Chapter 2

On the rocky frost-bit foot hills north of the Kingdom of Slom, a duo was journeying towards the capital of the aforementioned kingdom. One was a hulking spectral green figure, clothed in fur and crowned with gold. His companion was a large armoured man with a horned helmet, leading a horse with glowing red eyes and clad in similar armour. At the moment of affable companionship, all the dogmas of power hierarchy was forgotten by king and Fundamental as they talked amiably of the recent events.

"...and then I said, "YOU WILL ALL NOW SERVE ME, OSTARION, THE KING OF WRAITHS, VOLUNTARILY OR NOT." relayed an amused Wraith King. "You should have seen the look on their faces, Mogul Khan was furious at me for months afterwards."

"I was unfortunate to miss such an event. It would have been quite amusing to me to witness." said the knight in his low, baritone voice. "Even from Claszureme, I had felt the seething chaos emanating from this plane."

"You were in Claszureme? I say Faceless Void was not too happy about it."

"On the contrary, he was honored to be visited by a Fundamental of the Universe."

"What were you doing there anyways?"

"Kaldr had manifested there, threatening to bring time to the Land Outside of Time. I had to negotiate his departure from the realm."

A snort from Ostarion."That ice cube's been overstepping his boundaries lately. He tried to freeze me once when the Ancient's attention was elsewhere. As luck would have it, Doom was nearby and thawed me out quickly."

"Most...troubling..." murmured Nessaj. "Something happened that must have rushed his plans. I wonder what it is. The appearance of Icarus? Or the reunion of the Three Spirits?"

"I suggest that we shouldn't look too deeply into it. That hoary bastard's been scheming for longer than I have. And from what i know of most beings, that's quite an achievement."

"You've forgotten, Ostarion. I've been scheming nearly as long as he has."

"To kill a doddering old horseman who controls the power of light and manifests in a million different universes. I'd wager sentient ice is a bit more complicated that that fool."

"Ezalor's mind is keener than you might imagine, Ostarion. Otherwise, he would not have been the first to break out of the Fundamental co-unity. Besides, there are a lot more than a million universes. As we speak, every second passed creates a new universe. Every single choice or action of a single being in one of the countless universe spawns parallel universes. My quest to stop Ezalor would be impossible to accomplish, unless I manage to convince him to rejoin us."

"Let's not talk about this subject, I'd rather we stayed on more mundane matters. For instance, i spy with my one good eye, an engineer. Guess which one?"

"Boush."

"Exactly. And who is that accompanying him?"

"I believe that is Zeus, the fallen thunder god."

"Never heard of him. What realm does he hail from?"

"An still infantile realm on the edge of the Universe of Universes. It was defiled by Ezalor to a considerable degree, but surprisingly, it was the Enigma who retaliated against Ezalor. As we speak, countless of Engima's spawn ravage Ezalor's defenseless forces within that plane. Zeus himself hails from a planet full of humans, some eof which worships him."

"Sometimes, your omnipresence staggers me friend. Do you think that we could sla-"

"No, the cease-fire."

"Ah, yes. That is the reason for this pleasant recreational time of us! Let us see if we cannot lend our fellow fighters any assistance!"

"Ah but, Ostarion, usually, they are on the other side of this war."

"Common courtesy Nessaj. A ruler must needs possess them."

"As you wish, friend."

So saying, the duo fell silent as they made their way towards the two small figures, heading back south towards the Radiant-Dire battlefield. The Radiant heroes quickly became aware of the approaching Dire heroes and tenses up, ready for a fight.

"At ease peasants." said Ostarion."We wish you no harm, only an inquiry of your state of helplessness."

"Well, that's one way to put it." muttered the amused Fundamental.

A/N: Sorry this chapter's a bit short. It was kinda rushed after my chapter was mainly for setting up another arc and fleshing out the universe. Please leave constructive criticism and some pennies for the Peddler. :D