The girls were left speechless at the sight of the scroll. A couple of them could tell at once that that was the scroll they had come to look for, yet they were not entirely certain. They could be wrong or right since they haven't seen it before. They didn't want to be too forward, so they remained glued to that spot for a while. Some of them had pointed their fingers at the scroll, which was still hanging in the air right at the level of Cory's face. "Isn't that the ---" One of the girls was trying to make the words, but she indeliberately trailed off. "From where did you get it?" "How did you know that we were looking for it?"A couple of the girls had a lot of questions to ask yet were not able to address the most important question directly. "Perhaps you don't understand my question." Cory bounced back, bringing the scroll down a little but to the level of his neck. "Allow me to ask again, then." He took two steps forward. "Is this what you are looking for?" He repeated.One
The girls suddenly started to exchange gazes as though an explosive had just been dropped on them. What Cory had just said was way too random and unexpected that they really didn't know what to make of it yet. They were as clueless as they were when they just landed on the island after the splitting of the jet. "Pardon?" One of the girls asked, trying to decide whether or not she heard him perfectly. In her tone, it was quite obvious that there was a trait of ecstasy and desire lying around. It was quite a shock on the part of the girls. Cory looked from one of the girls to the other. He could see that some of them wanted this, too. Although there was a shell of shock hiding their true needs and desires, he couldn't be fooled so easily. "Do not pretend as though you didn't hear what I said. What would it be then?" He asked again, keeping a serious face. At this moment, the girls realise that Cory is not playing around. Although they had heard him at first, a large majority of the
The man stood there groundless as he watched until he couldn't see Cory anymore. He was in so much doubt that his head suddenly became blank. He quickly turned to face the girls. "Who was that man?" He asked. The girls, who were plying their own misfortune, didn't offer any help to his curiosity. The memory of what Cory had just done was still very fresh in their heads. How could they let something else distract them.There was no one in the whole world had they seen who could perform all the acts that Cory had perpetrated earlier. It seemed like it was a mirage. In fact, if they didn't witness it but were told, they might have laughed at the person. The man suddenly snapped out of his worries. He knew that the Prime Minister was still somewhere on the island. He couldn't possibly stay here for long. What it the prime minister mistaking walked into him? What would he say he was doing here?"We should leave at once." He warned the girls strictly. The girls exchanged gazes amongst t
"The divine doctor... the great one?" Cory knew that it would be wrong of him to interrupt the cannibal amidst the conversation, but he couldn't help but let the words sit around for a while. He threw the details around in his head for another few seconds to figure out whether they would settle in or not. "The great one who was well learned and knowledgeable. He was the one who taught us to carve wonders in the rock and make the stairs that lead in and out of the cave. He taught us how to create disguises and foster chaos that holds no threat..."Cory couldn't help but be really intrigued by the manner at which this cannibal was choosing his word. The cannibal sounded very intelligent and sound. Even the girls whom he had recently had a conversation with couldn't choose their words so carefully. It was just one or two of the girls that seemed smart. To think that the cannibals that the people thought to be uncouth and uncivilized are the one crafting words in such dynamic ways. It w
Cory couldn't help but step out of the way for the cannibal who was walking as though he would walk through him. "Come with me, Great One." The cannibal said. Cory didn't know whether to be intrigued by what the cannibal had just called him or to be worried about what the cannibal might have to tell and show him. He could remember vividly that the last word that the cannibal had said was "Ruthlessly."He wanted to stay as positive as much as he could. He didn't want to have funny thoughts or let these things get into his head, but there was no running away from the fact. As soon as the cannibal led the way, Cory followed. Then, the rest of the cannibals followed Cory from behind. The cannibals walked straight to a path that looked like a quagmire. Cory had browsed this jungle for a couple of times now. Although he had not explored all the ends of the jungle, he could still tell by the places and corners he had been to in the jungle that the jungle was a very dry land!Seeing a qu
Cory was rather speechless as he stared at this. He wished that he had something to say or to do at this moment, but his head was blank. He shut his eyes as he tried to suppress the wave of emotions that kept rising with the tide of rage. He couldn't do much about this. He didn't want to hold on to the foul emotion because it would not do him any good. "How long has this been here?" He asked the cannibal who was standing directly in front of him. "We have lost the track of time. We are not good with keeping the date and time like we used to do in the past. But according to the order of the sun, about a couple of thousands of sun order from now."Cory wasn't sure whether or not he understood what the cannibal was saying he could use his instinct to read in between the lines. "Pack it up." He decided. The cannibals did as told as Cory led the way. They kept on following him until he got to a particular turn in the woods. "You can put all the remains down here." He asked of the can
Cory dropped on his knees at once and started to throw away the sand that was blocking the object from sight. By the time he was done and all the sand had been swept away, the blinding light got even fiercer that Cory's face was almost set on fire. If it was not because of the level of spirituality he had attained, he probably would have run out of the garden screaming on top of his voice for help. Well, he did feel the urge to do just that. But his mind was way too seasoned to carry out such a dumb task. Without caring much about the blast of light, he picked up the gem and brought it to the level of his face. He was surprised to find out that the closer he brought the gem to the level of his face, the duller the bright light got. That was quite a relief. He sighed. When he inspected the gem closely, he recalled that he had seen it somewhere. He hated that his brain was quite foggy at first. He couldn't really place from where he had seen it. Slowly, ideas were playing around in
Cory felt all the energy and power in his body melting and giving away. He didn't know what was happening or how to react to this. What did those new pop-up information of the system mean? He wasn't even sure how to interpret it. Although he felt all the energy dispersing, he could still stand on his feet. Although, he was now standing like a statue. His head was drooping, his face looking towards the earth. He was like a robot that had just been powered down. His head was blank. It would seem as though there was never nothing in his head since the beginning of time. He retained this position for another few moments. It wasn't like he had a choice to decide whether or not he would be able to leave there. His mind was still very much bothered. What could it even mean that that system was neutralizing? Why did it neutralize immediately he ate the gem from the divine doctor?All of a sudden, he felt some shimmering in his head. He wasn't sure of what this was or what was about to hap