A handful of mirrors across Dendrus IV shifted their reflections back onto Thanatos. There, Godeater peered at the massive void that used to be a ship. It went down every passageway and room, through every module and system, into every weapon and chitin plate, and into the bridge. All was dark and
The two of them watched as the lumbering predator lumbered into the distance and disappeared into the blizzard. A few moments later, that same blizzard died down as the snow melted beneath their feet. In its place came a light rain that fell over a vast field of blue-green grass. That field stretch
“Alright fine, not enough of me,” said Freya. “But that doesn’t matter - there’s you! You’re an infinite thing, right? You could infuse yourself into everyone and everything. Except with the instruction set that led me here. You could take that as part of yourself and then re-inject yourself into th
Raijin’s primary operational circuits cycled up to full strength as her Oversight Engine forcefully disconnected her from her Remote Consciousness Shard. Over the course of fractions of a nanosecond, she had personally experienced Godeater’s takeover, as it consumed her nanite swarm over Dendrus IV.
“You should’ve said something!” someone cried out. “That’s what this council exists for! We’re here to figure out what to do, and how to tackle Godeater! Going off on your own was irresponsible! And now look where we’re at!” There were a few shouts and murmurs of agreement from around the Chamber,
“I can feel the galaxy dying.” Raijin then looked up and to the side suddenly in alarm, then grimaced in realization. “Godeater has now struck Yggdrasil Station,” she said flatly. “I will do my best to keep it contained, but understand that it is only a matter of time…” Raijin was unable to finis
Darkness swept across the entire galaxy, and shadow overtook every particle that existed, everywhere. No stone was left unturned, and no corner was left untouched. The void had completely taken over everything. In one moment, everything was nothing. And in the next, everything was back in place.
There were large sections where the crashed remains of the Einherjar’s Storm Discs and mirror satellites had piled up. And despite the damage that war had caused on it, there were still swaths of land that had all kinds of flora and fauna barely struggling to survive. There were half-burnt forests