Chapter 9
The girl with the even eyes (2)
Location: headquarters of the Cath ascension Co. Britannia
Day: 19th of Jan 5027
- FAIR PAY FAIR PAY FAIR PAY -
Edie Patton a human CEO of Cath Ascension Corporation, watches from a window as the striking workers continue their protest in front of the headquarters of the corporation
-tsk a bunch of vermin, we are already paying them plenty all they do is carry stuff around -
-that might be true sir, but Therians' enhanced physical abilities make them very good at "carrying stuff around "Our net worth dropped by 20% thus far -
Edie Patton turns around to face his secretary
- so what if the home rent prices went up how is that our fault, they should rent homes they can afford -
' aren't you a board member of white rock which owns most of the homes and was the one to raise the price of rent '
Secretary Dean sighs and keeps his thoughts to himself
-but sir, you know we could afford to raise their wages, and raising their wages would cost us less than the damage the strike is causing -
Edie Patton shakes his head and looks at his young and naive secretary
- it's about the principal Dean if we cave in now, we will set a precedent and they will expect us to cave in every time, and their demands will increase, sometimes you have to be patient and endure some short term losses to weather the storm -
Edie Patton walks to his secretary and places a hand on his shoulder
- you should remember this advice well if you want to rise to a higher position in the future -
he then walks toward his office
-I am going to take a nap don't let anyone disturb me when I wake up I will figure out what we should do about the strike -
Edie Patton enters his office and closes the door behind him then lies on a couch
...
moments later, what most people would mistakenly call his soul leaves his body.
in truth, it is not his soul but rather his astral body which exists in the astral field, that is beyond even the aetheric field.
Edie Patton now in his astral body, travels through space heading toward the planet Saturn while his physical body remains dormant on Earth, anyone who would look at his physical body would think he is simply asleep.
while no sapien would be able to survive on Saturn due to the harsh environment and lack of solid ground except for the core of the planet, these conditions present no issue to the non-physical astral body.
Edie Patton arrives at the core of the planet and lands in front of a massive white temple built from the materials of the core itself.
the temple was built in a style that Patton didn't recognize, it looked like a palace or a castle but clearly wasn't either.
it had towers but they were not built for defense nor could anyone live in them. they were only big enough for one person to stand in them.
in front of the temple sat a large statue of an angelic child surrounded by snakes and dragons.
the angelic child looked longingly toward the heavens above, although his wings are intact, he would never fly toward the heavens again
Edie Patton stands in front of the statue watching the fatherless child eternally longing for his father
- Sir Patton Pendragon you came at last; do I take it you accept my offer-
a male witch dressed in a black rope made of feathers and with a black witch hat walks out of the temple
-No, your offer is still an insane one you want me to go up against the world government -
-that is the only way my great lord, that is if you wish to continue growing. the world government won't let you grow beyond a certain limit -
Edie Patton looks at the male witch
- I don't get what's in it for you ?-
-we are simply a group that wishes to bring great Britannia to its former glory we are descendants of the archwitch Merlin and like our grandfather before us we believe the only way to do that is to unite Britannia under the rule of a member of the royal family -
the witch raises one arm and points at Patton
- as the descendent of King Arthur Pendragon it is both your right and your duty by blood to unite Britannia and restore it to its former glory as the kingdom on which the sun never sets-
Patton sighs
-stop dreaming, even if I wanted to do that, we can't go against the world government -
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the witch's lips curl up into a smile
- don't worry my lord the order of the left path will help you reclaim your birthright but like King Arthur collected the knights of the Round Table, you should also collect trustworthy allies that will help you on your path, after all every king needs his aids -
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location: the cave in which the labyrinth once laid, Egit
Day: 22nd of Jan 5027
~ well of course, in the only country that's still not part of the world government. The Human Republic of Kim Sangtae ~
Ken exclaims excitedly
_whaaat? Are you serious those are like real life nazi or did you forget I am a Therian _
~ well two things first no one is as bad as nazis they are fictional for a reason, people of Kim Sangtae are just a bit ...racist that's all, and second when I made my plan, I didn't plan to have someone else with me and I am a human so there were no issues going there for me ~
Saiko raises an eyebrow at Ken
_ oh really they are not as bad as the nazi Well let's see, do they believe humans to be a superior race _
Ken looks down a bit
~yes ~
_ do they discriminate against none humans and have they already killed all the none human sapiens in their country _
ken shrinks back
~yes ~
_ do they wish to take over the world and kill all the none human sapiens in the world _
Ken shrinks back more
~yes ....but, but listen to me it's not all of them, it can't be all of them, it's just their ruling family besides in the legend nazis didn't believe all humans were part of the superior race they believed they alone were part of the superior race they wanted to kill or rule the rest of humans too~
Saiko crosses her arms and stares at Ken unamused
~look I know it's a bad place I am not trying to claim it's good ....well it's kind of good if you are human I guess, but we literally have no place else to go right now and if you put on an illusion mask to hide your ears and tail no one will notice a thing ~
Saiko sighs and nods
_ I guess I have to agree but you know it's only a temporary solution_
ken smiles
~ Yeah, I know once we restock and have access to better materials, I will figure out another solution now let's GO ~
Ken excitedly grabs the floating book of knowledge and is about to run but suddenly stops then turns around and looks at Naoi
- how are we going to get out to the surface actually please don't tell me we have to walk for two days to return to the temple tell me you can magic your way out of this -
Naoi sighs
- how many times do I have to tell you there is no magic that breaks the laws of the world -
Ken nods his head repeatedly
~ ahm ahm I want to believe you but you just turned an entire labyrinth into a book that I am holding in my hands right now, that breaks sooooooo many laws of physics like the conservation of mass, have you heard of it ~
Naoi shakes his head
- not everything is as it seems child don't trust your eyes, although the labyrinth was solid it was never made of matter -
Ken thinks for a moment
~ wait don't tell me it was a solid illusion spell~
Naoi nods
- that's only a part of it but you are correct -
ken looks thoughtful
~ how could I have missed this?~
He points at Naoi with frustration.
~ I blame you for constantly doing impossible things all the time I thought this one was real ~
Saiko looks at Ken confused as to why this answered his question to her it still didn't make any sense.
_ What is a solid illusion anyway isn't real if it's solid _
Ken stops thinking and looks at her then answers
~no ... well kind of but no, usually when we say something is real we mean it's made of matter as in electrons protons and all that, a solid illusion on the other hand, is made of light it's photons treated in a way to act like matter and form crystals which then take the shape of the illusion so there is no actual matter there like the normal illusion it's just light but in this case, it's solidified light~
Ken looks at Naoi
~ but that doesn't explain everything ~
Naoi's lips curl up slightly
- as I said that was only part of it, for example, knowledge is infinite so no medium regardless of its form can contain all of it, so the labyrinth or now the book only ever shows the part of the knowledge you are looking for and while I can spend the next few hours explaining to you every little detail of how the labyrinth works, I don't have to and you are not worthy of that knowledge so instead you should just marvel at master Thoth's masterpiece -
Ken hangs his head down
~ I feel so cheated for a second there I thought gods are real and reality bending magic was real ~
Saiko chuckles then shrugs
_ still looks mind blowing to me_
Naoi nods at Saiko's words.
- they are indeed my child –
He looks at her with a gentle smile and continues.
-sapiens often make the mistake of glorifying what they don't understand and diminishing that which they understand, however simply because you know and understand how it works doesn't diminish in the least how marvelous it is and how great the ones who made it are -
Naoi moves his arm to the side in a motion similar to opening a sliding door; following his movement, the ground begins to rumble the roof of the underground cave splits open revealing the clear blue sky above and letting the sunlight enter the cave
he then raises his hand up and following his movement, neatly cut chunks of earth separate from the ground of the cave and rise up forming stairs that lead toward the opening in the roof.
- gods are real but your first mistake was to think they can bend reality when in truth they became gods by reaching a better understanding of reality than anyone and by mastering their field to an unparalleled degree-
the fiery entity then looks at Ken after having built the stairs
-it only appears impossible for those who don't understand it and lack the knowledge and imagination to see how it could be done -
Ken and Saiko start climbing the stairs and Naoi floats behind them
Ken turns his head to look at Naoi
~wait you are coming along ~
- of course, I am the guardian of the labyrinth Wherever it goes I must follow hmm I will start calling it the Book of Knowledge now -
Ken’s lips turn into a wide grin
~oh, if you are with us, we don't have to fear the world government ~
-child my only mission is to protect the book, I care not for what happens to you and although I might have my preferences I also don't care who owns it .....if the owner is completely unworthy I guess it would be a different issue but as we have discussed earlier the world has learned how to work around that defense mechanism for the book -
ken sneers
~aha sure sure ~
the duo makes their way up the stairs when they reach the surface, they find themselves in a lush forest there is a clear river running in front of them, and behind them, there are the remains of an extremely old barely recognizable pyramid.
Saiko smiles looking around her
_ How come this place is so beautiful it's so lush and full of life _
Naoi smiles
- enjoy it while it lasts my child it wasn't always like this and it won't stay forever like this -
ken perks up
~oh, I read about this before. this forest goes through cycles, they say 3000 years ago it was a great desert, they even called it the Great Sand Sea right?~
Saiko’s expression turns to that of surprise
_ really! this forest was once a dese-
Seiko's whiskers twitch reacting to the vibrations in the air and she reflexively raises her hand raising a massive ice wall to the side of her and Ken.
BOOOOOOOM
a moment later a loud explosion erupts as a dense ball of fire collides with the wall of ice and then explodes.
Saiko's ears turn sideways then forward then to the other side before she raises another ice wall blocking another ball of fire
her ears keep turning following the movements of something hiding in the trees.
Ken looks at Saiko with an impressed look
~ Man, therian senses are so unfair I am glad you are on my side ~
_You can keep the compliments till after the fight now focus _
~ yeah yeah ~
Ken pulls out the demon skull from his waist.
Nanobots quickly flood out of it like a hungry swarm and form the demon sword.
Ken notices Saiko's ears seem to finally stop moving and point forward.
he follows them with his line of sight and sees two yellow eyes looking back at him from among the trees beyond the river
each eye has two yellow pupils.
~evil eyes ~