I realized I was back at my apartment. I didn't want to believe we had appeared there mysteriously. There was a simple explanation but I didn't want to believe it. I wanted to believe we were there all along but moving from room to room at their place made it difficult to believe they planned that all along.
"He can make his own incantations? How's that possible?" Emy shouted towards H.
"I can't explain it too, the last time someone pulled out the fool card was two thousand years ago so sorry if I have no idea how this is happening" he replied simply confused.
"That's exactly it" Spence said excited.
They all turned to him, including me. I wanted to know how everything was happening and he seemed to have stumbled onto something that he thinks is the explanation.
"His abilities might have awakened when he drew his card and he somehow tapped into one of his abilities because he was in danger" he explained.
H and Emy seemed to understand him but nothing made sense to me in that moment.
"Yes but how's he making up his own spells?" Emy asked still surprised.
"This is the fool we're dealing with, nothing is supposed to make sense" Spence said with a smile.
My head began to spin and before I could realize I was falling. I knew I was passing out which was really weird to me because of how fast it was happening.
My eyes slowly opened. My surroundings were empty again. I realized I wasn't in my apartment, I wasn't anywhere anymore. All I could see were bright lights. It looked like the night sky but this time it was as if I was in the sky myself. I turned round and round but there was no end to the void. The bright face suddenly appeared before me and this time it felt a bit intimidating. His form continued to diminish until finally he was like a human. His face was a little pale but his skin looked fresh. For a celestial being or whatever he was he was too casually dressed. It brought back memories of how the people at the deck were dressed.
"Who are you?" I asked right away hoping he would understand me.
Our first encounter wasn't very conversational and I wanted this time to be different.
"You're quite the curious one aren't you?" he smiled and this time I understood him.
I couldn't explain why but I understood what he was saying.
"That doesn't answer my question" I continued.
His face just formed this smile and it was almost as if he didn't care about anything.
"I think you already know" he cocked his head to one side.
"You're the Elder god. What business do you have with me?" I asked trying to stay composed.
Apparently I was talking to my maker and I needed to be careful.
"They already told you about me. I'm guessing with your abilities, you've already put together the fact that there's something going on as it did two thousand years ago" he said, surprising me.
I didn't understand it at first but it all came rushing back to me like a bad memory. It all started adding up rather too quickly.
"I'm not sure what you're getting at here but there's no way I'm getting crucified for the world" I said quickly and he laughed.
"I think you're taking things literally, don't worry we'll catch up later" he said and before I could realize I was up.
Emy was sitting in bed with me. Her cold gaze was creepy.
"What are you doing in my bed?" I asked as I sat up.
"I'm just curious" she said and her unsettling smile returned.
I stood up and walked to the door. H and Spence weren't around. It was just the two of us in my room. She rested on her elbow with her head in her palm. The sight of her in my bed with that smile was unsettling.
"Look and Spence have gone down to do a sweep. There just making sure that we weren't followed" she said.
The sound of that was reassuring but I couldn't get why they left her behind.
"Can I ask you a question?" I said calmly and she nodded.
It was almost as if she knew I was going to ask that. She seemed really curious to know more about me.
"What are the gods like?" I asked.
"What do you mean?" she replied.
"I mean what are they like when you speak to them?" I continued.
"I wouldn't know, the gods are not the chatty types. Wait a minute. Don't tell me you spoke to them" she said sitting up immediately.
I knew immediately that it was a big deal speaking with him.
"Which of them did you speak with?" she hurried over to me.
Her mood seemed to have lightened up and she was rather too eager to know more.
"I think it was the Elder god" I said in a whisper.
"You spoke with the Elder god? What was he like?" she continued, and the questions were unending.
I was knew to all that was going on and instead of getting answers I was getting more questions. More than I bargained for.
"He was really good looking. I think he assumed a human form so I could understand him better. For someone who has ultimate power he seemed really stingy with words" I said simply.
"How did we get here anyway?" I asked rather politely.
"That was all you, I think right now you're acting on impulse and your subconscious is doing all the work" she said simply.
I had expected more but she was calm. Maybe more than I had expected.
"How do I control it?" I asked.
I knew it was the perfect time to get any information that I could. She seemed a little hot blooded most of the time and she didn't like me that much so I had to get everything I could out of her while she was still friendly.
"There are three stages to each ability; Divination, Alchemy and Transcendence. For the fool I believe most of your abilities are in the alchemy stage. Spence will explain better when he gets back" she said then walked back to the bed.
"If I'm the Fool, what are you guys?" I asked curious.
They knew everything about me and I knew nothing about them. The least I could do was know their cards.
"Spence is a Hermit, H is the Tower and I am the Empress" she said with a smile.
I knew I had to find a way to access my abilities if I was going to survive in the mysterious world I had stepped into.
"H and Spence will be back soon. I need to take a nap now" she whispered to me..
She took off her shirt and my cheeks became red all of a sudden. She was undressing in front of me and she didn't seem to care about it.
"Don't you think it would be better if you did that in that bathroom?" I asked a little embarrassed.
"Is this the first time you've seen a naked woman" she smiled.
"No" I replied looking away.
I tried to take a peek to check whether she was done but she was standing right in front of me. I could smell her soothing perfume. Her beauty was disarming. Her bra gently held her breasts. I swallowed hard. It was tempting, I nearly touched her but the gentleman in me was stronger. I stood up quickly and walked towards the door.
"I see I don't really affect you?" She said simply.
"This is going to be fun" she added before I left the room.