51 Blessing (1/2)
Luna's voice resonated throughout the whole area.
[EMERGENCY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN PROCESS ACTIVATED]
Hearing this, Diana's eyes went wide. Like a domino effect, every machine around her shut down one by one. This seemed to have an immediate effect on the nightmare, as most of her energy supplies were cut off. Already, the flow of large goo stopped expanding and even began to retract. Worse, since she had actually fused with Luna, her power dropped drastically. She looked at her 'father', he was staring at her with a silly grin on his face.
”What the hell did you do?” she asked.
Joshua just shrugged his shoulders in reply.
Nevermind, Luna, reboot the system!” Diana shouted.
[PASSWORD?]
Diana searched through Joshua's memories but didn't find anything.
”What's the password?” she asked him.
”Who knows…”
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”Swordfish!” she said randomly, it sounded like something Joshua would use.
[INCORRECT!]
”Forty-Two!”
[INCORRECT!]
”Catherine!”
[INCORRECT! You have entered too many failed attempts and have been blocked off from entering new ones for the next hour.]
”Damn it! This won't change anything. It's merely a setback. I'll force the password out of you one way or another. Even if by some miracle, you somehow defeat me today, I can sense your fear of me. As long as its present, I can come back infinitely.”
Joshua nodded in reply.
”I suppose you're right about that. Well, I suppose it's time for me to overcome that absurd fear.”
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In the meantime, Catherine had continued to progress toward Joshua's direction. Her speed was picking up as the goo was slowly vanishing. Soon, the lab entered her field of vision and she passed the barrier, entered the island and dismissed the ice bubble she had traveled in. She had arrived through the backside and was about to join Joshua when she heard him talk about overcoming his fear. Curious, she decided to wait a moment to see what he would do, ready to intervene as soon as something went wrong.
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Joshua had just spoken bold words, but it was easier said than done.
”I suppose I should start with the basics: what are you anyway? Initially, you were created via Delilah's magic and placed in a dream bubble of mine. Even though I destroyed that dream as well as got rid of Delilah, you left such a deep impact on me that you survived as a figment of my imagination. I managed to kick you out of my soul world, but by nourishing on my fear of you, you survived by becoming a full-on nightmare.”
”Pretty much, I suppose I have to thank you for that. I would never have grown so fast had you dealt with me in a less extreme way.”
”Well, as you might have guessed, I'm not only an incompetent father figure, I'm also my worst enemy. Anyway, don't you think the way I've been imagining you is way too absurd? It's overlooking too much stuff.”
Diana's expression twitched for a second and she asked: ”What do you mean?”
”It's simple really, you're supposed to be a representation of what a child of Catherine and I would look like. So, the question is: 'How in the world could I have thought for a single second that a child of Catherine could possibly be a monster?' The beings spawning from her should be angelic creatures. The simple thought that something like you exist is just… incorrect.”
Diana began to tremble as a few cracks appeared on her form. Joshua could tell his plan was working. Diana was a creature whose appearance depended on how Joshua perceived it. If he somehow could prove her existence was impossible, it would vanish. At least, that's what he hoped.
”You fool!” Diana yelled, ”No matter how much good you see in my dear 'mother', someone like you will always pervert it. Do you think I'm an incorrect existence? Ha, you should look into a mirror. Even in death, you're still a parasite leaching on someone. I wonder what she did to deserve a pathetic being like you to be her Soul Guardian.”
”I can't blame you for trying to keep me down, but don't you see it's too late for that?”
”What? You're just bluffing. We both know what kind of individual you are.”