Crisis

10: Ultimate

Jakob: You have a bad case of nightmares my friend. You wanna come get some food?

Noah groaned as he sat up. Looking around the room noticing Sarah wasn't there.

Noah: Food?
Jakob: Yeah! We go through the elevator which takes us to the Cantina where you can socialise with the other prisoners.
Noah: I'm so confused with how this works.
Jakob: The elevators can only be used for two hours a day unless we are summoned to fight which it takes us Up to the Arena. We go down to the Cantina.
Noah: Didn't you say that this place holds 3 million people? Cantina would be crowded.

Jakob walks to the elevator and calls it up.

Jakob: It is a massive room, but I think this is one of many Cantina's in this facility. I'll see you down there if you do come down, there is someone I'd like you to meet. He can predict your future.

He entered the elevator and the doors closed. Noah sat there feeling kinda hungry, and interested. "Someone who could predict the future?" He thought. Curiosity got the better of him, he sat up and walked to the elevator calling it. The doors opened instantly as Jakob stood there smiling.

Jakob: I knew you'd come my friend.
Noah: You interested me with the future.
Jakob: He was gifted with the power of foresight, he is here by choice. Never fights. Stays in the Cantina.
Noah: How is he allowed to do that.
Jakob: I didn't ask. He never answers questions about himself. Rumour has it, he's a battery waiting to explode.
Noah: What's that meant to mean?
Jakob: I have no proof, but I have a feeling he can steal someone's ability.
Noah: Now I don't want to meet him.

The elevator stops and the doors slide open. Noah was presented by a room full of loud people. Drinks clashing and plates breaking. Eyes staring at him left to right. Almost made him uncomfortable.
Off to the left of the room he saw the old man, sitting at the corner. A white hood covering his head and a small grey beard.
Jakob stood next to him nudging him towards the man.

Jakob: I doubt anything bad would happen, I was only joking with you my friend.

Noah and Jakob walk towards the old man, a woman bumps into Noah accidentally, walking directly into their room elevator. He didn't recognise her.

Noah: Wait.. is anyone able to use our-
Jakob: That was Sarah, no hard feelings, she's always like that.

He shrugged it off, they approached the man as he sat still, looking up into Noah's eyes, one of his eyes was scratched in half, the insides of his left eye visible.

Man: Noah Miles, Son of Sophia Kaiva and Lachlan Miles.

Noah stares at the man with dead silence.
Jakob patted Noah on the back and went to grab some food.
The man stared at Noah waiting for a response.

Man: You have a lot of questions I can see.
Noah: How do you know everything just by looking at me.
Man: Not at you, your eyes.. they have seen a lifetime of pain. And you will see so much more. You haven't reached your full potential, you won't until you shake my hand.
Noah: I'm not going to touch you.
Man: You will, unfortunately, die..  if you don't.
Noah: I'll die? *scoffs* Please explain how you are supposed to save me.
Man: I can see how you perish. You won't be conquered by man.. but you will die here, while you explode like an atom bomb!

His voice crackling as he said those words.

Man: The power you use is not of your blood, you are not compatible with that power. Hellfire burns you up and you haven't unlocked the full potential. You cannot, while you are held down by something that is taking your life!