{"id":4183,"date":"2021-07-20T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=4183"},"modified":"2021-07-20T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:03:07","slug":"3-realms-4-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/3-realms-4-36\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Realms 4-36"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Realmgate Repair ship lay in ruins below the Under-realm Realmgate it was assigned to. The crew of the <em>Scorpion<\/em> worked fast as they began the countdown on the explosives they had placed. \u201cAll right, that\u2019s it, everyone!\u201d called Scorpo. \u201cGet inside and move us back!\u201d They wasted no time in obeying. Once they were at a safe distance, the countdown went from 10 to 0. The instant it did, the bombs exploded and tore through the Realmgate. Soon, it fell, a blackened hulk sinking beneath the waves. This was the same for every Realmgate in every realm. Scorpo called Dr. Borg. \u201cOur target\u2019s down,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs are the other targets, from what I\u2019ve heard,\u201d answered Dr. Borg. \u201cThat\u2019s all of them. Our organization is the only one that can cross the Realms. Oyed will be making his address any second now.\u201d The instant the call finished, the skies across the Realms became covered in black clouds. A hole in the clouds then opened and Oyed appeared in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have all failed to take me down!\u201d he proclaimed to the Realms. \u201cWith the Realmgates gone, you have no choice but to pray to me for travel between Realms! And for those thinking Arsha can save you, FORGET IT!\u201d He then displayed what he did to Arsha. \u201cAs you can see, Arsha was nothing more than a mere fox and I was the hunter that slaughtered her! To all those who dare oppose me, give it up! Your hope is dead! Your future is dead! Your hero, Arsha, is dead! I am the true master of the Realms! You only exist to amuse me! The instant you don\u2019t, I will destroy the Realms and make a single Realm! I will fix my children\u2019s mistakes one way or another! Bow to me! Obey me\u2026or SUFFER!\u201d The hole closed, but the clouds remained, as did the grief of the Realms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Over in the Over-realm, Elgrad and Hanako were being comforted as best they could be by their friends and Arsha\u2019s lovers. Elgrad then knelt down. \u201c\u2026This is it, isn\u2019t it?\u201d he mumbled as he drew a knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cElgrad, NO!\u201d pleaded Endram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cELGRAD, YES!\u201d wailed Elgrad. \u201cMY DAUGHTER IS DEAD! I\u2019VE LOST MY KINGDOM! THERE\u2019S NOTHING FOR ME NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHOLD!\u201d shouted a new voice. It was Falheem. She managed to wrestle the knife out of his hands. \u201cElgrad, it\u2019s not your time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNOT MY TIME?! MY DAUGHTER IS DEAD!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Don\u2019t give me hope! Hope is dead!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArsha\u2019s alive, so is hope!\u201d Falheem then summoned a loom with a tapestry still being woven. Each thread was still weaving itself through the strings of the loom. On what was completed, one could see the major events of Arsha\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Arsha\u2019s life is still being woven?!\u201d asked Elgrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExactly. We still don\u2019t know how it will end.\u201d Elgrad still stared in disbelief, then he sheathed the knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, it WON\u2019T be ending any time soon!\u201d he declared. \u201cIf Oyed was that sloppy, then that\u2019s a weapon to use against him! I\u2019m not giving up anymore! With the Realmgates gone, I\u2019m severed from my Realm, but I will take this chance to find her! I will scour EVERY falm of the Over-realm, right down to the precise zarruk! When I find her, I\u2019ll look for Oyed and then KILL him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you think, for one minute, you\u2019re doing this alone,\u201d called Foresna, \u201cthen, Your Majesty, you\u2019re out of your Ones-damned mind!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re joining you!\u201d proclaimed Emfam. \u201cYou have the resources of the Over-realm at your disposal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone!\u201d called a new voice. It was Denstra. \u201cEveryone, did you see Oyed\u2019s\u2026?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFalheem proved him wrong!\u201d replied Elgrad. \u201cArsha\u2019s alive! The tapestry of her soul\u2019s still being woven!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Need a ship to help scour the Over-realm, then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCommander, I will happily accept your offer! Falheem, can we rely on the Divine Ones to help?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf my siblings can be found,\u201d replied Falheem. \u201cSomehow, they\u2019ve passed beyond my sight. I must search the Realms and find them. I shall start in the Under-realm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood luck. Join us when you can.\u201d Falheem bowed to Elgrad and vanished in black smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis way,\u201d directed Denstra as she led everyone back to the <em>Endeavor<\/em>. The search was on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Falheem arrived in Frigandor and immediately felt the presence of her fellow Divine Ones. \u201c\u2026Here? All in one place? \u2026So low?!\u201d She followed the presence to a cave in a glacier and went inside. After an hour, she found a room with her fellows hanging like meat in a butcher\u2019s storage room! They were all emaciated and ashen-skinned with a tendril embedded into their spines! \u201cWHAT IN ALL THE REALMS?!\u201d she yelped. \u201cMy siblings! What happened to\u2026?!\u201d A metal tendril then buried itself into her spine and shocked her. As she screamed, the tendril drained black liquid from her body. She soon became emaciated like her fellows, then the tendril made her join them. She lost consciousness as the people behind this stepped into the room. One of them was a robot with more human-like features and a black visor with two red lights functioning as eyes, the second was Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI bet no little girl alive could boast of having such a massive doll collection,\u201d joked the robot in Jansha\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndeed,\u201d replied Dr. Borg as she patted the robot\u2019s head like a parent would with their child. \u201cSpeaking of which, how\u2019s the new body working out, Jansha?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetter than ever!\u201d answered the robot, the new Jansha. \u201cSo much more efficient than Dr. Ganshar\u2019s construction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood to hear. It should help process the Divine Mana as efficiently as an organic\u2019s body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe still need Oyed\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat will come in time. For now, we must still keep this hidden until Oyed\u2019s sufficiently distracted enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll right, Mom. In the meantime, we need to ensure that no one can fight in Arsha\u2019s memory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Realm Trinity Imperial Council met again. Oyed was grinning from ear to ear. \u201cYou should have seen the look on Elgrad and Hanako\u2019s faces as I made it clear that they were gonna bury their daughter!\u201d he laughed. \u201cI have NEVER seen anyone fall into despair so quickly!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy Lord, this has secured victory for us!\u201d praised Dr. Borg. \u201cThe soldiers are dancing in the streets right now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs they should! Oh, I have NEVER felt such joy! The Final War\u2019s going OUR way now! No need for Drows or Shadow Dragons! They can keep the Manticores and Sphinxes! The Gryphons and Gorgons can join Realmfleet! IT WON\u2019T MATTER! WE WILL ALWAYS WIN!\u201d The ale was passed around as Weltam came back in. After Reb stabbed her, she was returned as a Revenant. \u201cAh! Weltam Forsorna! Come! We\u2019re just celebrating our recent victory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Arsha dead as a door nail,\u201d giggled Remsu, \u201cwe\u2019re all riding on a victory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, she can\u2019t get any deader than that,\u201d mumbled Weltam as her face faded to a pained smile, she then muttered under her breath \u201cunless we kill her again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Kill her again?\u201d asked Oyed. Weltam then decided to change the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey, Remsu! You said you wanted to try out a Felansi Dancer\u2019s dress?!\u201d She pulled out a design-book ladened with all sorts of dresses for Felansi dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWeltam,\u201d called Oyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was thinking this design has enough frills at the hem for a little exciting flash as you swish them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWeltam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough, I must admit, that design looks a little more flattering on someone who\u2019s a little more, erm, how do I put this politely\u2026larger in the waist.\u201d Oyed then snatched the book out of Weltam\u2019s hands as everyone glared at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI DID kill Arsha, right?\u201d asked Oyed. \u201cTell us Arsha\u2019s dead. We all need to hear these words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Did\u2026did you have to hear all those\u2026words\u2026exactly?\u201d Dr. Borg\u2019s metal hand then grabbed Weltam\u2019s shirt and yanked her towards her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s still alive?!\u201d snarled the Cyborg Sprite through gritted teeth. By now, everyone was very, VERY angry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of our operatives,\u201d sighed Weltam as she told the truth, \u201csaw Falheem whip out Arsha\u2019s soul loom in front of her parents, lovers, and potential in-laws. It\u2019s still weaving itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOyed!\u201d Dr. Borg turned her gaze to the Titan as she shoved Weltam back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI mean, with the amount of wounds I gave her, not even a Champion\u2019s Aura should have saved her!\u201d protested Oyed. \u201cGravity can still kill someone at that height! Weltam, of all the times to deliver this news\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey, don\u2019t kill the messenger!\u201d gulped Weltam. \u201cI just though we should prepare for her return!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe CAN\u2019T return!\u201d growled Tormo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI guess it WOULD be a setback, after Oyed\u2019s address to the Realms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYOU THINK?!\u201d roared Oyed. He then turned to his minions. \u201cYou and I are all gonna search every zarruk of the Over-realm! If she breathes, we\u2019re THROUGH! Now! Let\u2019s! MOVE!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Realmgate Repair ship lay in ruins below the Under-realm Realmgate it was assigned to. The crew of the Scorpion worked fast as they began the countdown on the explosives they had placed. \u201cAll right, that\u2019s it, everyone!\u201d called Scorpo. \u201cGet inside and move us back!\u201d They wasted no time in obeying. 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