Wouldn't you like to use more than words?

[letsplayamod]

The last thing you recall is likely your own death. Whether it was fast or slow, it's over now. And you're... where are you?

One moment, you were among the living. The next - you may be one of the unfortunate ones who actually died. In which case, you've found yourself flowing in the lazy rivers of the river Styx, unfathomably deep underground. Just for a moment, mind you. It's not long before your consciousness is yanked from the waters by some scary monsters, shoved into a healed body, and pushed through a portal.

Or, maybe you were caught red-handed and sentenced to your doom. But, instead of a proper death, you were whisked down into the Veins of Tartarus. And there's really only one place that could lead to... Or is it?


You've been tossed down here by the will of the Titan, but what you find is A helping hand swooping you up - possibly literally, and potentially out of the grasp of the Titan himself.

Not a moment after, you're whisked through another rift, this one a shimmering gold. Into a realm of slightly more stable platforms and a lot more shit to look through. The area is practically littered with the ill-gotten goods of a thieving God (who is happy to note via pop-up illusion that you are touching his stuff). Here, however, you are safe; assured that Typhon cannot find or hurt you here.

For the moment, you can breathe before the next part comes.

Comments

[eeeonetwothree]

VERY WELL.

[ Omega pokes him squarely in the chest with a claw. ]

YOU MANIPULATED ME.

[markofnobility]

[He looks down at the claw, then up at Omega. His eyes are wide in surprise, but no confusion. It's as good as a confession]

Yes. I did.

[eeeonetwothree]

I WANTED TO STOP! I NEVER WANTED TO KILL YOU! I WANTED TO BACK OUT! YOU KEPT US GOING! YTOU MADE ME BELIEVE THIS WAS NECESSARY! YOU MADE ME SO BLIND, SO FOCUSED ON SUCCESS THAT I OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT USING THE REAL CHAOS EMERALD! I BECAME SHORTSIGHTED! YOU USED OUR FRIENDSHIP, AND YOU USED ME, ALL WHILE HAVING US BOTH LIE TO OUR FRIENDS! YOUR MANIPULATIONS, AND OUR ACTIONS, LED TO OUR MUTUAL LOSS OF LIFE!

[ And with all that out of the way... ]

...AND I FORGIVE YOU FOR ALL OF IT.

[markofnobility]

[he lets Omega talk, the guilt over it he's been holding back for weeks finally clear on his face. Saints, it feels... not good, exactly, to stop trying? But it certainly feels better. Is this what they call catharsis?

But the forgiveness rocks him, THAT brings confusion]

You surely can not be serious?!

[eeeonetwothree]

HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN ME NOT TO BE?

[ He places a hand on Ferdinand's shoulder. ]

WHERE WOULD I BE IF I HATED YOU FOR THIS? WHERE HAS HATING EGGMAN FOR MOST OF MY EXISTENCE GOTTEN ME? WHERE HAS TYPHON'S HATRED AND ANGER GOTTEN HIM?

YOU ARE STILL MY BEST FRIEND, AND TRULY, ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE LEFT IN THIS WORLD. WE NEED EACH OTHER, FERDINAND. I NEED YOU, AND YOU NEED ME.

[markofnobility]

[His eyes start to fill with tears, and he takes the familiar handkerchief, the one Velvet used on his lip during Zvei's trial, out of his pocket to wipe them with]

I do not deserve a friend of your caliber, Omega. I... I am so... so very sorry. For everything. I thought I was doing what needed to be done... but that does not excuse it.

[eeeonetwothree]

WHETHER WE DESERVE EACH OTHER IS NOT A CONCERN RIGHT NOW, FERDINAND. WE HAVE BOTH PAID FOR OUR SINS, ENOUGH FOR A LIFETIME.

ALL WE CAN DO IS START OVER, AND FIGHT WITH ALL WE CAN TO MAKE IT BACK TO THOSE WHO NEED US.

[markofnobility]

[he nods weakly]

Yes... yes of course. Goddess, ha... when did you become so mature? I makes me feel like I am falling behind!

[eeeonetwothree]

I'VE HAD TO, OR I SUSPECT I WOULD HAVE MADE A FAR GREATER FOLLY THAN THIS WEEKS AGO.

...

...SEE, I DID NOT SAY WORDS LIKE "FOLLY" BEFORE I MET YOU.