Axiom
The silence in the dark room was deep and all consuming. The three of them sat, not sure why they were here, but each of them knew that it was significant. The Dealmaker didnt just pull people into his realm. The only thing they knew was that they had done sothing that they shouldnt have. If the Dealmakers previous words were anything to go by. The Dealmaker didnt take long to begin.
I do not interfere in the matters regarding the chosen and their lives without being invited to, and never without a cost, the Dealmaker started. I monitor and oversee the Frawork, making sure that important events co to pass at a proper ti. It is my task to ensure the proper flow of existence. To that effect, I enact changes, I improve, I remove, and I integrate things that have an impact on the Frawork and the flow of the Grand Plan. The creation of the Ways is one such event, one that was not intended to happen at such an early ti. Yet, it has happened through the confluence of events that were within the paraters of the proper flow of the Infinite Realm developnt. What you have done, was not within those paraters.
Ryun tilted his head. Why? He asked. He felt Selia stiffen next to him the mont he spoke. Their bond was inactive here, but he didnt need it to know what she was thinking. Both her and Erdania had grown up in a society that feared the Dealmaker and entering his realm. Whether it was a compulsion that was an intentional part of the Frawork or not, it existed. To them, the Dealmaker was a god. Which, in many ways was the truth. Now that Ryun had the access of the mories of the True Deaths past, he understood it better than anybody else in the world. There were reasons to fear the Dealmaker.
Selia would have the sa mories now, he knew, but they were still themselves, and perhaps the two of them had more reason to fear the Dealmaker than most. They had been defiant before.
Because, the Dealmaker answered. Of who you are. The only reason why you are not dead, is because it is partially our fault. Weve integrated the Aspects of True Death into you, into this version of the Frawork. But weve not taken into account what the mories would do, nor did we imagine that you would be able to absorb them in such a manner. And those mories hold within them the entire history of a reality. It is too much, it has granted you insights that you were not ant to have, that you were intended to gain on your own through the ages yet to co.
Ah, Ryun just said. The Oath and the Image? He asked, rembering the notification he had seen.
Indeed, the Dealmaker inclined his hooded head.
Selia swallowed, then spoke. So, what now?
We have stopped your full Ascension, you do not understand what it is, nor will I elaborate. It is not the ti yet for it, despite your evolution. But, the Dealmaker paused, his head turning so that he took a mont to look at all three of them directly. But, you have achieved sothing, and I will not take it all away from you. You will make an Oath; you will not speak on any of this to anyone until such a ti when you Ascend properly.
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They all nodded, there was no need to ask what would happen if they didnt agree. It was implicit in the Dealmakers words.
For now, your Souls are changed forever, your Axioms are yours, claid already though you will not have full access to them until you Ascend.
Axioms? Ryun asked.
Your truth, your domain, the Dealmaker just said, not explaining further. And no, you cannot make a deal to learn more, you already know more than necessary, I am certain you will figure it out yourselves.
Ryun bit what he was about to say.
Your Authority will be reduced to a more manageable level appropriate for your Axioms and current advancent tiers, the Dealmaker finished, then grew silent.
So, thats it? Ryun asked once the silence stretched.
That is all that I require you to know, the Dealmaker said.
What about Raazel? Ryun asked.
What about him?
Ryun narrowed his eyes. You wont stop him?
Like you with True Death, Raazel has taken fate in his own hands and integrated through the ans that fall within the rules. All chosen have free will to make their own choices, to act as they see fit and advance within the confines of the Frawork. The acts themselves are aningless.
I thought that he wasnt chosen, Ryun added.
He has taken the right through his actions, through his defiance and might. There are paths open for everything within the Frawork, as long as his choices dont infringe on the stability of the Frawork, he is free to do as he wills.
But not us? We get our power removed, Ryun tilted his head.
I will forgive your tone, for you do not understand. The Frawork is an evolving construct, a fra that holds reality together. What you were becoming wouldve threatened its stability. If the Heavens were opened at this ti, without the other prerequisites fulfilled, reality wouldve collapsed. The Three would have reached into the marble of reality and started again from scratch, deeming this reality as a failure.
That made Ryun pause. He felt Selia squeeze his hand, and knew that she was urging him not to antagonize the Dealmaker any more.
He squeezed her hand in return, and then bowed his head. I understand.
You do not, but that is fine, the Dealmaker said. Do not think that you are being robbed here, despite our failings, you have achieved sothing great, the Frawork has taken notice, you will be rewarded.
With the Dealmaker raised his hand and sent them back to the Real Realm.
They looked ahead, all six of them. Zach and Naha were sitting on a long piece of rock that had tumbled over. Nayra stood with her hands crossed, a complicated look on her face. She held her spear in her hand, not willing to let it go until she was certain all danger was gone.
Ryun, Erdania and Selia sat on the grass. Erdania had Selia in her lap, and Ryun sat next to them with her legs over his, and leaning his shoulder onto Erdanias. Their bond was back, and all three were fully linked, thought and emotion. What was once one, then two, was now three, and he knew that their relationship would change with this too. But that was for the future.
They watched as the giant flying mountain Island fell and crashed into the ground. There were no survivors that they could detect. They had found so bodies, but not nearly enough for how many people there were supposed to be.
Zach had told him that Berion had turned on his people, on Kaeliss and the Unchained. He believed that he had taken the weaklings away.
Ryun didnt particularly care about them, and perhaps this way was better. He didnt have to make any choices.
They sat and rested, the fight was done.
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