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[iravehementi]

Do you think time still moves in our worlds?

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[iravehementi]

Really?

I hope not literally.

[heavensdragon]

Literally. I am eldest son of the previous Emperor.

[iravehementi]

Your status as a monarch is not what I'm questioning. It's the place you claim to rule.

[heavensdragon]

Heaven is one of many realms. It surprises me that so few believe in its existence.

[iravehementi]

People hesitate to believe in what their science can't explain.

My world believed in Heaven once, but no longer.

[heavensdragon]

What caused their belief to falter?

[iravehementi]

Science.

Science proved an ancient belief true so belief in God and Heaven faltered.

[heavensdragon]

There is not one god, but many. Some live side by side with humanity. Your science may have overlooked them.

[iravehementi]

That could well be. The science of my world overlooks many things.

[heavensdragon]

Your beliefs differ, I see.

[iravehementi]

Yes.

There is boundless knowledge that exists beyond the limits of human reason.

[heavensdragon]

Indeed. Gods who live for millennia upon millennia are still able to learn.

[iravehementi]

One only stops learning when dead.

Hm! Well... Most of the time.

[heavensdragon]

You know an exception?

[iravehementi]

It is possible to learn more after death as well.

[heavensdragon]

Do you mean spiritually?

[iravehementi]

Yes. Spiritually

[heavensdragon]

Can that knowledge be retained in life? Strong souls are often reborn.

[iravehementi]

The strongest souls can retain a sense of self without being reborn.

And if they are reborn, well... Memories never fully disappear. They can be found again.

[heavensdragon]

Even the strongest of spells can't hide memories forever. Then again, a god could suppress or even change a mortal's perception.

[iravehementi]

Gods could do many things. That is what makes them gods.

But are you suggesting that found memories might be divine trickery?

[heavensdragon]

It is possible. There would need to be a deeper, broader reason. Most gods are not petty.

[iravehementi]

A clever soul can find its memories.

It just needs to know where to look.

[heavensdragon]

There are clues that can be followed. My memories were erased once, but I regained them.

[iravehementi]

Then you know.

How did you do it?