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[h1][color=ed1c24][b][u]Evandra[/u][/b][/color][/h1]
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[h1][color=violet][b][u]Cadien[/u][/b][/color][/h1]
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[color=violet]“Evandra?”[/color] The familiar voice called out to her.

Her eyes opened slightly for the first time since her slumber. In her daze she didn’t immediately see who it was, but when she did her eyes went wide. [color=ed1c24]“Cadien?”[/color]

Cadien stood near her bed with a small smile on his face. [color=violet]“Yes, it is I,”[/color] he said with a nod. [color=violet]“I must say, it’s good to see you again.”[/color]

Standing up on her knees, Evandra took Cadien in a hug. [color=ed1c24]“I missed you… I missed you dearly.”[/color] Fires sparked to life around her.

Cadien returned the hug. [color=violet]“I missed you as well,”[/color] he said seriously. [color=violet]“It was a difficult thing, being cut off from Galbar and separated from the other gods. I hope the years haven’t been too hard on you.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“I have been asleep since being taken by the Lifeblood, but the isolation still weighed on my dreams.”[/color] She separated herself from her brother, but kept her arms on him still. [color=ed1c24]“How long has it been? And how did you reach me?”[/color]

Cadien gestured toward the tear in reality, located some distance from the bed. [color=violet]“I came in through there. We were all confined to different realms, and we were all cut off from each other, but not too long ago those portals opened up, allowing us to reconnect. We still can’t go to Galbar, but we’re in contact with one another again.”[/color] He took a deep breath. [color=violet]“As for how long it has been… it’s been about two thousand years, I’m afraid.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Two thousand years… How must Galbar have changed.”[/color] She turned her head to look at the tear he mentioned. A section of the first wall she made had broken down to give way to the rift. Right where she had banged her hands begging to return as if her request had been answered in some way. [color=ed1c24]“That portal wasn’t there when I made this realm.”[/color] Releasing herself from Cadien, Evandra got off the bed and walked a few steps toward the portal. [color=ed1c24]“It connects the realms of each God?”[/color]

[color=violet]“You could say that, yes,”[/color] Cadien nodded as he followed her. [color=violet]“It leads to a different realm. One that has no owner, but seems to have a portal to every other. Most of the gods have already emerged. You didn’t, so I decided I would go look for you.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“I see. I want to see this realm for myself. Will you accompany me?”[/color] She said turning to face Cadien.

[color=violet]“Of course,”[/color] Cadien smiled. [color=violet]“Let’s go.”[/color]

The two walked to the portal and passed through it. Evandra’s vision warped and revealed a new place. Colorful gems dotted the surface of white walls as if they wanted to be extracted. Above the walls were many rows of seats bearing the same tone and details as the walls. It was a sight to behold and the gaps in its structure didn’t make it any less beautiful.

[color=ed1c24]“What is this place?”[/color]

[color=violet]“I don’t know,”[/color] Cadien admitted. [color=violet]“I was the first one here, and there was no one here before me. It does look rather nice, though. You can see Galbar up there,”[/color] he gestured up to the sky where, indeed, the planet of Galbar could be seen.

She looked up, his words were true. For the first time since her banishment she could see Galbar outside of her dreams. Her sharp vision allowed her to see every detail on that side of the world. A tear fell from her eye. [color=ed1c24]“Ahh… It’s been so long…”[/color] She remained still, gazing deeply at Galbar. [color=ed1c24]“This reminds me of when I first laid eyes upon the world. I wanted nothing more than to go there and see it from up close. But now I can’t so much as step on Galbar…”[/color]

[color=violet]“Maybe not,”[/color] Cadien acknowledged solemnly, [color=violet]“but there are still ways your influence can be felt.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“How so?”[/color]

[color=violet]“The mortals we interacted with. Their descendants still remember us. If you concentrate, you can hear them pray for guidance. You can respond to them, too.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“My heroes… So they’re gone… Do their children still call for me? Even after all these years I spent sleeping?”[/color]

Cadien’s eyebrows rose. [color=violet]“I… don’t know,”[/color] he admitted. [color=violet]“I know that some humans still revere you, but I know nothing of these heroes you refer to. Then again, there’s also a lot of information, and sometimes certain details slip past me.”[/color] He placed a hand on your shoulder. [color=violet]“Close your eyes, and try to focus on their voices. Perhaps you will find out for yourself.”[/color]

She did as he suggested and tried to hear any voices. [color=f49ac2]“Let us join in prayer to the Goddess Evandra. Eternally grateful we are for your flame.”[/color] Her eyes snapped open. [color=ed1c24]“I heard someone. And that voice… Irkalla?”[/color] She looked at Galbar again, but the continent her heroes lived wasn’t in sight, let alone their village. [color=ed1c24]“I can’t see them… A woman called my name in prayer, thanking me for giving them my fire. They really worship me still.”[/color] She turned her head to look at Cadien. [color=ed1c24]“Isn’t there any way for me to be there with them?”[/color]

Cadien shook his head. [color=violet]“Not yet. Not in the way you’re hoping for, anyway. But there is a way for a [i]piece[/i] of you to be with them.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“A piece? What do you mean?’[/color]

[color=violet]“It’s called an avatar,”[/color] Cadien told her. [color=violet]“If you remove a piece of your soul, you can bind it to a form, and send it walk on Galbar in your stead. It can create things on your behalf, and act as your representative. A number of gods, including myself, have created such things already, and they’re exploring Galbar as we speak. So far, the Lifeblood has not cast them back out.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Then there’s still a way… I must make an avatar for myself then.”[/color] She turned back to the portal that led to her world.

[color=violet]“You don’t mind if I observe, do you?”[/color] asked Cadien. [color=violet]“I am curious to see what you might create.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Of course not. Come then.”[/color]

They returned to Evandra’s realm. She walked to her bed, thinking of how she’d create this avatar. It was to be her representative, her way of being in Galbar while not being there in person. This lesser part of her would do what she herself could not. [color=ed1c24]“I think I have an idea.”[/color] A metalic frame materialized on the wall, its interior was filled by a reflective surface perfectly showing Evandra in it. She approached the mirror and laid both hands upon it. It flashed in white for an instant and Evandra’s fingers intertwined with her reflection’s. Slowly she pulled her mirror image out, it’s skin changing from a light complexity to darker one not too different from the very walls. Her hair too changed from gold to a fiery scarlet. Evandra stared into her reflection’s eyes. They burned the same red as her own. [color=ed1c24]“If anyone is to represent me in Galbar, then naturally no one other than myself is to fit that role. Don’t you agree, Solayu?”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Of course, Evandra.”[/color]

[color=violet]“Hm. An interesting choice,”[/color] Cadien mused. [color=violet]“One that matches your beauty without being an identical copy. Well done, I must say.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“But of course. Nothing else could match me after all.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Now then, how do we reach Galbar?”[/color]

[color=violet]“Create a portal, and send her through,”[/color] Cadien advised. [color=violet]“Think of the place you wish to send her, and then imagine a gateway which leads to that place. From what I understand, anything less powerful than a god should be able to pass through.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Sounds simple enough.”[/color] Evandra thought of the surrounding regions of her heroes’ village and another rift formed before her. [color=ed1c24]“Now, Solayu, go. Be what I cannot be. Free.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“Thank you, Evandra.”[/color] Solayu said before stepping through the portal. The passage closed behind her not long after.

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[hider=Summary]
Cadien wanders into Evandra’s Realm and wakes her up. She’s so happy to see him that she pulls him into a hug.

Cadien explains briefly what happened and how much time has passed since the Lifeblood banished the Gods from Galbar. Evandra had been sleeping since then, but she still felt the strain of isolation in her dreams.

Cadien then mentions Antiquity and they both go see it. The sight amazes Evandra, but what truly catches her attention is Galbar being visible above them. She wonders if any mortals still care for her since she didn’t listen to any prayers while sleeping, but is surprised to hear a familiar voice call to her in prayer.

She then asks if there’s any way to see the one that called her and Cadien tells her of Avatars. They go back to her Realm and Evandra makes her Avatar, Solayu. She’s almost a mirror image of Evandra. Cadien then tells her how to reach Galbar. She makes a portal for Solayu and tells her to be free in her stead. Solayu then leaves Evandra’s Realm.
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[hider=MP Summary]

[i]No MP or DP used[/i]
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