Chapter 193: Blessed Concepts
"...And so, in order to attract the attention of the simulated Aeons, you’ll have replicated effects from past Pathstriders and Emanators. If everything works, then the Aeons will realize that a sudden variable has connected to THEIR Path, and should interact with you."
Sunny stared at the petite doll before him, who was fiddling with a panel that connected to the massive structure before them. He vaguely understood what Herta was trying to say... but he had too many questions.
"That... sounds pretty dangerous. What if THEY just decide to kill me? I think I got pretty lucky last time."
In the Beta test for the Simulated Universe, he ended up encountering Qlipoth and Fuli. Thankfully, THEY didn’t have a tendency to harm humans, even in the simulation. That didn’t mean that Sunny felt safe, as there was no way for a mere mortal to understand entities outside of their reach.
Herta rolled her wooden eyes — or whatever they were made of. Sunny couldn’t tell.
"Don’t be a baby. In the end, the Aeons in the Simulated Universe cannot become more powerful than me. Obviously, THEY are fakes that were created with previous data from the real things to structure THEIR personalities. I can’t just... make an Aeon. Not even a simulated version."
Sunny sent her a dubious look.
"Really? Because I’m pretty sure my brain almost exploded when Fuli started stuffing memories into my head."
Herta blinked. Then shrugged.
"Oh, that? It’s nothing. The Worm of Star that is operating the machine just used an ability I got when fighting a Memokeeper a few hundred years ago. It also replicated the Corruption you’d get from seeing my Transcendent form... so, don’t worry. What happened to you is nowhere near what Fuli could do."
Sunny stared at her in silence as the machine activated. She just... used a bunch of terms as if he understood each and every one of them.