85 Rigged.

Gin POV-

Sillith, Envy, Lust. Why me..... Everyones looking at me as I try to contemplate the best choice here. Lust is definitely out. She gives off dirty vibes in more than one sense. That leaves Sillith and Envy. I've had prior contact with Sillith(who previously called herself 'Alex'). She has helped me learn some of the mysteries with regards to ascending..... However, she also seems to have misled me in multiple ways. In that regard, Envy is laying everything out. His words also seem to have caused a freaky change in Sillith as well. Right now she is mumbling some rather scary things.

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G̹͇͈̞̞͖͎͊̓͋̏́͌̆i͓͉̥̜̮͐́̾̒͑̄͛͘͝ń̷̨̰̺͙̦̾́͋͘,̤͇̪͔̜̳͈̿̿̒́̐͛̈͘͟͠ Ȉ̶̻̲̯̼̖̊̃͌͋̕͟ c̦̩͚̪̠̞̫̀̒̿̏͋̄̍̈̇̕͜ͅḁ̡̜̙̮͔̖̹̏̉̈́̋̽̏̍̓͘͡n̨̡͈̻͚͓̗̐͑̓̐̊̽͝ͅ n̡͈̺̟͔̪̰̦̰̪̂͆͒̀̾̂͠͞o̹̝̪̩̩̮̐̍̓͂̍͌͐̎͟͡ţ̢̦̻͉̝̑̽̄̿̈́̄̀̑ s̢̛̮͈̯̗̘͙̯͋̋̈̐̀̕͝ͅt̛̛͖͚̬̰̫̬̰͋͊́͂͢a̷̛̫͙͕̲̰̬̻͋̓̂̿͗̐͜͜͢ÿ̸̡̢̱̣̖̠̞̫́͗́͘͠ a̴̧̜͙̤̙̒̇̓͘͜͠͝ͅl̨̡̮̮̠͎͚̦͚̿͆͗̿̑͛̔͜o̸̞̰̜͍͇̫̻̝̯͒͊͌̓͘͠ͅņ̙̲͙̑̓̐͑͂͟e͖̗̱̘̪̮̠͇̓̀͋̓̀̍̿̌̆̕ i̩̖͖̳̜̭͋̋̍͋͢͢͝͝n̶̡̺̯̬̪̞̣̮̭̋͒̄̽͋͑̓͘͟͝ m̸̡̥̞̬͓̦̠͕̠͊̔̈́̕̚ỹ̷̳̦͔̩͕̯͔͈͓̀̎͛̎̆̾̚͜͡s̨̹̥̼̹̼̙͈͚̓͌̓͗̕͞e̶̢̤͙̠̖̫̠̔́̑́͛̐̕͢͢͝ͅļ̵̢̢̛̤͎̳̈̔͆̎̐̇͡f̛̯̟͎̯̗̞͈̭͐͛̊̀̎͞.̡̧̜̫̗̬̬͙̿͗̔̐͛́̓̽͘

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F̶̰̘̬͚̯̔́̈̈̌͌́́̃̀ͅȩ̷͙͈͉̤̺͂̐̀̍͋͑̀͝s͕̥̞̻̫̓͗̈́̀̆̆̚͘͞t̶̨͎̞͓͙̠̟͉͖̫̆̓̾͘̕͠e̵̝͓̯̠͍͑̓͋̚͝͝r̡̧͖͕͖͙͖̫̫͂̾͐̏̆͛͌͢i̲̹̞̹̖̐̑̓̓̐͂͆̌̚n̨̢̛͖̺̟̫̮̼̤͊͆̀͐̃͗͆͘͟͝g̶̖̪͓̥̹̫͋͛̌̀̌̓̐͗̋̊͟͟͢ a̢̗͕̪͙͖͎̤̻̅̓̌̏͜͝͞n͎̪̖͈͉̭̲̻̽̌̿̓̈́̐̚d̷͚͈̠̜͍̺̮̟̭͌̌̀̀̾͗̿ͅ ċ̸̡̰͓͇͈̗̻̘̄̐̏̈͐̉̚͞a̴̢̺̣̭̗͔̅̀̈́̊̓̃͌̋n̡͓̯̙͇̓̀̀̀͜͠ͅn̷̦̘̜̗͍̟̅̽͋̃̓̈̋͌͋͜͠ͅï̢̡͙̳͔̖̼̀͛̓̽̑̑̚b̪͍̳̙̙͉̪̔̾̅͐̊͘͢ã̢̞̟̗͚͖̹̃͑̄̔͌͢͡l̵̨̲̙̺̠͓̳̅̊̔̉̍̾̇̑̿͢͠ǐ̝̰̗̯͙̎̌͐͗̌̅̏̓͟z̫̜͕͎͈̳͗̋̃̂̌̔̓͛̏į̧̯̹̲̥͔̹̃̐̈́̑̍͛ń̨̲̮͚̘̥͑͑̓̆͘̚͘͜ģ̢̬̞̻̱̺̥̔͗͑͋̔͟ t̤̙͎̟̺͇̳͗̑͒̊̎̎͢ͅo̷͔̞̼̤̗͇̎̑͑̽̊͆̽̾͒ k̜̘̩͇̫̪̬̘̆́͂͌͋ę̧̧̦̮̗̫̠̾̆̋̒̾̌̽͘͡è̸̡̝̯͓̥̬̫̩͗̈́̕͠p̡̮͉̬͙͓̳̞̋̀͂́͐̓͐̿͜͠ͅ m̷͙̪̱̼̹͇̳̪̂̊́̍̽͝ẏ̴̺̰͕̩̣́́̏͗̆̌͊͋͠ş͖͎̫̫͋̀̽̓̈͋̏ḙ̴̥̘̱͚͋͊̔̽̎͋̌͊͢͢͞l̴̛̯̬̟̯͚̪͌̚͘̕͢͞f̢̘͚͓̠̼͖̣͓͚̀̎̑̑̇͝.̸̫̯̬̟͎̦́̒́̇̀̽̽̓͝

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L̳̖̙̬͋̂̇̌͐͟͜͢ó̧̹̜͖̟̱̟͑̀̒̎́̚͡v̴̺͍̘̭̫͚͇̽̈́̾̆͐̌̆͗͘͢͟͡ḛ͕̼̩̮͙̣͐̊̃̏̑͜͠?̨̧̭̤͓̞̺͔͉͂̊͌́̀̓̋͆̏͡ L̻̦͕̼͖̼͉͉̝̇̃̉͌̑̄ȍ̮̦̯̬̪̫̑͋̾̾̔̓͘̕v̸̱̺̩̻̤̼͇͓̬̖̎̅̑̎͂͊͆͋̀̚ě͇͕̙͈͙͎͇̀͌͛̕͝ͅ!̷̜͙̫̜͖̯͍̇̀͆̂̾͆̂́ B̟͕͙̩͙͇͔̩̄͑̓́̿̓̂̉͒͡ù̴̢̪͙̫̦͓̝̊́̂͗̕ͅẕ̡̳̱̦̬̲̮͂͆̀̄͑͗̚͝z̯̳̱̗͈̗͆̔͂͂̕̕͢i̡̧̡͖̤͓̙̺̘͛̎͌̎̀̆̓̂͛̕ṇ̡̠͕̯̦̟̀͑͋̽̈̒͘͟͝g̢͙̦̪̤͓͌̍̊̆̾̆̍̾̚ͅ a̷̰̬͔̣̥̭̔̀̓̉̾̀ņ̧̲͍͚̘͎̱͉̐̃̋̇͠͝ḑ̶̨̯͈̦̤̹̬͊͑̿͂͋͗ H̞̫̺͖̫̱̄̉͒̒́̊̈́̅̕͢͝ǔ̵̼͖̪͓̪̟̲̯͔̊͊̽͗́̃̀̊͘m̴̨͎͔̦̯̝̑̊͊̾̾͒̐̈͢͡͡m̢̮̞͈̗͖̀̽̿̄̅́͌̀͝͝ï̡̛̮͙͉̯̻̰̠͖͆́͗̎́̂n̨͈̥̹͉͕̞͋̀̓̆̈̕͢͟ͅg̛͇͙̞̠̜̪̯̫͗͛͛́̇͛̕͡ L̸̡̛͉͇̹̳̤͔̳̀̓̿̇͘͠ó̶̠̻̱̬̹͈̠̒̀͑͠͝v̸̛̤͖̭̱̰̥͚̹̮͑͑͂̈́̓̐͝e̸̡͍͇̘̮͆̄̓̒̚͜͞͝͡!̶̢͔̜̙̼͕̾̀̇̄͝

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Ĺ̢͙̜͚̣̐̂͐̇̊͟͟ͅǫ̷̲̼͈̰̞̠͗̍̅̈̔̾͟v̵̡̛̭̖͍̲̣̺͖̈́̈͂̓̽́̕͟͝ë̹͓̭̝̺̩̦̤̜́͊̈̇̌̄̑̚͘͝ L̳̱̮͓͉͔̻̺̋͂́͐͞o̶̢̩̦̬̠̥͍͎̞̥͌̅̈́͆̑̀͋̔v̧̛̳̩͚̣̝̱́̑̋̐͌̈e̵̲̟͓̩̲͙̞͒͊̉̽̑.....

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Hmmmm..... Envy it is.

"Envy I'll agree to your proposition-?" Gin

What's that feeling. I feel cold. Hmm? I'm shivering? Emvy smiles through the projection and a glimmer appears in its eye.....The ring?

"Hahaha! Good choice Gin! However. I now have a deal to make with Sillith. She should be able to communicate through that little ring of yours right?" Envy

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A red projection appears from the ring. It seems to be an amalgamation of twisting flesh. I shouldn't have agreed to Envy. I can tell that from looking at the creature that appears in the projection. It makes me shiver from my very core. Fear is something I hadn't really felt since acquiring a certain skill. This. This. This-

"So Sillith. I want to make a deal. Now that I have Gin's permission, the last page of the W981MI form has his mark on it. I'm willing to trade it." Envy

"It works that way? You can just trade it?" Lust

Lust is making a bewildered look. This.... W981MI form? Is that a marriage certificate? It sounds like a tax form with a name like that..... Wait, Envy is trading it..... Have I lost a say at this point? Fuck..... The shivers disappear?

"Terms?" Sillith

Her voice goes back to normal? However, her twisted body is still there. Is that what she naturally looks like? Oh boy....

"I'm willing to trade as wel-" Lust

"SILENCE!" Sillith

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"Well, you don't have what I want, Lust. Now, I want Sloth, what remains of Sloth anyways." Envy

"Deal." Sillith

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"Huh?" Envy, Lust, Gin

We are all left bewildered at how quick the deal was. I hear a whisper.

"What's this all about?" Ravel

Ravel seems to have approached me and is just as confused as I am.

"I don't know. I think I've sold my soul or something?" Gin

"Well, they were talking about marriage but, can gods even-? I don't know.... I don't like them talking about you like property though." Ravel

Vulki nods and Set agrees through telepathy. Kess is looking at the projection of Sillith weirdly...

".....Should I have asked for more? Well, that's that I guess." Envy

Envy's projection disappears into nothingness. The fallen dwarves have already dismantled the circle that was used to make the projection of Envy appear. They are hightailing it out of the castle.....

"Fuck. Now this body is useless. Hmmmm..... Should I stay here? Nah. Got some other studs to capture~. Sorry little Gin~ \u003e_\u003c Gotta go~!" Lust

Lust's body crumbles into a pink sand..... Thank god....? The projection of Sillith remains. Sillith talks to me through telepathy.

'... I'm sorry for misleading you, Gin. I truly love you. It's my fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault. Fault-' Sillith

'A-ahhh.... I see....' Gin

I'm truly screwed now aren't I? Perhaps there is a divorce process?....! I feel a shiver run through me as I think that. This.... Shouldn't affect me until I can ascend, right?...

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????? Wait, why did I agree to any of them? Couldn't I have just.....

I'm an idiot. I should watch out whenever I agree to anything from here on out.

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'I have to go. I need to settle the matter with Envy..... Bye, Gin." Sillith

Sillith's projection disappears leaving me, Ravel, Kess, Vulki, Set and the royal guards...? Where's Inival? Was she still sleeping? Seems like someone is going to have to tell her about all of this.... She is a worshipper of Sillith so, she may be upset to have not seen her through the projection.

"Trying to force herself on master..... Disgusting" Set

"Agreed, they did not give master Gin much of a choice here. Besides, it seems like that Sillith has a few screws loose in her head." Vulki

".....I'm hun..... No. I'm fine...." Kess

*Sigh

"Why did this have to happen....." Gin

"....What are your thoughts on the marriage part?" Ravel

Ravel asks me a good question with a worried face.

"Honestly, I have no desire when it comes to that sort of thing. Love and intimate relationships are something that have I given up on. Love is fleeting. It fades with age and time. That's what I have seen in marriages that fail..... They depend on 'love' and not actual affinity. Partnership. You could say that affinity is included into love but, it is not. At least, that is how I've perceived it...." Gin

"....I don't know..... I.... I loved Wetho.... I love Wetho." Ravel

"That wasn't just infatuation, although that was present.... You two had something.... Special. Even with the lack of emotions and feelings as drow, you two seemed to have a special affinity...." Gin

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The royal guards leave? What's with this atmosphere?

"Gin, I know. I know that I have a special affinity for you. I didn't know how to express it before. That is why I want-, have to be a broodmother. So that you can feel some sort of affinity for me as well." Ravel

".....It may be rude to ask this, but, you are not using me as a 'new' Wetho are you?" Gin

I ask this jokingly. It's highly doubtful, but, she may have tried shifting her feelings and 'affinity' for Wetho over to me in her anguish. Even if I don't line up in it.....

Ravel POV-

"No, I've had this for a while. A feeling. No, something more. Before Wetho died this has been building. It's one more deeply rooted than the one I had-.... have for Wetho..... Although it is painful and disgraceful to say so....." Ravel

I understand now. What loyalty really is. Not 'just' a measurement of whether someone will betray you or not. Gin is incredible for helping me realise this. Affinity. That is a part of it as well. Affinity wrapped in Loyalty, spiraling..... What am I thinking of? Is this it? What 'true' love is perhaps? Even if I am wrong, Even if 'it' is wrong. I will abandon myself to it. Vulki gives me a happy look as I observe my loyalty for Gin again.

Loyalty: 99