En Tu?

I... am a little confused.

It seemed void energy did something.

The problem is... we don't know what.

Obviously the design changed and whatnot... but something about void energy collapsed or overwrote StarDuster's systems... that's frankly quite scary.

I can properly assume that during the collapse of the other games and the hub that somethings immigrated to this game... that makes me think these energies must have as well, they didn't exist before such events... or if they did, nobody knew about them.

I think that... those pillars of sludge that formed Stygian bronze was like a funnel for the energies...

Each pillar was a different type flowing into a different world, when one world collapsed ot simply fused over to the next one. But... 6...no 7, why 7 pillars?

Mana and Alchemy both existed in StarDuster before so...

Hold on...

Mana... Alchemy... Ether... Desolate... Void...Tangential... Negative.

7 Energies.

7 Pillars.

Huh, i guess it makes sense.

What about elemental and complex?

Considering those... that's four energies that started within StarDuster... leaving 5 that enters.

... What was that person I saw in hell?

Hmm....Maybe one for each being equal or stronger to the system?

That would make sense.

5 Developers, 2 Neolithids... and then Mana and Alchemy.

What are Mana and Alchemy tied to...

I'll have to think about this some more...

Other than that, night has come.

- " The stars are bright tonight, ay Jotun? "

" I guess so. So... I heard... that the stars are the same as our sun... just further away, is that true? "

- " Some differences, but they are all Stars."

" And... the sky... they said that the sky isn't moving but rather it's us? "

- " Mhm. That is how it was like on earth... I hope that it's similar here... I wonder if other planets exist within StarDuster... "

" Planets? Like the one we are on? "

- " Yeah. "

" That's... humbling... "

...

" Hey.... uh, I... when you dissapeared... where did you go? Really. You never give a straight answer about it... it uh... scares me. "

- " I can only say it was hell. "

" What was it like? "

- " There was nothing to stand on, but the height of my ego held me up. There was nothing above me, yet I was crushed by despair. There was no light, yet I saw my failures. After I was taken away but before I was in hell... it spoke to me. "

" ...it? "

- " The Neolithid. It was... spastic. It sent me on meaningless dreams and held no consistency. It lied, and I was forced to believe it. It stripped away my power, it cycled me through the worst pains imaginable, it dimmed my soul... but, in exchange... I obtained something far greater. "

" W... what's that? "

- " I got to see you develop, each and everyone of those I cared for... time was meaningless, but each chance I could read a guide from you about combat or a magic lecture from Anise... time pauses for me, and so did the pain... so what I got was... enlightening, it was... learning to appreciate what I have. "

...

" What did you think when you first saw me... in that arena I was born. "

- " Indifference. The old me... I scorned even those I cared about... not because I hated, but because I have lost others. I didn't want to get attached. "

" But... you seemed so chummy with Syn and Arch! What about them? "

- " I didn't consider Arch a friend then, he was a tool for my reputation... and Syn was a glorified weapon at that time, incapable of complex thought and ironed out of emotion. "

" So, you don't like Arch? "

- " I do now, he is a great person... so... heroic... and determined. He is everything I pretend to be. "

" ... it... has been a long day huh. "

- " Truly, it hasn't... I'm just having a mood swing...sorry for putting this on you... "

" It isn't an issue, you definitely should open up about this stuff more... get it off your chest.... I know how hard it is to lose someone... I heard that during the advent of Players... you lost your whole family... and after that... Origin... and later...you lost Asi... even with Dice to comfort you, you still lost everything you held dear many times over... remember... on that day, I lost my whole family too. "

- " It... hurts to remember... but... "

" You can never forget. "

- " Y-yeah... "

" That song you sang to me, in the duel... how did it go again? "

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War Complete.

Event [ Rusted Blade ] Complete.

'Origin' has surrendered.

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| Congratulations, Cobalt. You have successfully turned the tides of war with your might, as such Origin has surrendered after the many mighty blows you have dealt. The Scenario will be recorded into the Leverian, and you can replay it there. You and your allies will be released into the world tomorrow at 2pm sharp, Origin will be released elsewhere and be taxed for their loss. |

| Message from King Artix received. |

| You have been taxed 17 Star coins for the battle, you are currently in debt. |

| Welcome to Tearè. The New World of StarDuster, since you have been busy a lot has changed! Since the Demon Lord's defeat, the entire world was enlarged and opened for exploration! It is around 10 times bigger! |