“The plastic beach is considered to be the largest artificial island known to man.

It is always on the move and doubles as an instrument used to help keep the ocean’s ecosystem secure as well as a place that houses humanity’s peace keepers, the international police federation and the United countries military.”

“Could you also tell me about this war Ms. Tasha”

“Very well,

Over a century ago a war was started between the first ring and this one, they have yet to state their intentions

What they were given by the Gods is also unclear to us b—

“—Excuse” I interrupt,

“What do you mean given by the Gods?”

“I don’t know if I am permitted to go in depth on this” smiles the chairman’s assistant, Tasha apologetically,

“Mr. Second said that anything I want to will be answered,” I pressure the woman on,

………

A day after settling into the beach house and I have already decided to revisit the peculiar chairman who seems to know more than he lets on…

(I’ve gone without answers for too long, I’m not waiting around anymore)

“It is part of the unspoken history,” Tasha concedes, beginning to divulge the information,

“Thousands of years ago when this ring was created, the very first humans started out with the power of science and technology, there was a never a point in history where something as basic as a light bulb was not present,

Since the start of time we have always been with knowledge, and that is because of the Gods.

There are three rings that makes up…

That much is also unclear to us..

We do know however that each ring was given was given their own power, or advancement by the Gods

The third ring we know was given the power of nature, or magic they call it,

We were given the power of knowledge, or advanced science,

What the first ring has is a mystery to us,”

“Hmm, and is it true time also passes differently on each ring?’ I quiz

“It is, we believe the third ring to be the largest of the three, so their time passes slower than ours, from the data we received from the mechanoid tank-bots sent over there, one year here is approximately six months over there,

Because of this scientists have theorized that the first ring may be double that of our time….”

“…..—"

“—Ah, sorry I am late, I hope you have not waited long Kage

You can leave for now Tasha” Mr. Second briskly strides into the office, for some reason he is wearing a queer mask around his nose and mouth,

An extremely pungent odor comes from him,

Assistant Tasha quickly leaves us alone…

“You have to excuse me, Kage, I came down with the cold today,

I trust my daughter was able to feed your curiosity well?

Now wat can I do for you?”

“What do you want from me?” getting straight to the point

“And do not speak in riddles, I want a direct answer Mr. Second,”

(That smell is unbearable

And why doesn’t this man sit down?

Him looking down at me like that makes me feel uneasy)

……

“Do you know that people from different rings have slightly different anatomies?” Mr. second speaks as if ignoring my previous declaration

“Pardon?”

“Here our physical attributes have really low low’s and moderately good highs,

The average person’s life span is about ninety years,

From the biological data we have on that girl, Lyra,

The average person on the third ring is as strong as a man in his peak on this ring,

Meaning that there must be hundreds of thousands of Olympic level people just casually living over there,

Not only that but their life span may be over two hundred years, and that is with the time difference.”

“What exactly does this have to do with me?”

(Didn’t I just say not to speak in riddles?)

“Everything Kage, you are built differently from us, and the people of the third ring

There is so much I can learn from you,

So much humanity can learn from you,

You are an asset to me, I do not want anything”

“Am I from the first ring then?”

“Do you know why we call it the North Kage?”

(Why can’t he just answer directly?

What is that horrible scent coming off him!?)—

—“We don’t call it that because it’s actually located in the north,

Just like a compass does not actually point to the geographical north, the first ring is not located to the north,

The first ring is where everything we know points to

Just like a compass that always points north..

They are the closest to the source,

They are ahead of us all, the first cardinal direction…

The ones given the best power from the God’s”

“Yes or no would be a simpler answer,” I say matter-of-factly,

“Why are you making things complicated for me, Mr. Second?”

“Why are you asking me questions you already know?” The chairman counters

“As a matter of fact, let me ask you a question,

What do you consider to be art Kage?

For us it is sci-tech, for the people of the third ring is the power of nature, and the first is—

—Figure out what you consider to be art, and your question of where you came from, may answer itself…

Till then, we have nothing to talk about,”

…………..

As quickly as he had arrived he leaves, the weird scent going with him…

………

(What do I see as art?)

****

“No good,” Mr. second tosses off his mask, speaking to a listener on the other end of a phone in pocket…..

{“They sound like a child don’t you think Adam?”}

“Mhm, I agree Kage does appear to lack knowledge, and is quite inquisitive”

{“Maybe they are feigning ignorance?”}

“I am not sure yet ,but that was the strongest knockout gas we have on this entire ring,

Kage didn’t even get slightly drowsy.

Are you sure this form of experimentation of is better?”

{“I would rather not antagonize Kage, they are unpredictable as is, and we may need them to help us with Satan, and inevitably Vaughn as well,

For now this is all we can do,”}

“I can’t wait till we find a way to get rid of the thorn that is the north,” Mr. Second Sighs

{“They are allies who have helped our technological advancements a lot though Adam?”}

“I didn’t mean it like that my lady,”

{“Oh, you are referring to having to keep up the lie then?”}

“Correct, the farce that is the war in the first place”