"I am whole, but broken…I am everything, but nothing…Though I am content with all that I have, I am miserable thanks to …well never mind that now. That's not my concern right now. I'm leaving this place once and for all and it hurts knowing that I might not be able to come back home. It hurts knowing my mother (Celestia of the Stars) and my father (Helios of the Sun) will be heartbroken to know their only child that they forged out of an unforgivable affair left to seek refuge away from the demonic Artemia: The legally bound wife of Helios and the very Goddess of the moon. So who and what am I? My name is Selena Talos and I…I am the Goddess of the Lifestream…"
-Selena Talos
"Hey Denzel…What's Gaia like?" asked a beautiful woman as she brushed back a tress of long gold hair from her soft pale face. A young boy with disorderly sandy brown hair gazed into her brilliant green eyes. He was speechless for a moment at the etherealness of this beautiful creature. "Well…I guess it's okay, but it's so big. Why do you want to know Selena?" He commented and Selena sighed sadly. "I'm unhappy where I'm living Denzel. I want to go some place safe so I won't ache anymore." She answered as she patted his head sadly, then turned to gaze up at the spiritual atmosphere. The field in which they sat was none other than the Dream world, an unreality created by Selena's magic and Denzel's imagination. They watched strange bird creatures look at them then dash off. "Denzel, what are those?" Selena asked as she marveled at the creatures' grace. "They're chocobos. Cloud said that you can ride them anywhere, but they're not the fastest transportation in the world." Selena tilted her head and pressed "Cloud? Can clouds talk in your world?" Denzel laughed and shook his head. "No, not that kind of cloud. Cloud's a person that lives with me, Marlene and Tifa." Selena's head was still tilted, but then she looked away back to the sky. "Cloud…What's he look like Denzel?" Denzel thought for a moment, then before their very eyes, a vivid replication of the man Denzel spoke of stood before them. Denzel pointed and said "That's what Cloud looks like. He's awesome isn't he?...Selena?...Hello, Selena?" Selena's emerald gaze was fixed on the charming youth before them and a blush began to creep into her ivory cheeks. Denzel giggled and chimed "Selena! You like Cloud don't you?!" Selena shook it off and lightly pushed Denzel. "Stop it! There's nothing wrong with looking!" she said defensively as she got to her feet and pranced over to the fictional visage of Cloud. "What interesting eyes…" she commented as she circled him, but stopped short as the being faded into mist. "Hey! Denzel!" she whined as Denzel stood before her grinning ear to ear. "You're just like Tifa! She always talks about him when he's not around!" he laughed but was stopped short by Selena snapping her head up like a doe sensing danger approaching her fawn. "Denzel…I have to go. I'm sorry about this, but I don't want you to get hurt if a fight should break out." She said softly as she began walking away, but Denzel caught her by her wrist. "Wait! Will you come to Gaia someday Selena?" Selena gazed into the child's eyes and knelt so they were eye level. "I don't know Denzel, but I will try. Just don't say anything to anybody about it okay? I don't want anyone to get freaked out or anything."
Denzel gulped and nodded. In the past three weeks Denzel and Selena hung out in the Dream world, Denzel knew that he could trust Selena with any secret. Now she was trusting him to keep their meetings silenced. "I'm counting on you Denzel. Please be careful." She whispered as she backed away from him and vanished into the soft mists of Denzel's dream...
"My Lady, we have a serious problem!" growled a muscular warrior with shaggy sandy hair flowing to the middle of his back. His honey catlike eyes collided with Selena's eyes as she got to her feet. "What's wrong Shibuki?...Don't tell me she's-" Selena gasped. "Selena, she's out for blood this time! We must leave the Celestial Realm immediately! Last I heard, Artemia's warriors were on their way. Now we must go quickly!" Shibuki explained as he took Selena by the arm and they ran. "Do Faera and Sigmund know?" she breathed as Shibuki picked her up bridal style, threw her up into the air and she landed on the back of his true form: a Lion. He unleashed a mighty roar that rang and shook the halls of the mighty palace. Swiftly, Shibuki's roar was answered by a blood curdling howl and a glass shattering screech as a large silver wolf appeared first. At the wolf's heels, a breeze stirred as a large phoenix clambered towards them. "They know my lady, thus they are here to aid you in escape." He explained in a deep voice. Suddenly, a group of armored soldiers laddened with spears ran at them. "Time to go!" cried the wolf as Shibuki turned and ran with Selena hunkering close to his back to avoid the oncoming spears. "FAERA SLOW THEM DOWN!" Selena yelled over the ruckus filling the hall. The phoenix turned around and with a mighty sweep of her vast wings, the strong gusts knocked the soldiers off their feet. Down the labyrinth like halls, the little group came to a courtyard with a colossal tree at the very heart of the garden. Golden leaves fell silently to the ground as the group approached. "My Lady, you must open the portal or all will be lost!" Shibuki instructed as he kneeled low enough for her to slide off in one swift motion. Selena strode over to the mirror that hung at the base of the tree, skimmed her slender fingers across the surface and the mirror's surface rippled like water. Before the group could do anything else, a light burst forth from the mirror and they were all sucked in. Their destination: Unknown.