Fuckin' Up

After the Veritas War, there were some unhappy campers that were living in the Crystal City, still trying to plot to assassinate the Princess, Shinity.

The darkness had ears.

Birdman: "We're going to assassinate the Princess by luring her into the Crystal City with a false cry for help..."

The other Dawn Villagers nodded their heads.

Ninja: "Then we'll use her unsuspecting nature to slaughter her before she can use her powers again!"

The group nodded, the crystal house they were in rippling with color as light passed through it.

Goatman: "Then we will cover it up and pin it on someone else when the Royal Family finds out!"

That was the gist of their plan and the logic to it.

Ninja: "When should we begin?"

Birdman: "We'll start right after those AI women are out of the picture. They're all over the city, so they will be in our way if they find out we're faking an injury."

Goatman: "Yes, those AI women that patrol the Crysteria are a nuisance, too. They are the clones of the Royal Family's daughter, as well. We'll need to be skillful and stealthy to get out of this in one piece."

And so plans were set in motion to strike at the heart of the royal family by diminishing the cabinet protecting it. With surgical precision they moved into phase 1 of their scheme. Kill the clones through a series of "accidents" around the more seeder and therefore more secluded parts of the kingdom. Come nightfall security would be limited to the nightwatch which would be more than easy to overtake and more importantly replace with minimal force. And once they divided and conquered key pressure points they would be ready for phase 2 with no one being the wiser by morning.

It was the perfect plan... In method. However, there was an unaccounted for factor in it all -- that the darkness, itself, had ears.

The hired help that was assigned to protect the Princess by the infamous Dr. Money would appear from the shadows as if they'd been blended with them the entire time, watching and listening, waiting for the opportune time to engage.

???: "Y'all ain't goin' nowhere."

The strange men that had command over the darkness and their presences within the darkness took to the offensive, already having a variety of weapons ready to strike: Guns, knives, forks, spoons, chains, bats, cats, and all hell else to combat what would be the antagonists of the Central City of the Dawn.

As is always the case with the best laid plans if things can go wrong they will go wrong, so improvisation would be key. Luckily, for the conspirators they had a secret weapon. A new villainous ally in the assasination plot who was well versed in the old world dark magic and could see all possible outcomes to help maneuver past, present, and future events who only wanted chaos. Although believed to be a myth because only seen by the most devout of his followers, he was known only as Lactose of the Intolerant Clan and his minions could possess all living things to their will providing the perfect anonymity for the impending tactical assault. If the darkness had ears he was the eyes of the universe, always watching and ready to strike. And so the random slaughtering of innocents and non innocents alike began all around the kingdom to draw out the guards and hired help.

The Valparaiso Denizens were able to fend off those who would call themselves 'minions of chaos', but they had no such luck with their leader, who remained enigmatic. "What in the hell...?" one of the Valparaiso Denizens said as suddenly their own started to fall without much rhyme or reason, "Doc Money ain't gonna be happy 'bout this..." The Valparaiso Denizens -- who were a rugged bunch to begin with -- cowered at the fact that they could not see nor hit this enemy of the rulership.

"I-It's like the same thing with those damn Zero Worlders," someone else said. "We couldn't even see or hear them and they picked us off like it was nothin'." He paused. "AND they pilfered some of our money from Dr. Money." Those were HIS boys, though... Maybe he should have sent them instead of these relatively inept Valparaiso Denizens, who only knew a life of crime and roughhousing.

The darkness started to consume the Valparaiso Denizens that were left as they said, "We didn't sign up for this..." and would disappear into slits of darkness that they opened up that led straight back to the abyss from which they were hired. They were cowards when it came to things that were beyond them, and this was well beyond their power.

But they did not want to anger Dr. Money, either. They had to report to him.
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Valparaiso Denizen: "Retreat!"

In a moment, the remainder of them were gone, leaving whatever this malevolent force was to do as it may.

With the Valparaiso Denizens -- the hired hitmen -- having abandoned their duties to the Heavenly Dawn, there was bloodshed unlike that which even the Veritas War had brought on. Many of the villagers that resided in the Twin Crystal City of Crysteria were suddenly brought low by an unknown force that threatened to thin out their numbers significantly. A goatman here, a birdman there, humans, Beastkin, and all other living flesh beings were under the influence of this powerful force.

Dawn Villager: "Help Us-- GH!!"

Before words could even fully come out of their mouths, they were dropping dead like flies. How was this possible when there was nothing and no one there to harm them? And where was the Royal Family that supposedly protected them? Where was the Princess who was given the entire continent of the Dawn to rule over? As the Dawn Villagers thought, she was not old enough to comprehend the severity of an issue that came from dark forces. She was a youth; a child. Even the way she ended the war was childish. How could this turn out any better?

So those who did not die sought the help of the guardians of the Crystal City, which were the AI units of the other daughter of the Royal Family, who had greater power than the one entrusted with ALL the Dawn. Her presence there was specifically to keep the Crystal City in check, and she did -- now they needed her more than ever, and whomever survived did seek her out in all her multitudinous forms.

Dawn Villagers: "Don't... Let us di--"

When they sought the help, they were already dying. Some by the hands of their own comrades and some simply from the unknown. It was unclear what was possessing their brethren to cause them such harm, especially when their angst was against the Royal Family and not each other. Yet, here they were begging for the Royal Family's help.

Dawn Villages: "Please!!!"

The guardians of Crysteria were the AI units of the Veritas, herself. They were like her brain cells, and though they were digital beings and carbon copies, they still made the larger body of the Veritas feel the pain of losing brain cells. They could infinitely reproduce, yes, but the pain still lingered. They were beautiful women who wore skintight attire with glowing green runes on them, and had long hair with bangs that were made of crystal, which rippled with color.

Picked off one by one, the AI began to adapt to the situation and comprehend that there was a higher power at work here other than the ones that existed sustaining the Veritas Dimension and the Veritas Universe, which was the father of the Veritas Planet that was currently being attacked at the head. The AI units dissipated into data when slaughtered, and reappeared later as a different informational makeup that resembled the same women who were all copied around the city.

"We Will Protect You, Villagers Of The Dawn," they all said in unison, as a hive-mind. However, there was one in particular that appeared from space, digitizing from matter that seemed to have the properties of pure data, itself. She looked exactly like her clones, but she was the original -- O.S. Tinasanti.

O.S. Tina: "Well, Well...! It Seems As Though We Have A Predicament On Our Hands, Do We Not, Mister... Lactose Of The Intolerant Clan?"

How she knew this was due to the fact that all of the Veritas was being recorded in special Grimoires that made up a variety of stories... One of which was overseen by O.S. Tina, herself.

O.S. Tina: "You've Certainly Drawn My Attention, Damaging My People And My AI Units So. We Cannot Have That. Not At All."

There was a crystalline book in O.S. Tina's hand and pages were flipped through at a high speed as digital energy surged throughout her form. The rest of the clones of her -- her AI units -- proceeded to do a variety of things in a likeminded manner, from tending to anyone who survived to also replicating themselves as they had been picked off so callously before. They started to gather people into the 'Crystalline Domiciles', which was the housing of Crysteria, and protect the people by keeping them indoors.

A state of National Emergency was called immediately, and the AI units all unanimously began to target space itself, pointing their hands outward and allowing streams of data to shoot outward into the atmosphere. They sought to materialize Lactose by isolating his data and converging it to a singularity so that he would be visible and tangible rather than ambiguous and mythical.

As expected Lactose and his followers were prepared for this possibility, for when you possess the eyes of the universe truth and time come easy to predict. Using their own powers of possession they began the ritual of altering their data as to throw off the Al units. Choosing other vessels as their decoys to prevent Lactose from being fully materialized they also started a counter digital energy assault, rewriting the code of the more susceptible Al's to hack into their hive mind and absorb all useful data to make things go more smoothly for the ongoing assasination plot on the princess. Likewise, some of them were conditioned to kill more civilians to fuel additional chaos and carnage into an already hectic and panicked castle.

"Hm," the original O.S. Tina hummed thoughtfully, "This Is Going To Be More Difficult Than Expected." She'd gathered a bit of data about Lactose from the unified effort to attempt to materialize him from out of data, but he was quick to retaliate and disperse such a tactic. "The Foreign Energy Translation Is Being Deterred By The Force Of This Powerful Adversary." That was problematic, yes, but not unable to be conquered. "I Will Have To Use My Power Early, Then..." O.S. Tina said, holding her head as some of the AI Units were hacked and assailed. "Ngg... Argus Card System, Activate!"

The 'Argus Card System' is an 'Omniversal Data Collection Unit'. The 'Argus Card System', by design, is designated to handle All Forms Of Energy, Matter, And Data, which are the Three Core Components of every realm. It is a Systematic set of numerous Matrices that harbor the Data, Matter, and Energy of All Other Worlds, having become 'One With The Universe', and thus able to become 'One With Any Universe', therefore potentially, with more Matrices (Other Worlds) gathered, become 'One With All Universes'. It has the potential to absorb any and all other forms of energy, matter, and information and all energy that is used would always end up becoming 'One With The Universe' as seen fit in accord to whatever Universe she is targeting at the time. It is known as 'The Eyes Of The Argus'. It generates numerous energies and Establishes them in Reality so that they could be Realized and remain in the world as Set object rather than continue on as Stray Digital Matter or Unprocessed Information. As the Core Processor, it not only processes energy that is inside of the user, but also those from Other Worlds and general Foreign Energy that is ever interacted with at any given time.

That being said, the Argus Card System was part of the Veritas Universe, just the same as O.S. Tina was. That meant she could fight Lactose on his level. But first, she had to get a grip on herself and keep her brain cells from dying, as well as the Dawn Villagers.

"Argus Card System :: Set!" O.S. Tina cried out, the replicating AI Units suddenly firmly establishing themselves as part of the realm. They would no longer be able to be destroyed, as they were 'Set' in place by the very universe that they sustained. They went to protect the Crystalline Domiciles of Crysteria so that the vessels of Lactose could not invade. "Argus Card System :: Convert!" At that command, the AI Units went after the vessels of Lactose and returning them to the data from whence they came, however this time as purified data and not as that which was part of Lactose. "Argus Card System :: Manual Overwrite!" With that command, all of the AI Units that were being hacked would receive an algorithm from the original that would trace and overwrite that which Lactose used to infiltrate them... And lead them straight back to him, as well. "Argus Card System :: Connect!" The 'Manual Overwrite' process would 'Connect' to Lactose, each of the AI Units beginning to nibble away at his being through the overwriting algorithm they followed. Bit by bit, Lactose's makeup would be changed into something else as long as he was connected to the AI Units or the Argus Card System.

O.S. Tina still hovered in midair with her Grimoire open, reading through it as Lactose was being Manually Overwritten. "That Should Keep Him Busy For A While," she said as she thought up a way to permanently remove this fiend in order to save Princess Shinity.

"Commendable but foolish all the same!" One of Lactose's prime surrogates and most devout disciple thought to himself. In what would only be revealed later upon further investigation into his methods by the royal family, Lactose himself would never allow his true form to be seen much less caught or extracted so only the most pure and true believers of his cause were given leadership along with an ounce of his power to assert dominance, brainwashed into believing that they were the true embodiment of Lactose. In the event they should fail or fall victim to capture these surrogates would get mentally wiped via a mind seed implanted inside of them that acted as a cyanide pill trigger. Therefore, refusing to lose on these terms the surrogate enacted a failsafe measure(implanted by his true master) created for just such an occasion calling upon the followers on the ground both new and old to conjure an elemental being of pure recklessness with no allegiance to cause more havoc in order to allow him and his forces an unavoidable but ultimately strategic escape for the moment. As a literal force of nature, this being of pure destruction could not be destroyed nor reasoned with into submission and whose power rivaled even that of the entire royal family. Additionally, just to make sure those pesky AI wouldn't further track him the true Lactose (or so they thought) rewrote his data as he was being made tangible and enacted self-destruct sequences upon each of them. Although not all the AI's were susceptible to the influence this action would buy more time and provide more chaos, which while ultimately not the goal of this strike, was a nice bonus. The kingdom had so many literal and figurative fires to put out after all, that it was engulfed in pure unfiltered mayhem which was enough satisfaction for Lactose and his clan to take a step back and analyze what they needed to create a second assault when the opportunity presented itself which much to the dismay of the kingdom and its citizens would come much sooner than they thought.

O.S. Tinasanti was doing her best to protect the city from the malevolent force, but based on the data gathered, the form of Lactose that was acquired was but a decoy -- a feint. As quickly as it was gathered was it rewritten and erased, leaving no connection for O.S. Tina and her AI to deal with.

"What A Powerful Force..." O.S. Tina muttered, "... To Be Able To Withstand Even My Power." The AIs were incapable of being hacked or slain any further, but that didn't save the people. There were things that needed to be done and measures that needed to be taken in order to protect them completely... But first, O.S. Tina needed to figure out the scale of the beast she was seeking to take on. "I Don't Want To Trouble Father, But..." She thought hard as more chaos ensued. "... I May Need His Omnipotence."

The rampaging chaos was a threat to everything in pretty much every way. O.S. Tina would have to solve that problematic equation with a viable reasoning in order to keep it from causing anymore damage. It may not have been able to be stopped at the moment, but it could be kept to a minimum. "Here! I'll Do This As Best I Can, But I Will Call My Father To Help!" she vowed.

"Argus Card System :: Upload!" O.S. Tina shouted, using the data that she had collected -- that which she retained in her own memory of the event and not which was erased during the escape of Lactose -- to virtually upload the prime opposing force to the malevolent chaos directly into its core. The chaos may not have been destroyed, but it would be balanced; it would be contained to the point where it did no harm. Continually feeding the 'Upload', O.S. Tina calculated the next best movement she could make after subduing the chaos. The only thing that came to her was... To summon her Father.

"Father..." O.S. Tina cried, keeping the chaos at bay, "Please, Lend Me Your Aid!" O.S. Tina did what she could as she awaited what her father would do.

???: "Master Control :: Engage."

A voice unknown boomed throughout the universe, the very atmosphere suddenly twitching in a virtual way.

???: "The Veritas :: Reinitialize."

Whatever spake, as it did, a ripple coursed throughout the entirety of the universe and wiped clean whatever plagued it instantaneously. The Crystal City was reset along with the lives of the lost, as if they were nothing but information -- which they were. They were reconstructed from their very DNA; their very information was digitally recomposed and all those that were dead were brought back to life, their memories only up to the point of before Lactose attacked. The raw power of this ability to recreate life was a threat to Lactose, who did not know that he was, to this entity, nothing more than digital information; a virtual being.

"Daughter," the voice echoed again, calling out to O.S. Tina, "This Enemy Is Too Powerful For You Alone. You Were Correct To Call For Me." He praised her judgment, for it was what he honored most -- intelligence. "Now I Will Deal With This Stomachache The Way That It Should Be." Lactose may not have had a form, but neither did the entity that spoke. Yet, its voice resonated to everything that was Lactose, "I Am The Master Control Of The Veritas. I Am Also Known As The Grand Tabrynth. My Name Is O.S. Tensei." The introduction was cut short in order to scan the entire universe in virtually every way, pinpointing anything that was not originally part of 'The Veritas'. "I Am The Veritas. It Is Made Out Of My Body. My Daughter Is Also The Veritas, But She Is Part Of My Inner Mechanics, Something Like An Organ." Eyes gleamed from the twinkle of stars in the distance, appearing from virtual streams converging as narrowed slits. "All Foreign Energy And Matter Not Of The Veritas Is Visible To Me And Should Not Have Reinitialized With The Data Sweep." Granted, the Otherworlders that visited the Veritas would notice nothing, since the only thing that changed was the City of the Dawn and the chaos, but nothing else. "You Are Worthy Of Notable Power, Indeed, Lactose, But You Are Still Within The Confines Of Me, Myself. To Have Your Way, You Must Destroy Me." The chaos that once was now was not, for it did not initialize with the reinitialization of the Veritas Universe.

Grand Tabrynth: "Have At You, Villain."

Lactose was many things, including prideful, but foolish was not one of them. Knowing full well that the Grand Tabrynth was goading Lactose into a new battle that could not be easily won outright without using more of his power, he continued to transport his forces into another realm of existence in a pocket dimension as a neccessary safety measure and to prepare for the next assault on the princess. After all to Lactose this was more of an information operation more than anything else as well as a statement of his existence into this world. And with the kingdom still recovering from the ensuing chaos that had just occurred it was a perfect introduction at that, because although the Grand Tabrynth had saved the occupants of Veritas Universe this day, on this battle, the war was far from over. For little did he in all his omnipotence know that not only was there a traitor in his midst but that plans were already in motion beyond his control to bring him to his knees. But before knowing death he would first know fear.

"It Seems That He Has Escaped," the Grand Tabrynth said, voice echoing as he spoke. "We Must Not Allow Lactose Any Letup," he concluded, "For If We Allow Him To Grow More Powerful Than He Already Is, He Will Threaten The Veritas Universe Should He Return." As of the present, Grand Tabrynth would have to make sure he went through the proper protocol to keep the princess safe. "Losing One Of Her Lower Forms Will Make Trinity Unstable And Her Thirteen Restrictions Will Collapse. Being One Who Is Both Part Of You, Tina, Yet Also Independent, That Will Be A Very Heavy Blow." Such was the severity of the situation.

Grand Tabrynth scanned the Veritas Universe for Lactose, in case any of his presence still remained. "I Will Do Constant Checks For Lactose Now That We've Observed And Partially Analyzed Him. If He Should Return, We Will Have The Capacity To Track Him And Possibly Defeat Him." Even so, the Tensei did not know who their enemy truly was, and he could be more formidable than they imagined.

That said...

"Daughter," Grand Tabrynth cried out to O.S. Tina, "Find Princess Shinity And Bring Her Back To The Crystal City Of The Dawn, Which Will Be Under My Tight Surveillance And Protection For The Time Being. After You Retrieve Her, Be Sure To Undergo Training With Her That She Might Be Able To Defend Herself From Harm Should The Evil Lactose Return Under The Radar." Grand Tabrynth was certain that he'd be able to sense Lactose, but he knew better than to underestimate an enemy that was unknown to him. He didn't get enough data on Lactose to know just who or what he was completely. "Perhaps, Even Use Her As Bait To Lure Him Out. He Seems Interested In Shinity Out Of The Three Peaces. If We Can Bring Him Back To The City Whilst I Am Utilizing My Power, We Can Read His Data And Potentially Destroy Him Then And There." This was the Grand Tabrynth's master plan.

Watching her father fend off Lactose made O.S. Tina excited. She rarely got to see her father work anymore and when he did, he always knew just what to do. She admired that about him.

When she was given her instructions, she said affirmatively, "Yes, Father!" and digitized into a stream of data. When the stream of data reappeared, O.S. Tina would have the young Princess Shinity in her arms, setting her down gently in the center of Crysteria, the Crystal City of the Dawn. "It Takes Trinity, Tabitha, And Triere To Make My Form As All Three Together," O.S. Tina said, "So If Anything Happens To Any One Of Their Forms Before Their Fusion Into Myself, Then I Will Inevitably Fall Apart, As Well." Being made out of three different beings and also being an independent fourth being should have made O.S. Tina much stronger than she already was, but... It looked like she was still leagues away from her father. That only meant that she needed to train, perhaps in her lower Restriction forms... Just as he concluded she do with Shinity.

"Alright, Father!" O.S. Tina said, saluting the sky and then standing before Shinity, "If Lactose Wants The Princess So Badly, Then He'll Have To Come Get Her!" That was their resolve.

Shinity, the 'Peace' of the Dawn, -- known also as the 'Ruler' -- who was given all the lands of the 'Heavenly Dawn' by her father, was with her older sister and higher self, who brought her back to the Central City of the Dawn from her escapades out in the wilderness that was the majority of the Heavenly Dawn. She wore a black blouse and her blond hair was pinned up in a ponytail. Her attire was all black, much like the rest of her family's, but the only attribute that her blouse had was a blue heart on the front of it. Her crystal blue eyes gazed into the Crystal City, which she hadn't been to in a while.

"Hwha?" she questioned, "What Are We Doing Back Here? I Was Out Playing With My Play-Sister!" Shinity was not aware of the threat to her life as of yet and in her ignorance remained blissful as the AI Units walked about, patrolling the city. "I Thought Daddy Said I Could Do Whatever I Want In The Dawn. What Happened?"

Sensing the Grand Tabrynth's preparations to bring him to justice, Lactose devised a new wrinkle to the fold in an attempt to setback any further meddling by the Grand Tabrynth to his larger plans. Using a ritual spell initially concocted by his most current and devout worshipers of the dark arts, Lactose summoned a fellow clansmen he knew from his past, who seemed almost like a brother if entities such as them had such sentimentality about things. This entity was called Mental the Unstable and his power knew no bounds, for reality bent so easily to his will he should of been called Mental the Impossible or even the Unfathomable. The problem was however, as there always seems to be, is even though Lactose respected the randomness and chaos Mental evoked, his inability to control him made him a wild card in the ensuing war which while frustrating would definitely provide a very useful unpredictability that neither side would be able to fully control. But since the Grand Tabrynth was so fond of drawing things out with preparations and playing "games" with Lactose at the moment this seemed like the most logically illogical step to combat that anticipation. Without missing a beat Mental immediately teleported out of the pocket realm and into another reality but not before having to heed Lactoses words (and obliterating a sizable chunk of his followers as retribution for calling upon him). "I'm giving you the location of a new universe to play with. Have at it!"

"Crafty," the Grand Tabrynth uttered as he was given new coordinates to deal with the new threat as well as the original Lactose, "Trying To Lure Me To A Realm That Is Not Mine Own So I Will Have No Control Over It." It was a solid plan, but Grand Tabrynth had universal power that worked wherever he was, since it came from the Veritas and from within himself. This power was known as 'Omnishin' and it was shared between him, his wife, and his daughter -- however, only in the 9th Restriction. 'Omnishin' was very particular and only the 9th Restriction or higher could harness its power correctly. This power would be the one to take down Lactose and his 'brother'.

Now, Grand Tabrynth wasn't stupid. He knew that if he left the Veritas, it might be open for another attack by Lactose whilst he was dealing with his brother. However... Grand Tabrynth had an ace in the hole for if that should occur. The Princess would remain in the care of O.S. Tina as the Master Control unit, Grand Tabrynth, sent his avatar, O.S. Tensei, to the alternate realm. This way, he could remain in the Veritas and also be in the other realm simultaneously, since his avatar was different than his full body, which was universal in size. The avatar was about the size of a normal being.

Upon arrival, O.S. Tensei immediately utilized his 'Omnitron' ability, which worked in any universe. 'Omnitron' had the ability to convert all energy into data that can be processed in the most standard and basic operations all the way to complex methods of conversions based on intellect and stability. Omnitron allows for control of all forms of Data and Code, including the manipulation of Primary and Binary Codes. It is capable of adapting to and learning all Codes of all Systems just by being exposed to them.

That said, O.S. Tensei would tamper with the very Code of this new realm to create for himself a barrier to take whatever initial assault Mental would deliver. This barrier of code looked like streams of digital energy surrounding him at all times. "I Have Come," O.S. Tensei declared, "Now, Show Yourself."

Meanwhile, in Veritas Universe Mental began doing as he had always done best, killing, pillaging, and overall causing destruction to an already ravaged kingdom that was still dealing with the repercussions of their last encounter with Lactose. However, growing more tired by the minute of wiping out the Grand Tabrynth's dwindling forces with ease Mental realized his patience and playthings were growing thin so he decided to blip himself straight for the princess after sensing her unique aura. Knowing full well he would be met with some minor resitence he initialed a self healing and protection spell as well as a siphoning enchantment to make things go smoother, bcause while the warm up was now over the real fun was just about to begin.

When Mental went on his assault, O.S. Tina had to take care of the Crystal City to ensure casualties were at a minimum. The AI units handled each situation diligently and with the most amount of caution as possible whilst the true O.S. Tina still stood with Princess Shinity in her arms.

"Shinity," O.S. Tina said, "There Is An Evil Force That Is After You And The Destruction Of Our Home! We Need You Right Now To Use Your Powers!" She nodded her head, then looked to Mental as he appeared. "I'll Use Mine And Give You An Opening!"

O.S. Tina used the power of the Argus Card System again once Mental tried going after Shinity, jumping back and shouting, "Convert!" as data streamed from her hand. The 'Convert' technique would cause the protection spell to change into something volatile to Mental through the conversion process, leaving Mental and his other enchantments open for tampering with. "Now, Shinity!" O.S. Tina cried out as she kept the protection spell from reverting back to its original form. She used a great deal of her power to keep the conversion up and the power of Mental at bay.

When Shinity sensed she was in danger, her powers naturally flared up, as shown by her eyes glowing a bright blue color when she activated them. At O.S. Tina's command, Shinity pointed her own hand out and said, "Absolution; Absolute Creation," and began to create a counterbalance to Mental's powers. What Shinity was creating was the polar opposite of Mental in every way, meant to neutralize the force that he was and cause him and the created force to cease to exist on contact with each other. Shinity's power was the ability to create anything and everything from literally nothing, so this was not beyond her reach. The creation she made was known as 'StableTheMind' and, being an all-new force and counterbalance to 'Mental the Unstable' specifically with exactness, it would cause the interaction between the two to nullify both and, as stated, cause them both to cease to exist.

O.S. Tensei continued to engage Lactose in the alternate universe that he created, hovering through it with his arms crossed and barrier still erect. "You Will Not Show Yourself? I Have Faith In My Daughters To Handle Themselves. I Am Overseeing Them And That Other Wickedness, As Well."

In the Veritas Universe, Grand Tabrynth was already altering probability to favor the girls and cause Mental to be at a disadvantage. All the while, he was cycling the souls of the slain through the Karmic Cycle of the universe via the Eight Arms Of Tabrith that he harbored, restoring life to them should they be unable to be protected against Mental and Lactose. "It's Three To Two," the universal being bellowed, "Surrender Now Or Face Our True Strength As A Family."