TAKE X (6-5-17: The End)

> Meion: Safeguard the book.



Before anything else, you make a quick note inside the front cover: "This book can only be edited after the fact by Meion, the God of Knowledge and Records." Now, if the worst happens, they won't be able to edit the book again.

> Meion: Don't let them cooperate.



Next, you think you should throw a wrench in what could be a nasty development. "But the human Travler had no recognition of the shade after all."

Them recognizing each other could have been disastrous.

> Palmer: Keep up the distraction.



As you're about to throw more of your empties at the Travlers, the newer one cracks. "Enough of this! You're just in the way!" She snaps the book open and begins to write in it, but her expression quickly turns sour. Her eyes track to the ex-goddess. "What... did you... do?!"

The goddess snatches the book out of her hands and looks inside the front cover. Then she slowly looks upwards to you, fire raging in her eyes.

You're not entirely certain what is going on.

"This is YOUR fault!" the goddess cries. "You! Deadman! EVERY SINGLE TIME! How do you keep DOING this?! Every time I get something good, you manage to WRECK IT ALL!"

The goddess is holding the book in one hand. This is prudent to mention because her other hand is suddenly wreathed in flame. "If I can't use this book, then I'll incinerate it! If I'm going down, you all are coming with me! NOBODY ONE-UPS SIENNA TRAVLER!"

> Meion: This isn't good.



You have to think quickly. You can feel things beginning to unravel.



The facts are these:

Stopping them from working together didn't stop them from both being threats.

Something needs to be done to fix everything. From the beginning.

Otherwise Travler will keep on doing this over and over again.



You flip the book open. It's only barely legible at this point.

Stop the goddess from coming back to the Centrality? No, Sienna would still be a problem.

Stop Sienna from getting the orbs? Then the goddess is still in power.

No, you'll need to go back further...

Undo the edits the goddess made in the first place? No, because then the original Travler would be on a path to do the same thing.

You need to find some way to neutralize her as early as possible to prevent any chance of something like this happening again.

Your eyes widen, and you begin flipping back through the book.



You find the correct page and start writing. You just hope you have enough time--