“Defilers?” Professor Atkinson and Dolores asked at the same time with raised voices: “How?!”

“That I don’t know, and I intend to find out from this friend of yours.” The Creator Avatar rose from the throne: “I’d imagine you’d wanna know as well, if you’re not afraid of the weight of this knowledge.”

“Actually, it seems to me, the knowledge has lost its weight.” The Judge and Truth Seeker Avatar looked up and then around: “The disturbances caused by the tear in the world had lifted all weights of knowledge in that realm and nearby realms. Distant as we are, the effects have still reached here.”

“When - when are you going to find him?” Dolores asked.

The two avatars of Xyn were both about to answer, but something happened and both of them just looked up, and then looked to the side at the same time.

“He’s here.” The Creator Avatar said with a light frown on her face: “And something changed about him.”

“He’s healed himself. Though it is unclear through what means he did so. ” The Judge and Truth Seeker Avatar answered: “Let’s invite him in.”

The Creator Avatar raised one of her right hands to the sky, and then an energy barrier outside of this small realm opened up a small gateway for Jianmen. Then with a flash of orange and golden light, Jianmen appeared in the temple, gently bowing before the throne.

“Thank you for meeting me, Xyn.” Jianmen said: “Looks like you have received my message. I would have come here to tell you myself, but the disturbances needed to be contained, so I had to stay there for a bit.”

“The containment will not be permanent, will it?” The Creator Avatar asked.

“No. A tear in the fabric of the world cannot be closed by any normal means, not even by god level powers.” Jianmen shook his head: “We can only try to stand against the Defilers that would be rushing out from the tear, until the wound on the world heals itself.”

“How do you know that defilers will be here?” The Creator Avatar asked.

“A scout was already here once, and before it was destroyed, it called out to its creator. So it is only prudent to assume that they would come should the opportunity arise.” Jianmen shook his head: “And I will require your help to stand against them.”

“How do you expect to fight them? And how do you expect ME to help!? You know full well the forces that led to my fall.” The Creator Avatar became visibly agitated: “And you know that I am in no condition to fight anyone or anything of that level. ”

“Nor would I expect you to be the vanguard or the tip of the spear.” Jianmen shook his head: “That would be me - and I have my plans, and I intend to contain the spread for as long as possible, if we are not able to hold them off.”

“If there is no way to heal the wound to the world, how do you expect to hold them off?” The Judge and Truth Seeker Avatar asked: “I trust that you know full well that the population of Defilers is not going to be depleted easily.”

“Do you remember the kind of energy released by Defilers when you slay them?” Jianmen asked.

“No, that piece of memory was lost to me, and I had no intention to actually seek it out.”

“It’s a bit similar to this.” Jianmen raised his right hand and flicked his finger, a very miniscule piece of white crystal flew towards the two avatars of Xyn: “Here, additional offering for you, for keeping my colleagues safe here with you.”

“This - never thought that you, a mortal would - ” The Creator Avatar was about to give out a praise, but then realized that the human stood before her was not exactly a mortal: “Well - let me rephrase my question: how did you find this? This should be unimaginably rare, especially for anyone of your previous condition.”

“Being who and what I am does have its perks, one thing’s to know about the tricks of collecting resources like this.” Jianmen smiled: “But you know what this can do - it possesses the energy to heal the order of the world and the fabric of reality. And for gods like you, who are the embodiment of order, it could heal your wound, even if it is the result of a fall.”

“Which means, the more defilers are slain, the energy will be released, which will in turn heal the tear, created by - what is it, humans?” The Creator Avatar sat back into the throne and said: “Don’t tell me you will acquire their forces to fight the Defilers?”

“Humans are much more resilient and strong willed than you give them credit for.” Jianmen looked back at Professor Atkinson and Dolores: “And yes - it is technically their fault, and they will be the ones fighting the threat. ”

“Wait, I - I’m sorry.” Dolores interrupted from behind Jianmen: “This is a lot of information - but are you saying there will be a fight against Defilers?”

“Yes.” Jianmen sighed: “But don’t worry, we have, let’s see - a little bit more than one day’s time to prepare. After which, I guess it will be left to fate.”