646. Recipe For Disaster
Michaela’s journey to reviving ‘Her’ revolved around retracing the steps of Mankind. The black hole made it apparent that humanity had dabbled in experints revolving around the light long before the appearance of the Stars.
“GEN-04, the Wishcrafter – the Advent of Desire is responsible for the transformation of mankind. Sparks of the Captured Star’s light – it’s repeatedly shattered vessel – allowed for miracles to be born.”
“The Sins of the Subcut, and the Hearts of the Derma Layer, and the Impuritas curse of the Subderma Layer.”
“Races born from the blueprint of humanity.”
“Paradisio.”
“Humanity was born with things that they could not help. I called them Sins. But beyond just those Sins, and the blood of all kinds labeled as the One Sin collectively after Elysia devoured the Apple... from my Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil…”
“What laid beneath the city, within a dark singularity was this precise text.”
“It was held within a source of malevolence. A darkness rivalling only that of the black hole, guarded by ancient beings born as rivals to the Affinities. They were close to the Impuritas, but they devoured all light like false stars.”
“I then realized that had I followed the Yetzirah, then I would have given the light of ‘Her’ away. It would have empowered the light consuming entities. It was apparent that it had occurred before, resulting in the loss of nearly all light.”
“What I needed to do was to reinstate it.”
“But how? What was the reverse order of what humanity had followed from the text; the path that appeared like a hideously contorted sword?”
“Then Polaris ca to and said –”
“Within this bastion of humanity lies where all Four Rivers et.”
“The first has dried up, unlocking a valve. But the second still runs deep. It can carry their thoughts, hopes and dreams downstream towards ‘Her’.”
“Emotions can restore the Light.”
“The First Shattering resulted in the loss of the light.”
“Your Second Shattering can help return it back to the world.”
The term ‘Shattering’ instantly brought Frost to a brief mont in the past. She recalled the desolate facility. It was too enormous to fail in her mind, especially with the Arbiter as the head of operations. But it never occurred to her that the destruction of it was purposeful.
She stared at Michaeala, her eyes seeking an answer.
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