"I knew something wasn't right," you say.
"The dream we sent you last night," replies Ziva. "We wanted you to see how this began. How, long ago, we found a passage to another world—the passage through which you yourself have traveled to get here. We found another realm, and we used its power to change ourselves, to become something more than human. So, are we mortals, or are we gods? That depends on your definition and your perspective. We are what we are—and what we gained long ago, Basileios, you can have now."
"So there you have it, Basileios," says Veles. "Three roads lie before you, but there is only the time to follow one of them. What will you choose?"