24. The Prophecy of Sirius: Flames and Oracles
Starting November 2023, The Korea Daily is excited to publish the fantasy novel series “Sword of Malta – Lightning in 72 Years” on our website. This new captivating series follows a trio of young adventurers on their quest to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations, including the Maya and Inca. In an exciting development, Netflix is currently adapting the novel’s storyline into a film.
The ‘Sword of Malta – Lightning in 72 Years’ is the latest novel authored by Jeeyoon Ha, who created the “Pangaea series.” Ha’s debut novel, “The Pangaea: Finding Xibalba,” was selected by the Korea Creative Content Agency in 2022 as part of their initiative to support the global export of fantasy literature.
Readers can eagerly anticipate the online publication of two installments each month, with new chapters appearing bi-weekly, offering a regular escape into this magical realm. *Mark Oh translated the Korean novel into English.
Finally, Suri saw the very place that he saw in his dream. It was a place where tens of thousands of megalithic temples were located. The megalithic temples were surrounded by floating walls. The floating wall seemed impossible to penetrate because the entrance and exit were different every time. However, when the megalithic temples received the light of the sun, they turned out to be magical yellow. When Suri left for Malta, a tram came to mind. The tram was also yellow.
In the center where the megalithic temples were concentrated, there was a circular square, an observation lighthouse shining rainbow in the light of stars. It was too low to be called a lighthouse, but it was sending chirite in all directions. Behind it was a magnificent ancient architecture.
“Oh, that… It’s like Omega Archaeological School”
Suri shouted with happiness.
“It’s a university. When you go into a school, it’s huge, and next to it, there’s an art museum, all the ancient artifacts are all over the place… Well… Can you see that concert hall? You’re doing a fireworks show, right? Fireworks shows like that happen every day. Fantastic, isn’t it?”
Marvelem said proudly.
“The Sirius civilization is not just a magic civilization. Emperor Nova was proud that his empire was an empire armed with ultra-high science, persecuting magic and trying to dry the seeds of the magic shortage. But I find it very strange. It’s not just a hatred of magic, a curse of magic lineage, but I think there’s a personal reason… Magic is science anyway. It’s just ultra-high science that’s not yet understood… Haha…”
Marvelem just laughed.
“… Magic is super science?”
Suri felt like his head was turning white.
“That’s all… I think Sabi will like it”
Suri screamed at a cafe selling magical potions. The menu was on the street, and the menu introduced drinks about various magic potions.
“There are regenerative potions that restore vitality for a long time, rapid potions that increase vision and movement speed, flame resistance potions that make them resistant to long-distance attacks by fire, lava, and blaze, night vision potions that make everything look bright, and transparent potions that become transparent for a certain period of time…”
Marvelem introduced potions like a cafe employee.
“No, not like that… Is there anything romantic?… When I went on a date with my girlfriend… I mean. You know?”
The Suri was nagging.
“Potent of love? … Hahaha… your heart melts… time stops… happy memories come to mind… then you dance like a dancer, or sing like a singer, or cook like a chef… Becoming a movie star… Hahaha…”
Marvelem kept giggling as if he felt better just thinking about it.
“Oh… I saw an illusion. It was an illusion that this place is being attacked.”
Suri was in a terrified voice.
“The face has only red lava-like eyes and no eye movements. It doesn’t even have eyelids. And the head rises sharply like a poking blade… The teeth I can see through the open mouth are also sharp… And the throat is red like a lava pit… The skin of the face is wrinkled as if it is a trace of being melted by burns… But… And then all of a sudden… I see a different face. It was too handsome man”
Suri was frightened.
“It was Nova… I saw it, too. Because I’ve connected to you”
Marvelem’s voice was also dark.
“But… This city was engulfed in flames… I saw it”
The Suri gradually lost its strength.
“If Nova came in himself, they would appear… We need to hurry up. Now, we’re Sirius lightning. Before the lightning strike in 72 years heads for Malta, let’s move quickly.”
Marvelem sped up.
“Who are they?”
Suri asked.“
“…Oracle,. they’re everywhere. Either of us could be an oracle… Hahaha… It’s real.”
Marvelem laughed, but Suri was uncomfortable.
“If we want to go back before there was a hole in the boundary… but they already know our plan. By the way, it’s going to be a big battle… But don’t worry. I’m going to control them. Of course you’re controlling it and we’re controlling it, but in the meantime, the moment there’s a hole in the boundary, we’re going to move that moment to a very distant million years. I’m going to make them fight each other in the time zone a million years ago.”
Marvelem was confident.
“It looked close, but we have to go this far at our speed”
Suri had doubts.
“It’s not close or far… But… As we get closer, we’re getting farther away. But I trust you, it’s because of you that we can do this much. Are you ready to be a mailer now?”
Marvelem came close to the position of prophecy. The position of prophecy was engulfed in flames, making it difficult to get close. The Suri that became Sirius lightning became a moment to fight the enormous flames. Suri recalled death at that moment, and his mother, who had been fighting so much.
“Mom…”
In the center of the huge city, the Altima Tower rose as high as it pierced the sky. The Altima Tower was also a symbol of the planet Sirius. Not only the tower but also the rest of the buildings were Altima. Altima towers and Altima buildings surrounded tens of thousands of megalithic temples in a circle. It felt like they were protecting them. The megalithic temples were a very stable architectural form compared to the Altima Tower and Altima buildings. But what was surprising was the voice of Marvelem in contrast to this ultra-high civilization.‘
“The attack has begun. Let’s go…”
Suri felt that he was being thrown away by a force other than his own.
“Let’s send them back a million years. Aren’t you curious, too? What kind of world is it?”
[To be continued…]
