Part 31 (2/2)
”Sacred? Does that mean it's alive?”
”That's a mystery you must solve for yourself.”
”I think I know the answer. It feels ten times more alive than most people I've met.” I paused. ”Have you owned the carpet before?”
”No one owns the carpet. It chooses a different partner at different times. Right now, it has chosen you. You belong together.”
”Who built it? Or made it?”
”That's a great mystery. Many mysteries surround it.
Another time, I will tell you stories about it, some so beautiful they'll bring tears to your eyes.”
”Can I ask about the djinn island?”
”Of course.”
”You wanted me to go there.”
”You had to go. You had to begin your education.”
”My education to be a Kala?”
”Yes.”
”What will I do as a Kala?”
”right now a war between humans, the djinn, and the Anulakai is about to start. You must help stop it or you must help win it.”
”Where do the Anulakai come from?”
”Out of the darkness.” I sighed. ”What do they want with the earth?”
”They're a race that seeks to enslave other races. But they're not all evil. There are many among them who question the direction they've chosen. It's my hope that you'll be able to contact such beings in the near future. They could be of immense help to us.”
”Who is 'us'? What are we trying to do?”
” 'us' are people like you and me, and others who are human beings descended from powerful bloodlines. We are the Order of the Kala. Our purpose is simple: survival. We are fighting for the survival of mankind.”
”Could the Anulakai propel us into another realm the way they have the djinn?”
”It's possible. It's possible they could wipe us out all together.”
”Lova says they made us. Is that true?” tracy hesitated. ”She mixes truth with lies.”
”Did you set up what happened to Amesh on the djinn island?”
tracy looked puzzled. ”I didn't set up anyone.”
”But the way things turned out, I was forced to remain on the island and learn about the djinn in order to save Amesh. You admit that's what you wanted.”
”Last summer, when Amesh heard of the shar temple, he became obsessed. He did every thing he could to learn about it.”
”Was that bad?” I asked, although I knew the answer.
”His interest wasn't innocent. He heard it was a djinn temple and he wanted the djinn inside it to grant him wishes. Of course, there were no djinn inside it.”
”I guessed as much,” I said with a sigh, thinking of his poor behavior on the island.
”I'm sorry,” tracy said.
”Why are you sorry? is he not cut out for this type of work?”
”He's a nice boy-with faults and strengths like anybody else-who might grow into a great man. I know you care about him but I cannot predict his future.”
”Are there Anulakai on earth?” I asked.
”At present, they work through agents like the man who pretends to be your father.”
”Didn't you recognize him when he appeared in my mother's life? I mean, in your sister's life?”
”Not at first. I apologize for that. His disguise was subtle.
He has a great deal of knowledge, but it's a different kind of knowledge than what we aspire to.”
”How so?” I asked.
”The Kala seek to learn the secrets of nature. There's a place deep inside every Kala that knows the creation is alive.
We trust in the creation; we have faith in nature and believe it has a plan for each and every one of us. The Anulakai are the opposite- they're more interested in controlling nature, not working with it. They trust more in machines than in life. They seek to control life through the use of technology.” I frowned. ”Does that mean technology is evil?”
”Not at all. But it must be used in harmony with nature.”
”Can humans and djinn be allies?” I asked.
”They fought together against the Anulakai in the past.”
”Lova acts like we contributed little to that war.”
”Lova has her prejudices. But she was a perfect djinn to invoke the first time around.” tracy paused. ”You know how to negate your contract with her?”
”Yes.”
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