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| | Rigel would have to set off the next segment again. He wanted it to be better than the last, even acknowledging that he would fail in some regards. | | Rigel would have to set off the next segment again. He wanted it to be better than the last, even acknowledging that he would fail in some regards. |
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| − | Rigel set about planning another stage. He would do so in honor of Sophiy. The plants would be his allies. Whether or not they wanted to. | + | Rigel set about planning another stage. |
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| + | The plants would be his allies. Whether or not they wanted to. |
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| − | In the aftermath, Rigel felt a sense of satisfaction. Yet, he also knew that there would be more. For long after the universe decayed to whatever came next, even if it did not return in another full cycle, there would at the least still be those creatures that survive off the decays of previous systems.
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| − | Rigel felt unsure, yet proud. He was happy to have had least had a part in the destruction of the universe. Yet, he also wanted more.
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| − | Rigel looked around.
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| − | It wasn't over yet.
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| − | As Rigel flew through more lightyears, he could see the remnants of the universe gradually growing darker.
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| − | The maintenance of the various components of space had fallen apart. Disarray.
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| − | In one region, Rigel recognized the star cluster where he had first met Sophiy.
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| − | Now, she too was gone.
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| − | The more Rigel carried on, the more things returned to normal. Had it all been a fake, after all, as some had suggested of the virus pandemic? Had Rigel dreamed the saga of destroying much of the universe?
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| − | Rigel looked around. Nope, not a fantasy. There were still remnants of entire civilizations floating freely through space, in many directions.
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| − | Rigel congratulated himself, then had a nap.
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| − | The more that things became normal again to Rigel, the more he wanted different things. Instead of the decaying ruins of the universe, he wanted to start producing something different. Rigel had had enough of this. | |
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| − | Would the universe continue to decay? Or was this just another part of the normal cycle?
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| − | Rigel could ask himself these questions, but he had no answer.
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| − | Rigel, who had somehow lived through so much, still felt like he was just starting out.
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| − | Rigel didn't know.
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| − | Perhaps it would be for someone else to find out.
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| − | What was different?
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| − | Rigel felt more confident, after having wrecked much of the known universe.
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| − | Rigel felt a sense of capacity, self-efficacy.
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| − | Not just to wreck it, but to wreck it and survive.
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| − | Rigel still felt the loss of Sophiy and more, but now he felt a willingness to go on.
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| − | Rigel had his new plans. That was good enough for him.
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| − | Rigel considered it important and appropriate to have gone through this experience.
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| − | Having done so, Rigel now felt like a better person.
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| − | Things got back to jostling. Rigel thought that this would be the end of his delaying. Then, on to the next destination!
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| − | It would be a challenge for Rigel to find someone even somewhat like her. But, he had a while in which to do so.
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| | ==Navigation== | | ==Navigation== |
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