Cadman City - 910: Monica and Mosna Forgot Both the Good and the Bad, and Let the Past Fade into Nothing (Bonus Chapter for 510 Monthly Tickets)

"Whirr."

Hand in hand, Murphy and Adele stepped out through the narrow crack, now so small that only two people embracing could squeeze through. The moment he returned to the material world, the Administrator felt the roars and tethers coming from behind him.

It was as if countless hands were tugging at him, unwilling to let him leave so easily.

Clearly, the greedy Warp had no intention of letting go of any poor soul who entered and made off with its treasures. But as the honorable Administrator, Murphy had certain privileges.

He turned to look at the crack, still trying to lash out under the suppression of the pale light. The once-calm forces of Chaos within it now churned like "stormy waves" in a tiny basin, forming solid, purplish-black claws that reached for Murphy and Adele, trying to drag them back into the heart of Chaos.

"Thank you for your hospitality, but your place is a little too uncivilized for my tastes. I've no plans to visit a second time anytime soon!"

Murphy waved his hand. A spectacular red blade of light burst from it, then, covered by the power of the Omega Program, swept down in a single slash. It cut apart every spectral claw that had emerged, cleanly ending the crack's final counterattack after a thousand years in the material world.

The Omega Program surged with energy, unleashing a shockwave. Combined with the Beta Program's suppressive seal, it drove the last of the crack back into another dimension in mere seconds.

All that remained was a fissure flickering with irregular white light, like a botched surgeon's stitches across the fabric of reality.

The Warp rift was now completely sealed. The Omega Program continued working to smooth out the lingering entanglement between the two planes, like putty filling a