2 Truth (2/2)
When Jack heard that he too sighed. ”Nightmares huh... So the memory wipe failed on you...” Jack beckoned Tristan inside his shop and closed the shutters.
”I am like you.” Jack lit up a cigarette, sitting down on a seat opposite Tristan. ”I was a victim in an incident, the memory wipe failed on me and I've had a few mental scars ever since.”
Tristan raised his eyes. ”You too... Are there many others like us? Why did the memory wipe fail?”
Jack dragged in a breath of smoke. ”There aren't many of us. Memory wiping usually works quite well on most people, very rarely situations like ours happen.” Jack looked up. ”Who knows why the memory wipe failed, I'm not an expert on magic.”
”...Magic?”
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”Hmm, Magic indeed.” Jack nodded. ”This world... there are two sides to it. One is the upper ordinary layer, your normal world and the other is an onion underneath. There is a evil fantasy world hidden beneath this veneer of an ordinary world ”
”Fantasy world?”
”Yes. Paranormal or Fantasy, whatever you call it. Magical creatures, Beasts, Monsters, Demons, Ghosts, all kinds of things hide beneath the surface. They hide in this underworld of shadows. The governments of the world and powerful people are all in cahoots to hide this from ordinary mortals, for exposure would derail society itself.” Jack went silent for a few minutes while Tristan didn't respond, overwhelmed by information.
”These incidents, like the one in the shopping district as usually collateral damage from skirmishes of this hidden underworld.” Jack said. ”That is the basic truth of this world. We ordinary people are simply cannon fodder.”
Tristan closed his eyes. ”How did you learn all this?”
”It took me decades to even find out this much. I searched long and hard and found a teacher who taught me how to inscribe some basic charms and spells as tattoos. I work in the underground as a tattoo artist, I print one time use spells like enhanced healing, protection or increased speed. I would get customers who participate in this hidden society from whom I would collect information.” Jack smoked. ”Every shop on this street is involved with the hidden world one way or another
”Once you are exposed into this world, you have three choices. Forget it all and act like normal, remain in the periphery working as I do, or dig deeper. If you dare dig deeper, be prepared, because your chances of surviving would be low.”
Tristan clenched his fists. ”The memory of that incident... that woman... is burned within my memory. I cannot be as powerless, act like nothing happened. I want to learn more... I have to. It is impossible for me to act like everything is fine.”
Jack simply nodded, his expression one of sadness, but also understanding. ”Ok, I'll help you out. It's too late now. Come back tomorrow, I'll introduce you to the fraudster Medium.”