[center]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/2rrsyly.png[/IMG] [code]Somewhere else[/code] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i][b]"How do I fucking stop it,”[/b][/i] Britney asked. Cyrus silently agreed with the question with him mouthing the word [i][b]“yeah”[/b][/i]. The picture the God Child painted of their possible fate had already hung itself at the back of his head. Of all the universes, remains fourteen remain. “I[i] mean, that’s thirteen more than I had tho-”[/i] he initially thought positively before he shook his head. He remembered the sea of lights slowing vanishing until the few remaining universes remained. How many people were in those alternate universes? How many lives were taken by the Glutton before it was sealed here? While Cyrus did not choose this fight, or this team for that matter, if there was a way for him to defeat the Glutton and save his reality, he would do his job and attempt to save the day. The thought of sweet, sweet victory forced a brief smile across his face. [i][b]“You can’t,”[/b][/i] the God Child responded and that once prominent smile quickly became a frown. [i][b]“But is there any way for us to stop it,”[/b][/i] Lynette asked to which the God Child nodded. Cyrus scoffed and muttered [i][b][b]“semantics”[/b][/b][/i]. [i][b]"Your power is not capable of killing it, only a being like my Predecessor could even attempt to kill a being of that level, but, everything I've told you so far was instrumental to defeating the Glutton - the Godforce and the universe,”[/b][/i] the Godchild started. Cyrus’s frown only grew deeper at the thought of not being able to kill the universe eating menace. [i][b]“Eons ago, in the last stand of the people of Glint, the Glutton was weakened to the point where it was sealed inside of the mountain that overlooks the town. Sealed behind three seals crafted from the Godforce, where it should have remained dormant for all eternity - but something damaged the seals and allows it to not only awaken but exert its dark will through the cracks."[/b][/i] Cyrus' head jolted back at the message. This group looked like it had fought through hell and back, and lost those near and dear to them and they were not even fighting the monster in its entirety. If they had struggled up until this point with the puppets, how would they match up when they followed the strings back to their master? [i][b]"You all have the ability to reach a level that is far stronger than you are currently at, and you have the potential to manipulate the Godforce itself,"[/b][/i] Cyrus watched as the child once again created a beacon of light at will, [i][b]"and you can use that to repair the three seals and render the Glutton dormant again,”[/b][/i] the God Child continued, and the smirk once again appeared on Cyrus’s face. A superpower power-up is exactly what they needed. Cyrus knew nothing about his power already, from what he remembers from his experimentation and the brief usage in the hospital he can teleport places and see things, a power-up would help him contribute to whatever fight they may face. [i][b]“Sweet, how hard could this-”[/b][/i] Cyrus began to say to himself but was interrupted by the God Child, [i][b]“you must also enter it with clear, open, minds, and with a clear understanding of the universe at large. With no doubts, with nothing holding you back. Or else the raw emotion, the raw memories, overwhelm your minds and break them,”[/b][/i] the Godchild finished as the smile once again turned to a frown. He watched as the scene before him became bleak, as the images of armed villagers roaming the streets, no doubt looking for them, as snow fell fast all around. It looked like hell. [i][b]"Do you understand? Will you do it for not just the town you live in, but what's left of the universe?" [/b][/i] [i][b]“When you put it that way it doesn’t leave us much choice does it,”[/b][/i] Cyrus chuckled, taking a second to compose himself to reflect the seriousness of the situation, [i][b]“yeah, yeah I will. Though I have one question. After we force our way through the streets that are crawling with enthralled people, into a mountain housing the most dangerous creature to ever exist, how will we know if we are mentally ready to receive the gifts of the Godforce?” [/b][/i][/center]