Rebirth and Second Chances 107 Discussion with Gods

I hoped my shrine to the Sidhe Pantheon wasn't the impetus that sparked the final battle between Gods.

But their words vibrated with realism, a truth that was so profound it could not be ignored. Still, I questioned the impossible, until I finally broke and asked.

"How are you here?" I asked worriedly.

"And if you are awake and made manifest in this Universe, what about the local Gods and Pantheons, how will they respond to your presence?" I continued my fear and concern palpable.

Danu explained.

she continued.

Beleros said entering the conversation for the first time. His voice was reminiscent of crackling fires and summer breezes.

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Beleros concluded.

Cyronax continued.

"Do you know what happens if I chose not to claim the planet?" I asked. Most people would have chosen to rule. But I knew I wouldn't be staying on Earth. I had grown more Sidhe than human, even in these few short weeks, and I wanted to return. There were oaths that bound me, and people that I owed allegiance and duty towards.

Danu answered.

"There is no way to stop the process?" I asked. "To leave Earth as it was?"

Beleros informed me.

I had only been Sidhe for a short amount of time. I was still conflicted and prone to act based on preconceptions and expectations I had while human. But that didn't mean I was ready to forsake Talahm or the people I had grown to know.

People that had placed their trust in me and swore oaths of allegiance. People that had trusted that my plans to start a House, a House that would welcome all Sidhe, and believed those ideals made it worth leaving home and alliances behind. People that believed I was honorable and decent. People that hoped I would make a difference in the lives of those that had no one to speak for them.

Cedric. Uron. Lohne. Brianne. Basil. Blayney. Una. Irvin. Jennie. These people were mine now. Our fates and futures intertwined into a tightly woven web of possibilities and potential. We had claimed each other. To abandon them now went against everything I believed.

In the silence of my heart, I could admit that I wasn't a Saint. I was tempted by the power and authority I would possess if I claimed Earth. But my heart warred with my intellect. I understood, my plans may be naïve and simplistic, that there was no guarantee like what was being offered to me here.

But those plans were mine. Crafted with those friends I had made. The first true friends I had made in a long time.

And there was Caraid to consider. I believed that we would stay bound together if I accepted the System notification and claimed Earth, but there was a chance that might not be the case. The Hunt did not ride on this Planet; his ties to the Hunt may require S-Prime to sever our soul.

He'd already sacrificed so much. First his reincarnation by becoming soul bound to me. And then his freedom by taking my place as part of the Hunt. My actions would be offensive and reprehensible if I ignored his sacrifice. If he remained a part of me and I claimed Earth, I would be taking his home and people from him. If we were severed, he would be bound to a body that existed in limbo, only animate in those few moments when the Hunt dispensed justice.

"What becomes of you if I decide not to claim Earth?" I wondered realizing that the people I had come to consider mine wasn't the only variable I should be concerned over. Even as much as I wanted to base my decisions on what was best for me, I couldn't. If I acted on totally selfish reasons, there would be a ripple effect.

This decision wasn't only about me, it would impact an entire world's population, as well as those other civilizations that existed in the Universe at large. Earth was just one planet. There were certain to be others with intelligent life. Worlds that would also become integrated into the System. Karmic balance required their survival, it was much more important than any plans and goals I may have.

These statues, these creatures of metal and magic that I had given life, that had been imbued with the Divine, Gods made manifest, turned their entire focus on me. Their gaze was benevolent and comforting. Their domains melding, the Ying and Yang of summer and winter, a spinning paradox of life and death. As one they reached out to give their blessing. Their powers bestowing a clarity that I had never experienced before.

And that clarity allowed me to understand.

The Multi-verse allowed for a multitude of possibilities. But for all the permutations of Law and Life, there was an interconnection that bound them as a whole no matter those possibilities. An underlying framework that created order out of chaos.

Danu began explaining.

Danu promised.

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