"who is the first?" he asked bemused "and you own the holy gate"his eyes widened expectantly"then you must have heard of my father" maybe he could get some information from her,but again he was curious as to what she wanted with him.
"The first is the owner of all things in this world but not the world itself. In total they are five, I am a vassal to the second, first prince of darkness " she gazed distantly recalling old memories "we are powerful but we cannot fully control how the world works".
"yes that's what makes life interesting" Jinn grinned broadly"if you did where would the fun go".
"we can however manipulate it the way I'm interfering this instant" she paused staring around,'manipulate' Jinn thought "I know your father, he was a good man who sacrificed for this place" she pulled her lip in a sneer"such irrelevant death for something that isn't permanent,yet he risked it that you may find purpose... humans" she smirked and looked towards him.
"purpose?"Jinn repeated,his brows arched as she nodded.
"you could choose my option however_" turning around, she leaned against a wall "This place_holy gate ,before it existed was a land called Asmae, it was the purest of grounds shielded from pollution.When men discovered the entrance we left but a few to guard the land" She blinked at him and gave an affirmed smile"you're not as flattering as your father, look you even have faulty eyes" she pointed at his glasses.Jinn blinked at her, he'd heard so much about his father, although he couldn't completely remember his presence ,but for the strange dream he had in the hospital, he had a glimpse of his father's beauty. Jinn was a magnet back in school and broke many hearts, if he didn't meet up with his father he wondered what his father's present would be like.He frowned and gave an eye roll.
"My dad was that perfect huh?"leaving his brief remembrance of the dream he faced her "back to why you are here" she faced the window and back to him.
"we thought the men would destroy Asmae, but they embrace it's beauty. it's power bestowed gifts to worthy people like your father and other people who they called pure of heart.A few structures but none to hurt the flowers so we permitted and functioned out of sight" she shifted her weight to her left "but their curiosity increased and they kept exploring as far out as Stayir ,Inkaw and Demae where I lived, they refused the warning at Inkaw and got to Demae, so we tried protected our place".
"You killed them" Jinn whispered, glaring at her as unease crept into him and disappeared almost immediately "you killed all of them and sent a book to tell their tale" he took some steps back and she shook her head "I thought it was a joke _"
"we proved our point!" she said firmly "some places aren't worth exploring young Fei Bai, their contamination took years to repair and _"
"why?" he took his eyes to the ground"how exactly did my dad die?" he asked.
"Young Fei Bai those men weren't righteous,no man is fully but those men had greed ,evil ambitions and much more_such risk_your people see them as monument,great founders but we see them,we are wise" she leaned off the wall.
"my dad_how did he die?"
" he died righteous,we didn't kill him"
"what about those men, they just disappeared?"
"we took their souls"she said,eyes wide with strong affirmation to contrast his disbelief about the story.He looked up at her and back down.
"Now young" she breathed taking away the tension and sending a calm in the atmosphere "your father wants to protect you,but your fate he knew was to protect the seal"
"what seal?"
ignoring him she continued"his death ,you would have to sacrifice your life and that of your friends in that bid-to preserve the seal- but my option secures your lives and restore peace, safety and permanent purity to Holy gate.Something your father and the Priest couldn't accomplish"
"what are you talking about" he stared confused and pushed his glasses up his nose.
"you would find out later,I have already spent much time here" she took her hand to his cheek and he froze "I await your decision, you have but a few days till I return, die watching this place or live with a more satisfying security".