THE HIVE

Chapter 25

I gasp. I heave in more than my lungs can take. Placing my right hand on my chest I stumble forward and keep myself from crashing, being supported by the other. Space buddy supports me.

"What... What was that?" What did I see?

I'm shocked, stunned. The tears in my eyes have frozen in place as automatically, my mind starts trying to put the pieces together.

I hold my head. No. No, I can't...

This is too much. "This is wayyy too much! How do you expect me to think straight after all this. I wanted answers, dammit. I didn't ask for more questions! The world... isn't giving me rest. I... I can't breathe... "

Take it easy brother. You'd be alright. I'm here.

And as if on cue, he helps me catch my breath, ease my nerves and help me think straight. All this time, he didn't intervene. He let me shed tears over the loss of my planet. Because, had he controlled my emotions there, that would have made me a traitor to my home. If I couldn't even bear to shed tears for it, and had accepted the loss with a straight face, and moved on. No. I needed to feel it. And he knew. Because he had gone through the same. I respect him for that. I really do. But now... What was that vision? That wasn't the place I go when I have these visions. No, it's not even close. Yet... It is so familiar. Dammit, what's wrong with me?!

The more I think, the more I get the same vibe from it. Same to what? A dream. A dream I should have forgotten. I dream, in which there was peace. And then, there was destruction.

And I was the root of it.

"What's the meaning of this... I... I don't know what to-"

Jordan, it is finally time. Before, I did not drive you towards all this, I didn't make you see all of it. But now, I think it's time you address it all. It's not me, though. I'm... just a vessel. But, maybe, now you must see it. You can't let your subconscious ignore it. You can't turn a blind eye to whatever is happening beneath the surface.

What do you... mean?

You'd know. You've seen it. As I said, I don't know it all. I just know, how it works, and I make it work.

I stare at the screen, now with a  blank face, as the ravaged planet continues to break me, the text on the uppper right corner naming it "Earth" so very vehemently. It's even written in English. Dammit!

I breathe in, choking on another wave of sorrow, then breathe out, shedding tears involuntarily.

So, you don't know anything. You don't know the meaning. You can only show it to me, because...

Because, as a vessel, you can ask me to show them to you, you can borrow powers. But, at the same time, they can request a connection to you as well.

...

Yeah? How many times has it happened yet?

...A few times.

I shake my head, grab my hair. Something is coming isn't it? It's been coming for a while.

I feel him nod. So it seems, Jordan. And, it's not a singular entity only.

... I get that. But, I don't know what to make of it. What am I even supposed to do anymore?

I would say this. Whatever you do, don't let it break you. Don't let the world break you down, brother. You have to be strong... for what's to come. You must fight.

I grunt a chuckle. Fight. Yeah, right. Me, fight.

You can! You must believe. You got the blessing, being a human. You are chosen. It must mean something. The Holy Trinity and the Eye, chose you for something. There must be-