Chapter 100.5 - Azokka's Tantrum "What in the name of Avatar Aang do you think you are doing?" She said quietly, clearly on the edge of an all-out rage. "I was taking my first nap in weeks in your future house, and suddenly Percy says" she mimicked him in a high, singsong voice "
oh no, Overlord, there are two women fighting in Lunar Lakes! And of course, since Percy is useless, I have to come down and fix this myself!"
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Who is Percy?" Mikayla asked cheerfully, clearly unaware that she was in serious danger of having her behind roasted.
"Who? What? Oh, Percy--he's that gent right over there. My date. Say hi to the people, Percy!"
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Erm, I'm not really sure of what--"
"Don't strain yourself, sweetie. Composting and flowers. Stick to what your mind can comprehend."
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Yes, ma'am."
"PERCY YOU HAVE DISTRACTED ME FROM MY RAGE! Where was I?"
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They woke you up from your nap?"
"Oh, yes. Good boy."
"YOU WOKE ME UP FROM MY NAP!"
Zykara shifted nervously from foot to foot. She had seen what happens when Azokka is angry. "
I was only following your orders! You told me to invade Sunset Valley if the dynasty doesn't start making some serious progress, and--"
"Did I give you permission to speak? No, no, no! You have nearly eliminated the dynasty in that little stunt you pulled earlier! I told you to install mods in the Moonstone game, and somehow you screwed up my entire computer! I could have terminated you after that, but I did not, because you are my most powerful, ruthless general."
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I am honored by your praise, Overlord, but--"
"DID I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK?"
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N-n-no, Overlord."
"Zzzzt! Silence! I will deal with you later. If you thought Sunlit Tides was bad . . . let's just say that you should swallow your pride if you don't want to be demoted to cleaning latrines in Aurora Skies."
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Yes, Overlord. I'll follow your orders to the letter."
"Yes. You will. Now go change Percy's diaper, he's had another accident."
"Mikayla, Mikayla! I'm very pleased to see you. Nice job snagging Jerry, I've been trying to pair you up since he was a toddler."
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I've known you since I was a little kid. I heard you like my grandparents did after they became immortal. I knew what you were thinking. You created the butterflies."
"Yes, I did. Your brain is different from the others--it created a subconscious connection to me, the Watcher. I created the butterflies you so often see to close off that connection, keep it from driving you completely insane. There are some things no one can comprehend, and you were too young to ignore them."
"But that isn't important, now. This encounter was a lapse in judgment in one of my underlings, but in a way it's also a blessing. I needed to tell you something. Something essential to the survival of this universe. Every universe that I control."
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Okay," she said with as much seriousness as she could muster, but a grin was already lighting up her face. Mikayla loved nothing more than to be a hero, simply because she wanted to save people. She loved to be good.
"I am Thana Azokka, Mikayla. The Dark, the Death, the Tyrant--I am the embodiment of this side of my personality. But Light Azokka has been lost, and now I am unbalanced. The light and dark are unbalanced. Light Azokka is the Dreamer, the Fantasy, the Writer--without her, the universe will fold on itself and collapse. And as lovely as that sounds, it would probably be bad in the long run."
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What does that have to do with me?"
"You'll find out, Mikayla. You have all eternity to find out. Now, go chat with Percy now that he's clean."
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And then the spaceship lightbulb came down and smashed into the chicken egg! And the chicken said, What came first, the chicken or the egg? Even though it's obviously the chicken!"
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Please! Can we just talk about composting?"
"Zykara, I am in an unusually good mood. Island Paradise is due to come in the next few days, I'm having fun with the Moonstones, and the seventh generation is already a teen in-game. Because of this, I'm going to allow you to return to your duties immediately."
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Thank you, Overlord. You are most generous."
"Yes, I know. You will return to your spaceship tomorrow. Until then, changing Percy's litter and diaper is your responsibility."
"But know this . . . if you
ever disobey my orders again, you should have your will written up beforehand and a parka, because deep space is supposed to be cold this time of year. Dismissed!"
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Overlord . . . it happened again!"
Thana Azokka smiled fiendishly. "Zykara, I assume you'll handle that. I'm going to go have a chat with Franco Wolff-Cruz about his idea of respecting a marriage."
Zykara Ludaris waited for the Watcher to leave before turning to Mikayla. "
Don't think you're out of the clear, butterfly girl. I won't forget that you made me look like a fool in front of Azokka. I'll be watching you."
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I'll be watching you right back, alien. And I have a laser cannon."
She returned to her spaceship and set the coordinates for home. There was a birthday party she simply could not miss.
*The lovely Percival Dojo is property of Rhoxi, and a member of Samura's Dojo Dynasty. I very much recommend reading it if you haven't already.
