The other side was a literal godsend.
Ridstus dove for dirt, and found himself hitting root where ground should be. His silicone teeth bended as he tumbled a handful of feet to the ground. He engaged impact resistors to eat most of the blow from below and did a somersault into some larger roots. He stopped with his face deep in the dirt he was aiming for. With a huff and a grunt, he pulled himself up to a sitting position and took stock of his condition.
"We're worse for wear Ridstus. But thanks to Marette's time manipulation, our structural integrity reverted to above seventy-five percent. We're still going to need to do extensive repairs to heal some of our critical systems. AND the wiring between our brain and body will need to be redone as well to ensure a tighter connection. As it stands, mental acuity is sitting at sixty-five-point-five percent with a twenty-four-point-four to twenty accuracy rating on the conscience scale."
"Twenty-four-twenty, huh? Then we're still thinking right.. Although I thought I was operating at twenty-eight-twenty.. I guess that's what I get for creating you two.." He leaned back against the root he was sitting against and sighed. "SP00N, environmental survey please.."
"I've been running it.. We are where we need to be, the realm of Averas. Additionally, all allies made it through the portal. Wait.. Ridstus.. Ridstus you are going to want to stand up. It's Petos.. He's... How? I'm going to run the numbers on this."
Ridstus took a breath and stood up, looking around confusedly. "What's up SP00N?? What about Petos??? Wait.. You mean.." He came around a group of trees, and saw him. He was speaking with Marette about the fate of his enemy. But he didn't really care about that fallen goddess. He was more concerned with the source of his current strife standing right there in front of him. "H-How.. is this possible SP00N?"
"Extensive magic.. The elder gods are quite powerful indeed.. But Ridstus, do you have any idea what this means..?"
"He's alive.. That's what matters to me," he said to himself as he stepped up to Aegis. The entirety of the previous combat weighing heavy on his own shoulders. "Hey big buddy... To think that the forces of good deemed it necessary to bring you back! And here I was starting to think that I was going to have to run this whole show without ya.." His smile hid a tinge of the regret that was seemingly in the air.
He stepped in and came face to face with him, and started poking that face. "You're not a ghost are ya?? I didn't have to put down someone's kid for nothing right??"
"HHHHUUUHHHH!? SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT WE SPENT THIS ENTIRE TIME KICKING SOME BITCH'S ASS JUST TO HAVE HIM COME BACK!? DO I EVEN GET PAID FOR THIS? SHOULD I EVEN GET PAID FOR THIS!? I deserve a fucking a cookie or something...FUCK!"
"Oh shit I completely forgot to do that for you. Here, have this. It's on me. The most exquisite cookie crypto can buy!
There's a pause as the two personalities share a look and then shook virtual hands. KNIF3 took the cookie with so much glee that he mimicked Ridstus himself, but he contained himself after taking a bite.
"I'll accept this.. For now..."
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