Chapter 163 - Iyuba Meteor

"It is our pleasure to have the Princess' presence in our grace," the man who seemed like the most suitable person to be their leader said and even made a ninety-degree bow that was a normal thing in their culture already, seeing that they all bowed at them regardless of their age and nationality.

And Fily, being the only one who knows it all, also bowed at them to show her courtesy. This was then noticed by Venedette, Von, and the others who quickly copied her actions which made the people relax their stances and feel respected too on their part for having guests that understood their customs immediately.

"We are also pleased to be able to make it here safely, we may have encountered some mishaps and unfortunate things on our way, and are now thankful for your consideration and patience with our supposed meeting this afternoon," Venedette said in all formality to the leader of the tribe that was wearing a full white robe along with his companions, definitely not the kind of fashion that seemed welcoming for Leviathan's bright-toned colors. 

The leader, along with his secretary and followers had a conversation with Venedette along the way to their cabins which was situated near the frozen lake of Iyuba, one of the biggest lakes beside the main waters of Clandamascarene that also connects to the great sea. 

"Did you know that this lake is called the lake of Iyuba because it was formed by one of the deadliest meteors with the same name that hit our planet in this very same spot more than a thousand years ago during the Great Doom and overtime became this grand frozen lake of Iyuba?"

"And I'm also speculating that this meteor was the real origin of the alien substance that the Salamanders ate on the other side of this lake, making them powerful enough to produce those same Energy slimes that were also used to make us humans, supers. It's just too bad that we don't have enough evidence for this claim because of the events that happened a long time ago and the events of the Great doom that followed after the meteorites destroyed most of the crucial pieces of evidence that I need in order to do research," Fily said in a hurry which would have been impossible for Gem to understand if she was not paying her full attention to her friend while they were walking to the cabins.

"That was quite different from what I've heard," Von said, which caught Gem and Fily's attention this time.

"When I heard that we were going to Edelweiss, I was reminded of that storybook that my mom would read for me and Demi every time before falling asleep. In that book, the Great doom was summarized in a meaningful correlation about what was happening, why the events of the Great Doom even happened in the first place, and the meanings of each of the events that happened in a symbolic perspective." Von paused and cleared his throat after realizing the burden of getting Fily and Gem to focus on his story for the first time, especially if he accidentally said something wrong which Fily could immediately catch.

But since they were still listening to him anyway, Von just decided to go with it and be serious about telling the story for once, "It was written by my grandpa, by the way so blame me if I get something wrong in here."

"Continue," Fily said, which became another reason for Von to be nervous, but because he already started telling the story that Fily seemed to have no idea about, might as well continue it to keep his grace in front of them.

"It was basically a summary of the events that happened during the Great Doom with a symbolic perspective from my grandfather during the time he was writing it. So anyway, in the meteor shower section, the Iyuba meteor was said to be the last gift that heaven had sent down to us because of their love to humans despite all the betrayal and wickedness that we have supposedly made during that time-"

"Yes, the corruption, greed, ignorance, and distrust that humans have shown to each other and even to nature during that time. The majority were so proud and selfish that it was almost normal for them to expect evil from one another instead of doing and hoping for the better. They have forgotten to take care of the very thing that gave them life and eventually made this planet a living hell for everyone in it."

"Uhh, yes. The heaven's wrath was the most commonly known reason why the Great Doom happened in the first place, right? It even became part of our moral code at one point in time until everybody just decided to discredit the heavens for turning its back on humanity just to satiate their broken hearts."

"But what they failed to realize is that the Great Doom only happened because of their actions in the first place," Fily said as if it was a personal issue and not a historical issue anymore.

"Wait, slow down guys, those people are probably dead by now," Gem tried to mediate their anger but Fily couldn't be stopped.

"But the effects of their actions still live on," she said in spite of them.

"Yes, so anyway, we have derived from our topic earlier. Please continue with what you were saying, Von," Lei said as support for Gem who didn't like the heavy historical conversation either.

"So, as I was saying… Where was I again?"

"Gift for humans despite their weaknesses?" Gem took a guess which helped Von get back on track.

"Oh okay, so the Iyuba meteor was a symbol of last hope for us humans, and Dr. Lectric was able to recognize that, as you all already know, he was the one who cultivated the alien substances of this meteorite and created our kind, yadda yadda, and although the book was not published anywhere aside from the palace in Yvandir, I think I have now understood what my grandpa meant by making the Iyuba meteorite a gift instead of the curse that most people associate it with."

"You are quite right, young man. I hope there are more people that think like you and stop overlooking the fact that this meteorite was a blessing and the turning point of our species and not just Dr. Lectric and his team alone," an old man from the tribe who was also walking beside them suddenly said with a proud smile on his wrinkled face.