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Chapter 5
Steven looked at the man that stood before him in wonder. Light seemed to emanated from him and his voice echoed whenever he spoke. He seemed familiar yet different which made Steven reflect on who he was as well and how much he had changed from the boy late for the bus to running for his life through space and time.
“Who are you?” Said Steven, his voice was confident, more confident than it had ever been.
“I am you and not you at the same time.” He said “I am Zalcos, your light.”
“What?” Exclaimed Steven his eyes widening.
“I am your light Zalcos.” Said Zalcos “Please try to calm down and allow me to explain.”
Steven finally had had it. “NO! I am sick of living in your fantasy world! Let me out of here! Let me go back to my mom and dad! Don’t tell me to calm down!” Tears were streaming down Steven’s face “I don’t care about you or Valcomist or your stupid time and space world! Valcomist pulled me into this! Just let me out please.” By the end Steven had sunk to his knees begging and his voice had quieted to a whisper. Still the aluminated figure seemed unfazed.
“A sob story? Really Steven, I’ve lived for too long to put up with that. Besides, there is no way out. Believe me please. I don’t want to have to show you what Zaler has done.” Said Zalcos
“You just won’t let me out will you? I knew it your just like Zaler, imprisoning me in your little world.” whispered Steven.
“Alright but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Said Zalcost and he waved his hand. An image appeared of earth Steven’s planet burning. The planet was being engulfed in fire and darkness. The screams of thousands of people could be heard. “Zaler found your planet.” said Zalcos, quietly.
Steven looked with wonder at the images somewhere between hysterics and white hot furry. “Why did you let this happen?” screamed Steven. Suddenly the ground rumbled.
“Calm down or you’ll kill us all.” said Valcomist, coming up from behind Zalcos. “You found a light!” exclaimed Valcomist “Where was he?”
“Why don’t you ask the light yourself?” said Zalcos “And I have a name. If you address me again at least call me Zalcos.”
“Oh, I’m sorry I’m so used to dealing with shadows I forgot you could speak.” Suttered Valcomist.
“I am not at liberty to say where I came from until we get to Mearda.” said the light as he motioned for Valcomist and Steven to follow him. Valcomist was obviously annoyed at Zalcos’s lack of an explanation but did not press him. The three of them walked across a grass covered field towards a huge object that seemed to engulf all the light around it.
What is that? Wondered Steven but he was still too angry to voice his question.
“That is a black hole Steven.” Said Zalcos who seemed to sense Steven’s curiosity “It is one of the few locations where time and space have no power for neither exist here. Black holes are rifts in space and time that slowly are engulfing all of the space and time around it to try to correct the imbalance that was created here by the immense energy of a sun going super nova but this whole will keep enlarging until it engulfs the infinite space of this dimension.”
“That will kill us!” Exclaimed Valcomist his eyes growing large “We’ll be ripped apart!”
“Not when a light is with you.” Said Zalcos “This is how we first appeared. We came through a black hole. Now take my hand.” Both Steven and Valcomist grabbed the light’s hands and as they did Zalcos leaped forward with a strength that only could belong to a being of such power that nothing could stand in its way and they all were engulfed by the black hole.
The utter emptiness of the space around Steven was unlike anything he had experienced before. He felt as though all essence of the world had been drained away leaving the universe as a shadow of its former glory and the darkness around him was incredibly oppressive. If not for Zalcos who seemed to glow all the brighter in the emptiness he was sure he would have drifted away from himself. Then he saw a light of such brilliance not even a sun could have compared to it.
“The time that has been engulfed by the black hole.” said Zalcos following Steven’s gaze. Steven watched in wonder as darkness and light battled stabbing out with tendrils of power. Then all of a sudden they were in a field again. Only this field had plants Steven had never seen before.
“Zalcos, where are we?” Demanded Valcomist
“We are home.” Muttered Zalcos his ever present glow darkened as he lay back to rest.
“We have never been here before.” Said Steven but even as he said it a feeling of inner peace beyond that which he had ever experienced came over him. He felt more at home here than on earth before this had started. This is where I belong thought Steven.
Valcomist seemed to not feel the sensation that had brought both Zalcos and Steven to their knees and continued to demand explanations from Zalcos who had drifted into a sleep like state. Steven’s eyes drifted closed as he listened to Valcomist rail on and the world faded into the haze of the pleasant dreams that accompanied a light sleep.
“Who are you?” Said Steven, his voice was confident, more confident than it had ever been.
“I am you and not you at the same time.” He said “I am Zalcos, your light.”
“What?” Exclaimed Steven his eyes widening.
“I am your light Zalcos.” Said Zalcos “Please try to calm down and allow me to explain.”
Steven finally had had it. “NO! I am sick of living in your fantasy world! Let me out of here! Let me go back to my mom and dad! Don’t tell me to calm down!” Tears were streaming down Steven’s face “I don’t care about you or Valcomist or your stupid time and space world! Valcomist pulled me into this! Just let me out please.” By the end Steven had sunk to his knees begging and his voice had quieted to a whisper. Still the aluminated figure seemed unfazed.
“A sob story? Really Steven, I’ve lived for too long to put up with that. Besides, there is no way out. Believe me please. I don’t want to have to show you what Zaler has done.” Said Zalcos
“You just won’t let me out will you? I knew it your just like Zaler, imprisoning me in your little world.” whispered Steven.
“Alright but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Said Zalcost and he waved his hand. An image appeared of earth Steven’s planet burning. The planet was being engulfed in fire and darkness. The screams of thousands of people could be heard. “Zaler found your planet.” said Zalcos, quietly.
Steven looked with wonder at the images somewhere between hysterics and white hot furry. “Why did you let this happen?” screamed Steven. Suddenly the ground rumbled.
“Calm down or you’ll kill us all.” said Valcomist, coming up from behind Zalcos. “You found a light!” exclaimed Valcomist “Where was he?”
“Why don’t you ask the light yourself?” said Zalcos “And I have a name. If you address me again at least call me Zalcos.”
“Oh, I’m sorry I’m so used to dealing with shadows I forgot you could speak.” Suttered Valcomist.
“I am not at liberty to say where I came from until we get to Mearda.” said the light as he motioned for Valcomist and Steven to follow him. Valcomist was obviously annoyed at Zalcos’s lack of an explanation but did not press him. The three of them walked across a grass covered field towards a huge object that seemed to engulf all the light around it.
What is that? Wondered Steven but he was still too angry to voice his question.
“That is a black hole Steven.” Said Zalcos who seemed to sense Steven’s curiosity “It is one of the few locations where time and space have no power for neither exist here. Black holes are rifts in space and time that slowly are engulfing all of the space and time around it to try to correct the imbalance that was created here by the immense energy of a sun going super nova but this whole will keep enlarging until it engulfs the infinite space of this dimension.”
“That will kill us!” Exclaimed Valcomist his eyes growing large “We’ll be ripped apart!”
“Not when a light is with you.” Said Zalcos “This is how we first appeared. We came through a black hole. Now take my hand.” Both Steven and Valcomist grabbed the light’s hands and as they did Zalcos leaped forward with a strength that only could belong to a being of such power that nothing could stand in its way and they all were engulfed by the black hole.
The utter emptiness of the space around Steven was unlike anything he had experienced before. He felt as though all essence of the world had been drained away leaving the universe as a shadow of its former glory and the darkness around him was incredibly oppressive. If not for Zalcos who seemed to glow all the brighter in the emptiness he was sure he would have drifted away from himself. Then he saw a light of such brilliance not even a sun could have compared to it.
“The time that has been engulfed by the black hole.” said Zalcos following Steven’s gaze. Steven watched in wonder as darkness and light battled stabbing out with tendrils of power. Then all of a sudden they were in a field again. Only this field had plants Steven had never seen before.
“Zalcos, where are we?” Demanded Valcomist
“We are home.” Muttered Zalcos his ever present glow darkened as he lay back to rest.
“We have never been here before.” Said Steven but even as he said it a feeling of inner peace beyond that which he had ever experienced came over him. He felt more at home here than on earth before this had started. This is where I belong thought Steven.
Valcomist seemed to not feel the sensation that had brought both Zalcos and Steven to their knees and continued to demand explanations from Zalcos who had drifted into a sleep like state. Steven’s eyes drifted closed as he listened to Valcomist rail on and the world faded into the haze of the pleasant dreams that accompanied a light sleep.
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