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Someone tapped on Jesse's shoulder, and there Darkwhite floated, head tilted. "Hmmm..." She leaned a little closer, then disappeared. A few seconds later, she reappeared in front of him and gestured for him to hold out his hands. "This is for you," she said, each word pronounced like she was...

"These songs are my jam," Darkwhite said, flowing with the chaos. "I dunno what it's trying to tell us but at least it's got weird tunes! I'm all about noisecore."

"Your ex, huh?" Soda asked, tilting his head. "Well, not that I want to offend, but I'm kinda surprised you two wound up being the same species. The way you guys were acting, I would've though you guys were feuding siblings or something. But hey, feuding siblings, exes, depending on where you're...

Maple nodded. "They were trivial," she said. "You meet one, you've met them all, really. Their origins are all the same in the end, and beating them is not an issue... usually." Maple hummed, rolling the stone again. "I've been doing these missions for a long time. Saving worlds of all kinds...

Soda's smile mirrored Astrid's. "Asking a Zoroark to lay bare their information? You clearly don't know us very well." He shrugged, looking indifferent. "Well, I guess a bit of a fair trade would be in order for that," he said. "If you're so interested in my past, what're you gonna offer in...

"Who am I...?" Soda hummed, thoughtful, and he seemed to be studying Astrid top to bottom. "I guess I'm just any other Zoroark in the end. Deceitful, illusory, someone who moves ahead in life by tricking everyone I need to trick. The world I came from and the worlds I visit are generally the...

And to that, Maple smiled a little. "They adopted those names when they worked with me," she said simply. "It... was somewhat of a tradition that started a long time ago. I don't really remember how long it had been. But they have original names, too. But... none of the stories of my team are...

"Yes. Many times." The air felt a little hotter, like an incoming sunburn. "I've seen many worlds struggle against Dark Matter, some of them on the verge of defeat. Joule and I have stepped in many times with our team, and I have purged every one from the world they came from. Dark Matter can...

Meringue nodded. "Yeah, you guys are definitely, uh, impressive." He took another sip of his drink, eyes drifting ahead aimlessly. "Sometimes I wish I could get as strong as you guys are, so quickly. But Lugia says that you guys probably won't even last a year with how quickly your auras are...

"Hey, take me to dinner first at least," Soda said with a shrug. "Though, I wouldn't be against that sorta thing if you asked nicely." He winked. It didn't look like he had anything particularly productive to add; his powers were illusory in nature, and it didn't seem like he knew or cared about...

"Yeah! Yeah! Rage against the machine!" Darkwhite announced, followed by eating part of the gutter.

Maple, too, did not wish to go there, but she had no choice if it meant unraveling whatever mysteries had followed her to Cibus. "I don't know," she said. "That's where my memories of Telum end, too. A great shockwave, this horrible feeling in my chest, like the whole world was about to end. It...

And yet, it seemed that Buffet had left them behind for now. He was still there, a little, fairy-sized Hydreigon that flitted over Brisa's shoulder, but he said nothing to assist in the conversation one way or the other. He felt, at least for now, that it was not his place to interfere unless...

Meringue chuckled. "No, I don't think it evens out the same. The raw power Rayquaza was giving off... Seems to me like he was trying to work with a power he didn't know how to use. Though, I'll give you that. You were fighting all three of them at once, and a seasoned team that fought under a...

"Yeah, I've been fine," Meringue said. "I guess I'm just trying to remember your odd names, is all. I remember your face at least." He took a sip; the sourness didn't seem to bother him too much, and some of the liquid stuck to his beak. "...I heard you guys did pretty well against Rayquaza. He...

It wasn't hard to spot Pleo and Cabot, mostly for the former. A few mumbled to one another about the appearance of another Lugia, this one a mockery of what was supposed to be the Guardian of the Sea. And yet there another one stood, some half-formed abomination with a stone heart. The wave of...

Darkwhite giggled and drifted away. "Anyway, I guess while you're doing your thing, I'm gonna listen to whatever you have to say and leave for someplace nearby. I'm gonna see if there are more of those dumb cards hiding out!" And with that, she disappeared for the rooftops, searching around the...

Act III – A Faded Voice A red sphere shielded itself inside a hollow shell. While it could not curl, it was the closest equivalent to hiding away from the world: within its void, within its own small reality. All around it, above and below and behind and in front, were little pinpricks of...

"Cino..." Owen gestured for Tary to stay behind him. "Cino, you aren't a monster... But you aren't in control of yourself right now." He eyed the four tendrils carefully, then looked to Wishkeeper, who nodded. "You have to fight it... or I'll have to fight you. Focus, Cino. You don't need to...

Thanks to all of you for all the kind words and strong feedback! I've talked to you both elsewhere, but in general I'm really glad that you're enjoying yourself, Navar, and Espy, I hope things pick up for you in the coming chapters. I've definitely been putting a greater focus on picking up the...