64 Ripple effects 2 (1/2)

But before we have that discussion, I will switch my language as a precaution just to be safe.

Fühlt sich komisch an meine Muttersprache wiederzuverwenden.

( Feels strange using my mother tongue again)

Und es nimmt halt viel Zeit in Anspruch bevor die Kommunikation flüssig stattfinden kann.

( And it takes a lot of time till the communication can happen fluently.

Da ich es hier aber mit einem Supercomputer zu tun habe und er schon English als Muster eingespeichert hat, sollten ihm die Parrallelen schnell auffallen.

( But because I am dealing with a supercomputer it should only take that much time because he already has English in his database to draw parallels to.)

Aber eine gewisse Probelmatik besteht immer noch darin, dass er nicht genügend Worte kennt um ein vernünftiges Gespräch zu führen, diese Barriere kam mir auch schon in den Weg als ich mit Laura sprach.

( A basic problem still remains, because he might not know enough words to hold a good conversation, that was also the language-barrier that came up during the talk with Laura)

Aber ich hege ernsthafte Zweifel, ob die Entscheidung meine Sprache einzuspeichern die richtige Wahl war. Ich befürchte, dass diese Taktik nur höhere Wellen schlagen wird, wenn ich entarnt werde.

( I do really doubt that deciding to save the English language was the correct choice. I am afraid, that this tactic will only lead to more turbulence, if I get uncovered.)

'So schlimm es nicht sein werden' ( It is going to not be that bad)

Deine Satzkonstruktion ist ein bisschen wirr, aber damit lässt sich arbeiten

( Your sentence structure is a bit off, but we can work with it)

Ich werde dieses Gespräch so kurz wie möglich halten, da die Wahrscheinlichkeit dasdieses Gespräch entschlüsselt wird mit jeder Sekunde steigt.Von daher lass uns keine Zeit verschwenden.

( I will keep this talk as short as possible because the likelihood of decoding it increases by each passing second. So let us not waste any more time.)

Eigentlich möchte ich nur eine Sache wissen, sind in mir momentan noch Rückstände von Mana? Also kann es sein das Laura gerade dieses Gespräch aufzeichnet?

I only want to know a single thing, are there still some remnants of mana on me? Is it possible that Laura is currently recording this conversation?)

'Sehr unwahrscheinlich, da es meine Aufgabe ist die Interaktion der in dieser Welt vorhandenen Manapartikel zu simulieren und zu erorieren was passiert, von den Mana-Teilchen in dieser Welt geht keine Bewegung aus. Aberich habe die Befürchtung, dass Sie keinen aktivten Zauber benutzt, sondern die Verbindung stets aufrecht gehalten hat. '

( It is very unlikely because it is my task to stimulate the movement and interaction of the mana particles in this world and to deduct what happens and right now there is no movement of the mana particles. But my apprehension is that this is not an active spell, it is just that she kept the connection up.)

Das bedeutet also, dass sie einen Weg gefunden hat ihre eigene Magie zu benutzen um die Regeln dieser Welt zu umgehen. Kann ich das irgendwie unterbinden?

( So she found a way to use her own magic to circumvent the rules that are applied in this world. Is there any way I can prevent that?)

'Your precaution was not needed, because you forgot that I dictate the translation of the English language for her so far, right now she is only recording your thoughts alone. That means, that she will get all your thoughts in English and German but they are in their raw form so they are quite useless for her.'

I am quite sure I am missing something here, you certainly did something right now but do not want to let me know what exactly. I would advise you not to save your experiences on the German language as it would lose its meaning if you were to copy it as well. If the people compared the thoughts she gets with your server database that would find a suitable translation quite fast.

” So you guys are finally willing to include me again?”

' You do not have to so worried about simple things like that, I am the only who has access to it and even if they were to gain access, none of them would be able to deduce how the language works just by reading the code I left behind.

” You know I am still hearing you guys talk? Why would you guys want to talk over my nearly infinite knowledge?”

But if it just a connection, that keeps on sending mana away from my mana, on a different frequency then you use, is it not possible to cancel it out by producing one with the exact opposite wave movement. Of course, that is only true, if magic behaves like a wave in this context.

' No magic is an entirely different concept at least from my knowledge and understanding of it. Mana particles are random in general, but each user has his own mana particles, that are able to resonance with each other. This connection enables her to listen to your thoughts and record them.'

If we were to say that magic shares the same attributes like any normal mana particle, then to a certain extent, that must mean mana can change its attributes to fit a specific purpose or change into some that can do such. Then is it not possible for mana particles to revert such a change and to copy the specific structure of someone?

' How the hell would you want to do that? Magic is not something we can influence directly easily, we only can will their change by using our connection to it too and change into it into something we find suitable. After each change they turn into something different, only returning to its basic form after they have spent all the energy that accumulated by the spells'

So that just means, that she has mana particles inside of my body. Do your job, Mr know-it-all.

” For stuff like that you stop ignoring me, selfish bastard. But it was easy to localize it, as she did not pay any heed to actually hiding it. But somehow I am not able to revert it back to pure energy like I am able to do with normal spells.'

I mean if she is recording this whole talk, then we can use this to our advantage as well. So let me pose a hypothetical question. If she is able to convert my inner thoughts into something that she can transport even across this whole world into their world is it not possible to use your ability to change mana particles into my thoughts to ”feed” her magic and make her believe anything we want?

' Although direct interference is impossible, that does not mean we can not shape it indirectly. So using this kind of approach it may be possible, to fill it up with enough information to successfully get rid of it.'

Now the only problem I am facing is that due to my previous talk it would look quite strange if I were to suddenly change into a language she can understand. But we could make use of the ties to the Gods here and make it look like a ritual had just finished. Use some old obscure God or make one up and then proclaim, that I had just served him another victim in his glorious name. Act as insane as they would imagine a madman to behave. Make up a credo, that makes me look like an irritated and confused individuum, whose thought process seems irrational and without rhyme or reason. Start right now and only stop after you heard that it has vanished from my partner.

”Who is your partner?”

As the Observer is busy changing my words, I will tell you a bit about the future I have planned. First of all, do not answer a partner before the mark has vanished once and for all. So just listen, Iwant to make the best thing out of this body. Therefore I will need information behind the process of how to change each individual part and what kind of criteria you have used to determine the merit in each change.

Is it possible to revert such a change or is the route set after a change has taken place? If it can not be reverted is it possible to add or replace certain parts of a change to adapt in case the future demands it?

We will have to discuss our future plans on this matter as well, to optimize my development and not risking me to turn into something useless. Furthermore, I am quite interested in the slime you produce as it has showcased a lot of potential on other test subjects.

What is your relationship with the queen ant and for what purpose did you let me collect all those probes. Was it necessary to gather data and possible evolutions? We have to follow this kind of questions up by conducting even more tests to see what kind of function it has and how that knowledge can be applied to me.

I want to know everything that you know about your past as well, every bit of knowledge may be helpful in determining my future path as I will have to develop into something that can contend with the magic.

”It is has vanished”

' Sometimes I wonder whether there was a need to change your dialogue in the first place. You already sound like a villain without my help. So after getting to know you, I will go right ahead and tell you about the fake persona I created for you and all the words that you have just spoken, so you can adapt your behaviour if you want to make it more believable.

You are a devotee to the God of named Lyssa, it is a just a minor spirit that was found in old scriptures depicting the maddening arrival of monsters that came with magic. Those monsters were showing an until then unknown amount of rage and hatred. It was deduced that only a God can be responsible for such a change, as the general opinion was that this kind of change was the test of the times to prove their worth to the Gods in face of such harsh times.

But her name was never spoken off again in later scriptures, as the Gods told the furious monsters were a result of the mana particles driving them to madness, as they do to every unworthy lifeform. So the name Lyssa, who was once known for bringing chaos and madness to the land was never heard of again. There have never any kind of rituals or prayers dedicated in her name as she was always seen as a messenger of the Gods. At most, she was seen as a spirit harbouring this worlds evils and therefore did not gain the same level of reverence as the main Gods.

The minor God Lyssa was always depicted as a hunter with different kind of animal hide all around her body, her body was shown features resembling a mix of human and animal aspects. She was also known for the near endless hatred in battle she caused in those monsters. Looking at you that was the near perfect fit.

While she is not a god, she shares the same attributes and quality that you naturally exceed, therefore I have chosen her as your object of worship. Though nearly everyone knows, that she has never even existed in the first place, further strengthening your position of a madman and an NPC-

During the time you had talked I chose the following wording to underline your performance and give it more credibility. Another sacrifice in the name of my saviour. In this world full of lost children, you showed me the right way to live. This world is downright pestered by the goodwill of the humans, their fear of monsters is but a mere lie to upkeep their inner feeling of validation that justifies their own pathetic attitude.They have long forgotten about the terror of the times of Old. They started to hide in the safety of their homes. When the good man died, the nefarious cowards survived standing on the sea of the brave men.