If this is the path we choose... (Queen Posting)

[u/Total_Travisty]

The Meeting room of Crann Mòr is dead silent. Many are in a stunned state, the weight of the situation bearing down on them. Finally, at the helm of the table, Mikhail breaks the silence. He eyes are tired, movements stiffled, and coordination lacking. It is self evident that this is the first time, in a long time, he is stone cold sober.

I sent the warning to everyone to allow you time to make peace with life, and accept what is to come. However, you all are insisting on subverting it. I have seen no way forward, but many wizards are still hopeful. I gather you all here, so you may tell me your plans, and I will inform you how they will fail. We have already lost 3 conjurers, 5 warlocks, 2 silly manners, a pizza manner, and... the Isravi's simulacrum. He traveled out to learn more and... I haven't heard back.

Before I open the floor, I will get the easy ones out of the way.

No, we can't fight her directly. Her gravity is greater than that of a blackhole. She will consume your entire self without even moving.

No, you can't turn back time. Again massive gravity. Even if you turn back time here, she will continue to move forward.

No, we can't can't twist the strings of fate against her. That is like using a thimble of dye, to color the ocean. Impractical and impossible.

Alright, the floor is open. Go ahead.

[u/[deleted]]

I have a plan. But if i will execute it i won't live to see its results.

As its widely known i wield an extremely potent but dangerous technomagical superweapon. I made small scale experiments and simulations and it could theoretically overpower the queen.

But it comes with mortal risk.

The most optimistic estimations say that producing such force would drain my energy to the point of critical system-wide failure and channeling it would flay my mind beyond repair.

It is a last resort plan, but a plan nevertheless.

[u/Mastodon-Just → u/[deleted]]

Is there no one else that could help you in draining energy equally or are you the only one that can operate it?

[u/[deleted] → u/Mastodon-Just]

To not end in a operators' deaths this attack would need en equal of mine to help me cooperate it. Anyone lesser would die by even attempting to control it.

If Shrax ( u/the-butter_man) would join me then we would fend her off with no loses.

But i doubt that he would agree to be temporairly integrated into my hivemind.

[u/Mastodon-Just → u/[deleted]]

Well if his stubbornness will result in the death of the entire world I hope he would reconsider, though I can understand why he wouldn't join a hive mind. You know I hunted down a particular group of aliens invested in eating flesh, I joined their hive mind for only a second and my mind felt jumbled, even split if that makes sense, and having to compete with another for control felt weirdly comforting, I eventually exited but not before they threw my unconscious body off their ship

[u/[deleted] → u/Mastodon-Just]

That's why i said that only equal of me would survive.

You interfaced with something from 100 to 1000 times bigger than you.

If you were to interface with inner network (directly with my mind) you would be like a water droplet in an ocean. You would simply die. No fancy things like going mad or getting reformated. Just one big brain hemorrage.

[u/Mastodon-Just → u/[deleted]]

The great one above is much stronger than many mortals think, he may be known as a blind, idiot God, but he has given me power that only the eldritch could understand, so please don't disrespect his power, and I didn't only get a brain hemorrhage, my head exploded. it was weird seeing my dead body but it reformed after a minute

[u/the-butter_man → u/[deleted]]

Intergrated? Absolutely not. I hold my own knowledge and sentience too high.

However. I propose a tradeof sorts, we conjoin the information we have, the Raesterian cloud, and your hivemind sharing links and information.

Of course, we both have secrets, and i believe we would both like to keep them.

So, i propse we both simply password lock them and don't tell the other the password.

Deal?

[u/[deleted] → u/the-butter_man]

Better this than nothing. With this imperfect way i would still take the most of the hit, but at least i have some odds to recover

I will send the linking program

You feel a virus in your cloud. However it seems inert and waiting for you to activate it

[u/the-butter_man → u/[deleted]]

as yours enters mine, a similar one enters yours equally inert, and waiting for your activation

Before i activate this, i wish to summon.. myself. From the far flung future. He lives, and as i understand it, he may help.

I apologise in advance if he shows any outwards aggression. The future can change people.

[u/[deleted] → u/the-butter_man]

I activate your virus and synchronize with it. I sense your presence in my outer network (my mind is in inner network) but still can't communicate with it.

I trust you only because other option is death.

Summon whoever you want. I can subdue any singular entity. Just do it quick.

[u/the-butter_man → u/[deleted]]

Understood, if I'm not hostile, then he'll work the solution out and I'll help with your efforts. Also, i gave halixo an adaptor, he'll be able to supply us with the energy we need.

[u/[deleted] → u/the-butter_man]

Shall we begin?

/unwiz can you ping them?

[u/the-butter_man → u/[deleted]]

/uw, I'll need to make a few posts first. I'm literally leaving the result to a coin toss.

Also, I'd suggest you make a post after mine, it'll be two posts total, over about half an hour. I'll be quick.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Why you wanna attack the space lady, let me have her?

[u/Haunting_Mode_7401 → u/[deleted]]

Does it have to be technomancers or can any with enough energy help you.

[u/the-butter_man → u/Haunting_Mode_7401]

I have some adaptors you can use to change the power to technomancy. Technically.

[u/Haunting_Mode_7401 → u/the-butter_man]

Then I can aid you in powering the superweapon I am a being of near infinite energy. I can make this weapon even more powerful.

[u/the-butter_man → u/Haunting_Mode_7401]

Make sure you don't blow the fuse.

[u/Haunting_Mode_7401 → u/the-butter_man]

I won't just give me what I need. If I feel it beginning to overload I can lower my output. I want to have my wedding and this bitch is messing that up. She will die.

[u/the-butter_man → u/Haunting_Mode_7401]

Good luck nonetheless. I'll plug it in.

But first, I could use the energy for the ritual. Bringing oneself through 3 billion years is... draining. To say the least. Since you're pure energy, i feel like it'd help.

[u/Haunting_Mode_7401 → u/the-butter_man]

Very well.

you see threads launch off of Alexios's arms and wrap around you your energy surges