I've noticed that more and more frequently new people have been joining the CandleWorld ARG, and we've had to provide a messier and more confusing explanation every time. So I decided to make this to use until we have something better! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONTINUING FROM PART 4 (CA III is updated, the Gardener's account opens, and the pause on CandleWorld begins to lift) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= As the Great CandleWorld Pause slowly lifted, Pixed was reconstituted, and events in CA III progressed, The Gardener's (a character in the comic) profile was opened (@The-Gardener). The Gardener wouldn't answer questions about their joining of Sordid ideology, but would answer most other questions and also offered flowers to passing Pilgrims. Soon afterward, the Marquess's account and several others opened back up, and the Great CandleWorld Pause was lifted. @Moop-Abborel was healed, @visea began exploring their abilities, and the Marquess was fully recovered. After a year spent assumedly healing, the Marquess began to discuss a plan she had supposedly made with Kai and several Pilgrims to invade Vox-Space and rescue Padzel. This news spread to many other entities, who began to form their own plans around it. While this was happening, Kai, out of curiosity, opened Attoseli-Space. It was dangerous without Pragmist anchoring, however, and interacting would trap you inside without the ability to influence the rest of the CandleWorld universe. Meanwhile, in Vox-Space, Sharp and Padzel accepted the Gardener's invitation to join their gardening club in exchange for freedom. After Sharp made the choice for them, Padzel had an internal conversation with Kraz, now a voice in Padzel's head, in which Kraz explained their motives for going on their quest. It was revealed then that the universe was ending -- and the goal of every ideological core was to define the rules of the next universe in the way they believed was correct. This required the slaying of the Demiurge, hence Kraz embarking on a journey to defeat them. Kraz ultimately decided their mission was not Padzel's responsibility, and Padz came to the conclusion that, to discover who they truly were, they must make their own choices. The Pilgrimage was supportive, and encouraged Padzel to be free. Machine Blue panicked when they found this out, saying that the Machine would lose its purpose before being incapacitated. Blue's derivative then noticed a mysterious signal from the Dodecahedron, and tried to find out the status of Demiurge 1 (the Demiurge Kraz was trying to defeat). He also attempted to remove the mark the Overknower gave him. He realized the shard taken by Kai during their and Blue's battle was needed to increase the Dodecahedron's integrity. Upon finding out that the Spine was in control of it, Blue went after them. Meanwhile, in Vox-Space, the Marquess and her group of Pilgrims invaded. The opinions of the Pilgrims still figuring out who to side with were extremely varied, but eventually the Pilgrimage split into factions that supported Kai, the Marquess, and Solus-Detteri. Kai planned to take Padzel to False-Space, where they assumed Padzel's pursuers would follow. Then, she would distract them until she could summon a Visitor into the Space, where they would be killed without consequence to the Petals (as Xyliss said, Visitors could eliminate one thing from existence without harming their anti/derivatives). False-Space would then collapse, and the remaining Pilgrims would take Padzel to Attoseli-Space. Ideally, their pursuers would then be too confused in the chaos to follow. Meanwhile, the Petals would be evacuated to nearby Spaces and any open inner-spaces. The Pilgrimage was extremely hesitant to go through with this plan, as Kai was both a powerful Entity and a good friend. Eventually, though, most decided it was the best option (while several others formulated a secret plan to stop them). Kai and a group of supporting Pilgrims went into Vox-Space to rescue Padzel. Meanwhile, many other beings entered the Space, whether to accomplish their own goals, or to help the Voxian residents. This included many Pilgrims and Visea, who sought to protect Molly and fend off the Marquess to contain Kraz's Pragmism. Solus-Detteri (and 's Pilgrim) entered the Space before too long, and her and the Marquess began to fight. Padzel, Sharp, and the Gardener escaped from the school as Aetus Vox attempted to contain the damage and defeat the two invading groups. Suddenly, Kai's portal appeared in Padzel's path. Kai explained Solus and the Marquess's motivations, and offered to take them somewhere safe. As Sharp entered False-Space, though, he explained that those marked by Vox cannot exit Vox-Space, and that all Pilgrims who stayed in the Space for too long would lose control and become Voxian-Hatchlings due to Vox's control over Aetus probability. (continued in Part 6)
