So... they won't let me have the rest of it.
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It's understandable, the past that no longer matters and the cycle that seems small in comparison to our ambition.
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This won't end until I say so, putting the stage on hold should be appliable... the Sephirah have to be shutdown for now, they would ask too many questions.
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Angela? Your heart seems to go to anyone, even her. She wouldn't oppose me, the stage is still there, the script is in play, and she can't enter here anyway. She'll just have to bear with it, poor thing may even not like dealing with her part of the play for a few days.
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I know, their virtues are needed, but those two won't hand anything to me. The Arbiter was expected, but to think 'He' would deny me... guess loyalty is fickle, like all humans are.
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Our own Light...? Yes, our little Light, from what I managed to gather for our ambition.
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Oh? To join you...? I'd like that, then let me come, so he can be born, the ideal... we wish to see.
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I know, he can't bloom here... but the Light can open a possibility, a better place to live, and when he is ready, we will snatch him back.
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"AAAAHHH!!!" I don't know why I shouted, whatever I heard wasn't that... terrifying.
Yet, something in the back of my mind scared me. The familiarity of someone I didn't know, but the biggest thing that I wanted to know... 'why do you know me?'
No... I think I just wanted to know more about who I was...
I looked around and found green walls around me, they are unfamiliar to me, so are the empty beds and tables at the side... are those serum bags? Now that I'm paying more attention... this place kind of looks like an infirmary.
Grabbing my chest to calm my breat-
PUMP-PUMP*
I removed my arm and jerked back, I looked down at my chest with a stupefied expression... did my heart just beat twice at the same time? Slowly moving my arm towards my chest again, close to where my heart is... I hesitated for a second and then put my palm on my chest.
PUMP-PUMP* *PUMP-PUMP*
What the...
"Ah, you're awake." I glanced up and saw a girl with long curly pink hair and green eyes that... didn't seem to be all there. I swear I saw swirls, but her hair did a good job covering said eyes.
Wearing an E.G.O suit that seems to have 'scales' of a dark color that seemed to turn orange the lower it got, the sleeves and tips of the coat having the greatest orange coloration and a Naginata on her back of similar color pattern as her suit. A... Magatama(?), where the blade and the shaft meet, was decorating the weapon.
She got up, and waved at me, "Gonna go get the boss, you do you..." She drawled out and just straight up left.
Okay... she didn't seem to be fine.
I slowly got up, noticing my coffin leaning against the bed I was passed out on, I also seem to have my E.G.O suit on... good. I grabbed my coffin and let it stay on my back, still not sure how it does that without a strap, but I'm not about to look a gift horse in the mouth.
My eyes moved around, and I noticed the small tables next to the beds have more than just serum bags, but also small square shaped mirrors. I took one look at my reflection and frowned.
Red-eyes, my amber eyes had become scarlet red, and I was... worryingly okay with that fact, it almost felt more normal than their previous color.
So... I may just have two hearts and my eye color just changed, what the hell did that Heart do to me?
"Trigge- what the hell..." I turned around to meet Malkuth, who had spoken to me, but she seemed taken back from my sudden change in eye color, which seemed... a bit much for such a small change.
After a couple of seconds of nothing, I spoke, "Malkuth?" I asked, slightly worried.
"Sorry, just... old memories. The other's want to talk with you." Malkuth recuperated herself and told me more news that I'm not feeling comfortable with, because... well, I have no idea what I did.
I glanced behind Malkuth since she was still near the door, she moved away and three other people walked in. Yesod was there in all his frustrated glory, Angela was sporting her usual expression, but there was... underlying relief? Ah~ she does care.
Then there was the last one, a grayish robot with a green tint to him who was also dripping green liquid out of his body that seems a bit familiar to me... he was taller than the other Sephirah I have met until now. His name was plastered on his body like the one's before him, 'Netzach'.
While I took note of how... focused the stare of Netzach was on me, more specifically around my face, "Can anyone tell me what the hell happened?" I asked honestly, a bit lost on where to even start.
"The Heart had an... interesting reaction when you grabbed it, you passed out and didn't move. Malkuth gave the order to use the infirmary since you were still breathing where we found... some unexpected developments." Commented Yesod, but that brought a worrying thought to my head.
Before he could keep going, I looked at Malkuth, "Is everyone else fine?" Malkuth glanced once at Yesod, who was most likely not happy with my dismissal of him.
"The day already ended with little hiccups... although the 'Violet Dawn' was a surprise." She responded to me, and while I was curious about whatever that Ordeal was... there are other pressing matters to deal with.
Angela, noticing how the conversation could get back on track, continued where Yesod left off, "The Heart of Aspiration has... fused with your body. Now that you have acquired an extra-heart to your body along with an unexpected change of eye color, and with our general lack of knowledge in... this particular matter, we decided to ask you directly." I had to grit my teeth under my lips to hide a sudden and unintentional flinch that went through my whole body.
What I heard...
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"I really don't know, I grabbed the Heart and then... nothing." I shrugged when I said that, taking in the feelings each one showed to my response.
Yesod somehow didn't seem to mind, almost like he expected that answer, Malkuth seemingly believed me, most likely because of our previous interaction. Netzach... was still just staring at me, I don't think he is even paying attention.
Angela's eyes opened for a second, I could see the narrow in them, she knew something was up... but my lips for the moment are sealed. Until I find out more about... whatever that was.
My eyes narrowed when I felt this... amusement and wonder from down the hall. I glanced at the door the Sephirah and Angela had left open when they entered, and I managed to catch the flash of yellow light that was leaving.
Binah was here...? Probably, just like Angela, she knew I was lying.
"So... what now?" My question was met with silence.
Until Netzach spoke, "You really shouldn't be here." He turned around and walked away, his feelings being... regretful and sad, what even was that?
Angela seemed exasperated for whatever reason, "The Sephirah should prepare their reports, I'll stay here and run a few minor tests to see if you are free from all abnormal activity." Angela... doesn't seem to like my eye color.
"Aside from my second beating heart?" At my slight joke... well, I had a feeling that if Angela was a more violent person, she would have slapped the back of my head.
Malkuth and Yesod had quickly left, leaving me alone with Angela... well Malkuth did say her goodbye's so that was nice of her.
Angela gave me one look, "I... would like to know what has been bothering you." I gave her a... well, not blank stare, but I think 'what' would be a nice way to describe it.
She's worried that much, I can tell... but something tells me she never had to express said worry before, "Nothing much... just the past, I guess." I muttered, not exactly lying, but neither was I revealing much.
"I see... when I do not want to deal with something I don't want to feel, I tend to close my eyes and act as if I wasn't there." She said to me, almost sounding comforting but coming out weirdly bossy.
But I kept my gaze away from hers, to hide my frown.
What she just said... I feel like I heard something similar before.
The tests continued, but it wasn't until they were over, and my head was clearer, that I had a sudden morbid thought.
Angela usually has her eyes closed.