{"id":5330,"date":"2022-01-19T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2022-01-19T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:52:52","slug":"3-realms-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/3-realms-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Realms 6-2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a><\/a>The repairs didn\u2019t take much time. Once it was fixed, the <em>Endeavor<\/em> made its way to the Galdredan Lava Kingdom. As everyone got their assignments, Arsha poured over a prophecy with her lovers. \u201cI don\u2019t understand it,\u201d she muttered. Her lovers nodded in agreement. Her door chime then rang. \u201cCome in.\u201d The door opened to reveal Mordek with a cane. \u201cLord Mordek!\u201d Everyone stood up and bowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot a god anymore,\u201d reminded Mordek. \u201cIt is I who should be bowing to you, Champions.\u201d He did so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSorry, Lo-Mr. Mordek,\u201d stumbled Lardeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking you to ignore three hundred years of teachings concerning me, now that I\u2019m mortal,\u201d chuckled Mordek as he sat down in a chair. \u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPardon me for asking,\u201d said Malnar, \u201cbut how\u2019s your foot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting used to it rather quickly. A few more days and I won\u2019t need a cane anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re grinning madly,\u201d observed Gorfanth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, yes I am. I\u2019m about to finally understand mortality, something that\u2019s eluded me throughout my time as a god! I\u2019ve finally evolved to being mortal!\u201d That caught everyone\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHold on, you EVOLVED to being mortal?\u201d asked Foresna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, a god becoming mortal IS evolution in my eyes. We can now grow and change like you lot do! We can make mistakes and the consequences won\u2019t affect the Realms and-!\u201d Mordek\u2019s eyes fell on the prophecy everyone was looking over and a scan of the original tablet it came from. He picked up the modern translation and arched an eyebrow. \u201c\u2026What\u2019s with the grammar mistakes?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMistakes? Where?\u201d asked Falnii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight here!\u201d answered Mordek as he pointed out \u201cMortal\u2019s\u201d, \u201cTitan\u201d and \u201cFalls\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the modern translation. \u2018When the Final War ends, by Mortal\u2019s hands, the Titan falls.\u2019 That\u2019s how the prophecy goes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s what we\u2019re having trouble with,\u201d remarked Arsha. \u201cBy all accounts, Dr. Borg should have ended the Final War right there when she drained you and Oyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you sure that\u2019s the translation?\u201d asked Mordek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what Priest Naswek said.\u201d Mordek smacked his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAltrek trained him better than that! No wonder there were blowhard heroes trying to save the Realms on their own!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMordek?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Mortal\u2019 is in the plural possessive,\u201d explained Mordek. \u201c\u2018Titan\u2019 is plural here. So, the prophecy\u2019s translation should say \u2018When the Final War ends, by Mortals\u2019 hands, the Titans fall\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTitans?\u201d repeated Gorfanth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDr. Borg and her flunkies!\u201d realized Lardeth. Gorfanth then snapped his fingers as he understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s right, they took Oyed\u2019s Divine Mana as well as yours!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaking them Titans of the Elements, not mere gods,\u201d confirmed Mordek. \u201cAnd the hands of the Mortals that made them fall (literally, in Yulduk and Dr. Borg\u2019s case) were yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026You know, I\u2019m kind of glad the mistranslation was what was taught,\u201d mused Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat for?\u201d asked Mordek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan you imagine the kerfuffle that would have erupted? If Naswek presented the correct translation, there would have been all sorts of chaos! \u2018There\u2019s only one Titan!\u2019, \u2018Why can\u2019t ONE person save the Realms?!\u2019, and \u2018Can\u2019t the Divine Ones count?!\u2019 probably would have come out of people\u2019s mouths, then we would have turned our backs to you and fought the Final War alone and probably lose it!\u201d Mordek considered her words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I suppose that COULD have happened,\u201d he mused. \u201cI would have thought you\u2019d all learn more about teamwork better than you already do right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something else,\u201d said Lardeth. \u201cIf we all took the mistranslation as gospel, so did Dr. Borg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood point!\u201d agreed Arsha. \u201cEither way, the Prophecy\u2019s mistranslation saved us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeaking of prophecies,\u201d interjected Mordek, \u201crecall the two Tablets of Prophecy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, they\u2019re both supposed to be the Final Prophecy. At the end of the Final War, only one will come true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, the tablet containing a doom-and-gloom prophecy crumbled to dust. I have a feeling you\u2019ll want to fulfill THIS version of the Final Prophecy. This time, you\u2019ll get it straight from me, no mistranslations whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s hear it!\u201d urged Falnii. Mordek cleared his throat and began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen stagnation is banished from the Realms and all life rebuilds, the length of all life that decays shall double what it once was, all reaching the same limit and perpetually growing together. The rulers of all Realms, both present and future, shall forever rule with wisdom, justice, and kindness. The power of divinity shall propagate through the Realms and from the parental Three shall spawn more, all uninhabited, but ready for expansion of life. Thus it shall be for the Eternal Age of Unity.\u201d Falnii thought it over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll life shall double what it once was,\u201d she muttered. Her eyes went wide. \u201cYou mean\u2026my 50,000-year lifespan\u2019s\u2026gonna double to 100,00?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd all life will reach that limit, barring the biological immortals?!\u201d asked Malnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd there won\u2019t be any more corruption in the governments of the Realms?!\u201d quizzed Lardeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd more Realms are coming up?!\u201d asked Arsha with hope. \u201cEmpty ones?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes on all counts,\u201d replied Mordek. \u201cI believe Marshii and Aldarval just went through the effects of their lifespan reaching 100,000.\u201d Everyone cheered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCOLONIZATION PROJECTS, BABY!\u201d cheered Arsha. Her face then slowly fell. \u201cBut\u2026that means\u2026the coronations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, yeah,\u201d winced Malnar. \u201cMy parents and I are discussing how my coronation will play out now that the Final War\u2019s over. I can\u2019t stay here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhich should make our wedding that much sweeter,\u201d mused Falnii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s right,\u201d agreed Lardeth. \u201cAccording to ancient law, we need to be crowned first before we get married.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never understood that,\u201d remarked Mordek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat law was put onto the books,\u201d explained Malnar, \u201cto ensure that the new Ruler has a bit of time to address a few matters of state before marrying the ones they love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ve got some work to do first before the wedding,\u201d sighed Foresna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAh,\u201d said Mordek. He then got up. \u201cArsha, you may want to see Rokalla. He\u2026was not in a good condition when we rescued him from the Divine Tower.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI only got a few reports that said he was in critical condition,\u201d remarked Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s currently legless and he\u2019s lost his eye and ear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could have said that!\u201d Arsha dashed out of the room to see Rokalla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The repairs didn\u2019t take much time. Once it was fixed, the Endeavor made its way to the Galdredan Lava Kingdom. As everyone got their assignments, Arsha poured over a prophecy with her lovers. \u201cI don\u2019t understand it,\u201d she muttered. Her lovers nodded in agreement. 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