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[CrimsonMoon]

" Maybe... It's time to severe our puppet strings... Turn around and leave one another alone... Aren't you tired of this never ending war?"

[Light]

"Poetic, Son of Man. For our severing of ties to the horde, the empire would lose their... Arm. But they are skilled at growing two, when one has been cut off." The stone hovers, its frame swaying as if it were a living, breathing person.

[CrimsonMoon]

" But we're all mortal here," Udolf replies softly," We're all incredibly powerful as well... I would lose my sanity if I cut off from the stars..." He pauses, his gaze wandering to where he felt Cloud was,"... But that's just fine... So... Shall we?"

[Light]

"... We... Will agree to leave." The stone says unsurely, "As you will go insane, we will as well, once they discover we have left."

[CrimsonMoon]

Udolf smiles faintly and tilts his head," We'll be insane... Together," Udolf closes his eyes and rolls his head back," But the Universe and the Destroyers won't have any puppets... So no one can be destroyed..."

[Light]

"As you say." The bulky mass sighs out and begins to slowly shrink, "With no more puppets for them to play with... What act of desperation will they carry out, I wonder."

[CrimsonMoon]

" We can only wait... And see... Maybe the puppet masters'll finally ight it out themselves.." He breathes, Udolf already felt a sucking feeling in his chest

[Light]

The stone angel cracks, the frozen snarl shifting into an impassive look as its large, crackling wings of dark stone spread outwards like a stone wall. "Wishful thinking does not suit you. You seem.. More like a human that..." It's voice cracks, the pitch falling and rising, "would toss them in a room to do it themselves, rather than wait."

[CrimsonMoon]

" If it's for the good of my people..." He trails off, slowly sinking to his knees and holding his head in his hand," I'll die as many times as i... Have to... For ever lasting peace..."

[Light]

"Even if you left... /her/ behind?" It holds out a concrete arm, the stone crumbling at his feet.

[CrimsonMoon]

"... I'll never leave her behind... Even if I die... I'll still protect her until the end of time," Udolf groans softly, holding his head tightly as the throbbing became nearly unbearable. The stars weren't sucking away his power nor being spiteful at him for his desire ro be free... They left him be...

No strings attached

[Light]

It tilts its chin up, looking at the dark, shattering sky. "Best hope that the Puppet Master gives your people time for rest... He is coming, and you best hope your protection will be enough."

[CrimsonMoon]

Udolf rolls his head back and stares at the figure for a moment,"... What's your name?" He asks suddenly, his voice quavering faintly... It felt weird but he could feel the Universe embracing him..

[Light]

"... It was... Moses.. in your language..." The statue sighs, cracks forming on the legs and lower body...

[CrimsonMoon]

Udolf stares at it for a long time before murmuring,"... WIll you be ok... Moses..?

[Light]

"Yes," it breathes, seeming as if it were alive underneath all that weight--that heavy, inescapable weight. "I will be go where I belong."

[CrimsonMoon]

"... You're welcome here if... if you ever need a home," He whispers quietly, smiling weakly

[Light]

"Don't," the statue warns, the stone head slowly fixating on him, "if you meet them in this life--do not pity, do not hesitate, and expect mercy from anyone else from the Empire. They are not all souls in a statue. Home, I forgot what mine looked like..." The legs collapse from out underneath it, the solid wings turning into dust.

[CrimsonMoon]

Udolf pushes himself up, grabbing the torso of the disintegrating figure to gently lower it to the ground,"... I won't." He vows quietly

[Light]

"Then... consider this match... over... Udolf..." the front of his chest begins to crumble inwards like a hollow puppet, feeling much lighter than the other times they had come in contact. It was like that, that it, or he, or she, drifted off, not sensing anything else from the empty shell.