Horizon walked out of the bedroom and walked down the hallway. Jade
was sitting on the couch with Rune and Claret. "Oh, she's in her room. I
forgot, you don't know where that is. It's down that hallway," she jerked
her thumb down another hallway, "and the last door."
"Okay." She followed her directions and knocked on the door. "Come in, come in. I've been waiting for you." Horizon turned the doorknob and walked inside. The Oracle was sitting in an armchair, looking out a window. There was another armchair across from her. Horizon sat in the chair, knees together, head down.
"You really love Evangel, I see. He's a nice boy. Just be very careful, because you will have to make a choice in your future that could jeopardize everyone, including those in Zion. You are more than you think you are."
"So you're saying I could wind up killing everyone?"
"Yes, but the other choice..."
"I could sacrifice myself in exchange for all those lives."
"Exactly. I'm sorry to say, but it is quite a tragedy either way."
"Is there any other way?"
"You know the answer."
"I guess I'll have to decide..."
"But you've already chosen what path to take."
"Wouldn't it be easier to just kill me now and be done with it?"
"It would, but you wouldn't have served your purpose."
"My purpose?"
"We all have a purpose here. I, for instance, help fuel the minds of others. I wouldn't say I give advice, because people know what they need to do. Everyone has purpose, whether it seems like it or not. You need to find your purpose."
"Do you know my purpose?"
"Of course, but telling you won't help you. You'll try too hard to work for that purpose, and it will be disastrous. Now, you may go." She lit a cigarette and stared out the window. "You will find yourself soon."
"Thank you."
Horizon went back to the boy's bedroom. Evangel was playing Tetris on his computer. "Did she give you anything good?" He inquired while having his eyes glued to the screen. She fell onto the bed and watched him in silence. He was very good at the game. He finished playing and turned around. "Well? Did she?"
"Oh, yeah, it was okay. Nothing really interesting," she lied. She didn't want to tell him about her dying. She felt it would only hurt him. It was quite morbid to think of such things...
"Okay." She followed her directions and knocked on the door. "Come in, come in. I've been waiting for you." Horizon turned the doorknob and walked inside. The Oracle was sitting in an armchair, looking out a window. There was another armchair across from her. Horizon sat in the chair, knees together, head down.
"You really love Evangel, I see. He's a nice boy. Just be very careful, because you will have to make a choice in your future that could jeopardize everyone, including those in Zion. You are more than you think you are."
"So you're saying I could wind up killing everyone?"
"Yes, but the other choice..."
"I could sacrifice myself in exchange for all those lives."
"Exactly. I'm sorry to say, but it is quite a tragedy either way."
"Is there any other way?"
"You know the answer."
"I guess I'll have to decide..."
"But you've already chosen what path to take."
"Wouldn't it be easier to just kill me now and be done with it?"
"It would, but you wouldn't have served your purpose."
"My purpose?"
"We all have a purpose here. I, for instance, help fuel the minds of others. I wouldn't say I give advice, because people know what they need to do. Everyone has purpose, whether it seems like it or not. You need to find your purpose."
"Do you know my purpose?"
"Of course, but telling you won't help you. You'll try too hard to work for that purpose, and it will be disastrous. Now, you may go." She lit a cigarette and stared out the window. "You will find yourself soon."
"Thank you."
Horizon went back to the boy's bedroom. Evangel was playing Tetris on his computer. "Did she give you anything good?" He inquired while having his eyes glued to the screen. She fell onto the bed and watched him in silence. He was very good at the game. He finished playing and turned around. "Well? Did she?"
"Oh, yeah, it was okay. Nothing really interesting," she lied. She didn't want to tell him about her dying. She felt it would only hurt him. It was quite morbid to think of such things...