While grey spent the night learning about himself lily spent the night with her father feeling like a child again after what felt like forever of not seeing him.
she enjoyed the night just chatting about meaningless things before talking about heavier topic like how she evolved into a fate stealer with the help of the fate serpent who claims to be the big sister of both the father of gods lord Apo the creator and the abyssal titian the destroyer.
everyone asked for more info, but she only knew a few thing that were connected to fate and what was in the soul book.
everyone gathered by the fire under the starry sky so they could get a better understanding the only one who refused
with her now twisted connection to fate she understood things about the beginning no one else did she explained how the universe gave birth to Four beings unlike any other any while they can be killed with great effort their power will find a new suitable host.
these four cosmic beings she barley comprehended but apparently from what she understood the eldest two was the red lizard with wings who is chaos itself and heat called Furor. while the sister is a giant serpent who is fate itself and cold she was called Argoyo.
a flying eyeball was watching the group from beyond the horizon with great surprise and anger ''master is this true?''
an alluring feminine voce soon rung out in his mind with great excitement ''Father always talked about his own sibling but never went into detail about it now shhh, i want to hear this.''
lily continued the story then the two were born not long after like lord Apo a being of pure creation and love born among destroyers left to build his own family. While the Abyssal titin was a hybrid born from a race of watchers but was a being of pure destruction and fear called Advert.
clays eyes glowed slightly golden as if he received a prophecy and turned directly to lily "lord zilch would like to know about the creature they locked up in the water dimension.
lily thought for only a moment when realization hit her "oh the black ocean or the shoggoth it is one of the two special creatures of the universe it is known as the first killer and the first to die as it ate itself out of hunger gaining a strange connection to death but its true name is Qix.''
''While the other creature is the opposite known as the first-born life of the cosmos the flame of life meji who was blessed by life itself.''
Brian asked the question on everyone's mind ''So out of all six of these incredibly powerful beings apos who created us elves and lost his body is gone while both this Qix and Advert are temporarily locked away. That's two creatures on par with the one who created the gods and us mortals, What about the others will they get involved?''
everyone stared at lily for answers making her slightly nervous at their gazes before continuing on "That's not likely as Furor doesn't care about others, meji is exploring the stars and Argoyo already helped me because she likes the future I can make after the abyssal claw messed time and fate to her dismay but not enough to interfere directly.''
lily turned to clay with a serious face "these beings are already outside of fate let alone for us regular mortals, but you can track them as the S-''
''THAT'S enough!'' silence soon took up the surroundings as every stared at the furious clay dark who took a few moments to compose himself.
"As both a high priest of zilch and one of the people you need i suggest don't just blurt out things that don't concern others.''
lilies eyes glowed a bright purple with a light golden hue at the center as she stared down clay dark with a deadpan face. all anyone else can see and feel was she just used a large amount of energy in her eyes to do something almost read something. "Like it or not while Steave and Brian are perfect vessels for these higher beings you and your children are actually good vessels for the titan and shoggoth.''
everyone including clay were surprised at that new for different reason, but clay spoke up first in a quivering voice that seemed full of something almost broken.
"No... my children shouldn't be able to be i made sure to suppress any trace of darkness!"
terra looked to Sky and Steve for more elaboration, but they ignored her to pay attention to what was being said.
"Yes you did, but when you die or they get close enough to your kids, they will be able to sense in them as all you did was suppress it.''
Flos was in pure shock not because of this new information but because the shy little girl he remembered wasn't there at this moment just a cold and calclative face almost like her mother which pained him deeply.
hearing about all the things you went through and how it changed you vs seeing it how it changed you was two different things.
clay approached her aggressively making every tense up "Your nothing but a child your father and me have lived hundreds of years but just because you saw a few bad fate and futures doesn't mean the world is ending. It doesn't give you the right to push your pessimistic attitude on others, if you truly want to stop the future all you need to do is prepare.''
"You can read and know all my information, but have you ever thought about the consequences that come with it like saying something that might get you kill. i can also see possible futures and you want to know what i see!''
clay turned to everyone with a angry face "I see a black ocean invading multiple dimension in less than half a year.'' everyone looked horrified at the new.
Clay then looked up and stared down the flying eyeball in the horizon listening in on them "that's not all after they kill two gods they will unless the titan in around a year at worst to four at best, armies will fall and death will be overworked. You want to know your grand purpose in this besides them possibly using your power to free them? Hmm well I'm waiting what's wrong cat got your tongue now that things are out in the open.''
an awkward silence soon overtook the area "your only purpose in all this is your summoning which is outside the laws of this world. At this moment all you have been doing is creating soul summons which is the basic way to presently bind your soul to a creature. you've also used these rings to form a temporarily contract but that's for regular summoners you can no longer be regular because you decided to involve yourself instead of letting your dad do it on his own.''
he let his words sink in deeply like knives until he continued ''I Saw in in the future summoning armies' and an even greater evil to fight off the titan. your connection to nature and space time will take it's toll on your soul long before the fate stealing takes a toll on your mind. at the rate things are going only two people will survive at the end of this and let me tell you it's not any of us!''
clay turned around and disappeared into a golden gate made of sand while everyone was left dumbstruck.
the rings on Steve and Flos were blinking signaling she could no longer keep them summoned creating a quick and awkward goodbye.
soon after lily almost absentmindedly created a blanket out the nearby plant and just went to sleep without saying anything to
that night she waited in the lucid labs balled up in a corner to talk to grey but he never showed up causing more pain in her already aching heart.
And what she thought was going to be a long and lonely night suddenly brightened up as a pair of bright golden eyes shone down on her.
she quickly hugged the giant's big blue fur with almost a panicked need as a calm but ever-present voice rung out soothing her mind as she visibly relaxed. ''its ok child just rest.''
she stayed there visibly relaxed in teddys fur for what felt like forever before teddy spoke up again ''I wanted to wait until you were a little older, but do you want to watch some... memories of your mother and me?''
lily looked up at him and just silently nodded as his eyes pulsed golden shooting out beams like a pair of headlights but at the end of those lights were projections of teddys memories.
lily watched pieces of her mother's life, the times she failed, the times she fought and the time she met her father and feel in love. a lot of it seemed positive and happy
these memories seemed be random and pointless but the still but they still warmed her heart a little before a dark thought crossed her mind
'The consequence of my birth killed my mom and left my dad alone would she have done better in my situation? I wasn't even supposed to be born after all.'
teddy could sense the turmoil in her mind so he changed to one final memory showing what looked to be teddy beside her mother and father just strolling through the woods.
Flos spoke with a youthful smile that has long disappeared nowadays ''honey why do you always try so hard? you never seem to give up almost like your trying to spite someone with your success.''
her mother just giggled slightly before answering him ''Well that's because I know the consequences if I don't give something my all. others will suffer because of it or try to cause suffering due to the whims fate delt them. I was fated to be a mindless business drone for a few hundred years but after seeing how short the lives of others could be I wanted to explore the world and maybe start a family of my own.''
The face of Flos lit up bright red a the mention of having a family, the memories soon ended and lily felt refreshed both physically and mentally. ''Thanks for that, really.''
teddy didn't respond just smiled silently and being there for her even if only in her dreams.