Mortal Runes: Sanxi's Supernatural System

EPISODE THREE

"The bearer of what? A bachelor's degree? Because that's the only attractive thing I have, and unfortunately it's not something that can be transferred from person to person," Minato said to him, and he stared at Minato, wondering what a bachelor was... .

"No, San'xi, you are the last bearer of the Death Rune," he said in a low voice, and Minato's eyes widened in shock. He had no idea what the man was talking about, he was so scared and he could not even understand anything, everything he said was in the hope that it could free him and that the stranger would spare his life.

With his mouth open, he continued to stare at the ancient man standing in front of him.

"Come with me, we must return to Eregon as soon as possible, a whole new life awaits you, and there you will find all the answers you seek, some that I am not worthy to reveal, but leave you alone to find out for yourself," Minato began to relax, knowing how important he was to the man standing before him, and that allowed him to answer and ask several questions.

"I have no idea where Eregon is, I have no idea who you are or where you crawled from, but I know one thing for sure, I am not San-Sanxu or whatever you called him earlier. Please, go find your Sanxu somewhere else," Minato told him. This time he was not so scared, because he knew that the strange man standing in front of him had no interest in hurting him... .

Minato looked around to see if there were any other cars coming from any direction. He had hoped that maybe the man would vanish into thin air when he saw others coming or passing by, but he saw no sign . . .

"None of these ships are coming. They are all frozen in time, just as I did with your own ship to catch up with you. They are trapped in the field of motionlessness and will stay in that place until we are gone. So you have plenty of time to follow me," he said to Minato, and Minato gulped in fear and awe.

"This is not a ship, it's called a car, and how could you read my mind?" Said Minato. . .

"We do not have time, the first rune must be taken before nightfall," he said to Minato.

Minato thought for a moment that it was all a dream, and when he opened his eyes it was not, he looked down into his pants to check if there was piss in them again this time, just like the one he had been soaked in when he woke up from last night's horrible nightmare. There was no piss, and when he looked up again, his eyes sank deep into the amazing golden light in the man's pupils. It was all real, this time he was not dreaming, the supernatural really existed.

He found it hard to believe he was there. He was scared, shocked, confused, and he did not know if that was why he could not understand the man, or because everything he said had nothing to do with him.

"The longer we hesitate, the farther away the portal gets from us, and the harder it will be to find. If all this happens, we will not reach Eregon in time and you will not be able to take the first rune. That would be a loss, the first rune is your personality, if you lose it, you lose who you are and what you mean in Eregon," he said, and as he spoke - expressing his knowledge of so many things that were strange - Minato stared at him, listening spellbound.

"His heart is failing. ." he said, averting his gaze from Minato and turning to Jason.

"What did you do to my brother, anyway?"

Asked Minato, looking to Jason and looking back to fix the man. He knew it was better not to get violent after seeing what the man had done. . .

"Please, I beg you, release him from the spell you put on him," Minato said to him, taking a deep breath. He glanced at Jason, then looked back at Minato.

"I did not do anything to him, his mind is weak and could not handle what he just saw. I can not take responsibility for his death if his heart stops beating," he said to Minato.

"You can save him, can not you?" Minato said to him, almost pleadingly. . .

He could not bear to lose his brother.

"I do not know, it depends," he said to Minato. . .

"What do you mean it depends?" Minato asked calmly. He wondered how it would feel to lose his own brother. It was a shock to him when he heard that Jason's heart was failing. He had thought that he had just accidentally slipped into unconsciousness from the shock, but from what he heard, he realized that it was more than that.

"Think of all the people in this world, and think of your brother . . whose life is more important than the other's?" he said softly to Minato, wanting him to give an honest answer to the question he was asking.

"My brother's life is a reason," Minato said to him, and he remained silent for a while.

"Your mother is a part of those in this world, do not forget that," he said, and Minato's brows drew together. He was shocked that this man knew about his mother, but he also realized that he was speaking the truth. His mother was his backbone, and he loved her so much.

"Why are you making me choose?" Minato said to him and took a deep breath.

"You must think this is the easiest decision you'll have to make in your life as a San'xi," the man said, and Minato looked up at him in frustration. He was about to argue again, and he realized the consequences of that.

"My mother and all the other people on earth are more important," Minato told the man.

"This is your first choice, and it shows that you are capable of future situations like this. If you truly value the people of this world, you will come with me. Something you have never seen or heard of is crawling out of the shadows into this world, where it still lurks. You are the only one who can stop it from devouring your kind," he said, and Minato's eyebrows drew together.

You must follow me," he said to Minato. .

"The moment we leave, your brother will regain consciousness, and you will get the chance to save everyone else, one day," he said to Minato.

"How should we go?" Minato asked, deciding to follow the old man to wherever he wanted to lead him. He had no idea where this place was or what it was all about. All he knew was what the old ma had told him.

"It's too late for us to just leave... .there is more at stake now. We have to find the portal first. If we find it, we can open it and go to Eregon. The sun has already set in Eregon, and a few moments later the moon will rise. We will not tolerate any delay. . ." 

"Now get out of the ship, we have to go," he said to Minato, and Minato took a deep breath. He was not sure if it was right to follow the strange man to where he had been talking about. But he believed that the place he would end up would be better than the grave. He knew the man had the power to end his life, but he only wanted to spare him for this particular purpose he had to fulfil in Eregon. And as far as it had anything to do with saving his brother and mother, he was willing to give it a chance.

"But how can I trust you?" he asked the man and he hung his head silently.

"That is the first subject you will think about in Eregon... never trust anyone else. Trust only yourself," he said and Minato's brows drew together.

"So that means I can not trust you?" Minato asked, and he nodded. . .

"Yes, you can never trust anyone else. Trust only yourself," he said to Minato and Minato's brows drew together again. He was shocked to receive a negative answer in such an explicit way.

"Wait!" He shouted, and Minato fell silent. He wondered why he was suddenly asking for silence.

"I hear it, I hear the portal. it's coming toward us. ." he said, and before he could say another word, the sound that only he could hear grew louder. Minato heard nothing, only silence filled his ears. The sound came closer and closer until an electrified portal opened just a few feet from Minato's broken car.

"Here's the portal. It found us because of you. It knows your importance and your purpose in Eregon, so it has come for you. The world rests on your shoulders, and only you can save your kind, too," he said to Minato, who sighed. It all seemed like a big mystery to him, but he just had to do what he could to save his family. It was a hard decision for him, but he had to do it.

"Minato stood up and walked toward the man. He looked at Minato and nodded to him. He was proud of Minato for the courageous step he had taken in agreeing to follow him to Eregon. . .

"This is the best decision you can make, Sanxi! You will not regret it," he told Minato, walking toward the open portal. Minato watched him step carefully onto the land on the other side of the portal. He was careful enough to avoid the roaring electricity at the edge of the portal. The way he dodged it, Minato knew he would have to do the same when he got there. Minato gulped the moment the old man extended his hand. He moved toward the portal, and after one last breath, he clutched the man's arm, and he was pulled to the other side of the portal. . .

The sealing of the portal produced a sharp sound of raging electricity, and the sound was strong enough to reach Jason's ears. He quickly raised his head, even though he had just regained consciousness and was still weak. And at that moment, the portal had already sealed itself and disappeared right before his eyes, without him being able to see what it swallowed and took with it.

Jason glanced at the seat next to him - where Minato was sitting - and saw no one. His vision was blurry, but he could not make out a human figure. He also noticed that he did not see the old man, and at that moment his eyes widened and he could see clearly again . . .

"Minato!" he cried.

"Brother, where are you!" 

He knew something bad had happened. The old man was nowhere to be seen, so he assumed he knew what had gone wrong and where his brother was. He was weak, and his forehead was bleeding from where he had slumped on the steering wheel, but he did not care about the pain. All he cared about was that he could not protect his brother.

He crawled down from the broken car and continued crawling on his knees as he approached the region where the portal had closed. He hoped to find something there, perhaps a clue to everything that had happened during his absence, but he found nothing useful.

 

Aside from his broken car, he could not find anything out of place. Everything was in order, as if nothing like that had ever happened. He dropped onto his back and turned toward the morning sun as he heard the sound of cars coming from the distance. He began to slide into nothingness as he waited for the cars to come to his aid. . .