"Young girl Meggie..."

  Lady Jasmine prompted the angel of a woman, setting her gaze on her while Masa Ed at the side move to the center circle of the diagram, doing as he was instructed.

  The angel of a woman responded; she turned to White sugar who passed her a black rusted iron locket Lady Jasmine frowned at after a short careful observation.

  "Why don't we try the common ones if this is a gamble?" Lady Jasmine suggested.

  The angel of a woman paused briefly, thinking about the idea before she motioned to White sugar who right away passed her a small brown wooden box she has been hiding behind her following with an imperceptible smile at the angel of a woman that was taken by surprise as when she saw her bring out the box.

  "She is on the same page with me, it seems." Lady Jasmine remarked. "Your king is lucky, he has gotten her favor already."

  She smiled at the angel of a woman who looked her way before she took a brief look at her other retainer at the side who has a lowered head and is facing away from their scene.

  She stretched her hand towards the angel of a woman who in response after an internal sigh unlock the box and passed it to her.

  "At this point the rest is left to destiny." Lady Jasmine muttered. She turned to Masa Ed at the center of the diagram and moved closer to him, her mystical saree that should be dragging on the floor mysteriously gliding just above it like a phantom. The others watching closely, including the retainer with the less softer face, she stood right in front of Masa Ed who met her gaze with intent.

  She framed his angular face, peering deeper into his soul his eyes mirrored. "Rasa, what do you think power is?" She asked, her mystical tone soft and hypnotic, evoking emotions.

  "Truth." Masa Ed answered without a second delay. He tilted his head. "Absolute truth is absolute power." He added with a faint smile.

  Lady Jasmine paused in thought.

  "Absolute truth huh," she mumbled, looking lost as if she recalled a distant memory.

  "Okay, sit in the lotus," she instructed. "You know the lotus?"

  "Yes." Masa Ed replied before he went down—sitting in the lotus pose at the center of the diagram after which Lady Jasmine elegantly kneel in front of him, setting her eyes again on his that boldly met them.

  Her gaze shift; she looked downwards at the small box in her hand. She opened its lid, revealing small crystalline round object of different colors, sizes and round shapes that filled it to the brim, the smallest the size of a mustard seed, and the largest, half the size of an avocado seed.

  "Rasa, this seeds you see are the source to the laws of reality," she lectured. "they are what you can say will become the ladder to heaven if they are nurtured right."

  "You want power, right?"

  "No, I want truth." Masa Ed shook his head. He firmly denied her assumption.

  She smiled at him, "Well, I knew, we were informed." Her smile readable only from her uncovered face bloomed into one of smugness, making Masa Ed fall into a deep contemplation.

  She proceeded; she carefully observed the seeds before she took one the size of a bean and held it close to his lips.

  "Open wide." She instructed and as Masa Ed open his mouth wide, she placed the seed in his mouth.

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  "Swallow it."

  Masa Ed like she instructed, in one gulp easily swallow the crystalline seed, but in the next second, he gagged and vomited.

  "Sigh..." Lady Jasmine sighed at the sight she seems to expect. And as what Masa Ed vomit that hung midair dissipate except the pristine seed, she took another seed from the box and place it in Masa Ed mouth like before; however, Masa Ed once again after swallowing it gagged and vomit.

  But suddenly as she was about to pick another random seed.

  BANG! BANG!! BANG!!!

  The sound of the chamber door being knocked echoed and startled everyone but her and Masa Ed.

  "Lady Jasmine, should we try this?"

  The voice of the angel of a woman standing at the edge of the diagram trailed. She opened the locket which inside it sits majestically a golden seed with black bands and an ancient air, the size of an avocado seed.

  BANG! BANG!!

  The banging on the door echoed again.

  "Sigh..." Lady Jasmine sighed. She paused, watching as Masa Ed spit out the third seed after he gagged.

  Again from the box in her hand, she elegantly brought out the fourth seed and placed it gently on Masa Ed tongue.

  BANG! BANG!! BANG!!!

  They all ignored the banging on the door, instead they watch Masa Ed swallow the seed, gag and vomit—failing their hopeful expectation.

  BANG! BANG!!

  The bang this time was louder, so it called for their attention.

  "Snow, see to the door." The angel of a woman instructed. Her retainer, the one with the less softer face—snow—responded by walking towards the door.

  Meanwhile,

  Lady Jasmine after watching Masa Ed spit out another seed stretched her hand backward, and like magic, the mysterious seed sitting inside the locket struggled free and flew straight to her stretched hand.

  At the same time, behind them,

  Snow unlocked the door and open it, revealing a four meter tall bald man dressed in a blood red cassock, holding a black staff planted on the metallic floor in one hand, his square face like he was carved out from black bronze.

  "LITTLE GIRL BROWN, I WAS INFORMED YOU ARE BUSY."

  Obviously originating from the giant of a dark skinned man, a unique voice reverberated in the chamber like thunder, not forceful and loud, but deep and powerful that It made Masa Ed shudder and unwittingly swallow another seed like he has been doing.

  And Snow, unaffected like the others;

  She left the door of the chamber—the proximity of the visiting giant—and head for the side of White sugar who is standing expressionlessly behind the angel of a woman who is strangely quiet but pale with her lips bitten bloody red.

  Lady Jasmine...

  Like she has been doing, she watched as Masa Ed gag and spit out the seed he swallowed for the umpteenth time after which she placed another seed on his mouth he opened, while his recent vomit hanging mid-air dissipate except the seed that joined all the previous others that are floating midair beside them.

  "DIRECTOR BROWN, I AM HERE ON OFFICIAL DUTIES."

  The voice reverberated yet again, but with a lower octave and way more intensity that made Masa Ed involuntarily swallow his vomit about to exit his food pipe and simultaneously block his ears dripping with blood with his hands.

  After Masa Ed vomited as usual, looking pale and frowning deeply as he let go of his bloody ears, the chamber went dead silent for a few seconds before Lady Jasmine resumed by feeding him another seed he swallowed...

  Meanwhile

  "YOUR EXCELLENCY, LADY JASMINE, I SALUTE."

  The man bowed his head politely as his annoying voice once again echoed all over the chamber, almost making Masa Ed who just vomited choke and fall to the ground on his back.

  "YOU SAW ME AND YOU STAND THERE, SHOUTING LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER WAS KIDNAPPED."

  Lady Jasmine chiding and mocking voice also echoed in the chamber, but hers had a softness and gentleness of spring that alleviate Masa Ed condition, making blood return to his pale face.

  The man upon hearing Lady Jasmine, opened slightly his almost closed eyes for the first time since the door was opened for him, revealing glowing green eyes glinting red.

  In the next instant, he appeared inside the chamber like he has always been there, standing few meters behind Snow and White Sugar who are standing side to side behind the angel of a woman who has bitten her lips and fingers bloody red from nervousness and anxiety.

  "WHAT DO YOU WANT? CAN'T YOU SEE I AM FULFILLING A REQUEST?"

  Lady Jasmine voice echoed, its warmth and softness bringing more relief to Masa Ed who is being fed another seed.

  "DIRECTOR BROWN, PLEASE OUT OF MY WAY, I HAVE A MISSION TO COMPLETE."

  The echo of the annoying and deafening voice of the man followed. In the next instant, he appeared right behind Snow and White sugar, towering above them, the realization of his presence close by, making the angel of a woman shiver imperceptibly while her eyes dart around comically from despairing anxiety.

  "LADY JASMINE, PLEASE HAND OVER THE CRIMINAL."

  The man's voice echoed, its tamed force reverberating across the chamber walls, almost knocking Masa Ed off.

  "So be it." Lady Jasmine muttered. Her eyes glinted and narrowed with determination.