Chapter Ten
The memory part of the joining is over, as I’m in that telltale emptiness that is the joining environment, and there’s a synapse-hologram of Nostradamus floating in front of me. As per usual, he’s attached to that uncanny shape-entity that is his Headspace representation.
“You.” My anger makes me drop a few feet. “You’re here to drain my powers, aren’t you?”
“I’m sorry,” he says. “This is the only way to make sure you don’t ruin everything.”
“Your Plan Ultime, you mean? I saw your memories. I know about that.”
He floats down, a worried grimace twisting his face. “All the more reason you have to be neutralized. This is the last I will say to you. I’m going to meditate, and I suggest you do the same.”
To punctuate his words, he folds himself into a lotus position and just f
