Trauma returns to the temple he occupied with the others, this time with his new chosen close to him. Trauma: This is where the others reside... for now little thing. He says in a belittling tone. Chosen: why do you have to call me that? I'm young but not that young. Trauma: you're just a mortal. Child or not, I can call you what I please. They both enter and go to the main section of the structure. There, all the Aspects look at Trauma and his companion. Rage: well well well... If it isn't the b---- who doesn't know his pla- wait, who's this human and why the f--- are they here? Persistence, Bravery, and Intrigue summon their weapons. A shield and spear, blade, and dual revolvers respectively. Intrigue: whatever your scheme you got going here, we'll stop you again like the previous times. Trauma: I have done nothing brother, all I did was take a broken creature and give them the means to mend themselves. Nostalgia looks through the Aspect's memories. Nostalgia: that's not what I can tell, you just want a chance for dominance. Persistence: listen human, we don't want to harm you. Chosen: but we want to hurt you... VERY much. *ominous chuckle.* Trauma: show them your pain... all of your pain... The Aspect fades away in a black mist as a similar gas swirls around his chosen's fingertips and he begins to ascend. He closes his fists as his ascent stops and lets out piercing scream. During it a blinding light originating from the human, swallowing the structure and those within. [quote]"The temple was reduced to rubble. Nostalgia, Persistence, Intigue, and I barely escaped as the others were brought to their ends, remade in the suffering chosen's image. With that sort of power, we must be strong. The integrity of the veil depends on it." -Bravery, Aspect of courage[/quote] Later... The chosen stands alone amidst the remains of the temple. Chosen: my soul... destroyed gods... it's not enough. He holds out his hand and a black shard appears. He looks at it with curiosity. Chosen: how soon will we ascend? I wanna see what you can do... to those who hurt me... and those you'll hurt. *faint, ominous laughter* I can't wait... [spoiler]expect an event soon.[/spoiler]