Dwelling on things from the past has never been something I wanted but yet it keeps calling to me more and more. These contracts haven't been the most helpful with my situation but it's starting to look like I have a certain amount of time left.
Prophets are gifted with a gift that's keep us from dying of old age but is that going to help me contain everything that's inside of me?
Everyone is here and I'm not even sure I can hold myself back if it came down to it, so much control was lost last time. How am I going to stop myself...
"Being a prophet is not easy." A Familiar voice says.
The room began to grow darker around me as the voice began to get closer to me, as if the voice was right next to me. It was starting to sound exactly like me the closer it got to me.
"Who are you!" I shout while looking around the darkness.
"I was once a prophet like you, someone who saved everyone around me. My body was taken by you and I'm not sure if it was the right thing yet or not." The Person says as they began to walk out from the darkness.
It was like looking into a reflection of myself, I looked exactly as I did before everything.
"Why am I seeing myself..?" I question while wiping my eyes.
"Kamako I didn't win the way you think I did. That world took everything I had to save it from the demon lord. Including my soul." Kamako answers as he gets closer.
"But how are you here then?!?!" I ask while confused.
"Because I am the being you made a contract with. My power is from the chaos lord that gave me the opportunity to save everyone I cared about. I'm not trying to consume you, but this power is a terrible burden on the body and will slowly tear you apart as it did to me before you came into my world." Kamako responds honestly.
My body is slowly being torn apart by this power...? How long would I even have left to do everything that I need to do?
"Is there nothing that can be done?" I ask with a concerned tone.
"Fight to your final breath. This world of yours is on its final legs and needs your help to save it one more time." Kamako responds while slowly moving back into the darkness.
"How long do I have!" I shout as I watch it go back into the darkness.
"5 Years. The Exact amount of time I gave you to use the power." Kamako says before disappearing completely.
The room wasn't engulfed by darkness anymore and I could see everyone again but my mind wasn't here. My thoughts were filled with the last thing I heard from the other me, my limit is 5 years before I'm done.
I'll be leaving everything behind after that, yet I can't help the feelings I have now. I care about everyone here since I've been with them for such a long time.
Do I really have to leave everyone I once knew behind...?
"Kamako?" Rina calls my name.
"Yeah, what's up?" I question as I look up from the floor.
"Is everything okay?" Rina questions with a worried tone in her voice.
"Everything is fine." I respond while standing up.
I don't have it in me to explain my situation to anyone here since it would break their hearts if they knew my fate. I've always wondered what would happen after I did my job as a prophet but I guess that won't matter anymore.
So I walked out of the room as everyone talked amongst themselves, going outside for fresh air. I'll fix all the mistakes I've caused since the fight between me and the demon lord.
It's my fault that the world is the way that it is now, no matter what it costs.
"Kamako it'll be okay." Zara says with a sincere tone.
"Maybe, maybe not." I reply while leaning over the railing.
It was beginning to pour outside but I needed to come out here. The world is a cruel place that we've all grown accustomed to in some way or another, but no one deserves to die to the creatures that have arrived.
I made a contract with the being back in that room as well so now I have power that will give me the information that I need most. Knowledge needed to fight the enemies that will soon surround us as we know it.
So I began to focus and I could feel the strain on my eyes while a sight began to form before my eyes. Through this vision I could see a bloody battle with everyone I once knew laying there on the ground, dead.
The person left standing is me, but one other is standing in the distance. It was someone that I couldn't even recognize anymore, who was that?
No, this sight won't matter because that won't be the outcome.
But that's when I could feel her touch which interrupted my sight and brought me back to reality immediately.
"Is something bothering you Kamako?" Irie asks as she holds my hand.
"I'm just wondering what the future holds for us." I respond as the pain begins to go throughout my head.
Gah. The price I'm paying for this other power may not be as good as I had hoped but I'm on a timeline either way now.
I resisted the urge to grab my head as the pain slowly began to die down but something didn't feel right. I'm not quite sure what it is yet, but I think I'll realize the price I'm paying over time.
"It'll be a good future where everything is taken care of." Irie says with a reassuring tone.
"I could only hope that we achieve such an outcome." I reply while staring into the distance.