"In a way we are..." Jon shrugs and lets out a small sigh. "It's... A little complicated. We don't have any super heroes or Jedi to protect my world. It's humans and monsters that in most cases were human before. The only thing stopping these Powers, these... Fears... Is their competition among one another."

He pauses there, giving Merrin a moment to connect the dots herself while the Countess purrs loudly. After that moment has passed, Jon takes a deep breath. "The only reason I know of these things, the only reason I can attempt to fight them is because I was claimed by one of them and serve it as its avatar."