{"id":5306,"date":"2022-01-16T20:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T01:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2022-01-16T20:29:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T01:29:36","slug":"3-realms-5-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/3-realms-5-34\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Realms 5-34"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cCaptain, Dr. Borg\u2019s accepting the call,\u201d reported Shalvey on the Endeavor<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly surprising,\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cOn screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s audio only, Captain. We\u2019ll only get her voice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPut it through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello, Your Highness,\u201d greeted Dr. Borg\u2019s voice. \u201cYou wanted us to parlay with you as you besiege our current base of operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoctor, you wouldn\u2019t have raised defenses or scrambled your people if you didn\u2019t know what I have,\u201d said Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you even know how to use it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got the instructions from Mordek. He found Oyed\u2019s notes on its creation and operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArsha, let me ask you something, why do you oppose me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re asking me the same question Oyed asked of himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, like he once did, I don\u2019t understand. I\u2019ve only wished the best for the Realms. I only want to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou destroyed too many lives!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were diseased. Oyed and the Divine Ones gave me the opportunity to eliminate it. I am nothing but grateful for that. Why do you oppose the Realm Trinity Empire?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I don\u2019t like how you used and lied to innocent people to-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t lied to them. Our goals are the same as yours, to eliminate discord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why didn\u2019t you kill Oyed the instant he was drained?! Why did you leave him and the Divine Ones to die in Frigandor?!\u201d Arsha\u2019s question was met with silence. \u201c\u2026Don\u2019t wanna answer that, do you? You see, I finally understood the rules of the Final War when I got the schematics of that draining machine of yours and saw your discarded battle plans for multiple fronts. You\u2019ve had multiple chances to kill Oyed all along! \u2026So why didn\u2019t you just stick a knife in his back and be done with it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, but I DO understand! And THAT\u2019S what\u2019s got you worried, isn\u2019t it? Ernsem always says that understanding is a sword, the two sides of an argument make up the cutting edges of the sword, but a masterful swordsman remembers the truth that makes up the hilt, cross-guard and all! And the truth is, we don\u2019t need gods anymore! That\u2019s why you\u2019re trying to ascend to godhood! That\u2019s why you\u2019ve left Oyed and the Divine Ones to die once they were drained! You didn\u2019t want to kill the messenger, you just wanted to kill the message that the Realms grew up to no longer need gods! You want us all to believe that there must be at least ONE god to control the Realms! The whole Borg family is obsessed with control! You want to make it harder for the message to get to us, to guarantee that we do things your way! Well, let me tell you, you\u2019re making the same mistake Oyed made with his goals of eternal chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI beg your pardon?!\u201d Dr. Borg finally snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou heard me!\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cYou\u2019re just like him! You\u2019re trying to force us to decide which of you is right, since you both believed that the Divine Ones are wrong! You\u2019re like parents arguing in front of their kid; manipulating them and trying to get them to take sides! Not for their benefit, but for YOURS! \u2026But what if the right choice is not to choose at all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou already made a choice when the archers killed Oyed at your suggestion,\u201d remarked Dr. Borg. \u201cYou\u2019ve already chosen a side. You\u2019ve proven that there is only order and obedience. You will do as you\u2019re told. You will die for the Realm Trinity Empire when the Council and I tell you to die for the Realm Trinity Empire because those that worship chaos know no other way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s where you\u2019re wrong!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn that case, you won\u2019t survive to witness the ascension.\u201d Dr. Borg then closed the channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShalvey, open a channel to all ships,\u201d ordered Arsha. \u201cFire at will!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFleet\u2019s acknowledged and charging weapons,\u201d replied Shalvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re charging weapons!\u201d called a robot to Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll vessels, decloak and fire!\u201d ordered Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Imperial vessels shimmered into view as they flew towards the fleet. The roar of weapons-grade magic blasts choked out any other sound for those on the ground. Both sides deployed flight-capable species, drone fighters, and broom riders. As the battle roared, Jansha keyed in one final command on a console. She then called Dr. Borg. \u201cThe machine\u2019s ready! We gotta get to the roof NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCouncilors, this is it!\u201d Dr. Borg called. \u201cTo the roof!\u201d Jansha pressed a button, and the machine fired a beam into the sky. The sky then turned black as a reddish sphere appeared. The Divine Tower then started glowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCaptain!\u201d called Malak. \u201cThe Tower!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuys, this is it!\u201d Arsha called on a comms channel to her lovers. \u201cLet\u2019s do it!\u201d She then vanished in a teleport spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arsha and her lovers appeared at the base of the Tower. \u201cSECURITY BREACH!\u201d called a Centaur Revenant. Arsha and Gorfanth fired offense spells as Falnii and Foresna cast shields. Equipment and the largest mana container then appeared and Malnar and Lardeth got to work, attaching it to the Tower, though not without arguments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis one goes HERE, that one goes THERE!\u201d Lardeth snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was trying to save time here!\u201d snapped Malnar. \u201cI didn\u2019t think you\u2019d be such a stickler for procedure during a battle!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought you were an \u2018Engineering Queen\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI AM, which is why I\u2019m doing what I\u2019m doing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuys, we\u2019re on the clock here!\u201d shouted Arsha. \u201cSave it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow long have we got, anyways?!\u201d asked Foresna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re almost there!\u201d replied Lardeth. He and Malnar continued working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cArtificial lunar eclipse within three minutes,\u201d reported Jansha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust three minutes until we reach godhood,\u201d sighed Dr. Borg. She then looked out to the battlefield. \u201c\u2026You know, in some strange way, I think I\u2019m gonna miss mortality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we all will, Doctor,\u201d remarked Femfaf. \u201cBut I can think of no better people to go on this evolutionary journey with than you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never really said this,\u201d muttered Yamta, \u201cbut\u2026you\u2019re the only people I can call friends. It\u2019s nice that I\u2019m gonna be with friends forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFriends are very valuable,\u201d agreed Tormo, \u201cand you lot are the most valuable people a Goblin can have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m certainly eager to be the first machine-based goddess,\u201d chuckled Jansha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoc, you gave me a second chance at life,\u201d said Yulduk as he drank a bit of mana. \u201cI can\u2019t thank you enough for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was nice being mortal,\u201d mused Tensam, \u201cbut it\u2019s time to evolve and bring some order to the Realms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hear ya,\u201d agreed Shefarn. \u201cAt least we got to see the Splitters and Oyed fall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, it\u2019s time for the last leg of our journey,\u201d sighed Remsu. \u201cCytanek, we\u2019re all ready.\u201d Dr. Borg looked at her Councilors, then wiped her eyes. \u201cHey! Cy! Are you-?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine!\u201d sniffed Dr. Borg as she smiled through her tears. \u201cIt\u2019s just\u2026you\u2019re the best people I\u2019ve ever known!\u201d She sniffled, then wiped her eyes again. She breathed and smiled. \u201cLet\u2019s do this!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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