Uriel asked about the Deities of this land, their nature, and so forth. Hiro took a piece of jerky of his own, and bit off a piece, giving him time to think about what he was about to say.
"The Deities. There's about 7 of them currently. They were originally all mortals, who were chosen by 'The World Tree,' a literal tree secluded off in an area mortals can't reach. It provides them with their power, and there's a being known as the 'Voice' that talks to the Deities, it's the voice of the World Tree, something like that. They have immortality, they usually cannot die, but recently there was an invasion by insectoid creatures that WERE able to kill deities. Something about them being outside the realm of the deities. They were defeated though, and the continent they came from opened up to the rest of the world. Anyway, each Deity has 2 domains. They're chosen by the World Tree, and they can be 'unchosen.' Deities aren't permanent, they can fall. They can lose their immortality, and become normal mortals again. Then another person is chosen, and becomes an immortal Deity. Some are benevolent Gods, some are more malevolent, while others are neutral.
"I originally came from a different realm myself. My father was a Deity in THAT world for a time. He was known as an Avatar of Fire. But none of that mattered when we arrived in this world. Since I assume you had a Father who was a God, or THE God of that world, many different worlds have Gods of their own. Not just the one I came from and this world. Interesting." He just learned something from her. His original world, and the world of Revaliir, were not unique about having Deities. Other worlds have Deities, and some might have just one true God.
Hiro handed the archangel a knife like she requested, she started to make alterations to the clothing he gave her, so he turned away from her as she got dressed.
"Mortals have magic in this world, yes. There's many different kinds of magic. Some people can draw from magic runes that can be drawn. There's magical items, enchantments, divine magic, nature magic, arcane magic, and so forth. I draw magic from within. Personally, I use my own power, my own 'mana' to summon, or control the elements. As you can see, I wear armor, yet I can wield magic. I'm most adept at using fire magic, but I've learned to harness other elements too. Fire, water, air, and earth. I can control all four to some degree. I'm not entirely human, my Grandfather Kenshiro, and Grandmother Sasha were human, but their son, my father, he somehow had great strength in Fire, he was some kind of Elemental being. I remember Father telling me there was something about an adventure his parents went on, where a phoenix sacrificed itself to save Grandma Sasha, and she was pregnant at the time with my Father, Sabishii. Somehow that power resonated within him, so he was like . . . a phoenix/elemental or something. I don't full understand it. Meanwhile, my Mother, Seraphia, was . . . a fire elemental." He twisted the truth slightly, his mother was originally a fire demon, who was purified of the demonic taint, and became a fire elemental. He left that bit out, to simplify things, and prevent any unwanted smiting, in case she believed he was a demon himself or something. "I don't know much about her history. But the gift of fire is strong within me. It's in my blood, you could say."
He turned back to face her when she was done dressing. She even thanked him, showing she had calmed down a bit from before. "You're welcome, Lady Uriel. It doesn't look half bad. It'll do until you can get to a town to get some proper fitting clothing, though you'd need money. The currency around these parts tends to be silver crescents, a type of coin." Hiro listened to her explain the story how she was an archangel, her father being the God of that world, then her siblings started to question their Father, and were either banished, or left Heaven on their own. "That's unfortunate. I didn't question my father much, but I worshiped him, as a person. He was a Deity at one point. He was brave, strong, and very kind. Kind to a fault. He was a great hero in the world of DaeLuin, where we originated from. Unfortunately, that world was destroyed, people either ended up here in Revaliir, scattered to the winds, or they didn't make it out alive. But my father wasn't perfect. He trusted too much, had people take advantage of him. He loved, but sometimes the people he loved turned out to not be as good as he thought they were. He died in battle, he was fighting an evil Goddess of this world that had, along with another evil God, unleashed curses of the seven deadly sins upon the world. It also claimed my mother's life too. Anyway, I guess we each have our own tragic stories."
She asked about the world of Revaliir. Any settlements nearby she could visit. Weapons and dangers, and so forth. Hiro pulled out a map, and held it up for Uriel to look at.
"Well, there's many different supernatural beings in this world, as well as mortal races. There are humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, rosenites, and creatures such as vampires, werewolves, dark elves (or Drow). There are settlements, small towns and villages all over. Three continents: Canelux which I am the most familiar with, Parvpora , where we are now, and Onnen, the new world. I don't know much about Parvpora, since I haven't been there much. I know even less of Onnen, because it's recently been uncovered. Nearest major city is Kurayo, which, I asked around, is 'a city of darkness, don't piss off the locals. Mind your manners and your business.' I haven't visited it, but it's the closest city around. There's tribes of orcs around some places, occasional monsters, bandits, and so forth," Hiro explained, pointing to the position marked on the map as Kurayo. "It's east from here."
