Ancient Whispers

Chapter II Veiled truth

A soft breeze hits my cheeks, I open my eyes, and I'm standing on top of a cloud. The last time I was here, we were still at the oasis. Belefra, and Flieris appear in the distance "Is something wrong?" I ask, they stop in front of me "We're taking this chance to check on you, and inform you of what happened in the temple," Flieris says "Okay, can you tell me who are those people?" I ask, Belefra clicks her tongue "Do you really think if those things were people, you wouldn't be able to face them?" Belefra asks "What do you mean?" I ask, "Those were machines, there was no human chasing you," Flieris says, e-even the people piloting the machines? They looked just like humans; my right hand starts shaking.

Belefra looks at me, I feel warmer, and my hand stops moving "The things piloting those machines were created by your kind a long time ago, they exert the will of the humans that worship the new gods. Just one of them is half as powerful as you are now," Belefra says "How do they work? I've never seen machines like that," I say, "To explain how they work would take too long, all you need to know is that you can't face those machines as of now," Flieris says "So, all we can do is run?" I ask, "We didn't say that, there's something you can do to decrease the worship of those gods," Belefra says.

Flieris looks at me "In return, you'll be allowing us to gain a better connection to this world, and aid you even further," she says, this all sounds too much for me, I don't know a thing about the gods, and I don't think I'm good enough to do this "Where did all your courage go? You were strong enough when we left you, why are you so insecure now?" Belefra asks "All I did was run, and I couldn't even keep going," I say lowering my head.

Flieris lifts my chin with her right hand "The bravery you showed was more than what was expected of you, and you were able to recruit an ally without us telling you a thing," Flieris says "So stop being so wimpy, and listen!" Belefra says. I smile at the two of them "Okay, what do I need to do," I say, Flieris lets go of me, and smiles "Good, never forget what your goal is," Flieris says.

She raises her hands above her head, and an orb of light appears around them. Around the orb I see four temples on its edge, the orb starts rotating, and there are chains connecting the temples, seizing the orb "These four temples are what those gods use to claim your world their own, and prevent us from communicating with it freely," Flieris says "If you destroy these temples, your world will be free again," Belefra says "Then those machines will stop chasing us?" I ask "It won't matter if they try, you'll be able to stop them effortlessly," Flieris says.

I look down at my hands, we'll be able to live peacefully, and I'll be able to give us the life we always wanted "How do I find those temples?" I ask "We'll guide you two. Remember, we're always connected," Flieris says "You'll never fight alone, and we'll help you two along the way," Belefra says smiling, without them, we would have died in that village, "Thank you, for everything," I say smiling at them, I fall from the cloud, and darkness surrounds me.

I open my eyes, I see a blue sky with small clouds passing by, and a warm breeze hits me. I sit up, the river in front of my feet is flowing to my right. I see the waterfall we dropped from to my left, and on each side of the river there are several trees making up a forest. I hear something moving to my right, I look in its direction, and I see Karaly sleeping next to me. I place her hair behind her right ear, and I stand up "Where is the closest temple?" I ask "It's to the west. This temple was made by the god of the wind, you'll have to reach the top of the mountain it is residing in," Flieris says.

Karaly starts moving, and I look at her. She sits up, and rubs her eyes "Are you feeling better now?" I ask, she turns to me "Much better, but I'm hungry," Karaly says laughing, despite everything that's happened, she can still laugh from her heart, I feel so much warmth from her eyes "Let me look in the forest," I say smiling "I'll go with you!" Karaly says standing up, she grabs my left hand, and we walk together into the forest.