YT!Alphatale / Marionette Chapter 2: Bottom Tier Fodder

Error!404 and Ink face off for a few more seconds. Then, Ink makes the first move. Ink, being a Triple Mind Wizard, attacks in a way completely unfathomable to the feeble Dual Mind Error. The difference between separate Mind Levels is extremely vast. Single Mind, the very first level of Wizardry, is dwarfed by the Dual Mind to a mind-numbing degree. Directly above the Single Mind, there is the state known as the Joined Point I. Joined Point I transcends the Single Mind to the same degree that the Single Mind transcends the Branch System, being the infinite to its finite. Joined Point II transcends Joined Point I to the same degree which Joined Point I transcends Branch I, repeat ad infinitum. On the number line, the Joined Points are the finite, while Root I is the forever unreachable infinity. Root I is transcended by Root II to the same degree which Root I transcends Joined Point I, and Root II is then transcended by Root III with the same difference, repeat once-more, ad infinitum. The transcendent infinity to the finite order of the Roots is Dual Mind. This repetition of "Points" (Thought Point, Joined Point, etc.) and "Fixtures" (Branch, Root, etc.) is repeated for every single stage of the Mind. The "Point" which starts off above the previous Mind will always transcend that Mind to the same degree with that Mind transcends its own system of "Fixtures". Then, that "Point's" respective "Fixtures" will transcend the "Point" system in question to the same degree which "Point I" transcends the previous Mind. Note that this does not mean that the difference is exactly the same. The same language is simply applied; one would (for absolute accuracy) say that Joined Point I's transcendence over the Single Mind requires the addition of infinite Single Minds in between, each Single Mind transcending the previous to the same actual difference that the Single Mind and Branch I have. In this system which we add to truly show the difference between the Single Mind and Joined Point I, the third Single Mind transcends the second Single Mind with the same difference that the second Single Mind transcends the first Single Mind, repeat ad infinitum. On this number line, the Branch system is *zero*, and the first Single Mind is *one*, and Joined Point I is infinity. This is effectively what is meant when "to the same degree" is expressed; the transcended is placed as a finite *one* in this kind of number line and the transcendent is infinity.

Back to the actual fucking plot, the battle between Ink and Error!404 simply cannot be understood by Error. He has no idea whether the fight lasts an instant, or an eternity, or even who has an advantage. His mind simply cannot process what is happening before his very eyes. Eventually, or maybe immediately, Ink is blasted away in a flash of light, covered in bruises and cuts all across his body. His suit is ruined, having been painted red by his own wounds. In another flash of light, Ink is suspended midair. "Do you believe me, now?" asks Error!404, having not taken his hands out of his pockets yet. "YES! YES! GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!" screams out Ink. Then, Ink is placed upon the ground, all wounds healed. "What... just happened?" Error thinks to himself. "There's no way... Ink was... defeated? What kind of monster is that 404 guy?"

"Not a monster. A god. The God," remarks Error!404, still in his droning, emotionless voice, his words having no meaning or implication past what is said. Thus, utter silence ensues. Error, standing frozen in disbelief, Ink, kneeling, awaiting punishment or forgiveness. "Now that all the justification for the rest of this has been set-up... I want both of you two to become my subordinates." Error!404 finally shows a bit of emotion, yawning provocatively as he says so. "WAIT!" exclaims Ink, getting up from his kneel. "I am eternally grateful for your forgiveness God, but why would you let scum like that into your party? Error is useless." Error, having been abused by Ink for the past three years, having been downtrodden and made a fool of for the entire day, finally snapped seeing Ink lose just as badly as him. "Well, fuck you! Listen, 404, sir, you shouldn't let this guy in, either. I'll improve enough to do what he can do and better, just watch!" he yells. "Bullshit." says Ink. "Let the two of us fight, God. The winner shall become your eternal servant, and the loser will be vanished. Permanently." Error!404 smirks, then says, "Yes, that is in order. However, currently, it wouldn't be much of a fight, so listen."

Error and Ink look up at Error!404, both desperately vying for the other's death. Error!404 seems to be thinking of his speech. No matter, Ink and Error are patient. At last, Error!404 says, "Training arc. We're having a training arc." Error exclaims, "You'll train me, sir!?" Ink is taken aback, but he keeps his mouth shut. "Not exactly," continues Error!404, "I'll just throw you into a pit of Unnamables. As for you, Ink, go figure that shit out." Ink bows, then disappears. Error says, "Uh, what's an Unnamable?". Error!404 answers, "Good question. I suppose we'll find out?", and so he picks Error up by the scruff of his neck, and walks up to a cliffside that was just out of frame. It seems to go on forever and forever, an endless darkness. Error starts to freak out, and tries to complain, but doesn't get a chance as he is thrown at blinding speeds into the chasm, and loses consciousness. He awakens, finding himself on dark stone inside a large hall. A paper floats down from above, dropped in by Error!404. It lands on Error's head. He gets up, and grabs the paper, rubbing his head. It seems to be a map of a maze. On the bottom of the sheet, a message is written.

"Your training is leaving here alive.

- ~~Love~~ ~~Sincerely~~ ~~Best regards~~ From Error!404, the God of the Multiverse"

"Oh," says Error to himself. "Well, that can't be too hard!". He picks himself up, and begins to trace the map, walking leisurely through the maze. He wonders what Error!404 meant by Unnamables, though. In the next nebulous instant, which-is-totally-unrelated-to-time-actually, Error would come to know. A raving beast bursts forth, tearing through the ancient black stone. There is no fitting description for its body in this medium. Just off of vibes, it would be described as something like zzzuiagdisugdosluagoxuagofu8atfgdo8asuyf8w9afysta8f0w8fyash8fyhS\*)AT)8f. It is far too swift for Error, bashing his skull in instantly, grabbing him by the legs simultaneously, and ripping his spine off too. His body is folded into pieces, and his mind is broken by the simple glimpse of it. The Unnamable bears down on him, eating his name. That is their sustenance, yes. Names. Error grabbed at its "jaw", trying to pry it off of him,

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