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It was then that Mr. Kay and Hua learned of the opposing side of Eve's range of emotion.
As Mr. Kay's disturbing words leaked into her fluffy ears, she felt her long brain squirm with rage and disappointment. The village and universe that Mr. Kay constructed dissolved into mist at Eve's own mental command, and the two humans gazed about, confused, as everything floated away. They looked to Eve for instruction and explanation, but the beast only stomped a foot in return. She got down on all fours and yanked her mask off her face, forcing Mr. Kay to gaze upon himself.
"You are not allowed to remain in White Space!" she shrieked. "This might seem like a wonderous realm at first, but to anyone who is not born of Kelpakaichi will eventually become insane from lack of natural physics. You might think you can just craft your own sustenance and water, but my dear Mr. Kay, let me tell you what is imagined here is always imagined. It isn't real bread you bake or real juice you drink. It is all fake. You will die in White Space if you stay here."
Eve was upset with herself for evoking this wrath inside of her soul, but it was the only way to get through to this troubled human before her. She always attempted to be frugal with how often she utilized her anger, but this was a moment to unleash it.
"You forbid you to stay," she continued. "The Grand Mother gives all of her children a certain job, and I am in charge of knowing the fates of the organisms in all of the surrounding dimensions. I know your path, Mr. Kay, and I know yours as well, young Hua. And staying here, in my home, is not part in either of your life journeys. Now, leave."
Eve pointed a paw at a distant part of White Space, and the fireplace slipped open for the humans to crawl through. Tears were dribbling from Mr. Kay's lovely eyes, and Hua rubbed his shoulders as she led him towards the portal. He cast a forlorn glance over his shoulder at his therapist before he and his daughter returned to earth. Mr. Kay believed that he was protected by Eve, but now that her tough love had been revealed, he wasn't too sure. He understood why she briefly put them in exile, but the primitive segment of his mind revolted and cried out. How dare Eve protect him, even if it meant breaking his heart?
As the fireplace slithered shut, Eve sluggishly lowered her ears. She loved the humans, but she feared something like this would happen. It happened with the other children she cared for. Why return to the pain of the other dimension when White Space was here, free of danger? Well, White Space was dangerous in other ways. Kelpakaichi was intelligent, but intelligence does not exempt someone from making a tragic mistake. She had made dangerous creatures in the past that her children had to help eradicate from White Space. Outside of White Space, there were plenty of vengeful monsters that wanted to conquer the connecting dimension, and that is part of why Kelpa made her children. They were her beautiful army. Controlling White Space gave a species an incredible and powerful advantage, but this place was meant to be a neutral area. It was only Creature Blu's territory.
Eve rubbed her forearms, revealing her distraught, before she turned away, ambling deeper into the only home she had known. She felt the fabric of the dimension bend under her feet, making the journey to her mother shorter. Kelpakaichi came into view, her small form curled up like a dead spider as she thought about what her next creation would look like. Genetics were not part of Kelpa's births. She constructed her daughters in her head before they became material in her abdomen, growing and developing before being ejected into the world. Creature Blu lifted her head as she sensed the unstable mind of Eve, and some greenish goo dripped from the c***k in her head.
The substances that came out of Blu's face showed her emotions. Pink bubbles spilled out when she was happy, and dark tar spat out in response to a disgusting stimuli. With sadness came green slop, and anger called for billowing clouds of scalding steam. There were many more emotions as well.
"I think I broke a human today, mother," Eve muttered.
"I heard it," Blu said, her voice drifting through Eve's mind. Her words weren't emitted by vocal chords like Eve's were; she just dropped her ideas directly into the mind. "But what you did was right. I would have done the same."
"I thought you would be angry. You forbid us from harming humans or other creatures."
"You are right, yes, but a soul must be hurt if it means saving it. Mr. Kay will come to understand, don't you worry. I am proud of you, Eve. You are so kind, and I am so proud you have learned to care for all creatures. You do not judge organisms that look very different from us; you just want to befriend them."
"It took me some time to get past how strange humans look, though."
"But you did. You didn't just give up. You didn't kill the child humans because you feared them. You discovered they had personalities and needed you to protect them. I love you, Eve."
"I love you too, Creature Blu."
Kelpakaichi got up and meandered to her daughter, rubbing her shoulder upon Eve's furry leg, trying to comfort her. "Eve, I think I might be barren."
"What?"
"I can't seem to make another child."
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