高级娼妓

"What changed between now and then?"

"I found a lead to that place and it brought me to a destination I never expected. What I saw there is the truth, Kaya. The arsenal of the progenitor exists and it\'s not a place I can enter or anybody else could for that matter." Mikayal\'s weak arms clenched subconsciously as if remembering what he saw terrified him.

"Hold on a second, old man. What lead? What the hell are you talking about?" Kaya stopped him in his tracks when she saw that he was about to gloss over that thing. How did he find a lead to a place that most people never even heard of?

Even those who had a suspicion that a place like this existed didn\'t find a single lead. So hearing that Mikayla casually mention that he found a lead made Kaya shocked.

"It\'s confidential for now. The person that gave me the lead is a secretive one who doesn\'t like to be mentioned casually in a topic so just consider it this way." Mikayla explained with a normal tone. However, Kaya noticed something about his demeanor when he talked about this person.

There was a mix of apprehension and fear in his eyes when he spoke. However, Mikayla was Mikayla so he would never show himself in a vulnerable state in front of people, even his daughter.

"Anyway, this is not what I came here to speak about. I just wanted to warn you about one thing, Kaya. In a few months from now, you might be asked by Divinity to do something and I want you to firmly refuse to do it. Don\'t accept no matter what and no matter what they do. If things come down to it, I want you to run away and hide."

Kaya looked confused but she didn\'t say a word as she listened to her old man.

"I\'m afraid that what will happen soon will change this very world we live in. No one could stop it, Origin will never be the same and neither will the people who will use it and control it. Perhaps every single person that doesn\'t use it will cease to exist and perhaps it could be the end of this world, I do not know."

"Huh? Old man, if this is a joke you\'re saying then it\'s not funny." Kaya\'s face turned cold as she frowned hard. She knew that Mikayla wasn\'t joking around, he was never someone to joke around, anyway.

However, simply accepting that the world will end in a few months is just not something a normal person could do.

Mikayla didn\'t even provide information about what, how, or why all of this will happen. What would end the world? Why is Origin going to change? What does this have to do with the Progenitor\'s arsenal of weapons and the place where they\'re hidden? And who is the person that gave him all this information?

Her mind felt like a mess just asking these questions and even more of a mess just trying to answer them.

"I can\'t explain, Kaya. It\'s for your sake. When that time comes, just leave Divinity and hide somewhere. Protect yourself and don\'t try to get entangled with all this mess. We\'re dealing with powers far beyond our scope of understanding."

Saying that Mikayla slowly stood up and turned around to leave, only to be grabbed by Kaya. She stayed silent for a moment before she asked again.

"Just tell me one hint, old man. Just one thing that could be useful. I hate being in the dark, not when you\'re mentioning such grandiose, apocalyptic predictions." She said coldly.

She felt rather angry that her old man was underestimating her power without even giving her a chance to understand the situation. It was like telling someone that they\'re not worthy of knowing the truth of their future. It\'s painful and annoying.

Mikayla seemed to understand that too as he closed his eyes and exhaled a long, bitter breath.

"The temple of infinity. That\'s the only hint I could give you. Do what you want with it and if you do learn the truth yourself, stay away from it. Don\'t try to make yourself get noticed and don\'t try to contact me. I know how to contact you so don\'t worry, I won\'t disappear. Understood?"

Leaving those words behind, Mikayla left the cafe. Kaya sat there silently with her fists clenched.

"The temple of infinity. I never heard of that before." She murmured.

Kaya liked to believe that she knew most of the places that exist in this world and considering her position as an Archangel and a future Virtue, she knows many secret locations in the world like ruins, ancient temples, and the like. However, never did she hear of that name before.

So, there was only one thing left. The only person she knew who knew more about this and perhaps could deduct something from those words would be Kai.

***

Meanwhile, Kai just finished cooking lunch and was about to wash his hands when he heard Eva calling for him from the living room.

"Kai… you have to see this." She said in a weird tone.

"Hm?"

Walking toward her, he found her looking at the TV with a shocked expression on her face. As short as a few minutes ago, she seemed fine so the fact that she looked this perturbed meant that something wrong happened. Taking a look at the TV, Kai\'s face also immediately changed.

On the screen, a reporter was speaking.

"In a seismic development, superhumans wielding extraordinary powers have emerged out of nowhere on the global stage a few weeks ago all thanks to a revolutionary component known as \'Temporary Origin\' or for short \'TempO\' created by an Organization named \'Divinity\'. This up-and-coming corporation shocked the world with the revelation of this new technology that manipulates the genetic structure of the user to give them superpowers just like the ones seen in movies. Videos of people whom Divinity reached out to to test these TempO\'s leaked into the internet, creating a huge uproar that shook the whole world."

Then, videos of people creating fireballs from their hands or turning their fists into ice appeared on the screen. Kai watched the scene unfold with solemn silence. He didn\'t know how to react. It all happened too suddenly.

"People are divided between believing and disbelieving these claims of achieving superhuman abilities. Also, governments are being bombarded with questions about this matter while most remain silent. However, today, we\'re in luck of getting in contact with Divinity\'s representative to talk more about this matter. Mr Arthur Carian, can you hear me?"

Then, the screen was divided into two between the reporter and someone Eva and Kai were familiar with. Arthur, the handsome archangel appeared on the screen with a perfect smile.

"Arthur, can you please explain to us what this Temporary Origin is?"

"Of course, Elia. Our Divinity had been working in secret for years now, developing and perfecting the formula for Temporary Origin. We saw a potential in humans nobody else had seen. We\'re special creatures, Elia. All of us are. We were meant to be able to wield more power than what we\'re born with and Divinity worked hard toward that future. We\'re happy to say that we\'re finally releasing Temporary Origin into the world. It has been tested by every pharmaceutical administration in the world and they all gave us the green light to sell this component to the world."

"So all those videos are the real deal?"

"Of course. You can ask all those people yourself. They all gained powers that they only dreamt of. Divinity has started a new age, an age where we can finally achieve the feats that we could only dream of. Perhaps the only limit we have now is the endless ideas we can think of."

"Kai… This is bad. This is really bad." Eva murmured as she felt the weight of the disaster that was about to happen.

As for Kai, he clenched his teeth.

"Those idiots…"

He never expected it to happen so soon and so suddenly. It hasn\'t even been a few months since he discovered Temporary Origin even existed and suddenly it\'s available to the public. People now know Origin exists and that they can use superpowers.

He didn\'t know what Divinity was thinking of but it was certainly not a good idea at all. Not everyone is worthy of a superpower, not now, not never.

\'Am I never going to be spared of nonsensical trouble?\' Kai exhaled a long sigh as he realized that he was about to get dragged into a huge mess.

What was worse than maniacal Origin users? Well, that would be maniacal Origin users who don\'t even know what they\'re doing.