The room went quite as the old man took the name of traveler. All those in the room were shocked just to hear that this legendary traveler really existed. This quiet is broken by Uvanov
"Are you really saying that they sent that traveler?"
"yes" the old man tapped at his shoulder "they really sent him."
"So to say that most probably he is dead." This was a shocking discovery for everyone. Someone was able to take down a legend.
All the Uvanov's men stood up and got ready to leave. Uvanov also was preparing to leave in hurry. As his men left the cabin and he left the tent so stopped at the entry.
"this is a great discovery." As Uvanov looked back at the old man "this information may shape the world of a little young man, my friend Josh."
"I am just glad that I was a help to you, old companion."
Uvanov then left the tent. All his men asked for further orders they need to carry out.
"prepare to leave Somalia. Inform Kamau to take Ji hyun with him and board the ship."
As the sun sat on his face and left the horizon "also we are going to forest alpha."
****
In the dockyard, Ji hyun and Kamau were boarding the ship. Ji hyun has made quite the memories in this place filled with hustling crowds.
"I can't believe that we are leaving already." As the night crawled the horizon and stars started to shine
"I will always remember coming here."
"well you may say that but there are only few people who would agree with you." Kamau as he walked Ji hyun inside the ship to a cabin. "look we have reached here."
In this cabin, there was nothing but a dining table with four chairs.
"there you are, Kamau."
There a lady stood in the dark corner of the cabin. She came out from that corner and then stood at the side of the table.
"I never I would meet you again."
"speak for yourself, Maina." Kamau then slightly pushed Ji hyun ahead.
"this young man here is Ji hyun. Boss might have told you about him.
Ji hyun got a look of the face of the women. She had a pretty yet a terrifying face. Ji hyun immediately ran and hided himself behind the legs of Kamau and peeked from there.
"hey there young man! You must be Ji hyun." As Maina came close and patted his head "are you afraid of me?"
"your face is terrifying enough to scare ghosts itself" as Kamau interrupted her "let alone this kid."
As she heard the comments made on her face she became pissed. Her smiling face turned red in fury yet she kept smiling. For Ji hyun her smile made him more terrified.
"you Kamau! Don't you love your life or you wish to die."
"Anyway we are here to meet the boss. Where is he?" then he took out a letter and gave it to her.
"oh you trying to change the subject." As she became calm and her voice became normal she read the letter. "he is waiting inside. Follow me"
As she turned to the table and slightly pushed a chair back and a secret door opened which was beneath the table. Ji hyun was amazed by this. Then he looked at Kamau's face "let's go Ji"
Both of them followed Maina into the secret passage inside the ship. There was very low visibility in the passage. As they walked further they saw light and when they reached there was a room. Inside the room there were many monitors and many people operating on them. There Uvanov was standing in the middle.
"boss I have brought him." Kamau entered the room with Ji hyun and Maina.
"oh Ji hyun and Kamau." Uvanov in a bit of surprise "I hope that both of you enjoyed your stay here."
"well the kid had fun so it works for me." Then Uvanov took a glass of vodka from a table in room.
"Kamau you may know what this is about…." He looks in the direction of Ji hyun.
"Ji hyun! you are going to see something extraordinary but…." He took a sip from the glass "I will explain it to you later."
"Maina! Do it."
As he said this lines, Maina then holded Ji hyun and Uvanov's hand and in a sudden they were all standing in the middle of an empty room. This room had nothing inside it but it was covered from everywhere.
"where are w… wait how did we get here?" in a loud voice Ji hyun asked Uvanov.
"well I did said I will explain it but be patient." Maina left both of their arms and then she disappeared in a flash.
"wait how did sh.." he was interrupted before he could finish "anyway what I'm about to tell you will answer all your questions."
"but it is going to create even bigger problem for you." His voice turned grim and scary as he spoke.
Ji hyun was completely speechless about the situation. He just saw something which could only be seen in fantasy stories or some superhero comics.
"Do you like fairy tales kid? Because what I will tell you now is just like a fairy tale."
Then he narrated the story:
Long ago, after the asteroid struck and destruction of dinosaurs. when life on earth was on the brink of destruction. A tree arose from those lands of sorrow and protected the remaining survivors. This tree gave them hope, strength and most importantly protection. This tree helped to rehabilitate earth after the chaos. Humans after they finally realized what this was meant for they gave it a name. "the tree of aftermath" that was what humans began calling the tree. After a long period of peace and harmony, It occurred. In a bright sunny day, the dark clouds covered up the horizon. The humans gathered around the tree as they heard something strange was happening to it. The roots of the tree bent together and took a form of 8 doors. After sometime, the doors opened and otherworldly creatures came into our world. They invaded the land and started destroying everything that got in their way. They massacred people with their otherworldly abilities, there was no hope left for humanity until a human prayed to the tree to save them and suddenly, the tree sprouted a vine which touched the back of his head. that person was blessed with the abilities just like these monsters. He would then push back this invasion from otherworldly creatures and became known as the first leader of humans. The name of that person was Daksha. This war continued for centuries but then the 18th leader of humans defeated these invaders and made a peace agreement with the leaders of each world and declared that this war will never be told to those who don't have the blessing of the tree so they could live peacefully. But humans wanted complete peace from these threats to its existence. One day the tree gave a prediction that some day, a person will come who will bring true peace for humans.
"And that was the past of this world you see now." Uvanov looked at Ji hyun. He was totally blank.
"then…" Ji hyun said hesitantly " the disappearance of her…."
"yes. That was her blessing 'the wanderer'." As he took another sip of the drink "it allows her to anywhere if it is in a certain radius."
Then a flash of Kamau came in his mind about how he was able to win a game which he saw him lose in front of him.
"then mr.Kamau also have a blessing."
"yes he also has an ability." He replied "he informed me about showing you a glimpse of his power."
"then why did you tell me about all this?"
Uvanov looked at his face and said "there are two reason why I told you all these. You want to know why?"
"yes I want to know." He replied in a calm yet a curious way.
"first is that you Ji hyun…" after a pause for a moment "is an person who can obtain a blessing."
"what did you say?" he was surprised to hear about the claim of Uvanov
"my blessing is ' the eye of all knowing'. It allows me to every detail about a person."
"when I first saw you at the auction, I saw that you could obtain a blessing and that was the reason I bought you in the first place."
"really!" Ji hyun turned disappointed about his thinking of Uvanov. He thought he helped him out of good will. "is that really the reason you freed me from that place?"
" yes. To tell you the truth, it was the only reason."
Ji hyun was now sorrowful about what he thought. In the end, nobody help's anyone without a reason. Then he continued the conversation with him,
"and what is the other reason?"
Uvanov in a deep voice said, " the other reason for me tell you about about world was….."
"your family is a part of the prophecy of the tree."