Elesh vs. Ashiok 1

"We will not abide this blasphemy any longer," Norn continued. She took a deep breath and turned her focus inward. There was a stirring in the shadows, movement from the deep corners of the courtyard. A creak of doors being opened. Measured footfalls on stone steps. One by one, dozens of Phyrexians, as real in her dream as they might have been in the waking world, materialized from the shadows, their metal bodies gleaming, their eyes glowing red and eager.

For a moment, Ashiok looked almost confused. "They are not part of this piece," they said. "I did not design them to be here. Not now."

"We are one," Norn said. "Did you think you could so easily control us with this nightmare?"

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A GARDEN OF FLESH