Rose Blumen ~ Exogignesthai 470. Pragmatic flesh, 2

Novel: Rose Blumen ~ Exogignesthai Author: Lusshi Updated: Jun 02, 2026

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Now reading: 470. Pragmatic flesh, 2 from Rose Blumen ~ Exogignesthai, a Drama novel by Lusshi.

(Rose)

In the end, everyone played along Blu’s whim. It kept everyone living around the sa place for a little while, like a family. It felt warm, and a little nostalgic.

The oddest presence remained the black bird lady and her so called Snake.

Blu is human enough to blend easily in with her appearance, behaviour and personality. Nightmare is still a god child, learning and trying to evolve humanly and humanely. I think.

As for Snake, though that beast remains asleep, it still defies biology as I know it. That’s the second biggest snake I’ve ever encountered.

For a few days, it felt like a ho for , and us.

All together under a roof and its landscape. Seeing the sun set behind the fallen shape of the big snake in slumber.

Nightmare learning at her own pace.

Myls becoming her cooler self again.

Zeslinry acting motherly, and Blu teasingly.

feeling a little lost in the midst of this surreal situation, but happy.

We all have unsettling bad dreams at night, because she’s still affecting our minds more or less unconsciously. But they fade quickly as we wake up and are not preventing us from sleeping.

Later we will all decide where we will all go next, and likely split up.

But for now Blu’s ga gives us all a reason to stick together for a little longer.

We still discuss the future from ti to ti.

My initial aims remain. Visiting the land of the sky, and the ruins of the city of the sun.

However I have a feeling Blu may want to leave my side to stick with Nightmare for a little while.

B - I haven’t really considered that option. I’ll give it a good thought.

Nightmare is still looking for herself first. She might decide anything. I fear she could chose to annoy Myls a while longer and more.

Myls and Zes will go on their own way for a new place to call their ho.

I’m feeling a little hollow.

Ca the day of unveiling the contesting options for Zeslinry’s new leg and my new arm.

I didn’t expect anything else but a gross joke from one or both of the daiûas. I wasn’t disappointed.

Nightmare offered a nightmarish foot of a monster that looked like it was alive on its own, as it twitched around and even had teeth. It had no toes, only uneven and absurd shape.

She said Zes would even be able to use it to feed herself, through that mouth under the sole. I couldn’t tell if Nightmare was serious or joking.

Blu’s option was a similar monstrous thing, but on a more vegetal looking the than the fleshy one seen before.

That leg and good looked like a plant parasite that would never let go either.

Zeslinry was sweating a little as she smiled politely.

Myls’s option was far more refined, in a human way.

It was articulated tallic pieces that looked like they were made by a good craftswoman but didn’t keep the full shape of a normal leg, only the essential.

It looked like what a real modern prosthesis should be; not looking like a real leg, but supporting its intended functions very well.

Mine was more rudintary craft. A sculpted and frilled wooden leg, with far simpler chanical possibilities and overall design. Sothing less handy than every other, but maybe nicer to look at.

Zeslinry had quickly dismissed the monstrous options, and eventually chose mine. She liked having a full leg to touch through her trousers.

Myls took it well.

For my arm, I expected a similar freak show.

Blu oddly had only a yellow plum to offer . She claid that it was what we’re already doing, regrowing it slowly. That was a surprisingly lazy contest entry, but I was already inclined to claim her option as the better one.

Myls had crafted a semi articulated hand that could hold sothing. There was good pragmatism in her choices and good artisanship, I was impressed.

Zeslinry had made a hook with a blade. So that’s how she sees uh?

As for Nightmare, it was less gross. More respectful maybe?

It was still a grotesque sculpture of flesh, but with unmistaken dark feathers growing onto it, and nicely defined fingers over the hand. I lost a little my amused smile as I noticed the smaller black feathers with bluish shine on that arm and hand.

I now think this ga had another aim. Blu made it for Nightmare to interact with us.

It was another play from a daiûa, and using us. Only one from Blu toward Nightmare.

I looked at her.

She probably heard my thoughts. She smiled without replying.

Nightmare must have heard my thoughts as well, because she twitched weirdly.

They’re growing...

I felt bittersweet.

I felt my heart pinch as I raised my hand to the winner. I chose Nightmare. Blu looked surprise.

She’s likely to joke about my betrayal soon enough I’m sure.

My human friends were puzzled as well.

And Nightmare was boiling inside her mind, learning.

I attached the fleshy open mouth of that arm to my stump, without much hesitation.

If Blu wants to stray away with her, I won’t stop them.

I felt so needles of pain as the arm connected itself to my nerves, my bone, and rged all the vessels and tissues.

My right arm still has so grey parts over the skin. Patches of a previous life. My left one will be red like at and black where feathers grow, for a while.

I kind of like the idea of carrying a piece of her along with . Just as I have Blu near my heart.

I chatted longer into the night with Nightmare. She is like a younger Blu. One that is not infatuated with , and still shares an unexpected sensibility.

N - Do you want her to go with ?

R - I don’t think so... But, we all evolve over ti.

N - No one but her will be able to reanimate you when you next die.

R - That’s not why we travel together.

Though it helped, more than once. I admit...

Blu joins us unexpectedly.

B - I didn’t expect to shake you that much with my decisions.

R - Well... I’ve been shaken yes. But, you’re more free as well than you were, when you were stuck to ; and that’s really nice. I just... Don’t know what to do.

B - You think Night and I are able to grow a lot with each other. I like your kindness in that desire to let go if that’s good for .

R - I feel like I’m at a crossroad and I don’t know where to go.

B - And are afraid to commit.

Not nice. But true.

A quiet minute passes.

N - You’re pissing off.

Nightmare grabs my head without warning and instils fear into my mind as she rummages through it.

I call Blu for help in panic, but she stays there, arms across her chest.

I scream to the others for help, but Blu is barring them the way. I’m crying in horror.

My world goes dark in terror, Nightmare still digging for sothing inside my mind.

I fall inside her domain.

I see Licht.