Chapter 8: Dark Prophecy
"There's a car right up ahead, see it?" said Bacchus, pointing at a silver platinum Cadillac CTS. It was brand new and the driver just got out of it, after setting the alarm on it.
"Yeah I see it-Alright Echo, load up the car keys,weapons and disarm it-alright, let's hijack it" said Frey multi-tasking.
"It didn't take long to cross bumper to bumper traffic and people, until they reached the car. Frey, anxious to get his sword, grabbed the uploaded key and popped open the trunk. Inside was pistols, ammo, throwing knifes, a polished samurai sword, and new five foot staff.
"Make some noise," Echo said before hanging up.
"Get in" Dauphin commanded, closing the trunk,"We're gonna see The Prophet right now."
The Cadillac screeched right into the tight alleyway, and speeding up to thirty five miles per hour until Dauphin hit the breaks. The tires left a ten foot mark across the alley. Frey opened the trunk to get his sword, as did the rest to get their weapons. It was quite different the last time the team was there. One major difference was the weather, it was cloudy today, but no rain or dark clouds that darkened the skies. The dumpster that Dredg lived in was also nowehere to be seen. On the contrary, everything looked normal, which again was unusual to them.
"I see he finally touched up the place" Frey commented
'Hmmmm....something's not right....let's get in' said Dauphin
As they got inside, all of their jaws dropped. The abandoned bar no longer looked like a mess, but as clean as any bar or night club would look like. The tables and chairs were no longer dusty or broken. The chandeliers were hung correctly and brought light all over the room. More surprisely, The Prophet was no longer binded in his straight jacket, but in a brown suit and ordinary day clothes. He was sitted on a stool at the counter of the bar, serving himself a bottle of Jack Daniels. Dauphin walked up to him first and spoke.
"Prophet?! That YOU?! What happened?!" gasped Dauphin
'The end of my days are nearing, and my corruption of this place is weakening. As you can see, it has started.'He turned and saw the others standing there. At first none of them spoke, awaiting to see what insults he had in store for them. But instead, he turned back and stared directly forward.
"Well, don't stand there like dumbasses, sit down!"
And they all sat down.
"Listen Prophet, I seek your wisdom once more, and...well-"Dauphin trailed off.
'I know what you seek, and it involves an old friend of mine. Judging by your appearences I can tell all of you have seen, am I correct?' he asked. All of them nodded and he smiled and turned around. He got up and starting walking back and fourth.
'He has finally found the freedom to roam the Matrix. This I already knew. He is no easy defeat, that you already found out the hard way, just like my riddle. And now you seek one question, which is: Do I know what's inside the building?'
He signed and pulled out a cigar. As he spoke he took brief periods to puff a smoke.
"I've been inside it before, but I do not know if it has changed. Eizus is getting stronger, but he is not the cause of my end. It is another released program, far beyond anyone's control. Anyhow, inside the Armada building, is like any other building, but this has a certain purpose. It contains the information of the machines known as Squiddies. But as I said before, it is guarded by police and three agents. But none of them compare to the power of Eizus himself, who is steadily gaining it. You must d-e-stroy....i-t-t-t-t" The end of his words were chopped by the sudden image of him flickering on and off. For one brief moment the team jolted, as the Prophet's body began to resemble a scrambling TV screen. Just then the chair Bacchus was sitting on broke out of nowhere. No sooner had Cross helped her up when the chandelier fell and broke into a million pieces. Surprisely, like a rewinded film, the chandelier formed back to together and floated back onto the ceiling.
"My end....is coming" The Prophet groaned
'NO!!' Dauphin objected. He grabbed the fading Prophet and felt something awfully loose about him. Ignoring it, he spat his question out." Don't fucking die on me now! What's inside the building!! TELL ME!!"'The fifty-first floor.....that is the room that shows what Neo sees in this world.'
The lights grew dim and only a tiny fraction of the bar could be seen by the team. But then a strange green glow began to ignite from the Prophet all over. The scrolling green code of the Matrix was rapidly streaming down The Prophet's body, as if he were a human water fountain. The five backed away into a wall, unable to move or speak. Finally, when the scrolling green texted Prophet spoke, it was in a low deep voice, that vibrated the entire bar.
"The One will make a choice between Zion and love, and when that choice has been made.......that is when it will begin......the judgement of machines and humans......blood will shed all over, and metal will be torn and twisted until either one triumphs......there will no help, and there will be no promises......only death to those who cannot strive to survive.....but until that path is set, your fates will have to come to pass.....one of you shall go......and that will lead you to the one you seek....the fate of the world.....the life of humanity alone.....is in the hands.....of.....The.....One"
Every light, bottle, and glass exploded. The code on The Prophet began to scroll faster and faster. An aura began to shine behind, and the ceiling began to crumble.
"I wish.....you all....luck" he said
'Prophet, will it seriously happen? Is it true?' asked Frey.
'Nothing here is real...BELIEVE IN NOTHING!!" and as the aura blinded everything, the loud explosions and braking noises of tables, chairs, was heard everywhere. The team could feel splinters and glass bounce off of them.
And then it stopped.
They found themselves in a hollow alleyway. The car was still there, but the huge bar that was once the home of mentally insane Prophet was gone. Above them, fell a white straight jacket. Dauphin picked it up and read aloud the words that were scribbled on there.
"He's coming" he read
'Who?" Cross questioned
'No time, let's fulfill his last wish' and acknowledging the Prophet's request, they abandoned the car ( The weapons were already loaded onto the team )and ran to the exit. However, just as they set foot on the sidewalk, a loud cry from someone nerby was heard.
"THERE THEY ARE!!! GET THEM!!! TAKE THE ONE IN WHITE!!! DISPOSE OF THE REST!!!"
A large group of armored SWAT surronded them in every direction. They were lead by the man who ambushed them. It was Eizus.
"There's a car right up ahead, see it?" said Bacchus, pointing at a silver platinum Cadillac CTS. It was brand new and the driver just got out of it, after setting the alarm on it.
"Yeah I see it-Alright Echo, load up the car keys,weapons and disarm it-alright, let's hijack it" said Frey multi-tasking.
"It didn't take long to cross bumper to bumper traffic and people, until they reached the car. Frey, anxious to get his sword, grabbed the uploaded key and popped open the trunk. Inside was pistols, ammo, throwing knifes, a polished samurai sword, and new five foot staff.
"Make some noise," Echo said before hanging up.
"Get in" Dauphin commanded, closing the trunk,"We're gonna see The Prophet right now."
The Cadillac screeched right into the tight alleyway, and speeding up to thirty five miles per hour until Dauphin hit the breaks. The tires left a ten foot mark across the alley. Frey opened the trunk to get his sword, as did the rest to get their weapons. It was quite different the last time the team was there. One major difference was the weather, it was cloudy today, but no rain or dark clouds that darkened the skies. The dumpster that Dredg lived in was also nowehere to be seen. On the contrary, everything looked normal, which again was unusual to them.
"I see he finally touched up the place" Frey commented
'Hmmmm....something's not right....let's get in' said Dauphin
As they got inside, all of their jaws dropped. The abandoned bar no longer looked like a mess, but as clean as any bar or night club would look like. The tables and chairs were no longer dusty or broken. The chandeliers were hung correctly and brought light all over the room. More surprisely, The Prophet was no longer binded in his straight jacket, but in a brown suit and ordinary day clothes. He was sitted on a stool at the counter of the bar, serving himself a bottle of Jack Daniels. Dauphin walked up to him first and spoke.
"Prophet?! That YOU?! What happened?!" gasped Dauphin
'The end of my days are nearing, and my corruption of this place is weakening. As you can see, it has started.'He turned and saw the others standing there. At first none of them spoke, awaiting to see what insults he had in store for them. But instead, he turned back and stared directly forward.
"Well, don't stand there like dumbasses, sit down!"
And they all sat down.
"Listen Prophet, I seek your wisdom once more, and...well-"Dauphin trailed off.
'I know what you seek, and it involves an old friend of mine. Judging by your appearences I can tell all of you have seen, am I correct?' he asked. All of them nodded and he smiled and turned around. He got up and starting walking back and fourth.
'He has finally found the freedom to roam the Matrix. This I already knew. He is no easy defeat, that you already found out the hard way, just like my riddle. And now you seek one question, which is: Do I know what's inside the building?'
He signed and pulled out a cigar. As he spoke he took brief periods to puff a smoke.
"I've been inside it before, but I do not know if it has changed. Eizus is getting stronger, but he is not the cause of my end. It is another released program, far beyond anyone's control. Anyhow, inside the Armada building, is like any other building, but this has a certain purpose. It contains the information of the machines known as Squiddies. But as I said before, it is guarded by police and three agents. But none of them compare to the power of Eizus himself, who is steadily gaining it. You must d-e-stroy....i-t-t-t-t" The end of his words were chopped by the sudden image of him flickering on and off. For one brief moment the team jolted, as the Prophet's body began to resemble a scrambling TV screen. Just then the chair Bacchus was sitting on broke out of nowhere. No sooner had Cross helped her up when the chandelier fell and broke into a million pieces. Surprisely, like a rewinded film, the chandelier formed back to together and floated back onto the ceiling.
"My end....is coming" The Prophet groaned
'NO!!' Dauphin objected. He grabbed the fading Prophet and felt something awfully loose about him. Ignoring it, he spat his question out." Don't fucking die on me now! What's inside the building!! TELL ME!!"'The fifty-first floor.....that is the room that shows what Neo sees in this world.'
The lights grew dim and only a tiny fraction of the bar could be seen by the team. But then a strange green glow began to ignite from the Prophet all over. The scrolling green code of the Matrix was rapidly streaming down The Prophet's body, as if he were a human water fountain. The five backed away into a wall, unable to move or speak. Finally, when the scrolling green texted Prophet spoke, it was in a low deep voice, that vibrated the entire bar.
"The One will make a choice between Zion and love, and when that choice has been made.......that is when it will begin......the judgement of machines and humans......blood will shed all over, and metal will be torn and twisted until either one triumphs......there will no help, and there will be no promises......only death to those who cannot strive to survive.....but until that path is set, your fates will have to come to pass.....one of you shall go......and that will lead you to the one you seek....the fate of the world.....the life of humanity alone.....is in the hands.....of.....The.....One"
Every light, bottle, and glass exploded. The code on The Prophet began to scroll faster and faster. An aura began to shine behind, and the ceiling began to crumble.
"I wish.....you all....luck" he said
'Prophet, will it seriously happen? Is it true?' asked Frey.
'Nothing here is real...BELIEVE IN NOTHING!!" and as the aura blinded everything, the loud explosions and braking noises of tables, chairs, was heard everywhere. The team could feel splinters and glass bounce off of them.
And then it stopped.
They found themselves in a hollow alleyway. The car was still there, but the huge bar that was once the home of mentally insane Prophet was gone. Above them, fell a white straight jacket. Dauphin picked it up and read aloud the words that were scribbled on there.
"He's coming" he read
'Who?" Cross questioned
'No time, let's fulfill his last wish' and acknowledging the Prophet's request, they abandoned the car ( The weapons were already loaded onto the team )and ran to the exit. However, just as they set foot on the sidewalk, a loud cry from someone nerby was heard.
"THERE THEY ARE!!! GET THEM!!! TAKE THE ONE IN WHITE!!! DISPOSE OF THE REST!!!"
A large group of armored SWAT surronded them in every direction. They were lead by the man who ambushed them. It was Eizus.