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Such a moment broke the spell. Though TalOS could tell it was not a spell but his mind slowly transforming in the aura of such a being. A correction, you could say. Yes it was a correction of the mental thoughts that someone such as TalOS <span class="mu-i">should</span> have been thinking.
It was this thought that grew and began shaking awake the possessed Machine Spirit. The Aegis System began building itself up again as TalOS finally identified the source of the override. Such a powerful moment of focus was needed for TalOS. To resist was should have been his normal thought patterns could only be done by one sure of their own existence.
TalOS was.
“Creator.” TalOS barely got those words out, “May I ask that you weaken your psychic aura. It is blinding and will injure my work.”
The Emperor of Mankind gave a simple nod as the golden light began to withdraw from the blinding light that touched all corners of the planet to that immediately around himself. TalOS felt his reality shift and the Blackstone Pendent cool as he looked at the man before him.
“Will this do?” A simple question yet it still held such a powerful gravitace within those words.
“It… does.” TalOS admitted as he finally felt a moment of relief.
The two looked at one another. The Emperor seemed to be going through a series of thoughts and tribulations that TalOS felt within his own soul. It could only be compared to watching dozens of Machine Spirit Cores working in tandem to realize the equation that they were processing.
After five seconds of this processing their eyes made contact with the other. In an instant TalOS felt his entire soul was laid bare to his creator. It was not an intrusive act though but instead it was like the ages old saying that ‘the eyes are the gateway to the soul’. It simply was the case that the being in front of him was so powerful in the realm of the immaterium that he truly could read one’s very soul with a glance.
The face of the Emperor did not change, but the feeling that such a powerful being gave off changed constantly. First it was curious, understanding, anger, sorrow, and even a splash of pity.
Out of all of these though the Emperor gave the impression of both a creator who was impressed and saddened.
