A Contract With My Demon
"They don't want to save the world, Mia. They want to trigger a 'Big Crunch' to pull all the souls back into a single point, so they can start a new Bank with a clean ledger."
Behind Elara, the twelve Shareholders appeared, their holographic heads spinning with red 'Sell' signals.
"The inheritance is claimed," the Chairman’s voice boomed. "Thank you, Mia. You’ve been a very profitable asset."
The white void began to shrink. The music box in Mia’s hand started to glow with a blinding, thermal heat.
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The music box exploded, but it didn't release fire. It released a swarm of black, digital locusts that began to eat the very fabric of the High Heaven.