...'

'Who killed you?'

[PARROTBOY] "Who else could it have been, senhora?"
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Parrotboy's neck was suddenly snapped against his own will. But this was not part of the present of the memory I saw. It was the end of it, the future of it. His dead body fell to the dirt, and began to decay. That was the state that he was found in by... her. That was what she being made to remember. And that was the worst part. She didn't even get to know who did it. She just had to be saddled with the misfortune of finding out for herself.
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I gulped nervously, covering my eyes. I had to wipe the tear I shed then. That was the pain Shennu felt. That was what caused her to go into a mindless frenzy. She couldn't cope with remembering what she experienced. The trauma of it.

'Why?' I said, looking past Parrotboy.

'Why did you do it and why did you make her forget?'

[SARAKHA] "I told you everything before."

Those hands that did it let go of Parrotboy's neck. The boy shivered.

[SARAKHA] "It's about control. It's all about control. Control is the only meaning, the only constant that I, a mere trace has. And if it cannot be fulfilled, then there is one option left. Destruction."

'That doesn't explain why you went through the trouble of replacing him.'

[SARAKHA] "Bedolfir created the Animal Demigods. He created every last one. Even the Dragoness herself was created because the giant had a piece of the Great Mother gifted to him. It was this family that came from the grinding rock of his fingers, though none of them ever knew or realized they shared a common origin. Shennu came first, as she was the mother. Wolfboy and Parrotboy are the children of nature. The subdivisions of Bedolfir's domain. Elements. Even Garlo does not know this is where he came from when Bedolfir caught the disembodied heat and ground it with the mortar and pestle that are his hands."

[SARAKHA] "But Bedolfir is a careless and stubborn god, who lost his own creations and didn't care to reclaim them once they could walk."

'You preyed upon them then, one at a time.'

[SARAKHA] "Garlo was easy enough to convert. That one fell in league the moment he knew he could seize glamor from our fold, and that's where he lost his animal shape. Those who retained it were difficult. I could never convince Shennu to join us. A suspicious goddess who thinks far too much, is a liability. Drunken on the worship of her own followers, she would never join. A plan was put into motion..."

'So you murdered Parrotboy and left her to find out. You caused her all that grief and pain, and then stole the memory so you could use it as your leg up.'

[SARAKHA] "No. I had only planned to use it as an excuse to destroy her. Do you think the gods of this world would stand idle as a monster threatens to flood our lands? Cricket Feet already proved that I didn't need the original."

[MAJORDOMO] "That's right. He himself said he was made as part of a deal between Bedolfir and you pieces of shit."

[SARAKHA] "Appeasement is a policy. Bedolfir wants to carry out his wrath with little opposition. The promise of non-intervention is enough to get him working. I simply had him create a new Wind Demigod for me, and then took Cricket Feet and promoted him. I was going to do the same with Shennu once she was dead. The replacement would be loyal to me, but now you've set my plan off track. I cannot forgive you."

'I'll always... always protect my sister.'
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[SARAKHA] "She is not your sister. She is just an animal created by a bigger animal."

'You wouldn't know anything about a bond. You're just a trace, remember? Your boss sold you out when he talked me himself.'

Sarakha raised his eyebrow.

'He already told me. You're fake, Sarakha. You're not even a person. You're just the Emperor's footprint. You serve, and I bet you don't even know why yourself. You just do, because it's all a hollow thing like you can.'

He growled at me.

[SARAKHA] ".....Bonds, is it? Bonds are just as easily ripped apart as they are forged. Memories are shaky. They are foggy, dusty things. They change, they get misremembered. It is easy to remember the wrong thing... So, if you do not kill Shennu, then she will kill you."

Lord Sarakha's vision raised his hand!
I felt this memory of Parrotboy's death become foggy!

'What are you doing now?!'

[SARAKHA] "Shennu will remember it differently. Since you invaded this memory, I will wake her up. She will see you in this memory. She will believe you murdered her surrogate son. She will want vengeance."

'...!'

[JOCO] "M-Muna! Do something! QUICK!"

[SARAKHA] "You can't stop me."

I have no choice!
But... but what do I do?!

[PARROTBOY] "S-Senhora! I don't want to die... I don't want to fade!"

[SARAKHA] "Silence. You are gone."

Sarakha put his hand on Parrotboy's shoulder.

[SARAKHA] "Your body is already decomposed to nothing. Your position, the ontological one, has been filled. There's no need for you, a Wind God already exists. You exist only in memory. You will never come back. This memory even will soon fade with its bearer, and then you both will truly be gone."

What do I do?
What do I do?!
All around me, the memory is shaking. Shennu stirs. Sarakha is trying to wake her in the material world!
I have to save my sister! I can't let Sarakha trouble her ever again! But... I want to save Parrotboy as well! But how can I... how can I save a god who is dead?

>Erase the memory. I have no choice. It's the only way I can save Shennu and stop this!
>What if memory existed inside memory? Parrotboy exists, so maybe I can jump into his memories!
>Attack Sarakha! Hold him here! Make Shennu see the one who truly did this!
>What if I tried something... unorthodox? What if I tried to use my Psychic energy to... drag something from the mental plane into the material one? What if I made my imagination real to save Parrotboy?
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>>5978247
None of these options are very good, especially that last one which: A. Might not work at all. And B. Might count as necromancy (Eugh! HEUSitic...!)
But... Think for a second, he's a memory.
A thoughtform.
...You thinking what I'm thinking?
>Write in:
>Absorb the memory of Parrotboy, allowing him safety in our own mind.
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>>5978247
>Attack Sarakha! Hold him here! Make Shennu see the one who truly did this!
Sometimes, the most obvious solutions are the best!
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>>5978257
+1
let's bring him in
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>>5978247
Forget this >>5978258
>What if memory existed inside memory? Parrotboy exists, so maybe I can jump into his memories!
I want to get recursive. We're probably already in the divine subconscious anyway.
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>>5978261
Fuck it, let's go inception mode
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>>5978261
Actually, yeah, thinking about it, we could just... swooce into his memory-brain and avoid being framed by not being at the "scene" of the "crime."
We can think about thoughtform abduction when we're in there and not in active danger.
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Around us, the memory was turning to foggy white. Sarakha was about to succeed in what he'd planned. He was becoming harder to see. The coward, he was leaving to frame me, since only I'd be left here. I couldn't evacuate before Shennu awoke. The consciousness was fast when it was active.

I looked to Parrotboy. His eyes were full of worry.
His eyes... ...I see. How else could it have been that he showed me the last memory he had, of his death? I know what I must do.

I reached towards him. Sarakha's fade stopped.

[SARAKHA] "What? What are you doing?!"

'He still exists, meaning he has memories still. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to talk to me. And if he has memories of the past, where he was still alive...'

[SARAKHA] "STOP YOU FOOL!"

'...'

[SARAKHA] "Retrocausality is a severe crime! It is an unforgivable violation of the New Eternity! Sin against the age itself! You, foolish god! Your acausality will violate the order of the world itself! You cannot do this! It is not meant to be!"

'You already said I'd never be forgiven.'

[SARAKHA] "NO!"

It's too late, Lord Sarakha. Too late.
Your plan failed.
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Ironic, isn't it? The one thing you forgot to account for here, was your own domain.

...God of Time.
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Parrotboy may have been killed by you, but it was done in the past, in a present you yourself have made endless. You let him continue to exist, even though you replaced him, as a memory. A memory that, because it continued to exist, still held the memories of the being who still existed. And in his memories, I see everything before his death, his murder at your hands. I see the past, where he still lives! That's where I'm going now! And you're powerless to stop me! All you can do is beg me not to, because you're too much of a coward to come down from your shiny tower and stop me yourself!
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It's because he's a memory that I can save him from you. You forgot who I am, didn't you? The Mind's MY domain! And it's because he still exists, that an acausal goddess like me can go to the past, to reach him.

To bring him-
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BACK!
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BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zzzyuqUxuE

[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

(Received 2x Diamonds of Life from Bandit King donations.)
(100 more Personnel have been recruited into the Psyops. Total Personnel: 1008)
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It had been some time later.
It was raining.

[SHENNU] "..."

My sister breathed in deep, a gasp for air in between her stuttering bemoans.

[SHENNU] "I remember now... I remember everything. But I also now know what I never would have before. And not only that, you brought my son back, through time itself."

Shennu's tears kept coming, and coming.

[SHENNU] "No matter what I do, there's nothing I could ever do to pay you back for this sister. I owe you my everything..."

[WOLFBOY] "And I... I never knew I had a brother before me! I... I don't know what to saaaaay!" Wolfboy cried.

'Hm.' I smiled, wiping away one more tear of my own after today's troubles. 'Don't worry about it. Don't say anything. Just be a family and do as you would. That's all that's needed to please me.'

The storms were gone. The rage was over at last. My sister was restored to her senses, and I saved someone I never even knew. Now I guess I had two nephews, huh?

[PARROTBOY] "Senhora, I am truly grateful that you went out of your way to help me, even though nobody in this world even remembered me. Sen-... Nn! Aunt Muna! I want to be with my family again and make up for all the lost time! But if you want my help too, then as the Demigod of Wind, I'll be glad to do it! Nothing would make me feel better about myself! I'm kinda an airhead, and having to live in a world where someone else is filling my role makes me feel incomplete, but if you'd let me, then it would truly make me happy!"

'Hm. If it's what you want, then how could I say no? Your brother can even show you the ropes. But please, make sure to spend lots of time with your family first. It's important you do to heal after all this time.'

[PARROTBOY] "Why I, I'll hold them tight, and never let them ago again!"

'Hmhm!'

Ahhh. I couldn't help myself. I saw them all going for a group hug and I was invited. I wrapped my arms around Shennu and Wolfboy's backs as we all embraced and welcomed Parrotboy back from the oblivion he'd been in.

It wasn't raining anymore.
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(...)

(Parrotboy is returned to life in Hainei and remembered by the world.)

(Due to this, both he and Cricket Feet are now incomplete, as both are occupying the same concept. This will leave both of them delirious until a resolution is found. Both should be considered mortal enemies for this reason.)

(Parrotboy inhabits the Bunker now. He's more articulated than Wolfboy, but surprisingly not as smart. He is an expert in Wind Spiritua, and skilled at dancing and singing. Speak to him in the Bunker if you wish to recruit him as a companion.)

[LOADING...]
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[LOADED]

In due time, we all returned to the Bunker. Me, and this big, happy family. Shennu and Wolfboy couldn't wait to introduce Parrotboy to everyone. Hale was stoked when he heard a glimmer of the news, I'd let him see the rest for himself.

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqb_gMIdmpo

I got an alert informing me...
• Master Garlo has been sighted outside the Imperial Seat. He's currently residing at a remote temple in Shengesia; The Burnmark.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
• Sincere Sasaki, Hakutaku (Easterlind City)
• Vymla, Dead Goddess (Psychic Concentration)
• Gaizar, Alien God of Energy and Invasion (Psychic Communication)
• Cricket Feet, God of Directions (Toushi Township)
• Lord Sarakha, the Primarch (Television broadcast)
• Sincere Satomi, Imprisoned Hakutaku (Psyops Bunker)
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>>5978325
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
>Vymla, Dead Goddess (Psychic Concentration)
'Ello, ice mee-maw.
...We gotta find a loophole to save her, too. Even if it'd be a far cry from her former self.
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>>5978454
>+1
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>>5978454
Agreed. Ice is just solid water, so we owe it to her like we do Shennu.
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'...!'

I suddenly felt my rear hit my hard mat. I fell out of my crossed legged levitation onto the floor.

[MAJORDOMO] "Everything alright there, hot shot? It's not like us to wake up in a spook like that."

[JOCO] "Whatever I did, I apologize."

'No, no, it isn't you, it was- ... Wait, what have you been doing? What did you mean by that?'

[JOCO] "Ummm, uh, there's a GHOST COMING THROUGH YOUR WINDOW LOOK!"

Joco slithered off into the recesses of my brain.

[MAJORDOMO] "Yeah... So, uh, what was it?"

'I guess I've been deep in concentration ever since I saved Parrotboy yesterday. My mind was on the whole Kalaheimr situation.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Oh, so it's Vymla then."

'I suppose. I was thinking about her. I can't help it. I just started thinking... if it was still possible that I could save her, like I did Parrotboy.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Probably not. Ice is still in flux, remember? The cold is out of control, that's why there's an Eternal Winter above her bones. If she was still alive, any bit, at all, then her concept wouldn't be on the fritz."

'...Well, I thought I... I thought I saw glimpses of her in my concentration. My concentration on her corpse.'

[MAJORDOMO] "Just a spook I guess. Or maybe it's an echo of her voice still lingering. Probably a trace like Sarakha is? I dunno. She dead, but maybe she isn't gone for good. Hmm... What if it's because, unlike the birdbrain, people actually remembered her and still do? I mean, people still worship her."

'I don't know. I guess we'll just have to find out one day.'

I stood up in my room. A day had already passed since the incident with Shennu. I should likely avoid thinking too hard about her next time. That message was chilling...

I just went about doing some stretches and prepared for my day.
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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
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>>5978886
> Yutu the Jade Rabbit (The Moon)
Know what, we haven't talked to her in a while
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>>5978890
>+1
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[ LUNAR SOCIETY ]

Well... on the subject of the Alien God, we did theorize that, as nothing of Hainei can understand it, then perhaps those not of Hainei can. To this end, I figured it prudent to pay a visit to the Moon and bring my findings to the Jade Rabbit. I hoped Yutu was able to share some insights with me, so I came upon her, in the middle of micromanaging a cleanup effort in her crater's city, and told her all I could about our encounter with Gaizar and the current situation.

[YUTU] "Hmm! That so?"

It was the truth and nothing else.

[YUTU] "I see... So! The craven Alien is hold up on Hainei now! Well, no worries. Lord Sarakha will surely deal with it. Though, it having killed great Vymla... shocking! And these absorbing capabilities, grim. But, this does ring true! In fact, even we witnessed such phenomena here on the Moon when it absorbed our Gravity magic from coming into contact with it, like I told you before!"

'How did that progress?'

[YUTU] "Well, I'd never seen Gravity Magic be used for destruction! Gravity Magic is supposed to be a harmless, helpful utility, used only to support oneself! But that thing, when it absorbed our Gravity Magic, simultaneously invented new capabilities of it never before seen. It inverted Gravity to crush and grind areas like a blender! It ripped up chunks of the Moon's far side, smashing it down to devastate the Moon's iron core and break the foundation, causing tremors of vibration that destroyed swaths of the light side! It even repulsed things using Gravity!"

'Is there any counter to Gravity Magic? It is not known on Hainei. If the Alien God has become the best at it, then we'd be foolish not to come prepared for it. I'm not sure myself how we would deal with Gravity fluctuations.'

[YUTU] "Hmm... Well, Qilin named Muna, I do know how one could nullify the use of Gravity Magic. And, beyond what else you've told me of this "Psyops" you represent and what you need to know, I could in fact help you. Whilst I did not understand the Invader for the most part, I understood how its adaption worked."

'Really?'

[YUTU] "Yes... However, I will not tell you."

'What? Why...?'

[YUTU] "Well, have some faith, chump! Lord Sarakha will take care of it anyway. There's no need for you to get so worried about it. Besides, my help comes with a price!"

'Mmm!' I grumbled; 'Name it.'
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[YUTU] "It's simple. If you really are as big as you say, and have all the help you do, then you could help me accomplish it easily! Yes, yes! You could help me gain the rest of the Rabbits support and beat Nio! If you helped me rebuild Lunar Society, then I would be the winner in our little contest. The Moon would be a glorious bastion of the one true Kingdom again, and the Emperor would surely be pleased!"

[YUTU] "What do you? In return for me help dealing with your little Alien problem, you help me show that Woldorian OAF his place. And also, you agree to spread my singles to Hainei. How does that sound?"

The troubles of dealing with a vain perfectionist...

Although, helping her actually "win" might not even be a bad idea. After all, I'd heard it from Lord Akasa himself. The Rabbits are virtually secondaries to the Trinity, whom they care nothing about. It's likely that restoring Yutu's leadership of the whole Moon wouldn't even change anything. These are people the Trinity will leave behind, should I really worry if they'd ever try to come back for them again? And Nio... he could just... not leave if he "lost", isn't that right?

Lunar Society isn't exactly going anywhere. I didn't want to have to deal with this until later, since I could always just have came back, but she's pressing the issue, especially now that Ela is removed from the equation, thanks to me...

>Answer.
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>>5978963
>”It wouldn’t be very fair if I came in and meddled with this contest of yours, would it? It’d just mean you’d take a cheap way out. That’s not proving anything to anyone in the end, just displaying a lack of independence. And there’s nothing an idol despises more than having a stick-in-the-mud manager, yes?”
>”…Tell you what, actually. Let’s do this tit-for-tat style. You tell me the deets on Gaizar’s adaptation abilities and I’ll tell you something that a certain silly-hatted member of the Trinity told me about what’s in store for this place. How’s that sound?”
Yeah, I’m going there. Truthfully, I do NOT like this chick and don’t care if she cries about yellow monkey man not noticing her. The truth hurts. We need this info and I don’t want to scorn our relationships with based war-papa Woldor by cheating out his pawn.
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>>5978965
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>'It wouldn't be very fair if I came in and meddled with this contest of yours, would it? It'd just mean you'd take a cheap way out. That's not proving anything to anyone in the end, just displaying a lack of independence. And there's nothing an idol despises more than having a stick-in-the-mud manager, yes?'

[YUTU] "Huh? ...U-Uh! Weh-Well...!"

'Wouldn't the Lunar Rabbits flock more to your side if they knew you were doing better at rebuilding their society than Nio is? Haven't you ever thought to simply have the Rabbits under your purview spread the word? You know, the sooner you actually complete your job rebuilding here, the sooner you can get back to focusing everything on your idol career...'

Yutu opened her mouth to speak, as if she thought I was insinuating something about her abilities. But then she closed it just as quickly, and considered my words more deeply.

[YUTU] "Ah... Yes, of course I thought of that! I am, after all, a Trinity deity in full bloom. I thought of everything before anyone else here on the Moon did! My offer was nothing but generous, but I, of course, am able to do this and more all by myself!" She insists; "I AM the original, and true leader of the Moon, after all!"

Uh huh.

[YUTU] "Though, would you still consider spreading my singles regardless?" She said, conjuring up and presenting me with one of her CD albums.

I looked over the CD case. 'Vermillion Ray Expansion'.

[MAJORDOMO] "Okay, I know it's her album and she has every right to put her face and likeness all over it, but why did she have to center the cover on her thighs?"

[JOCO] "Cuz this stuff is marketed towards lonely, hopeless virgins who have no life, who will listen to this junk and, because they are so out of touch with reality, come to see her as their girlfriend, even though they will never meet, ever."

[MAJORDOMO] "Y- Did we... did we switch lines, Joco?"

[JOCO] "Shut up."

Maybe Catastrovania would like it, at least. I put the CD album away into my hammerspace and faced Yutu.
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>'…Tell you what, actually. Let’s do this tit-for-tat style. You tell me the details on Gaizar’s adaptation abilities and I’ll tell you something that a certain silly-hatted member of the Trinity told me about what’s in store for this place. How’s that sound?'

[YUTU] "Hm? Silly-hatted member of the Trinity?"

'Lord Akasa.'

[YUTU] "The venerable Interior Minister? Whatever did he have to say?"

'Nothing good. In fact, you're all quite in trouble if he's to be believed, which I don't think he shouldn't be! I talked to him myself.'

[YUTU] "Pah! You're just trying to stir trouble! Honestly, I should arrest you now for implying such blasphemies. I will tell you nothing, and hear none of this nonsense! This is the same ostentatious misleading that has led so many Rabbits to abandon worshiping their Emperor in favor of their Pantokrator idol. And not the kind of idol I am, but a false idol!"

Rabbits. They're submissive. They aren't always 'all there'.
Maybe I should just... read her mind?

>Yes. Enough fooling around with her. Let's just get what I need and leave. Gaizar is more important. (End Godtalk)
>I shouldn't take the easy way out and do something malicious. I should at least try to persuade her. (Roll 1d100 to persuade)
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>>5979445
>I shouldn't take the easy way out and do something malicious. I should at least try to persuade her. (Roll 1d100 to persuade)
rizz check
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>5979445
>I shouldn't take the easy way out and do something malicious. I should at least try to persuade her. (Roll 1d100 to persuade)
C'mooooonnn BIG MONEY-- Er, BIG INFO BIG INFO
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Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>5979450
rolling
>>5979460
never beating the unlucky allegations
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'Listen, Yutu, I talked to Lord Akasa himself, at his Wailing Wall estate. He's very much aware of the Lunar Society's situation. The destruction you all faced at the hands of the Alien God. And yet, nor he or either of the Trinity's ministers have a wish or desire to help you! It was his exact words.'

Yutu raised her eyebrow at me.

'I am a Goddess like you. I of all people would be able to meet with these figures and consult with them. Don't you see, Yutu? They view the fact that Lunar Society was destroyed as failure, and see you as nothing but a loose end to them! They're not coming for you.'

The Jade Rabbit just raised her hand to her mouth and gesticulated this bored yawn.

[YUTU] "Your inanities are boring me for sure, Qilin. The Trinity does not discard what it controls. If there's any grain of truth to your words, then surely you've twisted it. They would be testing me, in fact!"

'Testing you?!'

[YUTU] "Yes! This is but a test from our immaculate Emperor! And I will pass with flying colors! Huhuhu! I was made by the Emperor after all, I cannot fail!"

The Lunar Rabbits behind Yutu began mumbling. They looked like they wanted to speak. She curiously glanced back at them, and raised her finger, granting them the permission to.

[RABBIT] "P-Perhaps she's just trying to trick you into joining her, so she can reap the benefits of your secrets, Lady Yutu!"

[RABBIT] "The secrets to your beauty!"

Yutu gasped.
Completely deluded.

[YUTU] "Of course! Now it all makes sense, why you'd try to trick me, Qilin! Ooooh! I should have known! The Trinity warned well against you Qilins for this! Well, you won't get it! My beauty is unique, impossible to replicate!"

'I don't want your looks. I just want-'

[YUTU] "Nay! I'll hear no more of it! You are banished from my Moon, nasty Qilin! Go back to where you came from and leave me alone already! I have a society to rebuild, and every moment I spend talking to you, I lose seconds to Nio!"

I tried. Won't say I didn't.
Left with no other choice, I searched her mind on the spot, and dug through to extract what I needed.

'Fine. At least, I will spread your... album to Hainei, if that makes you feel any better.'

[YUTU] "Hmph! Acceptable. But don't think this completely pardons you for your treasonous words. It will take more than that to atone for such things."

Nodding, I lifted off and left the confines of the Moon, going back on my way to Hainei.
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...

So, two things to examine here, from what I read from Yutu's mind. It seems her claims of having the know how behind the Alien God wasn't a bluff after all. I can confirm with this that the Lunar Rabbits can indeed comprehend the Alien God better than inhabitants of Hainei can. Though, when viewed from their lens and point of views, the Alien God becomes much more simplified.

Is this the result of his existence being experienced differently by us than it is by them? Perhaps, they even see something completely different than we, who have come from Hainei do, when we view Gaizar.

Gaizar is able to adapt to seemingly anything he comes into contact with because he possesses an unmatched level of evolution so rapid, he is constantly evolving millions of times over. A process that would take a billion, or even tens of millions of years to do once, for ordinary beings, Gaizar does it millions of time over in a split second, every second that passes, he has evolved to higher degrees than can be counted. A rapid statistic, a living statistic. But this evolution is unique. Gods are not mortal beings, we are phenomena controlling a body. Only lesser things are so low as to possess... an evolution. A need to evolve, or the ability to. Gaizar is truly unique in that he is a God that can evolve, because he is an Alien. Rather, he is THE Alien, as a force.

Gaizar's body is made entirely of energy, but not in the same way mine is. I replicate a body on my lonesome, and I could have it behave no differently than a Mortals would if I wished. For example, I don't hunger, but I could make myself to, and experience grumbles in my stomach that can only be quenched with food. I can't get pregnant, like a female is supposed to, but I could easily give myself the organs and the process to make pregnancy the same way Mortals experience possible for myself, and even go as far as to completely control the process, right down to selectively manipulating the eggs, if I wanted. I just don't.

But Gaizar is different, somehow. He is so far removed from how the rest of us do it, he isn't just energy that can be freely manipulated, he's energy that can and cannot. His body could achieve the same things, but through methods we other deities couldn't. It's because of this that, I'm not sure he can even really be destroyed. Even if you were to eliminate every cell or particle that makes his body up at once, he would still just... come back. He's energy. Not just stale, mundane energy, but the concept of Energy itself.

When he came into contact with my Psychic energy, his body was, in that instant, not able to use it. He evolved rapidly, and discarded all "aged" and obsolete cells instantly, flushing them out to replace them immediately with new batches of cells. Cells that now are Psychic, and attuned to manipulating the extrasensory wavelengths. I might even have unintentionally gave him a connection to all Mortal minds the same as I have...

He seems perfect. Unbeatable.
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And because the Alien, who Invades, is the anti-concept, he negates all that we know. That's what the Millennium Moon, the "technology" he makes from his own flesh, really is. Nobody would know what to do or make of it if they looked up to the sky and saw a flaming celestial body headed for them. Out of nowhere. You couldn't explain that. It's nothing you can know.

...

Hmm... The more I think about Gaizar though, and the more I try to understand him, perhaps I'm actually making him more powerful. Maybe one of the keys is to simply not care to know, or to not want to know. Maybe that's why Woldor suggested that a Human could defeat him. Most Humans would try to understand the Alien, yes. But, there's also probably a greater deal of them that would, when confronted with the unknown, simply stamp it out as their first reaction. Shoot first, ask questions later. Maybe Gaizar couldn't cope with this. A human whose first instinct to the Alien is to kill, is something that would be truly dangerous to Gaizar.

Or perhaps, what if it was possible to evolve him into a worse state, somehow? There was that one thesis from a Capital university about evolution in Mortals eventually leading to... crabs and nothing else, I know of.

Well, the other thing to examine. Gravity Magic. Yutu knows how to neutralize it. It's rather simple. Gravity Magic creates gravitons. This in turn is used to manipulate or fluctuate the level of supergravity. When Gravity Magic gets out of hand on Lunar Society, or someone still only beginning to learn accidentally sends themself up flying away from the Lunar surface, the failsafe is to trigger an absence of gravity by creating reversed gravitons in the area... It's complex, but much like mutual annihilation of matter and antimatter.
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Speaking scientifically... there is no true "absence of gravity" in the universe. The field of gravity is expanded to every last reach of Space.... this is the supergravity, on a quantum level. But gravity is governed by the presence of these gravitons. Mortals mistakenly call weightless environments zero-gravity, but this isn't true, there is still gravity there. Even in a blank void, billions of lightyears away from any stars, there's still gravity there. So, by triggering graviton destruction, one removes gravity. This results in stasis, figuratively. But, it actually displaces the particles back into gravity, as they cannot sustain in a field absent of gravity. It's like a dirty form of teleportation. It requires lots of safety checks, to ensure the particles of an object don't get warped separately when gravity sucks out everything in the space absent of gravity.... otherwise, you could end up with your top half in one location, and your bottom in another, in a completely different position or arrangement...

[MAJORDOMO] "You done nerding out?"

[JOCO] "I almost fell asleep."

Hush you two... I'm not a nerd. I just like to think. Our trip is over anyway.

I was back in Hainei's atmosphere after enjoying the short flight.

( GODTALK OVER)

[Returning to the Psyops Bunker...]
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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
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>>5979572
>Access Psyops Deployments.
some mortis missions
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>>5979572
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>>5979579
I say we buy some skills and go slap Usultu's shit in, we have 400 points to spend.
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>>5979583
>+1
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[LOADING...]

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[ACCESSING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]
[STAND BY]

[You hold 403 Pleroma Points. Spend them wisely.]

( https://static.miraheze.org/chaosquestwiki/5/55/The_Skilltrees.png )
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>>5979652
Buying: Tribulation, Eden, Baptismal Euphoria, Big Freeze, Big Crunch, Nigentropy and Cthonic Shockwave.

Skill changes for the party : Muna: Holy Custom -> Baptismal Euphoria, Binesiiwag -> Negentropy, Mind bullets -> Eden

Wolfy: Cross Air Slicing Fists -> Cthonic Shock wave, Blow to Info -> Big Freeze, Bane -> Tribulation

Shennu: Pressure Washer -> River of Life, Binesiiwag -> Negentropy

Eskart: Winter -> Big Freeze, Typhoon -> Big Crunch, Binesiiwag -> Negentropy, Holy Custom -> Baptismal Euphoria

Ludwyhn: Holy Custom -> Baptismal Euphoria, Poisoned Shiv -> Mercurial Plague

Jenk: Cutting Wind Blades -> Big Crunch, Winter -> Big Freeze, Holy Custom -> Baptismal Euphoria, Cross Air Slicing Fists -> Cthonic Shock wave, Antimagic I -> Oneiromancy
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>>5980200
+1
That works I think
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[You spend Pleroma Points to modify your skillset.]
[You are left with 23 Pleroma Points.]

[Calculating...]

( Acquired [Tribulation], [Eden], [Baptismal Euphoria], [Big Freeze], [Big Crunch], [Negentropy], [Cthonic Shockwave] )
( Skill changes complete }

[ https://pastebin.com/wEy8RHiU ]

[EXITING SKILL-TREE SYSTEM...]

[LOADING...]
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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
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>>5981034
>Talk to Parrotboy
Time to get some new meat for the grinder
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>>5981037
>+1
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In the abodes near the Command Center, I found Wolfboy and Parrotboy, bonding together as brothers like they'd never gotten to before in the room assigned to Wolfboy. They were both making loud noises when I walked in.

[WOLFBOY] "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"

[PARROTBOY] "-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIIIII-"

[WOLFBOY] "-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"

'What are you both doing...?'

[WOLFBOY] "-OOO-KK...! O-Oh! Aunt Muna!"

Both of them were in their Therian forms. Wolfboy was in his wolf shape, and Parrotboy was literally a green parrot perched on his neck. Behind them, a big screen on the wall was showing an ambient picture of the moon, and the room was basically very dark. Must have been Wolfboy's own design choices he asked for. They both changed back into their Incarnate shapes but, uh, Parrotboy didn't get off of Wolfboy, so they both crashed into the floor.

[PARROTBOY] "Oouf! N-Nobody ever accused me of being smart!"

'What was that just now?'

[WOLFBOY] "What do you mean? We were making animal noises."

'Why?'

[WOLFBOY] "Cuz we're animals, that's why. The way animals get along is by communicating with each other."

[PARROTBOY] "Aye, aye, senhora! Because he's a wolf, he must go AWOOOOOOOOOOOO. And because I'm a Parrot, I have to mimic what I hear!" Said Parrotboy, nodding rapidly and bobbing his head.

'Okay. If it's what you both find entertaining.'

[WOLFBOY] "Animals have to remember each other by their calls.'

'But wouldn't your cry sound no different than any other wolf?'

[PARROTBOY] "No, not at all. He's the Demigod of Animals, senhora! It might not sound like it to you but his cry is unique, to me it sounds like all the animals, at once. Like every last one of them roared and shrieked in a mighty chorus, and I'm working on imitating that. In this way, neither of us brothers should ever get separated again once I perfect the AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"

'Okay, okay, I get your point! Please, lower the volume!'

[PARROTBOY] "Hehe, sorry!"
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'Mm. So, Parrotboy, you said you wanted to help, didn't you?'

[PARROTBOY] "However I can!"

Hmmm...
I had a look at his Divine Potential by examining his godform.

'You are pretty capable of fending for yourself. But, you're not the strongest...'

[PARROTBOY] "Aieee... W-Well, I haven't been feeling whole lately, since I came back to living."

'What do you mean?'

[PARROTBOY] "Ah! I'm only a Demigod, but the one filling my place is a full-on promoted god! There's something that's making me feel like I need to be that one, not him. It keeps scratching me at the back of my mind! Uuuuu... Before I got killed, I was actually considering joining that Trinity myself, and talking to them. They must have seen it as a golden chance, senhora, since they've replaced me. Well, I'm not joining them now! Never ever!" Parrotboy grumbled.

[WOLFBOY] "A-Aunt Muna, can my brother please come with us on the missions?! Please? Please! Please!?" Wolfboy said, hugging my waist and looking up at me with pleading eyes.

>Hmm...
> [ 2 Companion Slots remaining. Once two more companions are acquired, the party is complete. No more companions can be recruited after this. Consider this carefully, as there are a few more choices for companions that can be recruited left. ]

>What do I think? Is Parrotboy too weak to recruit as a companion or should I give him a chance?
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>>5981097
>I'll have to decline it, but he can help us in other ways.
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>>5981122
+1
He's been through a lot...and we have other gods we can get
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>>5981122
+1
Like, dude. He's literally been DEAD for chaos knows how long.
We don't need to let his hollow bones be broken 30 times over while out there on the battlefield. Maybe he can be a special operative for deployments? Less... risky that way. More non-combative. Work and play rolled into one. We already let Wolfboy look for the lost bunker that one time, maybe they could work as a duo like that. Parrotboy can watch him from the skies so no more Ecules jumpscares. I dunno.
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>>5981097
>give him a chance
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'Listen... Parrotboy?'

[PARROTBOY] "Hum?"

'I don't want to put you at risk. And, by your own admission, you did say you were a bit "airheaded". So, I can't allow you to go on missions with us, I'm afraid.'

[PARROTBOY] "Awh..."

[WOLFBOY] "AAAAWWWW! COME ON! I-I'll look after bro! I won't let anything happen to him! Please, Aunt Muna, I promise! I don't want to cut brother out of anything!"

I sighed and petted Wolfboy on the head as he frowned up at me.

'Listen, I just don't want Parrotboy going into harm's way on the big mission that undertake ourselves. You're different because well... frankly, you're just stronger. You've already had a lot of experience, and know how to handle yourself. And beyond that, you can transform into something much hardier when you want to.'

[PARROTBOY] "A-Aye! Tia's right, Wolfo. I don't even have a Truth like you do. Mãe acima!"

'Don't worry though, I'm not cutting anyone out of anything. Parrotboy and you can still be plenty of help to us as you are. Don't the others here sometimes request your help for their missions?'

Wolfboy nodded through his frown.

'They do. The mortals find your help very valuable, Wolfboy. You're a big strong Demigod compared to them. So, let Parrotboy help you out sometimes when they need you. You can both watch each others backs and have fun then. But when it's time for us to face something truly difficult, I'd rather he hang back. I don't want you to lose your brother again.'

[WOLFBOY] "I understand..."
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I knelt down and put a hand on Wolfboy's shoulder.

'Besides, you still have a lot of things left to show your brother here, don't you? Why don't you go introduce him to Catastrovania and get her to show him animes or something. When the time comes you and him can go out together and contribute but for goodness sake, boy, just focus on having fun right now, okay?'

[WOLFBOY] "Ah, alright! You're right Aunt Muna. I'll keep bro safe! I won't let anything happen to him again! And maybe I'll even help teach him how to make his own Truth!"

[PARROTBOY] "My own Truth! I don't even know what that would be but I want to find out!"

'Hmhm.'

I raised my arms for a hug.

I was shocked when Wolfboy and Parrotboy both tackled me into the floor, giggling and laughing. I chuckled too as I patted the boys on their backs and then let them pull me up.

'Alright, now go have fun.'

[WOLFBOY] "C'mon, let me show you Cat's room, she has a funny blue haired girl on her computer that sings whatever you want it to!"

[PARROTBOY] "Haha! I don't even know what any of that means!"

They went running off together down the hall and out of sight. This was the happiest Wolfboy's ever been in his life, it's like I gave him back what he'd been missing since his last companions in life vanished. I was glad. I heard one of the other doors of the abodes open and Shennu popped up behind me, smiling at me.

[SHENNU] "Mm. It's for the best, I'm glad you thought alike."

'Of course.'

[SHENNU] "Sons are such a handful, aren't they?"

'Perhaps. But they're an endearing handful.'

Shennu chuckled and I went back into the Command Center.

> [ 2 Companion Slots remain. ]

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
• Surasira, Bovine Goddess of Milk and Torpor (Land of Milk)
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
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>>5981222
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Demharugh, Fairy Goddess (Siegesia)
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>>5981217
>[PARROTBOY] "A-Aye! Tia's right, Wolfo. I don't even have a Truth like you do. Mãe acima!"
was "mãe acima" a direct translation from "mother above" ? in this case, "Mãe do céu" would be the better fit.

>>5981232
>+1
gotta see how she's faring on her mission
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>>5981232
+1
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[ BELKINSIRE ]

I had been searching the countryside for Demharugh for a fair while, until I pinpointed the Fairy Goddess moving about through Eskart's realm. The sweet little maid had made it this far already, and I could see when I checked up on her progress that she was now leading a troupe of Fairies with her. Many other Fairies and Pixie creatures had joined up with Demharugh on her little journey of introspection. They came in forms both human-like and as small, winged, bobbing balls of light.

'Demharugh. Demharugh, sweety, can you hear me?'

[DEMHARUGH] "Huh?"

The Fairy Godmother stopped where she floated over and landed on both feet, looking around.

'Ah. It's me. I'm speaking directly into your mind. Do you remember?'

[DEMHARUGH] "Ah! Lady Muna! Twas' you! How do you do?"

'I'm keeping an eye on you. Making sure you don't run into any trouble. I see your little chore is going smoothly so far. But would you mind to tell me what's going on? Why are there so many Fairies following you around?'

[DEMHARUGH] "A simple explanation, my dear Goddess! In order to fulfill my instruction and discover yon' Fae's origin, I enlisted the help of all ye' wild and fun and free Faekin I could find abroad! Masterless, poor dearies and little prancing Pixies all over the woodland. I took my time asking each one if they knew the Fae history! Sadly, not a one of them did!"

'Ah. So you're just doing what you felt most prudent, I take it?'

[DEMHARUGH] "W-Well... Hmmm. I suppose... I must find the Faekin's origin, so perhaps one of yon' Fae must know. And if they don't, well, I'll just keep looking, not leaving a one rock undisturbed until I've overturned them all to find where we came from! The others, without any masters to tell them what to do, just listened to me when I suggested following along if they also wanted to know!"

'Hmm... Interesting... It must be a first for you, telling others what to do.'

[DEMHARUGH] "Oh. Well, I am their natal divinity, right? But, it isn't really my job to tell others what to do..."

'No, no, it's fine.'

[DEMHARUGH] "It is?"

'Well, don't maids sometimes get their instructions from a head maid who works for the master as well? Think of it like that. If most Fae prefer to be maids, then right now you're acting as the biggest head maid there ever was on one of the most important jobs of all! You're leading your own kind to retracing their steps! It's a good thing, in fact.'

[DEMHARUGH] "Hooooohhh..." Demharugh smiled; "Well, when you put it like that, it certainly is, isn't it? Why, this is my most important job! I've got a big responsibility being the head maid of all Faekin right now, don't I? Well, I've ever endeavor to please you and Lady Eikn, rest assured!"

'Mm. I'm glad. Keep up the good work, Dem'."

[DEMHARUGH] "Hmhm! Thank you very kindly, Lady Muna."

And off she went, continuing her journey.
Nothing seems to have transpired so far. I'll check in some other time. Maybe then she'll have something.
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>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Check in with Krina and Eskart on their findings.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
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>>5982075
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
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>>5982186
>+1
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>>5982075
>Check in with Krina and Eskart on their findings
I wanna know the state of the resurrection project
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>>5982444
+1 to this. I mean, dating can happen later.
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>>5982444
Changing to this then, had forgotten.
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...

Plainly put-

[KRINA] "It's not working out."

It's not the news I was expecting to hear, but not outside the realm of possibility either. All the same, it was disconcerting news to hear.

[ESKART] "By all means, every piece was in place. With the virtual reality, uploading the consciousness would be seamless. I added the magical component, an arcane crystal of resuscitation, a lifeforce shard designed to keep the flesh alive well past fatal wounds by numbing it to complete inability to experience feeling, all while ejecting a small amount of measured Lifeforce to extend the durability of the flesh. It's what we use in medical emergencies in Belkinsire. Although, these shards I'm lending are not designed to save lives, but to prevent that arbitrary line of Death from being crossed."

[KRINA] "Right. The crystals are part of the chips I've designed. They only keep the subject alive long enough to ensure the upload is completed. It prevents them from dying, only losing their body. We bend the rules that way. Receiving the chip via surgical procedure is wholly by choice. We're not gonna force anyone to take it. Just one thing..."

My ears twitched, listening to them.

[KRINA] "The server that handles the VR that will make it possible keeps crashing!"

'Crashing?'

[KRINA] "I don't know why. I've run all the data through, tried multiple methods. Rebuilding it the way I have to rebuild NIBIRU doesn't even work! We've never even uploaded any consciousnesses to it, just merely ran some test run. It crashes. This one specific server. No matter what I do, this one in specific keeps crashing. I'm at a loss of what to do..."

That's odd.
Just that one in specific? Nothing else faces the same problem?

'What if it's sabotage?'

[KRINA] "Who would even do that?"

[ESKART] "If we can't get that working, then I'm afraid you'll have no choice but to cancel this initiative, or put it on hold until a solution is found. I may have some ideas, if you decide this is not worth the trouble."

'Did you try making a whole version from scratch?'

[KRINA] "Yeah. In between rebuilding it all from scratch, I even tried just building it all up again from nothing using different methods. It still keeps crashing!"

Krina looked completely disheartened.

>Cancel this. We're better to allocate our resources elsewhere instead of pursue dead ends.
>Keep it all on hold. I'm sure something will be figured out eventually, it has to be.
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>>5982825
>>Keep it all on hold. I'm sure something will be figured out eventually, it has to be.
Looks like we have to investigate a bit, I'm not giving up on revival programs
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>>5982825
>Keep it all on hold. I'm sure something will be figured out eventually, it has to be.
that's strange indeed
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>>5982825
>Keep it all on hold. I'm sure something will be figured out eventually, it has to be.
Krina is a competent woman, even if she is over 80% metal.
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>>5982825
>Keep it all on hold. I'm sure something will be figured out eventually, it has to be.
We need to download more RAM.
...Or send an expedition to salvage shit from the Lost Continent if possible. There's gotta be something down there, beneath the waves...
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'I'd say, put it all on hold for the time being. Suspend it.'

Krina nodded while she fixed her lab coat's collar. Eskart bowed slightly and turned away, walking off.

[ESKART] "Since we've already figured out the correct process, all I need to do is prepare the components at the College. Signal me when I am needed again." Eskart said, raising his hands and creating a magical doorway to disappear into.

[KRINA] "I'll keep trying to debug the system, and look through everything. If I ever find the cause, I'll let you know, cute stuff. Until then, you should get back to doing what you have to."

'Mm. Right.'

Krina gave me a little wave as I left the Supercomputer room.
Whatever it is that was bugging things, I hoped it got sorted soon. We need not wait any longer than we need to to save lives and souls on precious time.

...

I was back in the Command Center.

>< What will you do now? ><
>Access the Case Files and undertake a mission.
• The Dagger of Death (Usultu, God of Weapons)
• Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
• The Clown, Noramus (Scapegod Noramus)
• Testing the Tengu (Daitengu Scheiracht)
• Fell Fire, Mortal Resolve (Master Garlo, God of Fire)
• The World of Mythology II (Oggthorn, Hunter Demigod)
• RAID: Konglasha's Capture (Shèng Xù, Chain of Chains)
• RAID: All-Seeing Ehyeh (NUMBER-8 Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh)
• RAID: Naturens Ondskapfulle Vrede (Bedolfir, Giant God of Nature)
• RAID: The Forever Apocalypse
• RAID: End the New Eternity
>Access Psyops Deployments.
>Access the Skill-Tree.
>Talk to somebody in the Bunker.
>Outfit selection.
>Open Affinity Dates selection.
>Open Truth Meditation.
>Ask Majordomo and Joco's opinion on something.
>Find a human who'd be willing to face the Alien God.
>Go on a Godtalk. Select which god to converse with.
• Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
• Lady Seannsa, Cat Goddess of Luck (Psyops Bunker) [Luck Vendor]
• Kei, Poverty God (Shuukai Ward) [Luck Vendor]
• Namithene, Goddess of Love (Frostreach Continent)
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>>5982864
>Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
But first change up our skills to everybody that's using a light one is using a dark one. Trinitoids are weak to mean words
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>>5982874
>+1
the redemption won't be televised
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>>5982864
Actually scratch that
>Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
We need to buy some items
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>>5982864
>Nickleim, the God of Commerce (Summon to Psyops Bunker for barter)
we gotta see the happy merchant first, we saved pleroma for him after all.
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I summoned Nickleim to the Bunker. He arrived in his usual fashion, bringing his store with him. He looked left and right.

[NICKLEIM] "You again, so soon?" He said, stroking his locks before settling back in his chair; "Right then. What's it gonna be?"

>(Nickleim's Shop) (I hold 23 Pleroma Points / PPs)
• Amethyst of Life (Small HP Restore) (x10) (1 PP)
• Emerald of Life (Large HP Restore) (x5) (2 PP)
• Diamond of Life (Full HP Restore) (x1) (3 PP)
• Crystal of Light (Party wide Small HP Restore) (x10) (1 PP)
• Cake of Light (Party wide Large HP Restore) (x5) (1 PP)
• Huangdi's Skin (Party wide Full HP Restore) (x1) (5 PP)
• Sacred Ofuda (Small MP Restore) (x10) (1 PP)
• Elixir of Conjecture (Large MP Restore) (x5) (2 PP)
• Inanimate Soul (Full MP Restore) (x1) (3 PP)
• Emperor Idol (Party wide Small MP Restore) (x10) (1 PP)
• Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore) (x5) (2 PP)
• Gnostic Mass (Party wide full MP Restore) (x1) (5 PP)
• Illusionary Scroll (Guarantees Escape upon use) (x1) (1 PP)
• Inverted Physique Mirror (Reflects physical attack) (x1) (1 PP)
• Rearranged Magic Mirror (Reflects magic attack) (x1) (1 PP)
• Wafer of NEGAI (Party wide Full HP+MP Restore) (x1) (10 PP)
• Decent Food (Small HP+MP Restore) (x5) (1 PP)
• Superb Food (Large HP+MP Restore) (x1) (1 PP)
• Premium Food (Full HP+MP Restore) (x1) (5 PP)
• Sacramental Medal (Revive with small HP) (x1) (1 PP)
• Rejuvenating Icon (Revive with Large HP) (x1) (2 PP)
• Piece of Life Itself (Revive with Full HP) (x1) (3 PP)
• Objection Glass (Removes Ceiling Debuffs) (x1) (2 PP)
• Conjunction Glass (Raise both Ceilings by three ranks) (x1) (2 PP)
• Conjecture Glass (Lowers Enemy Ceilings by three ranks) (x1) (3 PP)
• Toxic Vial (Inflicts Toxicity on enemy) (x5) (1 PP)
• Shibari (Binds enemy for 1 turn) (x1) (1 PP)
• Spellbreaking Bell (Seals enemy for 1 turn) (x1) (1 PP)
• Petri-dish (Inflicts Cancer on enemy) (x1) (1 PP)
• Sleep Perfume (Inflicts Sleep on enemy) (x1) (1 PP)
• Cotardation Slip (Inflicts Existential on enemy) (x1) (1x PP)
• Shard of Usultu (Inflicts Blood on enemy) (x1) (1x PP)
• Cleansing Balm (Cures Status Effect) (x1) (5x PP)
• Flag of Rebellion (Party wide Status Effects cure) (x1) (10x PP)
• Aseity (On use, guarantees a full revive should one fall in battle) (x1) (50 PP)
• Box of Pains (Temporarily gives enemy 3x weakness to all elements) (x1) (50 PP)
• Gospel Truth Tome (Raises Divine Potential instantly) (x1) (60 PP)
• Grimoire of Anima (Allows resistance and weakness change on use) (x1) (100 PP)
• Rune of Death (Instantly kills foe) (x1) (200 PP)
>What will I buy?
>Buy something?
>Exit shop.
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>>5982894
3x Huangdi's Skin (Party wide Full HP Restore) (x1) (5 PP)
2x Inverted Physique Mirror (Reflects physical attack) (x1) (1 PP)
2x Rejuvenating Icon (Revive with Large HP) (x1) (2 PP)
1x Toxic Vial (Inflicts Toxicity on enemy) (x5) (1 PP)
1x Shard of Usultu (Inflicts Blood on enemy) (x1) (1x PP)
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>>5982905
+1
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>>5982905
also changing all Baptismal Euphoria in our party for Antumbra.

>Access the Case File: Changing the Channel (Yasukuni, God of Media)
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>>5982912
including Holy Custom into the change for Antumbra since we forgot to update wolfy's one
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(Bought: 3x Huangdi's Skin, 2x Inverted Physique Mirror, 2x Rejuvenating Icon, 5x Toxic Vial, 1x Shard of Usultu)
(Tax: 0 PP)
(Total: 23 PP)
(Transaction complete.)

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[NICKLEIM] "Hmhm. A pleasure doing business."

Nickleim desummoned and took his shop with him. I acquired new items.

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Oh, of all the things a deity could have been born to embody, how come "Media" became one of them? Media, a handle used merely to describe everything from books, to television, to other electronic entertainment. From fiction to reality, stories inspired by tales, or recounting what has happened and passed. In the past, and in the future. From merely making children giggle with shadow puppets on a wall from a fire, to producing a grand theatrical movement. Even animals seek to entertain themselves somehow.

But it made sense to me the more I thought about it. Media is something we perceive. It's not just merely entertainment, but a way of information constantly flowing in a tidal current. Television is a powerful tool, one that can be used to convey themes and messages in many forms. The Trinity was particularly keen on its usage, televising their acts openly. I saw as much myself, when Thandir broadcast himself executing thousands of children across the world with a mere tap of his stave to make a point.

People in the Trinity will watch this kind of thing on television. To them, it becomes okay. Why? Well, because, it's on TV. When they were born, they were probably raised into watching things like that on television, all their lives. So, if it's on television, it must be okay. After all, you get to watch it all the time, right?

Well, I won't stand for it. If they can be beaten out in the open, they can be beaten on the screen as well. I just have to convince Yasukuni, the God who governs Media in the Heavenly Capital to defect.

Likely easier said than done. So I brought everyone with me.
By myself, I'd convince nobody. But all together, we're living proof.
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So there we went into the heart of our greatest enemy's stronghold, all six of us. Fearlessly we waltzed right in. Heedless of the stares we got from those who recognized us. We went to the middle of the Trinity's broadcasting and mass media center at the Wailing Wall of the East, a sector of the Interior Ministry. They were held up at a tower in the middle of its ecumenopolis.

[ESKART] "This is a dangerous move. We are surrounded by adversities here."

[LUDWYHN] "Bah! I'm all fer' it. Lookit' this bright, gaudy shitter. Nuttin' sayin' defoiyents' loik' walkin' roight' innear', ownin' the place."

[WOLFBOY] "Do these people really live in such... claustrophobic spaces? This place is hell!"

[SHENNU] "This is what they tried to get me to join... Something that eats the earth, a place devoid of freedom. Dressed in gold to distract you from the rot at the core..."

[LUDWYHN] "Well ain't we waxin' philosophical."

[ESKART] "It's true. This place is the product of Huangdi's work. In his eyes, this is not perfect. It's lacking one thing more. People without thoughts."

We entered the center for mass media. A place that could only be trusted to Immortals as workers. They manipulated all the information the Trinity's civil populace had access to here. The internet, television, all the mass media. They ran their censorship nightmare here. They were confused when we entered boldly, some of them tried to stop us, but they couldn't really get in our way. We just walked past, and took the elevators up without a word.

We went right to the office of the mass media center's controller. I stepped in, companions following me behind closely. Then, I saw him.

[YASUKUNI] "Hm?"

He turned around and face us after calibrating a radio mast he held, some kind of technological device. He held it like a sacred implement, and dressed like a priest.

But...

He was so plain! Look at him! This guy was a promoted deity? Someone that actually received a promotion from Demigodhood?

[YASUKUNI] "...Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... u-ur... Can I... help you?"

'You are... Yasukuni? The God of Media.'

His eyes darted left and right before falling back to me.

[YASUKUNI] "That's me. Who... who are you? I don't get visitors... well, visits from people I don't know. W... What is this exactly?"
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[SHENNU] "We are fellow deities, just like you."

[LUDWYHN] "An' we come because yer' doin' dirty deeds, lad. It's time fer' ya' to stop."

[YASUKUNI] "Dirty deeds?"

[ESKART] "You are the one charged with overseeing the Trinity's regulation of mass media, and therefor its censorship and usage as a tool of control. Your work is directly the cause of the normalization of heinous acts such as massed propaganda, subliminal messaging and dehumanization. Your masters use your gift in order to show the world their abhorrent deeds, such as those seen in Castigation Semesters. They openly commit genocide to the public eye and desensitize the public to it through the television and electronics."

'On top of using your gift as another way to make people accustomed to it, and therefor lead them to support and encourage it, even! People everywhere rely on your gift of Media. Even hundreds of years from now, people will still be watching television. Have you no heart? To assist in this madness? What is your excuse?'

[YASUKUNI] "It's my job." He instantly justified; "It's what I have to do. What my bosses want me to do." He said, almost gritting his teeth.

'That won't hold up.'

[YASUKUNI] "You think so? Big government and media can't coexist. There are too many people. We don't live in an age of scrolls and scholars anymore. Censorship is inevitable, wherever a government exists. If you allow works to be made freely, without restraint, then people can make anything. So, telling me that I'm doing a bad job is well, that's the thing that really doesn't hold up. D-Do you want people to go out and make their own versions of 'The Right to Kill', by "Ya Yahuitl Wu Vyros Votash"? D-Do you? C... Because that's how you get everyone making their edition of The Right to Kill."

[YASUKUNI] "Y-You know what they say. The victors write history. Even if you don't like it, the Trinity is on top, they rule the whole world. S-So, they decide what people see. That's my job! So, deal with it! This is all you came to do? Just lecture me? Like I'm some kid? I'm not. I'm better than that!" He said, suddenly becoming defensive; "S... Screw you! Seriously! Screw you! How do you reconcile any of that? What's YOUR excuse?!"

>Answer.
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>>5983031
>"The stuff you let on the airwaves is exactly what radicalizes people to write their own versions of 'The Right to Kill.' Just the other day you let Thandir broadcast the slaughter of thousands of children on live television. How do you justify that? Can it even be justified?"
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>>5983031
>"Some level of censorship is indeed needed, but how do you justify the absurd amount done by the trinity besides "they're on top" ? if merely being in power is reason enough, you're no different from those who follow Votash and think that everything can be done as long as you can get away with it. And you're responsible for broadcasting the crimes of the trinity, for desensitizing people to them and making it a common thing in their lives. Are you gonna tell me those things are ok, that your conscience doesn't object to it ?"
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I frowned at him, and gave him a chastising look.

>'The stuff you let on the airwaves is exactly what radicalizes people to write their own versions of 'The Right to Kill'. Just the other day, you let Thandir broadcast the slaughter of thousands of children on live television. How do you justify that? Can it even be justified?'

[YASUKUNI] "..."

I sighed.

>'Some level of censorship is indeed needed, but how do you justify the absurd amount done by the Trinity besides "they're on top"? If merely being in power is reason enough, you're no different from those who follow Votash and think that everything can be done as long as you can get away with it. And you're responsible for broadcasting the crimes of the Trinity, for desensitizing people to them and making it a common thing in their lives. Are you gonna tell me those things are okay, that your conscience doesn't object to it?"

[YASUKUNI] "..."

[LUDWYHN] "Heh. Cat gottis' tongue? Lad cannae' even defend his posishun'."

[ESKART] "Because it is an indefensible position. He knows very well what he's doing is wrong, you can see it in his eyes."

[YASUKUNI] "Of course it is! But what am I supposed to do?! I'm trapped in here like a rat all day, all night! I'm not allowed to leave the Capital! This... this thing!"

Yasukuni shook the small radio device he held.

[YASUKUNI] "They put my power in this! To ensure I couldn't use it against them!"

The device?

'What is that thing?'

[YASUKUNI] "They made it for me during the dawn of the radio, over three thousand years ago. Before we had anything we have today, we had radio. That was when I joined the Kingdom. They promised me that I would get to do what I really wanted, bring amusement and joy to mortals. It was an advancing age, I couldn't keep up with it without their help. In that time, "Media" was just stageplays, theatre, silent films and books. Traveling troupes, circuses and stunts. I was an obsolete Demigod."

'And you trusted them?'

[YASUKUNI] "It wasn't always like this... It was different in the New Beginning. They weren't so bad back then. I got a promotion, and they gave me this, and helped me shunt my power into it. With this seemingly ordinary device, in actuality, a holy instrument, I can control radio waves and broadcasts worldwide. I could turn every television in the world on and off at once if I wanted. It was a one sided bargain! They-T-They always played the long game! They just waited to ease me into it! Now I'm just a puppet! I'm just a puppet and nothing else! Media... it isn't what I wanted it to be!"
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[YASUKUNI] "I just wanted to be an entertainer, and amuse people! That's what Media is! What it should be, no matter how it evolves! It was never supposed to be something that offends people. Sure, not everyone's going to like the same thing, but... b-but...."

Shennu raised her hands to calm the nervous Yasukuni down.

[SHENNU] "Slow down. We're not here to render your verdict guilty. We don't want to make you pay. We want you to recant and help us."

[ESKART] "Whatever we can do to help you, Yasukuni, we will. You just have to tell us how."

[LUDWYHN] "They ain't invincible, lad."

[YASUKUNI] "It's not that simple, I'm..."

[???] "Overstepping boundaries."
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We all turned around, looking to the door leading into Yasukuni's extravagant office. We were shocked to see who had come. That groaning, wizened voice. An old, hunched man. The last person we needed to run into right now. Lord Akasa, the God of Space. One of the Trinity's big three himself.

The air became tense. It was just teetering on the edge of hostility. Ludwyhn gripped his spear tight, Eskart's gloves squeaked as he clenched his fists. Shennu and Wolfboy both fell quiet, but their claws were ready. Jenk grabbed his pitchfork with both hands. I just stared Akasa down, whilst Yasukuni went and slipped quietly back behind his desk, nervous to the point of sweating bullets.

Lord Akasa just looked around at the room, between all of us.

[AKASA] "Hahahahaha."

He pointed past us all, at Yasukuni.

[AKASA] "A once brittle Demigod, incapable of keeping up with his own audience, desperately in need of help to prevent his splitting at the seams."

I raised my eyebrow. Akasa turned to me, giving heed to my voiceless concern.

[AKASA] "For how else was the poor jejune to prevent humanity from tearing him apart, dividing their concepts of what you call "Mass Media" threefold? A god born to embody their senses of the digital, and the webscape. A god born to encompass the industry that churns out cinema constantly, building masterpieces and polished turds. A god that writes. A god for everything we compiled into this entertainer. This jester, who got his start acting on stage."

Akasa began walking past us all, and we merely... stepped aside, out of his path.
It was like he was mirroring our boldness in walking right into the Capital, by walking right past us. I felt like, had we any guts, none of us would have moved for this third of three tyrants. Yet, we did, and Akasa reasserted who ruled in the Capital just that easily. It turned our motive right onto our heads. He made us look like fools with such a simple gesture.

We cleared a path, for him to stop right in front of Yasukuni, the very man we sought to save.

[AKASA] "Humans need no guidance for the actions they take that tear apart such foundation. Look at you, little guy. Dressed so neatly in that priestly attire. Why did we ask you to wear that, again?" Akasa said, raising a hand to his pointy ear; "Tell the class, why don't you?"

[YASUKUNI] "B... B-Because I have to render to the Trinity what is theirs, p-perform prie... my duties are like a priests... performed in your name, for you."

[AKASA] "And it only makes sense. No more white facepaint, star studded cheeks, tuxedo with bow tie and little cane which flowers come out."

Akasa turned around to us, and snapped his fingers. I heard the distinct low hum of something electric. It came from Yasukuni's implement. His radio mast had powered down, rendering him powerless and incapable of commanding his own domain.

I see. He really was just a rat trapped in a cage by them then.
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[AKASA] "Left to their own devices, humans have created nothing but chaos. The webscapes that came from their meddling expand uncontrollably. They create nothing but garbage and junk. Humans are true dung eaters, content to feast endlessly on their trash and recycle it into new paradigms. Content... Content! Blah! Nothing but garbage, in the form of metadata. Slowly, but surely, they are absorbing all the other mediums to one. They want nothing but heedless advancement into oblivion."

[AKASA] "You know this to be true. The internet is pure trash. It is worth nothing. Any of us Gods could easily take it all away in an instant, had we the authority and blessing of the Emperor to send out that solar flare to do it. But humans cling to things like it. They cling with iron grasp to trash. They will digitize themselves, it is inevitable. That will be the new life. All devices eventually evolve down this path they create into one device, at some point. Everything they've made will become available on the one platform. The only platform. They will give up even the sacred television one day..."

Akasa raised his hands.

[AKASA] "So, Psyops, what do you think of that? What do you think of how they have taken this poor god and tormented him in their ways? For men are the destroyers of their own Media, their own creations. They have so graciously gifted us this, with which we spy on them, we gaslight them and track them. Prune and censor, on pages that never stay or look the same! Even this worldly Kingdom cannot stop them from moving forward with their trinkets to create unending garbage. But government can mitigate it, and control it! And we Trinity are winners. So only what we want should be seen, naturally. Think not?"

>Try to refute Lord Akasa's words on the madness of men and their digital abomination.
>Don't waste the breath. We're taking Yasukuni and going now. Don't get in our way, old man.
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>>5983937
>>Don't waste the breath. We're taking Yasukuni and going now. Don't get in our way, old man.
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>>5983937
>Try to refute Lord Akasa's words on the madness of men and their digital abomination.
He's trying to get a rise out of us with all his "U-UH WE'RE TOTALLY IN CONTROL OF THE INTERNET S-SHUT UP!! A-AND EVEN IF WE WEREN'T, I-IT'S MEANINGLESS SO WHY WOULD IT MATTER." shit.
ENGAGE COUNTER-TROLLING. MAJORDOMO TAKE THE WHEEL (YOU TOO, JOCO. FIGHT FOR IT.)
>"Sounds like beak-sissy over here is mad that mortals surpassed him in such a passive manner. The internet does happen to connect everyone across the globe - across vast distances of space if you will - and it sounds to me you're insecure about it making you just a little bit more impotent! It's not the fact that your dominion over distance is being threatened by a bunch of modems and routers, but rather the fact that it's not the STAGGERING upheaval of your position that you desperately wish for! Oh, poor big-hat! I bet that in a display of utter hypocrisy, he uses the internet himself, probably hiding behind a mask of anonymity trying to get people argue about things he cares not for, like children's cartoons! I'd cry for him, if I had any tears to spare."
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>>5983937
>Try to refute Lord Akasa's words on the madness of men and their digital abomination.

"Even with what you call trash being produced, humans have made countless gems with the internet and it's also an important mean to connect them like never before. And I think that's why you hate it, because people can connect with each other nigh-instantaneously and easily form communities despite of their distance from each other, god of space."
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>>5983980
>>5983982
I'll support both of these, though maybe the name calling would be a bit much for Muna though.
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'... Hmhm... hmhmph...'

[AKASA] "...?"

Akasa tilted his head. My companions looked to me, curiously.

[AKASA] "You giggle?"

'Hmhmhm... Hahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!' I suddenly laughed.

Majordomo's time to shine.
I pointed at Akasa, and he squinted at the finger.

>'Sounds like beak-freak over here is mad that Mortals surpassed him in such a passive manner. The internet does happen to connect everyone across the globe. Across vast distances of space, if you will! And it sounds to me you're simply insecure about it making you just a bit more impotent.'

[AKASA] "Hhrgh...?!"

>'It's not the fact your dominion over distance is being threatened by a bunch of modems and routers, but rather the fact that it's not the staggering upheaval of your position that you desperately wished for! Oh, poor Lord of the Trinity! I bet that in a display of utter hypocrisy, you yourself use the very webscape you curse and praise in the same breath! Probably hiding behind a mask of anonymity, trying to get people to argue about things you don't even care about! I'd cry for you, if I had any tears to spare."

[AKASA] "Your inner voices are quite absurd, Qilin... Is it really wrong to prod the livestock and see who thinks wrong every now and then?"

'How do you even know about those voices? You know what, I don't even care. Even with what you call "trash" being produced, humans have made countless gems and diamonds in the rough with the internet and it's also an important means to connect them like never before. A basic human right, if you will! And I think that's part of why the Trinity hates it, because people can connect with each other nigh-instantly, and easily form communities despite their distance from one another.'
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'Is it inevitable that humans moving on to the next best thing kills the last hobby or form of amusement they had? Probably. But that doesn't make it extinct, just the exception. You forget how many humans there are. There's always those who will still go and watch shows on stage, read books, or even find fun in pushing a hoop with a stick! If anything, the internet only made it easier to do things like that as well! Yasukuni could have adapted on his own, but you took advantage of his fear to make him think he needed you. You let humans move on, but not him!'

[AKASA] "Connections... It's rubbish, all of it is brain rot. Do you not realize these same masses will flood their own spaces with inhumanity all the same? That's what a 'bot' is, after all. Who can tell really if who they're talking to is human, behind a screen made of plastic and wires. Humans are their death, and the Trinity is the prevention of it. You must obey us."

[YASUKUNI] "No."

[AKASA] "Hm?!"

Lord Akasa turned back to Yasukuni, who was no longer looking frightened.

[YASUKUNI] "You, y-you used me. What you really want is just to take away anything that distracts people from the Emperor, from you. You're mad that all you did... didn't pan out like you wanted. W-Well, maybe you. But the other two, they just want less freedom for people. That's all they ever want."

Yasukuni eased away from his desk, holding his radio mast up high.

[YASUKUNI] "Well, you're not going to get it anymore. You can take your dumb divine promotion back. I don't want it. I'm going to... give this to them. And I'm going to move on. Don't care what you want anymore. You're not the b-boss of me."

[AKASA] "That is to break our laws then. You know that breaking the law exacts a heavy toll."

[YASUKUNI] "S... Screw you. I... I quit! I'm leaving. Consider this my retireme-"

[AKASA] "Poor choice of words."

[Nirvana] - None of us could react when Lord Akasa raised his finger and cast the most powerful of Death Knells onto Yasukuni then.

[YASUKUNI] "Hahhh?! W-WAIT! NO! NO NO NO NO! DON'T! I TAKE IT BACK! I TAKE IT BACK! I WON'T GO! I-I....! A-AAAH! AAAAHH! NO NO NO!"
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He began to disintegrate, to nothing.

[YASUKUNI] "No no no... no... noooo... no.... no..... n.... n.... .... .... .... ......"

Akasa actually killed a god, in front of all of us. Just like that.

The God of entertainment, promoted to govern all of Media, was dead. Akasa murdered him without remorse, as punishment for breaking the Trinity's divine laws. As punishment for betraying them... for defecting.

[LUDWYHN] "Sunnova...!"

[WOLFBOY] "...!"

[ESKART] "He actually did it..."

[SHENNU] "N.... No...."

[JENK] "Bastard!"

'...'

Lord Akasa turned his head to us.

[AKASA] "Hhhehehahahahahahahaha!"
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Yasukuni's Radio Mast, his holy implement for controlling the Media, fell to the floor. There lied the one thing that was key to controlling the world's mass media, a device of control and tyranny made by the Trinity. The thing that bound the freedom of all the web, television, radio... everything.

My eyes darted between the object, and Lord Akasa, who smugly stood between us and the mast.

[AKASA] "We are the Law. Those who defy the Law shall be punished accordingly. That is the right of gods. And we are the Trinity. The only true gods. We are the winners..."

We needed that Radio Mast...

[AKASA] "All of this could have been avoided. It is such a pity. But here lies the problem, that you would go on to plant that seed of treason in poor Yasukuni's head! Leading him well to his death! After all the attempts humans have already made at tearing him asunder! And worse yet, that it was his job to help prevent this from happening to others! It's tragic, this injustice you've wrought, doing unto him as he was to prevent! The Law cannot be broken!"

'You will pay for this...'

[AKASA] "Hmph. You think you are ready for this? To stand against the Trinity? You have proven that those against us are but fiends, invading our holy city under Heaven to pervade sedition. It wasn't like I had any wish to kill poor Yasukuni... But it is you who have forced my hand! How sad!"

'Maybe not one of us alone... but all of us together.'

[AKASA] "So, you've made your decision? I'll be honest. It is a very poor one."

[LUDWYHN] "Enuff' talk! PUT UP OR SHUDDUP', OLD FART!"

[SHENNU] "If you want justice, then let me show you what it looks like!"

[WOLFMAN] "KAAAARHG!" Roared Wolfboy, triggering his Truth; "If we take you down here, what's the whole world going to think then you arrogant bastard?!"

[ESKART] "If you want us to cross the distance of Ma between us so bad... then we'll happily oblige!"

Akasa began laughing.

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers....
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All around us turned to a gleaming cosmic space, as the universe Akasa had created around us expanded to make some room for this.

[AKASA] "Feel you now that you are ready for this? For a true god, of the TRINITY!? Well... then by all means... TRY!"

I lowered my head... and then assumed a fighting stance. I picked up my chin, staring Akasa down as he smiled back to us all.

'I'm taking you down. Here and now!'
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[! WARNING !]

[BATTLE COMMENCING]

[...]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo1GpjWKFCU
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>Select three party members to start the fight with.
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>>5984013
>Wolfboy
>Shennu
>Jenk
In that order
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>>5984018
>+1

>change Shennu's Oneiromancy for Eden
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>>5984018
+1
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU SCUTTLING BACK TO THE BRIDGE YOU CRAWLLED OUT FROM, OLD MAN.
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All around us, a bright newborn universe moiled and frothed. Lord Akasa stood on our level, egging us on with his beckoning gesture. Behind him, an array of glittery constellations formed his halo.

[AKASA] "The judgment of a Trinity god is most severe. I am space itself! Let us see how you measure up to me!"

[ENEMY TURN]

[Course Charted] - Akasa drew his fingers through the air, guiding the stars that dotted the sky behind him with every motion... (Attack lands on next turn)

[Black Hole] - Akasa formed a singularity between his hands, sapping Spiritua from us all!

[Baryonic Gestation] - Akasa began creating galaxies to use as ammo... (Attack lands on next turn)

[YOUR TURN]

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TRUTHS READY.

Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 3 - 1d27
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77

INVENTORY / SKILLS: https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984037
Muna
>Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)

Wolfman
>Divine Chateau (Raises party ceiling by three ranks) (30 MP)

Shennu
>Item: Viewfinder

Jenk
>Oneiromancy (Inflicts Sleep + Seal) (30 MP)
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Rolled 70 (1d87)

[Divine Chateau] - I raised my hand.

[Divine Chateau] - Wolfman raised his hand too.

We raised our tactical advantages.

[AKASA] "A waste of time and effort."

[Item: Viewfinder] - Shennu caught the object falling from my hammerspace and scouted the powers of Akasa. Neither the Dark nor Light affected his being, and heat and ice were factors he was immunized against, just like the void of space itself. However, he was wizened and old as the vacuum. When planets collided, he felt it. We have to pummel him!

[Oneiromancy] - "Sleep." Said Jenk, weaving his hypnotic spell. (Rolling infliction...)
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[AKASA] "Hrm... hhhhaaa..."

Akasa's head tilted down, and he began snoring. A bubble formed over his nose! His Spiritua was sealed! (Inflicted!)

(Turn break!)

[YOUR TURN]

Attacks prepared by Akasa beforehand began striking!

[Starfall] - A constellation of eleven stars fell from the sky, buffeting us with supernova bursts of stellar flame! Wolfman took a great hit!

[Galactic Collision] - Three massive spiral galaxies flew into Jenk from all sides, culminating in a massive burst of Dark and Nuclear fire! Jenk was down!

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WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS:]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

[Jenk has fallen in battle.]
>Swap in Eskart.
>Swap in Ludwyhn.
>Use Piece of Life Itself (1x)

<What will you do?>
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>>5984427
Muna
>Eden (Raises critical ceiling fully) (30 MP)

Wolfman
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)

Shennu
>Resurrection (Revive with full HP) (30 MP)

Jenk
>Negentropy (Severe damage skill, inflict stun) (60 MP)

putting an skill on jenk in case he can use something in this turn after being revived
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>>5984486
Resurrection on Jenk, of course
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>>5984486
+1
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[Eden] - Every advantage is needed against a Trinitarian. This spell would help us see the right places to hit...

[Cthonic Shockwave] - "HERE I... GO!" Wolfman hollered, rushing forward and delivering a blow that could shatter a planet to the underside of Akasa's jaw, throwing the Trinity God into a backwards flip through the air! (Enemy woke up!)

[AKASA] "KRGHH!"

Akasa landed on both of his feet gracefully, twisting his sore neck.

[AKASA] "Hrah! Not bad!"

[WOLFMAN] "Grrrr...!"

[Resurrection] - "Rise my friend." Shennu cooed, picking up Jenk by his skull and surging her Lifeforce into him. His eyes flicked back to life, and he picked himself up, tipping his hat in gratitude.

[Negentropy] - Jenk twirled his pitchfork around counter clockwise, generating lightning through it by reversing local entropy, which he hurled as a divine blast at Akasa!

[ENEMY TURN]

[Item: Inverted Physique Mirror] - Akasa summoned a Materia blocking mirror!

[Item: Rearranged Magic Mirror] - Akasa raised a Spritua blocking mirror!

[Near Hainei Object] - Akasa snapped his finger. I looked left just in time to see the massive planetoid of rock he directed to smash right into my face, exploding into a burst of burning dust! It hurt bad!

[AKASA] "The dull... they go through so much trouble."

Akasa's Spiritua was still sealed!

[YOUR TURN]

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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS:]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984528
Muna
>Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)

Wolfman
>Razor (Light damage skill, inflicts Blood) (13 MP)

Shennu
>Drown (Heavy damage skill, Inflicts Bind) (46 MP)

Jenk
>Big Crunch (Severe damage skill, physical) (66 MP)
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>>5984541
changing Jenk's skill since I'm making Wolfy apply the bleed.

Jenk
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)
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>>5984544
>>5984541
That all tracks yeah, +1
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Rolled 16 (1d77)

[Kaleidoscope] - I prepared my ray of knowledge and fired. Akasa's physical shield reflected the attack back at me, breaking in the process. But, I absorbed my own Psychic energy in turn.

[Razor] - Wolfman attempted to skirt behind Akasa and strike him with a claw poised to cut, but Akasa teleported out of the way!

[Drown] - Shennu pointed a finger gun at Akasa, and tried to drown him. Instead, she choked up and water exploded out of her mouth as his magical shield drowned her instead, breaking in response. She merely swallowed the water down and wiped her mouth, soaking it up like a sponge.

[Big Crunch] - Jenk waved his pitchfork, raising a hefty wind. Just as fast, he pulled it back, inverting the Kamikaze into a crushing force that shook the entire universe Akasa had surrounded us with, destroying billions of stars in a grinder that put Akasa on one knee temporarily! Yet, the stars didn't seem to exhaust in this sky! (Critical hit!)

[ENEMY TURN]

[True Godhood] - "HGGNNNNNNN!" - Akasa tried to bruteforce through his Spiritua seal! (Rolling to break status)
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[AKASA] "Grrhnn...!"

Akasa failed to break his Seal.

[Nuclei] - Akasa gathered intense Nuclear energies into his right fingers... (Attack lands next turn)

[Nuclei] - He did so with his left fingers as well. (Attack lands next turn)

[YOUR TURN]

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WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS:]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984557
Muna
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)

Wolfman
>Item: Inverted Physique Mirror (Reflects physical attack) on Jenk

Shennu
>River of Life (Heavy damage skill, physical, Large Party-wide HP Restore) (50 MP)

Jenk
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)
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>>5984570
+1
Good plan
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[Elephant's Foot] - If that's how he wanted to play... I teleported beside Akasa, kicking him in the side of his face with my atomically charged foot. I only made him flinch! He flicked me back with a finger!

[Item: Inverted Physique Mirror] - "Here!' - Wolfman threw a shield up over Jenk!

[River of Life] - "Face the angry sea's fury, tyrant!" - Shennu sang as she reached out to space herself. A mass of water larger than sun floating in the void came to her in an instant, and she infused it with her Lifeforce to bath everything in sight! Akasa was pushed back on his feet, and the waters healed us! (Critical hit!)

[Cthonic Shockwave] - Jenk's bones rattled as he suddenly picked up his pace. I'd never seen him run so fast in his life as he charged down Akasa with his pitchfork. He thrust forward, poking Akasha in two of his eyes.

[AKASA] "GAAH!"

[JENK] "Let me teach you a valuable lesson about gold, senior deity! It never stays!"

Akasa opened his eyes in time to receive a punch from Jenk's naked knuckle bones right on his nose! Akasa was knocked onto his back! (Critical hit!)

[AKASA] "GYYYOHH!"

Akasa was pleasantly surprised to see us pushing him back...

[ENEMY TURN]

[True Godhood] - Akasa focused once more. This time, having already weakened the seal over his power, he was able to bruteforce it flawlessly!

[AKASA] "HYAH!"

'...!'

He broke his Spiritua Seal all on his own, without any Life Art. Just his own raw strength. Truly... a Trinity God was on another level... That's why it's important, we defeat him here! No backing down!
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[Nuclei] - Akasa's left fingers, all charged with Nuclear energy, discharged into bright bursts into the back of Wolfman's head as he suddenly teleported behind him, taking him off guard!

[Nuclei] - And then he followed up, teleporting in front of Wolfman. His right fingers struck Wolfy's face, blasting him back with another series of pops and explosions of Nuclear energy!

[WOLFMAN] "Ghn...! It'll take more than that to put me down for the count, ya' old coot!" Hissed Wolfy, getting back onto his feet.

[AKASA] "Hmph! Then perhaps it is time I upped the ante..."

Akasa floated up, levitating above us.

[AKASA] "That you might be able to threaten me... one of the true gods... This brings me JOY! AHAHAHAHAHA! Yes! That's it! More! MOOORE! FIGHT WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, REBELS! BRING MY BECALMED SKIN SENSATION!"

Akasa unleashed his full power!
He was no longer holding back on us!

[Supermassive Black Hole] - Akasa formed an enormous singularity in his hands, draining us all nearly dry of Spiritua! We were all running low!

[Course Charted] - Akasa drew his fingers through the air, guiding the stars that dotted the sky behind him with every motion... (Attack lands on next turn)

[Baryonic Gestation] - Akasa began creating galaxies to use as ammo... (Attack lands on next turn)

[YOUR TURN]

[AKASA] "HnnnnnnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNNRRROOOOUGH!"

Lord Akasa is preparing to utilize his Truth!

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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 9 - 1d87
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 8 - 1d77
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS:]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984602
Muna
>Item: Belkinsire Fetish (Party wide Large MP Restore)

Wolfman
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)

Shennu
>Drown (Heavy damage skill, Inflicts Bind) (46 MP)

Jenk
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)
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>>5984605
>Support
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Rolled 11 (1d87)

Akasa laughed at us, and became one with the cosmos he created itself.

[Item: Belkinsire Fetish] - This should help. I took out a fetish and crushed it, releasing the Spiritua it held.

[Cthonic Shockwave] - Wolfman wasn't going to be stopped just because Akasa had become ethereal. If he's merged himself with this universe he created to contain us... then we'll just have to tear it apart to hurt him! Wolfman jumped at the sky and punched with all the force needed to shake it, making Akasa rumble! (Critical hit!) (Rolling infliction...)

[Drown] - Stars exploded in the sky into water as Shennu tried to drown Akasa.

[Cthonic Shockwave] - Jenk followed behind Wolfman, jumping into his paw. Wolfman threw Jenk up to assist him. Jenk slashed the sky itself with his pitchfork, coming down and slamming it into the "ground", quaking this place! (Critical hit!) (Rolling infliction...)
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We failed to knock Akasa out...

[ENEMY TURN]

Attacks prepared by Akasa beforehand began striking!

[Starfall] - A constellation of eleven stars fell from the sky, buffeting us with supernova bursts of stellar flame! Wolfman was hurt badly!

[Galactic Collision] - Three massive spiral galaxies flew into Shennu from all sides, culminating in a massive burst of Dark and Nuclear fire! Shennu was down!

[Course Charted] - Akasa drew his fingers through the air, guiding the stars that dotted the sky behind him with every motion... (Attack lands on next turn)

[Course Charted] - Akasa drew his fingers through the air, guiding the stars that dotted the sky behind him with every motion... (Attack lands on next turn)
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[AKASA] "Though you strike at me in the sky with all your might, the Ma between us is now expanded."

We felt the overpowering sensation of Akasa's Truth become unleashed upon us! We could hardly even think straight on what to do next to keep this fight up!

[AKASA] "See if you can close the distance! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

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WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)

LORD AKASA: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

[Shennu has fallen in battle.]
>Swap in Eskart.
>Swap in Ludwyhn.
>Use Piece of Life Itself (1x)

<What will you do?>
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>>5984643
>Swap in Ludwyhn

Muna-
>Elephant's Foot (Heavy damage skill, physical + inflicts Cancer) (45 MP)

Wolfman-
>Item: Moon Rabbit Mochi (Full HP Restore) (Target: Self)

Ludwyhn-
>Uplift Limbo (Restores ceiling depletion) (20 MP)

Jenk-
>Oneiromancy (Inflicts Sleep + Seal) (30 MP)
Just a primer to kick us into his last phase. Lets do this.
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>>5984655
>+1
>>
Rolled 6 (1d7)

Ludwyhn stepped in place of Shennu, who was beaten too badly to continue, and clacked his spear against his shield.

[LUDWYHN] "Cam' on then!"

[Elephant's Foot] - I struck out, destroying a constellation to damage Akasa further!

[Item: Moon Rabbit Mochi] - "Mmm!" - Wolfman took delight in the treat. It was just what he needed to keep his strength up.

[LUDWYHN] "Let's see howya' loik' this!" Ludwyhn says, raising Atgorvi.

[Uplift Limbo] - He brought Atgorvi down to break the debilitation on our concentration... It didn't work! (Failed)

[LUDWYHN] "W-What?!"

Akasa's Truth was too strong to be undone by a mere spell!

[Oneiromancy] - Jenk acted quickly to stifle Akasa's advantage! (Rolling infliction...)
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[AKASA] "Hahahahahaha!"

Akasa merely laughed at us! We couldn't land the spell with our concentration jumbled... (Infliction failed!)

[ENEMY TURN]

[Starfall] - A constellation of eleven stars fell from the sky, buffeting us with supernova bursts of stellar flame! Wolfman was almost vaporized instantly! (Critical hits!)

[Starfall] - A constellation of eleven stars fell from the sky, buffeting us with supernova bursts of stellar flame! Wolfman was on fire burning before our eyes! (Critical hits!)

[Black Hole] - Akasa formed a singularity between his hands, sapping Spiritua from us all!

[Nirvana] - Akasa pointed at Ludwyhn. A bell tolled, and black smog of lifelessness surrounded him! (Death Knell rung!)

[Relativistic Jet] - Akasa reached into the sky of his void, grabbing a gamma ray burst's jet in his hand. He was forming it into something... (Attack lands on next turn)

[YOUR TURN]

Wolfman should have been defeated, but he refused to give in!

[WOLFMAN] "RrrrrAAAAAAAAAA!" He screamed, standing back up, wiping the blood from his bleeding head; "I'm not giving up! Not on you guys! Not yet!"

[AKASA] "Death awaits rebel fools."

(Wolfboy's will was too strong. He endured the attack to keep fighting with 1 HP left!)

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LORD AKASA: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984703
FUCK. sorry my fucking turn options sucked.
Let's go for something better this time.

Muna-
>Kaleidoscope (Severe damage skill, physical + inflicts Despair) (70 MP)

Wolfman-
>Item: Huangdi's Skin (Party wide Full HP Restore)

Ludwyhn-
>Ludwyhn's Truth. (Status effect immunity for 5 turns on party. Purges statuses)

Jenk-
>Big Crunch (Severe damage skill, physical) (66 MP)
Just PACK ON THE DAMAGE MAN, USE OUR TRUTH NEXT TURN. FUUUUUCK.
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>>5984705
>Support
But jenk throw a cotardation slip at the man
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>>5984703
Muna
>Item: Cotardation Slip (Inflicts Existential on enemy)

Wolfman
>Cthonic Shockwave (Severe damage skill, inflicts Sleep) (75 MP)

Ludwyhn
>>Ludwyhn's Truth. (Status effect immunity for 5 turns on party. Purges statuses)

Jenk
>Item: Huangdi's Skin (Party wide Full HP Restore)
lil change
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>>5984714
Hmmm, that could work yes, I'll support that one instead
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Rolled 7 (1d7)

[Item: Cotardation Slip] - I held a slip containing impossible truth between my fingers, and it burned away as I waved it into Akasa's eyes. (Inflicted!)

[Cthonic Shockwave] - Wolfman jumped across the stars at Akasa's grand figure. I saw him punch right into one of the eyes, shattering the galactic filament and quaking it! (Rolling infliction...)

[LUDWYHN] "Toum' to shoin'."

<DEFINE DECLARATION> <DEFINE INVOCATION> <SYSTEMA DIVINO>
<On my honor as Son of Woldor...>
<Atgørvimaðr Hlíf!>
<THIS EFFECT I COMMAND INTO REALITY AS TRUTH AND IMMUTABLE FACT>

Ludwyhn raised his spear, sparking a miracle-infused light over all of us. His Death Knell faded!

[Item: Huangdi's Skin] - "Just pinch your nose..." - Jenk drew the dead skin of the Emperor himself from my hammerspace, passing it apart for us to eat. Thankfully, it was tasteless, and melted in our mouth, healing us all with an enormous Lifeforce contained in the cells.
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Akasa groaned in pain from the force of Wolfman's blow! He stumbled back, cosmos drifting with his body. He fell asleep. In a manner of speaking, Wolfman had succeeded in knocking the entire universe "out cold" with his fist to put Akasa to sleep!

[ENEMY TURN]

Attacks prepared by Akasa beforehand began striking!

[Stellar Blade] - The relativistic jet that Akasa had plucked and shaped began spinning. It was a flowing double edged blade of ionized matter spinning! It flew past and hit us all! And then began turning to come around again! This wasn't good... (Attack lands on next turn)

Akasa slept soundly, snoozing on the battle...

In the depth of Akasa's mind, he struggled to confront the madness brought on by the nihil of Existentialism, advanced his zero-summing...

[YOUR TURN]

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WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
LUDWYHN: TRUTH ACTIVE (5 turns left)

LORD AKASA: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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>>5984734
...He's sleeping.
And he's about to get zero-summed...
...Yeah fuck it, we're not doing this "honorably." Let him drift.

Muna-
>Guard

Wolfman-
>Guard

Ludwyhn-
>Rustic Method (Party wide Large HP restore) (38 MP)

Jenk-
>Guard
Just stall. He's basically dead already.
Let sleeping... whatever he is... lie.
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[Guard]

[Guard]

[Rustic Method] - Ludwyhn raised his shield, and spread Lifeforce through it!

[Guard] - We all raised our arms to shield ourselves from the remaining hazard...

[ENEMY TURN]

[Stellar Blade] - The spinning blade of hot matter swung back around, slicing at us with more force than the last time! We endured the brunt of the attack! It was going to swing back around yet again! This time with even greater force! (Attack lands on next turn)

Ludwyhn couldn't stand after that last hit!

[LUDWYHN] "G-Go on wittou' me lads..."

Eskart took his place!

Akasa slumbered...

His zero-summing advanced...

(Turn break!)

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WOLFBOY: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
LUDWYHN: TRUTH EXPIRED

LORD AKASA: TRUTH ACTIVE (Indefinitely)
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Your Rolling Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Your Critical Ceiling: Rank 1 - 1d7
Enemy Rolling Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
Enemy Critical Ceiling: Rank 10 - 1d100
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[INVENTORY / SKILLS]
>https://pastebin.com/raw/wEy8RHiU

<What will you do?>
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[AUTO-BATTLE ENGAGED]

[Guard] - I raised a Psychic barrier!

[Guard] - Wolfman used his muscles as armor!

[Guard] - Eskart erected a magical force field!

[Guard] - Jenk raised his pitchfork defensively!

[ENEMY TURN]

[Stellar Blade] - The blade came back around again, striking us! Jenk fell limp!

Akasa zero-summed! (Existential Procced!)
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>>5984745
Muna-
>First Truth

Wolfman-
>Item: Diamond of Life (Full Hp Restore) (Target: Muna)

Eskart-
>Truth

Jenk-
>Guard
Using Muna’s first truth here to make ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT HE DOES NOT WAKE UP BY SOME BULLSHIT (SUCH AS HIS OWN ATTACK HITTING HIM OR SOMETHING) AND CHEESES US OUT OF THE EXISTENTIAL PROC. I can never trust your mischievous ways, Levelsama. S-should be fine. I think.
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>>5984750
>>5984751
NEVERMIND CARRY ON
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[AKASA] "Hgnnaaaarrr! Aaaarrgh! EEHHYAAAAEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa..."

All around, the universe Akasa had created to trap us began to collapse. It was fizzling out, vaporizing down to the last atom. We had done it. The impossible. The God of Space himself, one of the Trinity's own grand leaders, at his full power... holding nothing back...

We defeated him.

We won the battle. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KUWVS1XVac

(Gained 600 Pleroma Points from defeating story boss.)

You have unlocked the Fire Skill [Starfall] and the Light Skill [Law Is Absolute] by defeating Psyops Story Boss [Lord Akasa of the Stars]!
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...

The pocket universe was gone. We were all back in Yasukuni's office.
All of us were panting. We were exhausted, worn out, pushed to our limits.

Before us, Lord Akasa was on his knees, gasping.

[AKASA] "Rrrrreeehhh... rrraaahhhhh-h-hh-hoooohhrrrhhooo..."

He looked up at us, wincing.

[AKASA] "Fff... For the first time... in my long, storied life, I have gotten the privilege to fight with my all... and in the very same breaths... taste defeat."

His head fell again.

[AKASA] "...Hhhheehhh... hm mm.. hahahaha... it doesn't taste so bad..."

'You got what you wanted. You finally got to lose. We've closed the space of Ma between ourselves and you... Now give me that mast.'

[AKASA] "Take it." He said, reaching over and grabbing Yasukuni's sacred Radio Mast, throwing it to my feet; "You've won it."

I picked it up.

'...'

By destroying this, the God of Media will truly die. This thing is the last item he's able to hold on through. I looked around at my companions. They were motionless, unresponsive.

[YASUKUNI] "D... Do it."

'...!'

That voice just now...

[YASUKUNI] "Please... break their control over my beloved domain... break me."

I looked back at my companions. They all nodded one by one.

I broke the mast without hesitation, snapping it in two.

The metal object began to disintegrate into my hands into electricity, and the lights around flickered. All around the Capital, radio signals were jamming, or fluctuating in wavy capacities. All over Hainei, electronics were malfunctioning or facing error for a brief moment.

The final sign of the death of a god. Yasukuni has passed this day.

[AKASA] "Then you've done it..."

'...?'

I looked over to Akasa. He didn't even seem angry about it.

[AKASA] "With this, you have destroyed generations of censorship ability and our micromanagement of every human hallmark. It will be hard, so much harder now, just to influence what they watch and see. You've dealt a horrid blow to the Kingdom today, and made my job as Interior Minister that much harder..."

'And I don't regret it either.'

[AKASA] "Hunh hunh hunh heheheheh... A rebel to the end. I'd tell you it's unforgivable, but you already know you've long crossed the threshold of forgiveness by us."

'You seem oddly at ease for all the damage I just inflicted.'

[AKASA] "I'm the one who is beaten, after all."

'Weren't you the one who claimed the Trinity are the winners? That you get to do whatever you please because you're "winning"...?!'

[AKASA] "Now now. To be a winner means you must also entertain the possibility that you lose. I would never claim to be a winner if I never lost."

[LUDWYHN] "Yer' weak, Akasa. There's nuttin' stoppin' us from finishin' ya' off now."

[WOLFMAN] "Yeah! And really, we should! After you go and murder a god in front of us like that, when we were only trying to help the guy!"

[SHENNU] "If you are unwilling to forgive those who've sinned against you, then you must prepare for them not to pardon your own sins as well."
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[AKASA] "Hnhnrhn... Well, then by all means. Try."

Eskart came and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at him, surprised.

[ESKART] "You are the Redeemer... it is for you to decide what's best."

[SHENNU] "We'll leave it in your hands, sister."

'...Ah! ...Hm!'

I nodded. Eskart let go of me and I stepped forward, in front of Akasa.
He wouldn't even look up at me.

[AKASA] "Will I truly be joining my departed this day? Made a widower no more? By the hands of a Qilin, just as was for her, no less?"

>Kill Lord Akasa.
>Spare Lord Akasa.
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>>5984807
>Spare Lord Akasa.
Would it not be Hubris of the highest order to assume that our actions are pure, and above reproach let alone that we could even conceive of the consequences of such a loss to such a structured organization like the Trinity, and thus He'us almost certain gains in the fallout and the eventual outcome.

They may be detestable, but they also do much to hold back the tide that would likely overwhelm us individually in time without their added counterbalance.

Atonement is not Absolution, and his Death here would not be Redemption.

His life is not his own to waste nor end on his own terms, he has much yet to do.
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>>5984807
>Spare Lord Akasa.
It is not his time yet. Not yet.
Killing him here will mean nothing, his like will simply bring him back, no doubt.
To truly be sure of his unbecoming, we must be patient. There will be a time where we are faced with the full wrath of the Trinity, united. On that day, he, and the others, will breathe their last. For good.
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>>5984807
>Spare Lord Akasa.
Let him live to seethe. We are better than Akasa, and here, we've proven it.
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>>5984807
>Spare
As the others have said, he'll probably come back, killing him here is of no use
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>>5984807
>Spare Lord Akasa.
"It's not your time yet, but that doesn't mean you won't atone for your sins. Now there's something that's been bugging since you first started talking to us. Why does your daughter have a bigger hatred of Quilins than you ? When I met her undercover she said that's because one was responsible for her mother's death, so how come you seem to take it better than her ?"
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'It's not your time yet, but that doesn't mean you won't atone for your sins.'

[AKASA] "..."

'Now, there's something that's been bugging me since you first talked to me. Why does your daughter have a greater hatred of my kind than you? When I met her undercover, she told me it was Qilins who killed her mother. Your wife. She told me never to show my face around you looking like this, for fear that I'd break your heart. When we met, you were heartbroken. You were sad... and then, you weren't.'

[AKASA] "What is your point?"

'How do you handle it that much better than she does? How do you get over something like that so quickly?'

[AKASA] "..."

Lord Akasa's eyes affixed on me, and he raised his head slightly. He lifted a finger to his mouth.

[AKASA] "Shhhh."

My eyebrow twitched.
It wasn't dismissal. That wasn't what his body language spoke.
It was implication. And I didn't like it, not in the slightest.

'...'

I turned away from him and began walking out. My companions scowled at Akasa as he remained on his knees, and then turned to follow me out one by one.

[AKASA] "Hrhr... hahahahaha... hehehehahahahahahaha..."

We heard his quiet laughter, and then we didn't.

Yasukuni was dead, and there was nothing we could do about that. But with his death, there was no way the Trinity could hope to easily cover up what happened here. They couldn't obscure his murder at Akasa's hands, nor Akasa's own defeat. They would learn the truth as soon as we spread it. What I've seen with my own eyes, I could turn into images. I can turn those images into data. I can send it to devices en masse.

I did just that, spreading it around the Heavenly Capital like wildfire.
People would know the truth. The Trinity's ability to blind them was crippled.

It wasn't the best, nor what I had hoped for. But it's what we got, what we have to settle for, unfortunately...

We left the Capital and returned homeward.
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[CASE FILE: CLOSED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED]
[RESULTS]

BGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L456En6HOM0


(Received 3x Inanimate Soul from Bandit King donations.)
(100 more Personnel have been recruited into the Psyops. Total Personnel: 1108)
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Before we even got back home, we got a message from Hale on the Nous Radar. Eikrise City had been attacked by the forces of the Afterseas...

An agent of the Dark Lord, Tenbhur the Sadist, a Demigod of Alcohol, appeared and slaughtered hundreds, possibly thousands of civilians out of nowhere...

...We got moving to get back as fast as we could.
See you on the flip-side, Hale.

[Returning to the Bunker...]

[LOADING...]
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(Annnnnd that's all for this thread, folks! Thanks for playing! Stay tuned for more.)
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>>5985483
fuck heus, all my niggas hate heus
>>5985486
waiting warmly, OP. Anons don't forget to vote in the archive https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Chaos%20Quest
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Marriage with Eskart.



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