Lost In Time (Druig)

Chapter 38: An Eternal Loss

We are still in Phastos' lab, looking a little lost. Druig is seated on top of a table with his legs folded as he holds them close, while he's eating some food out of a can, but I can't see what exactly because of the thoughts flowing inside my head.

Phastos is also seated on a table on the other side of the room, while I am leaning against the one Druig is sitting on, just like Sersi.

Makkari is standing in the middle facing us, while Karun and Kingo are opposite from us. And Thena, well, she's in another room, not wanting to interfere probably. I guess she wants her own time to let this betrayal sink in.

We haven't taken the time for ourselves to comprehend Ikaris' betrayal, just like what Sprite did to us. That is why it's dead silence in the room, while the Uni-Mind is still scattered across the floor, making the lab a total mess in the first place.

I thought this girl trusted me after the reveal of my memories, but I guess I was wrong. I don't know how to feel really. It looks like we are losing even more Eternals than gaining them, and I know Sersi's really torn by this. We can't just expect her to pick up from where we left.

She loved Ikaris. Hell, I saw them getting married in the Gupta Empire centuries ago. They really loved each other, and that love already crumbled down, but with everything else going wrong right now, that love is torn apart.

As the Supreme Leader, I don't even know what to do, because I actually want to follow Sersi instead of them following me. I've made it clear towards Ikaris, as well as the rest of them.

"Why did Sprite go with Ikaris?" Makkari signed confusingly, as she started a conversation, wanting an answer she can't think of. And I do have the exact same question ofcourse.

"Because she loves him." Kingo suddenly said from the other side, while all of us looked towards him in confusion. Wait, what is he talking about? Did Sprite fall in love with Ikaris?

If I'm thinking about it, I can't think of another reason why Kingo's right. I guess you can say it like that, but I didn't watch them that close to see Sprite fall in love with the Eternal. In the end, she's still a woman stuck inside a child's body, so she could've developed feelings.

"Oh, you guys didn't pick up on that? He really fooled us, didn't he? Karun, let's go." Kingo suddenly said, and instead of us answering him properly, Kingo wanted to walk away with Karun, which made my heart beat faster. Wait, did I hear his last words right? What is he doing?

"Wait, where the hell are you going?" Phastos asked him, as the others are also looking towards him confused. Kingo is on the verge of leaving all of us, and it doesn't make any sense for me, but soon enough, he turned around to face us.

"I can't help you guys. I still think Ikaris is right. And I believe Ajak and Chloe were doing the right thing for us to keep this a secret, even tho it all crumbled down right now." Kingo said a little lost, looking towards us, as he's trying to explain his opinion.

None of the Eternals is really stepping up to stop Kingo, except for Phastos, but as of right now, I guess everyone is still in shock after the events a moment ago. It's a losing streak if you ask me, and more are starting to back away, even if it's not suppose to happen.

We need to be a strong team, but I can't stop Kingo in making his decision, and I guess he doesn't want to get involved into this mess. Instead of arguing all the time, we need to accept each other decisions, as long as it doesn't work against each other.

But I guess Kingo doesn't have any intention of doing that, while Ikaris and Sprite are. I can't read their minds, but it's certain they are going to try to stop us stop the Emergence.