From the palate filled with memories, that I attained from Helly, came heaps of exhaustive food for thought. Cheers! A Banquet !

A few more discreet facts were revealed. A few more questions were answered. A lot of questions get left over undigested. A lot of speculation left my head in pain.

**** 6 hours before Zodius.

Words are the key to conversation. Meaning behind those words, however, is essence of communication.

The word 'Salvager' is surely a derivative of the word 'Salvage'.

However, that itself isn't an absolute word; It held miscellaneous values. Of which, 'Plunder' sounded most appropriate to me. But then plunder what ?

Eh..it can't be my pure heart, can it be? Well its quite horrifying that in this case it was so literal. Romance probably isn't very popular in future.

Needless to say, the violet stalker girl, wasn't aware of her own title either till then. Salvager or not, I will still refer to her as Helly.

But such lack of self awareness, somewhat lowered my opinion of her. Annoyingly so, my dejected response was sensed by her.

She pouted in response sensing my rude manners.

How truly lovable!

Hey.. Could you please, continue to make such a charming expression for eternity ? So that I can start ignoring it.

Yes, yes I get it. Instead of her cute-girlish antics, I should probably concentrate on the current plague of my life i.e Zodius.

Hell! that inevitable crisis is steadily approaching me even now, while frolicking his disgusting lips.

That is, in fact, "He is", all the more reason for me to enjoy this temporary picturesque serenity, to my hearts content. Even though this future is much gloomier than I comprehend, laying around after a healthy workout, is as relaxing as always.

I want to forget but I know too well that this is a peace before an oncoming of a storm.

"Growl."

I really feel insatiable. Is it a death flag, last time I ate crystals I got meshed, ripped and finally plumped out of my normal body.

Lets think positively for once.

Let Zodius arrive, then I await him as my dinner today. That would be overdoing it.

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Undoubtedly, he is going to be a royal pain.

But I will make sure that he also faces pain. The pain known as myself. Precisely, it would my genius trap. 

The soundly heroic thought of welcoming his entrance with a certain deadly trap, really raises my spirits up.  Why is it certain ? Because I will make it certain. No two ways in battle. 

You came all the way; From the abyss to this Jiancey Asylum drooling towards me, then I shall reward you with mastication. 

But..

 Indirectly though, but still, this hideous beast made his entrance, in correspondence to the arguable reappearance of that Gorilla. 

 Arguable because, literally, everything revolving Jumbo has become subject to either mystery or argument. Should I call him Mystic Mumbo then, ?

no. Honestly, except for his name, nothing is funny about him.

Uncertainty, may have been too apparent in this world, but I still haven't given up on my instincts, just yet. Although, I must admit; I only am half as much as sure in them.

As of yet, I can't pass this out, as a mere coincidence.

This is an indefinite clue to some mutual conspiracy.

I desire to know because I refuse to serve as anymore of a chess piece  I've already served till now. Being played with is worst thing that could happen in life. I refuse to die on someone else's qualms.

Thus, the lord, the king, the Fifth Devourer and most importantly a threat to my life... Zodius is my current focus.

His primary objective was always me; yet he still slaughtered over a million civilians to achieve overall, nothing. I repeat the homicide of manikin civilization was meaningless to him. 

 Had it been fueled by his hunger,he would have cultivated them like he did with Loofians.

However, it would be too ridiculous to assume, that he was just fooling around.

 In this camouflage of a world, the descriptive view of evolution is reversed or more precisely twisted.

 No better example of this could be given, except for Helly. Zodius defeated her. 

As sharp he was, he purposely left Helly alive and consequently avoided destruction of primary food web of the asylum.

 Seriously, spitting her on bed of corpses was a convenient intellectual decision, not a random one. 

So why did he slaughtered potential food resources?

Another thing that confused was the fact that, even after becoming the lord of asylum, he couldn't conceive my location, till now.

 He entered the asylum because he could sense me slowly waking up. Yet, afterwords, no further steps were taken by him. 

 This fact only points at one logical conclusion. He couldn't locate me.

It's that my presence was somehow enshrouded by some protective phenomenon till the day I left the base. I feel ever so regretful at my decision.

But if so, then by whom ?.

 Who was the one behind everything ?

 Why did he awoke me ? What was the reason behind the pain I felt on my gut upon waking ?

 Why does the Planthonic Chamber resemble an aged hospital ? Darn it. I WANT ANSWERS.

Details were missing. Facts were hidden. Who was it ? Lets eliminate possibilities. Not Jumbo, Zodius or that crimson blonde barbarian, which leads to...

"Oh... in their conversation they mentioned another anonymous figure, Lord. Can he be the final chess piece behind this octave of contradictions ?"

Honestly, It was becoming real pain in the a**, to separate so many "Lords". I, for one, felt really irritated when Helly referred me as such.

On another note, I seriously needed to search for answers myself in the Planthonic chamber. The lesser I am aware, the sooner I will die.

But before that comes.. Zodius. 

 And before him comes even more significant questions, linked to my survival, regarding the gorilla. 

Really I just want to forget about him. Its so self depriving to think, that he stomped me, enslaved me and then lectured me.

During his long orchestration, on what basis, did he claimed  that Zodius killed his ancestors ?

Zodius wasn't even strong enough to deal with impaired Manikins, till a few years back.

In fact, he wasn't present here till a few decades back. 

Jumbo said Zodius came two centuries back. Is there a problem with my mind, Helly's head or Jumbo's falsehood.

Even sparing Loofians now and killing Manikins earlier were contrary.

Those two acts were mutual contradictions on my view of Zodius's persona.

 And contradictions never occur without reasons

. A reason was there. Time line was getting really messed up.

 From the information Jumbo provided, Zodius took the heart of the Lord of this asylum, way back in time... then at least someone was supposedly lying. Lies are foreshadows of betrayals. The latter represent defeat.

I won't let down my guard this time. 

Who knows a flying claw may interrupt my fight with Zodius. Just like it did earlier.

That cunning, hail-crap.. "My-liege for all Loofians", was either very divine at his acting performance or the some even more annoying facts still lay covered up. The more I think, the more viable speculations pop up.

Between guaranteed possibility of lies or hidden facts I choose the latter. No, let's wholeheartedly bet on the latter. The latter conjecture is going to be shoved on my face anyway.