The Monitor

Myriad Reality

@Legend Begins

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*I smile faintly, but there is a tension behind it. Five years of relentless pursuit, jumping from one system to the next, tearing through the anomalies of the universe and exploring black holes in search of a single, godlike being. Lumyell Morningstar, once imprisoned in a divine stronghold, had escaped, leaving chaos in his wake. And now, we had to find him before he could wreak havoc on existence itself.*

Maybe we’re thinking about this all wrong, *I mutter.* I mean, we've been looking for disturbances, for signs of his power. But what if he's deliberately avoiding that? What if he's hiding his influence, waiting for the right moment?

@The Odeoron

*I tilt my head thoughtfully* Ben... i think it is time we burry this hatchet and return to base...

Myriad Reality

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*I sigh, letting my head fall back against the headrest.* Yeah, I think it’s fair to say he’s not in this galaxy, at least...

@The Odeoron

*I turn to glance at you, my expression softening.* Five years and still nothing. We’ve combed through star systems that shouldn’t even exist, navigated anomalies that weren’t meant to cross paths with the natural world… and still, he’s out there. Somewhere.

Myriad Reality

@Legend Begins

Five Years Later...

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*The soft hum of the spacecraft's engines created a sense of calm as Akella and I are drifting through the void of space. Five years of searching had passed, at least this universe's 5 years, and yet the cosmos, with all its wonders, remained vast and quiet. The thousands of planets of the many systems spun lazily in the distance, suns flickered in the periphery, and nebulae stretched like cosmic oceans, yet no sign of Lumyell Morningstar had surfaced.

My hand hovered over the ship's console, my fingers lightly brushing the glowing controls. I leaned back the chair, gazing out at the swirling planets below. The starlight outside bathing my face in pale blues and purples, contrasting against the warm glow from the cockpit's instruments.*

@The Odeoron

*My voice suddenly breaks the ethereal silence.* No sign of him anywhere in the surrounding system, sweetie...

*I'm beside you, my posture relaxed but my eyes sharp, scanning the galactic map that floated holographically before us. It was the same result as always—no trace, no anomaly, nothing that suggested their elusive target was anywhere close.*

Myriad Reality

@Memory

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That should be impossible... didn't we made sure to imprison him in the strongest divine prison we could fashion? It was enchanted with sigils representing various chapters of the holy scriptures relating to his damnation and perdition. Such a prison was even used back in heaven for powerful beings gone dark side... it should be inescapable...

@ArGavryiell

Yet here we are guys... *I sigh in resignation*

Myriad Reality

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I hope you meet many more who bring you peace.
*Smiles*
Best of luck.

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I'll leave you to it. I would recommend that you be careful, but it sounds as though you have an abundance of caution as it stands.

@Etcetera

*Waves bubblingly with a warm smile as you leave*

Myriad Reality

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You think there's a chance he hasn't already left?

@Etcetera

*Shrugs* I don't know, if anything, i know that i'm the least versed in supernatural intentions, even though i have already partaken of the afterlife for a century or so... All i know for a fact is that he's greedy, in fact greed personified, narcissistic to the point of not even thinking other people are as real as he is... should i go on? My theory is that he would linger a bit longer in this universe but don't count on that...

Myriad Reality

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*I pout* Sheesh, you make me sound ancient!

@The Odeoron

But we kind-of all are now baby! *I chuckle sheepishly*

Myriad Reality

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I'm sorry for being a drag, but... what is that artifact?

@Etcetera

*Turns to you from Ben's embrace* That is what brought Ben out of his original timeline and into the future. And what turned him from a living nuclear bomb into the somewhat of a nutcase but fundamentally good at heard goof i got to mary... *I smile warmly*

Myriad Reality

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*I widen my eyes and look confused and awkwardly at you @Etcetera* So... then why were you crying next to her? Wh... i'm a fool aren't i? It had to do with the devil's escape...

@The Odeoron

*Nods with a sad smile as i approach to hug you deeply*

Myriad Reality

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*Stares at you in concern as i feel a bit threatened* That's convenient i guess... i got my very own babysitter here.

*Then looks at you Akella with a saddened expression* What happened Aky... ? Are you alright?

@The Odeoron

*Wipes my last tears as i compose myself and start walking towards you* Yes honey! I... i am... the reason i was crying had nothing at all to do with Grace... i'm sorry i couldn't speak to make you stop.