“The universe we live in is one of the uncountable others that are out there , and to think of them as small blobs floating in a cosmic void would be an amazingly gross underestimation. Although, no one has the true ability to actually understand the extent of things , but some of us, special ones like you, have the ability to know and perceive a bit more than the rest of us. As they say , knowledge is power, and only truly gaining knowledge about life can we gain the strength to protect it, and to gain awareness to the countless threats that are always surrounding us.” Drishti sighed, as she lowered her head, contemplating how to put the numerous things she wanted to convey into sentences that could make some sense.

“Everything that you can see, or feel around you is just one aspect that you are able to perceive, which usually is not a reflection of the actuality. What you need to slowly understand is how things are different from what the appear to be, and accept the fact that the world is much much more complex and bizarre than what you thought it to be, with variables that while staying in the shadows manipulate and even cause certain events, something which would affect you even more due to your ability to actually understand them. The nature of existence is something you need to identify yourself so that you can stay vigilant against it. Because we may know embarrassingly little about the cosmos and life itself, but one thing that after the countless years have gone by we have come to understand is that ‘life’ is really not as benign as one may assume it to be.”

“What do you mean by that?” Athena couldn’t help but feel confused

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“There exist Gods, if one may call them that, or at least supremely powerful , divine beings, in our world, and even higher beings which ensure the universe works as it should. These existences have a better understanding due to their abilities to perceive even more of the universe, and a large part of what we know has been transmitted by such beings in one way or another. They, like us , have their own personalities, some even ascended from minor existences like humans, and have independent views on various matters. When I say life is not as benign as one might assume it to be, it is something that is one of the many things very vaguely explained by these Gods, and something we ourselves have even little understanding about. But the thing that we know for sure is that there is something strange about the presence of life as we know it itself, especially when one considers the way in which various life forms are interacting with the universe , in ways that even the life forms themselves aren’t able to perceive.”

Drishti paused a bit, with her expression growing more resolute. “ You need to, from this point onwards, start the process of accepting your deviations, and begin your journey towards gaining the knowledge and strength to protect yourself and those around you, while trying to find the answers to the questions that may help you to join the dots that can clear up the vagueness that is hiding the ‘truth’ behind it. I will teach you what all I can, while you will at the same time train your mind, body and soul for the life ahead of you.”

“You are special, my child, which is your strength, and at the same time, makes you vulnerable. Remember….”

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“… only knowledge can set you free”, Athena murmured in a voice filled with a bit of tiredness , standing alone in the alley, lost in memories from a time that seemed ages ago, a time after which her life transformed in ways she could never have imagined even in her wildest dreams.

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