The Primordial Record novel Chapter 2205

Chapter 2205: The Smile of A Predator (1)

This statement hung in the air like the death cry of an infant.

"No," Prime said. "He thought, he thought you were gone. When Enoch entered Existence, and your presence could still not be found, he thought you were most likely dead; however, Vraegar was sent even before that time to dig his way to the past, while I was sent into the future. If not for the war still ongoing, Eos would be here himself and not me."

Something passed across the child’s face, and Prime could not tell if it was grief or relief.

"Oh," the last Incarnation said. "That did not surprise me. I was made to die, and forcing myself to live for so long is just something I have become. I had expected to be here forever, and I don’t know what I would do without this dead place keeping me company."

Prime blinked, not knowing what to think about these words, but knowing they were all the truth. Eos had split up a part of himself many times, knowing that they would perish. It was one of the most painful and awful prices he paid to be able to reach this point.

It was not fair that one man should be forced to make such sacrifices, but he was the only one who could do it, and without someone like him showing them a path beyond self-interest, how could any of them be brave knowing the price that comes with failure?

Prime put the thought aside. The child had been alone for eternities beyond reasoning. Of course, his language had drifted as the small warmth of familial grammar had worn thin with disuse.

"He thinks of you often," Prime said, gently. "I carry many of his memories. I know how much he has regretted your fate, trapped in the depths of End."

"Does he?" Rowan said.

Prime did not have an answer prepared for that, because he had not expected a question.

Frankly, he did not know what to expect. He was the bloodline avatar of Eos, but to say he understood the mind of the Grand Creator was a lie; Eos had long reached a place where his thoughts were beyond strange.

Vraegar, behind him, said nothing. The dragon’s eyes, Prime noticed for the first time, had narrowed very slightly.

"Of course he does," Prime said.

"That’s good," Rowan said. Then, softly: "I have missed him too."

Prime smiled, but his smile did not reach his eyes. He looked at his surroundings and shuddered. How long could he have survived inside this place before he went mad?

End continued to take from you the longer you remained inside its core. It was the price you pay for staying in a place like this, and Rowan had stayed here for eternities beyond counting; it was a miracle that he was still alive, and even sane.

Yet there was something about the way he was talking that made Prime feel a bit... uncomfortable.

Still, he told himself that Rowan had been alone for eternities, singing a song to keep himself from forgetting he existed.

Of course, he would sound strange when he talked and expressed himself for the first time to others.

The fact that he could even speak with them was a testament to the impossible power of Rowan’s soul.

"Can you stand?" he asked.

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