Endurance_A Future Dystopian Survival Series Adventure by KM Fortune

Author:KM Fortune [Fortune, KM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KM Fortune
Published: 2018-02-26T22:00:00+00:00

MATTHEW CLOSED HIS eyes and replayed the clue in his mind. A classic riddle, he thought. They were not unheard of in Eden. Even The Creator incorporated them into his sermons from time to time. The trick now was to puzzle it out and guess it correctly. He heard one of the twins moan with dismay. Opening his eyes, Matthew saw a mixture of emotions on the faces of his friends. Blaze was angry, Simon looked almost amused at the challenge, and Hector scratched his chin thoughtfully. Thankfully, only the twins appeared ready to panic, while Helen and Kaleb waited patiently. Finally, Hector shot up his hands in frustration.

“This is ridiculous,” he said. “How are we supposed to know the password from that?” He started to pace the room. “The poor have it and the rich need it? Since when is that possible?”

“Maybe it’s love?” Helen said softly. Everyone looked at her. She smiled slightly. “From my experience, the poor often have it much more than the rich.” The walls throbbed with pink light.

“Is that your guess?” the voice asked. Matthew saw Simon shake his head and he had to agree. Although love was a good guess, it could not be right if you considered the other parts of the clue.

“No,” Helen said. “Not yet.”

“I’ve done these before. We need to break it down and answer the parts one at a time,” Matthew said. “When we find something that answers all the aspects of the clue, then we have our password.”

“Your logic is faultless,” Simon said with more glee than Matthew knew anyone else was feeling. “Surely amongst the lot of us, using our amalgamated intellect, worldly-wise knowledge, and cultivated experiences, we can surmise the response as required for us to proceed and thus attain what we seek.” Before Hector or Blaze could shoot back a retort to Simon’s lengthy statement, Matthew held up his hands.

"I agree," he said. "I will begin. What is greater than God?" He looked from one face to the next. No one looked certain and Matthew understood why. The sentence seemed impossible to answer. He had experience with The Creator, which was God on earth according to the preachings, and never was there any hint of an entity more powerful or all-knowing. Taking a deep breath, Matthew tried to let his mind relax. Forcing the answer would not solve the riddle.

“Okay,” Blaze said interrupting Matthew’s thinking. “That didn’t work so well. Any other ideas?”

“Patience,” Simon said, which only made Blaze’s face grow redder. He started to take a step toward the little man, but Helen waved his back.

"Wait," Helen said. "Help us, Blaze. You must have an idea for the last line? No one has more experience on the high desert. If you eat it, you will die?" Matthew hid a smile. He did not know Helen well yet but hoped he would have time to speak to her more later. She was not only a beautiful and kind cat mutant, but she was wise. He watched Blaze lift his chin and consider what she said.

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