Remember Us (The Odemark Series) by E.T. Gunnarsson

Author:E.T. Gunnarsson [Gunnarsson, E.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bragi Press
Published: 2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

5:43 AM, August 12, 2187

Simon burst out the door and sprinted out of the village, with Ignis and Anna on his trail.

“Where the hell are you going, Spaceman!” Anna called out.

“To the river! There’s a plant there that we need!” Simon replied.

They ran toward the river. A hawk’s cry came downstream, which compelled Simon to follow the water. He eventually slowed when he found a spot where the river widened. The plant had to be somewhere. Like a feral boar, he dug through the green brush on both sides of the bank. Ignis joined him.

Anna watched them with crossed arms. “The hell we looking for?”

Simon dug through the roots. “Some kind of plant. It’ll help the sick villagers. I know exactly what it is. I just need to see it.”

Anna looked at Ignis in disbelief.

He shrugged. “I trust him.”

Simon paused as a faint whisper came from behind him. He stumbled through a bush, another whisper drawing him right.

“Over here,” whispered a faint female voice.

He went through another bush before he came across a group of green, leafy stalks that rose to his chest. “This is it!”

Simon slid a hand down a stalk and tore out the entire plant. Dirt sprayed everywhere when a massive lump of a root system was revealed.

“This is it!” Simon cried.

“Burnroot?” Anna said.

Ignis approached and took the plant from Simon. “Of course! I didn’t know this grew so far south. This is perfect. I know what to do with this. Come on, let’s go back.”

They marched to the village.

Anna squinted. “How did you know where to find that, Simon? Or what to even find?”

“I had a dream just now… Once I woke up, I just knew what to look for to help the village.”

“What was the dream?” Anna asked.

“You know that dream I had about Khoni?”

“You mean that bird? What about it?”

“I had another one like that, but this time I was some mom in the past named Mollie. I think it was before the old world fell, like right before.”

Anna frowned. “Heck, that don’t sound right, Simon. You sure about this stuff? Do you feel different?”

Simon shrugged. “My hands feel warm like I can heal anyone.”

Anna furrowed her brow and shook her head. “All right, Spaceman, I trust ya. Let’s get back.”

Simon nodded and ran to Ignis. “What’s your idea with the plant?”

Ignis gestured ahead. “The village people already have a few plants that I can mix this in with. We’ll give this to everyone, then we’ll go to each house and get rid of the spirits haunting them.”

“Spirits like Ahari?” Simon asked.

Ignis shook his head. “Spirits of the dead, those who were cast onto the river by the Twilight Cult. They were murdered, so now they torment the village.”

“How do we get rid of them?” Simon asked.

“Cleansing. I will show you.”

The sun slowly rose over the quiet buildings and empty streets. Ignis led them into the house that Simon had dreamed in and created a concoction using the plant. He cut it up,

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