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Chapter 18 - All Questions Come From Why

Monse: She emerged from the ocean onto her little island, hitting the runic gateway that sat above the water, sending a quick signal to Wiliaquo. "I need answers to this."

Wiliaquo: He appeared from the gateway almost instantly, running over to his panicked lover. "What's going on? I came as soon as I heard your message."

Monse: "Valkun came by asking about Sophi. Apparently, she went and spoke with him. I am trying to find out why I put myself in such a bad situation, Wiliaquo."

Wiliaquo: "Whoa whoa, slow down hun, you said Valkun came by here? Did he threaten you or anything?"

Monse: Water began spiraling around her gills as rage and worry consumed her, "YES! He didn't just threaten me; I panicked and put myself in a spot where if I didn't bring him some kind of trusting answer, he would kill me! I don't understand what has gotten into him, where this violence and rage is coming from, we were all fine for trillions of years!!!"

Wiliaquo: He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger so he could comfort Monse. He pulled her into a deep hug, his voice lowering to a soft tone. "It will be okay, my dear...I promise it will be okay. We can get this figured out and discover some way to get Valkun off your back."

Monse: The water began to die down as she slowly calmed down, hugging him back, "I'm sorry, I don't mean to get mad with you...I just want things to be okay..."

Sophi: She stepped out from behind one of the palm trees, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, "Hi, is this a bad time for me to come out?" She spoke softly and nervously.

Monse: Her eyes shot up behind Wiliaquo, letting go of him and immediately storming her way over to Sophi, "Sophi, I need answers now, what in the name of heaven were you doing AT-" She was halted by a sudden glowing red power building in front of her face.

Alex: He appeared out of nowhere, the hole in his palm building with a bright red energy, the flames in his eyes burning bright red. "Aura red." 

Monse: Her eyes widened as she saw the energy glowing brighter and brighter, on the verge of blasting a hole right through her face. Time was moving so slowly she couldn't react to it, or he was moving too quickly. 

Sophi: "ALEX, NO STOP!" She quickly ran up next to Alex, grabbed his hand, and pulled it down to aim the energy at the floor. She began speaking softly, "Land of flowers, land of flowers, calm mind, calm mind."

Alex: He looked at her, listening to her speak, his expression softening as his power dimmed, his white pupils inside of his black sockets returning, and the energy in his hand slowly dimming until it went away completely. "I-...I apologize, I misread the situation."

Sophi: "Misread is an understatement, baby, just please try to grasp the situation before jumping to kill someone. I appreciate you protecting me nonetheless." She patted his hand, jumping up to kiss him on the cheek.

Monse: "MISREAD?! Who the hell are you?!" 

Sophi: "I'm sorry, he is just a little overprotective of me. This is my husband Alex. Darling, say hi to them."

Alex: He stared the two elementals down, "Hi..."

Wiliaquo: He tucked Monse behind him, trying to act confident, but Alex could clearly see he was scared. 

Monse: She placed her hand on Wiliaquo's shoulder, "Listen, Sophi, Valkun invaded my land, claiming that you and this skeleton appeared at the Orb of Origins and spoke about me. I need you to explain why exactly you were there and what happened. He threatened my life if I did not come back to him with some kind of answer."

Sophi: "Oh darling, he did WHAT?!" Her cute expression with Alex immediately turned to anger, "I went to confront him on his ways of doing things, if he is limiting just this small group from feeling any kind of love, I couldn't just sit around knowing he is doing this to trillions of others in this timeline! It is my duty to ensure that every bit of creation knows that they are deserving of love!" 

Monse: "Okay, I understand that is your job, but you have to understand what that does to us. Valkun has been growing more and more unstable by the day!"

Sophi: She grew a bit upset thinking that this might be her fault, "N-no, I just wanted to help you and everyone else!" Alex placed his hand on her head. She suddenly fell silent, looking up at him. Any sadness that was felt in her heart slowly faded away.

Alex: He looked toward Monse, "Do not blame Sophi for what that psychopathic maniac decided to do, her duty is to the people of every reality, to feel love within their hearts and shatter those limits, no matter the consequences. She is a believer in what she does, as I also believe in her. If your people were limited by the confines of another, would you stand there and do nothing?"

Monse: She opened her mouth to speak, but looked down, thinking for a second on his words. "I understand what you mean. I'm sorry it's not fair for me to pin anything on you for what he is doing; you are just looking out for everyone."

Wiliaquo: He cut in, "We still need to know what to tell Valkun. Anything she tells him might get her killed, and I can not allow that to happen, or for our love to be discovered!"

Alex: He crossed his arms, looking down, "I do not like doing favors for others, especially for people I do not know, but just because Monse is a friend of Sophi, I will help...Just this time. Oh, and one more thing..." Suddenly, a floating version of his hand manifested, hitting Wiliaquo in his gut, knocking the 'wind' out of him. 

Sophi: "ALEX-" Another floating hand covered her mouth suddenly.

Monse: She darted between Wiliaquo and Alex, "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"

Alex: "You two have been constantly only considering yourselves, not even thinking about how this makes her feel, let alone the trillions of other lives that exist here who are also being affected. You two have been disrespectful and not watching your tongues; that is why I hit him, and I could have done a lot more, but I chose to hold back for her sake. Open up your minds and quit your foolish ways, kings and queens think for everyone, not just themselves. 

Monse: She looked toward Sophi, seeing she was visibly upset, "I'm sorry, Sophi...we are sorry."

Wiliaquo: He held his gut, stumbling back up to his feet before nodding slowly. Through his coughs, he asked, "How exactly are you going to help? It's not like you can make him forget all of this and wash it all away..."

Alex: He stared down at Wiliaquo, slowly smirking.

Wiliaquo: His eyes widened a bit, "Wait- YOU CAN?!" 

Alex: He held out his hand, and ꞡłīⱦȼħēꞩ ꝋf golden nuᵯƀēɍꞩ ƀēꞡⱥn forming ꝋꞥ ħīꞩ ħⱥꞥđ, ⱦħē ħꝋłē īꞥ ħīꞩ ꝑalm glowing a ꞡłīⱦȼħɏ ꞡꝋłđēꞥ ꞡłꝋⱳ.

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>Begin-Coded-Line<

// ===========================================================

// Protocol Aura Golden Error

// ===========================================================

// Target memory: Valkun

// Objective: Remove record of Sophi's appearance at the Orb of Origins

// Author: [REDACTED]

// Status: Active — Golden Rewrite Engaged

/*

01010000 01110010 01101111 01110100 01101111 01100011 01101111 01101100

00100000 01000001 01110101 01110010 01100001 00100000 01000111 01101111 01101100 01100100

00100000 01000101 01110010 01110010 01101111 01110010

*/

// --- Initialization sequence ---

const protocolAuraGoldError = () => {

 console.log("Initializing Aura Golden Thread…");

 let memoryNode = "VALKUN_MEMORY//SOPHI@ORB";

 let corruptionDetected = true;

 // Binary trace log

 const binaryTrace = [

 "01010110 01000001 01001100 01001011 01010101 01001110",

 "01001101 01000101 01001101 01001111 01010010 01011001",

 ];

 // Begin erasure

 if (corruptionDetected) {

 console.log(">> Memory anomaly located: " + memoryNode);

 console.log(">> Injecting Golden Patch.....");

 binaryTrace.forEach((b) => console.log("[BIN] " + b));

 console.log(">> Rewriting sequence initiated...");

 }

 // Check timeline synchronization

 let timelineStatus = "stabilizing...";

 for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {

 console.log("> " + timelineStatus);

 }

 // Seal memory node

 console.log(">> Erasure complete. Applying GOLDEN SEAL ⟡");

 console.log(">> Story integrity: VERIFIED");

 console.log(">> Memory void confirmed.");

 console.log(">>> SUCCESS <<<");

};

> SUCCESS

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Alex: His hand returned to normal, slipping it into his pocket, "It has been done, Valkun will have no memory of what happened, you two will be safe, and so will Sophi."

Monse: She blinked, looking around extremely confused as to why everything felt off, "I didn't see anything happen? His hand just flickered, and everything went into a blur. I'm so confused."

Sophi: She waved her hand, giggling a bit as she held onto Alex's arm, "Trust me, it will make more sense later on, but we can all sleep soundly." Before they could finish speaking, Alex had teleported her and him away.

Monse: "I suppose we will just have to trust them for now...What a weird guy."

Wiliaquo: He kissed her on the cheek, holding her close to him, "Cmon let's get you back to your home. I am sure Tiffany is worried sick about you suddenly storming away."

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