I lay in silence for a minute, an hour, an epoch perhaps. A living void of aether surrounds me on all sides. There is nothing here to disturb me. My rest seems complete. There is nothing lacking until there is. Some part buried beneath the calm recognizes that which is off. Something breaks the numbness that is my very being. A single name rises to my lips. Though I do not rise. I stir in the emptiness though my voice lacks anything more than the message that I intend to deliver. "Still hiding Rish? You didn't send another child to threaten me did you?"
The void shivers as a voice alone fills it. There is no warmth nor is there the essence of cold. There is an implacability to each and every word. "Impertinent even in the end. Your betrayal stung, but In your death I will be consoled."
"If you had killed me alone I would have accepted this knowing that your end would soon follow. However, you took her from me and for that you will suffer."
"An empty threat."
"Is it? I know that the council does not know what you have done. Even if they never find out now that I have no intention of letting you go free. When I survive I am coming for you. There will be nowhere that you can hide. I will slay your progeny before your eyes. Your Mindscapes and realms will be burned to the ground. I will leave your temples as dust beneath my feet. Your worship will be forgotten. Then I shall decide whether I will do you the mercy of handing you over to them for judgement. Go now and tremble before what you have unleashed."
"I will destroy you. You speak lies."
"You try and assure yourself that you are safe. You know what you cannot do Rishmaveta. Leave me and know this day that your end will come soon."
The voice vanishes and I descend again into my peaceful void.
