Stone Chamber
Like a flick of a finger, the two of them suddenly arrive in a desolate place, like an abandoned forest with dehydrated land and a sign of imprinted leaf footprints of old trees in a trace fossil. There is literally nothing in the place except the five unidentified sculptures. These sculptures are shaped like an angel but at the same time not. Jashwi is confused and not able to recognize what are these sculptures because of the weird features attached to the sculptures. When looking at the distance, these sculptures are positioned like beings guarding the place.
"Where are we?" Jashwi, who is unfamiliar with the area, spends his time surveying the surroundings, curious about it.
Perch, who appeared to be waiting for something, responded to Jashwi's presumably inquisitive questions, "We are here."
"But there's nothing here but these five sculptures and leaf-imprinted rocks," said Jashwi.
"Just wait." replied Perch.
"Okay, then, what are these weird sculptures?" Jashwi inquires as he examines and investigates the sculptures.
"It's the foundation of this place," Perch said, his face lit up as he looked at the statues.
"Foundation?" Jashwi's interest peaked when he heard Perch's remarks. But, before he could ask another question, there was a sudden boom heard. The ground began to shake, and a fracture slowly appeared on the ground.
Jashwi, anxious and nervous at the sudden scenario, says in a hurried tone, "What is happening?"
"Don't worry. It's only temporary, " Perch said to Jashwi, assuring him that the situation was in no danger.
The fracture that forms on the earth, though, is fascinating. The crack created a web-like ramification pattern all of a sudden. Like a line suddenly moving and focused on the center from both sides of the place. Perch kept his calm in the situation, while Jashwi, who doesn't understand what's going on, became restless. As someone who is native to the place, it is common for Perch to act that way.
"What is happening now!?" Jashwi asked, feeling uneasy about the situation.
"It's alright, just wait a little while and a door will open." Perch, who is still calm, is patiently waiting and looking at the center of the place. The crack, which formed a pattern of lines, seems to focus on the very center of the place, which is also the focal point of the five sculptures.
"... " Jashwi, who still doesn't understand Perch, chooses to remain silent and wait, knowing that he has no choice but to trust Perch even if he doesn't grasp what's going on.
After a moment of waiting, a hole appeared on the ground, and a quarter-turn staircase was shown leading below the ground.
"Let's go?" Perch said this after the door leading below the ground had opened.
"Um..." Jashwi followed, confused of what was going on.
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After entering the ground hole, they walk in a straight row consisting of seventy-seven steps and turn ninety degrees at the last steps. They walk in a straight line of seventy-seven steps after entering the earth hole, then turn ninety degrees at the last step. They take seventy-six more stairs to reach the flat surface under the ground. Jashwi was taken aback when he arrived at the location. He expected the location beneath the ground to be dark and gloomy due to the absence of light from above, but what he found was a bright place. The place was lit by red luminous gems linked to each mountain, but what is weird is the substance that powered these gems. A gem stone must absorb light from other sources in order to give light, yet the space beneath the ground is built in such a way that light cannot enter. Aside from the luminous gems, the place also has hills and mountains coated with gems, as well as a rose-like little flower on each mountain summit.
Although it is common to witness something unique and astonishing in the heavenly realm, the place was not exempt from things that convey common logic and universal laws. When defining actions in the world, especially in the human world, logic and laws were already common sense, but the concept of laws and logic in the heavenly realm is different. These laws and logic can be defied and altered in the heavenly realm by someone with incomprehensible power, which can only be seen in high-ranking beings in the heavenly realm. For Jashwi, who is a low-ranking angel, witnessing something like this is unusual.
"Are we in the right place?" Jashwi asked, astonished by the location.
"Yes, this place was called Roisin Accouchement. You probably notice why the place was bright. It's not originally because of the luminous gems that you can see in each mountain, but of the flowers on each summit of the mountain. " Perch explained, noticing Jashwi's surprise and uncertainty.
"What is that flower?" Jashwi inquired, intrigued by the blossoms.
"Those are the Akeldama Flowers," Perch declared solemnly.
"Akeldama?" Feeling the change of mood in the surroundings, Jashwi asked in a deep and soft voice, showing politeness, but curiosity can still be observed in his eyes.
"Yes, those flowers absorbed the blood moisture in the surrounding, "Jashwi uttered, looking at the Akeldama flower on the mountain in front of them.
"Blood moisture!" Jashwi's interest intensifies, as seen by the change in tone in his voice.
"It's safe to say that the Akeldama flowers collected blood moisture from the beings of this realm and converted it into a substance that was then absorbed by the luminous gems to provide light for this place," Perch responded.
After hearing about the Akeldama flowers, Jashwi is torn between being amazed and nervous because, according to Perch, Akeldama flowers absorb blood moisture from the being in their surroundings, and as a being in the surroundings at the moment, the Akeldama flowers may forcibly absorb his blood moisture.
"Don't worry, the Akeldama flowers only absorb the blood moisture from open wounds," Perch said, as if it had heard Jashwi's mind.
"Uhm..." Jashwi felt assured after hearing Perch's words. He felt a little more at ease with Perch after these previous rotations of being together from the area where Jashwi had awoken and up to this moment. From apprehension and skepticism to apprehension and faith.
Perch appeared to be aware of Jashwi's emotions and thoughts, but he chose to ignore them. He understands that Jashwi is still adjusting and familiarizing himself with the scenario, and that it takes time to properly adapt to this environment.
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They entered one of the mountains in the right corner of the place after discussing the Akeldama flowers. Each mountain is like a separate world, with entrances leading inside and a variety of unique structures. When they arrived, they were greeted by an angel.
"Welcome back, Sir! The Master is waiting for you, "the Angel at the entrance said politely as it bent its back to meet Perch.
Perch responded with a nod. He didn't waste time looking at the angel and continued strolling through the mountain's corridors, while Jashwi glanced at the angel. He senses a different vibration from the angel when he sees it. A vibration that is similar to when someone feels a connection with someone they have just met for the first time.
"Who is he?" Jashwi inquired, intrigued by the angel.
"His name is Fahrudin, and he is one of the guards here," Perch replied.
"... Guard?" Jashwi asked, curious as to why this place needs a guard. Guards existed in the heavenly realm. High-ranking angels patrol the gates of the heavenly realm to prevent evil or unknown entities from entering the realm, but Jashwi is ignorant of this. Restriction, not only in places in the heavenly realm but also in some information, is one of the downsides of being a low-rank angel.
"Yes, Later, you will understand everything, "Perch said, understanding what Jashwi was trying to ask.
"Um..."From the first time he met Perch until now, he clearly knows that once Perch says something like that, it means it must be something he is not allowed to know at this time, and even if he insists, he will not get the answer he wants. Sometimes he feels that Perch and the black-haired angel he met earlier have the same personality when it comes to asking and answering questions, but Perch is much friendlier than the black-haired angel. Moreover, he feels that he can trust Perch a little, so instead of asking another question, he simply nodded and followed Perch.
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They arrive in a stone chamber made of pure silver stone after a little conversation. The chamber is intricately constructed, with many small features visible. It was built in a rectangular form with dimensions of 77 feet long, 33 feet wide, and 44 feet tall. Its passageway is made of circular pure red gemstone. It has a coffered ceiling with beautiful rotational symmetry. The floors in the hallway are made of a different combination of precious gems and the walls are made of pure jades and are filled with different animal paintings.
Jashwi was astounded by what he saw when he entered the hallway, from the architecture to the designs and the people inside. But what really caught his attention was the angel at the far end of the place, sitting on a throne. The throne is made entirely of pure black diamonds, with wings on the back and a dragon's body on the throne's arms. From its feet to its head, the angel on the throne is encrusted with various pieces of jewelry. Jashwi didn't appear to recognize the angel seated on the beautiful and elegant throne at first, but after focusing his gaze on the angel, he realized it was the black-haired angel he had met before.
"What!? He's the Master! You said he wanted to meet me? " Jashwi asked Perch, who stood at his side. Jashwi had not expected the angel who had brought him from the Hines Region to this designated place to be the one he was currently seeing, who appeared to him to be a king. He had thought that the black-haired angel had the same status as Perch, but he no longer requires Perch's response because his eyes tell him that the black-haired angel is a high-ranking angel, possibly much higher than he had assumed.
"Yes," Perch replied, despite the fact that he knew he didn't have to say anything for Jashwi to understand.
Jashwi's feelings and thoughts are completely understandable. The aura of a king can be felt when seeing the entire chamber from the entrance. The place is structured and designed like a king's palace with many angels, similar to an army arranged in two straight rows, with two female angels on either side of the black-haired angel, and a good tone in the hymn.
Upon entering the place, a female angel approached them and handed Jashwi something.