CoDeNaMe

Chapter 6: Function

Our leader hurriedly flew away to the depths of the jungle. We can't fly that fast, as we are too weak and we are still training for things we don't know yet.

While on the air, we were looking down below in the midst of the jungle. We are searching for something we don't know, and he told us that we'll know for sure if we see it even if we do not understand the things he told us.

A voice was heard from nowhere. It felt like it was inside my head.

"Come to me, my dear children." it said, in a sweet voice.

I saw Reborn flinched as if he heard the same voice. He looked at me horrified and asked,

"You heard it too?"

"Yes." I replied, as we are still flying and feeling the breeze of the cold air above.

It took us almost 20 minutes to reach the destination Anonymous was telling us about.

"Here we are at the Temple of the Function." he said, looking up at the top of the temple.

At the entrance of the temple were vines crawling up at the arches of the structure. Its dirty stones are cracked but still standing with its age. At the sides are steps leading to the jungle, with four paths covered in grasses that build up the beauty of the whole land.

We walked up entering the temple. As soon as Anonymous stepped on the first brick ever built in the infrastructure, torches beside him lit up as we advance to the dark paths that lie ahead. Reborn and I were astonished by the beauty and how old this structure was. How did people build this? Was it again, by the use of their powers?

We stopped because there was a hole with a size of a football field. There are paths circling the oblate hole on which we are required to stepped on. Anonymous warned us.

"Do not fly over the hole for it will suck you deep down there. The gravity of this landmass is higher than a black hole."

I panted and fear. My knees shook knowing what might happen with one mistake. Reborn felt the same way, so I patted him on his back to comfort him. He did the same to me.

On the other side was a cube. It was placed on a statue where manuscripts are commonly placed. Reborn pointed at the cube, and asked Anonymous.

"What is that?" 

Anonymous nodded his head, turned to us and walked backwards while speaking.

"That, is the Function." 

The Function. It was my first time hearing the word. In my years of existence, legends or any stories do not tell anything about the Function. As if this Function never existed, our leader believed on it like he was the one who created it.

"After the great hero war that lasted for three centuries, the Function lied ahead. It was the greatest weapon humans have ever used in the war." Anonymous explained, while still walking towards it.

A few minutes of silence have passed, we endured the fatigue we expended. 

"You see, Reborn and Matrix, I was born here in Mystica." he explained.

So that's why he knows so much about this land. He was born from it.

"And this place, was the battlefield of the great hero war that happened thousands of years ago."

That being said, ideas went inside my head. Is he the holder of the Function?

"I am the last Functioner, the holder of the Function of Mystica."

While he is speaking, a hero has appeared behind us. A black-hooded man holding a sword covered in black aura.

"Disaster." Anonymous seriously said.

"Anonymous." the man replied.

Forces from Anonymous and Disaster appeared instantly, making us fly away from where we are standing. Reborn held, with his shield in front of him, and successfully pulled me out from the ground. We were careful not to fall into the pit, as what our leader told us it was fatal.

Clattering of swords are heard from the two. Both of them having the same level of power, fighting in front of us. No one has been damaged yet. No one wants to make themselves hurt from each other's swords.

It was until Anonymous managed to hit Disaster from near his stomach. Blood spilled from his opponent. Struggling to escape, he crawled towards the exit. We were about to kill him when suddenly, Anonymous blocked us with his left hand, signalling a stop.

"Why? He will a threat soon!" I shouted at Anonymous, hoping he'll come back to his senses.

Anonymous just looked at my eye with a convincing stare. There must be a meaning to this.

I picked an arrow from behind me to quickly throw at Disaster, when Reborn held my hands, stopping me from doing anything.

"Don't do anything reckless. Trust him." Reborn whispered to me.

I repelled any intention of murder in my mind. Stop this, I said to myself. I should just trust my leader.

Anonymous sighed deeply, looked to us. He snapped, taking us back to the Function. He walked close to us, patted both our shoulders and said explanations to drive away our confusions.

"The cube behind me, is the origin of all the power of the whole universe. All the powers you know came from this technology behind me. Terras are those heroes whose powers came from Functioners. Both of you are Terras. Heroes can be Functioners when they are born with a natural power."

We were attentively listening to every word he says. Hearing those things from him give us knowledge of what we really are.

"However, when two Functioners became rivals because of their opposite symbolism, they will be cursed by a seal. The legendary Cursed Seal." he added, making a serious tone.

"Disaster and his rival, me, are cursed. We will never die. We will fight forever. Even if we do give up, the battle will still last forever."

That's terrifying.

"With the power of the Function, I can see the future that lies ahead. I just need to wait."

I knew it. I knew that he can see the future. It was the reason why he stopped me before. He was readying up for something that will come soon.

"Always remember. We are heroes of regeneration."