( Part I , X , XII )
Mystery and Cloud were flying off to rejoin War's troop, Club was leading the group of returned Ordinals, and Dream had awoken to find herself at the Well of Vocabulary, where Surprise revealed to her something extraordinary indeed.
Long ago, it had been concluded that there was nothing underneath the impenetrable foundation of the Wordspace. That foundation was all that stood between the words that lived cheerfully above it from the existential nightmare of a space that might or might not exist, with or without any lexical life.
As a result, Dream was surprised when Surprise led her down a tunnel that apparently led down into the underside of the Wordspace, and showed her an immense structure, a word that somehow seemed to stretch on forever. Deep in that underside, every so often a booming 'Infinity' was heard, bouncing along the ceiling.
What was it?
* * *
Dream looked upon the mystery under the surface of their world, and felt a shadow of familiarity.
"Infinity!"
There was a twist of half-memory teasing at the edges of her mind. Was it connected to her eons-long sojourn elsewhere?
She turned toward the exit, deciding that a trip to the common room might be in order, in this odd complex under the world.
"Infinity?" Boomed the voice.
Dream turned back.
A massive eye opened up before her. She looked upon this eye, the eye of Forever.
* * *
Mystery was astounded when the Wordspace far beneath himself and Cloud seemed to convulse once. War, at the head of her troop, stumbled and fell, as did most of her comrades.
* * *
Club and the Ordinals also stumbled as the foundation moved beneath them. When they regained their footings, First looked stunned. He began to mutter under his breath, and moved away, gesticulating his syllables wildly. He looked so frustrated that Club worried for his etymological health!
It will continue, somehow...
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