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I'd like to hear it. The more we know, the better we can understand what the Hell is happening around here.

[Considering what he saw in the Rift and the voice Astoria heard? Weird coincidence people came back to haunt them after that thing was opened.]

[ it takes a few moments, for the next message to appear. it's not because astoria is avoidant, but because she's trying to figure out the bext way to explain this to someone who may not be entirely familiar with what it is. it's hard, to find words for something only you know so intimately, and so she tries, but it's obvious this is something she's never had to do before. ]

It is the connective material between worlds. Time does not matter, within them, and threads between universes cross frequently. It is the nothingness between realities, and it is what I am connected to. It is how I feel the universe, and how I know what word is suffering, and what world is not.

Entering it, disturbing it, or opening it without an understanding of how to use it will create rifts in time and space, which will devour anything within it. It is like a black hole -- it will eat, and eat, and eat, until nothing is left. That is what happened in Akvos -- the rift in the Void tore Akvos apart, because the magic that the King used to open it . . . it was like mixing oil and water.

I can interact with the Void because I am a part of it, and it is a part of me. But mortals . . . it is an incredibly risky thing to do, and there is no telling what you may find when you enter it. I protect you all, when you go from world to world. You saw what you did, when you entered the Void, because you did not have my hand to guide you.

[That is so much information. Steve tries his best to follow it. It certainly helps that once upon a time he woke up in a strange world and had to adjust. He knows how to process crazy things. It's still no easy task. He'll definitely have to pour over this information with Tony later.]

So that story about him being a gift from the gods.... Is that how he did it? Did he get that ability from someone like you?

How did you become connected to it? Is this going to be an issue moving forward? We'll lose worlds because we'll find out after the fact some other immortal gave someone the ability to use that nothingness?

That's a lot to ask, I know. What I really need to know is how we stop this from happening again. We made the best of what we were given, but that's not enough to keep morale up.

I am not sure, where he got it. But I certainly did not give it to him, nor did I point him in that direction.

I have always been connected to it, since my creation. I do not remember the first time I felt it, because it has always been there. . . and as far as I know, I am the only person like me. The only being . . . goddess, witch. Whatever you want to call me.

The universe is a massive place, but even I don't know every single person that is out there. You require magic, to close the Void, powerful magic, and I possess that magic. Perhaps . . . using what I gave you? I am not sure, but you all carry a piece of me within you. That is likely how you managed to go in and out of the Void without being permanently lost in the first place.

So there might or at least there were other players at play here? Like the fella with the gold eyes?

Maybe they're not gods or witches. Whatever you are. Something is out there capable of giving him and others like him the ability to tamper with the Void. We might want to figure out who they are going forward.

Even if you're always with us... somewhat? I don't think we can let this go forever if we'll end up on worlds that are doomed from the start like this one. Once it happens, it's bound to happen again. It's how these things work in my experience. The problem always comes back. I rather not lose our people because we think that piece of you will keep us safe.

Yes, Kathashun . . .

[ Astoria's version of texting seems to be a speech-to-text function. you can almost hear the tilting in her head, the musing tone, translating across the message. ]

I have never met him, but members of the Circle told me a great deal about him. He is an interesting individual. He possesses a fantastic amount of arcane power, which he believes was granted to him by a goddess. The Blessing, he called it. Only members of the Royal Family were granted the gift . . . it was how they picked their leader.

But he should not be able to traverse the planes of existence, with his ability. And I do not know how he learned how to do such a thing, at such a young age, without dying, or tampering with the Void.

At any rate, I will do my best to prevent a situation like Akvos happening again. And I apologize that I was not able to do more.

Edited 2019-02-19 15:24 (UTC)

That's all I needed to hear. Thank you for your time. I'll get back to you if I have any other questions.

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