The Old City of Frigus

Water'pon hovered slowly, humming deep in his throat absorbing the craftsmanship and enjoying Time's ambience. cautiously and with the most steady, calculated hand that which the man could conjure he dipped a finger within he slowly revolving clockwork and pressed his ever-aging finger upon the cold vast emerald time stood still as the book took hold of his actions, his thoughts, his spirit... to which he owes his existence to.

Water'pon felt as though he was being pulsed with the times and histories of all the world he felt as though with each breath knowledge filled his subconscience like water. A liquid crystal flowed through his veins. He was as much a part of knowledge and understanding as it was he.

their very being floated in dormant nothingness as their emotions and memories past through a misty fog gathered up and confused found and lost simultaneously. then all of a sudden water'pon felt a sharp crack within his skull...Dull Blackness.

he found himself face to face with the panda "You?" Water'pon said astonished " Abyssus, meus nomen est Shancerri " his mind stil slowly recovering was able to miraculously unscrambled the pandas words "Hello, my name is Shancerri." "Hello Shancerri," the words came

out in Latin. Obviously confused he continued "my name is Water'pon." "Ahh..finally a common tongue.I've come to appologize for frightening you earlier...it has been a while since i've seen a son of Adam...and my previous experience with your kind have not been my fondess memories." "Shancerri, i formally apologive for past wrongs." "Bah, past...present...future...your apology will not prevent...nor alter the actions of others....you must understand...it is impossible to nudge one other than oneself into a course of action other than the one that has already been fated." "if i'm to teach you one lesson...it's that politeness shall never shunned." "teach me a lesson will you...pfft. ahh i may look young but i have great prowess." "i'll take your word to heart. may i ask...why Latin?"

the Renaissance and discovered it began roughly in the 14th century nearly 3056 years prior. "...Leonardo da Vinci was the first Keeper of the Emerald Conscientia he wrote a good portion of the book he absorbed many of his thoughts into the Mindgate. he was smart for his resources and a proud founder of course the actually telekinetic aspect of the Conscientia was not present at the time of its creation, nor were the sculpted metal pieces. most of those have been added by previous Keepers of the Mindgate.

The telekinetic factors were imagined and added as a conveniance to the future keepers by a owner named Jonathon Grave he lived most recently three hundred years ago. the metal peices were crafted by Thomas Earnshawin the 1700's, Edward John Dent in the 1800's , and finally James Fray in 2439 who balanced the metal peices to flow with perfect harmony that flow has now entered your mind and soul, you may have felt the harmony flow as a icy crystal that slithered through your veins..." Water'pon nodded "...this means that from now on your actions will be more calculated and careful you will not fight unless prodded to do so and if the circumstances allow it."

I'dej had been sitting on a plush red cusion in bewilderment water'pon oblivious to this was startled as I'dej gathered himself to come toward the cub who turned around a growled with an unsurness that siffled deep in her throat Water'pon calmed the cub down and the cub allowed idej to pass...

"Can you explain what you were doing just now?...prattling on with a giant panda bear...?" Idej clearly was utterly shocked many emotons plastered on his face simultaneoulsy. "It is okay...first of all when i touched the gleaming emerald it absorbed my conscience and i absorbed it's conscience until both me and the book....the Esmeralda Conscientia....have the same knowledge. This happened as well to the panda...Shancerri...earlier and she can now speak an ancient toungue of the humans...Latin...i too through the Esmeralda Conscientia can speak in this toungue she told me many things that i am now the newly appointed Keeper of the Mindgate...Esmeralda...so now i must gather up as much knowledge as possible so that eons farther can understand their foundations throughout time." "I see...okay...so now you are the one who has inherited Esmeralda and must protect it and gather as much as possible within it's binds?" "precisly." "Okay...can i enter in my information?" "Ah...but you are a warrior...No?" "Yes? why?" "Well the books contents come with a price the book is protected with the esscence of Harmony with which it is impossible to hurt another to protect oneself except on rare occasions...these are the thoughts of one of the past keepers...and he has made it so that i must abide by them...by tapping into my conscience and resewing it to fit his past needs." "oh..." I'dej said semi hurt well should we go back it's almost sundown we should get back to the village." As water'pon prepared to leave by placing Esmeralda into his knapsack with much care he was startled to see the sad eyes of Shancerri her eyes fixed themselves on water'pon. Water'pon eyed her back inquizically and spoke to her in Latin "What is it Shancerri...is there something i'm forgetting?" Shancerri awnsered back in a sly beggar's voice layered with pleading "well i have a rquest i've lived here for many months now and i was wondering if you could take me into the village as i am positive the cold nights and dusty air will not suffice for much longer as well as the fact that due to my bum leg i am unable to walk much distance."