In The Footsteps of A Rising Goddess [Calypso/Khala]

The sway and pull of a Goddes's calming love could do much to swell the rising tensions of a person's inner fear. In a way, it appeared to the insight of Khala that both herself and Calypso were helping one another out. The art of helping others in this world is often a two-way sight as far as she is concerned. For while the person receiving the assistance can receive the care they so desperately need, it gives the entity assisting that hurt soul purpose, meaning, and belief in themselves that they do hold the necessary power to otherwise influence the world in the positive way they envision within their mind.

So, to observe the impulses of terror within Calypso's body beginning to ease brought forth a sense of higher evolution within her possessive nature as a demon that was in the process of altering, changing and morphing into a power greater than when it was tethered to Deveta. And, to this effect is why the mark left upon the young Asthavon's body by Khala would begin to flourish into something immense. As the influence, should she choose to wholly accept it, could begin to make a seal within her body. However, this was unlike The Seal of Eris which Mana enforced on her followers. The Seal of Khalaism bred itself directly from the blood and energy from Khala and sought to bring enlightenment, relief, and hope within the hearts of those who ingested its influence into their souls. As the primary intent of Khalaism was to bring that sense of unity, bond, and love in the minds and spirits of demonkind since their realm knew savagery, suffering, and hell better than any other world in existence as far as this goddess was concerned.

For now, however, it was better to listen in to the words which her follower uttered. As it is around this time that Calypso started speaking forth to Khala about the perils which her heart had been entrapped by. Since she was well aware of who her mother is, it's no wonder that she failed to otherwise change the heart of The Demon Queen so easily. A creature such as that is not altered with but a flimsy desire to be better. A high amount of negative alterations from this existence have contorted her heart into that of a monster and to undo that, or even make a noticeable dent, would require a high volume of patience, willpower, and desire. And, even in that best-case scenario, the odds of failure were still astronomical as there are simply people in existence that will not be helped and that is a fact of reality one cannot ignore.

Ergo, the problem was as clear as day to see to Khala: the child tried to attack the biggest challenge of her life before even bothering to tackle the stepping stones to that peak obstacle. If one cannot even maintain the affairs of their inner household, how can one expect to manage an entire kingdom of people? It was best to start small and that's precisely what the demoness was going to stress to Calypso for her own sanity and wellbeing.

"Do you expect to battle with your most difficult hardship to end so simply, little one? I'm afraid Mana is a being that will not be swayed by tears and begging. It will require everything your soul has and even then the odds of success are still unknown."

While Khala could provide a great deal of comfort for the hurting child, she was not going to coddle her and wave that obvious fact from her face. It is why her voice remained strong and steady in those words that she spoke as she carried on with her dialogue with the youth.

"That does not mean it is impossible to that heart, however. Condemning yourself to a life of pain, compromise, and defeat over losing one battle in a lifelong war is unwise. As you stand before me you are still breathing, so you still have a chance to craft a life where you can forge happiness, strength and the ability to resist those urges to become a monster if you so choose."

A pause soon came before Khala glanced over at a group of Khalaist nearby beginning to tend to a garden. They were utilizing their enriched demonic energy to help accelerate the growth of the grass life near them in order to create a more beautiful scenery for those who step forth to this temple. It was the perfect segway for her to connect the dots to Calypso's own internal struggle taking forth at the moment. So, a simple smile swept itself across the lips of The Goddess as she carried forth with her interaction with the child before her.


"Much like a flower in the earth, you have to feed that ideal vision you have with yourself with determination, love, support of others and a belief that you can blossom into a powerful flower that pollutes this universe with the care which bleds inside your heart."

Then, with a raise of right hand, a flower grew in her right hand and Khala soon focused intently on Calypso while speaking.


"If you fail to nurture yourself, then that hunger to assist others will wilt away and die because you allowed yourself to give up after losing that battle."

As quickly as it was born, that flower swiftly turned into ash and flew in the breeze as a trail of golden dust to show the effects of allowing one's soul to linger in the depths of doubt for too long.


"So, if I were you, I'd accept the loss for what it is, learn to form it and regroup to become strong enough to start materializing your fantasy into reality. If you want to help others, you are more than welcome to start within the walls of Khalaism as I'm certain there are many millions of demons hurting in this world that you can help if you allow this pain to be processed, little one."