The expansive Garden of Odalisi...it was finally dead...withered by centuries of sickness, the garden was now finally entirely rotted away...the once vivid colors had faded and were replaced with a lifeless brown...all the memories and secrets that it held lost to the darkness forever...
This garden represented the mortal life throughout Vekrashtan, flourishing in all it's beauty before the collapse...now completely and utterly dead. Ariakami was saddened to see her birthplace in such a state, but there was nothing that she, nor any other Odalisian, could do...for the mortal world of Vekrashtan was taking it's last breath...and all the gods would die. Yet even still, hope gleamed in her eyes; Owik(God of Space, Time, and Dimensions) had told her that she and all the other impure gods would survive, as they did not need the worship of mortals for their power. However, they would still need a living planet to call their home in order to survive, and Owik told them of the various candidate planets dotted throughout the universe and other dimensions. Ari would be going to a place called "Earth"...a world she knew very little about, but was very interested in seeing...and today would finally be the day.
Today, she would leave the home she's known her entire existence and travel some unknown distance across the universe, and perhaps even to a separate dimension. Owik kept most of the details to himself, and Ariakami honestly didn't mind, but the thought of how far away she'd be traveling scared her. Suddenly the bells began to toll, signaling that it was time to get going...so Ari stood up, giving the garden one last glance before turning and scurrying off to the council halls.
Once she arrived, she stood for a moment at the front steps. The jaded and crumbling council building appeared to posses a sort of aged and forgotten knowledge, hidden away somewhere deep within. Ariakami was here an hour early, just as planned...she didn't want to go through the pain of saying goodbye to everyone, and as she continued inside, she was greeted by an expecting Owik. He welcomed Ari, and proceeded to lead her into the main chamber where Kalu(King of the Gods) and Srah(Goddess of Portals and the Void) were. "Ariakami!...Welcome!...Though, this is also our final farewell..." Came Kalu's weak, yet clearly distinguishable voice. "Are you certain you want to do this...so soon?"
"Yes, my king...I am sure." Responded Ari, looking away slightly. Owik came up beside her and placed a hand gently on her shoulder, speaking to Kalu. "As am I, Kalu. Ariakami here convinced me to see her as a test subject for this procedure, even though I'm certain that there will be no complications. She persisted, however, so I finally gave in to her request." He spoke, turning his head to look at Ari, a look of secret understanding on his face. "I trust you've already said your farewells?" Ariakami looked back, giving a slight smile as she spoke. "Yes sir...I have. I am ready to go, now."
"Halt!...You are not ready...not just yet..." Interrupted Kalu, his weakened body still sitting motionless in his throne. "Take my blade, "Valor"...so that it shall serve you...as it had once served me...Srah, would you please?" The King of the Gods continued, motioning towards one of the swords on a nearby weapon rack with his eyes. With a courteous bow, Srah moved to retrieve the weapon and quickly brought it over to Ariakami...who then hesititantly accepted the ancient relic of a blade. "Uh...thank you, my king...I shall treasure it, always." She spoke quietly, sadness tainting her voice.
Owik then clapped his hands together, signaling for Srah to start opening the portal. As the Portal formed, Owik decided to pass the time by briefing Ari on how things should happen. "Alright...Ariakami, as soon as the portal forms you are going to enter through it, as Srah cannot afford to waste her energy. I've no idea where you will end up, but it should be within the home of their gods." He told her, turning back to the portal as it reached the end of it's formation. "Goodbye, Ariakami...and good luck." Owik said, followed by the quick farewells of Kalu and Srah as the portal became fully formed.
Ariakami smiled sadly and waved to each of them before rushing into the portal, which disappeared only a second later. Once she was gone, Kalu gave a concerned look to Owik. "That seemed...very rushed...is there something you're not telling me, Owik?" He asked, managing to raise an eyebrow in question. "She dislikes farewells, dear brother...and I don't think she would've wanted to sit through your speech...and, in all honesty, neither would I..." Owik responded, a smirk stretched upon his face. "It wounds me to hear you say that, Owik..." Kalu said, his voice ripe with imitated sorrow. They both chuckled for a short while, as Srah smiled softly and rolled her eyes. Then they waited in a sad silence for the others gods and goddesses to arrive...
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Ariakami exited the portal into Olympus, home of the gods, but could not see much beyond the black fog as she glanced around. The sight immediately worried her, but as she turned back to the portal she saw the last, blurred images of the Odalisi council room fade away while the portal dissipated. Ari was now stranded in a strange place, frantically looking about as she heard noises but could not make them out. It would appear that she had been dazed by the transportation through the portal...something she was not expecting, nor was she warned about. Ariakami's senses were slowly coming back, the sounds of danger becoming clearer and clearer...but she remained where she was, still somewhat dazed and confused.
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