The Trial of the Possibilities (II)

"I don't now what you mean, I just want to know why I'm here"

"You accept challenge. Human species... error. Incompatible data. Anomaly presented"

"... what the hell are you talking about?"

"Irregular. Irregular presence detected"

"What's an irregular?"

Is he referring to me? His way of speaking is odd, like it's hard for him to find the connectors to form a coherence phrase.

"Irregular used system failure. Skipped contract protocols. Unforgivable"

Despite not being able to see his face or any facial expressions he emits an air of hostility.

"Wait! I don't understand anything you say! Please, explain things calmly"

"Nobody skips contract. Fix now. Gave chance. Confirm existence"

This being stretched his arm and grabbed my neck, raising me without any problems like he wanted to strangle me.

"Ahhh! Let me go!" I yelled kicking and trying to hit him.

A couple of white lights appeared where his eyes should be and stayed staring me directly.

Before understanding what was happening he let me go. After falling I rolled backwards and stood quickly.

"... finish. We will start the challenge immediately"

"Eh? You can speak like normal?"

"Lets not waste any more time. Challenger, the normal test would consist on something else... but due to your circumstances I have resorted to do some necessary adjustments"

"I don't care about that right now! Answer me! What are you and how-!?"

"SILENCE HUMAN"

His words carried a weight and tone that I haven't heard before. Their were so impotent that left me speechless.

"..."

A different feeling filled my chest and made me quiet. This is terror? An incomprehensible fear against this unknown creature? My body paralyzed and every hair stand on end.

"Like I said, your new trial will be to prove your courage. You had the nerves of stealing my belonging without my approval, unforgivable. You should pay with your life and even then there would be still a lot left. However, if it answered your call it must have a deeper meaning. Fine, it is decided. You will fight against me, what is your answer?"

Only in that moment his overwhelming presence decreased to the amount that I was able to calm down. Is this his true persona? If I have to face a being like him I won't stand a chance. This leaves any other beast like ants, even Victor seems more easy to defeat. Something in his look, his aura tells me that it won't accept a no for an answer.

Countless doubts assault my mind, specially why I must accept his demands.

... do I have another choice?

I resign myself materializing my glove and put on guard. I prepare to call my sword, but no matter how much I waited, it didn't came. The mystic whirlpool that appeared each time didn't showed up.

"What's happening?"

"You will not be able to do it again. You have not completed the contract, it will not answer unless you have been accepted by me"

The shadow raised his hand. In that instant a silhouette appeared out of nowhere, little by little it started to materialize like it was taking a physical form. After finishing and saw it in detail I couldn't believe what he was holding.

"My sword! How did you that!?" I asked surprised.

"I am the Holder of the potential forgotten by the pass of time. Normally you should found my space following the usual method for being here, however there has been so long since the last time I had a visitor that I do not care of keeping the protocols. Your existence, something in you reminds me to a representative of order. Anyway, I will be the one to determine if you have what is necessary. Defeat me Irregular and you will be worthy of obtaining this Object, the one who will help you grant all your desires if you live up to your determination. Lose and you will perish here like the rest of those who have failed"

There are too many questions on my mind right now, half of the things he said doesn't makes any sense. But there isn't time to focus on that. He is serious, so I'll leave every doubt behind. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

"I don't know who or what you are, however if you're going to give me the power to defeat anything that stands in my way... I accept the challenge!"

The only way I got to get out of this place is to defeat him. I clenched my left fist and prepare to fight.