The Pantheon: Rebirth

The Past is Revealed

"Finally!" Parker groans as the taxicab pulls up to the curb. Parker jumps out and takes a deep breath of fresh air.

"Do I smell Lokmas? Hey, I'll be right back!" Parker takes off in the direction of a small cart being pushed by a pudgy man. Aurora steps out of the cab, covering her eyes from the sun.

"Thank you, sir, for the transportation." As she steps out the man calls out to her.

"Ma'am, you haven't paid."

"Of course, my apologies." Aurora reaches into her pouch and hands the man a golden coin. The taxi driver inspects it with confusion.

"What is this?" He asks, flipping the coin in his palm.

"It's drachma. That should be more than enough to pay for your services."

"I only take cash or card."

"Unfortunately, that is all I have."

"Well, that's not going to cut it." The man responds with a more aggressive tone.

Auroras eyes flash, scaring the man half to death. "Take the payment."

Without response, the taxi speeds off. Aurora turns around to look for Parker who is inhaling Lokmas by the fountain. She walks over to him just as he's stuffing one into his mouth.

"These are so good!" Parker exclaims, spitting crumbs everywhere.

"Please do not spit food on me," Aurora says indignantly as she wipes some crumbs off her yellow top.

"Sorry," Parker mutters. "You really should try them. Food tastes so much better now."

"How did you even manage to pay for those?" Aurora asks, taking a piece of the last lokma.

"Cash, obviously. Why?" Parker looks at his sister with disappointment. "You tried paying with drachmas, didn't you? How many times have I told you that people don't know what those are."

"Can you stop eating like a pig and help me find the oracle?" aurora asks, throwing the last piece on the ground, to the dismay of Parker.

"Why the hell would you do that?" His face covered in crumbs and horror.

"Because I was done."

"I wasn't!"

"We don't have time for this. We need to find the oracle."

Parker is heartbroken as he looks at the splattered crumbs in the ground. After taking a second to mourn, he looks up at Aurora. "How do we find a thing that hasn't existed for thousands of years?"

"She's here. I can feel her."

"You can feel her? That's not weird at all." Parker looks up at the sun, and fans his collar back and forth, trying to cool himself. "I wish Apollo would wake up already, this heat is a bitch."

Aurora doesn't wait for Parker to finish his thought before she takes off across the square, leaving Parker sprinting to catch up.

"Hey wait up!" Parker exclaims, finally catching to Aurora, who hasn't even noticed him. "Where are you going?"

"Can you not feel it?" Aurora asks, stopping to look at Parker, "The oracle's energy is radiating off one of these buildings."

"Must be the Lokmas. Totally worth it. Lead the way sis, I trust you."

Aurora takes a second to study the area. She closes her eyes, trying to get a clear hold on where the energy is coming from. After a brief second, she opens her eyes, which are now a bright yellow, almost a perfection reflection of the sun.