The old man was waiting at the other end of the portal when Paris and Atesta arrived. He told them to follow him in an urgent tone. They walked through halls, doors, passages, stairs, to a great round room in what felt like a tower. The room had windows all around and you could see the sand dunes, palm trees, and the lake with the portal in it in the horizon.
In the middle of the room, there was a bed with Lorca in it and Marcato at the foot of the bed. Lorca had been unconscious for a few days and slowly getting worse. Atesta ran to her father, held his hand, and hugged him. Marcato and Paris tell the story that Atesta whispered something in Lorca's ears and at that moment Lorca opened his eyes and smiled.
Atesta got the cube out of her satchel and placed it on Lorca's chest. The cube starting glowing and pulsating. It was like life energy was being summoned from the universe and funneled into Lorca's body. For 2 days Atesta held her father's hand and whispered into his ears. Slowly Lorca began to get better.
At the end of the 2 days, Lorca woke up and smiled. With Atesta's help he stood up, turned around to face Marcato and Paris, who were sitting on one end of the room, and introduced Atesta, his daughter, and told them that now there were 2 of them to help lead their people's exodus.
The four of them started getting everything ready to get back to Calarrosa. As they were sitting down for one last meal with the old man, the old man brought the 3 dimensional map of. the universe and showed them that the green light in the new Calarrosa was beginning to fade. He reminded them that if the light disappeared the portal there will also close.
He explained that what is probably happening is that the last person on the planet is either old and dying or not well. In any case, he estimated that they had no more than a week before the portal closed.
Marcato, Paris, Lorca, and Atesta thanked the old man and told him that they would be back soon to guide their people to the new world.
The old man wished them well and reminded them that only people vibrating closer to their true nature will be able to use the different portals and tunnels and to expect a few of their own people may have to be left behind.
This had never occurred to Marcato.
When they arrived at the fort in Calarrosa, the underground people were already lined up waiting for instructions on how to proceed. Marcato pulled out a metal rod with an emblem at the end that looked like the one in Atesta's necklace. Atesta wondered why.
Marcato explained that they needed to touch every person going through the portal with the rod. The rod will create an indelible mark on each persons' forearm identifying them as settlers of the new Calarrosa.
So, the exodus began. Lorca and Atesta went ahead leading the way.
Marcato and Paris were marking everybody as they entered the portal. Marcato was still thinking about what the old man said about those that may not be able to enter. All of a sudden, it dawned on him that the only people that are likely to be rejected are Partica and Partica's people. With Calarrosa being flooded and on its way to its original state, Partica would definitely try to sneak through to escape.
He summoned a few of his men to be prepared in case Partica and his people show up.
And then, one of Marcato's men shouted: we have a portal rejection!
TO BE CONTINUED ...
In the middle of the room, there was a bed with Lorca in it and Marcato at the foot of the bed. Lorca had been unconscious for a few days and slowly getting worse. Atesta ran to her father, held his hand, and hugged him. Marcato and Paris tell the story that Atesta whispered something in Lorca's ears and at that moment Lorca opened his eyes and smiled.
Atesta got the cube out of her satchel and placed it on Lorca's chest. The cube starting glowing and pulsating. It was like life energy was being summoned from the universe and funneled into Lorca's body. For 2 days Atesta held her father's hand and whispered into his ears. Slowly Lorca began to get better.
At the end of the 2 days, Lorca woke up and smiled. With Atesta's help he stood up, turned around to face Marcato and Paris, who were sitting on one end of the room, and introduced Atesta, his daughter, and told them that now there were 2 of them to help lead their people's exodus.
The four of them started getting everything ready to get back to Calarrosa. As they were sitting down for one last meal with the old man, the old man brought the 3 dimensional map of. the universe and showed them that the green light in the new Calarrosa was beginning to fade. He reminded them that if the light disappeared the portal there will also close.
He explained that what is probably happening is that the last person on the planet is either old and dying or not well. In any case, he estimated that they had no more than a week before the portal closed.
Marcato, Paris, Lorca, and Atesta thanked the old man and told him that they would be back soon to guide their people to the new world.
The old man wished them well and reminded them that only people vibrating closer to their true nature will be able to use the different portals and tunnels and to expect a few of their own people may have to be left behind.
This had never occurred to Marcato.
When they arrived at the fort in Calarrosa, the underground people were already lined up waiting for instructions on how to proceed. Marcato pulled out a metal rod with an emblem at the end that looked like the one in Atesta's necklace. Atesta wondered why.
Marcato explained that they needed to touch every person going through the portal with the rod. The rod will create an indelible mark on each persons' forearm identifying them as settlers of the new Calarrosa.
So, the exodus began. Lorca and Atesta went ahead leading the way.
Marcato and Paris were marking everybody as they entered the portal. Marcato was still thinking about what the old man said about those that may not be able to enter. All of a sudden, it dawned on him that the only people that are likely to be rejected are Partica and Partica's people. With Calarrosa being flooded and on its way to its original state, Partica would definitely try to sneak through to escape.
He summoned a few of his men to be prepared in case Partica and his people show up.
And then, one of Marcato's men shouted: we have a portal rejection!
TO BE CONTINUED ...
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