Life of a Light

Chap 11 - Portal

Today was the day. The day the Light Council would reveal everything to the newcomers about the portal—and what lay beyond it.

She glanced around. The other agents were arriving—some younger, some older, all focused. Etzia found herself assigned to the Rion Squad. Her team:

Etzia stood before the towering gates of Eunji Headquarters. Her fingers tightened around the strap of her backpack. Inside, it held supplies, gear, and boluses in all the colors of the spectrum: yellow, orange, red, blue, green, indigo, violet. Each one a promise. Each one a mystery. Etzia was in her squad, and she met the other members.

 The Rion squad leader was Rick Soames aged 17, Asahi Takada aged 15, Haruka Omori aged 8 years old, Hyeon Mun, aged 13, Arlo Avila aged 13, and Anjali Advani, aged 12 years old, the same age as Etzia. Etzia's breath caught when she saw Haruka. She hadn't expected to be on the same squad.

The Council's message echoed in her head. Each squad had been given a full set of Arsen boluses: which were yellow, orange, red, blue, green, indigo and violet. 

The Light Council created a set of different colored boluses that he distributed to their squads for various purposes. The squads were instructed to take each of them when they needed it later on. The Arsen indigo mint can help to not feel hungry for 12 hours; the Arsen white mint is for headaches or stomachaches; the Arsen blue mint; the Arsen orange mint is for diseases; the Arsen pink mint is for a sore body; the Arsen yellow mint is for energy; the Arsen red mint is for body temperature; it lasts 12 hours; the Arsen green mint is for bacteria if they get a cold or a fever; the Arsen violet mint is for nausea and dizziness; the Arsen grey mint is for anti-spite; and the Arsen black pill is for making a person sleep for 6 hours. The agents don't know what the other bolus is used for, but the only bolus they were familiar with was the Arsen pink mint, which was used for soothing sore muscles after intense training sessions.

 They marveled at their leader's ingenuity and foresight. With each bolus serving a specific purpose, they were better equipped to handle whatever challenges came their way, knowing that they had the power of Light Council behind them. They may be young, but they determined and ready to take on whatever challenges lay ahead.

The council sent the agents years ago and they only have entrance to that world. Now they are sending the new recruits over there. the agents of the Light council were gathered, their eyes fixed on a large screen that flickered to life. The council members appeared in holographic form; their faces somber yet determined. They spoke of a world called Ecral, a place unknown to the agents, where they were to be deployed.

As the holographic transmission continued, the council explained the purpose of their mission is to bring progress. With a final message of encouragement, the council bid the agents farewell and the holographic images flickered out of existence. They must go and do what they have to do.

Someone turns on the portal machine, and everyone starts heading towards the portal with no fear; the main priority is to bring accomplishments. They don't know how long they will stay or what lies ahead of them. Then, when they entered, there was a light that flashed before their eyes, making everything around them disappear. At that time, everyone sees clearly. It was in a different scenery and there were different things that they had never seen before. Another world is possible. Another world was unjust, which seems unreal.

As Etzia stepped through, the light swallowed everything.

For a moment, there was nothing.

Then—clarity.

A new world. Ecral.

The air was different. The sky... alien. The grass brushed against her legs as she stepped forward. Around them, strange creatures skittered in the distance. Massive trees loomed overhead. The terrain was wild, unshaped.