"What will you do now?" the goddess asked, her voice gentle yet probing as she studied him.
Max looked at her with a faint smile that carried a quiet purpose. "Can you send me back to the mortal realm for a while?" he asked. "With your power, I assume something like that is not difficult."
The goddess gave a small nod. "It is not," she replied. With a simple motion of her hand, space in front of them began to ripple before tearing open into a radiant portal that shimmered with layers of shifting light. "This will take you directly to the world you ascended from. However, you must remember this. You will only have one day there. After that, the laws of the higher realm will pull you back to Orion."
Max rose to his feet, his expression calm yet resolute. "That will be enough," he said.
The goddess observed him for a moment longer. "So you are leaving already?"
Max nodded without hesitation. "This place is peaceful, but I still have things I must do."
