Tell me what cool fact you know about me besides the fact that I, and I quote "kick ass for the Lord". And sure, you might be affiliated with the Underworld, but I don't know if that makes you some kind of Greek myth buff or some kind of necromancer. Details are left out, see?
I do find the talent of being a thorn in others' sides interesting as well, but your point is taken.
[a sigh, as he waves a hand. this, he thinks, is fine enough to tell.]
Greek is unfamiliar, but the Underworld is the realm of aether existing both within and without the world. As water falls to the seas and rises again to the skies, so too is it an integral part of the cycle-- the realm to which departed souls return.
[there is your context, hansa.]
And for your part, just what Lord is it that you serve?
Even where I come from, there are multiple religions. A few, like Hinduism, worship multiple gods. The one I follow only acknowledges that God is the only god, and has always been the only god.
He simply was. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, and all living things in six days, and rested on the seventh. He always existed, and will always exist.
History gets lost pretty easily. Time...the loss of important records...the fact that the victors of wars and battles often write their own tales that gets spoken of years down the road...
I'm guessing you're dealing with those sorts of factors, aren't you?
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Tell me what cool fact you know about me besides the fact that I, and I quote "kick ass for the Lord". And sure, you might be affiliated with the Underworld, but I don't know if that makes you some kind of Greek myth buff or some kind of necromancer. Details are left out, see?
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[a sigh, as he waves a hand. this, he thinks, is fine enough to tell.]
Greek is unfamiliar, but the Underworld is the realm of aether existing both within and without the world. As water falls to the seas and rises again to the skies, so too is it an integral part of the cycle-- the realm to which departed souls return.
[there is your context, hansa.]
And for your part, just what Lord is it that you serve?
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[And he does actually mean that. It's a nice and rather interesting way to explain that concept, though he believes in another afterlife entirely.]
I see. So you feel some kindred spirit with this realm of sorts, hm? Or is it more with the souls that reside there?
[The question makes him smile slightly, because he has a feeling his answer will confuse this man.]
Just the one and only Lord, my God.
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[it's so dull, here. even moreso than the broken source-- a depressing sight, overall.
he doesn't linger on the thought, glancing up to look hansa over.]
Your world has only the one, then? How curious.
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[He nods at the reply - its exactly as he suspected. For some reason, monotheism doesn't seem to be very prevalent in all the other worlds.]
Asking a question like that is bordering on blasphemy... [And a smirk.] But, yes. Just the one.
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[different worlds, different deities... and this is even a separate instance from still others he's been told of. interesting.]
The only one in existence at all, or are they the only one you and yours acknowledge as true?
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[He lightly shrugs.]
Even where I come from, there are multiple religions. A few, like Hinduism, worship multiple gods. The one I follow only acknowledges that God is the only god, and has always been the only god.
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[less ancient, less powerful, and less deserving, when it comes to the primals mortals know.]
You say 'has always been' the only god-- in what manner were they created, if at all?
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He simply was. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, and all living things in six days, and rested on the seventh. He always existed, and will always exist.
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[most likely lost to time, then, just as the origins of zodiark and hydaelyn were.]
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We never had tales of His creation. It is what it is.
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[he will allow the possibility of the former, even if it seems- well, unlikely.]
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[He's thinking of something like the Dead Sea Scrolls.]
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[His smile twists up to the side.]
So curious about gods...you mentioned you have one true god where you come from?
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So we do, yes. The first god of our world, by whose power it was brought back from the brink.
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[Huh.]
It wasn't a flood by any chance, was it?
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he shakes his head, though.]
It was not quite so simple.
[but, well- he doesn't sound inclined to go into further detail, leaving it at that for now. they're unfamiliar yet.]
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[Maybe he won't pry for now. Still, sounds like something to keep in mind.]
Did you see it, though? I mean, 13,000 years old is nothing to sneeze at, unless everyone who lives in your world is naturally that long-lived.
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[no yeses or nos on either front, evidently. he just waves a hand vaguely, in a motion that's a near-flourish.]
What is important is that He averted its destruction.
[only for it to exist in its broken state, but-- it exists, and so do possibilities yet.]
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That would be the most important part. I guess the world is nice and happy now under your god's rule?
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It could have been. As it now stands, they are content to live in ignorance.
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[What's this?]
They're ignorant...of your god?
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I'm guessing you're dealing with those sorts of factors, aren't you?
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