Devan was a 23-year-old primatologist who studied gorillas in the jungles of the Congo Basin in Africa. Growing up, he had a love for animals, especially apes. He was fascinated by everything about them, the way they walked, the way they cared for e...
I began to reach my hand out to the futuristic painting, but I then also reached my hand out to the samurai as well. When I touched the paintings the chanting stopped immediately. I was then blinded by a bright light and my body felt lighter. A few moments later I didn't feel the stone floor of the temple, but instead the softness of a nest.
???: (Greetings young one.)
I looked up to the sound of the voice and I saw two albino silverbacks. But I then quickly avoided eye contact.
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???: (What's the matter? Don't know how to greet your elders? You may look us in the eyes.)
I looked back up before responding.
Devan: (I'm sorry I was just a little surprised.)
???: (I see you haven't gotten your mark yet.)
Devan: (My mark?)
???: (Your silver mark. The mark that shows you've matured.)
Devan: (Who are you?)
Ajamu: (Me? I'm Emperor Ajamu. And my brother here is King Alger.)
Alger: (Hello champion.)
I immediately bowed bowed not only because they're silverbacks, but also because they're monarchs. They began to slightly laugh before telling me to rise.
Ajamu: (Rise young one we're no longer kings. We've been dead for thousands of years.)
I slowly raised my head and sat down in the nest across from them. I then remembered Alger called me champion.
Devan: (Why did you call me champion?)
Alger: (Because we called to you and you answered. We just didn't expect for you to answer us both at once.)
