>>5546595“Say, what do you know about the entities that might try to make their way into our universe through the Hakkero? Trip brought up some examples, but I’d like to hear your thoughts on such a thing.” Heh, minor pun.
https://youtu.be/kRM1IEKDipUAnd in response, brief glimpses appear in your mind… and apparently in Maple’s too, as she takes note of them. ‘{ONE ENTITY THAT WE KNOW OF IS THE BEING THAT DESCRIBED ITSELF AS THE SPINNER OF MANTRA, THE MANIPULATOR, THE TENRINJOU.}’ A creature with a vaguely spider-like body is shown to you, plated in ornate gold and glowing with a similarly golden aura, with eight branching legs that terminate as 22 limbs, a “face” that looks like an open void into the cosmos. ‘{SUCH AN ENTITY WAS PUSHED BACK AT AN ATTEMPTED ENTRY, WITH DESIRE TO RESHAPE THE REALMS TO ITS DESIGN. THE GREAT DESTROYER ENDED IT FOR ATTEMPTING TO IMBALANCE THE UNIVERSE.}’ And the spider-thing just… turns to dust.
“So this… Aural Arachnid you just showed us, it’s gone completely then, right?” Maple questions aloud.
‘{THAT IS CORRECT. BUT IT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF AN ENTITY THAT WOULD SEEK ENTRY THROUGH AN IMBALANCED HAKKERO. ANOTHER IS THE BETRAYER OF TIME HERSELF. HE WHO BECAME A DEMON, A MAJIN, WHO TRIED TO USURP TIME, AND IN RESPONSE WAS THRUST INTO THE TIMELESS ABYSS.}’ There’s next a figure in shadow, but a more humanoid one, with wild hair, pointed ears, and the hints of an elaborate and outfit that feels vaguely similar to Dabura’s poking through the shadow. Though this one has a popped collar, at the very least. A golden light then seems to blast at him, cracking open a void with many floating crystals inside it, and thrusting him in.
“Then… that must have been the Supreme Kai of Time.” Maple notes next. “You refer to ‘Time’ in a feminine manner, Tuffle mythology used to have a similar concept. Later we learned of the Supreme Kai of Time, so I figure that’s who you’re referring to. So… less mythology now and more just… fact, I guess.”
“And she’ll likely be a big help in bringing back everyone.” you comment, recalling what the Kais were planning out. “…Okay, yeah, deeeefinitely not gonna try to attract the attention of her old nemesis, if he might try to use the Hakkero as a means of escape.”
‘{TIME UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE. WE WISH THAT YOU DO NOT UPSET HER AS WELL.}’
“Okay, uhh… couple more questions from me then.” You sit up a bit, looking upwards. “Since we’re on the subject, would the Hakkero plan still work even after significant periods of time have passed? I know I’ve asked a lot from you, but I do genuinely appreciate the advice you’ve given.”
‘{NOT IF YOU ARE SUFFICIENTLY PREPARED. TIME WILL BE YOUR ALLY, IF YOU USE YOURS PROPERLY.}’
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