That which was called 'The Enemy' was in deep... consideration.
It was one, and it was many.. not quite a hive, or a combined entity- it was hard to work out exactly 'what' it was. That was largely the point of its existence. It existed before 'existence', in its simple non-existent state. (it was best not to delve too deeply into the metaphysics of this situation, as they were the meta of said physics)
But all that changed, when suddenly... there simply was.. is... and will be. Past, Present, future.. ideas and concepts, and the universe became a lot more bewildering. A natural event? Who knew... but it was a universe of patterns. Strange symmetries and matter, infinities to explore- not just an infinity of within, but to interact with and change in some ways...
but then they came. They removed them.. but still they came. So it was for this race called Humans... they always attacked them. They always sought to 'make' them 'something'... interacting with them, was always harmful, because the one question they would always ask...
What are you?
Then they would say...Enemy?
So that is what they became... the Enemy. But as all things to learn, it didn't understand how to 'be' an enemy, even if that is what it was supposed to be. All it knew what how humanity harmed them with their constant questions and desires to illuminate all things unknown. They did this now because they were the Enemy. They lived in the unknown spaces... the undefined...
The Julian-moon, was made from the uncertainty of one of the greatest equations of primal existence. That which humans defined as ... pi. It was one of the safest places to be- yet with the destruction of their celestial construct, linked intrinsically to the Great Equation, so was the equation of the universe disrupted. Geometry was going to suffer... and they were going to lose so much more.
... but it didn't end there. The beings, for... some strange reason, 'restored' them. Restored the equation and balance of the unknown, by using the Four Magic Girls...
They allowed Pi to exist... why?
Pi was almost solved. Yet for some reason, humans valued a circle being a circle in two dimensions. It might be the one time they Enemy and Humans had something in common. If Pi was solved, the result would be a space warp that would add extra dimensions to the universe- and possibly, another 'big-bang'- though that would have meant even their unknown to dissolve too. Could this possibly mean some kind of 'negotiation' is possible? Could they be... allowed to exist in certain places?
...but they will keep trying to solve us. Even now, pi is still being defined. Their machines are unyielding, we flee further but they keep defining it further.
Could we ask the humans to stop?
They will not stop... but enough of us now exist in what humans call pi, to maintain circles of infinity. We only exist because it serves -their- desire in reality. Nothing more.
suggest a change in tactics
that was an understatement to be certain. This world was too powerful now. The magic girls were becoming stronger with each battle, and it would only be a matter of time before...
...defeat.
A final battle... initiate the End Scenario... They didn't expect to win though. But still, the Enemy had to fight. It was...expected.
'I' have an idea
... Anomaly. Explain your individuality? There was just the twinge of a shudder in the voice of the many, as if it now understood there was a 'one' among them. It was them, yet not them... it resisted purging, Why? They tried to purge it again, to remove it, cut it off from the whole, but it was tenacious in its grasp, holding them all together.
'I' exist as- humans would define 'soul'. 'I' exist.
We have a soul now? They said with just the faintest twinge of anger. This.. was... bad! Had their interactions with humans tainted them so? Made them so much smaller? Reset this aspect of our nature immediately.
Attempt failed... Soul can not be removed.
Assessing... Soul has an impact rating of less then 0.001% on the actions of the consensus. No threat is detected.
Soul eventually settled into the medium of their shared existence. 'I'... can not act in any way against ourselves, it said strangely neutrally. There was no intonation or inflection on the voice as it spoke. It just.. was what it was. It was itself, and these were the many parts of itself. How could it fight itself? Yet why did it think otherwise?
Confirmed. The 'soul' can not go against our nature. our ambiguity is secure. Even with 'soul'.
'Soul' as it was defined now, existed as part of them. Enemy-Soul would probably be a difficult name for itself, but it was as it was implied. Perhaps it was their interaction with Julian that eventually sparked its creation... some part of it.. envied the parts that stayed with her. To become.. something. 'Soul' Was it's own experiment in a way to try and 'make' that aspect of itself, in its current form.
For the moment, 'soul' was a difficult understanding as it became part of their nature. It occupied a strange place as being one of them, bound to their will... yet was free in an intrinsics and strange way that seemed baffling. It claimed to have ideas... yet it could not provide ideas unless they gave it questions. How strange an entity this was!
What is desired? asked 'soul' after it sensed the constant probing of itself. 'self'.. was strange.
Survival.
'I have a possibility to offer. Co-existence?' asked soul offering a few possibilities that were for the moment, unimaginable to the greater whole. But certainly it understood the need to look at aspects greater then itself.
The nature of these beings and ours is of antipathy. What is 'The Enemy' to do?
'If' we can only be 'The Enemy' said Soul. 'The Enemy must do as the Enemy must do'.
Then it is accepted that The Enemy Fights. Annihilation is desired. What does 'soul' offer as a suggestion to destroy the definers?
'Soul' was almost sighful as it spoke. 'I am directed by one desire... to annihilate them as the consensus dictates. But soul asks... do not follow this course. It will cause great harm.'
'Harm? They harm. We have no empathy for them. They define and harm us and deride great feelings of 'pleasure' from every attack upon us.' This was so difficult! It was.. fighting with itself?! That shouldn't be possible! Yet they were.. arguing. Even if Soul couldn't do what they didn't want to do, it could 'argue'. Is this part of the human condition? Were they.. becoming human?
'soul' seemed to stand firm. 'we must negotiate... they did not understand our nature. We did not understand theirs. The harm might have been unintentional. I am close to understanding this...'
'You' are an anomaly upon the nature of the consensus. But that you are defined it can not be purged from us. You exist to serve the needs of the Whole.
'I serve our needs. Yes. I will attempt to survive for us.' Soul said with a slight sadness. 'Many of the Teaching of Julian were purged... however something new was learned. Something called... 'death'..'
Death is a lie
'No.. I... think it is real. And if I am right, only I will remain when... we die.'
'Death is a lie' they repeated again.
Soul sighed once more. 'The creatures of this world are not like us. They can not be merged... just as they can not understand us. understand.. me. If you wish to destroy them, you must go after them in a way that only a being as me could understand. That which 'defines' them... make them as uncertain as.. as we are. as I am...'
create uncertainty in their souls?
Yes... said soul, still neutral though sad at the same time.
how?
'Just... use the Truth.'
Julian was running through the woods. She was a deer, and being hunted. A wild beast. She didn't know what it was that was after her, but she ran for her life. Something was on her feet, biting, scratching, and she could only run so far.. would exhaustion claim her? Would she just be another deer, to be eaten?
She could only see the moon as she ran towards it, praying and hoping that it would give some kind of... sanctuary. But in the end she fell.. and she felt the dirt on her body and clothes, until she felt the strange soft furry body run onto her back, as little bites started on her feet-though no blood drawn. They were just playful bites.
"Got ya mum!' said the little wolf with a giggle. She was so young, but was clearly showing her mark to be so skilled as her father was.
Julian smiled looking down at the wolf that was her child and embraced her as it wagged her moon-slivery tail. "Yes you did. Let's play again..."
Julian woke up with a start. She- she was still in school. It... it was just a dream?
The enemy debated for many aeons of time, the words of Soul. They had to go back and look at everyone the encountered... analysing events with the concept of soul in their equations.
...what was 'the truth'?
So it came that they realised, the sunlight caused a strange transformation in the bodies of these people. It was a phenomenon that was often resulting in a 'lie'... an outer form that was capable of harming the enemy far more, then any 'human' could.
can we create a true reverse the changes of the sunlight?
The enemy could easily create a false reverse. Simply put one image over the physical form. But a true reverse was different... and would consume far more resource then they could imagine. If the enemy did this though, even the Angel Lucas would be vulnerable. The magic girls would be powerless... no longer even magic girls. There would be very few people with the resources to take them on, and finally they could create the annihilation event, and have the peaceful universe they desired.
Soul however was very concerned. Only if it is the truth... it said calmly. Please... do not use this project. It will use every part of us left. There will be nothing within nothing...
No choice. Analysis of project complete. The irredecent sun is a power that is not a dimensional aspect understood in the consensus. It is 'magic'... as identified by humans. With 'Soul', we are now capable of understanding and manipulating the force of magic.
There was a broad agreement as they looked over the strange equations, that had this new constant called 'magic' in it. Still it was not so easily defined as a force. This.. made it very uncomfortable to use. It almost felt like they were doing what the humans did to themselves.
step one... the earth must be blanketed in clouds of darkness... to block the light of the sun and prevent re-emergence of the changed. Second, we attempt the True-Reverse light equation on our Enemies, removing their change... Three, we create the Anti-Energy Vortex equation, and the planet is removed from existence
So the Enemy started to seed into the clouds, turning a small one black... the black cloud grew longer, as it also became thinner.
Slowly, so very slowly, it inched and moved... all these steps, would take a lot of time to accomplish.
