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Time is a human concept. Time has no affect on the Gods. That means the Gods (and those touched by the Gods) exist always, at all times. Literally.
The reason humans say they speak in riddles, is because their vocabulary is different. They use a mixture of old and new words, fitting them together in a way that only they can truly understand.
But like seriously though, I can't be the only one who's thought about this.
Also I think it's funny, you can see the places I gave up on making this look decent and it really just devolves into trash. :)
Resisting the urge to drain the juice out of a used tea bag like an English vampire