Watching the Past

Chapter 10

     The audience waited. Most were now talking to each other about things that didn't relate to the multiverses. After all—just like Vini said—the Screen was broken. It was sort of hard to believe for many people. Since Vini had described the Screen as if it was some kind of sacred instrument(perhaps it was), the fact that it was suddenly not working was quite absurd.

     Vini herself also seemed to be surprised. As she said, she was also a goddess. Even if she was not known to anyone in the World of Twelve, her power proved the fact. After all, who would be able to present the past memories of immortals or other universes?

     "So, when's she coming back?" Alibert asked.

     "I don't know. But I don't think we'll be watching this 'Wakfu Wars' she spoke of," Eva answered.

     "You're correct," said a tired voice from above the audience. All heads were immediately turned towards the same direction. There, floating among the crowd was Vini. She looked as if she had been awake for a week straight.

     "I went to check on the Screen, and figured that it was completely damaged," the little goddess sighed.

     "What happened?" Cleophee asked. She was, like all the other people, disappointed in the fact that there will be no more watching universes.

     "I've found the source of the problem, but..."

     "But?" Yugo asked. Vini pulsed her lips together.

     "I'm not sure if I can tell you..." Vini's voice was close to a mumble. Yugo frowned. She never spoke like this before. He didn't know much about her, but knew that she was a strong and free goddess on the inside, despite her look. It reminded him of himself.

     "It's okay! How bad can it be?" Coqueline exclaimed with a smile on her face. Vini could only stare. The others began to agree with the Osamodas demi-god. They all gave Vini reassuring smiles. The goddess chuckled quietly. They'll only be calm for now. Ah, how funny these creatures are.

     "If you insist," Vini said finally. The audience smiled. Some were amazed that they managed to convince a goddess.

     "One more thing," Vini said, looking rather worried, "please don't... freak out..."

     The two words seemed to be unfamiliar to her. What kind of goddess would be so informal to use that sort of language anyway?

     "An Iop is ready for anything!" Elely said, earning the Iop king's interest even more.

     "Of course," Vini nodded, "it was only a small notice."

     The audience sat back. They wondered why the little goddess was more worried about them than the Screen. Hopefully it wasn't anything harmful to them. Vini cleared her throat after glancing at the audience one more time. She put her hand on the wall next to the Screen, and suddenly, the wall turned into liquid. It moved around and formed a hole fit for a person.

     "Come," Vini called into the darkness. Many people stretched their necks to get a better view. They saw something move and immediately laid back.

     "Out. Out. Now," Vini called again, raising her voice. After a moment, there was a sound of light tapping, then a figure emerged from the darkness. He was tall, wore a cloak, and had three horns on his white head.

     For the first three seconds, there was no sound at all. Even the babies stopped fidgeting. Even the Iops stopped shouting.

     Then, after three seconds, there was a riot. People started fainting and screaming. They pointed at the figure, utterly horrified.