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    Nemo nods.

    "I see."

    She keeps on reading.
    For the next several minutes, she doesn't say anything.

    Then, she says, "Oh, right. I'm Nemo." She introduces herself in that way, but doesn't look up from her book.
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    "Gem. The real one," Gem replies. "What are you reading?" She returns the favor of small talk, although not especially happily.
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    "Oh - it's just a normal book," Nemo says. "No long-lost secrets or cultists or whatever."

    She lifts up the book cover, and...
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    How uninteresting. Gem turns back to her own book and reads in silence for a while. "Then what do you do here?" No one is here if they aren't powerful and ambitious. Where does Nemo fit in?
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    Nemo feels like there's an underlying question beneath the asked question.

    So she does her best to answer both of them. "I was living in one of the villages that was here before everyone arrived," she says.

    Nemo turns the page. "Because my blood can be used to create monsters, I was given a place to stay here."

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    "What sort of monsters? I create monsters. Or summon them. The difference is sometimes hard to tell." The way her sacrifices interact with the creatures she calls to her makes it hard to determine if the victim is becoming a spirit, or a spirit similar to the victim appears.
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    "All sorts," Nemo responds. "They...every single one is different."
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    Malice's speech, his pizazz, must have been too powerful, for the catgirl has a look of shock on her face. You can tell how surprised she is because her umbrella falls from her hands, lightly pushing down against her head before she snaps out of it, catches the handle and elevates it again to maintain what dignity she can. Then she points accusingly at him. "Y-Y-Y-You!!" Just in case it wasn't clear which of the only choice of people Malice was.

    "I... But... What-What are YOU doing here daddy?!" The catgirl's surprise fades and her cheeks grow scarlet as anger replaces it. Her hand starts gesticulating wildly. "This is just like you! Always ranting on about the bad old days and blood rituals and how evil things used to be. GAWD you're embarrassing me in front of my new friends! I can't believe this!"

    She steps up to the table, ignoring the ritual dagger and talking a little lower as she hisses at him. "You're not even supposed to be in this dimension. Did you follow me?"
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    Malice raises an eyebrow, and opens his mouth to answer the stranger's confused fury with his own. Then he thinks better of it, closes his mouth, and opens a drawer on his desk. He removes an apple, a fruit as crimson in hue as the aggrieved catgirl's face. He places it beside the ritual bloodletting knife, and quietly takes the two items in his hands and starts peeling the apple. He takes great care with this task, making sure to get all of the skin in one go, so there's just one thing to toss in the wastebasket beside his desk when he's done. He takes a single bite into the freshly-peeled apple, shakes his head, and then sets it back down on the table.

    "We've never met. I'm not your father," he answers matter-of-factly, as the fruit begins to crackle and hiss, its soft, tender flesh blackening and withering as a soft blue flame originating from Malice's bite quickly moves to overtake the entire Red Delicious. Yikes, that's not something Magtok's ever been capable of, is it? "In fact, I don't know who the hell you are."
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    The catgirl rolls her eyes a little. "Yeah, yeah. You're one of daddy's weird clones. Like the SCRABBLE BOARD WHICH SHALL NOT BE SPELLED or Asstriel," She says as someone who has had to do this before.

    "Fine," She adds bluntly, willing to distance herself from the awkward situation. The catgirl steps back, possibly to avoid being in range of Malice's withering bite, and clears her throat, the umbrella twirling above her dramatically. "I am none other than Raven Ebondark. Stay out of my way way as I conquer this dimension-" She interrupts herself and puts on a large, cold smile. "I mean as I assist these people in their subjugation of these lands, and there won't be any problems."
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    "They can't all be different. There must be some guiding principle, some commonality." At the same time, Gem's book slams shut on its own. She sighs. "I've wasted too much time talking to you already."
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    "...Sorry," she says, realizing what kind of book it was.

    Nemo closes her own book in solidarity. "They are all different," she claims. "It probably depends on the innate characteristics of the person, but even two clones end up differently."
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    Gem repeats the process of cutting her hand on the book and opening it. "Every book has its price. Some just cost time, but this one wants blood as well."
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    Balthius rubs his chin.

    "I do not know if there are servants here yet; but it is something we can add to our intelligence goals. But, perhaps there would be a way to make Miss Baumhund seem more like a brother or sister to them? Even that would be useful."

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    Kaydara gives an indulgent smile. Dimensional shenanigans. It's been awhile since she's had to fight against someone who had that power, and even longer since they've been on her side.

    "Indeed. We have much to discuss, then, Slipstream. Perhaps there's a title you'd prefer instead of that name? This way, let's chat while we take a stroll." She begins leading towards the base. The group of soldiers follows, but at a respectful distance, far enough that their weapons can still reach, if they'll even do any good, but far enough back that they can't really discern what's being talked about.

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    Emily finds that most of the offices that adjoin the hangar where her bike is are unoccupied at this time of day. The few soldiers that she sees are on their way to or from somewhere and don't seem to be paying much attention to her. The offices themselves are mostly locked, but the few that she does find open are obviously unassigned. After wandering for 20 minutes or so, she comes upon an area blocked by a heavy door, with access restrictions. The entire area seems a bit more fortified, though the lack of guards seems suspect. Some kind of armory, perhaps. Curiously, she doesn't seem to have been able to find access to any sort of barracks, at least, not yet, but the seemingly lax security might give her time to find it, assuming she doesn't run into anyone who gets suspicious.


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    "And that is precisely why they wanted you," the dragon says. It doesn't seem to be judging Malice on his other admissions, just accepting them without comment. "You bring knowledge they need. Tactics they lack. I suspect you may balance some of their more....problematic tendencies. Do not be ashamed of being 'human', both Charon and Balthius were when they came to us, and now, they are so much more. As you will be."

    The dragon takes a deep breath, and makes a shuddering sigh.

    "I will not lie. Once my essence merges with yours, you will know how badly injured I truly am. You may survive me if we cannot repair it together, but we must try."

    It raises its head further, its long, massive neck pulling away from the ground, and Malice can see great cuts in the beast's underside. Some spark and spit, filled with circuitry. Others weep fluids, and not all of them seem to be blood.

    "You will feel it as I do, but I suspect you may be able to direct the repairs better than I. Not everyone can hear me this way, and not all that can are able to withstand the mental strain. But you are more than just a mouthpiece or a translator. I suspect you will be able to add improvements that I cannot even conceive. Especially once you are gifted the knowledge I possess. Creativity for me is difficult right now, but I suspect you will be able to do leaps more than even I can were I not injured. Are you ready to accept your destiny, Malice?"
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    That smile was good. It meant her opener had hit the mark. Back before her powers had manifested, she would have been too afraid to have ran with such a gamble.
    Now, though? Why worry. "Title? Ha, no." Titles were for fools.

    As they walk, Slipstream absentmindedly keeps time by tapping her thumb against her pointer finger.
    "My name is Layne, but I don't care what they call me."

    "Hardly matters, now does it?"

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    "That sounds unfortunate," Nemo says. "You only have a limited amount of blood, right?"

    ...
    She watches the hand-cutting.
    That means Nemo should probably stop talking, right? Since she doesn't want Gem to get mad.

    So, she turns back to her own book, opening it again to find her spot.
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    "Yes. And it won't allow me to give someone else's blood." Gem goes back to reading for a while. Unless Nemo interrupts, it will be a while before she speaks again.
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    Now knowing that Gem only has a limited time to read, Nemo does her best to not interrupt.

    The easiest way to not interrupt someone is to get distracted by reading your own book, so that's what she does. Probably until after Gem's book closes on itself again.
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    Several minutes later, the book slams shut again. This time, it closes on Gem's hand. She screams and begins pulling at it, trying to get it free. Judging by the blood oozing out through the pages, the trapped hand is in bad shape.
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    Nemo hears the screaming and looks up.
    "Oh."
    "Oh!"


    She stands up and drops her book. Her wings push things around and knock them over.
    "If the book could do this, why would you let it?" she wonders aloud as she walks as quickly as possible over to Gem. "H-hey. How do I open it?"
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    "It isn't a matter of controlling it,. merely of being faster than it." Gem replies, now surprisingly calm for someone whose hand is being crushed. "Simply let it draw some of your blood."
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    "..."
    Nemo stares at Gem like she just said something dumb.
    "Just don't stick your hand in it. That's all you have to do."

    Unfortunately, Nemo doesn't know how to 'let it draw some of her blood'.
    So, instead, she runs her finger along the spine and starts injecting blood into it instead. That's something she knows how to do.
    ...
    As long as it's just a bloodthirsty book and not a person, it should be fine. "There."
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    "Open it! Hurry!" The blood soaks into the cover of the book, and it seems to consume it. It is just a book, not a person, and although the blood has unlocked it, it's only unlocked for the person whose blood was given. Gem can't free her hand on her own.
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    Nemo, now aware that it can be opened, tries to open the book.

    "To be honest, it sounds more like a torture device than a book." Just put someone's hand in it and leave it like that.
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    Emily finds that most of the offices that adjoin the hangar where her bike is are unoccupied at this time of day. The few soldiers that she sees are on their way to or from somewhere and don't seem to be paying much attention to her. The offices themselves are mostly locked, but the few that she does find open are obviously unassigned. After wandering for 20 minutes or so, she comes upon an area blocked by a heavy door, with access restrictions. The entire area seems a bit more fortified, though the lack of guards seems suspect. Some kind of armory, perhaps. Curiously, she doesn't seem to have been able to find access to any sort of barracks, at least, not yet, but the seemingly lax security might give her time to find it, assuming she doesn't run into anyone who gets suspicious.
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    Emily doesn't try to force open the door. Aside from likely being alarmed, it'd be hellishly noisy if she could even get it open. No, the first thing does is scent the air, smelling with the efficacy of a bloodhound to try and tell how long ago it was that the guards that should be here actually were last.
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    Gem's mangled hand is removed from the book, almost unrecognizably shattered. "I have," she winces, "used it as such before." Hands are the least of things that could be crushed by the book, honestly. "I should get to the infirmary."
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    Nemo closes the book, if she can.

    "I...don't really know where that is yet," she says. "Do you?"
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    The catgirl rolls her eyes a little. "Yeah, yeah. You're one of daddy's weird clones. Like the SCRABBLE BOARD WHICH SHALL NOT BE SPELLED or Asstriel," She says as someone who has had to do this before.

    "Fine," She adds bluntly, willing to distance herself from the awkward situation. The catgirl steps back, possibly to avoid being in range of Malice's withering bite, and clears her throat, the umbrella twirling above her dramatically. "I am none other than Raven Ebondark. Stay out of my way way as I conquer this dimension-" She interrupts herself and puts on a large, cold smile. "I mean as I assist these people in their subjugation of these lands, and there won't be any problems."

    Malice frowns, just a little disappointed she figured things out on her own so quickly. He wanted to be the one to connect the dots first, to explain that he's more of an uncle to Magtok's misbegotten sons and daughters, that he'd sooner meet the same fate as that apple on his desk than impregnate some catgirl with the surname Ebondark. Or is that the girl's middle name, or some sort of name she made up for herself? He hopes it's not her birthname. Magtok is guilty of many things, but surely he's not like those ridiculous celebrities who name their kids things like Apple or Zolten or North. Raven Ebondark, jeez, did she grow up on Fanfiction.net or something?

    "That would make me your Uncle Malice, then," he introduces himself, refraining from offering her a handshake when she's already made it perfectly clear how little she thinks of him. "Or Commander Malice, if you'd prefer. Would you like me to pawn you off on one of the other commanders? It'd reflect poorly on me if my first official deed in this chair was a brazen act of nepotism, and I'm sure you'll be seeing enough reminders of your imbecilic father in this dimension as is, without this red robe looming over you." He smiles innocently enough, though his eyes are burning with sadistic glee at the thought of getting to see her reaction when the runaway teenage daughter finally connects the dots, asks the right questions, and realizes the world she plans to conquer has more Magtoks in and around it than any other place in the entire multiverse.

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    "And that is precisely why they wanted you," the dragon says. It doesn't seem to be judging Malice on his other admissions, just accepting them without comment. "You bring knowledge they need. Tactics they lack. I suspect you may balance some of their more....problematic tendencies. Do not be ashamed of being 'human', both Charon and Balthius were when they came to us, and now, they are so much more. As you will be."

    The dragon takes a deep breath, and makes a shuddering sigh.

    "I will not lie. Once my essence merges with yours, you will know how badly injured I truly am. You may survive me if we cannot repair it together, but we must try."

    It raises its head further, its long, massive neck pulling away from the ground, and Malice can see great cuts in the beast's underside. Some spark and spit, filled with circuitry. Others weep fluids, and not all of them seem to be blood.

    "You will feel it as I do, but I suspect you may be able to direct the repairs better than I. Not everyone can hear me this way, and not all that can are able to withstand the mental strain. But you are more than just a mouthpiece or a translator. I suspect you will be able to add improvements that I cannot even conceive. Especially once you are gifted the knowledge I possess. Creativity for me is difficult right now, but I suspect you will be able to do leaps more than even I can were I not injured. Are you ready to accept your destiny, Malice?"


    "I've been dead before, Blue. Stabbed, shot, strangled, disemboweled, decapitated, raped..." he shrugs, naming just a few ways MagClones had suffered before his path and Magtok's diverged, trying not to think about what all those crippling wounds are going to feel like in a moment. "I'm not going to pretend I've ever done something like this before, but your pain? It doesn't intimidate me, Blue. When this is all over, I might curl up on a couch with a pint of ice cream to try to forget after, sure, but right now? I'm good, Blue. I'm ready. Let's ****ing do this."
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    She barely refrains from snorting with disgust as he declares himself Uncle and talks about how he's had such a large impact on the world. She doesn't need more uncles! Especially deadbeat ones that never give her anything for Thanksmas. It wouldn't be so bad if they did.

    "I don't need Nepotism to secure my spot in these ranks." Raven sweeps her gloved hand dramatically backwards. "BEHOLD! The true future of cybernetics!" One of the mostly dead palanquin bearers steps forward besides its mistress, showing off its various augmentations and machinery that keep it functioning well after rigor mortis set in. "I think you'll find the modifications I've made to your... Original design, have allowed these souls to function fresh from the grave. They should prove excellent frontline fodder. And surely you can imagine that any conflicts we might purposefully inflame would only create more materials for us." Despite the manic gleam in Raven's eye and force of will in her voice, the steampunk cyber zombie's stare is quite lifeless and unenthusiastic about this.
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