“I really do wish you would reconsider Thoth. But already I can sense that you have made up your mind/body/spirit on the matter.”

Thoth grinned, just not in the conventional sense. This is because Thoth did not have a mouth, but a fleshy beak that was thin and long, similar to that of a stork, only softer. Thoth stood over 8 feet tall. Though he was not human, he had humanoid features. 

Two arms, two legs, large, piercing, orb-like brown eyes that betrayed a curious, kind, and strong mind. His body was covered with an array of short indigo and violet-colored feathers. His body was lean, and he wore no clothing upon it. He only carried in his left hand, a thick book with the title scrawled out in flourished Egyptian hieroglyphics.

“Well, I wouldn’t worry Horus. This project has still yet to yield any lasting results. I am starting to wonder if our efforts here are in vain.” Thoth said.

Horus was standing only a few feet away from Thoth. He too had avian features. He was shorter than Thoth though, and thicker. Horus had a shorter, thicker beak as well. He had dark eyes, grey and white feathers with black markings. His aspect more closely resembled a falcon, or an eagle, as did his demeanor.

“Don’t be so modest. Their civilization is thriving. They were nothing more than a handful of warring tribes before the great Thoth, god of wisdom came along. I fear things have already gotten too out of hand from our interference. I doubt that the Confederation council would agree with what you are doing here.” Horus said, an edge in his voice, though this was only an energetic edge, as the two were not speaking vocally, but by beaming their thoughts and emotions directly into each other’s mind. 

This was a very efficient and accurate way to exchange ideas, one they developed over the course of their evolution, and now used as effortlessly as humans breathe, meaning it varied in difficulty depending upon the situation.

 To a common observer, it would appear that they were simply standing still in a dimly lit room, looking through a panel of clear glass into a room with nothing in it but a pillar of sunlight at the center point. Instead, they were in the middle of a heated debate.

“You know how I feel about bureaucracy. Were we not sent here to aid this species in their evolution? That is precisely what I intend to do. Besides, I have a really good feeling about this new approach. I am telling you, this time it will be different. I know it.”

Horus projected nearly the same energetic emotional pattern into Thoth’s mind a human would when they rolled their eyes. “Now where have I heard that before? Sounds vaguely familiar. Please do not think of this as a personal attack. Few in the Confederation are bigger fans of your work than myself. But these humans, you overestimate them. They are too young a species. They do not have the wisdom to wield what you plan to give to them. It is not how we have done things in the past.”

Now Thoth scoffed. “Exactly. If we continue to use the same methods, we will continue to get the same results. My purpose here is not just to expand the horizons of humankind, but us all. To accelerate the great cosmic consciousness, all that is. The work I am doing, we are doing, it is a prototype for a new process and catalyst of evolution, more rapid and sophisticated. Everything I do is for the love and light of the one infinite creator. I hope you do not question my intentions.”

“Adonia. You mistake me Thoth. My people have been friends to the indigo avian tribe even before we took to the stars. And we have been friends for as long as I can remember. I have to this day still never met a more exemplary example of selflessness. I do not question your intentions, only your methods. Passion and ambition often outpace wisdom. It is not something to be ashamed of. It happens to us all.” Horus said, pointing to his eye and smirking.

Thoth smiled. “You know, I did not intend for them to start worshipping us. I took what I thought were all the precautionary steps necessary to prevent that. In this endeavor, I have failed greatly.”

“Well in your defense, we did not know that they had been bred as a slave race until it was too late. The genetic alterations were well hidden. The gene pirates here are far more sophisticated. I suppose they have had plenty of time/space to practice in this solar system since the Maldek cataclysm. Confederation regulation here has been tenuous ever since the defense matrix fell.”

Thoth sighed. “Yes. This is a troubled star cluster is it not? I must admit I never believed a space/time could become so… tangled.” Thoth said, sounding tired. “But, there are no mistakes, only opportunities to learn/teach. What I have surmised is that we should never have made direct contact with the humans. Their genetic predisposition for subservience and worship, as well as their past experiences as a slave race have made them see all more evolved life as higher than them, therefore they make themselves lesser, a complete contradiction to the Law of One’s teachings. They will only ever see us as gods to obey without question.”

“And you have found a solution to this conundrum?”

Thoth could not contain his excitement. “Yes! An emissary. An intermediary human of their genetic stock to distill the information from their perspective, allowing for the least amount of distortion. Their social memory is short, as you might expect from a species with their lifespans. So given time/space, they will forget about our presence here until they are again ready for it.”

“And to whom would you bestow such a great honor?”

“To the purest among them. The one least likely to be corrupted from this great knowledge.”

Horus had a rye grin. “And how has that been going for you?”

Thoth grimaced. “As well as you might suspect. But I have hope. This latest one is especially promising.”