More world building junk has been developed since i worked on the original version of this chapter- I was on a Metis and Kaylee brainrot since I did a video of them (which I still gotta post-) and this is a Metis pov chapter :P Gotta love the sad depression bean <3 . . . . Little bit of a lore drop down here for those interested : The dimension guardians was a group formed in Era of peace, year 1557, by a feline named E.. well his name is Edward but he thinks its too formal. The guardians was formed because E saw that there were issues that weren't being addressed in the world, as law officers of individual dimensions either didn't have access to leap between to solve bigger issues, or didn't want to, he brought together his group for good, anyone could join as long as they wanted to help others. Somewhere between this year and year 4440, a creature raised in the ranks to be high guardian, they are infamous for the guardians current reputation, this high guardian believed that the guardians should be worshipped as gods, even changing the rank accessories from colorful bandanas to regal sashes, this was a turning point for the group, creatures began to trust the guardians less, even beginning to actively work against them. The high guardian was furious at their "mistreatment" and enforced rules and fear, they barred access to the great library of the in-between, destroyed many of the warp runes, cutting off most creatures ability to ever travel between worlds, it is widely believed that the guardians haven't been the same since... Which is true, now in year 4463 the guardians numbers are dwindling, nobody wants to join the guardians anymore... they have resorted to taking new members by force; if you can dimension-leap, you will be taken. Metis doesn't agree with this ruling, he believes everyone should have choice, he saw how miserable Kaylee was when she was forced into the guardians, he wishes he didn't have to bring Silas in... but he feels guilty for his mistakes in the past, he wants to prove his worth.. even if they have to do something that makes them feel even more awful inside...
Art by Inky / Bean (they/any)
