AT THE SA TI
ON EARTH PRI
ISLAND OF PEACE
It was night. The sound of the owls could be heard. Strangely, the owls sound was comforting. Like a song.
A lullaby to sleep.
Under a large tree a man and a woman is sitting nearby a fire pit.
The woman was warrior like, with a bow as large as her back. She has long silky hair, and her face was as elegant as the moon.
The boy was Caucasian, blonde, tall and blue eyes.
His face could be considered handso but a little boyish. But for so reason, there is an aura of mischief in his eyes, like he is always thinking of so tricks to do.
The woman was eating sothing resembling chicken but the at seems a little chewy. While the man is eating skewered at.
Then the woman looking at the man finally decides to ask the man a question.
‘Loki, do you have a plan to break her out? Because right now….we’re losing. I don’t like losing. And I don’t want to et him two months from now, begging his help.’ She looks at him
Loki still eating the at then looks at Sofia and shakes his head.
‘We have to wait. That’s the best answer I could co up with. The security around here is no joke. I told you didn’t I? That we should not have ssed with that tal Guy. I told you not to make a ss when the World Governnt invite us on their banquet.’
A few weeks ago, they were invited to the opening of the Island of Peace, the headquarters of the World Governnt when they encountered Arno from Africa that could control tal.
Long story short, they were involved in so kind of misunderstanding.
Not to ntion Sina whereabouts were also revealed in that ti which arouses the many factions in the World Governnt to capture her.
They tried to rescue her that one ti but failed spectacularly.
Sofia clearly is not satisfied with this answer
‘Wait for what? And stop blaming . It’s not my fault that the guy was so annoying. He kept wanting to see my bow.’
‘Opportunity. We’re waiting for an opportunity. Rember the last ti what happens when we rush to the World Governnt headquarters without a plan? Not only you almost get caught, your weapon almost gets stolen. If I did not save your ass back then, you will be rotting in their prison right now.’
‘Ok, that is quite enough. If you only let draw the Arrow of Slaughtering Sun then those armies is nothing.’ Sofia retorted
Loki smiles bitterly and said
‘Like I said to you, that Arrow cannot be used by you. At least not now. With your strength, that arrow will not shoot the way it’s supposed to.’
‘Humph. So what? We let the World Governnt have Sina? She might be tortured right now.
‘Tortured?’ and Loki smiles.
‘I don’t think so. I have got so information about what is happening in the World Governnt right now. It seems the Revolutionary Army and the World Governnt is arguing about Sina.’
‘What!! Why??’ Sofia said almost spewing out the content of her mouth.
‘What do you an by that?’ she asked again.
‘Sina abilities is really heaven defying. You think the Revolutionary Army will let the World Governnt grows even stronger?’
‘How did the Revolutionary army knows about her abilities? The World Governnt knows about her abilities because of that two bastard generals but how did Revolutionary Army knows about it?’
‘I spread the information to them’
‘You what!!’ And Sofia stands up from her seat.
‘Did you know you are only endangering Sina more?’ Loki snorted and then answer back.
‘No, you don’t understand. What I did was increasing the chance Sina would be safe. Now, the World Governnt is stuck on a dilemma. Before nobody knows about Sina abilities, the World Governnt could torture her or persuade her to join the world governnt under the threat of death but now it will be hard-pressed for the World Governnt to do that.’
‘What do you an?’ Sofia said as she sat back and looks at Loki eyes. Even now, she never understand the way Loki is thinking. His way of thinking is too twisted.
‘Now, if Sina refuse to work with the world governnt she can work with the revolutionary army. At least now, she has a choice and I think the World Governnt would rather use the carrot than the stick now. Not to ntion since Sina could always pretend to be working for them concocting poisons instead of potion. So of them are smart you know?’
‘But I don’t think the World Governnt will like it?’ Sofia said exactly.
‘And this is the point.’ Loki said confidently
‘The end goal is not that Sina will work with the World Governnt or Revolutionary Army but to create such a mass confusion that we can have our opportunity.
‘But what happens if they killed Sina?’
‘Then that will only increase the already tense situation between World Governnt and Revolutionary army.
‘You an…’
‘World governnt might be powerful…..But they are not all powerful. Even if they killed Sina what good does it do for them? Its better they tries to persuade Sina rather than killing her. And even if they sohow believes that killing her would solve the problem, I believe a few of the mbers of the World governnt will advise strongly against it since revolutionary Army might not even believe them and choose to believe that World governnt faked her death to gain complete control over Sina miraculous abilities.’
‘And…’
‘There is more?’ Sofia said shocked.
‘There is still Raymond.’ And saying this Loki smiles.
‘What are you implying?’ Sofia said, her face turns cold.
‘The man was entranced by your beauty so much that he even lets you go from his Wall of earth. I don’t think he will let your friend get executed under his watch.’
‘You think too much.’ She said.
‘Am I? Maybe so’ and Loki continues eating. Sofia seeing that Loki want to drop the subject also resus her eating while thinking of the many things that happen in this two months.
Loki is also pondering about sothing.
While he was chewing, he realizes that ti has moved in a different direction then before.
In his tiline, Sina volunteered to join the World Governnt because he was chased by the Two Generals.
But in this tiline, she was captured. As he look at the sky, he wanted to ask…is the future already written.
Even though Loki changes so minor details in history, it almost seems like destiny, great destiny could not be changed.
Sina still end up at the World Governnt hands. Even though Azief fight an almost impossible existence, he still wins and manages to get the Universe orb. Can destiny be changed?
This is the question he wanted to ask. Can it be changed? Or is ti immutable? A river that only ripples but always return to normal. A ripple that could not change the current of ti.
Is his effort right now….pointless? He didn’t want….Sofia effort in the future to be wasted. He didn’t want the sacrifice of so many great heroes wasted.
Loki is selfish. He admitted this bad part of him. He is egoistical bordering on maniacal and very playful. But seeing the End of the World changes behavior.
Changes your own priority. Changes your perspectives on so things.
Loots. Gold. Items. Artifacts.
Those things that he bet his life for in the previous tiline, those things that he will not share, in this tiline he even gives it away.
Why?
Because he sees what has happened and what will happen. He has seen Hell…..and it was not a pretty view.
Then as he was thinking of this Sofia suddenly asked.
‘Who’s your contact?’
‘What contact?’ Loki said startled.
‘Your contact in Revolutionary Army. You must have contact if you could spread the information?’ Loki grin and then he answers with a smile
‘Athena.’
‘That bitch.’ She said gritting her teeth.
‘That bitch that saved your life.’ Loki said grinning.
‘I didn’t ask for her help.’ She grumbled
‘Maybe because you were turned to stone from the dusa Stare.’
‘I could find a way to get out of the curse.’ She complained giving more excuses. Loki chuckles.
He never thought that the girl who will beco the Divine Archer one day always like to grumble.
Well, co to think of it, he doesn’t even expect to see Arno too. The man who will one day ask for his help. Loki rembers the event as clear as day.
‘Yeah right.’ Loki scoffed
‘Why do you hate her so much?’ Loki asked
‘She is such a showoff. With her shield and her sword. “Here, I have Athena Shield. It could almost nullify any attack. Look, look, my Ares sword. It could cut even through Gods’ she said with Athena tone of voice.
‘Showoff’ she said it again
‘Hehehe.’ Loki laughed with that weird laugh of him that was bordering on an asylum escapee.
Which was creepy and annoying at the sa ti. Sofia felt that she wanted to punch Loki face right there and then.
‘Stop laughing.’ She almost yelled at Loki.
‘Is that all? Or is it because you lost to her at the Battle of Athens? I think that is the real reason why you are mad at her.’
‘That Pegasus should have been mine.’ She said as she bites the at again and swallows it in one gulp.
‘Now, that’s a sore loser. You have the Houyi Bow that can destroy a sun. Why do you care so much about that Pegasus?’
‘A Bow that I could not use.’ She said bitterly.
‘And I see the Pegasus first. If not for that damn old Oracle finding where I was hiding, Athena would not have the chance to win the Pegasus.’
Loki could only smiles and then after talking about this and that, they were prepared to sleep.
The reason why they could sleep in an enemy territory is because they have the Grain Palace of Ten Thousand Earthly Beauties.
Loki call it the Grain Palace. Because the na was too long. Anyway, it is an artifact. It belongs to Loki.
They found this in Greece fighting a Giant lamia.
Anyway like its na, they could enter the Palace and the palace is as small as a grain. They only have to will it and they could enter.
They also have begun their plans to rescue Sina. And the first step that Loki was thinking is…..to China.
Yue Dynasty.
To get themselves a peerless General under Heaven. Thinking to himself, he smiles.
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