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On a day, in the past or maybe it has to happen, aha found themself doing some shenanigans, as usual, for their own entertainment, after making a worm falling on the verge of despair and blowing up a certain train, they were reminded of an old friend and how they knew each other. After thinking for a bit they decided it was about time to reconnect and get to know the situation of the other, so Aha decided to send a letter, a little old-schooled, they knows, but for a certain event to happen one has to follow certain non written rules no? So Aha made a little circus-bear with a little and strange conic hat and a small monocycle, all of this without even batting an “eye” and using some stellar dust they just happened to have stolen from a certain blockhead, and “said” to the little creature
<go and send this to Ena, they won’t be happy at first but they will open it nonetheless>
and so did the creature.
Another day, or probably amber eras later, I don't know how much time it will take a little bear with a monocycle to travel the universe. Ena, while in the middle of some operations for the maintenance of their oh-so-dear order, saw a little brown and strange creature bowing in front of them, perplexed, but still curious they asked the little critter what was the matter and why it was in front of them. And so the ridiculous bear answered and told them:
“aeon Ena The Order, i’m here to deliver an important document from the aeon of the elatio-”
“oh dear no, please, i had to fix three whole stellar systems after their last prank, and don’t even get me started on how they-“
the bear was not listening, for after hearing the voice of the great being in front of him it’s mind almost melted in fright and terror but it still knew the words of it’s master “ena won’t be happy but they’ll read what you bring to them” and so the bear thought that the less he listened the higher the probability of his brain not making of it’s ears an exit. After a little bit of venting though ena regained their composure and asked the critter to give them the letter, and so it did, and after doing that it seems that Aha got bored and suspended the little power they gave access to the bear, and so it exploded in a cloud of confetti on the floor, giving ena another mess to clean.
After reading the letter Ena somehow wasn’t angry, but smiling and looking forward the date of the proposed event, they didn’ want to take part to the charade of the masked aeon, so they just sent a signal through the galaxies to Aha without breaking a sweat and simply closing the matter. After that they went to manage their last acquisition. A new stellar system that had some new belief, of a creature who followed harmony as a religion. Interesting, but short lived they thought, beliefs and religions offered stability and some sort of a moral compass at the start of civilizations, but they were responsible of internal strife if not accurately managed, in other words, high risk of disorders.
And so, some time later, on an undisclosed planet in a calm star system, in the middle of the swarm area of influence, the two aeons reunited with each other after a really long time since their last chat. Aha, as usual, appeared in a cloud of smoke, with clowns laughing, coloured lights flashing and a faint sound of bells, while Ena, collected and elegant, came down into the surface of the planet with their angelic choir behind, chanting songs from every time, in every style but still beautiful and pleasant to the ear, it has to be said though that no one was really there to witness all of that, they would have either died from the divine stress or simply evaporated in front the surface of the planet initially not withstanding the pressure of the two giants. After all the scenes and prologues finished, Ena lost no time and created apparently from nothing two chairs, a table, and an exquisite little tea set. Now, to be really exact, nothing of this appeared as described, since the definitions/appearances/chemical compositions and whatnot of an object is totally different when envisioned, birthed and thought from an aeon, so i, as the writer have the moral obligation to translate the vision of an Aeon to that of a simple mortal, i’ll try to do my best. Now getting back, the chairs were pristine white with streaks of azure light and golden details, they could even be described as heavenly, the same goes for the table and tea set, not even a millennia of old and knowledgeable artisans from all the planets in the universe could design and create them. Aha instead had fun watching Ena create all of the above, amused by the other's hardwork in even the smallest of the details. And so time went and finally all was ready for their time together, Aha, to not look like an uncivilised aeon, brought forth a team of colourful, flashy and somewhat ridiculous animate objects and machinery, whomst wasted no time in making the most delicious and tempting pastries and assorted treats, they were plump, good-looking and colourful, but not in a strange or funny way, but as proper sweets. Aha always knew that Ena, behind the cold facade, had a sweet tooth, they were friends for a reason. While munching messily on a hot chocolate bear claw, aha asked:
<hey so you read my letter huh, did you expect that? Dear puppeteer>
Ena, after enjoying a hot cup of delicate tea:
“no i did not, it was a pleasant surprise among unpleasant memories, the strings you pulled in my territory had me huffing and puffing for some time”
<ah ena worry not, since i knew from the start that a little innocent prank here and there would have encouraged you in opening the way for the little creature, it wouldn’t have made their way in your place otherwise>
“yes. I saw your trace on that strange creature and was indeed interested… “
<soo, what about some nice and interesting talks? I didn’t start all of this only to know your problems as :D>
“eh i didn't think you could last this long, but yes, it’s time for some divine gossip, and i do happen to know the latest tea… old rules?”
<yes yes yes, so since i asked it’s my obligation to tell something first… this will do, did you know that qlipoth is going bald?, and it seems it's something that’s been going on for a while you know hahaha that’s really funny, the old rock is aging>
“Dear, that i did not expect, and they didn’t told me, they’re so easily ashamed, they would blush if they knew about our little chat”
after some thought ena added:
“Oh well, it’s my turn, and I will start with something light… i heard something that came from my staff… and it regarded your /best friend/ “smirks
The air pressure deepens and the temperature drops, as a sinister laugh escapes Aha’s masks.
<my dearest akivili? What did the poor chap do this time, and be aware, i already know of their escapades with depth crawlers>
“Nothing of the sort this time i'm afraid, but there are rumors of them drowning their problems in alcohol at your beloved tavern… you should get them some help, if you know what i mean heh”
<i see, and i thank you for this information, mhh now’s my turn, did you know that fuli and mythus are parent and child?>
“So what did that jellyfish do this time?”
<that’s not how it works dear, spill the tea>
After thinking for a bit, then eating a delicious chocolate eclair and sipping some tea, ena decided to speak once more:
“ok i’m a fair player, but don’t think that i didn’t see your trick there Aha… so you know oroboros right? That gluttonous, terrible and old monster?”
<i sure do, i’ve pranked them too some time ago, somehow they didn’t see, or were too interested in devouring that poor little swarm-infested planet, that i had taken with me some of their heads, it was such fun!>
“You and your pranks, terrible, but still, it seems that they have lost their golden mask and were quite enraged, they almost ate one of my stars, and I was wondering how did that happen… I think I know now.”
<oh, so that’s why after taking the head with the sparkly crown they were so angry with me, too bad i don’t have that thing anymore, the tavern will suffer for a bit it seems ahahah>
“Poor fellows, but yes now it is your turn, what did that jellyfish do?”
<oh yes my fellow chaos-bringer mythus, they stole Fuli’s imperial crown and hid it! And to not be discovered they created a huge breach, so a new memory zone hahahah>
“Oh I can only imagine how pisse- ehm infuriated they must have been! Poor fuli… ”
<So what about the big tea you were bragging about, puppeteer?>
“It seems the time has come for the main dish… i’ll relieve your curiosity ,fool, one of my eyes discovered that for a short time since their ascent into aeonhood HooH the equilibrium lost their golden scales and even the weights, they were so angry that they almost smashed their throne and lost sight of some important values that were to be calibrated, it was a refreshing vision indeed, and the future will be chaotic since they've made that error”
<AHAHAHAHAH that’s incredible, i can’t imagine that control-freak losing their temper, no offence ena-
-"none taken"-
-but it must have been really amusing, soo big question there, did you record it?>
“I obviously did, you buffoon, but i won’t release it, we aeons have an image to protect, and that would shatter it… but i’ll send it to you if you promise to not publish it around… tavern included!”
<i’m happy to oblige, i just need to play a little joke on HooH, since they messed with my favourite recent plaything eheheh>
“You’re referring to the ██████████ ?
<yes, they gave me a really annoying time, i wasn’t amused at all, but this video will give me lots of laughter ahahahah>
“Also Aha i must congratulate you, these sweets are something that even my celestial choir couldn’t make, but next time i’ll show you my ability in the kitchen! Probably not me directly but a puppet though”
<i can’t wait already, so if you’ll take care of the foodstuff i’ll think about the location-
-“No need, this planet is lovely, i would have liked taking it under my wing but the position isn’t quite ideal…”-
-then i will refresh the venue a little and prepare the stage for our next encounter, surely better than this boring table and chairs, too much white duh!>
“Bah do as you please, but if i were you i would think of asking advice to idrila, they sure know better than the both of us… sadly it has been some time since i was able to contact them”
<truly a sad thing, i wanted to meet them again too, the tavern needs a little fancy restoration>
“i probably can think of at least another story before we part, do you mind listening? You’ll tell me what you think on our next encounter”
<i’m all ears dear Ena, all i do is for you!>
“Do not exaggerate ,clown, i know you’re thinking of something troublesome but listen to me, since long's death and Tayzzyronth ascension there has been tons of events that threaten the universe itself, HooH has already started moving, and i’m going to meet qlipoth in some time, what do you think about giving some help? The order must be upheld, without it, your playground won’t be as funny as before for you”
< you caught me unprepared Ena, but so be it, i can give it a thought ì, or maybe even i started already moving under the nose of everyone, truth be told i’m having real fun!>
<string-player, we’ll see each other again, bye byee>
a puff of red, yellow and blue smoke appeared from nothing and masked Aha’s exit.
“That guy, their path is really something, I hope they will be able to keep it up…”
A holy ray of blinding light appears and envelopes the sacred body of Ena, elevating them to the sky and making them disappear.
The little planet is now empty and soundless, and in the distance a really angry and hat-less crystalline and sparkling divine being finished taking note of everything that has been said, or did they?... near the stunning white chair is present a paint smudge of an indescribable color… strange.