>>5214942"…Is there anything I should watch out for in the Cord?" You finally ask after a moment or two of solemn contemplation.
it is designedto break youcrafted with every intentto shatter willsyou’ve already proven yourselfresourceful enoughto deal with any physical threat it holds for youbut bewareits effects on the mind“Good to know you think I’m prepared enough to scale it.” You respond with a sigh. “And I’ll be aware of any mental effects that may try and take hold of me.”
defiantI do not doubtyour resolvewhich is whymy warningis not for youbut ratherthose who fight beside you“…Duly noted.” You say, albeit without the sigh that you’re incapable of exhaling in this void-space. “Is there anything else I should be aware of?”
the pieces of methe fragments you’ve collectedeach onewill allow you to traverse the moreshall we sayunforgivingbiomes“I see…” You murmur, glancing to Lightbringer’s children as he speaks. Ziz is still wrapped in his arms, large eyes locked on her creator’s anomalous form, unblinking. Leviathan’s frantic back-and-forth has slowed, but not stopped completely—no doubt a whirlwind of considerations and hypotheses still consume their mind, unwilling as they are to admit the defeat their father’s already made his peace with. Behemoth, well…Behemoth’s gingerly been pulled closer and into Lightbringer’s embrace, but he’s yet to summon up the courage to look at his father. Rather, his eyes are instead fixed on his aquatic sibling, who remains oblivious to their brother’s attentions as they continue swimming in place.
“I’ll be honest…there are a million and one questions I want to ask you…” You say, finally. “…but take all the time you need with Ziz, Behemoth, and Leviathan.”
thank youit is difficultto hold on to four individualswould you think ill of meif I were to let you slip backto your reality“Think nothing of it.” You say, bowing out. “I’ll see you at the top of the Cord, Lightbringer.”
I will see you thereand thatis a promiseHe smiles, as riotous colors melt back into reality’s concrete hue.
one defiantto another(Continued)
