A Terrible Evil Villain And Their Destiny

Interlude: The First Meeting

Silence filled the room save for the sound of the doors shutting from behind Zarall and the other two. They all stared at the teenage-looking person known as Valer with great suspicion. Primrose felt that this man seemed familiar.

"I am sorry, but who exactly are you?" Zarall asked calmly.

"I am Valer." Valer replied, voice monotone.

"It's you!? I thought you were talking to Afa! Why did you change clothes and what's wrong with your eyes?" The pixie exclaimed panicked.

"I haven't talked to her since arriving here. You three are the first beings I've spoken to. You've mistaken me for someone else." Valer replied.

"Okay, why are you here then?" Zarall asked.

"To help aid you in your current... situation." Valer said slowly.

"What situation?" Primrose asked.

"Are you talking about the man Afa is talking to, Hallow?" The pixie asked.

"Yes, I am referring to him." Valer nodded.

"What is your relation with this Hallow?" Zarall asked.

"It is... complicated." Valer said with a small pause, looking like he was trying figure out what exactly his relationship was with Hallow.

"Alright, could you explain what is going on?" Zarall asked, trying to move the conversation along.

"Hallow is what you can consider to be a god, a rather chaotic one at that. He is not from here and has arrived to wreak havoc on Strarth. My superiors would like to have these issues fixed." Valer said.

"And who exactly are you?" Primrose asked again still feeling uneasy looking at him.

"I am Valer." Valer answered, before adding, "I suppose I may be considered a god from elsewhere as well. My job is to try and mitigate any issues caused by deities in worlds they do not belong to."

"Why do you look like Hallow?" The pixie asked.

"It's very complicated." Valer said after pondering for a moment.

"Why do you look like you're related to Bryson?" Primrose asked.

"Again, for complicated reasons."

"Where is Bryson from? He's not from this world, where did he come from?" Zarall asked.

"The one called Bryson was originally meant to live somewhere else. Hallow stole him, changed him, and threw him here." Valer said, this entire time his face remained neutral.

"Changed him how?" Primrose asked in concern.

"Hallow simply expanded on Bryson's latent capabilities."

"Are you going to take Bryson back to his home world?"

"No, he's lived here his entire existence here. He belongs here now; I would rather not rip him from his life here. Even if he should have never been here to begin with." Valer said.

"You seem to know everything already, why did you come and visit me?" Zarall asked.

"Because you are going to maintain the balance that Hallow and Afa will attempt to ruin." Valer answered flatly.

"Zarall? Why don't you do stop them?" The pixie asked, "You said you are here to fix the problems Hallow causes."

"I am fixing them through you." Valer replied to the pixie, "Currently neither Hallow nor I are allowed to influence anything directly, for the most part. This is why Hallow came in contact with your... Afa."