Jack lay there unconscious on the operating table. He felt like he was in a trance. Like he was dreaming. He was floating through a serene world with no vegetation, no civilization, nothing. It seemed like it was a gas giant. Lightning flashed and he saw the face of the woman from earlier. Then from out of nowhere she popped into existence floating beside him.
"So... you decided to take my advice? Why?" "I'm not sure.... It just felt.. Right." "Hmmmm..." Said Eris "So you are finally starting to see" She smiled. "Just who exactly are you? You have been appearing in my dreams for the past year. Even when I was in prison. I don't understand. I thought gods and goddesses were just myths made up by priests to make people behave..."
Eris cackled . "Oh we are real. More real than you may think. We have been around for centuries. Longer than Sirius. We have been around since the very beginning of mankind. Me? I am the goddess of Chaos, strife, and discord. I have been hated and loved by many across the centuries. Stories have been made about my escapades. Some bad, some good. Some true, some amazingly spot on." "So these TAZ you want me to join... who are they?" "They are the continuation of the old earth religion Discordianism. I was quite flattered when a group branched off of the Greek religions dedicated to me. And the fact it has lasted this long... I had to follow the humans to the Sirius sector. My followers are a group of Zoners. They have temples all across Sirius dedicated to me." "Interesting..." "If you would like to know more, Read this. It wasn't written by me personally, but it describes Discordianism in a way that might be understandable to you." "So you are saying I am stupid?" Jack chuckled.
Eris giggled "No... You are quite smart. I have been watching you from afar for a long time. I have felt the pulsing in your pineal gland. No... The book will describe to you what it would take me days to explain. It would make it easier on both of us. Now... I must be going now. I have other matters to attend to."
With a pop she disappeared, and in her place a hardcover book appeared and dropped into his lap. It was an old tome. Dusty and heavily used, It seemed to be centuries old. Carefully Jack opened it and began to read.