Chapter Fourteen: Sombre Revelation
I hate being on cliffhangers, perhaps that's why I never watched dramas. It seems this Watcher was a big fan of it cause he kept me in suspense for a great deal before answering.
"You said that you had something to do with Hades' time travel, right?" I asked again-- trying to suppress my rising anger.
The Watcher stood at a distance looking out at nothing and ignoring me for another full minute, I swear this guy has issues.
"I can not say for sure but when you were reborn and Hades became the black book I had glimpses, visions of some things." Finally I'm getting somewhere. "I can't make it out yet, belive me it was a surprise you appeared here when you did. I guess that means we are in a way linked by something."
Hmm— "Then you must have remembered something from me coming here." It was just a theory.
The Watcher clapped very heartily, "Ding ding, correct. I can see why you were chosen to be reborn."
I groaned. "Get to the point already!" What was he, a man child?
The Watcher stopped and sighed, "Okay, I did remember something. Three things in fact, the first is that when the time comes to chose between the three, you should choose the wise. That's how it went I think."
"The second is a warning about your body. It's that you should not stress yourself too much or you'll end up hibernating for longer. Old wounds can lead to death ya'know."
"And the third is this... The First Calamity is almost upon us!"
This is it, what the black book talked about. But it never really specified any of it. It's not like I had the time on my hand then, perhaps the watcher knows something.
"This Calamity, what is it really?" I asked in a conserved tone. Though I didn't like the shady character, he did not give me any reason to trust or hate me either. For all I know he could be an ally in future or and enemy.
Since when did I turn to such a strategizer? Did all my knowledge of Greek mythology go to my head.
I shook my head roughly to dispel myself from my old habits, it didn't do much. But it seems the watcher was about to speak so naturally he had my attention.
The Watcher started to pace around before me slowly, I swear this goddamn guy can't stay put. I just wish his mouth ran that fast. "As the book already informed you, you know of a certain amount of information of what is to happen on Olympus. These information is in fact a fabrication, none of it exists in real sense."
I clenched my fist and screamed louder than I intended to. "Are you saying that the myths are all fake?"
The Watcher responded me seriously this time while stopping me with his finger. "Don't mishear me young scholar. Prometheus beind condemned to an eternity of torture, you must have though you were setting the myths back on track whereas infact you unknowingly created a future calamity."
"What?" I was deeply shaken by the fact. But what part of it had me shaken? Was that why I was unsure of what I did back then?
Regardless of any emotion I displayed, the Watcher continued. "The calamities are a set of catastrophic events that are orchestrated to bring about the fall of the gods of Olympus and even earth itself. These calamities are merely the triggers, which only you can avoid to prevent the endtime."
"This is a lot to take in, are you saying my purpose here is to save Olympus?" Does that mean... "You said all the calamities are triggers to something, that means its being orchestrated by someone right?"
The Watcher nodded gently, "I believe I already said that, yes. I don't really get the full picture or how I know of this but I do know that the first calamity will occur at Zeus' 2000th birthday I belive you can fill in the rest yourself?"
Zeus' 2000th birthday?
Zeus did tell me something about a birthday before I zoned out back then. But what happens than, the myths didn't say much about birthdays. They weren't even mentioned at all.
Now I see why I was chosen, it was simply because in all of the world I was the only one human with the highest comprehension and retention capacity of Greek myths. I guess that's something to write home about.
"What do I have to do to prevent this calamity?"
The Watcher delayed a bit before responding to me, "How should I know, I haven't seen the future. The only one who knows what is to come— is YOU!"
I gasped from the surprise... He was right, I do know what happens next. I guess if I get enough clues I can find the answer in looking for, then it all comes down to my retention capacity and mental comprehension.
"One last piece of advice scholar." The watcher's bright eyes were glued on me, I felt like it was a big moment now. "This might not be saying much from a guy who just amuses himself from watching the stories of below but... Whatever you do make sure you think twice. The knowledge you have is not meant for you to repeat what happened originally in the myths, it's for you to avoid the calamities and create a different future for Olympus. That is the price you will have to pay, if you want to enjoy your newfound life."
I was... Aghast!
The Watcher did say some meaningful things. My head felt like a jumble of things. Then there was an earthquake and I started to sink through the bed of clouds under my feet.
The Watcher only giggled and said. "Oh I guess you must be waking up now, goodbye then."
What!? I'm leaving? But I still have a bunch of questions to ask like why is this Olympus all futuristic compared to the myth counterpart. Or why Hades has an ex. Or why are the calamities happening.
But I guess he helped clear some thing so thanking him might be the best way to go. Its not like I'm seeing him again.
But before I could thank him the bed of clouds completely swallowed my body, I could feel the Watcher smiling as me as I vanished.