The large circular room was dimly lit. Its
uneven walls looked like a tangle of vines,
so thick and dense that it was impossible to
see what was behind them. But these were not
plants, but the proper structure of these walls.
The «creepers» were gathering in the center of the room, where a
huge red crystal, as if made of a single ruby,
was hanging as big as a man. «Vines» wrapped around it
from above and below and held it so that it hung exactly
in the middle, between the floor and ceiling. The crystal gave off a
slight glow, and if it wasn’t for that, the room would have been completely
dark. Standing next to him was a two-meter-tall creature
that vaguely resembled a huge black Gothic
gargoyle. It was looking at the crystal.
«Our cosmos… our light… our darkness… our glory…
our world… we are emptiness, we are abundance, we are nothing and
everything is different… we are others…» the monster whispered, and the whisper carried
on the walls, carried on in all directions.
One of the walls opened, and another similar creature entered the room
.It knelt and bowed
its head.
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– The Great Swarm, – the words echoed around the room
and dissolved in it. – We continue to register
minimal traces of divine energy activity
on Earth, in various parts of it. A few, but they are there.
– Find and collect everything…
The creature rose from its knee and walked away.
– …We will destroy them all… in the name of life… in the name of
prosperity… in the name of perfection… for the sake of a great goal…
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