TF Chapter 12 Speculation
Being brighter means that the molten metal either has a high temperature, or the metal atoms have something unique that makes them luminous when heated.
As I stared into the stream of molten metal, I couldn't conclude anything substantial, though, I developed a suspicion that probably, the atoms within weren't iron. During this city's prosperous age, there must have been a different type of metal used in these molten rivers, but that begged the question, what could it have been?
And another one of why we were using iron atoms instead of said metal?
I brought my ethereal hand closer, only for it to pass through the molten stream and sink into the construction. It looks like I will only be capable of visual investigation. I didn't even feel anything with my other senses, except for sound!
I walked out of the stone room at last, my gaze landing on the molten large stream below the bridge. As I had thought, it was of the same brightness as that inside the stone room.
Would I be able to tell what was different if I observed the armors of the aliens? I wondered even as my feet carried me to the bridge.
I crossed it and joined the throngs of lifeforms on the main road, many of which were heading in the direction of the academy.
Last time, there was an alien that had chosen to place the armor on itself later than the others, causing me to capture the event. As I looked around and scrutinized everything closely, I managed to spot that this vision was the same with absolutely no deviations, except that because of my lingering within the stone house, some things had already moved along, so I had missed that alien.
Still, I could infer from the ones already donning their armors that the material wasn't iron. It must have been some other metallic element, or an alloy of some sort. The armors were glinting with a silverfish hue, and they appeared to be vibrating or flowing, though, that I attributed to the fact that spirit was being supplied to maintain them.
"What made Musana city degrade?" I was burning with curiosity...not only that, but I had a vague feeling that I would be able to find that answer within that academy at the center.
So, without further dallying, I once again made my way to the academy, this time sprinting with all my might...but the moment I was just 2km from the gates, my vision blurred only for me to find myself back in the stone room.
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A sigh filled with exasperation left my lips. Would I really be able to make it into the academy? Maybe next time I shouldn't waste time and sprint towards it directly?
"Did the vision reappear?" Celeste was the first person to ask, this time with less aplomb. I knew she was the most curious of all the others, yet she was subdued, meaning that she was still blaming herself for the previous incident.
"It did." I answered even as I lifted myself into a seating position. Couldn't these people have caught me? Why would my back have to hit the floor each time?!
"What did you see this time?" Bora asked, her tone of voice exposing the curiosness within.
"It was the same...though, I scrutinized the molten metal streams and saw that they were brighter than the current ones, probably hotter too." As I spoke, my gaze moved to Celeste, pinning hers in place.
Would she devulge why that was? Or would she dodge the topic?
"I don't have any of the answers you are searching for. Only the council is privy to such secrets." Celeste shook her head.
According to her expression, I was partly sure that she wasn't lying...as you know, the ugliness of human nature was still suspect.
"The aliens were the same as previously, with that silvery metal glinting in the orange glow of the continental shield." After finishing that, I inwardly lamented at how I had failed to make it into the depths of the academy.
"I am pretty sure that within that vision, there must be a stone room containing a lifeform trying to become a forger, or already one. Why don't you try to infiltrate them?" Celeste's question was like the match that caused a forest fire.
"Shit!" I cursed at my stupidity. Wouldn't I have found out how to control the atoms if I had intruded into one such stone room?!
Her words caused the task to be added to my list of things to try in the vision, except that it had been placed in number one. Exploring the secrets of the academy could wait as strengthening myself came first.
"Your question hit the spot. I will try it out next time." I acknowledged even as we moved our triangle to the edge of the molten stream. Since the vision had already appeared, it was now time for experimentation!
During the next few days, we tried everything that we could think of, yet, we failed to have the spiritual appendage slow down the high frequency vibrations of the atoms.
Also, my visions hadn't turned up anything concrete as I had failed to find one single stone room containing an alien! They were all empty! Though, there were still thousands of such stone constructions causing me to still have hope that eventually, I will fall upon one.
The temptation to run towards the academy had been strong every time I entered the vision but I had curbed it as I had come to realise that my time within could only be a minute, time that wasn't enough for me to even pass through the gates of the academy even if I sprinted at my fastest the moment I entered the vision.
It had also caused me to develop a question. Would the time that I stayed within the vision increase if I got stronger?
That served as my motivation to search the stone rooms with increased vigor!