82 The Watcher, a glimpse (1/2)
”On the achievement of slaying a foe of two evolutions alone and without a Lantern, I commend you, Orihara Satoru.”
The silhouette lingered silently for a little longer, but there was no reply.
”I am well aware that you can hear me, Satoru, although your current state might prevent you from comprehending my words to the fullest.”
Orisa's body blinked green, and all the pain subsided immediately, making her mind clear as spring water. She let out a gasp of relief and tried to stand up, but her body didn't listen to her at all.
”I temporarily cleared your state to make it easier for you to listen. Temporarily means that you will return to your previous condition after we are done talking.”
”I know what the word means,” Orisa blurted out without a second thought, only a moment later realizing her attitude.
”Indeed, you do. My intention was to stress the fact, nothing more. To clear further meaningless questions and worries, let me say this - neither you are dead, nor are you dying at the moment. This vision in front of you is no hallucination, of course. Are we clear?”
”Yes, sir,” she hastily answered.
”Oh, one more thing which, I assume, is the most important for you,” the voice chuckled, giving Orisa chills as the chuckle is lifeless as well. ”Your, hum, girlfriend is alive, too. I am positive of her ability to heal your back, provided you give her enough Mana. You two form a balanced pair if I do say so myself.”
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”Thank you, sir. But who are you, if I may?”
”This is not the time for your questions yet, for all of your words matter, so listen well. As I stated earlier, you achieved a feat which not many people could boast of. I am here now to commend and commemorate. Achievements such as this should be rewarded most appropriately. Thus, I grant you a reward - I will thoroughly answer any one question of yours to the best of my abilities and what limited time there is. Think thoroughly and ponder it, as I imagine you would like to use this opportunity wisely.”
Both parties fell silent. The fire that began after Orisa's strike almost died out, but the air was still filled with ash and smelled of smoke. The phantom in front of her was dyed in yellowish-red as if highlighting the cause of its appearance.
”I need something to write on,” said Orisa finally.
”How is this request related to my previous statement?”
”You see, I need the question to be in a written form so that there won't be any misinterpretations or misunderstandings. I saw enough movies about djinn to at least try and write a foolproof request.”
And so, both parties fell silent yet again. Orisa had been waiting for the almighty creature's reaction for quite some time before it finally blurted out:
”Are you retarded? Ahem! What I meant to say is, um...” the silhouette shook slightly, also giving Orisa time to recover from the shock. The interlocutor in front of her lost half of their mysterious aura in a single moment, leaving Orisa more puzzled than before. ”Orihara Satoru, you need not doubt my words. I have no intention of tricking you or otherwise distorting your request. Be calm, be confident, do trust me, and ask your question now. My time is limited.”
”I'm sorry, I didn't mean to doubt you. Anyhow, if that's how it is, my goal is to prevent the Wave from destroying the world. It includes all the related events, from Beasts simply spawning too often and eating humanity or occupying the whole continent, to any bizarre phenomenons that may occur after the Wave is done charging up. The question is, how do I achieve it?”
”The question I was expecting to hear from you, Orihara Satoru. Even one as old as myself can never be too sure of your kind's nature, so now I'm filled with joy. I was expecting this question some ten years ago, but the other party deemed it unworthy of their attention. But I digress. There are two answers to your question, and I'll go from the shortest to the longest. Aside from these two, you are able to conceive other solutions by yourself, but they would not fit your own description completely. Thus I will omit them.
The first one is simple and quick and should provide you with a general understanding. To achieve the goal of yours, you would need to travel to the Spire Transmitter and either disable or destroy it.
Destroying it is an option, indeed, but you yet lack understanding of the consequences of this decision. Following this condition, the longer but more thorough answer is to collect the necessary tools and knowledge to do so ahead of time. In doing so, you may find even more solutions to this issue.
The places of learning you will seek are already known to you by now, Orihara Satoru. Those are the Shelters of the past where the Spirespawn gather, indeed. One of them was twice within your reach, but that is a sad tale of the past. How many of those shelters you would need to visit is up to you to decide, but knowing you as well as I do, I would recommend measuring the time you have on your hands well before committing to the task.
There is only one more thing I want to add to provide you with a thorough answer. The knowledge contained there is not easy to comprehend as it refers to terminology, methods, and technologies of which you have little understanding.
I would like to conclude this explanation with this - you were expecting more specific instructions, of that I am well aware, but you will understand everything when the time is right. To ensure this, I will imprint this conversation into your memory. Whatever should happen to you, it will not be possible to forget my words.
The time is out, so I must leave. I hope to meet you again one day, Orihara Satoru.”
Upon finishing the speech, the silhouette disappeared in a blink of an eye. All the pain that has been silenced by his presence returned to Orisa's body, squeezing a muffled moan out of her dry throat. She lay motionless, her ragged breathing helping to fill her mouth with a taste of ash and smoke.