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The Least Common Denominator LII.III Division
The ground beneath our feet quickly turned into mush as the torrential rain poured down from above us. And to think that things wouldn't get any worse, the gods just had to piss on us from way on high with this natural disadvantage on my fucking element!Okay, think... I don't have the Essence to spare to keep my flames alight amid this fucking downpour. Maybe for a second or so, but after that, the rain would extinguish it without me pouring more Essence to keep it from dying out. By taking the side route, I had hoped to get away from this French fuck's effective range, but it seemed like I just made it harder for ourselves at every turn we took, and more branches greeted us like it was my goddamn birthday."Stick close!"Newly formed mud splattered on my legs as I haphazardly led ourselves through this bramble maze of a former camp. Even dodging
The Least Common Denominator LII.IV Division
In the blink of an eye, a torrential wave of water flew right over us, hitting our would-be killer and washing away the branches that threatened to skewer us. I'd chalk it up to a miracle if it weren't for the implications surrounding the attack that just happened.A Prime finally decided to notice the commotion here.Only a water Numerator of a considerable caliber was capable of doing such a feat. While I knew that the blue bitch was tailing me back when I was still with the twins, I highly doubt that this would be her doing. The most likely scenario was that the Empire finally noticed the gigantic fuck-off tree sitting right in the heart of Imperial territory. It was practically screaming to get checked out, and this was probably the nearest Numerator in the area, possibly someone that was stationed in a nearby city."Step away from the two of t
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXIII: Arya III
Arya was never one for vengeance. Living a carefree life with her one true love was the only thing that she had wanted in her admittedly short life. And while that dream was no longer possible due to her own regrettable mistakes, she at least had something to replace it with to keep herself from going insane with grief."Step away from the two of them, Branch. You're in Imperial territory, which means I'm well within my right to execute you."Yes... While she had gotten sidetracked with a brief visit to the capital, the former Prime thanked the gods that she had managed to catch up to her Lady Eul. The rage she felt when she had learned that her two wards had gotten themselves in a fight against a Branch of all people made her almost lost her grip on her own blood; her non-functioning heart almost succeeding in completing a whole beat as her anger made it impossible for her no
The Least Common Denominator Checkpoint V
The Kingdom of Vaio. While smaller than its neighbor and rival, Numenor, it can still boast the fact that they had the superior system in terms of utilizing Essence. It wasn't that hard, really. After all, it was a part of the kingdom's curriculum on the Vaion Academy for students as young as seven years old, and they can graduate as a fully-fledged Fleur so long as they can pass the graduation exam. And for those that didn't pass, they can still apply to become a Feuille so long as their grades weren't abysmally bad. That way, every citizen with the capability to harness the power of Essence had a chance to contribute to the well-being of their humble kingdom. Such is the way of the Vaio.A way that was threatened by the Numenorian Empire's reckless invasion."What an eyesore..."For Jeanne-Franciose de la Aristote, the war was something of a wast
The Least Common Denominator LIII.I Radian
How long has it been since this wild journey of mine started in this fucked up world? Four years? Five? I had completely lost count of it all alongside my own age the longer I tried to live on for the sake of my sister. Then again, me losing track of my own age at least made it easier for me to delude myself that I was still young. Already, I could feel the existential crisis that age gave me back in the old world; the fact that we're all going to die one way or another putting a damper on my already sour mood as I tried my best to navigate Livia's safe house without getting lost again. "Where the fuck was it again?" Well, at the very least, I could still remember that it had already been a week since that disastrous run-in with that plant Num named Tourniquet. And while I knew that wasn't her real name, it was still fun for me to say that word over and over
The Least Common Denominator LIII.II Radian
A gentle knock on the door threatened to make me fall out of my chair as I quickly ran my mind to whoever the fuck it could even be. This was a safe house in the middle of nowhere. Nobody should know where it was unless some random mook inadvertently stumbled upon it after somehow getting taking a path that led to a place with no civilization in it whatsoever. Were we tailed? It was certainly possible. There were still a ton of French soldiers unaccounted for. And based on Tourniquet's claims, they managed to relocate while we were busy fighting for our lives. It was wholly a possibility that they spotted this house while they were moving and only now were they trying to investigate. *KNOCK KNOCK* Oh fuck... Grabbing the Firebrand, I made my way towards the door, my min
The Least Common Denominator LIII.III Radian
I spoke too soon. "What do you mean you loved my mother?!" "It's exactly that, Sweetie~ I don't mince my words for smart people. Especially you~" It doesn't make any damn sense! Why would that equate to loving me?! And on top of that, if she loved Mother, then why the fuck would she try to kill her?! "Then why did you kill her then?!" I shouted at the top of my voice, my face getting hotter the longer this farce of a discussion went on. "If you loved Mother, then why did you execute her and laughed it up as you did it?!" "I already told my reasons, Crimson~" the blue-bitch cooed, but I could tell that her earlier mirth was gone. "I couldn't simply disobey orders. And my idiot of a brother would tattle on me as soon as I turned on him~"
The Least Common Denominator LIV.I Trajectory
The lesson of forgiveness was something I've been constantly coming across ever since I started my journey as a media consumer. In the old world, stories of revenge and forgiveness were a nonstop slog of crying, hatred, and the inevitable conclusion of burying a part of yourself to do the final act of vindication. While I, myself, never really subscribed to such beliefs, I do agree that the act of revenge was something that could irrevocably change a person depending on the retribution they wished to enact on those that wronged them. The constant burning desire for revenge was something that was just liable to make you burn some bridges among other things that you might've cared about.Then again, I did subscribe to such a belief back when my parents got brutally murdered in front of me.
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