Week Five

[letsplayamod]

Two more have left your side, gone to wherever Typhon has whisked them away to. And, no matter how little you might care about his threats, it seems that he's got no intention of stopping them anytime soon. Unfortunately, there's no sign of Athena on the horizon either, but perhaps those statues that bear a remarkable similarity to her might be the key you need to overthrowing the Titan before things get worse.

In better news, a new floor has once again revealed itself. You're free to venture further down into the island - perhaps further than you'd think was possible.

Even the less perceptive among you might notice how all around you, things seem to be... healing. Even your living area has experienced a noticeable shift. Plants are greener, a few flowers are in bloom. The sun shines bright. Despite it all, life continues alongside you. Or, perhaps, because of you.

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[stringup]

Well, what am I supposed to do, then? Go back to fulfilling my godsforsaken oath and bring about the end of all life? Drive people to the brink until they succumb to despair? Live as if I'm already dead?

[ She sounds more and more heated as she goes on. ]

It was fucking miserable, and I'm done with it! But I can't just take back what I've done, so this is the price I have to pay for trying to be a less garbage human being. That's all.

[eeeonetwothree]

[ Omega would have tears in his eyes if he were capable, and there's no damage to provide the illusion of it this time. ]

VELVET...I DON'T WANT YOU TO SUFFER. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SAY THIS AFTER THE PAST WEEK, OR AFTER WHAT I PLAN TO DO IN THE LONG RUN, BUT...YOU'RE MY FRIEND. THIS IS TOO MUCH.

AT LEAST TELL FERDINAND.

[stringup]

He already knows. [ A beat. ] I mean, about that whole situation. There's just not much either of us can do about it.

[ Almost funny how the robot is calling her a friend, still. ]

[eeeonetwothree]

SO I AM TO JUST SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING.

DAMN IT ALL. I AM A MIRACLE OF SCIENCE! BUT ALL I AM GOOD FOR IS DESTROYING THAT WHICH IS BEFORE ME...!

[stringup]

Hey, don't think you're so special that you could do something about it, when even the foremost necromancers back home haven't a clue how to annul this oath.

[ ...Or necessarily want to, depending. ]

[eeeonetwothree]

THAT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM WANTING TO SAVE MY FRIEND FROM SUFFERING! ATHENA...SHE MADE ME THE GOD OF PROTECTION...! I AM SUPPOSED TO SAVE PEOPLE!

[ Is this what that bitchass Sonic feels like all the time? He hates this. ]

[stringup]

[ Idly, she remembers how she felt about Ferdinand during the first couple of weeks, when they had just met.

...Granted, she still occasionally wants to shake Ferdinand even now, so in that regard it hasn't changed much. ]

...Omega, I know you feel that way, but this is one thing that isn't something you should feel responsible for. [ Hold on, she needs to wipe up some of this blood from her mouth. ] It's just me reaping what I've sown.

If you do want to do something for, don't treat me any different just because of this.

[eeeonetwothree]

...VERY WELL, VELVET.

BUT IF I CAN FIND A WAY TO SAVE YOU, I WILL EMPLOY IT.

[stringup]

...Honestly, I don't imagine it'll be a price anyone wants or should pay.

[eeeonetwothree]

DO YOU NOT THINK YOU ARE WORTH IT?

[stringup]

...I don't know. I just know I paid a high price that got me into this situation to begin with, so I can't see any solution not costing the same, if not more.

[eeeonetwothree]

WELL I THINK YOU ARE WORTH IT.

AND I HAVE CONQUERED MANY ENEMIES. I CAN CONQUER THIS ONE.

BELIEVE IN ME, VELVET. I BELIEVE IN YOU. WE CAN DO THIS, TOGETHER. WE JUST HAVE TO DEFEAT TYPHON. I WILL FIND A WAY TO DO SO...WITHOUT SACRIFICING MY LIFE.

[ But not without sacrifice something else... ]

[stringup]

...Well, let's not put the cart before the horse just yet and focus on Typhon first.

[eeeonetwothree]

VERY WELL.

BUT I SHOULD TELL YOU...THERE IS A POWER THAT EXISTS IN MY WORLD, CALLED THE CHAOS EMERALDS. THEY SURPASS ALL OTHERS. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE THE KEY TO YOUR SALVATION.

[stringup]

[ ...Huh. Now this gets her attention. ]

And you're saying you have access to them here?

[eeeonetwothree]

NOT UNLESS THEY ARE IN THE CORNUCOPIA. BUT EVEN THEN, IF THEY ARE NOT, IF WE SURVIVE THIS, WE CAN GO TO MY WORLD, AND USE THEIR LIMITLESS POWERS TO REMOVE THE TAINT OF DARKNESS FROM YOU. THE EMERALDS CAN CREATE MIRACLES. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT THEY CAN DO.

[stringup]

[ ...

Excuse her??? ]

What.

[eeeonetwothree]

IT IS JUST AS I SAID.

WE MAY HAVE TO SAY A GOOFY PRAYER BUT WHAT I SAID IS THE TRUTH.

[stringup]

...Sorry, this is a lot for me to take in.

[ Like one does not simply remove the damnation from one's soul, even if it's with a gem of unlimited power? ]

[eeeonetwothree]

THAT IS FINE. I TEND TO FORGET THAT THIS IS NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FROM MY WORLD.

[stringup]

And they just let you use them???

[eeeonetwothree]

WELL, YOU USUALLY HAVE TO FIND THEM FIRST.

AND THOSE THAT USE THEM FOR THEIR OWN GAIN TEND TO ANSWER TO THAT FOOL, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG…

[ He is starting to see the problem here. ]

[stringup]

[ Velvet lets out a long sigh. ]

...I know you mean well, but miracles don't come easy or cheap.

[eeeonetwothree]

I SUPPOSE…I NEED TO LEARN THAT SOME MATTERS ARE NOT AS SIMPLE AS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE.

[ As if he’d be around to realize any of this happening, anyway. ]