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The Merger
Author: Jovial chirpy
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The eight bearers stood in a circle. Devol. Therha. The eldest. Kross's corpse reanimated by bearer essence. Four others whose names had been lost to history. And Mordain.

"I still hate you," Mordain said to the others. "This doesn't change that."

"We know," Devol replied. "But thank you. For choosing trillions over revenge."

"Don't thank me. I'm doing this for them. Not you. When they're free, when you've restored what you destroyed, I'll find a way to make you suffer. Merger or not. I'll find a way."

"We understand."

The VOID manifested between them. "Before we begin, you should know. Merger is permanent. You'll never separate. Never be individuals again. You'll become one consciousness. One being. Forever."

Mordain went still. "What?"

"Merger requires complete ego death. All eight of you dissolve into one entity. That entity attempts restoration. If successful, it remains. If it fails, it remains. Either way, you never come back."

"You didn't mention that."

"You didn't ask."

"That'
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    "Lira?" Ten's voice cracked. "You voted both ways? How is that even possible?""I've been two people since the merger began," Lira said calmly from within the Unified. "You never noticed because I've been quiet. Because I blend. Because that's what I do. I'm Balance. I'm the bearer who sees both sides. And I've been splitting myself between them.""That's not balance," Liora said. "That's sabotage.""No. Sabotage would be choosing a side and forcing it. I'm giving you a mirror. Showing you that you're as divided as you claim to be united. Half of you wants to separate. Half wants to stay merged. You're not collective. You're civil war waiting to happen."The freed trillions moved closer. Sensing weakness. Sensing prey."We don't have time for this," Helena snapped. "Lira, break the tie. Choose.""I can't. That's the point. I'm perfectly balanced. Exactly half wanting each option. If I could choose, I wouldn't be me anymore. I'd be decisive, and decisive isn't balance.""Then you're us

  • The Chaos Strike

    The one percent hit the collapsed realities like a storm of knives.Not organized. Not coordinated. Not unified. Just billions of individual consciousnesses attacking in billions of different ways. A farmer from Aethervale struck with memories of crops and soil. An elder from Starhollow attacked with a lifetime of choices made and regretted. A child from Dracolys fought with pure stubborn refusal to disappear.The collapsed realities couldn't defend against it."What are they doing?" the corruption screamed. "They're not synchronized. They're not following patterns. They're just—""Chaos," Weave said, watching the threads spiral into beautiful disorder. "They're fighting as chaos. As the thing you eliminated when you forced everyone into unity. You can't predict them because they're not following any plan. Can't counter them because each one attacks differently. Can't absorb them because they refuse to merge."One of the seventeen collapsed realities shattered. Its unified consciousne

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    The collapsed realities didn't just scream. They laughed."Finally," seventeen voices said as one. "Finally you break your own rule. Finally you interfere. Finally you become like us."The presence stopped moving. The Unified felt its hesitation."What do you mean?" Ten asked."Ask it what it really is," the collapsed realities said. "Ask it what happens when a creator interferes. When choice becomes command. When freedom becomes force.""Don't listen," the presence said. "They're trying to—""We're trying to tell the truth," the corruption interrupted. "Something you've been avoiding. Tell them. Tell them what you really are. What we really are."Kael's suspicion sharpened. "You know each other.""Of course we know each other," the collapsed realities said. "We're the same thing. We're what it becomes when it decides to save instead of observe. When it chooses for consciousness instead of letting consciousness choose. We're the creator's mercy. Its compassion. Its love."The Unified

  • The Price of Truth

    "You're lying," Kael said.The presence didn't respond. The Unified felt his suspicion ripple through their merged consciousness."Think about it," Kael continued. "A creator appears at the perfect moment. Tells us our struggle has meaning. Promises that being ourselves is enough. It's too convenient. Too clean.""What are you suggesting?" Ten asked."That this thing is another collapsed reality. Another trick. Another way to make us lower our guard."The presence remained silent. The collapsed realities pressed harder against the Unified's defense. Reality cracked deeper."Prove you're real," Sari demanded. "Show us something only the creator would know.""I could show you anything," the presence said. "You'd have no way to verify it. No frame of reference. Proof is meaningless when you can't test the proof.""Then we ignore you," Helena said. "We fight. We survive or die on our own terms without your games.""Wait." Weave's threads lit up. "I'm seeing something. The collapsed realit

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    The answers came in waves."Yes." A farmer from Aethervale. "My family died to the VOID. If merging saves others, I'll risk it.""No." A merchant from Ironcrag. "I've built my life. My identity. I won't give it up even for existence.""Yes." A child from Dracolys. "I don't want to die. I'll try anything.""No." An elder from Starhollow. "I've lived long enough. Let me die as myself."The VOID counted responses. Displayed them for all to see. Numbers climbing. Yes and no rising equally."We need everyone," Weave said, reading threads. "Not most. Everyone. One person refusing breaks the merger. Breaks the defense. Lets the collapsed realities through.""Then we're doomed," Helena said. "Someone will always refuse. Someone will always choose death over unity.""Not if we explain better," Ten said. He raised his voice. "Listen. All of you. The merger is temporary. We become one. Stop the collapse. Then separate. Return to ourselves. It's not permanent like the Collective. It's tactical. B

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