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"You're on Neptune," said Pendour, her voice soft as soft. She knelt down next to Geocronite as he collapsed. "You're safe here."

Her ancestor might come scold her for bringing Chaos up onto her Wonder, but with luck they'd be safe even from that.

The sound of flowing water echoed throughout the Wonder, these days. The cove and its waterfalls, that she'd fixed around the time that she'd transcended, were visible a little ways beyond them. Above them was more water. Pendour was contained in a glass bubble, under the sea.

"Breathe, okay? I have calming magic, if you need it." The ocarina was on her wrist, and she held it out so that he could see that it wasn't anything scary.

She looked different than he would've remembered, too. She was stronger now, and glowing.

"Tell me what happened. Are you still thinking of leaving the Negaverse?" Probably, given what had happened leading up to this point, but she hardly wanted to assume.

The ocarina stayed where it was. At his request, she did not play it, not yet.

"The Negaverse would not give you witness protection if they found out that you're planning to leave," she said. "If you return to them, they'll kill you, or youmafy you." Her voice was gentle, still, but also certain.

"Last time we spoke, you said that you needed time to get your affairs in order. I hope that you were able to do that, because I don't think you have any more time to wait. I think you need to leave now, or soon, if you don't want something terrible to happen."

She pressed her lips together before taking a second to smile softly at him. "It's okay, though. You'll be safe for a moment, here, and once your purify our magic will be able to protect you from them recognizing you."

She had not been requested by name, but she didn’t have to be. Cosmos didn’t listen for herself, she listened for the starseeds, calling out for help.

Sometimes, she could save them. Sometimes, it was too late.

Tonight, there was still a chance.

At first, her presence probably wasn’t noticed; she was no more than a meteor in the sky, with a faint, colorful trail.

And then, she was there.

Cosmos stood before the two; she looked between Pendour and the Negaverse Captain across from her. She seemed a bit guarded and held onto her staff, but she looked at him thoughtfully.

“Your starseed is calling for help. You seek salvation?” she asked, cautious only because she wasn’t willing to fall into a trap. But, Pendour was there. That was a good sign.

Geo had jumped a little when there was another person in front of them and it took a moment for his brain to realize that not only had he been asked a question, but that it was about salvation and his starseed. He took a quick look at Pendour before getting up and looking at the Newcomer. "Yes." He had made sure not to give out a hesitant answer. If this... he wasn't sure what she was, but if she was able to help him out of the Negaverse, he didn't want to give her any indication that he was hesitating.

He needed to be the one to explain himself. "I was forcibly corrupted into the Negaverse. I want out. And if that means I'll have a chance to right whatever wrongs I did in the Negaverse and help out Order, that's what I'll do." He was sure of it. He wasn't seeking vengeance, but he couldn't just ignore what the Negaverse had done not only to him, but what he had witnessed while he was there.

Cosmos. Okay. Pendour recognized that name.

She remembered people saying it during that first meeting with Lyndin, when they'd been trying to decide if they were to trust him or not. Everyone
who spoke of Cosmos had sounded like they already trusted her.

Pendour would trust her, too.

"Welcome, Cosmos," she said, with a slight nod. "It seems that we are, um, in need of your help, yes."

It sounded like Geocronite still wanted to leave, now that the opportunity was right in front of him. "This is the answer, isn't it?" she asked, turning back to him, "What you've been waiting for? It's okay. Be free, and afterwards we'll make sure you're safe."

“It is possible,” Cosmos promised, and it seemed like his permission and will to be free was all that she needed. She reached her hand to rest over his chest. “I cannot promise this will be painless. But I can promise that you will have a future. You will be free. You are in good hands.”

Her hands, for now.

Energy rippled around her, gentle and warm. Her touch was light, but determined. She kept her eyes on him–and then, the power began to move. From her, to him. To his starseed.

To the Chaos that had polluted it.

And then, the Chaos began to burn away. It melted, scattered, burned out of every last crevice of his starseed.

It was fast, at least.

Geocronite was ready for Cosmos to do whatever she needed to, but couldn't steel himself quite as quickly as he wanted to when she said that it wouldn't be painless. It hurt. As though something deep inside of his chest was on fire, but it was so much deeper than that.

Probably because it was his literal soul that was having chaos burned away.

He didn't cry out though, he grit his teeth while it happened, and Pendour had come over to comfort him through it. When it was done he almost felt the need to stagger back or sit down. He certainly felt different. Stronger and... not filled with chaos. He wasn't sure how to put it. His brain was still recovering. He turned to Pendour and nodded to her, gently removing her hands from his shoulders and moving to the nearest body of water to look at his reflection.



He still had a hood. But this time he was decked out in green and brown instead of the crimson and highlight that he had been in before. He attempted to remember... and felt some pain. Yes, there was definitely some memory missing there. For a moment it was scary, but he would have to figure out what he did and didn't remember later.

He turned back to the two and walked over to them. "Cosmos, thank you. I don't think I could ever adequately express how thankful I am for your help." He turned to Pendour. He was glad that he remembered both of their names, even if the former he had only seen in the last few minutes. "And thank you Pendour. I don't think this would have happened without you." He sighed and rubbed the side of his face with one of his hands. "I'm going to need some time to... take in who I am now." A name came to him. "Drombeg. But I'm glad that I can finally move on and confront the Negaverse directly instead of hiding and keeping to myself as I did before."