"So... That thing... That glimpse... It was for me as would be, say, showing reasoning to a cat?" - Said Lucas.
Venus nodded.
"It's a decent simile, yes... I hope you do not get offended by it."
"I'm honored that you even thought me worthy of seeing that. It was disorienting as all hell, granted, but it was... Heh. I have no words. I'm a translator, I work with language for a living, and I have no words to describe that. Not even undescribable fits the bill..." - Said Lucas, chuckling.
Venus nodded.
"There is something else as well... Lucas, when this wish was made... When the wish was made on the Water element, on that which is now your sword... It was a wish for something interesting to happen... Define interesting."
"Unusual, unpredictable... Oh." - Lucas smiled, quite more contented now. - "So there lies the key to the paradox... In order for life to be interesting, it must be unpredictable. And in order for it to be unpredictable, it must be free."
"Precisely." - Said Venus.
"Wait... If there's an orb of water... Are there the other elements? And... Oh fuck... If... If King Arthur was real..."
Venus smirked.
"I didn't mind your initial reaction, Lucas, because I knew it was just a matter of time for that to really dawn on you. Yes, there are other elements. They are the cornerstones of the world as is... And yes. Morgana of the Fey was real. Merlin was real, though, as you know, it was the name of a position rather than that of a man. The Island of Avalon was real, too. "
Lucas looked at her sword again. The shock of it all had passed, and she began to understand.
Excalibur. I am holding a sword that wasn't even thought to have existed... And its existence means...
Lucas suddenly hugged Venus tight.
"Thank you. I've seen the dawn of life in our world. I've glimpsed the upper levels of existence itself. And now I hold an item of such power..."
Venus smiled lightly, hugging the angel woman.
"It was your fate to have that sword. And you so far made good use of it, up to and including saving time itself. We may not be bound to do you any favors, Lucas, but we are grateful enough to do them of our own volition. Come. We will go back, but we will make a stop by another time, too... The place where your sword was forged..."
"Avalon..." - Said Lucas.
Venus nodded.
