I open the wooden door and turn around towards Agnes "thank you for leading the way, i will repay the favor"
She smiles "im counting on it" she turns around and leaves.
I have a weird sensation, like im forgetting something.
I enter inside the room, it is long 50 meters and large 30 meters, there is nothing but open space.
Alfred is sitted in the middle, i go towards him.
He has his eyes closed but i feel he can see me.
"I didn't call you, and you didn't clean up" he says with his eyes closed.
I go towards him and say "there's something important i have to talk about, not talk but you have to help me" i correct myself.
"There's something weird about you, weirder i should say" he slowly opens his eyes and with the eyes of a ferocious animal he looks at me dead in the eyes.
I get uncomfortable "I didn't do anything, well, i didn't know what i did"
I lower my head and explain to him what happened.
He keeps a neutral look but there's something off about him, trying to hid something.
"So when you said you were the prole you weren't lying"
So you knew about it, piece of shit, you got me all embarrassed.
"Is it connected?" i ask containing myself.
"It's the only logical explanation, what you did with that guy isn't possible normally, you cannot steal the core" he says getting up "you shouldn't have told me, i cannot know about this stuff before Bridge William" he exhales "but now that i know i have to take responsibility"
He grabs his pen from under his jacket and starts spinning it in between his fingers.
"The reason you are feeling like that is because you never broke to the realm of god so having those abilities without your main core activated means that you are slowly dying"
What? Damn i knew i shouldn't have done it.
"What do i do? When i will die? How can i fix it?" I ask one question after another.
"Calm down, you would have probably been already dead if your core wasn't activated, the only explanation is that" he looks at me "your core is already activated"
I point to myself in disbelief "did i already have powers before losing my memories?"
"No that i know about, that's why it's weird" he cracks his neck "there are alot of mysteries around you Tomh, i don't envy you"
I don't either.
Swing. The door behinds me opens, i look behind and Bridge William with an old man with full set of hair and beard are there.
My body starts to feel cold. What a coincidence, too much of a coincidence.
"Bridge William, welcome back" Alfred says putting his hands close to his abdomen.
"Thank you Alfred, i need to speak with Tomh immediately, please understand"
Alfred nods he gets close to Bridge William and speaks into his ear.
Bridge william opens his eyes in astonishment, then regains control of his expression and a devious smile appears in his face. He and the vigorous old man slowly get near. I don't feel they are so friendly. I take a few steps back.
"Tomh, i explained everything to the elders, this is the one in charge to see if everything i said is real but you just brought me a nice surprise"
"But before speak"
The old man asks my question with the help of Bridge William and following the script i answer every question.
"It seems right but you might have prepared him, now we will have to do the real test" the elder says.
"There's no need to bring him in, he already did it" now the smile on Bridge William is less pronounced but more devious "you can check yourself" he indicates me.
The elder slightly opens his eyes in suprise, he gets near me and says "take your shirt off"
"What?" You are a weirdo.
"Take it OFF" his figure imposing and high as a mountain. I slightly tremble, i take my shirt off.
There's something weird about all this, why am i acting like this and why all this coincidences?
He touches my chest, his hand rough against my skin. He closes his eyes. I start cold sweating, my breathing faster. I feel like my heart is open and he has a knife one centimeter away from it.
"Stop" i say with no conviction.
"Wait a moment" Bridge William says.
The sensation disappers, the hand not touching my chest anymore. Now the one sweating is the elder.
"So?" Bridge William asks.
"He has two cores" the elder voice not imposing as before. "You have to activate his main one, he will die if you don't" he says as not in the moment.
"Don't worry i will personally handle it, go rest now elder, it is alot to take, after that you can go report everything" he makes a gesture and a kid that looks fourteen comes out of the door. Was he always there?
"Put him in my room, and give him everything he wants" Bridge William orders to the kid. The elder follows the kid.
"Why did he became like that, shouldn't he be happy?" I ask to Bridge William.
"He should be, but his personal gain is bigger than his faith" he shakes his head "i will pray for him, that he finds the right path" for the first time i see him ironic. He looks so happy.
He puts two hands on my shoulders "listen Tomh, now the elders know, everything will change but i will be the one in charge since i found you, so you don't have to worry" an excastic espression painted in his face.
"As of right now you will be under my wing, i will teach you the way and the right path to take so that you will be ready to fulfill your path" his expression now more serious "are you ready to commit yourself?"
Like i can say no. But it's a good opportunity, i will get the help i need, i just have to pretend i care.
"Of course, this is my path, i will not back down" it sounds good, good job Mark.
"Good, good" he says letting go of me "first of all let's deal with this problem, I don't want you dead right after i discovered you were the prole"
"Thank you?" I put my shirt back on.
There is something weird, i can feel it.