Alright you rejects, listen up!
Here are the rules while I'm here.
1. I am not interested in your drama stuffs. I am here to cause impartial chaos and eat Chimichangas.
2. I do not participate in arcs. I pop in, cause chaos, and disappear.
3. We are not going to get weird.
"Find me Raith. Join me. And I will restore all which you have lost"
*Raith prepares to accept, but in a moment realizes the grander stakes that are at hand. For the first time he can remember, he cares. He rejects the Dark Voyager and escapes the In-between*
I need Steve.
*Raith awakens in the in-between. He now sees countless worlds merging from the Zero Point's instability, not just on Apollo, but across the Omniverse. Some collapsing in a matter of seconds*
A DAUGHTER?!
I DON'T KNOW! She was young and I cared about her but...in a way...she didn't feel like she was mine.
Bro.
Enough. Let's get this rift energy. *Turns on the beacon to low setting to avoid alarm* Here we go *Raises the sword into the energy waves*
"You have witnessed your own power control this deterioration. Or rather, our power. The chaos that made you is of me. Together we can create our own worlds entirely from our preferences, dreams, and memories, even those we think we have lost"
A DAUGHTER?!
I DON'T KNOW! She was young and I cared about her but...in a way...she didn't feel like she was mine.
Bro.
Enough. Let's get this rift energy. *Turns on the beacon to low setting to avoid alarm* Here we go *Raises the sword into the energy waves*
Hey so, not to disturb your deep thoughts but Steve's left the beacon.
Oh. So he has. Very well. *Gets up* This should be easy.
What were you thinking about.
...
It was what you say down there wasn't it?
Yes...
May I ask?
...it was...a daughter...
Hey so, not to disturb your deep thoughts but Steve's left the beacon.
Oh. So he has. Very well. *Gets up* This should be easy.
What were you thinking about.
...
It was what you say down there wasn't it?
Yes...
May I ask?
...it was...a daughter...
He's not leaving. Guess we'll have to do another stake out. Why is it always Steve getting in my way but besting him never yields results. It's like our fates are intertwined...but not for opposition.
Okay. Two ideas. One: I hold my blade in the radiation coming from the beacon. Two: I drive my blade straight into the power source of the beacon. One is less likely to work but also less likely to draw attention. Two is more likely to work-
But more likely to draw attention.
Pffffft. Bum budum bududum bum budum bududum. Sigh.
*Raith pushes a button on his wrist and his eye lights turn green
What are you doing?
Playing Solitaire.
You have SOLITAIRE built into your helmet?
Yep.
Why?
Science isn't about why. It's about why NOT.
Okay. Two ideas. One: I hold my blade in the radiation coming from the beacon. Two: I drive my blade straight into the power source of the beacon. One is less likely to work but also less likely to draw attention. Two is more likely to work-
But more likely to draw attention.
I just need him to move to another beacon.
Hey quick question. HOW do we siphon the energy? And how much do we need?
Ugh. Good point. Let me think for a bit.
I just need him to move to another beacon.
Hey quick question. HOW do we siphon the energy? And how much do we need?
Ugh. Good point. Let me think for a bit.
So what's the plan?
We wait.
What?
We need to be able to access Zero Point energy remotely. You see that over there? Steve's about to set up some Rift Beacons. When he does we'll siphon some of it into my sword. Then we can access the in-between at will.
So what's the plan?
We wait.
What?
We need to be able to access Zero Point energy remotely. You see that over there? Steve's about to set up some Rift Beacons. When he does we'll siphon some of it into my sword. Then we can access the in-between at will.
WHAT? AND A WHAT?!
We're done here.
*Raith closes his eyes and lets go. His soul is pulled back through the in-between and into his body*
Holy shnikes. We'd better be more careful where we do this. You could've drowned.
You're right. I have an idea.
WHAT? AND A WHAT?!
We're done here.
*Raith closes his eyes and lets go. His soul is pulled back through the in-between and into his body*
Holy shnikes. We'd better be more careful where we do this. You could've drowned.
You're right. I have an idea.
*He walks up to a display case filled with various helmets*
Hmm. I guess if we ever wanted to switch it up , options would be nice.
Shut up.
...
This one seems familiar. Another mask. Another life. Yes. I'm remembering something. A mask. A gem. A virus and... *Gasp*
*He walks up to a display case filled with various helmets*
Hmm. I guess if we ever wanted to switch it up , options would be nice.
Shut up.
...
This one seems familiar. Another mask. Another life. Yes. I'm remembering something. A mask. A gem. A virus and... *Gasp*
*He sinks below the water down to the lake bed*
This place almost feels familiar
*He enters the building*
Yes. I could almost swear I've walked these halls before.
*Unbeknownst to him, his limp body begins to twitch. He continues to explore the halls*
*He sinks below the water down to the lake bed*
This place almost feels familiar
*He enters the building*
Yes. I could almost swear I've walked these halls before.
*Unbeknownst to him, his limp body begins to twitch. He continues to explore the halls*
*Stepping through the vision. Raith emerges from the Zero Point and looks at his hand*
Indeed. I am now nothing more than an apparition.
*Looks at the lake to see his lifeless body floating*
OH! WE'RE DEAD!
Not dead, asleep. We shall return soon but first, let us explore.
*Stepping through the vision. Raith emerges from the Zero Point and looks at his hand*
Indeed. I am now nothing more than an apparition.
*Looks at the lake to see his lifeless body floating*
OH! WE'RE DEAD!
Not dead, asleep. We shall return soon but first, let us explore.
So then why are we still here?
The chaos keeps my body intact, however, I no longer feel its effects. It's as if my soul has been separated from my body.
So now what do we do?
*Raith turns around to see a vision of Apollo*
We go back, and test my theory.
So then why are we still here?
The chaos keeps my body intact, however, I no longer feel its effects. It's as if my soul has been separated from my body.
So now what do we do?
*Raith turns around to see a vision of Apollo*
We go back, and test my theory.
*He collides with the Zero Point. Suddenly there is a flash of white then stillness*
Fascinating. The in-between.
The what?
The in-between. A world of neither life nor death. Rather, not a world at all. A place where one may travel between worlds.
If only there was a way for me to go down there.
*Looks up at the Zero Point*
Perhaps there is.
You'd better not be thinking what I think you're thinking
*Raith backs up*
"Chaos will protect the user from the scattering*
*He dashes forward*
OH SWEET NITRO HE'S DOING IT!
So this is how the scattering works. The energy from the Zero Point is too much for the body to handle and this it is torn apart from the inside, sent to the in-between, and then across the Omniverse.