In the capital of Rucksta, marshal Ornstead is speaking to his king. He says "Your highness, I must ask you that you reconsider the extermination of Elysium." To this, Jeremaja says "Marshal Ornstead, are you by any chance questioning my authority?"
Ornstead says "No your highness. I just have to inform you of the fact that humans have terrifying powers on their side." Jeremaja says "Proceed."
Then Ornstead says "Yes your highness. We observed that Elysium has the means to separate our entire capital from the outside world, leaving only what we have inside."
Jeremaja says "I think you are exaggerating, marshal. There is no way humans have acquired such technology even if they are from another world." Ornstead says "While I do agree that it is preposterous, your highness, we also witnessed that they had access to influence time like gods do. I think that that is cause for concern."
Jeremaja then says "You think too highly of our outworlders, marshal. They must have a way in their world to influence time in that sort of manner. Even if they have access to that kind of magic, there is no way they can use it to their heart's content. We will proceed with the extermination of the human led nation called Elysium. Have you readied our extermination force, marshal?"
Ornstead says desperately "Your highness, we must reconsider…" But Jeremaja cuts him off by saying "Have you, marshal?" To which Ornstead says "Ye-yes, your highness. We have 700 soldiers ready to march to Elysium at a moment's notice."
Jeremaja says "Good. While I think that it's too many for a human extermination mission, I suppose that since they are calling themselves a nation, it requires us to act accordingly. You may proceed with the plans, marshal. You may leave." Ornstead responds by saying "Yes, your highness."
Ornstead leaves the room and thinks to himself "I do hope that that human was lying and that Ms. Weiss was overexaggerating in her report." Meanwhile Jeremaja muttered to himself "Even for the marshal to try and go against my will, that human settlement is sure to cause a lot of trouble for our pristine nation. I would make an example out of that so-called "human king" by putting his head on a pike near my castle, but that would mean I'm giving that human's corpse an honor which I cannot allow. Though it is a shame really, having to kill non-humans who empathize with humans during the process does cause me some discomfort. Alas, it is the fate they must face after lowering themselves to the level of those humans."
Soon after, a young boy that resembled Jeremaja came to the throne room saying "Father, father! Let me join the extermination mission!" To which Jeremaja says "Now now Soramaja. You know that I can't do that."
Soramaja whines "But why not? They are just a group led by a human." To which Jeremaja says "While that may be true, there are other races other than humans amongst them. While their sin is their compassion towards those lowlives, they are still higher races than those humans. I cannot let you sully your sword with the blood of the higher races just yet."
Soramaja still whines "But father, I must prove myself sooner or later. There is no better time than now to show those mongrels the ways of this world. Please father, I'm dying to kill those insects."
Jeremaja says "Didn't I get you some human fodder recently? Have you already killed them?" Soramaja looks sheepishly at his father and says "Well… they started to show no emotion when I had fun with them so I got bored and stopped healing them. But more important than that, my tutors have praised me for my swordsmanship as well as my magic, so I'm sure I would be of use to you if I joined the extermination mission."
Jeremaja rubs his head in contemplation for a moment and then says "Fine, but you must not show any poor behavior whilst out there. Are we clear Soramaja Von Lewden Tiret Rucksta the II?" To this Soramaja says in a whiny attitude "Ah, yes father. I wont do anything too dangerous. Okay, byee!"
And so Soramaja leaves the throne room and Jeremaja breathes out a sigh and says "Honestly, what will I do with that boy? He is so much like me so I wonder how did papa manage to deal with me."
Meanwhile in Rythcoth, Li is inside some shack in the woods, brewing tea to a young lady draconian. Her eyes were like sapphires, she had snow white parts of her hair as well as bright blue parts. Her horns were like small white antlers, her tail was mostly covered in white snow white scales with few blue scales here and there. At the end of her tail, there was a puff of hair that was mostly blue but had some snow white parts on it as well. She wore an expensive garment worn by Rythcoth nobles that resembled those noble women in eastern cultures. The garments were mostly white with some blue parts here and there. There were some small ornaments in her outfit and she wore a golden bracelet on her left hand as well as a golden ornament around her neck. The aura she gave was that of a noble elegant lady.
Li poured some tea into the young lady's cup, saying "Please be careful, miss. It is hot." Then he pours some for his cup, places the teapot at the middle of the table and sits down opposite of the young lady. Then Li says "So since you lack the instruments to speak, I assume you communicate via other means Ms. Sinnerreign." Alisisius takes a hold of the cup of tea and drinks it elegantly. Whilst doing so, she speaks using telepathy "For a man who has not only seen the face of the queen but also kidnapped her, at least you have some manners. Also the tea is surprisingly good."
Li says "Thank you Ms. Sinnerreign. I have had centuries to perfect the art of tea brewing, but I must admit that I still lack the perfection that I seek in this world's tea leaves. But I must ask, by which means did you manage to make it appear that you were actually speaking back then?" To this, Alisisius says "It took great effort to force the speaker to "hear" the magic that I was emitting. Even Ms. Altertonge was speechless. I must say, I'm impressed with myself for being able to perform such a display with barely any practice. Alas, it was very uncomfortable to do, so I don't aim to do a similar stunt again."
Then Alisisius asks after placing the tea cup back to the table "So what is your goal by doing this? Don't tell me it was an order from your king." To this, Li states "I'm simply feeding my curiosity this time. My lord has nothing to do with these actions."
Alisisius asks "Truly?" To which Li says "Well, I may have motives that benefit my lord, but it is not untrue that I'm mostly feeding my curiosity this time."
Alisisius asks "And pray tell, what is it that you are so curious about?" To which Li says "Your stance on humans."
Alisisius sits quiet for a moment until she starts to grab hold of her tea cup for another sip. Li then says "You don't have the same kind of air that most people I have met in this world do. The mere mention of a human doesn't bring out any hostility from your being and your mana remains balanced."
Alisisius says "You might be very much mistaken, Mr. Li. What if I simply have been trained to stay calm at all times?" To which Li says "You might be right, but just now you weren't denying it either. Only pushing me in that direction."
Alisisius drinks some tea as Li speaks, and then says to Li "You must be overthinking things. I had no such intentions." Li just smiles as he is about to sip tea. This makes Alisisius say "Why silent?" To which Li says "No reason. I'm just letting you brew that concoction that you are careful to not tarnish."
Alisisius is silent so Li says "Did you know that humans naturally feel icky about insects?" Alisisius is silent.
Li then says "Even so, there are humans who can see insects as cute, beautiful or better yet, sexually appealing."
Alisisius asks "What are you getting at?" To which Li says "Even if something is taboo and most want to stay away from it, there are people who deviate from the norm and see taboo as alluring."
Alisisius then says "So what you are trying to imply is that I don't feel the same way about the taboo thing that is human? Preposterous." Li says "I'm simply mentioning that you haven't had the freedom to tap into the taboo. Such a young girl should be able to express themselves the way they want to be expressed."
Alisisius "Could you please stop referring to me as if I'm but a child. I'll let you know that I turn 287 this year." To this, Li responds by saying "To mee, that is but a small moment, so I'll continue to refer to you as if you were but a child."
Alisisius says "I had the impression that you were the type of man that would respect the opinions of others. Seems I was mistaken." Li responds by saying "I do take into account others' opinions, but I do exercise some form of deviousness every now and then."
Alisisius says "What are you really after? This conversation is you just insisting that I don't share the hate towards humans that my kin does and you making fun of me." To which Li says "What am I after? Well that is simple. To free you from the mask you wear."
Alisisius asks "What in the name of holy ones are you talking about? Me? Wearing a mask? preposterous. You seem to have a really warped up impression of me." To which Li says "Oh, I think I'm seeing the truth quite alright. I see a young girl who hasn't had their opinion heard for a long time and is forced to just watch as someone takes your voice to themselves."
Alisisius is silent, so Li continues "I know that it is hard for you to put down the mask that you have worn for so long. You may not even know what it is that you really are like, but that is okay, I have come here to help you rediscover that."
Alisisius then says "And why are you so insistent that that is the case? Why do you think all of this is true? You are just a delusional old man who wants to force their truth onto others like the rest of them. But I won't listen to you. Not this time." Li responds by saying "This time you say?" and Alisisius stays silent.
Then Li says "But since you ask why I'm so insistent about this, I'll tell you a little something. Once, I was so hung up in my own ways that I forced one person to grow up to be the way that I wanted them to be. I didn't consider her a person at all and I only made her stay complacent for centuries. Her voice was never heard and she had to watch others say everything for her, never letting her have her opinion acknowledged."
Alisisius asks "What happened to her?" To which Li answered "One day, she was brought to me by a man that I barely knew. He took her away from that environment where her voice couldn't be heard and she was happy. Before I saw her smiling, I only thought of her as someone to fulfill my wish and nothing more. But then I saw her have a genuine smile on her face as she was happy and made me realize what a fool I was."
Alisisius says "And you see the same situation happening to me." To which Li says "Finally being honest, are we?" To which Alisisius quickly corrected "I-Is what you think that is happening to me, but you are sorely mistaken."
Then Li says "I want you to come to Elysium and find a new life for yourself, Ms. Sinnerreign." To which Alisisius says "Preposterous. That would mean that I abandon my queendom to fend for itself. I can't possibly do that."
Then Li asks "What was the last time your opinion was heard in politics?" To which Alisisius stayed silent.
Then Li asks "The time is about 14:45. Was there something that would have required your attendance?" To which Alisisius answered "Yes. I'm supposed to be in the middle of a meeting right now, so I think that the hall is in a panic."
After that, Li opens up a magical screen and looks for where the meeting is taking place. Once he finds it, he shows it to Alisisius saying "So what you think about this, Ms. Sinnerreign?"
Alisisius looks at the screen and sees that there is someone behind the veil where she should be. She stays silent for a while longer as she watches the meeting.
Eventually Alisisius says "So I am expendable." To this, Li says "I expected that you would accuse me of fabricating the image."
Alisisius says "I sense that there is no deceit in what you have said to me so far, so I trust that you are being sincere." To this, Li says "Some would argue that you are too trusting of someone who kidnapped you."
Alisisius says "I would laugh, but I'm incapable of doing so." And Li says "I'm sure there are certain things that only the royal line can do in Rythcoth." To which Alisisius says "I get that you are trying to console me, but it is meaningless. There is but one action that only the royal line is able to do and that is…"
Li waits attentively to Alisisius to finish. "Sing the song of dragons." Li then asks "I have come to understand that the condition of your vocal cords is hereditary condition from the royal line, so I'll take a gander and guess that it isn't your run of the mill song."
Alisisius says "You are correct. It is… A song performed by a voiceless descendant of dragons. As you are an outsider, I cannot go into details of what the ceremony looks like or how it is performed, but I have come to understand that it is described as surreal and beautiful." Li just says as he finishes his cup of tea "I'd like to witness that one day myself."
Alisisius says "Tradition dictates that non draconians aren't allowed to hear it. So I must disappoint your expectations." Li inquiries "Is it only dictated by tradition and not by other races being incapable of hearing it?" To which Alisisius says "As far as I know, there aren't any records of non draconians hearing it, though I cannot say that it is impossible to have happened."
Then Li says with a gentle smile "Then one day, when you have acclimated to the environment in Elysium, perhaps you might feel like breaking the traditions set by your ancestors. But this is but wishful thinking on my part, no need to take it to heart." Alisisius responds by saying "So you are hung up on me coming to Elysium, huh." And Li responds "It is an action that I do to feed my curiosity. I won't force you if you are unwilling."
There is a long silence until Li breaks it by asking "Want some more tea? You seem to have finished yours as well." This gives Alisisius the courage to ask "Would they accept me there?" And instead of answering, Li asks "Why wouldn't they?"
There is another long silence. Then Li asks Alisisius "Aren't you allowed to feel happiness as well Ms. Sinner… No, Ms. Alisisius?" Alisisius thinks for a moment, and then smiles a little while saying "I… Suppose I am allowed."
Then Li stands up, walks next to Alisisius, extends his hand and says "First step is always the hardest." Alisisius stares at Li's hand for a moment, raising her hand a little to attempt to take hold of it but still hesitating. Until eventually she has the courage to take hold of Li's hand and to say "I… didn't think I would ever be able to something this bold, but I'll be in your care, Mr. Li."
Then Alisisius stood up from her sitting position and Li made a magical door appear before them. Li guides her through the door, and soon they find themselves in Lud's office.
Lud, buried in paperwork, looks up and sees Li and a woman he has never seen before. So Lud says "Li, you are already back? I thought that you'd take a little longer to get back from your vacation. But since you brought an unknown guest to my office, I assume your "vacation" wasn't really what I hoped it would be to you. So who is this young looking dragon lady?" To this, Li looked at Alisisius, who then proceeded to answer by saying to Lud "I'm queen of Rythcoth, Alisisius Sinnerreign. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, king of Elysium."
Lud pauses for a moment, stares at Alisisius for a moment, then Li, then back to Alisisius, and then asks "I… see. So what does… A queen of another country… want from my humble self?"
Li says "I see. So that's how it works." Lud asks "What is it, Li?" to which Li says "Nothing. You two may continue."
Then Alisisius says to Lud "I… I have come to Elysium to… find my own happiness." Lud says "I see. But how do you plan on doing it?" To which Alisisius says "I… don't yet know, but I'd like to start by living here for a while."
Lud says to Alisisius "We have heard that Rucksta is preparing to attack us. Are you sure it is a good idea for a queen such as yourself to stay here in those kinds of times, let alone leaving your own nation to fend for themselves." Alisisius says to Lud "I…" But Li says "If I may interrupt my lord, but I'd like to inform you that her situation is akin to the situation that Ms. Livendig was in before you came to her life. The difference is that her "allies" haven't been dealt with."
Lud says "I see. In that case, I have no problem letting you stay here as long as you'd like, though I recommend that you use a different name here as it might make your "allies" take notice if we use your real name. It'll also give you a fresh start, not as queen of Rythcoth, but you."
Alisisius thinks for a moment, and then says to Lud "Si-su… Sisu. I want to be called Sisu from now on." Lud asks "Sisu… A nice sounding name. In the world where I come from, I heard that it is a world in a certain northern country that roughly translates to strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. Does it have any meaning in your language?" Alisisius says "No. I just thought since my real name is Alisisius, I could take some parts of it away to make that word. I didn't know it had a meaning in your original world."
Lud says "How strange fate can be sometimes. So, Sisu, as a king of Elysium, I welcome you to our humble home." Sisu smiles a little and then asks Lud "Excuse me but… can I stay where Mr. Li stays?" To which Lud says "If that's what you want, then I have no problem with it. What about you Li?"
Li asks "About what, my lord?" And Lud says "About Sisu here staying at your place for the time being." And to this, Li answers "It is no issue to me. I would be happy to house our new resident in my humble abode."
Lud laughs a little and then says "Your abode humble?! My friend, that place is anything but humble." To this, Li says "And here you are as well, describing our country with the word "humble". I'm simply following your lead, my lord."
Then Lud says "No matter. Just be a tour guide for her for a while, why don't you." And Li answers "As you wish, but before we leave, I'd like to inform you that I have something I'd like to discuss with you after I'm done with my "tour guide" duties." Lud says "I see. Come when you are done with your "tour guide" duties."
Li bows and then makes another magical door appear. He extends his hand and says "Ms. Sisu." After which Sisu takes a hold of Li's hand and both of them go through the door.
After Li is done with his "tour guide" duties, he comes to Lud's office once again. Lud responds "You sure have gotten the hang of your new fast traveling trick. So what did you want to discuss with me about? Let me guess, it's about Sisu."
Li says "You are correct, my lord. It has to do with that young lady." Lud asks "So what about her?" To which Li answers "There are two matters that I'd like to come to your attention. First is that, while she could vocalize her "voice" during the little event we had to many people at once, it would appear that she either has difficulty talking to multiple people at once using her telepathy or she lacks that ability altogether without the assistance of tools."
Lud says "So that is why you didn't know what we were talking about back then. Has she said anything about it to you?" To which Li responds by saying "No. She has not brought up the matter to me personally and I neither know of anyone in Elysium who she has opened up about this matter."
Lud says "I see. Well, we shouldn't force her to do things that are uncomfortable to her. I'm sure she'll eventually come around when she has spent some time here and gotten acquainted with others. What is the other thing you wanted to say to me?"
Then Li says "Yes. The other matter is the more serious one. It is the matter about the aspect that is the queen of Rythcoth." Lud asks "What do you mean? Isn't she just your ordinary queen?"
Then Li says "She claims to be nearing her third century of life." Lud is surprised by this, as she looked as old as a human would in nearing their twenties. Li continued by saying "But it appears that people believe there has only been one queen in the whole history of Rythcoth's founding. A queendom that was founded over ten thousand years ago."
Lud says "Could it just be that they keep an appearance of their queen always being the same person while switching the queen when the old one dies?" To which Li responds by saying "That is what I thought at first, but it is the words that Trixtitkitus said that bother me. Trixtitkitus is the dragon god, by the way."
Lud asks "What did they say?" And Li answers "She mentioned in passing, and I quote, "It is a shame that Alisisius, who I was so proud of, would have to be cursed with that eternal cycle. Not being able to pass on like the rest of the banished." End quote."
Then Lud says "So that means…" And Li says "I think we are on the same page now, my lord. But I find it fascinating that someone who once had to be both banished and cursed for the treatment of humans wouldn't have any ill will when seeing a human."
Lud asks "Do you think she has the memories?" To which Li says "I cannot be certain yet, but I have a feeling that we'll find out one day."
Then Lud says "I see. So what was she like during your tour?" To which Li says "Like a reserved child. Reserved, but still having the curiosity of a child."
Lud commented "Just like you, huh." To which Li says "I was feeding on my curiosity this time, so I cannot refute your comment fully. But I think… I think that our parent would be happy to see how I am right now."
Meanwhile at the very bottom of the abyss, it is dark but Maumar could still see clearly both because of what he is and because of an unknown light source.
Maumar places flowers near a gravestone and then says "Maria Tornio. I brought you flowers today that resemble the ones in your original world. I'm sorry that it all ended up like this. I hope you found the way back to your home."
Then Maumar goes to another gravestone and places different kinds of flowers near. Then he says "Lorenzo Etzitso. I brought you these flowers that I thought that you would like. I have come to understand that in the flower language in your world, they mean "safe journey"." Then Maumar puts one other flower as he says "I also brought one other flower that mean "dedication". I hope that you found the way back to your home."
Then Maumar goes to another gravestone and places different kinds of flowers near it. Then he says "Pela Luztowski. Since you didn't have many flowers that had meaning to you, I brought one of your loved one's favorites. In your world's language of flowers they say "my kindred, my love, my forever". I wish that you have it in your heart to forgive me for having brought you far away from home. I hope that you found the way back to your home."
Then Maumar goes to another gravestone and places different kinds of flowers near it. Then he says "Raven Cliffhearth. You who saved so many lives during your time in your world, it was my honor to get your approval to do what I did. Nevertheless, I cannot apologize hard enough to make it up to you for what I've done. I brought you flowers that the one you tried to reunite with liked. In your world, I believe they are called "Raventongue" which mean in the language of flowers "parent ever strong" I have the feeling that she just liked these flowers because it has your name on it and not what it actually meant, but if you are hearing this, I'm sure you already guessed as much. I hope that you found the way back to your home."
Then Maumar goes to another gravestone and places different kinds of flowers near it. Then he says "Anastasia Pelotako. You who were so beautiful had to have such a fate. And then I came and I gave you an even worse one. I'm not asking you to forgive me, for I've long since passed the line of no return. I simply wish that you are safe wherever you are. These are the flowers that you liked the most, so I don't think there is any meaning for me to tell you what they meant. I hope that you found the way back to your home."
He walks to another gravestone and says "Emily Johnson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ethan Rodriguez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ava Martinez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Liam Anderson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Olivia Nguyen…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Noah Garcia…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Isabella Patel…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mason Smith…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Sophia Williams…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Benjamin Brown…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Charlotte Jones…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "James Wilson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Amelia Taylor…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Alexander Lee…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Harper Moore…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Daniel Gonzalez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Evelyn Clark…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Michael Lewis…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Abigail Walker…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Elijah Young…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Elizabeth Hall…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "William Hernandez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Scarlett King…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Logan Scott…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mia Baker…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Lucas Green…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Grace Adams…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Henry Hill…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Avery Rivera…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Alexander Campbell…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Emily Mitchell…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Samul Carter…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Sophia Perez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Aiden Morris…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Madison Ward…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Benjamin Turner…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Evelyn Bailey…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Oliver Cooper…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mia Reed…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Daniel Brooks…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Charlote Ramirez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ryan Foster…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ava Russell…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Noah Coleman…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Isabella Diaz…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "William Stewart…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Sophia Price…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Liam Powell…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Amelia Hayes…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "James Hughes…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Harper Murphy…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ethan Dixon…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Olivia Nelson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Lucas Gray…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Elizabeth West…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mason Ross…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Emily Sullivan…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Logan Bell…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mia Fisher…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Alexander Cox…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Avery Brooks…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Samuel Ward…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Grace Richardson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Aiden Evans…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Madison Martinez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Benjamin Bailey…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Evelyn Kelly…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Oliver Torres…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Charlotte Collins…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ryan Nguyen…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ava Butler…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Noah Martinez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Isabella Lopez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "William Morgan…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Sophia Cooper…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Liam Rivera…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Amelia Price…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "James Edwards…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Harper Perez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ethan Foster…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Olivia Howard…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Lucas Brooks…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Elizabeth Murphy…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mason Allen…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Emily Gonzalez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Logan Turner…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Mia Clark…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Alexander Lee…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Avery Phillips…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Samuel Hall…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Grace Wilson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Aiden Johnson…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Madison Taylor…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Benjamin Cook…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Evelyn Wright…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Oliver Martinez…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Charlotte Stewart…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ryan Collins…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Ava King…"
He walks to another gravestone and says "Noah Rodriguez…"
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All that you could see is the same man apologizing to the graves of many. One after another, after another, after another, after another, after another, after another, after another…
There are an uncountable number of graves surrounding one giant hole in the middle that radiates aetherial glow to the dim floor that has nothing but graves as far as the eye can see circling that one giant hole.
The stubbornness of man.
The madness of man.
The stubbornness of a former god.
The madness of a former god.
The stubbornness of the counter god.
The madness of the counter god.
Only thing that he does now is apologize now that his efforts, their sacrifices, have borne fruit. But the fruit is still not fresh enough to harvest. The only thing that is left for the man, a former god, the counter god, to do is wait till the fruit is ripe and ready to give the reward that the man, a former god, the counter god, has been seeking for so long.
Only a matter of time…
Till that one dream…
Is achieved.
Just a little longer.
He must stay patient.
He must wait for her to be ready.