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" Indeed, the difference between me and you, mortal, is that you are locked inside the eternal flow of time, and I... I aid on its flowing. "

The Ancient

 

The Ancient :: picture taken from the Prayer Cycle musical cd

 

"What? What happened?"

"Is anyone there? Help me! Its cold... I... I`m so... Alone!"

:: suddenly, the whole site changes from a matter-less space to an apparently infinite plain of pure green bush... with a few trees in the distant horizon ::

"Calm down young child, and let the Ancient speak." :: states the glowing dark-blue figure. standing immobile besides a short and bald man, wearing just a grey robe ::

"What brings you here, mortal?" :: calmly speaks ::

"What is this place? I... I was searching for the Nexus... and... No, it can`t be the Nexus!"

"Be careful with what you seek, my dear. Tell me so, what brings you here?"

"I... I`m Arbhatis... Arbhatis the chronomancer. I used to live at Talantha, but then I was searching for the Nexus... I was looking to save myself from the Final Days and..." :: cries :: "Tell me, am I dead?"

"Dead you should be child... How dare you to disturb the Ancient?!" :: the dark-blue figure start to glow even more, and the whole site seen to accompany him... burning the scene with raining columns of blue fire ::

"Nahrghhh... No! Spare me, I can`t stand it... Spare meeeee..."

:: the short man gestures, and then the rain stops, as the dark-blue figure shut up ::

"Forgive Jyaayj please. He have some strong beliefs in justice... Kinda like a mercykiller or something. But lets continue our chat, mortal. So, you were looking for the Nexus of All Reality and then you appeared here... And you tried to run from Jyaayj`s rain?"

"Thanks! Yes... I tried... I tried to run. But I can`t move, nothing is moving here!" :: looks around ::

"Of course you can`t run mortal..." :: smiles :: "We are out of time. Here and now."

"Holy! I found the Nexus... I finally found it. I must be out of time too, its because I can`t move and..." :: the short bald man gestures again, and claps, and smiles again :: "You, you can move?"

"Of course I can, I`m the Ancient."

"So... So you are immortal, a power or such a high being?"

"Indeed, the difference between me and you, mortal, is that you are locked inside the eternal flow of time, and I... I aid on its flowing."

"I understand now. But, what is this place? This fields are the Nexus?"

"Everything here is the Nexus, or part of it. Nobody knows the Nexus entirely, as nobody knows everything."

"Not even you?"

:: walks for a while, coming closer to Arbhatis :: "Not even me. Fortunately, I`m just the Ancient... Nothing less, nothing more... But lets talk about you mortal. I ask again: What brings you here?"

"I was looking for the Nexus. To save mysel... No, to call for help. Do you watch us from here, we are about to extinct from Near World... We could not unite ourselves like before, and the demons were coming for the Final Days... Can you aid us?"

:: Jyaayj was about to charge on Abhatis again, but he suddenly stopped ::

"Curious question, mortal... Curious indeed, because I`m the Ancient, and the Ancient deal with time. But as you made your way through my home, I think I should try to aid you, so you can aid yourself, and your world. I can not make anything for you but make you wiser, but that should be more than sufficient for you... So, mortal, tell me more about this Near World..."

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Arbhatis :: detail of an engraving by Albrecht Durer Jyaayj :: modified painting by Albrecht Durer

 

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