When the laminar integument severed his head off, he thought that that would be the end of that. Most lifeforms couldn't survive when the portion of their body containing their brain and mind was torn away from the rest of their body; it was usually a death sentence.
It had told Rui the truth in an attempt to distract him with what it knew would be a world-shattering realization. The realization that the universe was alive and conscious was one that would have moved almost anybody. Indeed, it had moved even the laminar integument when it had first learned of the truth so long ago.
SPLAT
The laminar integument watched with what could only be described as relief as it watched its tendril cleave through its opponent's neck, separating the head from the rest of his body. Blood gushed from his gaping, open wounds, spewing into outer space as his body went limp and lifeless.
