Jack was like rlin's best friend during the latter days of the Apocalypse, not only brothers in arms, but also sworn brothers. And seeing this kid's face, it did resemble Fireball-Jack's face, only without any scars of battle. It was a unhard as a baby's bottom.
But rlin decided to help out Jack for that one reason.
"My ability allows to see things much further than one day as well. In fact, I have already seen a few years into the future."
"" Jack was beyond disbelief by this point. The one in front of him could see the future. How could he not be nervous and scared. "S- Sir rlin, What happens in the future?"
rlin shook his head and said, " Do you know the butterfly effect?"
Jack thought for a bit and nodded slightly. By now, Jack had relaxed slightly, not that afraid for his life as before.
"It is when you go back in ti and make a small change. That one small change can change the future completely. Even the act of killing a butterfly can have this effect, therefore the na."
"Yes. Now, what happens if I tell you information about the future, wouldn't it be equal to launching a nuclear bomb in the present reality and ssing up everything?"
"" Jack suddenly understood what he was asking. He was asking rlin to destroy the future completely, for his simple request of knowing what would happen. It was a terrifying realisation of knowing sothing you shouldn't.
"But since I have already changed the future simply by looking into it and creating this force of mine, I will bend the rules slightly and tell you so of it. Things will only keep getting worse from here on. Far worse than you can ever imagine." Continued rlin with a solemn expression.
Jack realised sothing at this point. Not only was rlin terrifyingly strong, he was also carrying an equally terrifying burden. The burden of knowledge from the future.
"Alright. So here is what I will do. You will work under for the ti being. I will help you beco stronger until you can fend for yourself. At that point, we can part ways."
"huh? Wha-"
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not doing this to bring you over to my side. Let tell you sothing. I do not see the future, nor can I decided what I see. But what I do see cos in fragnts, and I do not see them. I experience them. As though I was there" At this point, rlin's thoughts trailed off as he stared into the distant sunrise before continuing.
"I am doing this to repay a debt from one of those mories. Let say this once, and only once. Fireball-Jack, you must live your life exactly how you want to. Do not trust anyone, and don't beco anyone's servant. Live your life to the fullest over the next few years. Now go! Leave!"
With this, Jack was pushed away by a huge amount of mana, which made Jack go pale. By the ti he left the room, rlin was already in tears when rembering his past experiences. His bitter struggle to survive. The number of friends and family that were lost during that ti. The number of people who sacrificed themselves for rlin, do that he could live on. Only to ultimately die in vain as the rest of humanity was whipped out.
Outside the room, Jack was in shock. Not only from the mana burst, but from the few clues he got from rlin's words, and their implications.
At this point, Jack was already considering rlin's words to be a taboo, never to be discussed with anyone. But what he understood from the conversation was nothing good. The debt rlin was talking about was likely from his future mories, and was likely related to himself or so relative. Maybe even soone who resembled himself. But the fact that rlin had said 'fireball Jack' ant that this debt was likely from himself. However, the most terrifying word rlin said was 'next few years'. What did this an. Sothing would happen after this period of ti, and only rlin knew what it was.
Jack was experiencing too many emotions right now, and decided to just follow rlin for now, and put the rest at the back of his mind.
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