" What happened to you?"
Aimèè asked Jayden as He walked into the lab looking like He had been hit by a tornado.
His clothes were in ruins and He looked famished.
" What happened to you?
She asked again.
" It's a long story"
" Even if I told you ,you won't believe "
" Try me"
She told him.
" I mean you do look like you've been hit by a thunder storm "
She was mocking him.
" So I'll probably believe your story"
He sat on the couch with a bump and took a burger.
" Well you may be trying to get at me but you're right about one thing"
" Which is?"
" I was hit by a storm "
" Yeah really!
Aimèè said with a lacagestical attitude.
" I was hit by a Flame storm "
" Tell me about it"
" Not a thunder storm but a Flame storm "
" If there was actually something like that who would survive such a terrible thing"
" Well I did"
He took a big bite of the burger.
" And please stop the jokes"
" This is serious"
He told her and He wasn't even smiling.
" This is not you, Jay"
Aimèè was not joking .
She was serious.
" Your humor is gone"
" I kno....
" Wow, Jay you're back"
It was Leah.
She was just walking in ,in black leather clothing.
She looked better than before ,Inside and outside.
" You didn't think I would come back"
He asked standing up.
They hugged.
" I wasn't sure you would want to come back"
" Uhhnn, You two look like family"
They had both pulled out of the hug.
" Why did you think I wouldn't come back"
" Because of Sia"
" P..h..i..s..s..h"
He signed and muffled a laugh that didn't sound like him at all.
" You really think I'll ditch you guys just because Sia's not here?
He asked.
Aimèè shrugged and Leah said nothing.
" Leah, I found something"
He sounded very serious.
" What?"
" I found a new place"
" I don't get you"
Leah said
" I found this place "
" It is undiscovered"
" It's a mysterious land"
" It is our answer"
" Jay!
Leah called out to him and she placed a hand on his shoulder .
" I think you should explain everything...
" I am...
" You didn't let me finish"
She told him.
" Properly"
" Explain everything properly"
He slouched.
" I was hit by a Flame storm"
" I don't believe that"
It was Aimèè.
" Ssshhhhh!
Leah cautioned.
Jayden was going to tell the story but He wasn't able to forget every bit of the event.
The events kept playing back.
He had been gone for about a Month.
" I wanted out for a while "
" Just wanted some adventure"
" I took a ship "
He saw himself in the ship, in the control area, handling the control pad of the ship.
He navigated the ship, following the directions from the ship's robot.
" I was starting to clear my mind "
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He was in the ship.
He lapsed into the chair and let out a muffled breathe.
He was already getting the best feel.
"The Location the ship is approaching is unknown "
The Ship's robot informed him.
" What'd you mean the location is unknown"
" Check the maps"
He ordered
" Already did "
The robot reported.
" This location cannot be accessed"
" It cannot be found on the map"
" Look it up"
He ordered.
They were still miles away but He did not stop the ship
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" We were still miles away ,I didn't stop the ship"
" Why?
Aimèè asked.
" I don't know"
" Even when the ship robot told me to stop.....
He reverted to his Flashback.
" Sir this location is unsafe, we need to stop the ship "
" And turn back....
The robot was saying.
" If this place is undiscovered...
" Then we should explore it"
" This location is dangerous"
" Why'd say that"
" I sent Report drones to survey the new location"
" What was the feedback?"
Jayden asked loosing soem of his adventure enthusiasm.
" There was no feedback"
" I don't get"
He said ,confused.
" The drones got disconnected from the board suddenly "
" All three on reaching an exact location "
" I tried to gain access to the microchip but it was fried "
" It would be in everyone's best interest if we stop the ship"
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" The robot would stop"
Jayden was narrating to Leah and Aimèè .
" And then say " And turn back"
He told them, It was at that point they noticed that they if there was any humor left in him.
He had lost it completely.
Jayden ,anyday ,any situation would have found it fun mimicking a robot.
He was changed.
He relapsed into his flashback.
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" No"
" What ?
The robot asked.
Jayden had stopped the ship but He had not turned back, The ship was still in mid air.
" We can't turn back"
Jayden told her .
" If we turn back we put thousands others at risks"
" Even if we go in there, we can't report our findings "
" You don't expect we can make it alive"
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" The robot told me"
" Wow, what kind of algorithm was used to write such a robot's program"
It's like talking to a person"
Aimèè was excited.
" I don't know"
" You entered, didn't you?"
Leah asked.
" That's why you're changed "
He nodded.
" What did you see?"
" I met with this Flame storm"
" The ship was destroyed"
He was regretting.
" The robot didn't survive"
" I didn't think I would too"
" I don't even know how I survived"
He relapsed into his flashback.
" I opened my eyes to someone"
" I didn't really remember anything"
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He struggled to open his eyes.
He couldn't stand up.
He was quite lame.
" Who are you?
" Where are I am?
He could see a figure looming over him.
" Welcome"
" Lord "
" What?
He said .
He was getting a clearer view now of the figure.
He tried to get up.
" Hey there careful"
The person.....
Or should he say A somebody.
He tried to stand up again.
" Arrrrrgh"
He groaned in pain.
" Sorry Master"
" What?
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" I fainted"
" I woke up a few days later"
" Then I could stand"
" And I walked "
He continued telling them.
" So who was the weirdo dude?
" He's the Guardian....
" Of?
" ENIGMA "
" What is ENIGMA?
" Wrong Question"
" What's the right one?"
" It's where is ENIGMA "
He relapsed into flashback.
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" What is this place "
" Wrong question"
The Guardian asked.
" I don't get"
Jayden asked confused.
" The right question which you should ask is where is this place"
" But I already KNOW where this place is "
He told the Guardian with much emphasis on the 'know'
" You'll ask what I asked you to"
The Guardian told him harshly.
" But..
" Only what I asked you to"
" But...
" Only what I asked you to"
His looks were as fierce as his eyes.
" Okay....
He said in despair.
" Where is this place?
He asked looking defeated.
He looked maimed, His wounds had not healed.
" This is ENIGMA "
The Guardian said like it was a routine that He took pride in
" ENIGMA?
" Yes It is the place of unsolved mysteries"
" I am the Guardian of ENIGMA "
" My name is Asher"
" You're about to enter into the gates of ENIGMA "
" I thought we were already at ENIGMA "
He said.
" This is just the entrance into ENIGMA "
" The Flame storm brought you here"
" The storm of fire..
He remembered.
" Geeesh!
" Did you send that?"
" No"
" But the one who is brought to ENIGMA by the Flame storm has a mystery to uncover "
He told him.
" Since the beginning"
" Only two have been able to enter into ENIGMA "
" Why only two?"
" What happened to the rest?
" Or didn't any other try?
Jayden asked getting scared.
" Do not be afraid"
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" He told me not be scared"
He was back from his flashback.
" I got scared anyway"
" I asked him why He called me master"
" You asked all this before you entered the mystery place"
It was Aimèè
" It's called ENIGMA "
He said with a deliberate tone.
" Oh yeah ENIGMA "
" He said only the pure in heart get to enter ENIGMA "
" He said a Mystery could only be unlocked by Mysteries".
" What a play of words"
" It's more than that"
It was Leah, she talked after a long time of silence.
" Series of Mysteries that occur lead you up to a pattern that can unlock one mystery"
Jay nodded.
" I was blown away the first time the door was open"
" I was alone"
" What about the Guardian?"
" He can't enter into ENIGMA "
" Why?
" It is his burden "
" It's his mystery"
He told them.
" He who guides the path that leads to ENIGMA bears the burden of the path"
" What is that?"
" It was what He told me"
" The Guardian?
" Yes"
He relapsed into flashback.
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" Why can't you enter with me"
" He who guides the path that leads to ENIGMA bears the burdens of the path"
" What does that mean?
" It's for you to know and for me to understand"
" Go in Lord"
Asher said bowing slightly.
" How will I know which mystery is mine"
" Your mystery will call you"
He told him.
" Go"
Asher walked to the path and Jayden walked to ENIGMA.
He wasn't sure He should be doing so.
He wasn't in control of himself .
The same feeling He had when He discovered this place, was the same feeling He was having as He approached this place.
He got to the Gates.
There were two holds at the gate.
He was supposed to pull but He looked over.
There was a portal that seemed to have been there.
He felt strange about the portal but He decided to enter.
He stepped onto the portal and inside He felt a sudden ,strange rebounding force.
He found himself flung furiously out of the portal.
He looked onto It feeling perplexed.
He ran into the portal and was ejected out of it with such a rebounding force.
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" I tried but ENIGMA didn't open up to me"
He was back from his flashback.
" So I went back to Asher"
" I was dejected and I told him so"
" He asked me If I took the door"
My head clicked.
" A Mystery can be solved by mysteries"
Leah said it just as Jayden said it, In his head Asher also said it at the same time.
" Yes"
" If entering the portal didn't lead me to ENIGMA, then the door should"
" You took the door"
He nodded.
" What was ENIGMA like"