56 Interlude - The Sphere of Sight! (1/2)

”And you are sure that you know nothing of Seria? You had the most contact with her Lada.” El Shaddai is walking down a long corridor with me.

”No? The last time I saw her, she suddenly had something urgent to do and ran off? I never saw her since.” I answer truthfully to El Shaddai.

He nods and we walk in silence until we arrive at a room with a spinning sphere made of crystal in the centre. Amaru is also there. He wears plain clothing and looks more like a university professor. He is polishing his monocle at the moment, which he just does if he encountered a problem.

At our entrance he turns towards us. ”Good you are here! Tjenemit disappeared!”

”What do you mean …. he disappeared!?” El Shaddai has a dangerous tone in his voice while he interrogates Amaru.

I purse my lips and listen to the evolving conversation.

”Like I said. I can't find him with my Sphere of Sight any more. It's like he is..... gone?” Amaru throws his hands into the air. It's rare to see him like that.

”And Seria?” -El Shaddai

”I can't find her either. The last thing I know is that both of them went into the void, but no one came out again. Then there was this.... reaction.” Amaru ponders over the spinning bubble of crystal. It's one of his greatest creations.

It's the Sphere of Sight and it is the basis of the Council's power. With it we are able to track the awakening of each god and search for everyone, we want to find. It is the ultimate spying device.

Unfortunately.... or fortunately Seria's void zone is a black spot on the map. Even for Amaru.

”What reaction?” -El Shaddai

”You see. Shortly after Tjenemit entered the void, there was a burst of power. Like hundreds of millions of gods awakened at the same time. It has to be an error in the system.” Amaru shakes his head.

El Shaddai shakes his head.

”Nooo.... The Sphere worked without problems for an eternity. Why should it suddenly fail us for no apparent reason? Tjenemit was right. Seria really had all those gods hidden away from us. She is responsible for the disappearances. Though she had apparently collected much more followers than we ever imagined. We have to prepare ourselves.” El Shaddai scratches his cheek while he looks absent minded into the sphere.