Ch.9: Seeking Answers
The glow of the Phoenix Gold flickered brightly against the ancient walls of the temple, as the Lost gathered around chanting praises to the air. Matt stood in silent awe, with the King Lost standing by his side. Finally, after all this turmoil, his true purpose would begin.
"A wonderful sight isn't it?" said the King Lost " The Phoenix was the unattainable goal for all of us on Jewel Blossom. Constantly dying and being reborn, we never got a taste of its deleted data. But then, rumors started that our conquerors found all this that got left behind. A mother-load of data we could have used before being unmercifully sealed."
"It's amazing," said Matt.
"Yes" said the King Lost " Those fools have no idea what they discovered. After we saved your life Matt, and your team finally destroyed the Cyber Ripper, little did you know that with its last, dying breath, a small doorway opened up to our prison realm, allowing one Lost to sneak his way through."
" He found out about the Phoenix Gold, and told us how those fools were going to use it for profit. We couldn't allow that to happen, so we decided to take it for more practical use. You weren't supposed to be there on the night of the heist, but your arrival was a fortunate sign."
"You have freed us from our sorceress bonds, and now our final vision shall be complete. Lay upon the gold Matt. Chant and be reborn in fiery flesh, for with you as our ultimate weapon, the Lost shall reign."
With a nod, Matt went down to lie upon the Phoenix Gold, making the King Lost grinned. The chants rose to a higher crescendo as they watched their savoir take his rightful place among the altar's crest. All eyes were focused in order to make sure the ritual would succeed.
However, one set of eyes was turned away from this triumph, muttering the chant under her breath in an attempt to hide her worry. One lost was absent from the room, her son, who stole the Phoenix Gold to bring back their race.
He had left on mission that been prophesized by the end of the sorceress's reign.
" Blood of soul, see the light, the Lost shall gain his sight.
Anger howls at rages game, data shall burn in flames.
Cease the heart with love and care, and all shall be repaired."
Meanwhile, back at Control Central, Motherboard was told the entire disturbing story about what the Lost were and about the confrontation on Cybraya. It was a shock to finally hear the truth, but Motherboard couldn't focus to dwell on it for long.
A ritual was being planned, and Matt had to be saved before anything could be unleashed. The only question was how.
The Cybersquad was stuck, pondering over all the facts they had gathered, seeking answers to a solution that seemed far out of their reach. They needed a miracle to help conquer this threat, and so a miracle came, by the beeping in on Jackie's Squackpad.
Lifting the device up to view the screen, Jackie gasped in amazement as she saw the word 'Matt' scrawled across in bright, red letters. Then the device fizzled with purple sparks, making the African American girl drop it and back away in fear.
Claws poked out from the screen, and horrored gasps breathed as the body of a Lost emerged, no longer invisible to their sight, straight into the room.
Its orange eyes glared at those standing around it, and a tense silence passed as it finally opened its mouth to speak. The words that came out were chilling to the core.
"Your world… is doomed."
And from Cybraya, at that moment, you could hear the Phoenix cry.