’Real fast, can I-.’
’I...ok, who and why?’
’Creating protokaijin out of aether puppets?’
=Not that, he specialized in creating kaijin out of pieces of art, tools, basically anything made by the hands of an artisan, the more "aning" and "value" behind the object, the better.=
’Never say that again.’
=Either way though, you’ll still be the conduit for [Chaos] to keep the kaijin alive, you just won’t be the main controller. Kind of how when you plug in a computer, the electrical company can’t control it, but the owner can.=
’So...I’m an outlet for [Chaos]?’
’Neat, also, aning and value, aren’t those the sa thing?’
’That...okay, swear you two have been speaking in unison more often to fuck with , two more questions. Will creating this...I guess adopted kaijin would be the term affect my own ability to send out the others to fight and how do I...you know...make em listen to soone else?’
=To answer your first question, no, creating this adopted kaijin will not negatively affect your ability to call on and coordinate the other kaijin.=
’Hallelujah.’
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[Huh...I just had a realization in regards to what’s about to happen, that I think qualifies as sothing "fun", as Hurricroak would say,] Nepherage comnted.
[Oh? What kind of realization?,] Spring Brawler asked.
[I think this is the first ti I’ll be able to witness the creation of a kaijin without having been injured prior, embroiled in a battle during or rendered exhausted due to having to use a "finisher".]
[...what?]
[First ti I’ve seen kaijin creation being used in a peaceful manner as opposed to violent.]
[Ah...huh, guess you’re right.]
[Indeed.]
[...you sure that’s what Hurricroak considers fun?]
[Probably not but I find it interesting at least.]
[Aight.]
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"Of course that’s what I need to do...," Zhen Liu verbally griped.
"Pardon?"
"Nothing, it’s nothing," Zhen Liu said whilst waving his hand, "one more question before I can help you, how did you know about , rather, how’d you know about the fact that I’m the Kaijin Lord?"
"That..."
Elsa looked hesitant for a mont, her hands opening and closing as if she was hoping to grab an answer of so kind, before letting out an exhale.
There was no better answer than the truth, and frankly, what was one more secret in the face of hope.
"I explained earlier how I have telepathy and clairvoyance, and that I used the forr so much that I could feel the mories of the person I read?"
"With excruciating detail about how you felt landmines ripping through your limbs, yes," Zhen Liu recalled.
"Well...aside from that, I also managed to strengthen my clairvoyance to the point where I have...future sight," Elsa answered in an awkward tone, the exact opposite of her previously enigmatic manner.
Zhen Liu looked surprised at the answer and at the sudden change in deanor, but rolled with it.
"Wait, does that an you predicted that I would be here and we would-"
"No, no, nothing like that," Elsa began to explain, "my future sight isn’t a clear cut picture, like I saw this exact mont, it’s more like...flashes."
"Flashes?"
"My futuresight is unreliable at best, and random at worst. All I ever get is vague images of what could happen," Elsa explained, "but when I t your grandparents...it wasn’t that."
"Oh boy."
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’Oi, Elsa, you here? I have two lovebirds that need to find a new nest.’
"On my way."
It was just another night like any other, soone was on the run, and I facilitated that service, I even had a tray of carals ready to help lift their spirits on their upcoming journey.
However, the mont I t this particular couple, sothing in my brain just...clicked.
I have this habit of reading the minds of those who co to , check their sincerity and all of that, but when I read your grandparents mind, my future sight kicked in and in a brief mont, no less than a second, I saw sothing weird.
"What kind of store is this?"
"I don’t know...I think it’s candy."
’What the fuck did I just see?!’
In the vision, I saw a figure, looking like a king amongst kings, leading an otherworldly army of demons and monsters unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It made for a rather harrowing sight.
At first I thought it was a vision of a dood future, since I saw myself begging at the figure’s feet, until I noticed sothing odd.
In the vision, I was holding up what looked like a lump of sugar that I had sohow carved into the shape of a baby, I had no idea what to make of it...but then the figure stretched out his hand and touched it.
Next thing I knew, I heard the cries of a baby newborn, a cry that caused my what to stir harder than any other ti I’ve heard a baby cry.
It was if...the child was crying out for .
But before I could figure out why that cry occured, the vision ended and I was back in my shop, holding a tray of carals.
"You think we can eat any of this stuff?"
"Don’t touch it!"
"Wait...I have work to do."
I had initially planned to take paynt from your grandparents like I normally would, but sothing about that vision made forego the cost in that mont. I wasn’t sure why. It wasn’t until years passed, and I had made this sugar statue before you and I had t you that suddenly, everything fell into place and made sense to .
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"And well...that leads us to now."
"Huh..."
Zhen Liu wasn’t sure what to make of Elsa’s story, since this entire situation seed incredibly far fetched even by his standards of being a soul yeeted schmuck, but...none of the kaijin nor Logos and Pathos sensed any malice or lies in her words, so he didn’t have any reason to doubt her too badly.
Besides, he hated being in other people’s debts.
"Alright," Zhen Liu sighed, "I’ll make you your kaijin. I make no promises on it being a suitable baby replacent though."
Elsa looked positively glowing as soon as Zhen Liu said those words.
"Really?! You will?!"
"Yeah, yeah, I hate being in debt to other people anyways," Zhen Liu dismissed with a tone that sounded both annoyed and happy, "but you should probably know that there are so requirents to making this...unusual kaijin of yours."
"What requirents?," Elsa asked with a confused voice, "isn’t this vessel enough?"
"Well...maybe for the first part, but I also need...wait...let check... sothing real fast..."
Zhen Liu lifted up his left hand and pointed it towards the sugar figure laying on the table before him, closing his eyes as he concentrated his mind in an attempt to determine if the the statue was up to snuff.
As it turns out...wasn’t.
=Material provided is insufficient in terms of "value" and "aning" to facilitate creation. Additional components is required.=
"Yeah it’s not enough, but it needs more components."
"Components? Like what?"
"Anything with ’aning’ or ’value’."
"Aren’t... aren’t those the sa thing?"
"No, I asked."
"aning or...hold on."
Elsa left the room for a brief mont before returning with a small, glass case. In it were three shining dals, military accolades from the looks of it.
"I’m not sure if these have enough ’aning’ but they should have ’value’, will these work?"
"Hmmm."
Zhen Liu took the case from Elsa’s hands and placed it next to the sugar statue. Once he did, he did another sweep of the material provided, but got the sa rejection ssage.
"It’s still not enough I’m afraid, I think this thing works off what’s valuable in this world."
"Dammit, of course that’s how it works," Elsa cursed, "I think I have sothing that might work, but what is the second part of the requirent you need from ? Maybe I can provide that before rummaging through my storage."
"So of your blood," Zhen Liu answered plainly, "I mix into the kaijin during the process in order to bind it to you, but I don’t see a clean knife around here and I have no idea if-"
*SWISH*
"-or yeah, do that. Sure."
Before Zhen Liu could say anything about cleanliness and not wanting to risk tetanus or any other possible infections, Elsa imdiately took a nearby kitchen knife from a counter and slashed her palm open in order to drip several drops of blood over the sugar statue, staining minute portions of it a lovely shade of red.
"Okay, that takes care of that," Elsa said in a weirdly casual tone for soone who just sliced their hand open, "now I’m off to find sothing that has val-"
*ZOOM!*
"-wait what?"
Before Elsa could say anything extra, a glowing purple ball of light flew straight pass her ear and towards the bloodstained sugar statue and the case of dals, engulfing both of them.
"Oh," Zhen Liu said with a shocked voice, "guess that was enough."
Imdiately after stating this, Logos and Pathos went to work.
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