Fortuna Verto

58-Revisiting Origins

Still with plenty on her mind, Axln returned to find Jhez so that the two of them could discuss the previous matter. For a historian, it would be no small feat having suddenly uncovered an undisclosed portion of world history.

"After all that work, was it really that easy?" "I wouldn't call it easy. Such a member of the foundry would have only been compelled to come clean with such facts because of our new influence within their own core structure. The concert was a big hit, and that's what brought us to this. We got exactly what we had set out to achieve." "Well, it was quite surprising when you suddenly walked in with someone from the foundry and had them suddenly present me with such a lesson. I expect it had taken a bunch of diplomacy that I had not been privy to.. stuff that you then had to further negotiate after leaving?" "Well, yes, that's very true. This information came at a price, so we should spend it wisely. I'm still going to need to update Lyun on everything too, but I expect she's still occupied with Creative regarding her own creative pursuits." "I heard she's in a drawing class right now, already expanding her skills, so she's going to be occupied until classes end. You won't be so free for long either, I heard someone is going to be showing up soon enough to escort you to administration for an official review of your teaching compatibility. Quite honestly, it's more of a formality, you're a sure set for the role at this point. I'm still not sure where they will place you, it would depend on what they felt suited your skills enough that was considered in need of another instructor. Before then, we should look into this matter of.. using our new information wisely." Jhez was scattered across his desk, his attention matching the disorganized sprawl in kind, though Axln really wasn't fairing much better.

In a matching sprawl, Axln's eyes found an opportunity to glance over an ultimately familiar book, the same one which had begun everything.. according to a couple of daughters. Sitting directly beside it was another book, this one visibly written in a sensible script.. but having quite a number of similar designs.. and looking almost as old. What drew her attention was how the title of the book held a word she had never seen before.. but one she could easily understand. Above the emblem of a blossom appearing to be made of glass was the title.. 'Unrestrained destiny, chains unbound'.. for a place that knew nothing of destiny, seeing the word written out in local script really caught her attention. Jhez paused, seeing the book Axln was going for. He had actually uncovered that book from their previous discussion over the word, finding it more than just a slight coincidence. The similarities between the books invested a curiosity too, as if one book had inspired the other somehow. What was strange however was that Jhez had no hopes in reading any of this book either, the entire contents being completely unintelligible. He had set it aside as a dead end ever since, moving to more important matters instead.

Axln however opened the same book and was absolutely stunned at what she found. This book wasn't at all impossible to read for her.. Lyun wouldn't have found it hard either. The book was distinguishably written in terran script, original.. authentic.. english. It was undeniable that this author was integral to the Terran Mythos, themselves though self identifying with their role as an arch magus. However, the book even made mention of memories of earth.. this was decidedly going somewhere. The book establishes that the author's life had been written by the blood of their forebears, their life an unbreakable chain that bound them to a single unwavering path. Meanwhile, it was those same chains that bound all life as a whole, chains that were strangling everyone dry. The only way to free everything from such chains was to unmake the meaning behind destiny, to allow everyone the opportunity to uncover whatever road might truly fit them. The only way to achieve this was to confront the will of the world itself once entitled to rewrite the laws of the world.. and then to erase the chains of fate. The author however expressed that they felt that this was a monumental decision for just one person to make, and that they could only hope that their decision had panned out for the best. They knew though that, assuredly, the will of the veil would be invoked if things grew too stagnant, opening the door to another offworld visitor.. one who could then read a book such as this. Such a person would then be left with the responsibility of making a decision as well, and so would have to work with the will of the world in order to establish their resolution. In light of that, the book was to work as a bit of a log for the decision that had come before. A majority of the pages afterwards were blank, as if they awaited further contribution.