[Location: Siberia, Frozen Lake]
[2:38 PM, July 9, 2849, CE]
"Were finally here at the Frozen Lake. All Group D turned the 'Quantum Warframe' into aquatic form. We need to enter the facility below it" Alaya said through the radio, as all the 'Quantum Warframe' changed into something suitable for any water environment and drilled through the ice of the lake, reaching the edge of the ice and plunging into the depths of water.
"Wait, can't I just go defeat all of those guys outside using Essence? And in the first place, can't I just use Essence instead of the radio?" Alaya looked at her hands, feeling the essence coursing through her body as Alaya created a ball of essence in her hand, only for it to disappear when Mobius touched it.
"Eh? Why did it just disappear when you touched it?" Alaya said as she was just suddenly baffled by what Mobius had done.
"Don't get over your head, just because your resonance with Essence is perfect, but using Essence is equivalent to turning yourself into a very huge beacon of signal because of how poor your control over it is. On top of that, there are a total of 7 'Essence Users' on their side, although I could defeat the other 6 fairly easily, but for that woman, we are pretty much equal in powers" Mobius said as she looked at Alaya, reprimanding her for her hastiness.
"But I can teach the other artificial humans how to use Essence. With that, our chance of winning is higher" Alaya said, believing that with that many Essence users, they might overwhelm their enemies in a single clash.
"They are artificial 'Essence Users'. Even if you taught them how to use essence, they might take eons to even control even a little essence. On top of that, their essence is finite instead of the infinite essence of the natural 'Essence Users'. On top of that, your control of essence sucks, even though those 6 surpass you when it comes to controlling essence by a large stretch" Mobius said as she talked about how weak Alaya is compared to the other 'Essence Users' that are currently their enemy.
"How so? My control over essence is perfect in my estimation" Alaya said as she looked at Mobius, asking for a reason why her control over essence is utterly poor compared to others'.
"In conventional means yes your control over Essence is perfect but what we are talking here is essence itself it does not follow any form of conventional rules or concepts because it creates it's own rules and concepts, go beyond rational thinking, go beyond physics, go beyond science, go beyond the very laws of existence, in the eyes of others it seems that essence itself is very rational and understandable but it's not, very nature of essence is the origin of all forms of energy that existed, yet to exist, and energies that would never exist, only when you understand what's inside you then you can tap to a piece of power what can essence really give you, also a little truth about essence itself, essence is the foundational blocks of the Existence" Mobius said teaching Alaya what it meant to truly understand about essence in it's very core.
"But then how can I use essence to its fullest potential then?" Alaya asked, as she does not know how to control such energies if what Mobius said was true, as it contradicts Alaya's understanding of what essence really is.
"Remember what I said? It creates its own set of rules and concepts. Think of what you want to create and give it a rule or concept that exists or has not existed yet" Mobius said as she controlled her own control of essence, and suddenly a huge bouquet of white flowers appeared in Mobius hands. Alaya could see the stem without any thorns, but her instincts could feel danger emanating from it.
"Come hold the bouquet of flowers for me" Mobius said. As Alaya gets closer, hold the bouquet of white flowers instead of following her instinct that this white flower is filled with thorns that are coated with toxins, but the pain does not come. Instead, it felt wonderful. Alaya is in a state of euphoria, just holding this white flower. How should one say this? It's a gift from someone. No, it's a gift to herself. Alaya—that's the name of the person who was gifted this wonderful flower. She was herself, like that time when the stars glowed with Mobius.
"That's the rule and concepts I gave it. You will feel immense danger from said flower, but when you hold it, you will feel endless euphoria and a nostalgic feeling. I believe what you just saw is when we both saw the stars together" Mobius said as she looked at the happily smiling Alaya in front of her, smelling the flowers themselves as they exuded the essence of Mobius herself. It was soft yet chaotic. It's like a hidden insanity just waiting to be unfurled, but Alaya did not care but instead caressed the flower more as she looked at Mobius.
"Thank you for the flower, Mobius. Thank you for making me exist beside you" Alaya said as she let go of the flowers and forcibly brought Mobius close to her, surprising Mobius as their tongues intertwined. Mobius was surprised by the sudden kiss she was about to get off but was forced by the sudden appearance of essence that entangled her, forcing her to stay in such a position.
[Location: Siberia, Frozen Lake, Underwater]
[2:51 PM, July 9, 2849, CE]
As they both finished their long kiss, Alaya retracted her essence back to herself, freeing Mobius. After that, Alaya blushed to be surprised, yet a wide smile could be seen in her face. As for Mobius, she was feeling the aftertaste of the kiss and murmured.
"It was supposed to be the other way around, not me being the one getting advantage of" Mobius murmured as she touched her lips, remembering what Alaya just did, making her blush even more at the occurrence.
"It seems I can finally use the essence more correctly, although not at you level, but still, it's progress, don't you think so, Mobius?" Alaya said with a soft smile on her face, looking at Mobius.
Seeing the soft smile on Alaya's face made Mobius blush even more as she covered her face with her clothes, trying to hide her embarrassment as her heart beat loudly, but the blush could still be seen in her face.
"Th- Ahem! That's correct. Your control over Essence is even more precise than before, so congratulations," Mobius said as she composed herself, but a blush could still be seen in her face, making Alaya even smile brightly, as Mobius heart beats more loudly than even Alaya could hear.
that even Alaya could hear.