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bill cipher, a trillion year old demon (give or take a few millennia). contrary to what he says, he is in fact not all-knowing.
if one were to have an object in the shape of his image, he could see through the eye. as there are many shapes and forms with triangles within, his eyes are everywhere.
born from the second dimension, of a society of shapes, bill cipher was known by all who had the misfortune of meeting him as “odd”. from a young age, the others of his kind treated him warily, as no child before (to common knowledge) was as strange as the small triangle.
the axolotl is not a singular, but many. a species of beings from a dimension higher than any creature knows. each dimension has their own axolotl, some have many. the second dimension, commonly referred to as flatland, is one with many axolotls.
bored of life, a younger one of the species of extradimensional lizards decides to explore. they heard tales of the beings thought of lesser than them, shapes of many sizes and forms, all on a flat plane of existence.
the young being could not understand. how, they would ask, how can one live within such a place? a flat world, without the colors of higher worlds, without the knowledge of others beyond their own plane?
their curiosity and boredom would get the better of them, and on one night, the young axolotl slipped away from the rest and entered the second dimension, taking upon the form of a shape known as a circle.
the citizens of flatland, thinking surely there were none more odd than the one named bill cipher, were soon to be shown otherwise. a circle, lost and confused, has suddenly appeared as if they came straight from thin air!
who is this strange one? the flatlanders queried to each other. they speak of a dimension above? hearsay, i say! there is no above, nor below! only north and south.
the circle’s words fell upon nonexistent ears.
a triangle and a circle, could it be? one of higher rank with one of lower, preposterous. rumors spread of the two friends. i heard the triangle speak of something called upwards-but-not-northwards. the circle must have learned of it from him.
bill and frills, friends and platonic lovers. frills, axolotl, circle, offering power beyond knowledge. a triangle, accepting. fire, screams, and death.