human
Oscar:  “This place is a complete enigma.” What was this Harvesting that had been going on for four centuries? Before Oscar could think too deeply on it, he sensed something and popped his head up. A new assailant had appeared. He was about to ready Akashia to face off against this unknown male mage when the man abruptly exploded.
gpt
Oscar:  Impressed and awed, “You’re really something, you know that?”
human
Tinasha:  “This seems to have no end. It’s all just information, which is how it constructs duplicates.”
gpt
Oscar:  “Human copies, huh? If that’s not normally possible, does that mean that there was a mage capable of the feat long ago?”
human
Tinasha:  “No. The laws of magic are immutable, whether past or present… This place employs something that should, by all rights, be impossible, even for me or a high-ranking demon.”
gpt
Oscar:  “Something outside the laws of magic… Has there never been anything like that before?”
human
Tinasha:  After an awkward pause, “That magic orb.”
gpt
Oscar:  Oscar recalled the little sphere that had allowed the two of them to meet in the first place. The object’s very existence undeniably defied the laws of magic.
human
Tinasha:  Bitterly, “Ultimately, my people failed to destroy the ruins the last time. We didn’t break its automatic defense mechanism.”
gpt
Oscar:  “So you destroyed the entrances instead?”
human
Tinasha:  “As a last resort, yes. But if it can create other openings elsewhere, then there will be no end to it.”
gpt
Oscar:  Nodding to himself, Oscar turned the issue over in his head. While the nature of this place was unknown, it had clearly been constructed by a sentient being. And if it was made by something that defied the laws of magic, its goal really might be simply to record humans. Record, collect, store. Who would review all that information? An absurd mental image of a child lining up a collection of colorful glass marbles on a sunny windowsill surfaced in Oscar’s mind. Children are often cruel. They don’t consider others’ suffering. Oscar sighed, fed up with his silly musings. The pair rounded one corner after the next, making progress while defeating enemies. At last, they reached a large door at the end of the passageway. Tinasha placed her hand on it, then paused and looked over her shoulder to Oscar.
human
Tinasha:  “How many people have been captured?”
gpt
Oscar:  “An entire small village… and our people from the castle. Altogether, a little over three hundred.”
human
Tinasha:  “That’s so many!” She exclaimed, removing her palm from the door and crossing her arms. After scowling for some time, she glanced up at Oscar. “I’m going to open a transportation array here. You go wake the people inside. They’ll be within cocoons, but you can tear through them.”
gpt
Oscar:  “Oh, I don’t like the sound of that one bit…”
human
Tinasha:  “They function as human storage vaults. However, once you open the cocoons, a large number of guardians should appear.