Veil of Dreams :: Path of Fate

  Chapter 2: "Unexpected Beginnings"

  Now it happened not long after Aecron and Uthoria were together that Aecron began to desire a child.  Not only a child, but a son.  The other gods around them were already having their first children and Aecron desired the same.  Talking with Uthoria about this, she quickly agreed.  Soon after, Uthoria was with child.  Aecron, becoming impatient, questioned Uthoria about the child; knowing her ties to time.  Uthoria, knowing the child would be a girl and not wanting to disappoint her husband, informed Aecron that the child would be a boy.  At this Aecron rejoiced and celebrated with the other gods.

  Soon, it grew time for the child to be born and Aecron's face shown with such splendor.  The birth went normally and soon Uthoria gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, but to everyone's surprise, the baby quickly grew into a youth.  Looking at Uthoria and the other gods, the young goddess informed them that she was Monshe, the incarnation of time.  Everyone was thrilled and awed, except Aecron.

  Enraged that his wife had lied to him, Aecron yelled at her.  Filled with fear, Uthoria quickly sprang up and ran away, but Aecron chased her.  It was then that it happened.  Just as Uthoria stopped running and turned to face her husband's wrath, Aecron tripped and accidentally gouged out Uthoria's right eye in his fall.  Getting up, Aecron was immediately filled with grief and took Uthoria into his arms, begging her for forgiveness.  Uthoria soon began to cry out of her good eye and agreed to forgive him if he would forgive her for her lie.  Agreeing, Aecron promised not to harm her again and to help her recover.

  Uthoria then informed Aecron that her eye could easily be replaced if he could find it.  Aecron then set about looking for it, but no matter how hard he looked he couldn't locate it.  It was then that Aecron noticed that Monshe was missing as well.  Gathering up all the gods, they searched for the eye and Monshe everywhere, but to no avail.  It was a mystery none could solve.

  Time passed and neither Monshe nor the eye was found.  Aecron promised himself that he would not ask Uthoria for another child, but after watching the other gods with their youths and growing jealous of their happiness, he changed his mind.  Approaching Uthoria, Aecron once again informed her of his desire for a child.  When she asked him if she was to have a son this time, Aecron answered that it did not matter.  He only desired a child for them to raise and love.  Once again, Uthoria agreed.

  Once again, Uthoria was with child.  Aecron kept to himself that the old desires for a son soon reappeared.  Had he broken down and asked Uthoria if she were to have a son this time, it would have been useless.  Since the loss of her right eye, Uthoria's ties to time seemed to have been severed.  It would seem they would have to wait until birth to discover the child's sex.

  After a torturous time to Aecron, the child soon came.  Everything went well and soon, to Aecron's great joy, the child was a boy.  Aecron took the child into his arms and showed him to the other gods.  Given the custom that all gods name themselves, the child remained nameless but all could tell who he was.  He seemed to shine with the splendor of space itself.

  As the child grew, Aecron soon began to suspect things.  The child soon showed an extraordinary talent in creation.  He possessed the ability to manipulate space itself.  Creating many things to fancy himself, he even managed to create another eye for his mother, allowing her scar to be removed and her beauty shown once again unblemished.  In time, Aecron's thoughts were confirmed.  As the child reached a youthful age, he stood before the gods and called to them.  Telling them his name was Dekthara, the incarnation of space, he smiled and glanced at his father and mother.  Everything seemed well for a while after it and peace reigned.

  However, peace never lasts.  Around the time Dekthara was nearing adulthood, he soon vanished.  Uthoria was over come with grief and Aecron swore it was the doings of Gulfron.  Calling the gods together, Aecron urged them that they were not safe with Gulfron still out there and that they must find him and put a stop to him once and for all.  Roaring, the gods agreed and soon they grew ready to search, but a surprise stopped them.

  Just before the gods set out, two adults appeared before them.  One was immediately recognized as Dekthara, but the other female was unknown to the group.  It wasn't until Uthoria looked into the eyes of the goddess that she exclaimed that it was the missing Monshe.  Together, Aecron and Uthoria rushed up to their children and embraced them for a long while.  Informing their parents that they were ok, they asked to be allowed to speak to the gods.

  Standing before the masses, Dekthara explained.  Thankful for the gods' love of peace and their parents tender care of them when they were present, the two gods desired to repay them in some small way.  Thus, an idea was born.  Taking up the gods, Dekthara placed in each of their minds a vision of a unique plane.  Each plane was different and in tune with each's special powers.  Paradises for the gods.  As the visions ended, Dekthara informed them that these planes were their new homes.  Their kingdoms to rule over.  At this the masses roared with celebration.

  One by one, the gods were moved.  Those who were couples went together to their planes.  It seemed everyone was happy, all except Aecron.  Finally it came down to just Aecron and Uthoria.  Walking up to them, Dekthara and Monshe asked what troubled Aecron.  Informing his children that he had not seen any vision nor had his wife, Monshe smiled.  Immediately, the plane around them wrinkled and wavered in the flow of space.  The very fabric of space broke free and intertwined in a new pattern never before seen.  Shining with the glory that was unique of Aecron and the beauty of Uthoria, the two gods looked at their children with joy.  Monshe informed them that they had always been home and the two turned to leave.

  Reaching out with his hand, Aecron grasped Dekthara's shoulder and urged him to stay with them.  Smiling Dekthara told him he would return and to not be saddened.  At this the two gods vanished, leaving Aecron and Uthoria alone in their world of happiness.

  Dekthara and Monshe didn't travel far.  You see, in Dekthara's unsurpassable wisdom, he had created the planes in the shape of an orb.  Each plane bordered each other, but was separate.  In the very center of all the planes, a single plane was kept to itself.  It is here that Dekthara and Monshe arrived.  The plane was devoid of all things and appeared empty like the void.  However, in the very center of the plane was a wondrous site.  Crafted by Dekthara, a shining sword stood.  Slowly turning and shifting, it seemed in unison with the planes.  This sword was Falibreous.  Acting as an axis for all the planes, the sword kept each plane in balance; separate and in order.

  Monshe slowly approached the sword and crouched.  Reaching into her being, she removed the item that she had created long ago.  Forged of herself and the eye of her mother, she placed the mysterious hourglass beside the sword.  The hourglass, Uthoria's Eye, was only matched in wonder by the sword.  Completely in tune with time, it seemed to count down to something.  The sands slowly shifting yet neither apparently getting empty or full, the hourglass became the very essence of time.  Satisfied with their works, Dekthara and Monshe slowly vanished from the central plane and returned to their parents and began to help them in creating their homes.
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