Chapter Sixty: The Autumnal Mission

The Nodal Guards of the Imperial Synod had been characterized in history as an army of competent peacemakers between and among the Several Sees that subscribe to the primacy of the Bishop of Old. They were originally conceived as a highly apolitical body, a neutral force ready to be called upon when an uprising or disorder eventually affects the peace of the surrounding territories of the Sovereign Sees, and to ultimately act in defense of the general welfare of the Empire as a whole.

This particular Oath of political neutrality has been known within the ranks as the Autumnal Covenant, the actual name of the ministerial exercise required from all Nodal Guards, the name of the official law enforcement being derived from their dangerous weapon of maple leaves, and also as a fitting gesture to indirectly honor the season of Fall, where the trees shed its leaves to give way to the coming Winter, and the trees are left with nothing in the icy months, other than their magical twigs exposed for all the falling snow to behold.

Almost all trees are changing the colors of its leaves at the onset of the period of autumn, ready to part with their leaves, except, maybe, for the traditional Christmas trees, the evergreen variety called the fir trees.

Winter is definitely coming, and the magical twigs are ready to be used in combat as it is deemed necessary.

But whether it was coming as a miraculous power from the efficacy of the said magical twigs, or from the impetus of the magical wands from the subject of Wandlore, the universe has its own way of developing and manifesting its various substances from the amalgamation of everything consisting of the cosmos, and sometimes it is manifested as a form of a powerful light (like, for example, green is the light for the curse of avada kedavra).

And now, the Nodal Guard called Cane Arcane was here, arriving just moments ago, in the dimension of the human civilization on planet Earth, while courageously attempting to co-exist in the required presence of human beings. In his arrival to New York City, it was a normal day for individuals going about their business while he found himself carefully maneuvering his way into the busy streets of Manhattan.

Of course he was here to search for a particular individual (i.e., a Record Officer) who knew of the fact pertaining to the elemental composition of the forbidden fruit, as it was first revealed in the creation story gloriously written in the Book of Genesis, for him to be able to competently secure the all important script for this specific production of a film, which details the "metaphysical recipe" of the said fruit, and clearly pertaining to the classical mixtures of its invisible substances as one of the most secret annotations made on its sacred pages.

But first, he must find the actual veil from where this glorious screenplay was destined to be kept and found. At the same time, he must always watch his back, for many Historians are trying to intercept him at this juncture of the "eternal race" of the known intersecting line segments of the periods of time, which are the subject to the reach of the already exceeding power of time machines.

No one else knew of this time travelling fiasco of the future that was actively happening in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city, all of which are initiated by the greedy presence of the "godless" futurists.

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