Have you heard all the hullabaloo about the end of the world as we know it? Some prophesy that will come to pass and rock our world in the process! Me thinks it’s highly intriguing that the masses are obsessing about it yet every day we come face to face with death; those of us who survive can only be so grateful, yet when we lose a loved one it shakes us and changes the world as we know it. Then again, do we not have natural disasters and wars happening all the time since the beginning of time? Have you heard about the end of the world? I have. I think it’s highly amusing then again; I’m a notorious under reactor! Or maybe I’m just distracted by more important things such as the great search for the elements.
You see while we were all getting intrigued by our end, adventure was being brewed in another corner of the world; When we all focused on the falling apart of our universe, somebody else was busy trying to restore order and save the day! A girl is relentlessly searching for the elements to strike a balance in nature. A journey of solitude that knows no end; the hunt for the elements that lay waiting for their seeker! It starts with, the sunstone; a fragment of the sun on earth. Imagine its power over humanity; a sunstone to ignite our souls.
“Great! Of all possible places to put the stone; you felt the need to hide it over 2,400m a.s.l!” thought the girl as she forged through the thick rain forest at the base of the mountain.
She walked for days through the hills and valleys of this gorgeous mountain. It’s a wonderful thing, this mountain; three million year old and home to all sort of creatures- flora and fauna alike! Such a fantasy to see such clear unadulterated streams! Just a sip of their water rushes forth to heal the body and calm the soul! And the view of the heavens in the night is totally gorgeous. Seems so close to the moon that she wanted to reach out and touch it! “Sigh! Imagine touching the silver moon while still rooted to the earth! That would be something. Then again I must be coming down with a serious case of ‘the altitude high’, I hear the fresh thin mountain air has a way of elevating one’s conscious levels” , thought the girl smiling to herself.
Suddenly, there was a swift movement; caught from the corner of her eye! Like a black robe rushing through the vegetation! She scanned the area keenly but couldn’t see a thing! “Mmmh, maybe it’s just another case of the altitude high” she tried to convince herself.
Deep down she knew she wasn’t alone; all the bones in her body were screaming cautions out loud! What to do but stay waiting to strike whatever is hunting her down. Not that it came as a surprise, it’s common knowledge that when one is about to do something great, something that will change the world; dark forces rush in to arrest development! One just has to have the courage to stay strong and fight them one by one or in groups; we can never be too sure of their manifestation!
Only a girl would allow herself to be lulled into a sweet snooze by the sound of nature even when danger was clearly looming about! Dagger at hand she smoothly slipped into unconsciousness for a while; in her slumber she walked around the rocks of the mountain, through some scree and up a cave, it didn’t look like much to start with but as she went deeper there was a tapping noise; drops of water drumming on the floor of the cave. And there were paintings on the cave; something archaic, little stick people and their animals going about their business. Their whole lifestyle show cased on the wall of this cave. As she went along it fingers caressing this master piece form the past; Spirit getting connected to her ancestors. She got to this drawing with the stick people bowed down in worship and at its corner there was a small crystal disc embedded to the wall. The disc is what they bowed to! Running her fingers along the wall she got to the disc; at first some resistance to touch it but quickly desire over powered hesitation. She ran her finger over the disc tracing along its edges, for some reason she felt surges through her body like fireworks at a parade! Suddenly the disc turned to gold, a dazzling light from it; as if the sun had risen from the rock! So much energy was released it threw her to the ground!
An experience so startling that she jumped back into full consciousness! Soon as she opened her eyes, she came face to face with glazed eyes hidden deep inside a hood of a black flowing cloak; not even a moment to recover from her visions!
“Where is it?” asked supreme darkness
“Where is what?” the girl responded
“Do not waste my time” retorted supreme darkness as he glided across the ground!
She could barely hide he surprise when she realized that he wasn’t even walking! He was levitated a foot above the ground hence how he smoothly glided over to her in a manner so sinister!
“Where is it?” his tone laced with impatience.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about” she insisted.
From the black flowing cloak came a boney hand with long black witchy nails that found their spot on her temple and she could feel her energy getting siphoned by this sinister darkness! She quickly walled up some resistance to him as she swung her blade across his chest! It sliced through him well deep, this was enough to disrupt his little soul stealing tricks but she couldn’t help but notice there was no blood! Not even a drop! She jumped up to her feet and took off, as she disappeared round the corner she glances back and noticed that Supreme evil didn’t care for a chase though he could clearly fly after her!
She kept up with the pace; every step she took connected her to the path, a feeling of déjà vu came over her. She knew this path. She felt so close to it. Her feet seemed to speed up in manner so unnatural! It’s crazy that she had this pace 5000m a.s.l, the air so thin and cold but she was determined to get there! Over the rocks, past the scree and there it was; the cave from her dream! She made up an anchor and climbed up to the cave and just as it had appeared to her; drops drumming, paintings on the wall, fingers running across the wall and finally the disc! She ran her fingers around its edges and just like in her dream it connected to her spirit causing it to dazzle like the sun rise, only this time instead of throwing her off; it embedded itself on her palm! This must be what they mean by spiritual ecstasy! A feeling so overwhelming; like the universe was rushing into her at the speed of light, she knew things and she could feel some awesome power manifesting inside of her!
A sunstone to ignite our souls!
When it was over, she felt extremely serene and judging from the sounds around her she could tell the sun had taken over the sky. She started to walk out of the cave and as she made a turn she noticed a familiar gaze posed on the walls of the cave.
“Not you again!” she hissed!
He charged towards her and she instinctively raised her palm towards him, she felt volts rushing through her palm turning supreme evil into dust! “wow”! I could get used to this; she smiled to herself as she charged for the exit! She was right; the golden sun was gliding across the sky dazzling everything on its path! “Anything is possible under the sun” she thought to herself as she cut across the hills and valleys!
The mountain is in deed an awesome creature; she must be a woman;because only a woman would make you imagine that you’ve conquered her and just as you’re about to celebrate she unleashes another range of hills to keep you in check! On and on she forged and after the last hill she could see the Met station, an indication that the gate was just around the corner! She rushed past the river crossing, past the met station, past the gulley and Old Moses down into the forest from where she could see the gate.
"The mountain is a place of many secrets and adventures! It’s a place of rebirth and renewal. The mountain is my temple; a place of solitude with ruins about it but the gods and other spirits; mine included are rife in every corner! It only awaits a seeker to go discover their calling!" She thought to herself.
Soul ignited, Sunstone at hand; now off to the depths of the sea to track down The Moonrock; A Moonrock to unlock the mind...
