It was cloudy morning with the sun shining in the clouds.
The winds were cold, not to chill the bones but enough to relax the moods of anyone.
Harry was gone for job, while Daniel went somewhere without telling anyone. As it was vacations for Ender and his friends with few months left, they were preparing their briefcases to go for camping.
" Don't forget lighter Zack."
Misha said to Zack while giving him.
" You look disturb these days."
Ruis said to Ender, not looking at him and keeping his things on his briefcase.
" It's not that Im disturbed. It's just I can't sleep these days."
" Get drunk then."
Ruis said with a smirked to him, while Ender look at him with expressionless face.
After some time later they were in car travelling, close to reaching their destination.
" The first thing we're gonna do is to go to waterfall."
Sara said with excited expression.
" We have to place campfire first dumbass."
Ruis said with a smirked, seating on front with Ender who was driving.
Sara choked his neck with her arms crossed between his neck.
" Hey! Stop it, Cough! C– Can't take a joke. What did I say wrong?"
" We have arrived."
Ender said with little serious tone. As Sara left Ruis, still coughing and his neck was red.
They started taking out their briefcases and go to the jungle while Ender was locking the car.
As he lift his face upwards subconsciously. He saw a man wearing a hat with old traditional suit, glaring at him.
~ Huh, who this guy. I never saw him before.
" Hey!"
As he spoke but the guy who was there disappeared as a truck passed through the road. Nowhere to be seen now.
~ Well. I couldn't do nothing about this. So just forget it.
As he went to his friends.
Meanwhile Ruis and Zack had made a tent just now and they heard footsteps coming from behind.
" Hey! You guys have done everything."
Ender said with little smile.
" Almost done. Just few things left, but we'll see that later."
Zack said while collecting woods.
" Where are those two?"
Ender said, looking at surroundings.
" They have gone for taking pictures near waterfall. You know, girls things."
Ruis said, adjusting the tents with a small smirked.
" What girls things!?" Huh!"
Sara said coming behind from Ender while Misha was at back.
~ Oh damn, how can she just spawn anywhere.
Ruis thought with little nervousness on his face.
She started roasting him with words and the tension so much that Zack had to take her away from him while she was still saying at Ruis and he was covering his forehead with his palm.
Later that night, they were sitting around the campfire. Cooking and eating the meat they have brought with them in chopsticks, while chatting with others.
" The moon looks beautiful, isn't it.?"
Misha said to Ender while they were eating.
" Yeah, it does."
" What's that?, A bear."
Sara said to Zack pointing at forest.
" Where!?"
Zack stand up, frighten and nervous.
" Hahaha! Gotcha."
" Hey Ender. Wanna drink?"
Ruis said while handling a drink to him.
" Nah, sorry. Not for me today but you guys enjoy it."
" Well it's good, at least some one can guard us while we sleep like mummies."
Zack said while taking drink from Ruis.
Later that night,
Everyone were in deep sleep while Ender was still awake. Walking around the camp with a stick for any wild animals or intruders.
Suddenly he felt as if someone was watching him. He turned around the spot and saw a shadow of some one in the dark.
~ Should I stay here or go there. Is this that person that was staring at me hours ago.
I should probably just check it and then return here, cause all of them have no guard beside me.
As he started walking towards the waterfall where he saw the figure.
" Hey! You."
As he stop the figure who was walking beside the waterfall shore. The figure turned around who was the same man whom Ender had encountered same day. A hat with old traditional suit.
" Why are you following me!?"
Ender spoke to him, looking at his brown eyes which were shining by the moon's light.
the man's eyes turned ice crystal blue as he blinked and the place starts shifting. Within an instant. The ground had water enough for shoes to be covered in it. The trees,waterfall were disappeared and there was nothing but light white fog and it was everywhere through out the region.
Ender tried to attack him with the stick in his hand, but it disappeared away too as the moment he tried to hit him, then he tried to punch him but he no matter how he punched him, his attacks could never reach him.
Suddenly he felt his legs stuck in the water and no matter now he tries he can't move his legs
" What!? Hey stop it!"
But the man who was glaring at him, started reciting a werid chant.
" Sins and revolt, curse and wisdom, ten years sin. Hundred years repent."
Ender body starts flowing in the air, he was a headache as if someone had stuck a rod in his head. He tried to speak but he can't because of the intense pain.
" Behold the lady, the one who takes sins. May the light be bestowed upon him."
Ender body was emitting a red aura as his eyes became black. As he vomited a red-black glowing energy and feel down.
The energy tried to escape but the man takes out a white bottle from his pocket.
" In the name of the one who likes equality and is almighty. Come here."
As the energy went in the bottle and the man close it. Putting it in his pocket.
The foggy place now shifted back to normal as the man eyes turned brown.
" Work done."
The man whispered to himself. As he starts leaving.
" Wait!"
Ender said who was still in ground.
" Why did you help me?"
" It's my job. To make things equal and balance. What does it matter to you?"
" I – I want to know more, about you, about these things. What is this? What is happening?"
" Well, but for that, you need to join our cult."
" What do you mean?"
" Drink this."
As he handled him a potion.
" How do I know if it safe?"
" It is indeed."
As he drank the potion without wasting the single drop.
With it, that man snapped his fingers.
In an instant, there were in space, with the man saying.
" Let's begin."