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Knowing that Maria had noticed their core, The Painter spoke.
"Painting is all I ever had... My life was never good... and when I died... I died painting... After death, I melted into the stars and painted them with my eyes... Without realizing it, I began painting this endless canvas, my perfect world, a world they denied me before."
"...I see."
"I thought it was fine until the tower arrived... and my painting started being eaten... It was so frustrating. I couldn't do anything... So thank you... for helping my painting continue."
"No problem. Take care!"
Maria reappeared inside the painting. Barely a few seconds had passed, startling her family as The Painter beyond the canvas sealed the small hole she had created.
"Maria! What happened? You were gone for like ten seconds and came back..." Lucifer said.
"W-What did you see?" Alma asked.
"Yeah?" Nyx added.
