System

Myriad Reality

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My intentions were clear from step one. What I want to know is how taking something is a gift.

@Valiance

She can restore her abilities to herself at any time by activating the curse as normal. But until then she is once again, completely, a human.

Myriad Reality

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What exactly—

@Artifact

I've dissolved your curse. You will be free until you need it again.

Myriad Reality

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*Breathes in and out deeply, tapping the black hole with my fingertips, causing it to disappear*

@Valiance

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He wasn't here last time I broke into this place.

@Artifact

*Waves my hand, and Faering's dragonic features scatter like ashes in wind*
I've granted you a small gift. In exchange, I expect you to leave this place and never return.

Myriad Reality

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He wasn't here last time I broke into this place.

@Artifact

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Yes. Among the things to learn, how she knows you despite the claim to not.

@Valiance

I and this world are one.

Myriad Reality

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What she stole from someone she doesn’t know. Allegedly. There’s a lot to learn in short time.

@Valiance

Plainly, the piece of my soul housed in that arm. The girl consumes them and makes them her own.

Myriad Reality

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Given your position here, I'm inclined to believe you.

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Just a reminder that that's not what we want.

@Valiance

My soul and flesh are one. I believe your companion will find what she stole from me to be a useful substitute while it lasts.

Myriad Reality

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The kind of person we want is not a guardian figure whose primary interest is the well being of others.

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I hate to ask, since I'm afraid of no answer, but surely your sanctuary contains at least one undesirable? A criminal of some kind.

@Valiance

Only the truly righteous may enter—
*Glances from the gate to Faering*
—Or the excessively violent. A criminal would find themselves unable. However, your quest may have other solutions.

Myriad Reality

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Why? This is exactly the kind of target that we take down while we have him cornered.

@Artifact

*Smiles knowingly with downturned eyebrows*
I regret what my kind has done to you.

Myriad Reality

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*Leaps up with one foot casually, with such a speed that I appear next to you standing on air, and I remove the black hole by simply grabbing it with my hand*
Not the sort of game I enjoy playing.

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The kind of target I wish to find for you is not someone like this, Faering.

@Valiance

I long to give you the plain truth. And when the time shortly arrives, I will. Until then, I must protect my sanctuary and its residents.

Myriad Reality

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Speaking vaguely helps less than I’m willing to.

@Valiance

Plain language will disrupt your choices in such a way you will regret. Reflect on my words when the time comes.
*Releases my hand and the world unfolds itself, now on the outside of a newly-repaired gate*
I understand why you've come now, and I wish you much luck in the coming days, for my influence does not extend to your destination.