The complexity of life, you don't live for yourself neither can you live forever. My whole being was filled with rage, and the best thing I could do at this moment was to clench my fists and angrily yell out hitting the floor in the peak of my strength.
"What's wrong?"
"How could you do this?" I responded facing left wards to no one else but Howard.
"Do what?" he questioned looking perplexed.
"They are all going to die", I stated walking towards him as he stood up right midway the staircase which led to rooms I've never entered before, "You've planned this out". I continued.
"I don't know what you're talking about Davis. You're engraved by emotions and empathy".
"No", I retorted, "You just don't know the right time to bring me into this godforsaken place called the home of omens" I shouted walking up the steps of the staircase.
"Seems you don't know the secret of transcendence".
"I've always listened to you, but you've always been so wrong most of the times". I shouted at the peak of my voice.
"You've been so self centered and shamelessly poor. You work here as someone who only God knows what, and you are always mean to me. You never try to figure me out for who I am, I'm not just one of those whom you call the chosen, I'm a human being too and that's all I need you to know".
My breath steadied as I expelled my rage in the words I spoke, but stupidity hit me like two colliding cars because Howard did nothing but stare. He remained silent folding his arms and looked at me in a very absurd manner.
"You won't talk to me, won't you?" I asked hoping for him to respond, yet he stood like a mannequin for what seemed like ten seconds before uttering.
"When there's always a conflict, there a way to make things right. Believe me, I have nothing to do with this, each time you get here, you do it all by yourself".
"I still don't get how, I've tried all my possible best to come here but instead I wait for a kind of miracle to happen. And now you say that I come here all by myself?"
"Of course, all by yourself. Your will and empathy qualifies you to have that which you've always wanted".
I could feel my rage subsiding as I gained balance from both my spirit being and my physical nature. For some reason, he spoke sense and I wasn't willing to let go of such convincing words, yet I couldn't just believe anything at this moment".
"Something isn't right, I know this. Everyone who was there will die in innocence. Nothing ever makes sense if I can't start from somewhere."
"Lyon!", Howard exclaimed, "Sometimes it feels impossible to save the world, because you can't do it all alone. You aren't ready, you still have lots of things to learn, and lots of ritual to partake in or else, you're nothing more than helpless".
"I know all I needed to, there's nothing more to hide from me".
"No, you're wrong". He protested
"No", I retorted, "You're the one who's wrong. You never told me about the history of the chosen, you never made mention of any guardians, neither have you cautioned me about the fallen, yet you still think I'm a fool to believe that you truly want the best for me". I scoffed.
"Gaby might've told you some key things, but trust me, you don't know everything".
"Then what's left to know, special training or rituals?".
I watched Howard exhale before he gently uttered, "Lyon Davis, come, there's something you need to see. If you're successful enough, then you're ready for anything".
"I've navigated the zoo outside this and there's nothing more fascinating than the animals".
"It's time we navigate inside the house".
"What's there to navigate, cobwebs or hiding bats?"
"Lyon please, just trust me", he said raising his voice, "come, it's really important that you should see this. The truth is, I wanted you to witness the power of your animal spirit before telling you anything, but you've witnessed it's abilities twice. Come Davis, follow as I lead".
I sighed looking at him in the eye, there was something quite unique about his eyes though his facial expression didn't change from the usual.
Deep down inside, all I wanted was a way to rescue the workers at the warehouse, but all this was just going to exhaust more time and before we're done, everything might've gotten a lot more worse than what I saw. I closed my eyes one more time and looked into his trying to figure out why I should trust him.
"You don't have to trust me, it's best you find out if you're truly prepared to face the fallen when they are freed from the very hands of Mortha, and believe me, no one can save you more than yourself. So what is it going to be, you head back to see dead people or you stay put and know what the future has in store for you? Pick a side Lyon". He uttered.
Another major regret that I get to save the world but watch innocent lives lost all because of my selfishness. But I had no choice, sometimes I see him as a wrong person but in that comes clarity of things that are right. And this lead me walking up the stairs cases gaining control over my emotions paving the way for more knowledge to dwell in me.