From the land of dreams

[wingsofprayer]

Helios kneels, hands clasped and eyes closed. He murmurs the quiet words of a prayer but cuts himself off mid-syllable as something suddenly feels changedHis eyes snap open and he stares around himself at wherever he has come to. He gets to his feet quickly. There is moonlight, he notices; nighttime. He is in some open park, not far from

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[kiramekinoishi]

Delightful, he thinks with a degree of irritation and more than a bit of sarcasm; the nexus again. What would it come up with next? Nevermind, he didn't want to know. And he doesn't fit in tonight either, dressed in his shitennou uniform complete with cape and sword.

His hand comes to rest on the hilt of his sword, and he glances around suspiciously, trying to gain his bearings. His eyes fall on the other who looks like he doesn't quite belong. He says nothing yet, but takes a couple of steps closer.

[wingsofprayer]

Helios opens his eyes to find himself confronted by a person he would never have expected.

"Lord Kunzite?" he asks with no little surprise. "But where is the King?" The shitennou, fully revived in his world, still rarely venture far from their liege's side, save when surveying their portions of the Earth for his sake. And this, he thinks, is not Kunzite's realm of the Middle East; rather, it reminds him of Japan where he had hidden inside the maiden's dream.

And yet, the greeting is at least polite and respectful for now. For them to meet is a welcome chance indeed, or would be in Helios' world.

[kiramekinoishi]

Kunzite's gaze turned, surprised that someone recognized him; especially in this place. He eyed the boy, brow furrowing slightly. "I am Kunzite," he says with a small, slow nod. "But who are you?"

He turned to face Helios completely. "King?" he echoes then as if just catching it.

[wingsofprayer]

Strange that Kunzite should seem not to recognize him, but no stranger than some of what's already happened.

"I am Helios, priest of Elysion, where the king's Golden Kingdom once stood," he introduces himself formally, hoping perhaps to make the other man recall it.

[kiramekinoishi]

A polite nod in greeting. "Leader of the shitennou, Kunzite--though you seem to know that already. I don't recognize that place, Elysion," he answers. "And you say king. Do you mean Endymion-sama?"

[wingsofprayer]

"Yes, the prince has grown and become our king," Helios says, but the smile hides continued confusion that Kunzite seems not to know it. It fades a moment later as he demands the answer, albeit politely.

"Lord Kunzite, why is it you seem not to know this?"

[kiramekinoishi]

"It is different, in my world," the shitennou explains easily. It's still a little suspicious, worrying at times, but he's become used to the nexus.

It was different in his world, anyway. What was it like now?

"Endymion-sama is only a normal human, right now. Small Lady has spoken of her parents the King and Queen in the thirtieth century." There's a calm smile from the silver-haired man, relieved. "I am glad it's the same in your world."

Kunzite seems to realize something, "Is this your first encounter with the nexus?"

[wingsofprayer]

"Lady Serenity is the daughter of the king and queen," Helios agrees. "But if a timeline has diverged somehow, how is it you know of both?"

It is, admittedly, confusing. And it probably answers Kunzite's question: No. Helios, new to all of this information, is only the more confused.

[kiramekinoishi]

"That which brought you here to this place is called the nexus. Different worlds and timelines are constantly shifting in and out of one another, as far as I understand. People visit different worlds, and even variant timelines of their own world. You may meet different versions of people you know, like myself, or even your own counterparts.

"It is the twenty-first century in my world. Small Lady has traveled back from the thirtieth century in my world, which is why I know of the prince becoming king."

[wingsofprayer]

It certainly explained one face he hadn't been pleased to see, Nehellenia. But here and now, she is not the one in front of him.

"Then I am pleased to meet you here and now," Helios says a trifle formally. He does not think to question the other man's story, as he is already familiar with time-travel through Lady Serenity.

"Before, we did not often have opportunity to speak," he admits.

[kiramekinoishi]

There's a pleasant smile from Kunzite, he nods. "I am glad too to hear that the shitennou are at Endymion-sama's side in your world."

"You said you are a priest? Tell me of Elysion."

[wingsofprayer]

"Elysion is the world of dreams that supports the Golden Kingdom, and what remains of it from the past in this world now."

[kiramekinoishi]

"Supports it?" Kunzite looks curious at that statement. "It sounds as if you have a very important role. Are there many others in Elysion?"

[wingsofprayer]

"Elysion, and I, protect the dreams of everyone living on the surface of the planet." It is a large role, indeed.

"I am there, and the maenads, who guard the shrine."

[kiramekinoishi]

"I am grateful to you for carrying out your duties and keeping the dreams of the future kingdom safe." The shitennou bowed just slightly from the waist.

[wingsofprayer]

"You, too, served the prince of the Golden Kingdom," Helios points out. "Why is it you seem not to recall it?" Another difference of 'worlds', realities?