The Power Of N

Chapter 12: The Orb.

Chapter 12: The Orb.

As soon as the elevator opens, there's a lot of people like this are not a secret gathering at all... Maybe someone bring all the people of his town. They are so many...

"What is happening?" Nina asked a guy wearing the same as the girl above.

"Oh. It's still a party for the party lovers... Later on the Mr. Ivilok, the Head of D.P.A will make a speech."

"Looks like we need to wait." Nina said back to Artemis.

"Very good then, we still have time to look around and plan our escape."

Artemis goes around, Nina talks to people... It was a perfect combo for a mission but, this mission is dangerous... A lot of people may die, including them.

After going on rounds. They get back to the place where they first settled.

"So, what did you find out?"

"There are hidden exits, other than emergency ones. One behind the counter and one in the left most corner."

"Do you also know where it leads to?"

"I can't ask that, it's a suspicious act."

"But why did you know about the hidden exits?"

"Charm."

"I'll tell that to Holly when we get back."

"Holly knows she's the only one in my heart. She's the only one that I need and want in this life."

"Okay... TMI! Don't care about your cheesiness!" Artemis smirked at her.

"So what did you find out?"

"Two left turns from here, starting in the right corridor is the room where the Orb is placed."

"Let's go later. I'm sure D.P.A. is thrilled to let us see the mistake they're about to make."

Just then a man comes up to the stage. He introduces himself as Mr. Ivilok. His speech duration is about 30 minutes composed of nothing but insisting a life with your dead loved ones... Then he called Artemis or Dr. DeMencha to make a speech about psychological facts about how w person feel or felt when someone died.

After that, Mr. Ivilok made a speech again...

"Don't listen. It's full of non sense." Nina said.

"I know. Once you're dead, it means you are entirely gone and don't have a place in here." Artemis said, right after he drinks water.

"Wrong."

"What?" Artemis asked, surprised.

"You may be dead but you're not gone. As long as the people who loved you remember you in their hearts, you're not gone. You're just far away from them. And later on, you will follow them." Nina explained.

"How can you be positive like this? In your state?"

"State? Are you treating me as a patient for a mental hospital?"

"No."

"Good. I just thought you we're... How can I be positive...? Look, I may not be positive, I'd rather choose practical. I only have one lifetime to live. I may be different but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy life." Nina spelled out.

"Did I offend you?"

"Nope. Actually, I want you to listen to those... You only have one lifetime, Artemis. Do what you think is right. Do what you want. But do not hurt people in the middle of it." Artemis only stared at her, absorbing her lecture.

"Just a sister giving advice for her brother." Then she held her hand and follows the people who are certainly going to the Orb.

They arrived in the secluded and locked room but there is a huge glass in front, the can see a yellowish pale light from a black circle... It's the Orb and it's starting to connect a passage on spirit world and living world.

"This is the new era of life!" Mr. Ivilok shouts. "An era where we will still be with our loved ones forever!"

People cheered for him. Now this isn't a gathering for doctors and whatsoever. This is a gathering for an occultisms and shits.

"We need to stop it."

"I know."

"Do you know how?"

"How can I there is no other way but to turn back... They locked it from the outside."

"Fuck. Then we have to destroy the glass."

"Are you nuts?! Creating a scene will alert them all."

"Then what are we going to do? If only there's Aizen here."

"You shared powers, right?"

"Yes."

"Destroy the glass."

"I didn't even try it once. I always borrow my powers to Aizen."

"We don't have time. Do it now!" Artemis commanded and Nina does it.

Concentrating and trying hard, a glass starting to show a crack...

Many gasps and back away from it but an unexpected happened. It just shattered... And the impact is terrible that the people in the front facing the Orb was full of mirror shards in their faces, torn dresses and body skin. Good thing, Artemis and she are slightly away from it but that doesn't mean they avoided the shattering of the glass...

Nina caught some shards to but it is enough to make her dress almost full of cuts.

"Ahh, fuck. This dress is beautiful..."

"I said destroy the glass, not to kill those people!" They have to shout to each other because the room is full of screams now.

"I didn't do it, maybe the crack, but I didn't shatter it yet!"

"Then who?!"

"Well, look in front of you!"

The Orb just went wild. And so is the room. The Head of the D.P.A, Mr. Ivilok was also a dead victim in the scene. Injured people just push and push the door until it opened.

"Stay there!" Nina said.

"What?!" Shouting while fighting the commotion of the people pushing through the door.

"You stay there! I will go to stop it!"

The Orb became really furious that the yellowish pale color surrounding the black orb became restless and very scary to look at. Then there is a wind that seems like sucking everything.

"You don't want to be pulled inside it so back off and hold on something tight."

"Remember what Holly said!" Artemis began. "Come back in one piece!"

Nina just smiles as she goes to where the Orb is.

Actually, she doesn't know if she can survive this now.