This is... too much thinking for them. He shrinks back, but still trying to puff out his chest as he does.
"...Wh-whatever. I'm not scared, you just stink. C'mon, this is boring."
The children back off and run to find an easier, less existentially weird target to push around.
Despite finding a moment of peace, you realize this feeling of being unwanted and looked down on will linger for the rest of your life. All the same, it’s still life - and you have places to be.
Without warning, the illusion around you shatters like glass - the world around you now nothing more than images reflected in each broken shard. They fall away into the abyss, and you are returned to the floating platform.
Kyrie’s statue dissolves into blue energy, which your weapon once again absorbs. The base becomes another pillar of light, spilling out from a portal to the next level.
Re: LEVEL 1
"...Wh-whatever. I'm not scared, you just stink. C'mon, this is boring."
The children back off and run to find an easier, less existentially weird target to push around.
Despite finding a moment of peace, you realize this feeling of being unwanted and looked down on will linger for the rest of your life. All the same, it’s still life - and you have places to be.
Without warning, the illusion around you shatters like glass - the world around you now nothing more than images reflected in each broken shard. They fall away into the abyss, and you are returned to the floating platform.
Kyrie’s statue dissolves into blue energy, which your weapon once again absorbs. The base becomes another pillar of light, spilling out from a portal to the next level.
Awayyyy