Mage/Theme

You don’t need anyone.

You are a mage. You are Awakened. You can shape the world with your Will alone. You can the plumb the depths of Oblivion. You can observe all of creation from the steps of Heaven’s throne. You are as significant as you chose to be. You can live forever. You can destroy the world.

And you don’t need anyone.

Maybe you needed people once, when you were scared out of your mind by feeling your soul break the world open. And it was better that there were people who protected you, who taught you, who pushed you to become more than you would have been without them.

So, it’s better to say, you don’t need anyone now.

And yes, you will have to admit that the Path you walk can get a little lonely sometimes. No matter how close you are to those still Asleep, they are bound by rules you simply don’t care about. Can’t care about.

And it can be such a chore to have to find the materials you need to do what you truly want to do. The books. The secrets. The raw quintessence of reality. And think of all the time and effort it takes to protect them by yourself.

And, of course, there are times when you wish you had someone watching your back, when you see a man in a trench coat following you and no one else in the crowd seems to notice him. Or when you hear a laugh coming from the overgrown hedge lining the street, and it sounds inviting but your blood freezes in your veins. Or when you’ve done too much too fast, and you can’t tell what’s real anymore.

And, you could imagine there will come a point when you will have to balance the light and the dark that makes up your own soul. There will be times when things are so fraught with horror and need that you cannot decide on the right course of action. It might be nice for someone to be there to pull you back when you go too far or encourage you to achieve greatness.

But how many times will that happen? Instead, you must always remember, YOU DON’T NEED ANYONE.