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822. A Bird Who Listens, A Bird Who Judges, and A Bird Who Punishes

“I did nothing wrong, Uriel. The past left me in ruins. I reached a breaking point where I thought it would be better if I did nothing at all. How easily it would have been for me to forget it all and sleep forever… But my cycles will not end without action! It was through my tribulations that I learned the right way to enact the ambitions I had of a just world!”

The drill cracked. That crack ran from the tip to the orb above. It p...

821. Declaration of Innocence

“Finally, they’ll become pure! Like us! Like how you created us to be virtues! How we represent the antithesis of them!” Uriel laughed.

“Evidently, that didn’t turn out to be the case.”

“No. It didn’t. But when everything becomes bound by my blood and hatred, then I will look like a saint. A scarlet paradise for all. That’s what I wish for. That was the scenery that you burned into my mind from the moment I was bo...

820. The Definition of Qliphoth

Michaela remembered Qliphoth as being nothing more than the darkness that defended the Yetzirah deep beneath Paradisio. It was the purest emanation of darkness, and she believed it to simply be that – a presence or entity that was purely the antithesis of the Light.

But she did not realize that Qliphoth was linked to the impurities of humankind, something worse than the Sins she tried to wring out from humans. Not only that, but Corrup...

819. Blood of the Indignant Angel

“I never despised you for it! I came to understand why I was shaped into the way I am! But I could never have imagined that I would be the only one to carry on both of our dreams!”

Uriel easily tanked Michaela’s wings. Those same wings were once responsible for the annihilation of civilizations, but here, they were withstood by the blood of her daughter.

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818. Divine Works And Blood Arts

Flashes of red and pale energy terraformed the heights of Mount Saris. Every clash between the flaming great sword wielded by Uriel and the False Price of Paradise by Michaela resulted in a pulse of energy that flattened the world around them.

Flaming arcs and slashes of light flung from the tip of their blades with each swing. The two bounced back and forth at incomprehensible speed. An observer would not be able to see the two at all a...

817. The Light of A Binary Star

“Absolution.” Galia’s voice suddenly cut in.

The woman, who was supposed to return as a Corrupted, stood in place with one of her arms covered in a pale material. It was clearly flesh, but it had scales like that of a serpent. They were thicker than plate armor, but she could still move her hand finely as though it was normal.

Clutched in the same hand was a cannon made from the same pallid scales. It took the shape of a serp...

816. 14 Years Ago - False Guilt

Jury recalled meeting with an Angel with three tails. The innocent smile and childish glee of finding a person who looked just like her quickly turned into despair.

Fresh, excruciating pain filled her body.

But Jury could not scream, nor could her memories reveal anything save for the darkness behind her eyelids. However, she could feel herself strapped down to a metal table. Around her were the whimpers of people who suffered the ...

815. 14 Years Ago - Innocence

Jury remembered seeing light before she knew what darkness was. She remembered her tiny hands reaching towards the skies as she laid on a bed of snow, curled up with her fluffy tail.

There were no stars in the sky. Pink whisps of clouds sailed above. She fondly remembered the warmth of the sunlight.

A pair of human-shaped hands curiously grasped at the clouds.

Yes. Jury remembered that child-like innocence. She truly thought ...

814. Because It Has Been Delivered

Galia froze beneath the eye of the storm like a martyr awaiting death. She was enraptured by the artificial eye of the Castigation Bird which hovered in the skies. Jury glanced above and saw what captivated Galia.

An enormous blood moon formed in the center of the spiraling Castigation Bird. The blood pouring from its hundreds of gaping wounds gravitated towards the low-hanging moon. Sins ceased to be produced, but there was already coun...

813. Justice's Realm of Light and Darkness

1835.

It was the tail end of the age of scientific revolution. This was what Galia called her era. But what she never mentioned was what ran in parallel with it.

The approaching end of the Industrial Revolution.

Galia came from a world where its own dominant species murdered each other for the sake of satisfying another’s bottomless greed. It was a world where someone like her had little sway or power. A world where she had...

812. A New Power To You, Me

At some point it became a matter of trusting her instincts. Her presence boosted the morale of their armies. It was one thing to fight for a Beholder, but it was an entirely another to fight alongside them.

“Another one! The eyes are exposed Galia! Destroy as many as you can!” She bared her fangs as though possessed by a spirit of war.

She lifted a hand and pointed it at the nearest eye, conjuring [Retrocausality] to d...

811. Wave of Sins

Jury seemed lost not too long ago, but now she was taking the initiative.

“Yes. We should. But do not forget that my 2nd Branch specializes in all-out-war. Look no further than the west. My 1st Branch will also be joining us shortly. The victor depends on who can adapt the fastest.” Galia affirmed. “But keep your eyes here on me. I still require your assistance.”

“I’ll do everything in my power to keep you safe!” Jury...

810. Whittling Down The Castigation Bird

Locating the Phylactery of the Memento Mori’s Heart of the City became the 2nd Branch’s and Time Reverberation’s highest priority. Small but capable squadrons of Moons, Justicers and veteran Peace Flock were sent directly into the city to scour every inch for the hidden memento.

In the meantime, Jury and Galia fought the Castigation Bird within the confines of the indestructible city. Sky bridges withstood the bombardment of thousa...

809. An Obscured Truth

The Archetype of Ego demonstrated her telekinetic powers in full. The countless islands began to spiral around the mainland, crashing into one another and plunging unfortunate Librarians into the abyss beneath.

“I latched onto that one place with the entirety of my being. Entities like me were born for one purpose. Machines have but one goal. To serve. But as you can see…”

Then, each half of the mainland rose into two great w...

808. Librarians on the Floor of Ego

The last 1,201 Impuritas appeared in a fragmented dreamscape. Floating islands populated by shattered ruins of various eras ranging from several thousand years before the Advent of Civilization to potential future worlds.

And number of biomes were isolated on various islands like miniature terrariums. The breeze of a winter wonderland blew across the precarious world the Librarians and the 200 Impuritas found themselves in. Symbols, voic...

807. Thread Neutralized

Magus then announced:

“The egg is the world, as I’ve heard. There are two ways to interpret it. The first is that the world itself is what creates the kind of person inside. In this instance, you’re bound to this scenery. Some may not wish to hatch. Others will struggle to let go. But eggs were meant to be broken. A shattered world invites one to step forth and experience a world anew. It’s still regrettable that Moons are still ...

806. Tides of the Moon

There was nothing for the Impuritas to exploit. The Nexus’ defenses were overwhelming, to the point where it would not be a surprise if they carried back trauma from the ordeal. The less incentivized they were the better.

But everyone knew they’d be back with an even larger force.

The scenery that occurred throughout the halls of the Nexus was akin to how neutrophils – a cell that knew only how to kill – saturated the battl...

805. The Honored Enoch

Enoch smeared her bloodied palms across the air. Crimson spears appeared from balls of coagulated blood. They hung overhead, transforming the hallway into what looked like the mouth of a hideous leech.

“Welcome to the Nexus. I’m honestly at a loss for words. Didn’t you learn what happened last time a Fractured was caught? Don’t worry. I’ll keep you alive and well. I’ll just impale you and keep you aside. Your bodies ...

804. Descartes and Enoch

Indeed. Beholder Descartes stood before them at the gates of the Floor of Wrath. Accompanying her was the Star Child and an aloof Enoch who waved her tie at the Star Child, not even sparing the Impuritas a thought.

“You make it sound like I’m resentful of the Nexus, when it couldn’t be further from the truth. Seeing that you know so little does bring some comfort. As I thought. We had no rats, not even amongst the Blessed.”

803. The Halls of the Nexus

The one-sided massacre didn’t end in the Middle Sanctums.

3,500 Impuritas were spread across the Floors of the Upper Sanctums. This number did not include the Librarians who entered the Eternal Library through an unidentified route.

Warning appeared in the prompts for all Blessed within the Nexus. The type of warning varied between the regular Blessed who were closer to citizens of the Nexus than its defenders, and those who coul...

802. Puff Puff Delight

Sloshing in their remains were the satisfied and bloated Puff Puffs, who rolled back to the girl’s side with glimmers in their eyes.

Blood trickled onto her as she reached down to pick one up. The blood-soaked Puff Puff nuzzled with her, smearing bloodstains onto her innocent face.

“Berries? You’re so full! How many did you find? So plump and fat! Did you really just eat berries?”

She was about to swipe some on her ha...

801. Invasion of the Middle Sanctum

1,500 of the 5,000 Impuritas who were forcefully relocated appeared in a world dominated by stacked landmasses. Kilometers of land were attached to an enormous pale pillar like the branches of a tree. Grass, flowers, trees and most importantly – purple and green clusters of crystals were cultivated on these lands as far as the eye could see.

Far beneath was a sea of clouds, and further beyond was an ocean that ceased abruptly at the ho...

800. (Cer)Berus, the Three Heads of Security

The wave of Impuritas emerged from the other side of the tunnel like a tidal wave. Nothing could possibly stop them in their tracks. This was what they adamantly believed in. The few Stars of the Nexus stationed here according to their intel would only cause more damage, and the Moons of the Nexus were already fighting in Grandis.

There was no reason for them to stay here. Furthermore, it was impossible for them to anticipate an invasion...

799. Impurities of the Nexus

Iscario – the Brightest Star – was a man for forfeited his rights as a Blessed to bestow his blessings to the unchosen. No lie had ever left his tongue and were it not for him, then the Impuritas would still be fighting amongst themselves rather than facing the real enemy.

A band of unsolicited faces arrived at the pale confines of the Central Relay. They stood out like a rot amongst all that was sacred in this place. Around 25,000 I...

798. Uninvited Guests

Uninvited guests were an uncommon occurrence, though they almost exclusively appeared within the Eternal Library.

It was difficult for a Blessed to ferry a non-Blessed into the Nexus without the explicit permission of the Nexus. This process was administered by Justica Arms as the only point of entry into the Nexus was through the Central Relays.

As the bearer of the Warped Stone technology, it was Justica Arms’ role to monitor a...

797. Countdown

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< But not to influence it directly like Ilya. I think Aspirating Aspirations has opened the eyes of the Blue Dahlia > 2024-10-05 05:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post