Story
Under Mether
Tower (57)
- I “nurtured” it.
- It burdens me...
- …this wrongness festered in me.
- (speaking in unintelligible language)
- (unknown language trails off)
- And I gave it to them.
- And now look?
- And unknowingly, the Passenger, too.
- And when a newborn opened its eyes.
- And you.
- As if called by the vileness that festered in my flesh.
- At least… for a time.
- But you—you–can be strong, in ways that I’m not.
- Child… ( sigh)
- Come. Remember who you are.
- Each has their role to play.
- Good.
- I am not unlike you, Child.
- I felt it writhing, throbbing deep inside.
- I felt them everywhere.
- I thought I could contain it.
- I was fond of them, too.
- I was there, too.
- I was there… in the roots of the oldest trees.
- It’s my weakness, that stranded us here.
- It’s teeming with life.
- Knowing this… intruder burrowed deep within my flesh, was feasting.
- Let them strengthen you.
- Mine, of course, and theirs.
- Now there are only echoes.
- Only I bear many lives, many minds all at once.
- Perhaps too much so.
- Sift through their Glimpses… what they call “memories.”
- The creatures you see all around.
- The last of your brood.
- There is much to do.
- There was a time when my children flourished.
- These mortal creatures.
- These… mortal creatures…
- They took you, unborn, and all.
- They were looking for purpose.
- They wormed their way inside.
- This Passenger.
- Those you inhabit.
- Waiting.
- We weren’t meant for this world.
- What have they done to you?
- When it perished.
- When we arrived, this was an empty, barren rock.
- While you were unborn...
- You are a weapon, Child.
- You are of two bloods.
- You forget your own tongue?
- You will find traces of me everywhere.
- You’re beginning to remember.
- You’re fond of them—aren’t you?
- …Child?
Egg Claimed (9)
- (regret) We were never meant to be here.
- Each ovum you discover gives me hope.
- How many more can there be?
- I had hopes for this one.
- Keep searching.
- My child-to-be... left in a miserable place like this.
- Perhaps I will again.
- Untouched... unblemished...
- You found another ovum.
Boss Eggs Claimed (3)
- Bring the Ova back to me.
- Come forth.
- Yes, you know your purpose.
Prologue (3)
- Bring the ovum back to me.
- Free from the Foul Passenger.
- It’s safe now… in your hands.
Boss Eggs Claimed End (1)
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