The Path of Magic VI Void Nonsense III

"Soon enough my Void Elves would return and bring about another Dark Age.. so many of these continents have given up on their ambitions and believe they have the 'right' to stay weak, who do they think they are?"

"At least on your continent, they've surpassed what's normally possible but them?"

"They haven't even bothered since the last Dark Age! So I'm going to change that.. and 'soon'.. so no hard feelings if you just so 'happen' to be in the crossfire, that gives me quite the idea.."

"Let's just treat it as a game, or perhaps a test would be more fitting?"

Tillie curiously asked confusing the young prince causing Tillie to then playfully sigh before then frustratingly flicking his forehead.

"If you manage to pass at least 'some' of them then you'll be worthy of my time, for now, shut up and learn what I gave you little 'Auri'.. I'm also planning on causing as much chaos as I possibly can"

"Even among the gods so prepare yourself and maybe then you'll realize what it means to be a 'true' god? If I can't destroy this world then I might as well do the next very best thing. No matter, you needn't worry about it"

Tillie lamented before then continuing.

"I won't target such a weakling just yet, and I won't purposely hurt your 'favorites' either.. I want to 'test' you.. not have you hate me so please remember that if they were to ever 'decide' to involve themselves.."

"Unless one of my subordinates or greater 'assets' goes too far I won't lift a finger, and unless I invested at least something into them.."

"I'll simply have to take responsibility and give you the just reparations.. so you needn't think too much on these matters"

Tillie warned having decided to shed any pretense from the start in the hopes of making it very clear where she stood and not to blame her directly rather than sugar-coating it in easily misinterpreted cryptic messages.

Having thought such things were meant for babbling fools who allowed themselves to be seen as the opposite of what they 'truly' were all the while unintentionally having all blame eventually shifted to them.

Instead of such a wasted effort before then pushing the young prince over in annoyance having already thought all of this before in her previous sealed state between both the fabrics of time and space inside the Void.

Surprising the young prince causing Tillie to then yawn.

Before then forcefully cuddling the young prince much like one would with their favorite teddy bear and pulled a blanket over along with several pillows.

Before then finally commencing in a lazy cuddling session surprising both the young prince and Silas who had just witnessed it all.

"See? You're far too weak! Now.. Silas go do whatever you do! I'll babysit this brat.. and knowing 'my' plans, I'll need to take every break I can get, anyways I won't do anything to him while you're away.."

"How about putting some of your 'trust' in your little sister for once?"

Tillie adorably asked causing Silas to then playfully pout before then curiously looking to the young prince causing the young prince to then adorably nod.

Causing Silas's pout to then finally cease before then hesitantly nodding as well.. causing Tillie to then frown after noticing he had yet to leave all the while causing Silas to then helplessly smile before then finally disappearing.

"Finally! He's gone.."

Tillie yawned before then breathing a sigh of relief causing her to then quickly shake her head all the while hugging the young prince even more before then curiously remembering something.

Causing her to then hesitantly freeze before then curiously feeling the young prince's head all the while causing the young prince to then adorably feel hers as well causing both to then worriedly look to each other.

"Hey 'Auri'.. you do realize there might come a day you'll hate my guts right? My plans.. they will hurt a lot of people, supposedly innocent people you might say? And even brats like yourself.. and maybe even you!"

"I knew what I did to you would have complications but I didn't care.. does that bother you at all?"

Tillie curiously asked surprising the young prince causing him to then adorably look to her with an adorably curious expression and weakly shaking his head.

"Hanah hurt me too.. but.. she was lonely and hurt! I-I love her.. an-and Celes too! Cel-Celes asked that too.. but.. I-I'll never hate Celes! Never cloud reality Tillie? Tillie Is Tillie? Pla-Plans is Plans! Tillie should only chan-change if Tillie wants to.."

The young prince weakly comforted surprising Tillie causing her to then hesitantly freeze once more before then slowly closing her eyes before then ultimately deciding to playfully flick the young prince's forehead.

Causing him to then weakly pout before then adorably feeling something else causing the previous weakness to then slowly yet painfully disappear.

"Don't get a big head brat.. let's just say you passed the first test and somehow managed to make me feel better no matter how slight"

"I've also countered those 'complications' so now all you really have to worry about is your previous broken rib.. or two?"

"I take it that Hanah did this to you? No matter since you've 'already' passed my first of many tests you should cherish it, the next dozen should be quite more difficult than this.."

"So I might as well add another if you don't hate me by the time of the 'final' exam? An Interesting prospect.."

Tillie lazily added causing the young prince's eyes to then adorably sparkle with anticipation surprising Tillie and causing her to then ruthlessly flick his forehead for the fun of it.

Causing the young prince to then adorably pout even further.

"I'll allow you to enjoy my company and seek 'some' of my wisdom! Heck, I may even allow you to pra-actually I may have gotten too excited there.. you can pray to me whenever you like!"

"I may even give you 'some'.. hints if or when you do! And of course, I'll still be occasionally visiting Silas here but that also doesn't mean I'll be answering your questions or telling you what happens next.."

"Or even what my plans 'may' entail, I'll explain everything 'after' and only after you've completed all of my tests.. for now, focus on learning Void Sequences? Who knows you may even learn more or get 'lucky' while merely being in my presence?"

Tillie explained before then playfully pinching the young prince's cheeks causing the young prince to then happily hug her surprising her and causing her to then quickly frown.

"What's there to be happy about? There are plenty of goddesses who are already doing the same for you.. If anything I've never expected Celes to be such a pushover!"

"By the looks of it, Selphie would breakthrough before she does.. In any case, the numbers won't change, Me, you, Silas, and 'Sylvia' will still be us.."

"So you're lucky you're 'you' I would've killed you or anyone else for knowing this much? I'm like Celes in that regard.. what's a mortal's life really worth?"

Tillie surprisingly asked surprising the young prince and causing him to then guiltily nod before then remembering something causing him to then adorably shiver.

"I've killed plenty.. some of whom, who were simply 'lost' children, and much like Lilly and Celes, I've always kept the cute ones while I toss the others to whoever created them!"

"Most of them were revived using other methods anyways so other than the ones I've kept.."

"The others were only 'slightly' inconvenienced? Unless they were abandoned by their gods of course.. in which case I'd 'feel' bad so I'd normally wipe the encounter from their memory"

"Revive them and send them on their merry way in a relatively safe place.. whatever happens to them afterwards is none of my concern.."

Tillie lazily confessed surprising the young prince even more causing him to then curiously become teary all the while causing Tillie to then smile before then gently caressing his face.

"That's the difference between us.. you can still be a heartless killer and still have some 'sympathy' even at the darkest of times.. while Celes has no sympathies, she's killed out of boredom or for a laugh.."

"To be fair I 'used' to do the same but I had instead made a game out of it! Oh no that man's trying to do 'horrible' things to that orphaned child.. too late he's dead and she's mine now!"

"Oh no that child walked into a bear trap with no hope for escape or rescue.. mine!"

Tillie laughed causing Tillie to then ignore the young prince's expression before then quickly continuing.

"You know those kinds of things? Loved that game.. unfortunately, that was back when everyone was still considered backwoods 'savages'.."

"So I doubt I'd see those sort of things happening a lot 'anymore' due to the gods and their 'vigilance'.. at least on 'this' continent?"

"The only positive back then was I got plenty of cuties! Since their gods didn't care for them at the time I made them mine! Some of who are Void Humans now, and etc.."

"Like whatever Celes does while overusing the word 'celestial' in everything she does? Seriously that word gets real old.."

Tillie confessed causing the young prince to then adorably feel a chill down his spine once more before then adorably calming down.

All the while causing him then adorably nod having ignored some of what she had said causing Tillie after noticing this to then shake her head.

"That's cheating you know.. as punishment how about I make you the host of The Celestial Dragon Aspect? I once had a run-in with her.. she was quite cute but horribly mannered"

"So I took most of her essence and threw her back to Celes.. Celes probably already fixed her up so there's no point in me holding onto it for any longer.. hold still!"

"And you needn't worry about losing control or any of your forms? If anything you might gain a cute little copy of her hiding away in your bloodline like a bloodline curse?"

Tillie curiously ranted causing the young prince to then curiously look to her with an adorably confused expression having understood none of it.

"Meaning you now also have a trump card for the future.. it's up to you if you'd like to 'tame' her or not or just use her as a power boost, but if you do somehow tame her you can have your own Dragon Aspect?"

"Of course, she'd no longer be the same and might still think she's the original but those are only minor inconveniences, you can probably create her a new vessel after she teaches you everything you know so there's that.."

"For now I'm tired of explaining such things however to sum it up.. I have too little faith in some of my Lesser Void Lords"

Tillie explained further all the while already having tossed essence into the young prince surprising him causing him to then flinch in pain before then hesitantly nodding.

Causing him to then adorably bury his head into her chest causing Tillie to then quickly cover both with the blanket before then beginning a sleepy cuddle session of their own, all the while back with Octavia, Sylvia, and Fluffle..

Fluffle had already made some sort of excuse to Octavia having heard of what happened from Sylvia through a mental message causing Octavia to then frustratingly pout after noticing something was clearly off.

Before then quickly calming down causing her to then adorably size up Sylvia all the while causing Sylvia to then helplessly smile causing Octavia to then adorably pout even more.

"You.. why does it feel like you and my little brother are actually pretty close? I want to know everything you know! How many more cute girls is he hanging out with? And why is it I'm just now learning of this?!"

Octavia asked causing Sylvia to then helplessly shake her head before then being cut off by another strange rift surprising all three.

Causing both Lady Inari and Rory to then suddenly appear causing both Inari and Sylvia to then freeze.

All the while causing both Rory and Octavia to then adorably and curiously look to each other as if sensing a strange connection between the two.