The Atlantean Compensator 30 Passiflora

"..Hmmm, i've always been keened on pursuit of the truth.

But what does the question really mean is th key for this question."

'Herald wanted to get up and walk, it's his way of branstorming and thinking very well.

But he was shocked that he cannot get up from his seat.

It seems as if it's having a gravitational effect on him.'

"....Shit! Am locked.

I guess i can only make it out if i succeeded this test.

Alright alright.."

'Herald doesn't try to get up anymore, it's not bothering him much either ways..

He even let himself take full comfort on the seat and focused on the question.'

"..So, The purpose of existence it is..

A question of no sure human made answer.. Each brought his own definition and answer.

Only religion made it one, but i don't see anything that says worshipping God or doing good deeds and stuff like that..

Pff...

Ofcourse i won't, basic surfaced stuff like that...

Even i don't believe that God made this whole existence for those things.

It is bigger than that!

Pursuing the truthful path.... Seems to be the one that mixes between both humanly and godly aspects..

Thing is, all of these can very well be the right answer and i wouldn't be mad if it was the one i didn't choose...

Well, to not waste any more time..

I'll go with

Choice number3: To pursue truthfully."

'Herald didn't even mention that choice in his little monologue. But he always had it in his mind.

Pursuing truthfully will lead to truthful things, truthful paths and eventually, The Truth.

That's what he concluded.'

'Moments later, another Question appears on the screen.'

It says "What best describes Love between a man and a woman?"

Choice1: Excessive feelings of physical and emotional attraction

Choice2: Respect and loyalty

Choice3: Acceptance and Sacrfice

Choice4: Trust and harmony

'Herald's first remark is

"Oh..This one has a fourth choice.

The questions are getting tougher one by one.

Love...

I know a lot about Love...

I experienced it with 3 different women.

And I found out that in all 3 of them, my definition of Love changed..

Shall i go with the most successful experience? Which is obviously Muruem..

If i did so, my choice would be....

Even then i'd have to choose between number 2 and 4

But i guess 2 has a slight edge.

It's not like we never argue, our trust has it's limits as well...

Is that what describes love the best out of all these?

Is that the epitome level that love has ever reached?"

'Herald takes a little breath, then continues his stream of consciousness.'

"...It doesn't have to be the epitome, it's the rarest case which makes the choice that leads to it the least best to describe love.

There goes one choice.

Number4 is out the window, while it's the two components for the better love relation out of all the other choices, chances of having it are less than the others.

Realistically speaking, and i am only assuming that the rarest case wouldn't be the best describer for a commun feeling such as love...

I have to gamble here, but it's a smart gambling.

This leaves us with 3 other choices.

Choice number one.....Definitely describes my second love.

*Herald is having a flashback of that long almost forgotten time*

Ironic that it's the one i loved the hardest...

I do not wish it to be the right choice, It may be the most commun way for people to fall in love and loving but it's a deceitful one...

Wait..."

'Herald spots a key expression he just used.'

"...To fall in love and...Loving

These are two different things, complete different things.

This choice is surely not the one.

This one is the recipee for falling in love, to get crushed under it's sweet gentle paws...

The question clearly stated Love and not falling in love.

Now, i only have two choices left.

Respect/Loyalty and Acceptance/Sacrifice...."

'Not far away, or maybe too far away..'

'The 6Atlanteans and their masters are all sitting arround the large classy dinner table of the mansion. '

'Between each two Atlanteans, sits one of the three Masters.

Love is sitting between both Elara and Ayla.

Talking and chatting with them just like a normal woman would do with her neighboors on a normal sunday morning.'

'Elara surprisingly is being responsive to her more than she did for the others.

This took the attention of Sebastin, who commented.'

"...She hasn't spoke 2 words straight since we met.

That's kinda weird that she would now..."

'The Master sitting next him was Wisdom, who replied with a smile as he was calmly eating a delicious plate of sea fruits.'

" It is not weird when you're considering that she's talking to Love.

With time you'll know the reason."

'Sebastin. who is eating as well because he was certainly very hungry.'

" It does feel like a mystery movie we're in, everything is abstract for us at this point."

Wisdom. "Do you want it to make sense in a span of a day?

You have agreed for 3months of continuous training.

Leave the rest to us Son!"

Sebastin. "Yes sure, doubting you wasn't my intention."

'Between both Beazly and Joshou, sat Power.

Who has a special seat that he finds comfort in.'

'He also engaged in discussion with the two about their previous experience concerning raw power.

A very beautiful line came up in one of his dialogues.'

"It is easy to be powerful, but it is hard to stay powerful.

Life brings the best of them, of us down.

In order to compete with it, realising that you'll never be stronger than life is the key."

'Joshou and Beazly certainly appreciated these words and expressed their agreement with it'

Beazly. "I do not deny the fact that i liked having these powers, i would like it more if they got even bigger.

I'd like to be able to touch the key you're talking about personally."

Power. "It depends on the core you have.

External power comes from the Internal one.

I am sure you're familiar with this notion Mr Joshou"

Joshou who's eating in a very respectable way, that of Asians for sure. replies

"Yes i am.

I have been blessed with great teachings from the temple i was trained in..."

*couple of seats next to them*

Wisdom. "Mr Oumad,

what is your favorite plant?"

Oumad didn't expect this question, but he liked it.

"Uh...It is a tough question for me. I cannot decide which are my favorite but i think i've found great liking to the Passiflora genus'

Wisdom. "Really?

Such unique flowers indeed.

I even have a little story to tell you about it, see if you know it or not."

Oumad. "I would like to listen to it."

Wisdom.

"In the Passion, which is the final part of Jesus's first life..

He found great liking to this flower, just like you did.

It's as if it was created for him,

Its leaves represented his passions...

The whitness on the end of each one symbolized his purity.

Even his suffering...

That's why it's called: "Passion Flowers"."

Oumad. "Well..

I definitely did not know that, I will look at it differently from now on.."

Wisdom. "No!

look at it the way you always did.

That's how u're meant to see it.

Maybe it symbolizes a lot of other things."

Oumad. "...Yeah, when i think about it..

I guess it does."

Chapter end