Unmei Force: Inherited Wills
Chapter 8: The Butterfly Who Dreams, Golem vs. Haniwa.
With Erika...
Erika proceeded down the path, as she maintained her usual uninterested and calm expression, as she passed through through the other door without any problems. When she passed through it, she found herself in the small digital space, which was Under Zero, where the Digitisation Incident began at.
She looked around the digital server, as it was without the server core that sealed Arcadiamon inside, and looked like that it was before it was ravaged by the Eaters and the heroes.
"This place..." Erika remarked, as she looked around. "It feels like that I'm back inside EDEN... No... This is Under Zero. But I thought that this place wouldn't exist... EDEN wouldn't be the same after how the world changed after we defeated the Eaters... This place would most likely not exist. So why am I brought here...?"
There was a few moments of silence, before something appeared in a flash of data, as Erika turned around to see it, as a figure came after the data flash. It was a beautiful woman with dark grey eyes, and waist-length blonde hair with a fringe covering her forehead. On top of her head was a black-framed sunglasses with pink lenses, and she wore a white T-shirt with a propped up collar, long sleeves and red buttons, and her topmost button undone, revealing a part of her upper chest. She also wears black gloves, a black scarf with golden circuit-like lines in the shoulders, which is tied near the belly and passes on top of her hair in the back. She also wears black hotpants, and black high heels which are open in the top and have golden circuit-like lines in the bottom. She turned to Erika, before she then gave off a smirk that seemed quite coy.
"Well, well... It seems that we finally meet, Erika Mishima, lead hacker of the hacker team Hudie." The woman responded back. "I never thought that I would be able to meet such a cute girl like you. It makes me want to hug you tightly, with how adorable you look right now."
"And I didn't expect to see the one that Keisuke saw himself." Erika responded back. "You're Kyoko Kuremi, the one who created the Kuremi Detective Agency. I also managed to figure out that the other heroes, including David and his friends, were working for you."
"Smart girl. You must have done your research quite well, to know this much about my little company." Kyoko praised Erika. "And now,you are aware what we are going to do here, right? I'm sure that you'll figure it out easily."
"I've come here to fight you." Erika responded back tersely. "But before we do that, I want to ask a few questions. I know that you are definitely someone who has a double identity as a Digimon, otherwise you wouldn't be the one who would be facing right now. Tell me, who are you exactly?"
"Why don't I show you?" Kyoko asked back, before she then was engulfed in a pillar of golden light, before she reappeared as a Digimon, which seemed to look like a humanoid like the other partner Digimon, clad in shining black knight armour with golden lining and joints, armoured protrusions on its back, which were shaped like rigid wings, and a dark flowing cape which seemed to be worn down with a jagged edge and several holes on it. Its head seemed to be shaped like a dragon's head, with back-facing protrusions on the sides of its head. "I am Alphamon, one of the Royal Knights, and the one who lead the rebellion against King Drasil, which was one of the key elements that allowed the world to be reset for the peace of the world. I take it that you were the one who cleansed EDEN of the Eaters, at almost the same time?"
"Indeed. We fought the Eater-infested EDEN. In order to ensure that the Eaters's influence would be routed back to their own dimension." Erika stated, before she transformed into Hudiemon. "I am Hudiemon, a Digimon born from the bonds between the old Erika Mishima, and her fated Digimon partner, Wormmon. I do not know of my own power yet, since I have not fought another Digimon in a real battle."
"Then allow me to give you the battle you seek." Kyoko stated, as she then summoned a weapon, a large royal blade of black and gold, with large slicing blades on the sides of it. "With the Ouryuken Sword, I will tell you that I am quite formidable. Unlike the others... I will not expect you to win against me, as you are now. However, I will expect much from you, Hudiemon, or Erika, whichever you prefer. I myself, prefer to remain with my true name in this form."
"Then unlike you, I will remain as Erika." Erika answered back, as she prepared herself. "The Digimon of my friends are given names to symbolise their bonds. I will not reject my name either, as it reminds me of the memories and dreams that I carry on these fluttering wings behind me. As I am the butterfly who dreams, I will strive to do my best to protect them, and bear the same things from others, so that they will be achieved and protected."
"A bold declaration." Kyoko answered back, before she then readied her weapon. "In that case, let us fight! Heavy Strike!"
Kyoko then swung her blade down at Erika, who fluttered to the side, as she avoided the powerful strike, before Erika then retaliated with a few kicks to the head of the larger Digimon, as it managed to daze Kyoko for a bit, before Kyoko swiped hard to drive Erika away, as the nimble Digimon retreated back.
"It seems that you are quite strong, despite the difference between our actual power level." Kyoko answered back, before she then pointed her blade out. "But can you bear this!? Power Energy!"
She then fired off a large ball of grey energy, which shot towards Erika, who found it too fast to evade, as she tried to block it, only for the powerful projectile to send her flying back, before she then recovered herself, and faced Kyoko again.
"I won't be beaten that easily!" Erika exclaimed, before she then threw her arms out. "Gaia Element!"
Kyoko noticed the attack coming towards her, as the earthen rock shot towards her, as it hit her with enough force to break her guard, surprising the Royal Knight Digimon.
"What...!? That attack managed to break open my guard... A simple attack like that shouldn't be able to have that kind of effect. Especially when you remain at a Champion Level, whereas I am a Ultra Level..." Kyoko remarked with surprise, before she then regained her composure. "I see... You must have trained yourself, in order to grow stronger, and even found a way to access powers beyond what you would normally possess, haven't you...?"
"I know that if I don't get stronger, then the other Digimon with me will outclass me greatly, and I rather not let that kind of thing happen." Erika responded back. "So I have been spending a lot of time training my own power, and fighting countless simulated enemies in order to acquire data to strengthen myself. I knew that I cannot Digivolve at all, as I am right now, but I do not require transforming, in order to inherit the skills I require. I have been converting my excess data into skills that other Digimon that are connected to me would have, and I have been making sure that I have been able to use them. It seems that it works just as efficiently as I wanted."
"It seems that you were prepared for the moment you would be thrown into battle." Kyoko responded back with respect to Erika's ingenuity. "Very well, then I will push you further! Mach Rush!"
Kyoko then beat on Erika at fast speed, as she struck Erika too fast for the buttefly Digimon to dodge, before she was knocked away by a tackle from Kyoko. She then recovered, before she then readied herself, as she brought her left leg back.
"Big mistake!" Erika shouted, before she then rushed forward, as energy covered her leg. "Flying Kick!"
Kyoko didn't react in time for the attack, as it landed right on her chest, as she was sent flying far, before she then stabbed the Ouryuken into the ground, to stop her from flying further.
"Destruction Cannon!" Kyoko declared, as she fired her energy forward, as a large beam of purple dark energy, as Erika managed to barely dodge the attack, grazing against the side of her waist, as it made her flinch a little.
"Aura!" Erika declared, as green waves of energy washed over her clearing some of her wounds, before she then cast her power forward again. "Rune Forest!"
Kyoko wasn't able to dodge the area-wide attack, as it hit her multiple times, from the sprouting trees that came from the attack, as she was knocked up, as Erika chased up to her, before letting out a flurry of kicks on the air-borne Digimon, before knocking her down with a smashing kick. The black Digimon slowly rose up, as Erika stylishly flipped back to where she was.
"You are fairly strong, but it is not over yet!" Kyoko declared, before she then raised her hand. "Saint Knuckle!"
Erika noticed the formation of light energy above her, although she couldn't dodge the fist of light smashing down onto her, as it injured her greatly.
"Well, I'm not going to lose here! Take this!" Erika shouted, before she then spread her wings out, as glittering pollen fell from her wings, before she then beat it towards Kyoko. "Infinity Dream!"
Kyoko noticed the attack coming, as she tried to avoid it, although some of the pollen hit her, and paralysed her where she stood, and also made her feel ill in both her own senses and her body.
"Urgh... What is this...? This is no ordinary ailment..." Kyoko groaned, as she tried to keep herself upright and conscious. "I can feel that my body and mind has been scrambled by that attack..."
"That's my signature move, Infinity Dream." Erika responded back. "Once it hits you, it leaves you in a state where your own body and mind rebels against you. More or less, you're not going to be able to fight until this passes. Until then... I'm not going to let this opportunity slide by! Hope you're ready for a beating from me!"
Erika then pummelled Kyoko with various attacks, as she was aggressively assaulting Kyoko, hoping to do considerable damage to the Royal Knight, before the effects of her technique fade away from the Royal Knight, as she threw lightning and earth techniques at her, as well as use her own fists and legs to smash Kyoko all over her body.
After the effects wore off, Kyoko grabbed Erika's fist, as she was about to launch a punch, before she then used her immense strength to fling Erika away.
"It seems that you have done enough already to me. Now then, let's see if you can bear this attack head-on! If you can survive it, I will declare this as your victory!" Kyoko declared, before she then raised her weapon up, as she charged after Erika. "Ultimate Ouryuken!"
Erika managed to recover herself mid-air, before she then saw Kyoko utilising her ultimate technique, as she was forced to coil herself in full defence, before the blade came down, through her guard and herself, as she was stunned where she stood, with a golden flashing slash-mark through her. Kyoko then backed away, before the mark exploded in a bright sphere of golden light.
As soon as the light disappeared, it was revealed that Erika was still conscious, but only barely, as her body looked like it was on the verge of being destroyed, and she was kneeling, completely immobile and still, as her expression was one of pain.
"...You managed to survive... no, even remain conscious after being hit by that attack..." Kyoko remarked, before she then dissipated the Ouryuken. "This battle has ended. You have proven yourself, Erika."
She then walked over, before she then placed a palm out, as it flowed with green energy, that latched onto Erika, healing all of her wounds, as she slowly recovered her strength, before getting up on her feet.
"...I did it, didn't I?" Erika asked back softly.
"Yes. Yes, you did. You have managed to pass my test, and thus, you are free to return to your friends." Kyoko answered back. "I am quite impressed that you managed to use your own techniques to the best of your abilities, and managed to do more than I expected. You have surpassed expectations, and I praise you for that."
"Hmph. Gotta be strong, if I'm going to help the others out." Erika responded back, before she then reverted back to her human form. "Still... You're not even real, are you? Even as a Digimon, you're merely a simulated being. And then that means that everyone here are simulations as well, as they are all pitted against us, in situations that wouldn't normally occur."
"And your genius shines again, little Erika." Kyoko stated, before she reverted as well, with a big grin on her face. "DW knows that he cannot truly bring about the opponents, and set them in situations that would be able to comply with the desires of both sides, and instigate the fights that the trials require. For example, I'm not the real Kyoko Kuremi, but merely a copy made from data on her. The real one is with the Brave Adventurers, who in turn are part of the Ultra Hero Alliance. Some of us are aware of our purpose, while others act mostly like their real counterparts."
"Hm. Then that means that everyone is fighting in simulated environments. Against opponents that don't actually exist, other than as solid holograms or entities of data, much like Digimon, now that I think of it." Erika responded back, with a hand on her chin.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that for EVERYONE." Kyoko said, as her smile turned devious, leaving Erika confused.
"What do you mean?" Erika asked back.
"Well, about that... Actually, since you managed to pass your trial... I may as well tell you fair and square." Kyoko responded back. "The fact is that about a certain pair of friends... Their opponents will actually be..."
With Flora...
As Flora proceeded through the corridor, she thought about what kind of trial would be given to her, as she was not confident of her own chances in a fight, with a ailing body that hampers most of her ability to battle at all. She sincerely hoped that she would not have to fight like the others would have, and instead have a test of magic.
She went through the doors, before she found herself in a large forest, as the trees surrounded her from all directions, and she could see the dense foliage around her, as she was standing in the only clearing in her vicinity. However, she found that the clearing was quite large, as it seemed to be big enough for a battle to properly occur over here, as she looked around a little.
"...Odd..." Flora muttered. "It seems that I have been thrown into the middle of nowhere. I wonder what kind of challenge would await me in this very place."
Before she could speak, she could see a few cauldrons of magical reagents, as well as a large cauldron of magically-infused mud appear before her, as she was quite surprised that all of these things conveniently appeared before her. Before she could ponder about what exactly happened, she felt something brush against her right hand. When she held onto the feeling, she felt that she was holding something, before she then raised it to her eyes, as it was a note made of sturdy paper and black ink.
'Your trial will not involve you, for your condition is too frail to fight an actual battle, unlike the others. You will be given your time to create a golem of your own making, to act as your representative in this trial. Only when you are certain you have made your desired creation, shall your trial begin. D.W.' The message read, as Flora quietly read it to herself.
After she finished reading, she immediately pocketed it, as she thought about the new piece of information she received. "It seems that as if he has read my mind, he has decided to give me a fair challenge." Flora stated to herself. "However... I must not underestimate my opponent. Now then... With all of this, I can create specialised golems which will be able to provide a decent representative to the trial... But what kind shall I create...?"
Flora then cycled through her options, as she then scooped up the magical mud and placed it on the ground, as she began to shape it from the large puddle from the ground, into the golem she requires.
"I know that the kind of opponent that my chosen golem would face, would be no simple battle." Flora murmured to herself. "Perhaps I could make it to the liking of the humanoid dragon, Meiling...?"
After a while, as she continued to shape it, she thought about the idea, before she rejected it. "No... She possess a kind of internal power that I have almost no understanding of. It would be foolish to assume that I would be able to replicate it to a usable degree."
She then took a moment to continue sculpting her golem, as she shifted it to a humanoid physique and size, with featureless limbs and torso. She then worked on carving runic markings on it, in order to assist the flow of magic inside the magical construct.
"Either way, I am certain that a humanoid golem would be fitting for this kind of trial. Possessing a reliable mix between strength, power and finesse, it will be able to face any challenge that my typical golems cannot." Flora stated. "Perhaps I can even create a model that can use magic as well. Perhaps using elemental magic, much like Richard, whose magical power is devastating with that brand of magic?"
She then shook her head again, as the idea was out of question as well. "Although a much more reasonable choice... I doubt that I would be able to stabilise the various forms of magic in this constructed body, let alone make them synergise with each other to avoid complications. No, one element would be sufficient and logical for this kind of golem. Perhaps..."
After the runes were carved onto the body of the golem, she then moved onto carving the rest of the details out, as well as implanting the magical reagents required inside the body. When she was done with that, before her was a mud golem copy of Gus himself.
"Out of all of the choices, this would be the most suiting. The young one is proficient with fire magic, and he is well-versed in the arts of the great-sword." Flora remarked about her creation. "Thus, he is the only one that I can suitably model the golem after, as the others are not suited for various reasons that I cannot achieve with what I have now, for my own creation powers have limits, ones greatly diminished at my age. Now then... I shall see if this golem works as intended."
Flora then fed the golem magic, as she continued to let her power flow into her creation, before she then stopped when she believed that she had fed enough energy into it, in order to bring it to life as intended. She then waited for a few moments, before the Gus golem awakened quickly, raising its head, as inside the sculpted eyes, there was the flicker of orange energy from them, indicating that the golem was indeed sentient.
"So it has worked as intended..." Flora stated, before she sighed in relief. "I'm quite happy that I have not erred in any way, with how complex my own creation was."
The Gus Golem silently waited for Flora to order it around, tilting its head slightly. Flora then waited for a few more moments, as she waited for the trial to begin. However, much to her surprise, she saw a large greatsword appear on the ground. Without any prompt, the Gus golem trudged over to the blade, before it then hefted it up, and gave it a few practice swings, seemingly used to wielding it already.
And then, with a pair of bright flashes of light, two figures appeared, while the cauldrons used for the creation of the golem, all disappeared at the same time. Right before Flora, was a woman with long flowing aqua-coloured hair that flowed behind her head and brown eyes, a green head-dress over the top and sides of her head, a short yellow dress, with a green artist's apron draped in front, with blue pockets filled with sculpting tools, a necklace of assorted magatama beads, blue straps over her arms and legs, and sandals on her feet. And beside her was a girl with yellow eyes, blonde hair that flowed down the sides of her head, with buns on the sides of her head, tied by white ribbons, a yellow scaly armour-dress with white puffy sleeves and legs, black leather arm-guards on her arms, and black boots on her feet.
"That's odd... How exactly did I end up in this kind of place?" The blue-haired person remarked, before she then noticed Flora and her golem. "Hm, a human... here...? How very interesting... I never thought that I would meet another human outside of the Animal Realm. After those deplorable animal spirits have driven me out of the Primate Spirit Garden."
"You're... You're a goddess...?" Flora remarked, as she could sense that the person before her seemed to be emanating the unmistakable aura of divinity from her body. "What kind of goddess are you exactly?"
"Why, I am a sculptor god. Made by the wishes and faith of the human spirits inside the Animal Realm. My name is Keiki Haniyasushin." Keiki introduced herself politely. "And it seems that you are not exactly ordinary either. Yo look fairly wise, much more so than a typical person would be, at your age. Not to mention that I can see that you are a creator like me, with that construct beside you. Who are you?"
"I am Flora, a humble witch dwelling in another world that has been too kind to receive me with open arms." Flora humbly answered back. "It seems that we have met at circumstances that neither of us wish for."
"What exactly do you mean...?" Keiki answered back, before she smiled. "We aren't fighting with each other right now, and we're discussing things quite civilly. What is the problem with that? I think that this is the best outcome that I could hope for."
"Lady Keiki... I think that the woman is speaking of the big picture at hand." The woman beside her stated calmly. "It seems that we are not here to merely parley with each other. I do believe that we are to fight right now."
"Why?" Keiki asked back, looking horrified. "Why would I raise my hand against a human who is nice enough to have a conversation with us like this? This is something that I can't allow, Mayumi."
"Even so, Lady Keiki..." Mayumi sighed back, before she then turned to Flora. "You do remember that we're brought here for a reason.
"Reason...?" Keiki asked back, before she then recalled it, as her expression turned grim. "...Curses... I was hoping that I didn't have to do this."
"If it makes you feel better, I'm sure that neither you or I have to actively participate in the battle in question." Flora tried to assure the reluctant goddess, before pointing at the Gus golem, who seemed determined to fight. "It will act as the representative to the battle."
"It seems that this is the best that we can hope for... But I still don't like this at all." Keiki answered back, shaking her head in disdain. "Mayumi... Would you please..."
"You need not say anymore..." Mayumi answered back, before she then summoned a bow into her hand. "Step forth, construct made by human hands! I, Mayumi Joutouguu, Lance Corporal and Head of the Haniwa Corps for Lady Keiki, shall test your worth!"
The Gus golem obliged to the call of battle, as it stepped forward, while the blade in its hands was slowly raised up. Without a single word, it then pointed its blade at Mayumi, who understood the gesture from the mute golem, before she then made the first attack, as she fired a series of arrows at the golem, who used his blade to block most of the arrows, before slicing the last few in half with a single swing of its blade.
Mayumi then noticed that the golem managed to weather her attack without much damage to it, as it stomped towards her, before slamming her with a three-hit combo of heavy blade strikes, as Mayumi was swung aside by the blows, before being sent back by the final strike, as she slid across the earthen ground, while the golem spun its blade into its initial position.
"Damn it... A bow are not a good choice here... But I do have a way to even the odds a little..." Mayumi stated, as she slowly got up, before she discarded her bow, and created a long thin metal blade in her hand, before pulling out a spell-card with her other. "Declare Spell Card! Haniwa 'Skilled Archer Haniwa'!"
At the declaration of her spell-card multiple short haniwa dolls appeared, as they seemed to be sentient, as they drew back the shrunken bows in their fingerless hands, before each firing off a spread of arrow-shaped energy projectiles at the golem, who tried to dodge the attack, although most of the attack managed to land on it, as it was dazed by the attack. Mayumi then took the chance to take the offensive, as she struck the golem with a series of quick strikes with her blade, before she then thrust back the golem, as the blade managed to cut through the reinforced casing of the golem.
It then impaled its blade into the ground, creating fiery fissures that snaked towards the haniwas, before they erupting, consuming the clay dolls in a burning inferno that incinerated them into ashes, before Mayumi noticed several coming her way. She was able to avoid most of them, before one of them managed to hit her, as she was blasted by the angry flames, as she was left with several burn marks on her body, as it looked much more darker than before.
"It can use magic as well...? Fire magic even...!?" Mayumi exclaimed, before she then readied herself, as she saw the golem rush at her. "Looks like this Flora is no simple creator..."
Mayumi and the golem traded blows, as their blades parried each other, with neither of them gaining the advantage. However, the stalemate didn't last long, as the golem then did a spinning attack, that the haniwa leader barely dodged, before she then smashed down by the following overhead strike, as it knocked her down, and left her open to several slashes, before she was able to knock him back with a precise thrust.
"Even with all of the power I am gaining with my ability... It's still stronger than me... What kind of monster is this construct, to be able to overpower me like this..?" Mayumi remarked to herself, before she then prepared another spell-card. "Declare Spell Card! Haniwa 'Skilled Cavalry Haniwa'!"
Soon, a bunch of haniwas mounted on clay horses appeared, as they charged at the Gus construct as one, firing off energy projectiles, with their blades and spears out. The golem countered this, by adopting a steady stance, before it then slashed wildly with its blade, ignoring the energy attacks landing on it, as it cut through the haniwa cavalry with its blade, as the cut halves of the haniwa cavalry crumbled into clay and dirt when they hit the ground. After the regiment of haniwa units was destroyed, Mayumi was left shocked, as she tried to retain her composure, seeing that although the golem was damaged by the attacks, as shown by parts of its body already cracked and damaged, with even holes on its body, but it looked like that it was far from done.
The golem clone then raised its blade, before spewing a salvo of fireballs that shot towards Mayumi, as she was unable to dodge the shower of fire coming her way, as it hit her, managing to break parts of her own skin off, revealing the hollow insides of her body, as she grunted in pain. After the attack was done, the golem lowered its sword into a charging stance, before it rushed at her.
"Tch... I still have my trump card at hand!" Mayumi yelled, before she then used another spell-card. "Declare Spell Card! Haniwa 'Undefeated Inexhaustible Troops'!"
At that time, countless haniwa spawned, as there was a mix of haniwas mounting clay horses, wielding bows, wielding long fencing blades. All of them locked their hollow eyes on the golem, as they rushed at him together. The fencer haniwas attacked by using their blades to create lines of energy that struck at the golem, with some of them thrusting towards the golem, who deflected them and countered to destroy them.
As the golem was slowly surrounded from all sides, it then resisted as strongly as it could, rushing through the battlefield, and slicing down swathes of haniwa with its blade, as well as using its fire magic to burn them to pieces. However, it realised that it won't be able to handle this many enemies with how it was doing.
Knowing this, it then moved towards the centre, before it then carved a circle into the ground, before it then exploded into a circular wall of flames that repelled the charging fencer and cavalry haniwa, while the archer haniwa tried to shoot through the walls of fire to no avail. Suddenly, the golem shot out through the open top of the circular flame wall, before it then shot back right down. When it hit the ground, it created a massive shockwave, that dissipated the flame wall, turning the shockwaves into waves of fire that washed over the battlefield. With one attack, the haniwas were annihilated, as the fires turned them to ash upon contact. Mayumi tried to protect herself from the merciless flames, although the flames washed over her arms, and turned them completely black, as she wailed in pain, before she collapsed, when the rest of the flames hit her body, hurting her enough to incapacitate her.
Mayumi looked up at the golem who remained standing where it was, before it then walked over to Mayumi, looming over her. She was fairly terrified of the brutal golem before her, as she instinctively raised her arms to protect herself from an attack. However, instead of attacking, the golem stood there, as if it was waiting. When she looked back up, she could see that the eyes of the golem were no longer glowing, indicating that it had been turned off.
Flora then walked over to the deactivated golem, before she tapped a sigil on the back of its neck, as it glowed, and slowly melted the golem down, as it revealed the burning crystal of fire inside, as she pocketed it.
"I assume that this should be sufficient enough to prove my success in this trial, I hope...?" Flora asked both Mayumi and Keiki.
"I cannot deny the strength and skill of your golem, to leave Mayumi like this." Keiki admitted. "You have done more than pass the trial set for you, but also managed to prove yourself worthy in my eyes, to be a goddess of your own. Perhaps if I shared my divine sculpting arts with you... I wonder what kind of construct you would create... Would it become a powerful god itself...?"
"Lady Keiki..." Mayumi muttered, before she then slowly rose up to her feet, and faced Flora. "Flora... Your golem has fought hard and well, to emerge victorious over me. I give my deepest respects to you, for you have created someone who is an equal to not just me, but to the power of the entire Haniwa Corps."
"I have no need of your flattering words, Mayumi... I have merely done what I was required to do, in order to advance through this ordeal." Flora answered back warmly. "I hope that the both of you will be able to have a good future from now on, like the one that I have been granted by someone who was benevolent enough."
"So you were saved by someone benevolent... Truly... generosity thrives on!" Keiki cheerfully stated.
The door then appeared in the middle of the field, as the three of them noticed it appearing.
"It seems that your time here is over. Go forth, Flora... And create your own future, where you will be free of oppression." Keiki declared. "Know that you will go along with the blessings of a great sculptor god."
"I thank you for the blessing." Flora answered back gratefully, before she then entered the door, and left the area.