Eos did not reply and watched these three souls closely, tracing every line of their souls, their fate, their Memories, and their Destinies, and, sure enough, he saw the faint link that bound these three to him.
His lifeforce was overwhelmingly greater than these three, as comparing it would be like holding up three grains of sand against an entire universe, and yet the power of End did not care, a bargain was a bargain, and it would take all of his lifeforce and resurrect these three.
Of course, a majority of his power would be given up to End in exchange, but that was simply the cost of doing this exchange.
Eos closed his hands over the three Soul Origin and was about to place them away when he was stopped by Nyxara, "You know, taking these souls would bind you to help my cause, and you have not yet asked me what I want from you."
Giving a smile that did not reach his eyes, Eos replied to her, "You want me to kill your siblings for their power. That is a pretty obvious conclusion, Nyxara, but I wonder, if even I can figure out your ploy, how can you be so sure that your siblings do not know that these thoughts are in your head?"
There was a brief flash of surprise in her eyes, but it was quickly covered, and Eos wondered if that had been revealed just for his benefit.
She smiled, "The thoughts of my siblings are known to me, Eos, and you do not need to fear they will make unexpected moves. What I would love to know is how you are so comfortable with me growing so powerful? Do you truly believe that with all of their powers in my body, you will still have a chance?"
Eos shook his head, "You are not seeing the entire picture, Nyxara, and you have not yet succeeded, and you are in danger of counting your flock before they are hatched, but there is something tangible that I can draw from, and it is the past. Tell me..." Eos smiled like a wolf, "... did you forget what they did to your Incarnation inside Eosahβs Reality?"
Nyxara shrugged, "Your attempt to rile up my emotions would not work like you think, Eos. It had always been my intention to be imprisoned inside of Oblivion. How else did you think we escaped from the plans of the Temple of End? Speaking about the Temple, I saw their greeting gifts to your realm. Your enemies are increasing Eos, and yet you are still determined to play these mind games with me."


"The point," Eos said, "Is to show you how I see this conflict. I have noticed that your line of thinking can be particularly focused. It is a perfect tool for a predator and not a commander." Eos paused, "That is the first reason that I want you to succeed, Nyxara. You are a great tactician, but you are not a good commander. All of you are different, Nyxara, with various strengths and weaknesses, and even though you do not believe it, they make you stronger, and I want you to kill them and rid yourself of their aid, because it blinds you."
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