The book gives us more information than we ever thought it would give, who knew the orb itself had a form of a book? Maybe we passed it at the library and we didn't know it.
I'm thinking we should go back "let's go back then, maybe it's at the library ". Olive turns from his previous work to answer me "we can't do that, the parliament knows I killed him but they don't know you did it first. They'll be there looking for us. "
That's true, so he's dead and I'm about to die. What a perfect match. If he's dead then he's here then. "He's here isn't he? ". He nods.
We stay silent for some seconds until I say something "I know a museum we can go to for this, the one I used to go to as a kid" Olive looks confused" why there, it's supposed to be a regular museum ". At least it's not haunted by the spirits of a caste council.
He reads my facial expressions and agrees.
We appear at the museum in New York since we're in the underworld. Teleportation is the best form of transportation for now.
We reach the museum, no one suspects us since it's morning, they think we're guards. Olive puts the security guards in a trance.
We move in.
"Well lead us" he's so nice. Focus Jake!
"It's around here" we get to the middle of the museum and see nothing. He sees a pattern on the floor, it looks like the one that the old man had on his arm. Earlier I saw the same at the library.
All I saw were from the parliament, wow.
"How do we open it up? " I ask, Olive brings out the scroll and places it on the floor. Exactly in the middle. A noise is heard.
We step back cautiously and it opens up revealing a wooden stand with a book in it.
"That's not it Jake, I can feel it" well what a cause. Our high hopes are turning low.
Something better makes me believe that the whole story I've been seeing is real.
I want a reveal, a big one. Suddenly the book opens up by itself.
It's all golden, if this is not the orb then what is? I just don't know what is.
It's empty just like the others.
Olive looks like it's thinking "I heard the orb has parts, it's a myth I guess.
This should be the power of the orb and the other parts are the coverings. "
"Let's bind the book we found with the scroll, then with the book. Maybe it'll hook up completely.
I mean we can try, right? "
"Yea? I guess? " Olive is unsure and doesn't mind.
Well, let's do it.
I take the book and place it, Olive picks up the scroll and drops it softly on the two books.
We take a few steps back, waiting for an amazing transformation but none. We look at each other and then back to our combination.
It's not working, I move closer to it, and Olive follows behind me. I take the scroll and he takes the book.
"Maybe it's the other way round. Let's try again". This time we place the scroll in the middle, then the book.
We take a few steps backwards for the last time.
Nothing happens.
What could this mean? All our hardworking in vain. Olive looks sad, worse than I do.
"Wait Olive " he tries to walk away but I stop him. "what if blood is needed for this? " if blood started this whole thing then definitely it's needed for the rest of it.
Olive walks back to me, "your blood might work" I nod. He takes a knife as I stretch forth my palm. Before giving me a cut we both look at each other for a while.
All hopes are high for anything at all, we need this to work.
He gives me a minor cut, and a drop of blood hits the first book. We wait, but still, nothing happens to it.
Olive feels nothing but frustration, I can see it on his face. He cuts again, but this time he removes the book first.
A drop of blood hits the scroll and everything remains as it is. "what the hell! " we both yell. We've not had sleep for a while and the frustration is getting to us.
Possibly a third trial will do "let's try one more time Olive" You, you know for a caster sure knows nothing about faith. Maybe it's because of his powers, everything comes freely.
He cuts again and I feel the pain this time. A drop of blood hits the golden pages of the book stuck in the wood.
Finally some action.
It hits me again, "let's place them on top. We take the book and the scroll one more time. Four times the freaking charm.
We drop blood on the scroll and it falls into the golden pages, then the third book takes a drop making it fall into the duo before it.
Finally the transformation. This is it.
An orb is expected but a key is formed. What the hell! Who does this indeed? All these work for a key. Just a stupid key. Where's the orb then?
I feel like screaming my lungs out, more than ever. Olive laughs at this. "Guess who's not having faith now? " Olive is just a piece of only God knows what.
"Hey Olive shut up, can ya? " "watch it creep, you speak to a king of the underworld ". The gay king that is.
I can't imagine this.
He picks up the key, it burns his hands. I watch slowly.
His hands burn for some time and he's grinding of teeth, really noticeable. I don't wanna touch that now.
"You've got to hold it Jake maybe it'll like you. Your blood touched it first you know.
Try! "
His painful scream makes me shiver.
Okay, all I've got to do is touch a key, that won't hurt now, would it? Just a little key shaped like a cross.
I stretch forth my hands to pick it up. I succeed. What a major shocker.
"Nice".
The next plan is where I can put this in, "we've got to look at it, I mean around the museum. "
Olive can't believe his eyes. A whole library opens behind us. I didn't know about it until he signed.
What a discovery.
I've got to look out more often. The way the secret paths open I feel happy for this, finally a new beginning.
As soon as we run for it, a voice comes from behind "well, well well, what do we have here? " we just thought we had it all, didn't we?
"Did you think getting to the orb would be that easy? What a mistake" this time the voice is different from the first voice.
"You're going to die trying Olive " a different voice again. "Who's the human?" the first voice says.
With a side view of Olive I ask" who are they? ", "they're the three heads of the parliament " Olive responds with all seriousness.
"The first one is Grey, the second is, Gary and the last is Gina. They are triplets. They're the strongest the whole caster union can offer. Grey is a dream walker, Gary is an animal whisperer and Gina can control minds but she's not a telepath. April is. "
This all makes sense. That's why they sent her first, bastardy!
We turn to the trio finally. "Is that Jake, the son of the first caster? He's from his line. He's a light caster " Olive looks confused "you're a light caster and you knew all this while?"
Wow".
"I'm not a light caster, I don't know what they're talking about Olive, I swear. "
I'm serious I never knew.
"Let's kill him now, he can't survive this before he births a newborn". "The dark casters have ruled for ages while the light hideaway". "Grey do something fast, we've got to work fast!
A little spell will do, he can't use his powers yet. He's still numb about this. "
Together they walk but stop halfway at the museum when Gina throws a smoke from her distance towards me and I dodge it by chance.
Grey speeds up to me and gives me a hard slap sending me off into the air. I land on the floor, I feel like my rib is broken.
If I've got real powers then how do I access them? Gary's having a caster wrestle with Olive, I can't lose Olive right now. I'll be alone in this.
"Just give up already Olive " Gary tries to weaken him. All I do is stay weak on the floor, Olive is bleeding already.
Gary holds his right hand, Gina holds his left hand. They're waiting for Grey to cut his head off with his blade. Sharp from a distance.
Olive is weak, his power dying down. They're making him weak. His body dried up before my eyes and his blood painted the ground like a river with the shore.
I can't stand this, as Grey walks towards him the images of us making out, up till the first day he appeared to me in the room.
All meet up to me in my imperfect illusion, I can't bear but shed a tear or two. I'm here and I can't do anything to help him by a chance.
The sound of violins plays in my head, as Olive dies slowly with the blade in his shoulder. He stares at me for the last time I assume, my Olive, my dear olive.
He falls smiling at me, his dying body lands on the floor with the blade in his chest. I felt like I was pierced. I felt I was him and him, me.
The three casters turn from him to me. I've got to run but how do I do this, we've got no help or backup. The rage of a thousand years come upon me.
The rage of the first day till now boils up in me, my body getting black veins. I feel like I'm turning into a monster myself and I can't do anything to stop it.
Someone help me! My voice screams for help in my head. My hair turns to a darker shade of black and my eyes turn black, all through.
As a light caster anger is not part of a light thing. This felt better, stronger, and tougher than ever.
I loved it, I loved the light and dark together. It felt so right.
Gina comes for me at full speed I stab her with a blade, straight through her heart. She falls and dies from it.
I turn and run for Gary, I feel this great strength all over me. I've never felt anything like this ever in my life. I love it. I'm in charge now.
Hallucinating myself to war mode was the best feeling ever, I slice Gary in the neck and pierce his beating heart. He coughs out blood before he dies.
Grey sees I'm of full strength since I've discovered my full-time force. He makes a portal in an attempt to escape.
Just quickly, before he leaves I make sure he never forgets me. So I give him a slash on his back and his face. Deep enough at his back and light enough at the face.
Sweet Dreams Grey, see you soon.
I pause for a moment and I look around me.
Olive!
Thank goodness he's still breathing for me. I breathe into him.
He comes back to me better than ever. Being a light caster is awesome.
"Olive are you alright? " he just answers like usual, "have I ever felt it? ". We laugh so hard, we forget we almost lost our lives.
"Get that freaking orb," I tell Olive. We get up from the floor. Thankful as hell.
We walk through only to find a map. "oh come on! " we both yell in disbelief. We didn't come this far for a map, or key. We want the freaking orb.
"This is just bullshit of the highest order in a day. I need a break! " Olive yells out loud. "the dark casters don't know where to find it at least, we're several steps ahead of them. "
At least some inspiration.