"In Eight Months' Time" Weekly - 6

  


They walked around the backyard and strolled through a beautiful garden with well grown trees and roses by the side of water fountain. Andy Todd put his arm around Jimmy Robert's shoulder as they moved toward the other end of the garden.
     "I got something to show you, it will make you understand all I've been trying to preach", Andy Todd said.
They got out of the garden and were in front of a hut - like a beach hut.
     "You will go in there while I wait behind", Andy Todd said.
     "And when you come out, we continue".
Mr. Robert had determined he will see what will come out of the whole drama. So, he moved into the hut.

The one room hut was beautifully and tastefully decorated - never an ordinary hut. Its walls were subtly themed - giving it a warm and sensual feel. What intrigued Jimmy Robert the most was the fact that it housed; a pit - cut at the middle of the hut, and a large mirror which leaned on one side of the walls.

He positioned, looking around as a guest expecting to be welcomed with a hand shake and a smile. He was still trying to come to term with the room when sensed a reflection on the mirror. He spun  but, before his heart could go pit-a-pat, he heard a pit-a-pat of feet right inside the pit. He spun again and dashed for the pit - he put he head down as to have a good view. The next thing..... he fall into a trance.

In his trance, Jimmy Robert saw himself in a pit.
     "Jimmy!" a soft and tender voice called from atop the pit.
He stared up - an old man with grey hair squad beside the pit.
     "I am Elm", the man said.
     "Many generations ago, I found out that the crystal ball could be used to wield tremendous power if forged with certain elements. With my spiritual powers, I discovered the magma. It was allowed to mix with some of the most potent enchantment materials by itself. This alone, carries certain level of power many did not know. The mixture, through special skill was forged into the crystal ball - in such a way one could see the mixture hang inside. The same way you see a man like statue hangs inside the moon. For it to achieve the most desirable result, there was a little twist, a child sacrifice was needed - not just a child but a special and gifted one".

     "Whoever that is used as the final sacrifice must come from the carrier, either by blood or by inheritance. For instance, if you were to offer a child for the final sacrifice, that child must either be your seed or you are the custodian of the child".
He paused for a while. Then with heavy voice and tears rolling down his eyes;
     "I had everything in place. Few months into my reign as Elicka, I was short-lived and left to roam this world until I found your friend".
     "How was that power possible? You had all the powers!" Jimmy Robert asked.
     "I don't know. You are now in good position to find that out because you are the next carrier - the one to wield this amazing power and your friend is there to assist you", Elm replied.
     "You wielded the power, right? Who did you use as your final sacrifice?" Jimmy Robert asked.
And Fheww!! The was no time for the answer because an trance was cut.