by Eurostar and I'm Not Mister Mxypltk
Edulcore Cicciotto:
It's cold, here. Outside it is raining, but here in the cave, it's nearly as damp as out there. And we've had nothing for dinner. For the first time in days, I think that maybe I should have listened to Quantos and become an operative of Malvan-X -- money, luxurious facilities, exotic locations. And instead of all that, I'm here, in an abandoned mine, with the five strangest beings I have ever met.
I stand up, and walk up to the angel, Naecken. "I need to know, Nae. What exactly were the beings that attacked us?"
"Evil."
"Evil, okay. But what has K'tl got to do with it?"
"K'tl was only the channel for it to arrive on this plane of existence. Now it has left Frederico."
"K'tl?"
"No, the higher evil. K'tl is still inside Frederico, but he is sleeping now. The higher evil is free, somewhere out there."
"Why has it attacked us?"
"Because Nowhereman is another magnet for it. The mind of Nowhereman is set in a different dimension, actually, the shadow of a dimension that is on the verge of nonexistence. He has used Nowhereman's mental patterns to adjust to this world, and now it's free to wander everywhere, without the need of a channel. Do you understand?"
"More or less, yes, I suppose. Is it dangerous for us now?"
"Not really. He is looking for victims to enslave. But he fears me, and fears M'xy, so he will not attack us... until we try to fight him."
"Which is exactly what we'll not do now."
"What? It's our duty to stop that evil! No others will do it!"
"No, Naecken. Our first duty is to find a way to eat at least two times a day, and to sleep in a dry place. I know there is a human being inside you. You should let him drive your mind, if you want to understand this world."
"Maybe you are right." The voice of Naecken has shifted from an angelic female's tone to the normal tone of a human boy.
I stand up and say, loudly, "Okay, guys, tomorrow we will look for a circus. It's the only place where we could find some work."
"A circus?" M'xy asks.
"Yes, a circus. It's the only place where we can stay," I reply.
"I agree with Edulcore," Tobias says.
"Then let's get moving," Danny suggests.
As we start moving, M'xy stays there, confused. "What's a circus?"