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EPILOGUE

As the world they've been living in so long quickly dissolves around them, the oppressive air from the Gate fades away from their senses and their vision turns turns completely white. It only takes an instant for their sight to return, but when it does, they'll find themselves in the same dim, dank chamber that they were in a moment before albeit with several main differences: the Gate and the machines that were clustered near it are now gone.

However, you'll only be able to take in this sight for a few seconds before the scenery blurs and suddenly there's the scent of the cool December air brushing past your face, blinding sunlight assaulting the eyes.

It's been six weeks since you've seen anything but the night, so it may take a bit of adjustment before realizing that there's a number of very, very familiar faces before you, as well as one who might not be so recognizable. Either way, one thing is for sure: that long, long Night is over, and it's the start of another Day.

Witamy w Krakowie.

[[Everyone will find themselves in the Main Square. Furthermore, those who had body horror will find that all traces of it are gone!]]

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[psychophant]

What could Nohr hope to offer me after experiencing all of this? That backwards, dismal world holds nothing for me now. I gave up on returning three weeks ago.

[IT'S BEEN A WILD TIME IN PCs..........]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Huh. ]

The holy relic in Terca Lumireis would not accept you as Emperor even if they retrieve it.

[ He's not even trying to really discourage Iago, he's just honestly kinda puzzled? Where's your cartoon villain ambition? ]

[psychophant]

Remind me to tell you someday how I planned to take over Nohr.

[i'm not saying it involved just. borrowing king garon's blood, but it totally did.]

Even if I can't be Emperor, there are other positions of power. With no Emperor to get in my way and Cumore poised to be the next Commandant, taking over the Council should be simple enough.

[i am so sorry.]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Cumore made the council seem so unbelievably bad and Mikami has maybe a little bit too much faith in Cumore's accurate representation of reality.... so this doesn't sound 100% bad to him? ]

You'll be handling the prosecution in that case. I will have a few words with you in regards to that.

[ Yeah, this is all going to be fine. ]

[psychophant]

To business already, Teru Mikami? Wait until I've taken over, I promise I'll listen to you then.

[He doesn't sound like he's joking...]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Mikami isn't joking either! He may not quite have regained his sanity and he maybe never will. His life has taken so many odd turns and twists and he still doesn't even remember killing over a thousand people so his imagination can run wild on that.... everything's a mess. And well, so what, let's take over the organization of an empire with his sadist boyfriend and his unbearable best friend!! At least that way he'll also get a say and maybe improve the country somewhat. ]

Good, that is what I wanted to hear. There seems to be a lot worthy of fixing in that place.

[psychophant]

Oh, I'm sure of that. You're going to have an interesting time.

[But so are the rest of them.]

Do try not to let me down. I'll be counting on you to continue supporting Cumore.

[...teasing or genuine??? you be the judge!!!]

[inordertobelieve]

[ You know what, he doesn't want to figure this out right now. He'll opt to take it as genuine simply because the content of the statement isn't inherently at all objectionable. ]

Likewise. And do let Dist know that I might approach him about inventions at some point.

[ There will be a lot of useful Earth stuff missing and Dist is his only hope. ... also yes, he is not even asking if Dist is coming with, that seems like a given. ]

[psychophant]

[now you're learning how to deal with iago!!!!]

He'll be delighted, I'm sure. He lights up whenever you ask him to explain anything, it's very cute.

[oh my god.

After a moment he pauses, considering.]

From now on, call him Saphir, as well. He said he'd prefer to use that name and since we are all going to Terca Lumireis together, you may as well get used to it.

[inordertobelieve]

[ What is it with all you people and the idea of cuteness!! Mikami just wants a washing machine, this is all he desires, Saphir doesn't need to be cute for it. ]

Saphir then? I see. It's certainly his prerogative to change his name. I'll keep that in mind.

[psychophant]

[not his fault you guys are cute!!]

It's his original name, actually. I'll leave that story to him, if he decides he wants to share it.

[Not really his place, you know how it goes.]

But good, I'm glad to hear it.

[inordertobelieve]

[ Huh, his original name....? Well, everyone has their story and with all of the everything considered, it's just statistically likely for the stories to be weird. And by now, can Mikami judge? Can he? ]

We're going to be spending a lot of time together. It's prudent to get along.

[ .... and actually. ]

Did Cumore ever tell me the content of my envelope?

[psychophant]

Of course.

[That gets him to pause as he thinks back over their many, many conversations.]

It's possible he mentioned it, but not directly. I won't press you on it; if it's something you wish to share at some point, I'll listen, but it hardly matters to me.

[What secrets they had back in their own worlds certainly doesn't matter now. Or maybe he's so carefree about it because his own was totally pointless. Either way!!]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Mikami considers. He figures this is probably something that is relevant to generally coexisting for a long time, but.... Oh, you know what? He's curious and taking a leaf out of Cumore's book now. ]

What is the most severe thing you think I could have done?

[ Might as well figure out what impression he gave off. ]

[psychophant]

[without even a goddamn second of hesitation:] You're a serial killer. You kill criminals you otherwise can't touch with the law. You're exceptionally good at it and because they're criminals, they deserve what they get.

[And then he smirks.]

But I don't know very much about you, Teru Mikami. Perhaps I'm wrong.

[inordertobelieve]

Huh.

[ That's.... that's not quite it, but it's genuinely kind of close? He's insulted because he doesn't kill with his hands, he never has!! But also... how insulted can he be when it's so true? ]

Guess a number.

[ He's not clearing this up yet. ]

[psychophant]

[He doesn't look surprised at all that this is Mikami's response, but then again, would you expect anything else from him at this point?

He does consider that for a moment, however.]

I'm not entirely certain how your world works, so I can't give you anything that may be fairly accurate. I assume your methods are... Well, along the line of that bastard's.

[Ango's. It's not a topic he dwells on, but his expression darkens for a moment.]

Less than fifty. Still a large amount for a serial killer in your world, though again, I could be off in this guess.

[inordertobelieve]

[ Lately, he's started finding things funny, but it's only things that are bitterly and existentially funny like Rembrandt wants to eat me for my convictions - or Iago thinking the number is that low.

But first. ]

I am nothing like him.

[ This comparison needs to immediately get removed from the equation. ]

The number is close to two thousands. Count complicit and we're approaching eight thousand.

[ Yeah. ]

1 / 2

[psychophant]

Good.

[It isn't really something he needs to hear; he's already aware of that. Mikami is many things, but he isn't Ango. In some ways, even Lucrezia was doing better than Ango as far as Iago's concerned. She at least never pretended to be anything other than selfish and cruel from the very start.

But that train of thought is hardly important for long, because Mikami moves on and Iago's expression quickly shifts back into that absolute near-sadistic delight he usually only shows during trials.]

My, it seems I really have underestimated you. Eight thousand... Teru Mikami, you certainly are an interesting man. Why, you're even beating me.

[Which is certainly saying something, because he's complicit in everything Garon's been doing for the past decade-ish.]

[psychophant]

[But he settles once that's out there, a slight lift of his shoulders in a shrug.]

But it isn't as though any of that matters now. [Even if he does want to know how the fuck Mikami pulled that off.] We're all starting over and the things we did back in our worlds no longer matter. There's no sense in looking backwards. What matters now is what we do from here.

[And if he were feeling particularly mean, he'd bet he'd end up with a higher body count, but for once in his damn life he'll try not to be too cruel to Mikami.]

[inordertobelieve]

[ There is a lot to unpack with 'you're even beating me' and Mikami supposes he has to ask who Iago killed one of those days. Hopefully they were acceptable people to kill because telling Cumore to cut ties with Iago is absolutely a lost cause. Ah... what has he gotten himself into?

But somehow, it is a little relieving to have all of this out in the open. ]

It certainly doesn't matter. The method by which it was done is unavailable to me now and my memory of it all is erased.

[ He just wanted to say it because he wanted to see the reaction. ]

That said, I object to being called a serial killer. It was divine judgement passed on through me.

[psychophant]

[great minds think alike and so do blatantly evil sadistic ones!! also what the fuck mikami, don't you start with that too!!!!!]

Oh, of course. I'm fairly sure Garon thought the same thing, given he was always praying to his god.

[whoever the fuck anankos is, surely that's not important.]

But I won't call you a serial killer again. I'm willing to play nice.

[...you can practically hear the "for now" on the end of that.]

[inordertobelieve]

[ Mikami doesn't know anything about Garon, but being compared to him is already not flattering. This whole God conversation is one that they also need to have, but... well, he is going to need to observe Terca Lumireis. Understand how divinity works across universes. That's a little scary as a prospect, but there is just so much he never factored into his ideas before... ]

Good. Though there is nothing 'nice' about simply adhering to the facts.

[ ........ yeah. ]

[psychophant]

You're cute.

[oh my god, apologies to teru mikami once more.]

I look forward to learning more about you, Teru Mikami. Our lives in Terca Lumireis are certainly going to be interesting.

[at least it doesn't sound like a threat???]

[inordertobelieve]

[ He is really afraid that this whole obsession with cuteness is going to rub off on him. He's thought it about Cumore once, now he knows he isn't entirely safe from this ridiculous assessment scale. Curse those contagious midbosses! ]

Unfortunately, yes.

[ He wants all of this but he's going to keep being mean about it, for his self-image. ]

Here's to acceptable cooperation.