"I am trying to listen more, but I need more than what you gave me when I asked you last time. Who are Hellios, Angelios, and Apocolios, and why do they control everything?" I asked.
"The three created Nemoria and me as a test. We are looking for something, but it is not easy to find. It is something that should be able to Build, bind, and break. The thing that we are looking for is not even a thing; it is an ideal. An ideal that I think you will bring about the shape of," Kaedon said cryptically, and I rolled my eyes.
"More word games? Can't you just spit it out? Does it really help by making everything so damn cryptic?" I demanded, and my father just smiled at me. Something told me that I never had liked this look, and I didn't need all my memories to tell me that!
"You aren't the only ones with restrictions. You are already here, so this is all hindsight. Sure, you didn't listen, let Nemoria run rampant, destroyed countless worlds, and killed untold people, but we are here now. Everything is minor in the grand scheme, and you are starting to actually think! I would have kicked you into the lower realms ages ago if I knew that this was all it would take. Still, I know that this isn't only because of your time here. I know of what she took from you," Kaedon explained.
"Don't. I don't want it back yet. I know that Xena did something and took Tallia from me once, but I am not ready to get that back yet. After getting back this memory, I am almost certain I can put all the pieces together now," I said, forcing my mind to stay focused on Kaedon.
"Sure, but we do have to talk about the serious trouble this world is in," Kadeon told me, and I shook my head.
"Fuck no, we don't! I already know the shit storm I was tossed into. Nothing wrong with this world? This place is the epitome of a snowball of fucks rolling down the hill, and you place me at the bottom to stop it all, five seconds before it hits bottom!" I snapped, and Kaedon shrugged.
"I didn't do anything! I am just here for the cameo! Blame the three shit disturbers, in the clouds up above! The Guides set the rules for how we can enter the world and how we interact with it. In a sense, this is for the best, or could you imagine how much of a mess you would make? Considering that even without them, you have trouble seeing past the end of your nose because you know everything!" Kaedon explained, and I tossed my hands up.
"How are you, my father?! We have nothing in common!" I snapped.
"See? This is your problem! You have been a human for too damn long now! You don't even understand how we work! You are you, and I am me, but we are all part of Balance," Kaedon explained, and I went to open my mouth. "Shut up, and listen for once."
So I did, and Kaedon told me a story of a great astral being called Balance that created him and the other five. Balance consisted of all things, but as a test, things always seemed to be about a test; the Five were created.
Kaedon and Nemoria were created to represent the two sides of Balance, and the Guides acted as mediation between the two.
"Great story, but what does it have to do with me showing up just as the party is starting?" I asked.
"You were chosen as the champion for the Guides, and then you abandoned this post. Who has been doing your work since? When was that last time that you spoke with any of the three?" Kaedon asked, and I frowned.
"I don't even know what they sound like," I said.
"Exactly. Before you left, the Guides would only speak to you, and now they rarely speak at all. I failed them by not being able to stop you. Now they have been working from the shadows to try and fix the mess you wrought," Kaedon explained, and I got a sick feeling in my stomach.
"Can I reach out to them?" I asked, and Kaedon just shrugged.
"I no more have the answer to that question than you do, my boy. Trying might not hurt, considering you are the only one they really will talk to. The rest of us are just told things," Kaedon said, and I nodded.
"I guess I am going to have to try. Maybe that might loosen up the rest of the stuff locked inside of my head," I said, and Kaedon nodded.
"Just be careful what you ask for. The Guides owe us no explanation for the way they do things, so keep that in mind if you do talk to them. My job is to keep delivering the joy of new life to this world. You do know where you are, right?" Kaedon asked me curiously.
"Hmm? No, where am I? What world is this?" I asked. "I have kind of been wondering about it."
"Remember Yaggisdral?" Kaedon asked with a smirk, and I nodded, but this wasn't that utopia.
"Sure, bits and parts, but now I know that this isn't... wait!" I said with surprise as I started to remember something.
"There we go! Now you are starting to remember! This is the Mortal Realm of Goddesses and home to all would-be Goddesses that are meant to ascend to Yaggisdral! These are also all women that you know and are here because of you for one reason or another!" Kaedon explained, and I sat down on the floor as the shock of everything set in.
This world meant so much to me, not because I just wanted to protect the people just because they were women. It was because these women meant everything to me and were all connected to me in some shape or form.
"Get up, son; you have work to do!" Kaedon said with a bright smile, offering me his delicate hand.
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