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Chapter 33 - LIGHT (Part 2)

The energy and power that make up the aura of your wings violently warps the fabric of reality as you combat the Light that's emanating from the eye.

The only thing that you can think about is your daughter as you push back this encroaching Light. You're enraged… no… you're maddened by the deepest despair and sorrow that you could ever feel as you refuse to accept the reality of what just happened.

Everything that you've done.

Every man and God that you've killed.

All to protect your daughter.

And you failed…

You failed Rosie.

Your entire purpose in life.

Gone.

Now here you are…

Struggling against the one that took her from you… 

Struggling against the one…

S̶͇̦̔͌ţ̸̧̄̉r̶͍̈u̷̯͌̆ḡ̷̳̠̕g̸̭̔ĺ̷̢͎ỉ̷̳̅n̶̙̜͐͋g̵̨͈͌ ̸͔̩̾̑a̶͇̒g̶̡̠̈́á̷͕͍̐ĩ̷̳͓́n̶̮̗̄͐s̶͈̅t̷̺̿̕ ̷͔͔͆̓t̵̗̭̓h̶̠̍ḙ̵̒̏ ̶̜̭̀ǫ̶̲̐n̸̨͒e̸̟̺͑́…

(( Struggling against the one… ))

As you experience this memory, you can feel your mental stability faltering.

Struggling against the one…

S̶͇̦̔͌ţ̸̧̄̉r̶͍̈u̷̯͌̆ḡ̷̳̠̕g̸̭̔ĺ̷̢͎ỉ̷̳̅n̶̙̜͐͋g̵̨͈͌ ̸͔̩̾̑a̶͇̒g̶̡̠̈́á̷͕͍̐ĩ̷̳͓́n̶̮̗̄͐s̶͈̅t̷̺̿̕ ̷͔͔͆̓t̵̗̭̓h̶̠̍ḙ̵̒̏ ̶̜̭̀ǫ̶̲̐n̸̨͒e̸̟̺͑́…

(( Struggling against the one… ))

You're unable to handle the weight of your emotions and your thought process abandons all logic and reason while you fight the aura that's emanating from the eye.

S̶͇̦̔͌ţ̸̧̄̉r̶͍̈u̷̯͌̆ḡ̷̳̠̕g̸̭̔ĺ̷̢͎ỉ̷̳̅n̶̙̜͐͋g̵̨͈͌ ̸͔̩̾̑a̶͇̒g̶̡̠̈́á̷͕͍̐ĩ̷̳͓́n̶̮̗̄͐s̶͈̅t̷̺̿̕ ̷͔͔͆̓t̵̗̭̓h̶̠̍ḙ̵̒̏ ̶̜̭̀ǫ̶̲̐n̸̨͒e̸̟̺͑́…

(( Struggling against the one… ))

The One.

You begin giggling to yourself as you think about this outerversal being that's trying to kill you until your giggle turns into a hysterical laugh.

" hehehe… heHehEhaHaAhAhaha… The One… HahAhaHahAha… THE ONE… HAHAHAHAHAHA!! "

An explosive shockwave erupts from underneath your feet and levels the surrounding environment as your wings open once more and the aura from your wings gets even stronger. 

R̶̢̡̼̭̣̝̻̘͙͛͜ờ̸̹͕̼̩̈͊́́̉͠ș̷̜͔̹̬̿̓̇̑̚͘͝͠i̶̛̬̜̤͎͂̄́̋̑̕͘ẽ̴̛̜̲̗̦͈͎̈́̽͒̄͐̾̊̕ ̶̛̩̯͕͉̹͍͇̬̭͊͋̈͒̀̓̑ͅi̷̜̫͍̘̘̰͕͓̞̦̐ş̶̥̼̣̟͍͖̐̽̒̈́̈́̃ͅ ̶̥̲̳̻̹̐̿̌̄͊̃́̏̂̏d̵̛͙̳̅͑̿̆̎͗̕͝e̵̛̳̯̯͖̩͕̽̅́̅̆̊͒̽̓ȁ̴̜͎̦̳̣͎̺̦͒͊͐̌̂́̚̚͜ḑ̸̡͔͖͎̫̼̣̝̑͌͌̃̆.

(( Rosie is dead. ))

You begin pushing the Light that's emanating from The One back towards him slowly. You then hear Tom's voice calling out to you from behind.

" DONNY!! WE NEED TO LEAVE, NOW!! "

You turn your head around and look to see Tom standing next to a green portal. You see that he has a green protective aura around him and he's struggling to stand as the force that's emanating from your wings is almost knocking him down.

R̶̢̡̼̭̣̝̻̘͙͛͜ờ̸̹͕̼̩̈͊́́̉͠ș̷̜͔̹̬̿̓̇̑̚͘͝͠i̶̛̬̜̤͎͂̄́̋̑̕͘ẽ̴̛̜̲̗̦͈͎̈́̽͒̄͐̾̊̕ ̶̛̩̯͕͉̹͍͇̬̭͊͋̈͒̀̓̑ͅi̷̜̫͍̘̘̰͕͓̞̦̐ş̶̥̼̣̟͍͖̐̽̒̈́̈́̃ͅ ̶̥̲̳̻̹̐̿̌̄͊̃́̏̂̏d̵̛͙̳̅͑̿̆̎͗̕͝e̵̛̳̯̯͖̩͕̽̅́̅̆̊͒̽̓ȁ̴̜͎̦̳̣͎̺̦͒͊͐̌̂́̚̚͜ḑ̸̡͔͖͎̫̼̣̝̑͌͌̃̆.

(( Rosie is dead. ))

" COME ON!! "

Tom yells to you. Your mind is twisted by the grief of your dead daughter as you stare at him. Your emotions are in full-swing and you feel betrayed by him as your mind completely lapses in judgment.

R̶̢̡̼̭̣̝̻̘͙͛͜ờ̸̹͕̼̩̈͊́́̉͠ș̷̜͔̹̬̿̓̇̑̚͘͝͠i̶̛̬̜̤͎͂̄́̋̑̕͘ẽ̴̛̜̲̗̦͈͎̈́̽͒̄͐̾̊̕ ̶̛̩̯͕͉̹͍͇̬̭͊͋̈͒̀̓̑ͅi̷̜̫͍̘̘̰͕͓̞̦̐ş̶̥̼̣̟͍͖̐̽̒̈́̈́̃ͅ ̶̥̲̳̻̹̐̿̌̄͊̃́̏̂̏d̵̛͙̳̅͑̿̆̎͗̕͝e̵̛̳̯̯͖̩͕̽̅́̅̆̊͒̽̓ȁ̴̜͎̦̳̣͎̺̦͒͊͐̌̂́̚̚͜ḑ̸̡͔͖͎̫̼̣̝̑͌͌̃̆.

(( Rosie is dead. ))

Tom… this is all Tom's fault… he was the one who called you inside to talk to you. He was the reason why you left Rosie alone out there. If he hadn't interrupted your time with her, then you could've stopped her from using her power. He told you to abandon her again.

H̸̤͇̾͂e̷͇̻͗ ̷̟̓͘d̸̗̈́́ĭ̸̢̯̌d̵̮͌n̸̰̱͐'̴͚̼̆t̵̿ͅ ̸̤̠͌c̵̡̘̏͝a̶͉͌ŕ̵̜͌ë̸͎ ̸̰͐a̸̫͉͛̎b̷̢͖̉͊ó̷̪u̶̺͕̅́t̴̼̋ ̴̛̹͙̕t̵̮́͗͜h̶̩̍̽ê̷̩͎̆ ̴̢̋i̶̬͑́n̷̝̂n̵̠̳̋̃ơ̴̲̤̌c̵̤̓e̶̮͛͘n̵̙̲̄ẗ̵̡̪s̷͓̙̒̚ ̴̡̒t̸̤͖̀̾h̵̰́͝a̸̎̉͜t̶͚̠̅̕ ̵̭̣͠y̷̢̟̆ó̴̢u̵͉͘ ̸͙̩̑h̶͇̣͝ă̷̰̅d̵̙̀ ̵̖͓̾t̸͙̊̕o̴̦̽͂ ̴͍͂k̸̻̞͂͊î̴̬͠ļ̴̌̽͜l̴̟͗ ̵̢̪̃t̸͔̺̊͌ǒ̴̻̔ ̵͈͍͊̓p̴̛̹r̸͕̗̐̊o̵̪͛̃t̴̖͙̍͂ẻ̶̜̳͠ç̵̟̆̍t̵̯͗ ̴̲͉̐h̵̨̤̓ẻ̷̼̙͑r̷̬͔̽͑.

(( He didn't care about the innocents that you had to kill to protect her. ))

H̴̙͍͌e̸̬̒ ̸̜̱͑̌d̷̹̳̃͘i̶̬͂̾d̴̖̺̄n̶͍͍͝'̸̪̟͛́t̸̨̥̍ ̶̥͙̏͝c̶̢͈̍a̷̱͂r̸̩͍̓̃ȅ̸̳ ̴̟͝ả̶͍̹ḅ̷̧́͋ő̴̻ͅu̸̺͂t̵͑ͅ ̵̹́̋h̸̞͛̇ò̴̳̖͝w̵̱̝̕ ̸̛̪̳̄ṁ̷̧͙u̵͖͊c̶͙͈͘h̵̼̜̾͠ ̴̢́ỵ̴̞̅o̷̞̤̒͠ŭ̶̝̘ ̸̳̎̾l̷͓̭̀̑o̶͍̚v̵͍͝e̵̫͎̍͝d̷̰̉ ̶̧̅R̶̙͒͌o̶̩͋̎s̸͓̔͜î̴͖̹ȩ̷͂ͅ

(( He didn't care about how much you loved Rosie. ))

H̵̰͈͊̋ȩ̵͖́̈ ̵̡̃͘d̴̦̐ī̵̛͕d̸̳͖́ṅ̴̝͠'̵̹͓̽t̸̯̗͝ ̸̛͎c̴̩͠ặ̷͇r̵͖̈̒ė̶̘̼̕ ̵̳͔̌́a̵̧͛̕b̸̞͛̇o̴̪͝u̷̩̎̌t̴̤̅ ̵͎́͌t̷̫̩͗h̵͖̒ͅẽ̴̝̈́ ̶͈̔p̵̟̈́́r̴̛͓͜͝ő̵̱̈́m̵̞̏̋ì̵̭s̷̨̟̋̄e̷̡̢̾ ̴͕̊ṭ̸̉̿h̴̡̺́̄a̵̢͒̽t̵̬̳͛ ̷̧̳͛̀y̶͓̫͑̕o̶̲͊͠u̶͚̳̔̓ ̷̨̟̔m̷̡̆à̸̱͠d̷̛͕͋e̷͓͌ ̵̯̾͝ẗ̸͎́͝o̸̱͛ ̶͙͛̈́h̶̗͉̀̎e̴̜͗̕r̶͎̮̉.

(( He didn't care about the promise that you made to her. ))

Ī̶͓̃t̴̞͖͐̿'̵͙̆s̵̞͍̉͛ ̶̩̣̚a̶͈͑̎l̵̢̤̃l̸͚̾̒ ̵̡͕̓h̴̗͉̔i̶̮̱̋s̸͔̍ ̶̼͖͝f̵̥̓a̶͜͝ú̶̯͕l̸̺̀t̴̢̢̓͂.

(( It's all his fault. ))

Ṟ̵̯́o̸̧̿̔͜ŝ̵͇̫ĭ̶̲̮e̶̗̭͒̉ ̸̺̈̽í̸͉s̶̢͇͑ ̸̑̀͜d̸͓̓͐ḙ̸̒̕a̶̛͓d̶̮̟̀ ̴̞̇̆b̵̳̃͜ë̶̹́͗c̸̫͈͛̚ă̵̪̹u̴͇͂̿ͅs̵͕̉ȅ̴̹͜ ̸̻̃ǒ̷̺f̴̣̓ ̶̳̝̏́T̶̎̿͜ỏ̷̢̗m̷͖͗.

(( Rosie is dead because of Tom. ))

You continue to struggle against The One as you silently look back at Tom like you want to kill him. Tom cries out to you, this time with his eyes watering as he starts to sob.

" PLEASE, ABBADON!! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU, BROTHER!! "

Your eyes are stained with insanity as you respond to him telepathically.

" You have already lost me… brother. "

You attempt to divert a portion of your power directly at Tom to kill him, but the moment you ease up against the Light that's trying to reach you, The One amplifies the power of his aura a trillionfold, which causes a cosmic explosion of pure energy right in front of you. Because of this, you're unable to divert anything towards Tom as you strain to keep the Light at bay. Seeing that you just attempted to kill him, Tom pauses for a moment as he cries before speaking to you telepathically with a heartbroken stare.

" I love you, Donny. "

With tears running down his face, Tom reluctantly escapes through the portal.

You feel anguish and sorrow crush your heart as you relive this memory. You can feel the insanity from back then trying to burrow roots deep into your mind, but you resist everything while you remember Noeh's words and his voice speaks within your head.

" My father is not perfect and has made his mistakes in the past. Helping you recover from your past wasn't one of them. "

Your mind then violently snaps back into the insanity of this memory. You feel the maddening thoughts beat the inside of your skull like a drum as you re-experience them.

Ţ̵̏̚o̸͇͌͘m̸̩̈̈ ̷̡͈̚l̵͖͖̎e̷̫̒f̵̨̀ṫ̴̪͕ ̵̝̍y̸̫͝ö̶̢͎́ṵ̴̙̄̍ ̶͓̈́t̸̖͑̚o̶̼̾̔ ̸̯͗ḋ̶̺͝i̵̧̐é̵̬̗̇.

(( Tom left you to die. ))

H̸̢̦̐́e̶͎̤͝'̸̜͙̓s̵̡͆̍ ̵̘̦͑͋n̷̡͍͌͒o̵͈̤͆̓ ̷̹͊b̷̲̻̋r̵͇̰̈ǫ̶̘̚ţ̷̟͑h̸̲̓e̴͖̤͋̆r̸͔͉̚ ̸̣̪̿͊t̴̳̣͂̕o̸̙̙͝ ̷͈̙̕y̵̥͉̕o̷͍̓̊u̷͚͊͒.

(( He's no brother to you. ))

H̷̛̫̚e̷̺̓̿ ̶̝̒͠ẽ̶͉͝x̶̡̳̚i̸̻͔̇͗l̷̜̞̄ẻ̷̥d̴̼̹͐ ̴̡̎y̸͕̾̑o̵͉̱̓̌u̵̪͗̽ ̷̙͖͂à̸̠̆n̷̦̽d̷̺͝ ̴̲͉̿t̴̙̋o̴̗͗̇ọ̵̉k̵̛̩͋ͅ ̵̭̄y̸̟̲̽ȍ̷̫u̸̖̓͑r̷̗͐̒ ̴̩̈́̽d̶͙̄͗a̵̪̿̈́ű̴̢g̶̠̻̐͑h̸͕͍͊t̴̫̑e̸̋͜r̶̝̉ ̴̯̍̚f̸̝͙̽̕r̵̖͊o̴̺͛m̸̦̀ ̷͕̗̏y̶͉̅̚ô̸̳u̷͇͍͑͊.

(( He exiled you and took your daughter from you. ))

Ÿ̷̗̦o̸͉̞̔̅u̴̡̢̽ ̷̻͝s̶̠̪̚h̴̑͜͝ò̸̯̓u̵̮̚l̶̨̚d̶̪̱̕͝'̵̥̪̔v̷̝̌e̸̱͌ ̸͓̅͘͜k̴͉͈͑ì̸̞͆l̵̟̂͂ĺ̸͙̈e̷̳͠d̷̤͙͊͌ ̴̦͛͛ḫ̵̑̊ǐ̴̗̉ṁ̴̱̙̈́ ̶̨̔ẁ̷̲̦͠ẖ̶͋é̷̖n̸͓̾̂ ̵͙͚̋͝y̴̢̋͠o̴̮͑͝ͅȗ̸̡ ̴̥͎̂k̷̗̂i̵̲̱͐l̷͍̈́͝l̸͎̏é̶̜̰ḑ̴͇̆ ̵̟͎̇̈́Á̶͓̊n̷͉̐į̶͍́t̵̖̾ö̴͚́̋.

(( You should've killed him when you killed Anito. ))

Ị̴͌t̸͚̆'̷̘̏͝s̸̳͈͝͝ ̶̳̍a̷͖̐l̶̜̆̎l̵̨͈̓́ ̷̦̊͝h̸̝̉i̷̖̜̿ś̸̘ ̶̟̈ͅf̴̼̕å̷̗͝u̸̹͗l̶̖̄ť̷̢̤.

(( It's all his fault. ))

You let out a scream of anguish as the Light slowly pushes the aura from your wings back in your direction more and more. You return your gaze back to The One and you come to a realization.

Tom is gone.

The one who killed…

T̶͎͈͠h̷̭́́e̸͈̎̿ ̸̧͌̏ỏ̷͙͍͌ń̴̤͇̊ę̵̗͐ ̸̯̿̂w̵̪͘͝h̸̰͒͘o̷͚͌͆ ̸̱̂͘ḳ̴̢̅̕i̶͗̍ͅl̴̤̥̈́l̵͔̂è̷̡d̸͕̱́…

The one who killed your daughter is still here…

The One, who killed your daughter, is still here.

A realization dawns on you in your thoughts as you continue to relive this memory.

I'm straining too hard. My body is going to give out if I keep increasing my power at this rate…

You speak to The One as blood runs from your mouth.

" You killed her… "

The One silently stares at you as he continues pushing your aura back.

" She was everything to me… so I'm going to take everything… FROM YOU!! "

Suddenly something inside you snaps as you summon a dormant power that you didn't even know you had.

This power is unlike anything you've ever felt before.

This power is unnatural.

This power defies all laws of existence.

This power… is Absolute.

Your body feels as though it's being shredded into pieces as you go beyond what you thought was possible. While you channel this dormant power, your very point in spacetime collapses into one cataclysmic vortex and you scream at the top of your lungs, siphoning the entirety of the Light from not only the universe that you're in, but the entire multiverse that it belongs to right now. Infinite universes merge into your wings as you funnel their essences into the amorphous entity that was once your fragile mortal body.

I don't care anymore. I have no more friends… no more family… nothing. The only thing that matters is defeating The One. It doesn't matter how many people I have to kill. It doesn't matter how many universes I have to consume. None of it matters. They're all worthless. They're all lesser beings created by my daughter's murderer.

Suddenly the amorphous blob that was once your physical body explodes. Reality itself shatters, leaving only The One remaining in front of you. It's just you and him as you both float together inside an infinite macrocosm of Light. You feel like a husk and are unable to move inside a new physical body that has been made to preserve your consciousness as The One speaks to you within your mind.

" ᴀ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇ… ɪ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ. "

(( "A shame… I admired that multiverse." ))

Your mind… your heart… your body… your entire being feels burnt out as you respond to him, gazing upwards into the infinite Light as you float before him.

" You killed my daughter… so I killed your creation… fuck you. "

" ɪ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴘʟᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴏʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋᴀʙʟᴇ. "

(( "I must admit, that was an impressive display of power. I know not where beings such as you come from or what kind of being is your creator, but you are truly remarkable." ))

You speak to The One with pure hatred in your voice.

" How does it feel…? Having everything taken away? "

" ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ? "

(( "Everything?" ))

The One responds as he slowly molds your new body into a form that's identical to the one that you destroyed.

" ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇꜱ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ꜰᴏʀ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟʏ ᴏᴍɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ. "

(( "You have only undone one of my multiverses. I have not lost everything, for I am the Father of The Holy Omniverse." ))

You reply to him impatiently.

" What's the difference? "

" ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ, ɪꜱ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ. ᴀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ. ᴍʏ ᴏᴍɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴍɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟʏ ᴏᴍɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ. "

(( "The difference, mortal, is simple. A multiverse consists of infinite universes, but some infinities are greater than others. My Omniverse consists of infinite multiverses, and there is only one Omniverse. The Holy Omniverse." ))

Holy shit. Everything I just did… The infinite universes that I just consumed… That was only one multiverse in an infinite amount of multiverses that are under The One's domain. That could explain how Black Traps were able to hide from him. He not only had to monitor an infinite amount of universes, he had to find us across an infinite amount of universes within an infinite amount of multiverses.

" ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇ ᴍᴇ, ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴜꜱᴇꜰᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. "

(( "You are only alive because I have given you a new physical form. You intrigue me, mortal. I would like to understand you, as you may prove useful to me in the future." ))

You grit your teeth as you respond to him, having your heart still being torn from the loss of your daughter.

" You're not getting anything out of me. "

" ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇɴᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇQᴜɪʀᴇᴅ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪᴍᴘʀɪꜱᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜɴɪꜱʜᴍᴇɴᴛ. "

(( "Your consent is not required, as I believe your kind are responsible for the undoing of my creation. I will discover all that I can about you and use you as I wish. Your imprisonment here will be your punishment." ))

You scoff as you look at The One. As you stare at him, you feel nothing but pure hatred for him in your heart.

" You can't hold me anywhere. Once I regain my strength, I will be this place's undoing as well. "

" ɪᴍᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅɪᴍᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪɴᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴇxɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴏᴍɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɪɴᴇxʜᴀᴜꜱᴛɪʙʟᴇ. " 

(( "Impossible. I have created this dimension specifically for the captivity of your kind. It exists on the outer edge of my Omniverse, and the amount of Light here is inexhaustible." ))

Suddenly, the memory begins to fracture for the final time until the last orb shatters.

You're back in the cafe and Noeh is gone, just like he said he would be. You breathe heavily as your mind adjusts back to reality, but you notice something about yourself. You remain stricken from the grief of losing your wife and daughter.

There is a hole in your heart for Ariel and Rosie.

You glance around the cafe to see that Tom and Mimi are still frozen in Time. The Holy Omniverse Transcript is still in your hand, and the Valghul is standing next to the booth exactly where it was before you entered your trance.

The Valghul stares deeply into your soul with its dead eyes and it smiles as it speaks to you.

" The truth hurts, doesn't it? "

The Valghul then drops its gaze to the book in your hand before it continues.

" I see that you remember how to use your power now as well… "

You look down at The Holy Omniverse Transcript in your hand to see that it has unlocked itself, then you look back up at the Valghul before speaking to it.

" What now? "

The Valghul cracks a sinister grin as it responds to you.

" Now, we get down to business. "

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