[b]Serenity[/b]
"Understood. We are standing by. It has been a pleasure to assist our allies."

[b]Titan, Sol System[/b]
"That could not have been the great evil."

Urania was floating alone, within a pool of liquid methane. It was one of her favorite places to think, although with Chaos moving throughout Sol, the seas of Titan were becoming less and less peaceful. She felt pity for the alien animals that swam through the orange liquid, they had no idea what was coming, what would happen to them. Sometimes a no-interference policy hurt, and this was definitely one of those times. However, not once did she doubt her decision, every time she interfered something went wrong. She refused to allow harm to come to others because of her stupidity.

"What if that twisted version of Fergus was right?" She said to herself "What if the great evil is life? No, nothing matches the prophecy. Six shall turn them back, they will be not of this circle. Not a sphere, a circle. The other galaxies are gone forever, does that mean the prophecy has been broken? Is there no hope to defeat the great evil? Does it even exist?"

She chuckled uneasily, then continued.

"Here I am, a goddess, questioning a prophecy because it doesn't make sense. Sense was long ago abandoned."

One of the creatures swam up to her, brushing her starry dress with its tail. It swam right up to hr face, seeming to study her with piercing membrane-covered eyes. It made a series of clicks and whistles, tilting itself on its side as if it were asking her a question. She smiles softly, reaching out to touch the creature. It didn't move away, it simply floated there while she slowly and gently stroked it, taking care not to disturb it in any way. 

"What do you think, do you know what the great evil is?" She said, trying to comfort herself. The creature wriggled up to her face, swimming in circles around her head. Finally, its right fin touched her forehead. She felt a rush of thoughts enter her, thoughts of a self-aware creature. Being a goddess, her mind naturally attuned itself to the mind of the creature.

[i]"What are the lights?"[/i] It asked telepathically, the fear apparent even in the mere thought [i]"Why have they devoured the Red Jewel?"[/i]

she quickly realized it was talking about Mars. Using the already existing link, she spoke to it.

[i]"They are invaders. The Red Jewel was in their way, so they devoured it."[/i]

[i]"You are saddened far more than any other, why?[/i] The question made her realize that they didn;t even consider her a different species. Perhaps they only knew each other through telepathy, recognizing her as on of their own due to the signature of her mind, which had changed to match that of the creature.

[i]"Because it was the last home of my children. It's all my fault, too.[/i]

[i]"Your children? Do you mean the Blue Streaks"[/i]

[i]"The Blue Streaks... no, those were nothing more than devices created by my children to collect resources from the giant orb in the sky. Everyone else calls the Blue Streaks plasma engines."[/i]

[i]"Everyone else?"[/i]

[i]"The other species, the ones that travel between the stars.[/i]

The creature seemed to understand, showing that they had ideas about space travel and the orbits of the planets. It occurred to her that they must live a painful existence, knowing how to reach the stars but not having the hands to do so. They were in the same situation as the humans were in the early 21st century.

[i]"Your children, are you... are you a goddess?"[/i] It asked, shocking Urania. She hadn't expected them to have a religion so close to reality. She was, however, deeply saddened by the fact that the creature asked excitedly, she hoped it would not ask for a miracle.

[i]"I am, my children were adopted though, I did not make them. They came into being as a result of random occurrences."[/i]

[i]"What will you do about the lights?"[/i]

[i]"All that I do brings more death, it is my curse. I can do nothing. Please do not tell anyone of the coming evil, they... I... it..."[/i] Her voice trailed off, breaking up. she simply could not bring herself to even request that the information be withheld. Her eyes began to swell with tears. The creature could understand, the link between their minds made it possible.

[i]"We believe that all deities have a purpose to be fulfilled, you can be no exception. I'm sure you will find your purpose. Perhaps you dwell too much on your mistakes. I must leave now, perhaps we will speak again."[/i] It turned and swam away, leaving Urania curled up in a ball, floating in the orange liquid methane.

"Gee, imagine what they could do with arms." She said to herself. "I hope Chaos doesn't notice them."