"THE..."
The 4 gods listening all repeated "THE WHO?" in their minds.
"THE GODDESS OF MISCHIEF, DECEIT".
Everyone paused for a moment.
They were all trying to process the kind of trouble WIS was about to create before the spoke.
...
MEANWHILE IN THE REALM OF THE GODDESSES OF MISCHIEF.
"Achoo."
"Hmm. Is my GOM GOM thinking about me again."
"AHHHH... HEHE." She screamed and giggled at the top of her voice.
...
BACK IN WARPED WORLD.
SAGE looked at RAY, who was staring back at him with both of their mouths touching the floor of the office.
TIM decided to break the silence between the two REALMS.
∆ Phew. For once, I feel like a very heavy burden has been lifted off my back. ∆ He replied with a deep sigh, snapping the other gods back to reality.
"Wow, wow, wow. WIS, what are you thinking? She hasn't even agreed to participate in the tournament yet. Is this really a wise choice?" SAGE asked.
WIS who could hear him through the handset replied.
"Well, to be honest. If it's for you, she'll definitely agree to support the tournament and join in the race to become THE GODS OF EVERYTHING."
~{HM HM.
I NODDED MY HEAD IN AGREEMENT.
AFTER ALL, THIS IS BETTER FOR ME.
WAIT.
IF I DO NOT FIGHT RAY, THEN WHO WILL JUSTICE PICK TO FIGHT ME?
I THOUGHTTO MYSELF.}~
All that was left was RAY'S reply.
If he agreed, then SAGE would be able to leave there with no problems.
But if he doesn't, WIS' REALM and SAGE'S job could very well become a destroyed REALITY.
SAGE kept his gaze on RAY, who still had his lower jaw on the golden tiles of his office floor.
WIS knew he had to end this call quickly.
TIM could tell that they had about a 0.1 of a PION left before the 5th PION.
The PION on which SAGE had promised to meet with DECEIT.
"Hello. Are you still there, our dearly beloved customer?"
"SNAP."
A large thumb and index appeared outside the french window, snapping RAY back to REALITY.
¶¶ Oh yes. I am still here with you, Director. ¶¶
"That's good. So what are your thoughts on the new offer? I hope it pleases you and meets your demands at the same level?"
RAY slumped into his seat.
He was back to being relaxed.
With his gaze fixed on SAGE, he smiles.
¶¶ THE GODDESS OF MISCHIEF. That's an interesting name. Hmm. ¶¶
He began to slowly roll the cord of the handset around his right index, crossing his legs.
He turned his gaze upwards into the opening above them.
¶ TIM. arE yoU almosT donE? ¶
TIM looked down with his eyes half closed.
∆ Yea. I've been done for a while now... I meant to say, I've been done since before you all started your little play. THE GOD OF ACTING would really love to see this. ∆
¶ welL toO baD hE is... whO tolD yoU thiS waS a plaY? ¶
∆ Duh. Do you think I believe in anything you create? Not even the scenarios you make are REAL. ∆
RAY frowned.
TIM had hit him in a bad spot.
¶ anD whaT makeS yoU saY thaT? arE yoU scareD i mighT makE TIME foR yoU UNRE... ¶
"Uhmm. My apologies, dear customer. But if you do not mind, we have a business to run here. So can you please give us your re..."
Turning his gaze back to SAGE, he smiles as a form of apology.
He could tell that SAGE, who was at the centre of all this mess, was very pissed and didn't have the time to waste on his silly games.
"GULP."
He knew SAGE had been accommodating the current REALITY by heavily suppressing his PASSIVE.
~{WHAT'S HE WAITING FOR?
SPEAK ALREADY, YOU BUFFOON.}~
¶¶ My apologies, Director. Yes, yes. THE GOD OF REALITY. The god who creates, controls, and decides what is REAL and what is UNREAL in his presence. Versus THE GODDESS OF MISCHIEF. The goddess who manipulates and plays tricks on those in her presence, making them unable to decide what is REAL and what is UNREAL... ¶¶
He stands up from his seat and turns to the french window.
With both his hands spread out
as he watches an image of himself and DECEIT fighting on the glass.
He shots his eyes and takes in a very deep breath.
And with a broad smile, he opens his eyes and exclaims.
¶¶ SPLENDID! ¶¶
Turning to SAGE, he snaps his finger and pours his energy into the left box.
¶¶ Now, this is a REALITY I must witness. ¶¶
"DOOM."
The office, star, and decoration all disappeared immediately after he was done speaking.
...
WITHIN THE BRAIN.
"And my REALM is back."
~{THAT WAS CLOSE.
ANYWAYS, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
YOU NEARLY KILLED ME, 3 GOOD TIMES.}~
WIS ignores him and begins floating upwards.
With the layer he was in beginning to return to its original state.
~{HEY. DON'T IGNORE... OOF
A LARGE CUBE FELL ON MY HEAD}~
"Watch your head. It'll be raining soon." WIS says, looking at MONOGATARI with a frown.
He began teleporting around the whole layer.
With each spot he left, a large unsolved rubik's cube with millions of multicoloured pieces appeared.
Some were of smaller sizes with fewer
pieces while others were large with more pieces attached to it.
One particular large piece, the one that had fallen on MONOGATARI'S head, was made up of 2 trillion pieces, which were of only two colous.
The colours, black and gold.
WIS stood on its edge as it pressed down on MONOGATARI'S head.
"Can you leave my REALM now? I am about to get really busy."
~{MORE LIKE PLAY.}~
"Pfft. So you think I'm about to play? That's awfully hilarious. Alright then, feel free to watch."
WIS teleported directly into his face.
"But if you distract me, I'll kill and kick you out in an instant... Nope, I'll trap you in THE MAZE... Also, in a few moments from now, SAGE and TIM will be stepping into DECEIT'S REALM."
~{BLERGH.
TIM SHOULD HAVE FUN.
I'M NOT MEETING WITH THAT NUISANCE AGAIN.
GLAD I WON'T BE FIGHTING AGAINST HER.}~
"Well, I don't think TIM will be entering there with SAGE. He'll probably stay outside her REALM for his own safety or maybe not. He actually has work to do, unlike a certain god. Also, it's JUSTICE who'll decide on that fight. So do not get your hopes high. "
~{MOCK ME ALL YOU LIKE.
I ACTUALLY DO NOT MIND.
BY THE WAY, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START SOLVING THE CUBES?}~
WIS floats away from MONOGATARI and goes back to the top of the black and gold rubik's cube.
In the layer he calls, CUBES OF OUTCOMES existed an infinite number of rubik's cubes.
He looked up and smiled.
"I guess things are going to move a little more smoothly from now on." He said to himself.
~{WHAT ARE YOU MUMBLING?
SO ARE YOU GOING TO SOLVE THEM OR NOT? }~
"Oh, you meant the cubes?"
~{OF COURSE I MEANT THE CUBES.
WHAT ELSE IS HERE TO SOLVE?
TCH...
WERE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME? }~
"I solved them while we were talking earlier."
~{HUH? }~