Re: Christine ( \oO.Oo/ )
You know what!? You're right! I did! Helena said, picking up the gun properly and leaning it on her shoulder, now seeming set fully on using it at some point. Net launcher, one of my favourite things. Especially when you get some of the more interesting things to load it with. Lesson first, then fun. She said, almost sadly setting it back down before approaching Christine.
Crawling onto the bed in the sexiest manner possible, hips swaying back and forth, Helena slid right up face to face with Christine and simply Kissed her, giving Christine just a little bit of a lusty burn to deal with in the process to make deepening that kiss a little easier, before Christine caught Helena's eyes, and in an instant, they were both standing...
There was really no way to fathom exactly where they were, but it was like standing over a yawning abyss looking at the twisting fabric of reality boiling around them, shifting like the northern lights in 360 degrees of color and sensation for them to gaze at, and it continued on as far as she could see in almost any direction, except for what Christine currently viewed as Straight Down.
Welcome to the Maelstrom. Helena said cheerfully, standing there with her in all her insane glory while her voice echoed a thousand times for no reason Christine could see. Helena was doing something with her finger, which was glowing ominously again just like before, drawing what looked very much like an equation in the air. Believe it or not, Magic follows complex but discernable laws and so does this place. Though it boils down to the question between Chaos and Order. Doing this the Right way, the Order way, the Angel way, takes too long to learn and is boring as fuck. Doing it MY way, the Demon way, the Protean way, means learning and truly understanding that Chaos is a fundamental and controllable force in the multiverse and can be harnessed. You can see why doing this the first few times drove to insanity, among other bad habits of mine. But you have about 50 years of world hopping before you hit that point, and another 50 to circle back around to sane, and you can do it all, with this... Helena said, trying to explain the in fucking explainable.
In the air in front of her was an equation, literally, using symbols and mathematical language that Christine had only seen through the windows of advanced physics classes in her University, and worse, some of them were constantly shifting as things changed, but the basic structure of the equation remained the same.
If I make this one a constant, instead of a variable... Like say, a specific thing I'm looking for, Time, Place, Distance, and even Universe become variable. If I force two constants, say a specific kind of person, say... an egg tester, AND a timeframe, the possibilities for the other variables skyrocket into the trillions of quadrillion possibilities for me to find. The more specific you try to be, the worse it becomes and the less likely you are to get what you actually want. But something very interesting happens when you do... This. Helena said, and suddenly every slot in the equation read, even to Christine, as Zero. Null Value, No specification. Chaos given full reign. The destination took on a symbol that pulsed. A Zodiac symbol. Plenty of names, one specific set of meanings. Libra, The Scales.
If I give everything up, and stop trying to travel, and simply aim above all else, to be anywhere at anytime for any reason. I get one destination. One certainty in all the chaos. I will wind up Here. In this place. The Maelstrom, the heart of the multiverse where the most chaotic forces in all of existence hold dominance. Not even Angels tread here. And from here? The rules lighten up. If you can gather enough power, to use this spell, and get to this place? You can actually determine, roughly mind you, this is the home of chaos, your destination. And when I found you? I was looking for another Tester to set free just like I was.
Christine felt the equation literally BURN itself into her mind, searing into her memories, unable to ever be forgotten, no force in all of creation ever capable of scrubbing her soul clean of a secret that even to Christine, spoke of more sacrifice, Personal and Otherwise, then she could fathom. How long had Helena ACTUALLY spent figuring this out in a place like this where Time could not be measured because it didn't exist. The possibility was staggering... What had she given in the end to acquire what she was now handing over without a seconds hesitation to Christine... And Why...
The answer was obvious in the end. Chaos, Helena was actively sowing Chaos wherever she went for Chaos' sake. She had no greater purpose other then to enjoy her immortality. And like that, they were back in the room, Helena breaking the kiss, the moment lasting only seconds in truth, but the secret was Christine's. It was only a matter of skill and power now and she could literally travel the universes. The greatest lesson I can give.. she whispered. What was the point of it all if I don't give it away like a gift... I've freed you from existence in it's pathetic linear sense. If you can gather the power, you're truly free. she whispered, before she was guiding Christine gently to her feet and stepping away from her.
Before Christine knew it she had the gun in her hands again and was grinning. Now... about the Fun I also promised you... she said, eyes glinting with mischief.
