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“I see everything,” Reggie said.
“Pervert.”
He said nothing as I wiped my hand on my dark leather pants, ready to change the subject.
“Indulge me, Reggie. How did you end up locked away in that place, anyway?”
“There was a prophecy of rebirth for an unraveled cosmos. A child born from celestial and one born from a god. They were meant to rule it all. Save it all.”
“And this prophecy wouldn’t be about a certain World Ender, would it?”
“Correct, you are.”
“We have time to kill, so tell me.” I folded my arms and nodded. “What happened next?”
“The babe meant to rule at his side was taken and destroyed.”
I shrugged. “Samkiel said he had no Amata and that the universe had been unkind. I guess he wasn’t lying.”
“The universe can be cruel.” Reggie cocked his head to the side. It was an oddly mortal expression. “Would you not agree? After everything you have seen and lost.”
I ignored him.
“So, how did that get you locked away?”
“My family, the Moirai, spoke too soon about it. A god bent on ruling the cosmos heard and ensured their reign would be the only one. They slaughtered my brethren, and Unir saved me, keeping me away from those wishing to use my gifts for evil.”
That got my attention. I strode closer.
“How can you use a fate? Every story I have heard shaped you out to be the ones that controlled all of our destinies.”
“Controlled? No.” All six eyes appeared on Reggie’s face, glowing an incandescent white as he lifted his hands. The room faded, and a wave of galaxies and stars appeared. I spun in the galaxy-filled factory, looking at every single passing star and planet. All alight with small orbs of yellow and green. I realized this was what Reggie was, everything and the nothing in between.
“We see a thousand different variables all shaped depending on your actions. I have seen stars born and stars die. A million and one worlds with a million and one actions with a tether that connects every single one of you.”
I reached out my finger, touching a planet and watching it shimmer beneath my nail.
“So, my question remains. If you were this powerful, how could you use a fate?”
The room sucked itself back in as Reggie retook his mortal form. The room, the world, seemed dull compared to the universe he’d just shown me.
“Power. Power to take away even the one's fates cares for.”
“And that’s why there is only one fate left?”
“Correct.”
I wondered if fates felt pain. I waited for him to show some flicker of emotion, but nothing came. Maybe fate and I were more alike than I thought. Had the world used him as well, chewing him up and spitting him out until nothing but a hollow shell remained? Or was I truly alone in that feeling, too?
“You know what I don’t get? You are this all-knowing fate, but you couldn’t see yourself getting locked up?”
“I saw several outcomes for my Moirai and myself.”
“You saw them die?”
He didn’t miss a beat, but I thought his voice faltered. “I have seen many die.” His face remained stoic, unchanging. “And before you become erratic, I have answered these questions already. Some things you must endure yourself. Some things are meant to happen. You see death and assume it is against you, but death is natural. It is not cruel or kind. Death takes no sides. Death does not discriminate or hate. It just is and has remained since the first living being existed and will be here long after. It may hurt, but it happens to all. Gabriella and you are no exception. You may have prolonged her life once, but her name was still on the list. You only delayed the process.”
“Stop.” I raised my hand, my migraine roaring back.
