In the office of the pope of the church of the Goddess of Time.
"We greet your holiness, may you have a long time to live. I am Aeon Accasha, the Lord Accasha who was tasked by a duty. I have come with the assistance of his majesty, the king, to request the help of the Saint of Prophecy and to inquire about the prophecy that she has delivered."
Two days prior to the event, after meeting Neviah, Aeon met up with Alex and Raymond to update them on what had transpired. He then sent a letter to the king with the mark of the Accasha family and an emblem that marked that it was of the utmost importance that the recipient of the letter receive it as soon as possible.
A day after sending the letter, Aeon was summoned to the imperial palace's audience room to explain the letter.
In the audience room, the king, accompanied by his aide, and Aeon sat in front of each other, excluding the aide that was standing behind the king. A maid then poured tea into their cups, placed it on the table in front of them, and then left.
"So you have located the Saint of Prophecy of our era, Lord Accasha?" The king inquired with a hint of doubt in his words. "Your majesty, with my utmost respect, I do understand your doubt, for the tales of the heroes of old are now mere fairy tales that only a few know and remember, but I implore that you please believe my word, for I have met her, and she did indeed bear the mark that was recorded in the records of the Accasha Family. She had also already delivered the prophecy, with her eyes and divine power as proof. The only problem that I have come upon is that the church is currently prohibiting the spread of the news or the prophecy's contents. I asked for your majesty's assistance on this matter." Aeon stood up and bowed his head.
The king gestured his hands for Aeon to raise his head. "I understand, Lord Accasha. In the name of my ancestor, who entrusted the Accasha family with their duty, I, Leon von Oswald, 176th of my line, shall lend a hand to you when you may need it in order to fulfill your duty. I will have my aide here bring you a letter that contains a royal decree; do not misuse it. You will be heavily punished if you do so, but I do doubt that you will do that. I will take my leave now, Lord Accasha. Until we meet again." The king then left after declaring to help Aeon.
An hour later, a letter arrived at the Accasha Estate. It is the letter that the king mentioned. It contains the Royal Decree, an order made by a king with authority. The Royal Decree states that the party of Aeon Accasha, the agent of the King, must be assisted and treated properly if it doesn't go against the law of the Kingdom of Oswald. If there are any actions that disobey the order, they are punishable by the recipient of the letter, Aeon Accasha, and the Royal Family.
In the Celestia's Accasha Estate's head office lies Aeon, along with his two companions, Alex and Raymond. Alex walked towards where Aeon was sitting, to his desk. "The Royal Decree, huh..? It's quite a powerful thing for such a fragile item to hold."
Raymond then chimed in, "I do agree with that; I had some experience being ordered with it during my days in the army. It was quite awfully powerful. It instilled both fear and a sense of patriotism." He shivered slightly after recalling his experiences.
"It's similar to a carrot-and-stick; the power you get from it is immense, but so is the punishment if you misuse it. I trust that you two won't fall for temptations to use it inappropriately. Though only I hold the power to use it." Aeon added while waving the letter.
Raymond then asked. "My liege, what is the plan now? Now that you hold the Royal Decree, will you now go to the Church of the Goddess of Time?"
"We will, but first send a letter regarding a formal visit to the church. We need to follow the proper order if we are to use the Royal Decree. Raymond, once again, I will task you with handling the letter."
Raymond bowed, "It shall be done, my liege."
Aeon then began writing the letter that will be sent to the pope that Raymond will deliver. After sending the letter, a reply was received near midnight. The reply contains the time for the official private meeting that was mentioned in Aeon's letter. It also contains the text "It is finally time.."
The night had passed, and Aeon and his companions were riding a car to the Church of the Goddess of Time. By the time they had arrived, they were greeted by several paladins and priests and a bishop of the Goddess of Time. Alex was surprised by the welcome, while Raymond didn't react much to it. Aeon was a bit puzzled by the welcome, as it was supposed to be a private meeting.
They had gone out of the car and were welcomed by the church. The bishop then approached them. "Greetings, Lord Accasha. I am one of the bishops of the church, Aira. It is an honor to be the one to greet the guide." she bowed.
Aeon also bowed to the bishop. "It is also an honor to receive such a welcome from the church, but I do believe that I requested a private meeting." He questioned
"We do apologize; the meeting will indeed be done privately between you and the pope and with a selected few. This is just the least we had to do for the guide."
Aeon raised a brow. "Your excellency, you've mentioned it twice by now; might I ask what you mean by calling me the guide?"
Aira's face blanked for a bit. "I apologize; I thought you were already aware of it as you have come here. I shall now explain what it is. The Guide is a term that we use to refer to the person that guides the Saint and the Avatar to a path that was forged by their forebears."
Aeon was confused by what he just heard. "Might I ask for confirmation? From what I had known, the one that you call the guide is the saint of prophecy. I do recall there being other people that aided the two on their journey, but they were regarded only as their companions or allies. I do understand that my ancestors also aided some of the heroes, but to be referred to as the guides.."
"We understand your confusion. It is indeed just a term we recently found out about after researching the holy scriptures in relation to the message of our goddess. Like the Accasha family, the royal family has also ordered us to record parts of the history regarding the saint and avatar in order for them not to be forgotten by time. We can't compare to the Accasha family's records, but we still have knowledge and understanding of the topic. During our study, the church has referred to the three as the guide, the seer, and the key. The Guide, Accasha; The Seer, Saint of Prophecy; The Key, God's Avatar. His holiness will be the one to explain further; we have drifted for a time now. I shall guide you to his holiness' office." Aira then motioned for them to follow her.
They have arrived at the office. "I shall take my leave first, Lord Accasha; I shall be in the room with the pope and the saint. Please come in once you're ready." She bowed and then entered the room.
Alex patted Aeon's back. "Are you ready, my lord?" He asked.
"I am; I've been training for this moment since I was born. It is finally time to meet the saint and acquire her cooperation to prevent the impending disaster."
The other two smiled after hearing his words. They have finally entered the room.
"We greet your holiness; may you have a long time to live. I am Aeon Accasha, the Lord Accasha, who was tasked with a duty. I have come with the assistance of his majesty, the king, to request the help of the Saint of Prophecy and to inquire about the prophecy that she has delivered." He handed out the letter that contained the Royal Decree from his vest's pocket.
The pope viewed the contents of the letter. "It is indeed the Royal Decree. You have finally come, Lord Accasha, the Guide. I welcome you to my office. I am the Pope of the Goddess of Time, Pope Eiran. Please take a seat. I have already been informed by Aira that you are now aware of the three terms."
Aeon and his companions sat at the chairs. "That is indeed the case, your holiness. Due to my study about the past, I vaguely understand why."
"That would make it easier, then. We had only started researching recently after the awakening of the saintess. As the scriptures were old, some of the pages were aged and they had become vague. The scriptures entailed knowledge about the Guide, the Seer, and the Key. From the words themselves, you can understand why if you have prior knowledge about them. The Guide, the person who guides the two on their journey. The Seer, the person who foretells the future with their special ability. Finally, the Key, the person who can resolve or prevent the disaster. The moment we found out about the three, we found out that the priestess beside me is the Seer, the one called the Saint of Prophecy, Neviah. We had suspected that the Guide would come in the future, like in the scriptures. Lord Accasha, the one who we call the Guide, tell me, Are you ready for what is to come?"