Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️🌈
@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social
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> You're not sure you've seen a structure *that* big, though the Center comes quite close. > ... > To be frank, this thing freaks you out a little. And you certainly aren't agoraphobic!
Lep, the Multiversal Explorer@infinitehorizxn.bsky.social · 2w ago"The Interstellar Assembly is the Federation's capital, a megastructure hosting diplomatic and cultural delegations from across our space. Custom habitation for dozens of species! We built it as a symbol of cooperation and progress."
(He can't help it, it's in his lifeblood!) Hehehe, of course I think so! But I won't slather it on *too* thick, this time. ... It's good to see you again. I pray we do for days to come. 🎶
𝙷𝚊𝚖𝚞𝚔𝚘@moonlitmessiah.bsky.social · 2w ago( Hamuko just stares at Aleph for a second, seemingly surprised by the praise being thrown her way. . . .But ,of course, he’s exactly the kind of guy to end up complimenting her while she’s in the middle of offering it to him. It's almost like they've never been apart! ) +
The more Aleph hears, the less he thinks he truly understands, but then... he was always a practical man, rooted in reality where the supernatural struggled to reside. That it comes so easy to Zayin is frustrating, though he *has* spent his whole life in the Center. It makes sense. >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥, Seth replies. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥. ⤵️
"So, in practical terms..." Aleph crosses his arms, thinking aloud: "You're going to... reclaim this 'throne', and 'purify law'. So, as God, you'll redefine what the law of God means?" That humanity apparently cannot handle governing itself is concerning enough, but... best to hear Zayin out.
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoThe two halves share a glance as they each contemplate Aleph's words. Once it settles in, they both nod to each other. Seth is the first one to speak to Aleph. 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥, Seth confirms. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯. ⤵️
"You do," affirms the Messiah, rightfully indignant over the journey up to this point. All he's done is sacrifice, and now, *now* he finally gets the opportunity to guide, to lead, to help. Zayin sure didn't make it easy, but... maybe now, they can finally wipe the slate clean. >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoGive him something he can believe in... That, he can do. He isn't the sort to take things lightly, and Aleph isn't treating it as such. There is a middle path here. One that he had all but forgotten. "I don't want to become a god," Zayin admits, "but if I continue to exist, there will be ⤵️
> Being the Messiah is hard. > It's hard, and no one understands.
His eyes narrow. "I don't know why you're making that assumption... that's not true. I'm asking, because you're still leaving me out of your plan - and I won't agree to *anything* until I know all the details." Turning now to Seth, Aleph speaks plainly. "I want to understand what's happening. >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago...Why? All that Zayin has ever wanted was an equal to stand by his side. Aleph is the only person capable of such a thing. Why does he have to keep fighting, keep butting heads, like they always do? Does Aleph just... not want to be around him? Is that why he's pushed away again and again, no ⤵️
Now, just because Aleph says what he does, doesn't mean that he's fully on-board. Not yet. Whereas Zayin opens with his desire to fully show the world himself, Aleph... "What does it mean... when you say that?" Without a plan, Satan's reappearance could go disastrously. Not a single human >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoMore than worthy...? Zayin is confused, scared, so out of his element here. And now it's just... okay? That can't be possible. There have to be steps towards atoning, the way that God used the earth to harbor souls that aren't ready to return to heaven. Aleph would really just... allow this to ⤵️
... Between Zayin and Seth... they both have different ideas on what being 'Satan' means. And one of them is willing to take them both to the grave for it. ... His blood curdles at the very thought. "Zayin," Aleph starts, though it's clear he doesn't quite know where to go with that thought >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago"...I..." 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮, Seth snaps. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. ...If he must. He's outnumbered here. There's nothing left to hide behind. "I'm not worthy." Zayin holds a balled fist over his heart. "I know that the only way to save the church is to do as Seth says, but… ⤵️
“Be careful if you find any worlds with magnetite or magatsuhi. You may need a friend in those worlds.”
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚎𝚛@of-the-trinity.bsky.social · 2w ago“So many other worlds with strange ties, or lack of ties to the passage of fate.” “And so many unique things in each world, Devils, Cursed Energy, Determination, Spinjitzu, Kanohi masks, Materia, Quirks, quite a lot to see in the multiverse.”
Take care not to let any demons possess your body while you sleep...
For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn. They were too small for me. I'm an adult man. I wear a size 10 and these are in baby size. I fucked up. $9
... Then, Aleph's gaze returns to Zayin. His eyes have lost the warmth they held previously; now, where he looks, there's a sense of purpose and finality to them. The same determined look he held the last time he and Zayin worked together, before Seth awoke. There is still need of a savior. >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, Seth says. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳. The dragon glances at its human host, then back to Aleph. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘛𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. ⤵️
Reborn as a demon, from the Sea of Binah. ... It makes sense, in retrospect. Why he washed up there. Aleph always had a hunch, but it wasn't relevant then. And, of course, that of Zayin being Satan-- he mentioned that just now, didn't he? Accepting himself. But then... (Was he lying?) >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoZayin wasn't prepared for the conversation to take this sort of turn. He's frozen in place, as if staying still would keep time from moving forward. Aleph is going to hate him. All of what he worked for will amount to nothing. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 ⤵️
Big buff men with giant swords... 🤤
‘ Eclip — 𝚃ermina 🌕@fallermoon.bsky.social · 2w agowe flock like birds
"What are you talking about? Your 'gambit'?" Who does he trust in this situation? It's changing rapidly, and he needs to get a foothold on it as soon as possible. "Don't ignore me—- tell me what's going on! What has *been* happening, all this time!"
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago"H-How would I even know how to do that-?" 𝘚𝘩𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘱, Seth hisses. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘫𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘕𝘌𝘌𝘋 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. Aleph is being dragged into his business again. This is wrong. It's *terrifying.* It could just be a result of delusion caused ⤵️
No words? Maybe not for Zayin, but Aleph has plenty to share. He eyes Seth for a moment, gauging exactly how to approach, but... He can't really sense hostility from the dragon. Not toward himself, at any rate. No, he seems to be directly addressing *Zayin,* and... well, for good reason, >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰, Seth huffs. 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦. "I..." Zayin swallows thickly. "I'm sorry, Aleph, I had no idea he would do this." 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘦 ⤵️
(He sinks a hand into his pocket and accesses his Inventory, through which he produces a single, curious-looking device, which he holds out to Eros with both hands.) Tada! Here, I finally got a COMP for you! (It's a bulky-looking device, not like the sleek one Aleph has strapped to his own arm.)
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⋆｡°✩@ofcoldblood.bsky.social · 2w agooh ...! me? a gift? ( curious. huh. he tilts his head and shifts to face him proper. he never mentioned a gift before. ) what?
(... It's an unbelievably sweet gesture. Aleph can't stop himself from smiling just a little.) Oh, speaking of which... I finally have a gift for you, Eros.
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⋆｡°✩@ofcoldblood.bsky.social · 2w agoi do! ooh, i just. put a lot of ... care into my tech. i find them all pretty. and they almost feel alive to me. i'm sure that sounds odd, right? but. when kids give life to a stuffed toy. that's how i am with these.
The dragon. Aleph has to take a few steps back, to give the two their space, but his expression remains hardened. Within Satan is two souls become one; Zayin is only one half of such a thing. Though this Messiah had hoped against hope it would be like Hiroko and Nadja were, >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoZayin laughs nervously and takes a small step back. "Sorry, I... don't know what came over me there-" He does. And he lies. And his lies make the beast stronger. From between the wrapping he carefully applies each day, a black mist forms the shape of a dragon. 𝘊𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯, ⤵️
Haha, I see. You love each and every one of them, don't you?
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⋆｡°✩@ofcoldblood.bsky.social · 2w agoeach gets played, too! i don't want them to feel left out ... some have minor issues, like cosmetic yellowin' or cracks. but they all work fine!
Ah... sure, I wouldn't mind taking a look. (As long as you don't call it a harem...)
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⋆｡°✩@ofcoldblood.bsky.social · 2w agohi, aleph. ^_^ you gotta see my lovely ds family collection!
> You don't think you like that phrasing very much.
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⋆｡°✩@ofcoldblood.bsky.social · 2w agojust bought yet another handheld. my handheld harem.
...? The startle induced in Aleph is momentary. VERY momentary. His eyes narrow. "Zayin..."
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoThe pain of loss changes a man, turns him into someone unrecognizable. Were his actions really so strange? ...Ah. Yes, they were. The more he remembers, the more he understands Aleph's point of view. Perhaps the best move would be to make himself scarce- 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬. Zayin gasps, ⤵️
"Years for you, maybe," Aleph snips, his eyes darting away again just as quickly. "But it's only been so long since I'd found you at the Sea of Binah, and only so long to show you the fruits of the labor I put into rebuilding the world I was thrust into." And there were many trials >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago"It's been years, Aleph," Zayin sighs. "You can only stop fighting yourself if you give up. Feeding into that thought... It only recycled the rhetoric that was fed to me. And what would *you* do, when faced with the truth?" "You accept it. Simple as that. If the truth no longer stands the test of ⤵️
......... He can't stay his eyes away from Zayin anymore. How could he? That impassioned, impromptu speech - it's one of many he's heard throughout their short sprint in fighting tyranny together. Since that moment they spoke, standing outside the torn entrance to Valhalla... >>
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago"…I know." Following Aleph's example, he finds his gaze drifting away. "I've had a long time to think about it. The God I once revered, I put to the blade, and He is no more. And yet, I feel… relief." Zayin turns his gaze to the false sky, the make-believe clouds rolling over simulated stars. ⤵️
"... mmh." That silly old book is the last thing on Aleph's mind right now, but... he isn't about to correct Zayin, either. "Strange to hear that coming from you, of all people... all things considered."
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w ago"...And my name is Hinata," Zayin quips. "Aleph, I know when you're lying. But it's not a bad thing to be curious about the Book of Christ. The more you read, the less it makes any sense, in my opinion."
"Uh..." "That's, um..." "... I was just... contemplating, something, that's all..."
Zayin 「ザイン」@satanaseleison.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's awkward silence for a moment, until Zayin opens his mouth to speak again. "...So... you're having feelings for multiple people at once? Is that why you were thinking about it?"
> Is now a good time to mention you still have not fully read the one book your entire civilization is centered around? > Your circumstances evidently have not set you up for success.