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The Least Common Denominator XXVIII.II Supply and Demand
"How long do we have left?"My mouth almost dried up as I asked the burning question on everyone's minds as another meeting manifested right in front of my hospital bed. It was kind of stuffy now, the weather starting to turn a bit more on the summer side as the chill draft coming from my window was replaced with a slightly less chilly, but increasingly humid gale as we all sat around waiting for stuff to happen. The peanut gallery sitting at attention, all eyes on both myself and Love as we began the discourse. It was nerve-wracking; a few drops of sweat trickling down my brow as the tension of the perspective information simmered underneath our collective knowledge."Based on my estimates, they're already marching as we speak," the former Prime nonchalantly espoused. "Approximately within the week, if I were to be correct."I felt the tension sky
The Least Common Denominator XXVIII.III Supply and Demand
"The essence demand for such an array would be astronomical," Backus supplied, his hand running across his beard as he thought about my inquiry. "I honestly don't see it happening, young Crimson."Figures... but still...I stared towards the rest of the peanut gallery with the same questioning gaze, "Humor me, please.""Just from the perimeter alone, we'd need over a fifty Dens pumping in Essence over a span of a day or so," Estrin muttered, calculations visibly running through her head as she crunched the numbers. "Depending on the array's functions and the amount of material involved, it'll take at least weeks combing through every single rune to power them individually.""Not to mention the material involved in etching the runes in the first place," Bart added. "If the proposition was to inscribe the runes all over t
The Least Common Denominator XXIX.I Return of Investment
Judgment day. The Day of Reckoning. The Rapture. Ragnarok.All of these things signify one thing, and that was the end of the world as we knew it. While it would be an overstatement to compare our current situation to the literal end of all life on a given planet, it was still an apt analogy to the events that will inevitably happen in the next few hours or so. Maybe even earlier if we're that unlucky."So... They're coming then?"It was only a matter of time, I guess. Everyone wished for more time on the clock, but that just isn't the way the world works. It'll sooner throw you into a trash compactor with just a crowbar and expect you to get out okay than to submit to the pleas of those that have no power over its whimsical choices."Yeah. Scouts say they'll be here in about an hour or so, I think."
The Least Common Denominator XXIX.II Return of Investment
On the basic concept of humanity, one can always say that life was hard. While it's not so much for the upper elite, it was positively, heart-breakingly hard. Literally."Ow..."The unforgiving surface of the wooden floor was making my already aching body hurt even more as I waited for the inevitable to arrive. Even more so for Livia to appear with the final piece of the puzzle that would make this whole thing work in the first place."What's taking her so long, anyway..."Livia should've been here by now working on the last few touch-ups on the array with me. This whole thing wasn't even connected to the rest of the system yet. I was still waiting on my sister's go-ahead to finish the connection.*Knock Knock*"Sis?"The curt knock o
The Least Common Denominator XXIX.III Return of Investment
*DING!... DING!... DING!...*My mind ground to a screeching halt. The knells of watchtower alarm bells echoed from outside my room as the rest of the village seemed to have caught on to the sight that the former Prime was seeing. All of a sudden, the peace was shattered. This was real. They were really here ahead of our estimates."Uhmm... Could you repeat and verify that, Lady Love?"I was pretty sure it hadn't even been an hour yet since Topaz broke the news to me. Unless I fell asleep on the cold, hard wood, which I wouldn't, there was absolutely no way that an hour had already passed. At best, thirty minutes had elapsed so far and-*I have visual on the Imperial Army,* Love's voice sounded completely at ease through the line. *I estimate at least a thousand strong in terms of Decimals and Numerators. I do not have e
The Least Common Denominator XXIX.IV Return of Investment
*U-Understood, Sis!*I let out a sigh of undeserved relief as I returned my attention to the circuit I was trying to finish. The battle was clearly just getting started; if the fact there was only one Prime on the field at the moment was any indication. I sure hope that It's someone we're bound to recognize and possibly defeat. As we are now, even with Love on our side, I'd wager that we'd only be able to beat Rene. That Lord Inferno guy back at the library literally almost cooked us to death despite our own Prime fighting side by side with us. If that was any indicator of our current strength, then we were totally screwed."Love, status?"Placing the final rune onto the circuit, I poured in my Essence to activate it as the former Prime's voice echoed from behind me. *The western front is battling with the enemy. The northern front is still holding
The Least Common Denominator XXIX.V Return of Investment
Blinking away the sweat and tears off my eyes, I reoriented myself towards the window as the ongoing war outside has gone tits up in the worst way possible. We were breached way too early; the eastern front being left to die as a result of my own carelessness. And here was a fucking Prime right on our doorstep, threatening mission control in ways that I hadn't even expected to happen so early in the game.I was so fucked- Scratch that, WE were so fucked.But did that mean that I was just gonna roll over and die because of it? No. I was more spiteful than that.I leaned in close to the rune functioning as my microphone, my lips sputtering as I tried to infuse as much disdain into my words as possible, "H-How about... no..."Each syllable took a lot out of me, the strain of powering the grand array exacerbating my already
The Least Common Denominator XXX.I Olivia: Final Solution
Everything was going to hell and back right now.Olivia hadn't meant to shun her sister's correspondence earlier, having been too busy with her own part of defending herself when the older woman called for her. Each agonizing second not responding to her only increased the anxiety in her heart as Big Sis's tone became more and more tired and defeated with each message.It only made things worse when the Prime she was trying to fight off taunted her with his know-it-all attitude and annoying calculations."That's what you get!" the Den shouted at her opponent as she stabbed her Resolve straight through the fucker's abdomen, the blood and guts oozing out of the prick giving her a sense of sick satisfaction as she drove her sword in. "Leave us alone!""A-as expected. You think... I didn't plan for this?" the white-haired P
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