"Open your eyes! I'm your daddy."
A dog bark rang out from the void, and Sera, immersed in the world of consciousness, jolted awake. She didn't need to name names to know that the one mouthing off was her doggy ally.
She hadn't felt this peaceful in a month. As her psychic power was gradually drained away and Psionic Energy filled the void it left behind, her soul and body began to merge. At last, after Hogg released the final shackle, she became a newly born mother entity, independent of the original.
"This is power!!"
Crimson lightning crackled atop the tallest spire on Prospero. The sky, controlled by the device, was thick with dark clouds. The laws of physics began to warp, as if heralding the awakening of some terrifying beast.
At last, a colossal cyclone formed high above the planet, visible to the naked eye from orbit. Crimson lightning flashed through it from time to time, and unrelenting rain fell upon the normally arid Prospero, leaving its residents in awe at the birth of a miracle.
"Cack-cack, loyalty!"
The eggshell, molded from Hogg's flesh, developed a crack. A claw popped out, and then the shell burst apart completely, revealing the ultimate creation that had been born within.
The naked woman showed not the slightest hint of anything eerie. Instead, she exuded a divinity that seemed beyond reach. Her original golden hair had completely changed into a thick, dazzling mass of silver. Her eyes, too, held a childlike innocence much like Hogg's. Master Hogg was quite pleased—until he looked lower and suddenly froze, his gaze turning sharp.
"Alright, alright, put that power away! I still need to reclaim the flesh."
As soon as he spoke, the fleshly embryos covering the laboratory dissolved instantly, turning into a stream of blood that