Sentinels of Creation by Robert W. Ross

Author:Robert W. Ross [Ross, Robert W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

A Friend In Need

Kellan bent forward and took several deep breaths while resting his hands on his thighs. He waved away Merlin’s concern. “I’m fine. It’s much better. That travel spell only makes me feel like I want to puke this time around.” Kellan glanced up but the old wizard had looked away, his eyes distant. He stood with his hand braced against the mantle while staring at nothing in particular. “Oren? What about you? Are you ok?”

“Hmmm, oh yes, Kellan, more than ok actually. I cannot believe what we just experienced.” He turned and helped Kellan back to his feet, then stared directly at the young Sentinel. “We saw a Mantle manifest! Thor is in the world.”

Kellan nodded appreciatively. “Yeah, that was pretty dramatic.”

Merlin took a step back. “Pretty dramatic. Pretty dramatic? I’ve traveled in time, became part of Arthurian legend, and lived the long way around to today and this is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Exactly what has been more dramatic, my young Sentinel?”

Kellan was about to respond and thought better of it. Instead he simply said, “You’re right, Oren. I’m sorry. Honestly, that was truly amazing.”

The old wizard squinted at him. “Oh no you don’t. You have seen something more dramatic. Tell me.”

Kellan sighed, “Let’s just say I paid a really uncomfortable visit to the Garden of Gethsemane about two thousand years ago.”

Merlin frowned. “Don’t lie, Kellan. Why would you lie?”

“What?” Kellan said, surprised, “I’m not lying. I didn’t even want to tell you.”

“You are lying. That is a fixed point. It is impossible to travel there. You continually forget that I, too, have pierced the veil of time. In fact, I know more about that time than I suspect you do. It not only is fixed, it is—”

“Foundational?” said Kellan with a smile that set Merlin back on his heels.

“Yes, foundational, and traveling there would—”

“Break the world?” said Kellan evenly, then added, “Notice anything like that, say, three months ago or so?”

Merlin had gone white as a sheet. “That was you?”

“Yup,” replied Kellan, his grin widening.

“But, but, you nearly destroyed everything. What were you thinking, Kellan?”

The Sentinel waved his hands at Merlin, “No, dude, I didn’t go there first. I went there after someone else made it through. I had to stop ‘em. Anyway, the whole thing sucked and I don’t want to discuss it. All I’m saying is that my bar for drama is slightly higher after that.” He noticed Merlin’s slow, dumbfounded nod, and quickly added, “Which in no way diminishes the epic coolness of what we saw tonight. I mean, c’mon, Thor! That’s just really cool.”

Merlin composed himself and said, “Well, I’m tired, Kellan and wish to retire for what is left of the night.”

“Oh, don’t be that way, Oren. This is exactly why I didn’t want to tell you.”

“No, it’s completely fine, Kellan. I truly am just tired. You forget my age.” Merlin smiled before continuing. “And we have much training to do tomorrow for me to keep my end of the bargain.

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