Tahnahos smiled as he gazed up at the glimmering specks in the sky. The glimmers definitely were stars, but they were very young ones, slowly forming and spinning into existence in the nearby newly born universe. Nearby, water could be heard rippling, as two of his fellow Divine Guardians floated in the swimming pool. Between the creations above him and the love all around him in this seven star omniuniversal spa, things were going pretty well. There was no Corruption trying to consume them, there were no Voidborns hunting them down. There was nothing but the gentle swirls of water and the delicate yet explosive ripples of creation.
Unfortunately, the calm atmosphere was ruined by the appearance of another Divine Guardian, one who had a rather sour look on his masked face. Akah’s emotions were often quite hard to follow, but Tahnahos could clearly tell something was wrong.
“Can we talk?”
Tahnahos shrugged, moving over to make some room on the silk blanket he was laying on. “Sure, what’s wrong?”
Akah seemed to frown briefly, before sitting on the edge of the blanket. He glanced upwards, then turned to Tahnahos.
“I had a dream. I do not… normally get dreams. I do not even think it… really was a dream. More of a vision.”
“Oh? And you’re telling me and not Phovos?”
Akah continued to frown. “Yes, I am.”
“I thought-”
“Phovos is more likely to escalate the situation. I want an opinion first before I do anything.”
“Fair enough…” Tahnahos shrugged. “So, wanna tell me about it?”
The Lanex Guardian thought for a moment, then sighed. “Essentially, I was visited in my sleep. By a golden being that appeared similar to myself. At first glance, I mistook them for a Lanex. But they were… not quite the same. Too organic. And a different, earlier Lanexian build. If they were a Lanex, they were positively ancient.”
Tahnahos rolled over onto his side, so he could look directly at Akah. “Well, so far, nothing out of the ordinary. We dream about ourselves all the time. And dreams tend to… blur with our memories. Did this golden being say anything to you?”
Akah shook his head. “No. Nothing. If they did, I do not recall any of their words. Most of the dream was very blurry and not at all memorable. But I do not normally see strangers in my dreams and the way they watched me was… eerie.”
“Well…” Tahnahos smiled, patting Akah on the shoulder. “I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I think you just had a weird dream. Dreams don’t often make sense, and our brains will create unknown beings to help comprehend what we see and do when we’re awake. We have spent the last week or so helping a Life Goddess that isn’t our Guard Target build a universe. Our brains are probably struggling a little.”
“And what is the bad news?”
Tahnahos continued to smile, but not as much. “The bad news is that you should keep tabs on your dreams. Normally, if someone is trying to contact you via your dreams, they’ll do their best to be as blunt, quick and to the point as possible, because they WANT you to listen.”
“So you suggest I take this to Phovos?”
“Nah. Not yet. I’d say, see what happens next time you sleep. If you don’t see the golden being again, then no problem, it is just a dream. But if the being comes back and tries to talk to you or communicate in some way, then I would definitely take it to Phovos. Or even go straight to Kinisis, if it’s obvious enough.”
Akah sighed, concerned by Tahnahos’s response. “Thank you. I will do as you have suggested.” But as Akah was about to get up, he felt Tahnahos pull him back down.
“You in a hurry?” Tahnahos asked.
“No. Why?”
“You got time to watch the stars with me?”
Akah blinked, then looked upwards. The sky was very pretty. After a moment, Akah settled back down, lying next to Tahnahos.
“Sure, why not?”