> Infront of Jack an object appears.
Copper Coil Get
Jack: What the fuck.
> He picks up the coil. He presses the button repeatedly and a number of various normal to magical objects appear:
* A strange crystal with ferromagnetic properties
* A tungsten cube
* A rarefractive orb the inside is simultaneously darker than dark and every possible hue
* A very large bar of soap
* A Lesbian Pride Flag
* The Anarchist's Bible
* A nokia 3310 that has everything removed except snake
* A blanket that seems oddly satanic in nature; ps. Lilith immediately takes a liking to this thing
* A single communion wafer
* A forever beating mechanical heart
> Many of these items may be useful however 0 to all of them may be. Lilith immediately steals the demonic blanket and the lesbian pride flag from the pile she doesnt care for anything else because she has no use for it and no knowledge of it but she can immediately tell just from a glance that the rarefractive orb has some sort of magical property to it. she channels energy into it and it infinitely spirals down the orb.
Meanwhile Another place in time and space
> A burst of infinite rarefracted crimson energy bursts out of a rift more powerful than any singularity or quasar the energy tears through the cosmos faster than the speed of light. it bursts through planets instantaneously with the power of a god. planet after planet, mechanisms made by the sentient, ruins of the once divine shattered old gods. nothing stops the path of the beam. it pings off of a reflective surface on one of the planets half of the infinite energy goes through and half is sound starward reality bears no construct that should be able to manufacture an energy this great and yet the anomalous remains intact.
> Lilith feels sick her mind is pulsing. she can feel destruction within her veins. she stops the energy and consequently the beam from the other time and space instantly dissipates leaving no trace of itself other than the destruction it had caused.
> Jack picks up the ferromagnetic crystal he can feel the energy within coursing through him. it excites his neurons. the garden of eden contains the fruit of knowledge. his very essence walks towards the tree. the mouth on his body is quivering his eyes are rolled back and bloodshot. he cant cease grasping the crystal. his spirit picks the fruit from the tree, he takes a bite from the apple. serpents encircle him.
YOUR CHOICE IS MADE.
> Jack wakes up.
> Luna picks up the heart. it gives off static electricity. somewhere somewhen this heart belonged to a mechanical man by some means it doesnt stop beating be it magical or a fuel source everlasting nobody knows but it has not been attached to a living creature for some time. Luna blinks and the heart is gone, in reality it had integrated itself into the complex machinery inside her that she had to install to sustain her vitals after receiving fatal damage long ago. she feels somehow revitalised. her mechanical eye glistens.
> Sputnik picks up the anarchist bible, not much to say here there isnt nearly as much lore behind this item but he immediately takes a liking to it with his signature evil-ish grin.
> Jack is panting his breathing is heavy. He thinks. He sees. He doesnt know what he sees. Everything blends together like a chaotic symphony of the most beautiful but harsh noise anyone has ever heard. He sees oblivion he sees death and destruction he sees torment and betrayal. He sees a usurper. He looks forward into the abyss all the paths end in misery but there be one light at the end of the tunnel. He sees the boundaries of the narrative dissolve facts becoming fiction and fiction becoming facts he sees all possible beliefs and the belief of nothing and the people who are incapable of believing in anything. He sees himself, Walking into the darkness. He cries. He starts sobbing and falls to the ground.
I see you peering through that window at an alternate Jack one doomed to destruction like almost all of them. every single other possible choice except one will lead to an unfavourable outcome in reality the fate had been sealed when all of the others had refused to eat from the apple of knowledge but all of their stories end in different ways. Dont act shocked this should already be known to you.
> Lilith gets up, she goes towards Jack, she touches his forehead with a sombre hand. Its cold a feeling of dread encroaches upon the land up from the horizon until the epicenter of it all.
> She sees his memories.
> She cries, She had never cried like this before but the tears are flowing so heavily from her face that it would be audible to those miles away. Luna goes over to her but its useless. She feels sorry for them. She had never known it would be anything like this.
> She steps back and tries to compose herself but it is impossible, The sheer magnitude of the issues isnt the real major factor here even though lets not downplay the fact that they were so bad but, She feels like they can relate on some sort of level about these struggles, And this whole time she had been being too harsh on him over meaningless things.
> She thinks.
> She tries to ask for forgiveness.
> The only person here to hear her cries of damnation is Luna. Jack is still fast asleep.
You are at a loss for words. Its horrific.
> Lilith tries to look inward for a second.
> She wouldnt know it yet but they each represent a different portion of manmade horrors.
> Jack is moulded by the surroundings and his perception of himself. Hating every second.
> Lilith is moulded by the violence and the slaughter and guild. Driven to endless rage.
> Luna is moulded by endless strive for advancement and power. Modified beyond return.
Its pretty fucked up what sort of a world we live in huh?
> Meanwhile, a fracture in the very fabric of existence appears in the sky above. A hole much like the empty void left in the people you care so very much about.
> He looks through and sees the cast a bunch of unwitting heros. a screech is sent across the cosmos.
> Jack wakes up in a cold sweat. The other two are relieved.
Jack: I...
> He stumbles on his words.
Jack: Im sorry.
Lilith: Everything is ok Jack, It's all ok.
> She hugs Jack
> But they both know that soon they will have important things to do as the Void King shrieks. He beckons them into the void. But it will be long before they get to meet this creature.
-NIGHTTIME-
> The fireplace crackles, Lilith and Jack are huddled around it eating toasted marshmallows that had randomly appeared one day in sputniks hole of Junk. Luna is fast asleep and Sputnik is off rummaging as always. It seems like it would be a perfect moment for both of them to speak together about their issues but its silent just how they both like it. Jack tries to say something but fails to let the words out. Lilith gives him a solemn look. She knows what sort of things he would be talking about now but she doesnt want to interject with anything and just lets the thoughts flow and fester in his mind. He thinks long and hard about a few things. About his past about what the future holds for them, about himself. he thinks long and hard about himself and who he really wants to be, it sure as hell isnt this. he never thought hed end up here.
Who are you?
> They dont know who they are anymore, At this point they thought theyd be 6 feet under, They never really had to think so much about themselves because who thought theyd get to this point. But it couldnt be them right. They had been so sure before well, they dont really remember what happened before they repressed most of it but, They think to themself that it couldnt be them.
"You see right through their disguise right?" I say as I gesture to the nothingness that is this disguise. You probably nod in agreement.
Jack: I uhh... I...
Lilith: Its ok Jack, I think I understand everything.
Jack: Everything...?
Lilith: Ive seen many things including things you yourself have forgotten about, Sweet child of man, There is almost nothing you can hide behind that gaze that i wouldnt be able to guess.
Jack: Well i think there may be one thing you arent considering, something that not even repressed memories could bring up.
Jack: it is something i have hidden deeper than anything else, i sometimes deny it about myself all the time but in reality it comes creeping back.
Jack: I...
Lilith: Nothing you can tell me will be unprecedented or suprising but humor me, tell me whats troubling you.
Jack: Its hard to say...
Jack: But... I have been trying to say. something important, and I think i can confide in you easily, after everything. I'm trans, If you even know what that means.
Lilith: I understand. So what does this mean for your name and such.
> She had thought long and hard about this. She had one thing in mind, like a gleaming nameplate beckoning her. Jesse.
Jesse: I think Jesse will do me fine, I had kind of had this name in mind for a while, Please tell Luna for me when she wakes up... Im sure she will understand.
> She felt a weight off of her chest with this, it was just right, she wouldnt have to deny it any longer.
Lilith: You know i can uhh. use my magic to sort you out or whatever or you can do whatever they did on your planet.
Jesse: Ill think about it i didnt think you would be so accepting, but i didnt know you could do things like that.
Jesse: Its kind of a scary thing to think about you know.
> Many times before had she been forced to make a choice just like this, it was pretty drastic but was in her best interest right?
Jesse: For now im going to sleep, goodnight.
Lilith: Goodnight.
-MORNING-
> Lilith had not slept that night, her restlessness had been getting worse over the past few days. Luna had woken up not that long ago. They had chatted about many things, about eachother, about Jesse, about the future. They all often think about the future. The void grows.
> Jesse woke up not that long after this, Luna went over to her and they hugged, she had never seen Luna like this she was almost always scared or pokerfaced. Her fur was warm and soft but the metallic sheets covering her body were ice cold, Jesse gets ready to say something but forgets what she was saying. She thinks for a minute before remembering.
Jesse: Lilith, I think im ready to do it.
> Lilith gets into focus, Jesse awaits nervously as crimson energy spirals around slowly but it accelerates, She is subsumed by the red sea before there is a flash, and... it worked. Jesse looks down at herself and almost sheds a tear, Its beautiful isn't it?
> But lets not get side tracked by the three girls and the creature they found. The Void King awaits them, it whispers into the ear of the fool: "i await your arrival."
> Darkness fills the air, cracks in the continuum of space and time appear all around, purple sparks appear from the rifts as one large opening congeals, A shadowy figure walks through it, They wear a crown of thorns, black robes surround their body with purple lining, he walks forward with a royal stance, he emits an aura of power.
???: Greetings, Subjects.
Jesse: The fuck do you mean subjects?
???: I see you are mistaken on who i am, I AM YOUR KING.
Void King: Your foolishness here ends now, for you have messed with my home for long enough.
> He unsheathes his blade, it glistens in the darkness, the ridges of the blade are purple. Jesse gets into stance and draws 3 Cards.
> Jack of Diamonds, It attacks the King's black blood, escaping from the slices left in it. Nine of Spades, It attacks the King's mind he feels lethargic. Ace of Clubs, it attacks the King's body scratches appear on his body.
> But its no use, The King remains uneffected by Jesse's exploits, He knocks her to the ground. Luna steps up to battle, she activates the mechanical muscles in her arm she punches him as hard as she can but there isnt even a single crack in his carapace shell, but her fur is bloodstained black. She is knocked to the ground by the king its harder than anything shed ever felt before, her armor became dented her fur was ruffled and muddy, her expression changed to that of someone who just got pissed off.
> He approaches Lilith slowly, she is sweating a little bit seeing what the King had done to the other two but she summons a blade of pure crimson energy, one to rival the very aspect of the void itself. She knew it would be up to her. She gets into stance as the King approaches, her robes fall to the ground to reveal a bloodstained vest and black pants below. Her hair flows in the cold bitter winds of desolation. It shines in the darkness like a light at the end of the tunnel. Her fangs appear sharper than ever and The King's shell appears more durable.
> The King lunges at her, she parries the attack away with her blade creating bright purple sparks. And again And again. He attacks at her relentlessly as if he had infinite potential he doesnt seem to be getting tired at all and neither of them seem to be getting a hit on eachother, It is just a matter of time until one of them gets worn out. Lilith slips and The King slices her arm before she gets back up again, Blood comes seeping out of the wound and it stings alot but she doesnt wince or make a noise she just continues on. She catches him off guard and cuts at his shell, it cracks a little and blood comes pouring out, it stains the ground black. Lilith slowly becomes more tired. For one singular moment she had lost her focus and he took that opportunity to strike her down. She had begun bleeding alot, on the ground. Her vision was blurry but before she could look up again he was gone.
> Jesse cowered in fear before he dissapeared she then went over to the two other girls.
> Lilith tried to patch herself up but the blood loss was too much, Jesse had to go over to her with a cloth and stop the blood loss. Jesse tries to tend to Lilith's wounds as best she can Luna is mostly uneffected if not for the muddy fur and dented armor. Jesse isnt really a good healer.
> Lilith had went unconscious from the lack of blood but by now it had stopped pouring out. Jesse was freaking out and trembling, she started to break down and cry. She eventually fell asleep next to the two girls. Luna eventually woke up insomnia struck her again when the clock struck midnight. She had taken off the armor she tried to undent it but it was no use yet, Other than that she had nothing on. She would have to get something from the other two when they both woke up. She left everything on the shore and went towards the ocean, Her fur was soaked by the warm water in the crystal moonlight. The oddly colored moon reflected the sun's red harsh light onto the surface of the water as the sea remained quieter than ever she felt as if all of her problems could wash away in this very instant. The mud comes out of her fur in the water. She floats there for a while in serenity.
-MORNING-
> Jesse is awake, Luna still has nothing on because she didnt want to just steal from the other two, Its not really cold so she is just covering herself for sake of embarrasment. Jesse throws her some shorts and an oversized shirt with a generic metal band on it. Luna puts it on she moderately enjoys it.
> Meanwhile on the other side. Lilith veers towards the crimson singularity. Pooling blood is swirling around the pedastal in the middle as she approaches the whirling noises of the essence around her grow stronger. She walks towards the eye of the storm. She has a choice to make. Infront of her are two pedastals, One will bring her back to the light, to reality. And the other will leave her here in fiction. She thinks about this for a long time. She returns to reality after pondering in the Lake of Phlegethon. The blood subsumed around her consuming her. She woke up and a few days had passed she thinks. She couldnt really tell anymore. Her perception of time was completely thrown off.
> Luna goes up to Lilith and hugs her tightly. It had been way too long since they had last interacted. They embrace and just for a moment it was as if all the struggles could go away. But the sky was darker than ever as if the night was eternal, it was hard to tell the difference between them bar circadian rhythm because the timings for this planet's orbit were off from earth. They all couldnt help but feel uneasy about the current situation. Jesse was nervous about what would happen next she couldnt see that far anymore her vision had been blinded by something paramount to the power of the forces at play with her sight seeing. The void king chuckles at the thought. His domain is something not once seen by anyone before other than the elders and by umbra.
> The Void King shrieks once more.