In the twilight of Springtide's Rising, I saw a vision. There, in the moments when life begins anew in Teleria, the beginning of another cycle of the years' time, it came to me, riding on the falcon's wings.
There, in the twilight, I saw a vision. Before us all lay a crossroads. Swelling vril engulfed it on all sides as if to overtake it. Yet, it did not. The vril influenced it, pulling the paths apart. In one direction: liberation and prosperity. Along the other, destruction and darkness.
Push and pull, this way or that — we all must choose.
Convergence and shift — we have the power.
A voice spoke to me then, in the twilight of Springtide's Rising. A sweet voice, but one of unsurpassed power. Rhythm. Resonance. Pace. It spoke with such certainty, and unhurried, as if it held sway over time itself, and all the events of Telerian history. She stood there, the source of such a voice, taking the form of a dark haired woman, pale in skin, saying to me,
"Lo, behold this message, Arapet, Oracle of Eyn Sof! Speak these words to the peoples of Teleria, loud, strong, and sure, for all to hear:
Long past may be the ages of darkness, where scheming minds controlled the races of this world. There is a power emerging which is greater than any other. It is, itself, the crossroads, the splitting of souls, the weapon of time. A great clashing and convergence of eternal powers, presenting the paths.
Swirling tesseracts of light and dark,
Of bitterness and hope,
Of eternity and youth.
A great duality.
O, what a wonderful friend!
O, what a fearsome foe!
The sun rises and the sun sets,
But The Veils remain everafter.
And The Crossroads disappear shortly after they appear.
The choice is to be made.
Choose wisely, dear Children of Infinity,
For strange things lurk in the shadows.
Lo, behold this message, Arapet, Oracle of Eyn Sof! Speak these words to the peoples of Teleria, loud, strong, and sure, for all to hear! For long past may these ages be, if you have the courage to face what lurks in the shadows, and the strength to choose at each Crossroads. Lest ye lose the light of life forever, and be overcome by the shadows and darkness,
For the game of the cosmos takes no pity on the foolish and lame,
And we are not the only ones here any longer."
The woman concluded speaking and I was shown the destination of each path.
Oh, inhabitants of Teleria, heed these words!
Test the spirits!
There is a convergence coming,
And a duality to be feared in its rising,
For The Gods will have their say.
Oh, dear children, The Gods will always have their say.
The words of the prophet Arapet, an Oracle of The Creed of Eyn Sof, in the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Atenzi, eleventh Ruler Supreme of The Second Silician Empire in its 332nd year, The Second Age.
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