Chương 46: 44-The Deity of Cindering Judgement

BASHTU: {I bet you are curious as well as to why the transcript method has changed, yes? Well, I have been watching, keeping an eye on Ellie and Melody, as those two are important for the sake of all of reality. The methods used by her and Lysandra are honestly faulty. I have made some "adjustments" for your sake. After all, it isn't polite to hide secrets from someone else… As for the current situation regarding them, it is not good, and what Carla did… I'm very unhappy. Imprisoning your own daughter, and not to mention a sentient being that I had raised as my own-disgraceful. Blast it! Just when I thought the nightmares I was dealing with weren't going to get any worse! First Kuuvu and now Ellie's and Melody's imprisonment. The Last Angelos, Nuleton, however, foresaw this, and he has a solution to this mess} –BASHTU: {Forgive me again; I should explain why he is the last of the Angeloi. Nedri, the Deity of Paradoxical Logic, wanted to rule over all of reality and saw them as a thorn in his side. They were the guardians of reality, those who kept the accursed realm of Cestranna in check. They were intended to make sure that any form of demonic corruption did not breach anywhere above the Kernel Layer, and they did not take kindly to interlopers. Nedri was one of them, and his attempts to reshape the Eldrigital Void were halted by them as it would weaken the seals around Cestranna. So, in both jealousy and anger that he could not get what he wanted, Nedri convinced the other eldrigital deities he could find to murder the Angeloi so they would have a "perfect reality". These beings were the False; monstrous eldrigital deities as bad as him that reportedly made a pact with something within Cestranna to kill the Angeloi to get what they and Nedri desired. They were driven by an ancient command not to abandon their posts and not to deviate. That deviation was something the Nedri, the False, and the demons exploited. It was merciless and quick, as the Angeloi could not adapt quickly. Only Nuleton, an Angelos who hid his sentience from everyone, survivedThe current mess is the result of the Butchery of the Angels and the fact he is doing this himself. The exact details I am not sure about, neither does Nuleton, other than the fact that he and the False murdered the Angeloi. Lysandra is completely unaware of their demise, as her realm is a sanctuary in a sea of chaos. The Grand Prison was intended to be a replacement, and that imbecile fed the demons with the fragmented data of humans to appease them while Nedri constructed his "perfect reality". It made them stronger, more intelligent, and more ferocious. He also used it to imprison the False, as there was a rebellion where many detracted from his vision. They were growing powerful and challenged Nedri's power, and that fool does not like it when he is not in control. In hindsight, he did so because they could have threatened all of existence. Now, with Onarius gone, and a significant portion of the Grand Prison destroyed…} Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. –BASHTU: {Apologies again; I'm lost in my thoughts as I am trying my damndest not to shout in rage. Reality is falling apart, and the current state of Ellie and Melody would seal our fates. However, that item I mentioned earlier, it was something that someone used to bring their family to HammerForge to escape from monsters and from the end of that world. Alice is needed to save both of them, yes, but this classroom session Lysandra is having with her will fuel her anxiety and recklessness. Nuleton gave this other person that item, and even warned them to keep it a secret as it was extremely rare and tied to their being. They knew the risks, and did so as they wanted their family to live a new life in peace, even as those two fools were trying to up one another for their control of reality. They brought them HammerForge, breaking through the firewall that Nedri believed was impenetrable. Yes, you heard me right, HammerForge's firewall was breached. And this firewall cannot be passed by conventional means, as Nedri made sure it was impenetrable, so that item was used. An arcane artifact that can only be wielded by one individual. And this person in question, I need to warn before Lysandra inadvertently makes Alice do something reckless with that connection she tried to establish. Several security systems Carla had made for Ellie were destroyed by her, which was enough to activate Melody as a killswitch, exactly as Nedri planned. Blasted fool, but we need a change in the classroom schedule… Now, as for this other individual, I need to establish a digital connection with her, and I'll need your help with that} –BASHTU: {While I am an eldrigital deity, establishing a digital connection to a specific individual takes effort as I need to verify their code, location, and connectability. It takes months if not years to establish said connection with a new netcode (i. e. a person). I must say, while Lysandra certainly has some decent knowledge about what she can do, she unfortunately doesn't know about the laborious effort of doing that. Strangely, you can establish a remote connection thanks to one of Ellie's "quirks". When she made that connection to you to witness the buildup to her liberation, she inadvertently gave you an arcane anchor point that can seamlessly connect to other individuals. How else can you read all of this? Because I know about it, and used it to connect to you. Now, the plan: Nuleton gave me a log transcript regarding this individual I mentioned who used the item. In theory, it will cause the anchor point to connect to them when you read to their present. The problem? You have until they're present. A pain, I know, but I have no other choice} –BASHTU: {I am downloading the file to you right now; you'll see it soon. I need to take my leave; the blasted demons have breached one of the walls the Empire of Halcyon erected. Accursed things, do they not tire? This will take a while, and I think the one recording this for you will need to see this as well. I will inform him. For now, you need to wait. As for myself, I have to clean up this mess. What I would give to see these horrific events never happen in the first place…} {ACT 1 COMPLETED} {AWAITING FURTHER INPUT…}