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Chapter 1: The Oracle Reflects
It is in dreams that we find the deepest and darkest desires of our minds. We may be, in our dreams, the very epitome of our existence and accomplishments. Yet we may also find that, in dreams, we often slip into thoughts unbeknownst even to ourselves, thoughts that linger due to the inherent nature of humanity to doubt. These thoughts form the blackest of our identity, and we must take great care not to slip into this.
- Collected Sayings of the Adeptus Astartes –
Kandrakar. This fortress in the center of infinity is, and has always been, serene and perfect, from its flowing, streamlined architecture, to the silence that dominates its inner halls. Towering high above the clouds in a realm of nothingness, Kandrakar stands as the bastion of watch between different dimensions and planes. It is here that the Oracle, the Observer of Dimensions, resides, along with the rest of his seer council. From Kandrakar, they watch dimensions grow and die, in the endless, inexorable cycle of birth, death and rebirth. They keep watch of the dimensions lest they stray too far from their path. And it is also from here, that they maintain the fragile partition that divides all planes, the Veil.
Today the Oracle is troubled. Recently, one of the Guardians of the Veil, Taranee Cook, had challenged his authority. She had been troubled by the gift of the Oracle, how he had cured her eyesight. Taranee had said that no one, not even the Oracle himself, had the right to change how they really were. There is merit in what she says, thought the Oracle, even wisdom. But what really troubled the Oracle now was how reckless Taranee had grown. She held little responsibility for her powers anymore, and thus she could risk spilling the secret of the Guardians.
Recently, the Guardians have had trouble with Raphael Sylla, their curious and inquisitive computer teacher. He had discovered their unique powers, helped in no small part by Taranee, although she had restrained herself to a degree. With that accident, the Oracle had done something he had never done before. He had gathered Raphael Sylla and his companions to Kandrakar, where he had erased all knowledge of the Guardians from their minds.
What I cannot teach to Taranee with words, I will impart to her through dreams, the subtlest yet most effective of ways. And, as the Oracle entered the Chamber of Restlessness, one of the divine Chambers of Kandrakar, she decided that she would spare Taranee no quarter. He would tell her, through dreams, what would have happened had she decided to reveal more of her powers and its potential to Raphael Sylla, how it would have changed the lives and the stories of the Guardians forever.
He would show her that to walk down that path, the path Taranee had almost fallen to, would leave her broken. And that to travel down that path meant no escape, for few ever came back…
Anywayz, that's all for now. Was that a good start? If it wasn't, I'm not gonna continue it. R&R please!
