38 Pain (2/2)

”What will that do?”

”Don't ask too many questions.” Deablo chided.

Suddenly it was a lightbulb moment for her. She realized that Deablo never called her by her name. She got up from the ground and cold light flashed through her eyes. She did not want to alarm the 'Deablo' standing in front of her. Whoever it was, was extremely dangerous to be able to enter Brad's consciousness, and disguise as Deablo.

If she didn't know Deablo enough, she would have fallen for his act. She looked warily at 'Deablo' and demanded to know, ”Who are you?”

Suddenly, a deep laughter rang through the entire space and a deep voice could be heard coming from 'Deablo's mouth'. ”You are a smart woman. Take good care of him. He will eventually need your help. And, you need to increase your powers. Take this.” 'Deablo' handed her a stone with strange-looking runes carved on it.

”Who are you?” Olympia did not take the stone, and she repeated her initial question.

”I am an insignificant nobody.” Pain and hurt laced his aged voice.

Olympia's heart moved at his sentence. She was going to say something, when she heard him say, ”Don't pity me. I got what I deserve. I deserve to be deserted.”

'Deablo' put on a smiling face and said, ”I won't harm you. Take it.”

Olympia accepted it and turned it over and over in her hand before examining it curiously. After a long time, she asked, ”How does this work?”

”You will feel it when the time comes. You are supposed to go somewhere, right? When you reach there and increase your powers, keep this stone with you. It will guide you.”

”Okay.” Olympia nodded her head. She felt no malicious intentions from this person, whoever he was.

”Can I ask you something?”

”Sure.”

”Can you cure Deablo?”

”No. I can lend him some powers, but you need to take him to that place to cure him completely.”

Olympia nodded her head but worry laced her face again. ”What happened to Master?”