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'...I accept. I'm willing to have peace of mind at the cost of being at a disadvantage in this onto-ideological race between us."
[NEGAI] "YOU WILL STILL TRY FINDING WAYS TO VOID EVEN THIS."
'It's simply in my nature to. Even if we're opposed in a lot of things, I'd rather them go with you than become playthings for those sadists."
[NEGAI] "VERY WELL. THEN I WILL CONSIGN THE SOULS OF YOUR PEOPLE TO THE VOID... THEY WILL NOT REACH THE AFTERSEAS, NOR THE LOKAS. THEY WILL WAIT WITH ME AND MY ANGELS IN THE VOID, IN STASIS, UNTIL THE DAY OF CORRECTION."
Shechinah raised its hand and extended a lone finger at me. In return, I raised mine and reached forward, touching NEGAI's hand. The moment we made contact, I felt something ring out, and I stumbled back. No, I fell back.
NEGAI watched me as I went slowly back towards the beach sand below, falling.
The deal was made. The souls of the Psyops who died were now in the Machine God's hands.