"That was quick."Came the voice from behind Alves. It was a familiar voice and Alves could tell instantly who the owner of the voice was. When he had fell and fell, he had finally landed on both his feet. He couldn't really tell how that happened, but it did happen. And he was still wondering when the voice from behind him came. Without complains, or hate, he turned to the owner of the voice. "I guess he saw something in you after all."Akulia added as soon as Alves turned to him. Alves' brows squinted in curiosity. Obviously a string had been picked in him. "Who are you talking about?"Alves asked, turning fully to face Akulia. "The supreme Deity."Akulia said. "The Supreme Deity?"Alves found himself exclaiming. He had meant for it to be a question, but somehow it had come out that way. "The supreme what? Supreme Deity? Who is that?"Alves couldn't hide the curiosity. He took two steps closer to Akulia who wasn't really looking him in the eyes. "Oh, His Eminence. There are
Alves looked around him. They were in an enclosed area which looked like a room with four corners. From inside the room, they could see the sky, because the room was roofless. There was enough ventilation, but neither of them could tell what was happening outside the four walled corner of the room. Perhaps Akulia could. If Alves was asked, he wouldn't be able to tell how he got there. They had just walked for a while and had ended up there. At some point, Alves was forced to think that these things grew out of thin air. As though they were illusive and subjective to abstraction. The mountain, cave, and now room!"We can get over with this already."Akulia's voice from the front knocked him out of the thoughts. He quickly took a glance at the earth beneath him. It looked like an area that was usually trodden by the hoofs of horses. It looked pretty parched, worn out and old. The smell of the air had a hint of dung and the area screamed stuffiness. Alves knew he couldn't build his wo
"Count yourself dead."Alves was back on his feet. He could feel the rage in his heart. And if he acted on that at that instant, he might be able to make something tangible of it. "You talk too much for a rookie."Akulia scorned. That let hell loose as Alves charged at him immediately. "A rookie?! Die you motherfucker!!!"Alves didn't charge at him throwing punches, instead he went like a bull. Like a ram. His head being his weapon as he accelerated. With his head thrown into Akulia's stomach, he pushed his way forcefully, his head as the aid. And it did work. Just like a bull would push its opponent back with its death horns till there is nowhere else to go for the opponent, so did Alves passionately kept going and going till there was nowhere else to go. Akulia's back was pressed to the wall and Alves' head was still pressed to the former's stomach. Alves started plant punches into the rib sides of Akulia. He did it wildly and uncontrollably. As he punched and hit, he cussed,
"How is that possible? How did I win the training? I mean, how did I turn out to be the winner of the task?"Alves had a lot of questions to ask, and those were just the opening half. "I mean, you are the one who kinda hit me."He took a quick pause, turning to face Akulia. He didn't really worry much about the weird reactions of Akulia before the chiming of the notification in his wrist. Something which seemed more important had snatched his attention. "When you hit me, I had blood in my nose and stuff. But when I hit you, you didn't even feel an ounce of pain. How did I become the winner then?"Alves wanted and needed someone to answer his question. But at that moment, all he could do was wait for what would happen in the nearest moment. Perhaps he would be able to bank on it. When the walls of the room had fallen away, crumbled to pieces by the unbelievable punch of Akulia, the day had paved for a very beautiful sight. Up ahead of them was what looked like an ocean. Crystal cl
The wild composure of the once gentle breeze which had metamorphosed into a wild counterpart by time started to dwindle, and so did the mirage of realism which had been supplanted earlier. The echo from the horizon and the calls of the seagulls added something surreal to the feeling at that moment. It felt like Alves was plucked from his original body and was made into a remote version. His eyes ,which keenly observed Akulia who was still on his knees, slowly moved to his body. There seemed to be a twist to the sudden change which had just caught up with him. Everything happened in a close sequence whereby if a mental account of it was not taken, it would seem as though it never happened. "Akulia."There was urgency in Alves' tone when he called at Akulia. And at the mention of the fellow's name, he rose slowly on his feet. Perhaps he would had remained like that, on his knees, if Alves hadn't relieved him. "What's this?"Alves asked, looking down at his own body which had retur
Alves and Akulia were travelling through the forest which led to the lake. There was no word spoken by either of them. But it was quite obvious that there was a lot going on in Alves' mind. It was scribbled on his face. Akulia didn't for once look at him either. His attention was to the front. Alves was behind, Akulia at the front. Alves couldn't really tell which ought to come first. The prolonged silence went on for a while. And after a while, they cohld see the lake in an eye shot. Alves stopped walking all of a sudden. As though something quite urgent just hit him. Akulia heard the halt and stopped too. "Do you have any concerns?"Akulia asked before Alves could say the words. It was as though, Alves was trying to sort the words and think the thoughts through before making words of them. "What if Grandma suddenly asks of me? What would be your response?"Alves asked with such straight face that could poke a hole in Akulia's mind. Akulia was silent for a while as though he was
"Why are you prolly against every one other than me? Do you maybe have a bad history with any of them?"Alves was bent on getting to the root of this. "It's a matter of time before the shiny and brilliant light wanes out. It'll be advisable that you use the opportunity, His Eminence."Akulia was not willing to talk about it. Instead, his eyes were glued to the portal which kept crackling electrical currents every second. Alves sighed, looking in the direction of the portal. He knew too well that this fellow wouldn't tell him what he wanted to know, but he had another trick up his sleeve. At least if he didn't get this, he would get the other one. "When you saw Grandma, you were scared. I have never seen you around other people that way. It's either you are mad or not willing to stay. Just like the first day."Alves kept pressing. Akulia turned to face Alves this time. His eyes were stern and tough. It had no string of compassion in it. When he looked away from Alves, he walked towa
Alves had no idea what to make of what had just happened. Perhaps because events came so successively that he didn't know which to hold unto. He looked like a sort of fool who was struggling to lay his hands on multiple things at the same time. At first there were four bulldozers coming his way, and then suddenly a pop up! When the pop up had come, he'd thought that people around him would see it, but it seemed like he was the only one seeing it. Well, he couldn't tell that much, because the two men had only taken quick glances at him. He probably shouldn't read too much meaning to that. But his dilemma was which of the two to bank on first. Which of the two activities to take as a priority. The bulldozers right in from of him or the window pop up hanging right there with him. He was beginning to get ideas finally. The pop up seemingly had nowhere it was going. And as it seemed, he was the only one who could see it. It might be a good thing to take the bulldozers into considerati