Mother

     *Ring* Jim's cell phone suddenly goes off.  "My phone works again!" Jim shouted. "Let's see who is calling me." Jim looks down at his screen. "Shit. It's mom."  Jim decided to answer the phone. "Hey mom, I am glad that you and dad are ok and didn't get caught up in the fog."

     "Don't act concerned about me!" Jim's mother shouted. "How many weeks has it been since the apocalypse and we have not heard a peep out of you!"

     "Mom I.." Jim started.

     "Oh no, no excuses." Jim's mother started yelling again. "We are mages Jim, you could have used a communication spell, but no. Your mother isn't important enough for you to check up on obviously."

    "It's been…" Jim tried to speak again.

    "You don't even care about your parents, what kind of child did I raise?!" Jim's mother was livid. "Can't even cast a simple communication spell to make sure we were alright or to even let us know that he was alright!" Jim's mom takes a breath. "I had to find out from the interwebs that you were fine. At least I think you are fine, It's not like you tell your mother anything!"

    "What the internet?" Jim asked.

    "Oh its all over the YouTube." Jim's mom explained. "Some tiny woman chopping a 25 foot tall bear in half and then a couple people claiming to be gods. Of course there shouldn't be any gods out, because my son, is the guardian of the gods, and he would never let a god out."

     "Well I had…" Jim started.

     "What you gonna say you had no other choice?!" She cut him off again. "What you think just because it's the end of the world you can just let gods run free?!  You had one job!"

    "Ya, I know but…" Jim tried to make his case.

     "YOU HAD ONE JOB!" She yelled interrupting him yet again. "Now you just go back to that door and you put that god back inside.  Also whatever you did to that tiny woman you need to put her back the way she was!"

     "I don't think.." Jim tried again.

     "That's right, you didn't think!" Jim's mom pounced on the opportunity. "Had you thought about your one and only job, I would not be seeing videos on the YouTube about a superhero woman and two dudes who say they are gods.  Had you thought at all you would have called us as soon as you were safe! We could have given you advice! We have been guardians way longer than you!"

     Jim didn't know what to say at that point. His mother had spoken the truth, had he reached out to his parents they might have found a different way.  A path that did not involve releasing Astros, or a path that did not require him to give up his humanity. Jim's parents were on a mission. A mission that all retired guardians must undertake.  There are items in the world which have been seeped in magic, it is their job after retirement to go and collect those items and bring them to the temple. This keeps the magical barriers up and keeps the temples safe from the general public.  The underworld gate did not have anyone to bring it artifacts so the protection failed and the public found it.

    "Where are you mom?" Jim asked breaking the silence. "I'm sorry I didn't call."

   "Your father and I are in Korea" She responded. "We had a lead on a magical artifact and came here to retrieve it. It seems we just barely missed the fog radius, the fog stopped about seventy percent into China."

   "I'm glad you are both safe. Really." Jim replied. "There is something you should know…"

    "What did you do?!" Jim's mother cut him off again. "That global earthquake the other day, that was you wasn't it?!"

    "Ya that was me." Jim answered. "The guardians had a meeting and we decided it would be best to open the other doors in due time.  First the fairy, then the dwarf, and finally the god door."

     "Sounds crazy." She responded. "But you are the guardian now, and if all of the guardians agreed I suppose your father and I will just have to live with it. Continue."

    "Well it was brought up that we needed to get the people of the world on board so that they did not start another war, like the one in prehistory." Jim continued. "My friends and I decided it would be easiest if I became the leader of America.  That way I could have them not go to war and get them on board with the whole magic thing."

    "Ok, I am still with you." She replied. "I don't like where this is going, but I am still with you."

   "So…" Jim paused before continuing. "Astros, who is the god I summoned, told me that he could turn me into a god, and that would enable me to become the leader of humanity. So I agreed, and now I am a god.  In fact that silver haired gentleman you saw in the video. That's me."

    "Well, can't say I'm happy." She paused. "But at the same time I am very proud! What parent ever gets to hear that their baby has transcended into godhood! So honey what kind of god are you?"

   "Oh, that well turns out I am a special god." Jim replied. "I am a god of absolute victory."

    "Meaning?" She asked, genuinely curious now.

   "That means, whatever my goal is, it happens without fail." Jim answered. "So if there is an obstruction to my path, the universe just removes it."

    "And your goal right now is to become the leader of America correct?" Jim's mom asked in a worried tone.

   "Ya." Jim said. "It's so I can save humanity from itself."

    "What's that honey?" Jim's mom could be heard yelling on the phone. "Oh Jim your father wanted to ask if that tiny woman is your girlfriend and if she is, when can we get some grandbabies."

    "Not really the time to ask that mom." Jim answered. "But no she's not my girlfriend, she is my neighbor and I am helping her bring her kids back."

    "He said no dear." She can be heard yelling back at her husband. "What? Ok I'll ask him. He wanted to know that since you don't have a girlfriend yet, do you have a boyfriend?"

   "What?! No!" Jim yelled back.

   "There's nothing to be ashamed about if you do." Jim's mom replied. "That other god, Astros, he was giving you the look in the video.  You sure he's not your boyfriend?"

    "No he isn't!" Jim snapped back. "Please don't ask that again. Every time I talk to you guys are are asking about my love life. I am fine. Stop asking!"

    "Fine." Jim's mom sounded annoyed. "Back to your victory thingy."

   "Ya, what about it?" Jim asked.

    "It explains a lot." She replied.

    "Explain." Jim said. "What do you mean it explains a lot?"

    "Oh just turn on the news, my phone is about to die and I need to charge it." She said. "Love you dear. Bye Bye."

    "Bye mom, love you too." Jim replied. After that taxing phone conversation Jim was relieved it was over.  He was also very curious about what his mother said at the end. "Someone turn on the T.V." Jim said. "My mother implied that something had happened."

     "Ok." Susan said as she walked over to the T.V.

     Jim and Susan stood there in shock as they saw what was on the news.  Astros on the other hand was wondering that this T.V. Device was. "What's this?" Astros asked.

     "Quiet Astros we are trying to watch this." Jim said to Astros.

    "Fine, but later you need to explain to me how the tiny people got inside." Astros replied.

    "Breaking news the president is dead." The news reporter said. "He died today on his golf course in what can only be described as a freak accident.  During his rounds of golf a swarm of bald eagles flew down from the sky and ended his life. My panel and I will discuss what this means for America, and how this death will affect us all."

    "Holy shit." Jim said. "Did I do that?" He asked. "Just by my goal being to become president, the president was killed?  Damn I have got to be careful, my power is dangerous."

   One of the panelists on the news program had this to say. "This is a great day for America! It is like the spirit of America herself rose up and ended his tyrannical dictatorship restoring democracy back to this great land." 

    Another panelist countered. "How could you say that?! We just lost our great leader! Who is going to build the wall now? Who is going to protect us from the zombies?! This is a terrible day!"

   Just then the news reporter placed their hand to their ear piece. "I am hearing, that our military would like to hold free and fair elections as soon as possible.  I am told if you would like to run you will need to submit your candidacy within the next week. You can submit it by going directly to the new capital of Kansas City.  Elections will be held in two months."

     "Looks like we have our next objective." Jim said to everyone. "Lets rest up tonight and then head to Kansas."