Trapped With No Future

Chapter 5 Revealed Choices and Reasons

Once Eliathem arrived home on the gracious horse, she quickly stomped upstairs to her room. She desperately scavenged for the key and right when she was about to place it into the sphere, Eliathem realized an important indication that was presented in the vision she recently had. It displayed that the key was placed in the cylinder after every symbol was put together in harmony. Feeling quite disappointed, she restrained herself from placing the key inside and just dropped them both into the cupboard.

She then went on to think more about that vision with the wizard and the spell, he cast. Who did that man remind me of, Eliathem thought with staggering desire? As she aggressively thought, her grandfather called for her. "Eliathem, guess what, we are going to another ball, dress nicely".

Eliathem never enjoyed the dreading balls, however, she was very proud of herself for finding the sphere and she needed to find somewhere else to think. So, Eliathem for all spiffed up on her only gown. Then she returned with her Grandfather too, again another ball.

During the ball, Eliathem overheard the rich folks chattering about the fact that the King was going to be making a grand entrance to this community party. Eliathem realized that she had never seen the King, in fact, she realized that the King has never shown his face at any annual ball events. She wondered why. Eliathem always was known for her constant lingering mind.

No one noticed that King came yet, not until someone shouted, "look there is the King", with great fondness as everyone clapped rapidly. She twitched as she turned her head in the direction of the King, then with great astonishing feelings as if she was going to scream, Eliathem recognized the personage of the mighty King sitting before all of the towns. Oh my goodness, I cannot believe this, the King of all is that wizard who caused all this madness in the first place. He is the first man to live and curiously is still living and breathing in the flesh, Eliathem thought as she struggled to control her balance. Eliathem for a second felt in shock. She could not believe that the King was also the wizard. Eliathem went into deep thought about what was going on with him.

After the crowd died down and everyone went back to socializing and mingling, Eliathem sneaked up the stairs by carefully curling her arms around the bloodied red-colored railing. Slowly yet swiftly dragging each leg up and over each titanium step to the very top, where the King sat with formal posture on his puffy and scrappy styled thrown. With much sensibility, Eliathem confronted the King with a gentle touch and feel. "Good evening dear King, I was wondering, are you by any chance a wizard who created this world?"

The King was in grave danger of being exposed to everyone, so, he gulped as quietly as he possibly could and requested that they both retired to the living area behind the shabby tasseled curtain. They had a seat on the gruesome-looking couch. Eliathem wanted to stay calm and collected. She also wanted to keep looking sharp in front of the King and the creator of life itself. So, she bent over rubbing off all the soot and dust off of her almost fine-looking ball gown. During the small seconds, while Eliathem rampaged through all the dirt on her dress, the King jerked his hand to his back, reaching for his small dagger, with sharp rounded edges that scrolled around the sides and had a stiff and brutal-feeling handle with a scratched and trotted face of the dull and dead griped stem. Then he sliced it through the cold air, as he tried to take the life of young Eliathem. However, Eliathem turned, and with nothing else to think about she merged over to the ground, the only thing cut was the foolish air and a piece of her dress on the shoulder part. Eliathem then began pleading and praying for her life. The King still burrowed through trying to cut her limb from limb. Then with all of her might, Eliathem screamed saying, "I know how to break this wretched life curse". The King restrained himself from going any further and gave an astonishing look of wonder towards Eliathem's blood flushed, pale face, telling her to carry on. "I am the only one who knows and I have been getting these visions that reveal to me answers. I know how to break this ongoing day and purposeless life", Eliathem mumbled with much sweat on her face and dripping from tips of her locks. "I have found an answer to finding the truth. I suggest that you meet me tomorrow by the main forest of the town and I will explain everything. Promise", Eliathem stuttered with distraught.

"Very well, I will be there at dawn so all is quiet and all is kept secret", the King replied eagerly.

"Wait", then the King turned, "why did you decide to make a world and life in the first place and why did you keep this a secret and why did you not try to fix this day after and why do I get visions and why are there clues leading me to somewhere and....why am I the only one who understands and sees the truth out of this world? Why me?" Eliathem cried desperately.

"Well, I wanted to make a world because I wanted to experiment on what I could form and explore, I wanted to have something more important to do and succeed in, that is why I am the forever King. Essentially, I was alone, not that I even have anyone to talk to as King anyway. I wanted to do something more than living in nothing but space and time itself. I wanted to keep this a secret because I was not able to fix the spells I cast and I am not sure why, there was not much that I could do to fix everything or look for help. So, I kept it secret so that nothing traumatic or chaotic would arrive anywhere. I was also shamed enough for my cruel behavior, I did not want a catastrophe on my hands for me to clean with my shame again. I am not sure about the clues, but I remember now from so long ago that in my spell, I said that there would be one person that will be the hero and save everyone. I think you are chosen because you are very special in some way. We can talk about the rest at dawn," the King explained.

"Alright. Thank you for your help and I will explain more of what I have found tomorrow", Eliathem calmly and gratefully answered.

Then they went their separate ways and Eliathem went home with her Grandfather then to bed she went, patiently waiting for tomorrow to open the door to her.