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The Least Common Denominator LXI.IV Thermodynamics
Hello, dry heat. We meet again as you sear my face straight into my skull.While it wasn't as bad as the first time that I traversed this hellscape, the scale of 'bad' in this current situation was more like dunking my face straight in a glowing oven than bracing for a rather dry midday desert. And even then, I think that analogy paled in comparison to the amount of pain I was currently experiencing. Every pore in my body felt like it was shriveling up to the heat as I took one step at a time into this orange-laden landscape, my eyes stinging with every second I spent trying to completely open them to see where I was going.Well, at least the people following behind me weren't going through the same experience. I can take satisfaction with that."S-sis..." I heard Livia pant behind me. "C-c-"I slowly raised my right ha
The Least Common Denominator LXII.I Torque
What's my motivation?Well, that's just obvious, right? So long as Livia was alive and kicking, then I'm damn hell sure that I won't just drop dead at the slightest inconvenience. Perhaps this really was the only driving force in my life right now. Self-preservation? An end-goal? Even a plausible dream kind of paled in comparison to my sister's safety. It wasn't really rocket science.Then again, I've never been really good at complex calculations beyond what I learned through the one year I had in engineering.Perhaps if I really stressed my brain, I could probably wring some more calculations out of me, but why was I even thinking about such things right now? Oh right... The mind-numbing task of climbing up this flight of stairs was doing a number on my calves.As of now, the four of us were climbing up to the top of
The Least Common Denominator LXII.II Torque
I can't believe I'm doing this...*clang.. clang...*The fighting outside seemed to intensify as I carefully peeked through the door. Making my way outside through the small crack I made, I kept to the shadows as I clutched at the Firebrand. There was no need to alert whoever these were of my presence, after all.*CLANG CLANG*More sounds of metal clashing against metal echoed through the air. Adjusting my position against a nearby pillar, I took a peek towards the source of all the commotion; the seemingly empty square now currently thundering with the clash of the proverbial titans.My eyes widened in both surprise and relief.*CLANG! BOOM!*The earth exploded around the area as I watched a flock of what I could only assume to be Ad
The Least Common Denominator LXII.III Torque
*CRACK!*I moved as the door behind me exploded into thousands of splinters; Livia darting past me as she engaged the enemy. There was no hesitation to be seen as her Resolve quickly made short work of a few unfortunate Addends that were unlucky enough to be in her path."W-what the?!""The Lunatic is here?!""Focus!"And with that, the world exploded into a familiar visage of blood and battle as I shot forth to join my sister. Leaving Arya to whatever she did best, I pushed my Essence towards the Firebrand as I delivered a sweeping slash of fury and flame towards a sizeable swath of enemies to the side.*FWOOOSH!!!*"Numerator!"I clicked my tongue as a few aware Addends quickly made short work of my attack; their respective elements of ear
The Least Common Denominator LXII.IV Torque
Okay. Focus... A well-placed slash here... a downward sweep there... The battlefield was always gonna be a symphony of skills, and I guess it was just the natural order of things in terms of fighting and battle prowess.*CLANG! CLANG! CRASH!*Hearing the sound of Livia's sword clashing with her opponents, it was still a wonder to see just how monstrous she was despite fighting well above her weight class in terms of power. She wasn't the small child that she was years ago, but her speed never seemed to take a hit as her tall frame bobbed and weaved expertly throughout the battlefield.*SLASH! SLASH!*Delivering my own attacks towards more unwitting opponents, my eyes and ears were wide open for any sort of change in the wind or atmosphere. While we were wholly decimating our adversaries right now, the chances of a Prime
The Least Common Denominator LXII.V Torque
Did I even have enough time to think?The world narrowed down to just inside this small sealed dome as I strained my eyes through the darkness beyond my flames. Grigori looked downright menacing in the dim lighting; his crouched posture looking far too familiar for my tastes as I forced myself to keep calm and think things through.He was allowing me the time to think from the looks of it. While he was at a ready stance right now, I was still on the other side of the battlefield despite the fact that I just declared that we were going to fight either way. Then again, wasn't that the exact same thing he did when we first faced each other? He was a Prime, after all; far from poor old, me's weight class by at least three levels. He's underestimating me again; probably thinking that I'm still at a level that he could easily run circles around with.But
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXV: Ruby
In the brief time that she spent in this cruel world, Ruby had never born witness to such a catastrophic battle. The only thing that would even come close to such a spectacle was probably the explosion that destroyed their Furnace in the first place. And even then it paled in comparison to the wondrous cacophony of elements that wove itself into each second of the bloody affair. Her eyes drank in each and every specific detail that she managed to witness. From the way Livia moved with her blades, to the way the mysterious Num controlled her water to defend their position, Ruby made sure to memorize the way their bodies reacted to the sight of danger; blood flying everywhere with each body that fell to the wayside.It was... eye-opening, to say the least."Ruby, help me carry her back in."Heeding her partner's call, the orange-haired woman snapped
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXVI: Ica IV
It had been a while since Ica had conversed with her nominal Master.With her Master getting better at manipulating and reserving her Essence, the phoenix never really had a chance in talking to the woman for the past year. And while it wasn't a foregone conclusion that her Master had forgotten her, Ica still found herself feeling a pang of loneliness as she drifted from book to book in her Master's vast expanse of a mindscape. In the year that had passed, the phoenix had managed to read a considerable portion of her host's memories alongside a bit more of the knowledge laying about throughout the shelves of the library. In a way, she was truly becoming more like her land lady; an increasingly jaded woman unsure of their own purpose in life. Except..."How can you be so careless?"Ica at least knew that she existed solely to assist her idiot Master
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