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===VII: The Dive=== | ===VII: The Dive=== | ||
The three sisters begin their dive. Sathona dove for life; Xi Ro for vengeance; and Aurash for knowledge. As the needle dove Aurash searched through its recorded maps—there is mention of "''high angelic cloud decks''" and "''oceans and plates of floating world''"—to map their course to | The three sisters begin their dive. Sathona dove for life; Xi Ro for vengeance; and Aurash for knowledge. As the needle dove Aurash searched through its recorded maps—there is mention of "''high angelic cloud decks''" and "''oceans and plates of floating world''"—to map their course to Fundament's core. | ||
During their dive they met predators which sought to ensnare them for food. One such group of creatures were anemones, "continental in scope", using glowing tentacles much like bait stars to lure them. Xi Ro ignored and pierced them through with the needle, leaving behind frosty blood to mingle with the metallic water. At last they came to a place that was mysteriously still. Aurash turned on the sensors and they listened to the Fundament above them. Continents crashing against one another, helium-neon rain storming, monsters struggling—and the beginnings of the Syzygy. Sathona expresses horrified amazement, that Aurash was right. | During their dive they met predators which sought to ensnare them for food. One such group of creatures were anemones, "continental in scope", using glowing tentacles much like bait stars to lure them. Xi Ro ignored and pierced them through with the needle, leaving behind frosty blood to mingle with the metallic water. At last they came to a place that was mysteriously still. Aurash turned on the sensors and they listened to the Fundament Ocean above them. Continents crashing against one another, helium-neon rain storming, monsters struggling—and the beginnings of the Syzygy. Sathona expresses horrified amazement, that Aurash was right. | ||
Xi Ro remembered the birthing room, wherein they had found a dead horror born from unfortunate explorers. There is made mention of a chrysalis and a caul, indicating this something was perhaps an invertebrate. Something found in the darkness of the Fundament. Then, as she spoke | Xi Ro remembered the birthing room, wherein they had found a dead horror born from unfortunate explorers. There is made mention of a chrysalis and a caul, indicating this something was perhaps an invertebrate. Something found in the darkness of the Fundament. Then, as she spoke, the Leviathan overshadowed the needle. | ||
The Leviathan is described in monstrous terms: its brow is as large as a continent, and has great, crackling array-fins of electricity. Its voice is described as a "{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Microwave_auditory_effect microwave]}}", indicating the Leviathan spoke telepathically; and it warned them to turn back, to save themselves. | The Leviathan is described in monstrous terms: its brow is as large as a continent, and has great, crackling array-fins of electricity. Its voice is described as a "{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Microwave_auditory_effect microwave]}}", indicating the Leviathan spoke telepathically; and it warned them to turn back, to save themselves. | ||