Answer:
I am a path between high natural masses; remove the first letter to get a path between man-made masses.
I cut through evil like a double edged sword and chaos flees at my approach. Balance I single-handedly upraise through battles fought with heart and mind instead of with my gaze.
You bind me and I walk. You loosen me and I stop. What am I?
I have roots nobody sees. I am taller than trees. Up up I go but I never grow.
I am the beginning of the end and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation and I surround every place.
What sphinxes employ and players enjoy.