The Temple

MIA

"How can you say such a thing about my mate, Javier? He is not cursed!" I countered the high priest Antonio.

"I did not mean to offend you, chosen one, I was just saying things as I saw it. Javier Romanov is cursed by the prophesy, he is the harbinger of doom and there is nothing you or anyone else can do to change that."

"No, you are wrong, there is always a way and I will find it," I said stubbornly.

The high priest shook his head at me, "There are far more precious things for the chosen one to be doing than fixating over a lost cause."

"He is not a lost cause, stop calling him that."

He got up from his meditative stance, "We have waited for the chosen one for a while now and here you are finally. You have a lot to learn, you need to learn how to use your powers to stop the forces of darkness that are converging. Only you can do it."

"I don't care about any of that," I snapped, "I only care about saving Javier."

Antonio sighed, "I have told you, it is a lost cause."

"Then I have