Yibi and the Hierophant's Prophecy

"Bonsam! I have finally found you!" Yibi shouted as he ran towards Bonsam.

"I have been looking for you everywhere! Why have you stayed away from me?"

"I am not your friend, why do you keep following me?" Bonsam responded coldly.

"You are my master, I need your help in understanding the ancient symbols, I want to save my people," Yibi said as he knelt down and bowed before his "master".

"What are you talking about? I already told you that all those symbols were made up by the deceivers. What do they mean anyhow?" Bonsam said while waving his hand at Yibi's face, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"It is just a riddle master, I need your help to understand it so that I can save my people," Yibi said, who now was sitting on the ground and staring blankly at Bonsam.

Yibi and Bonsam sat looking at each other for what seemed like a lifetime then Bonsam spoke: "Listen closely, there is nothing to be gained from these lies and deceptions."

"Why did you make them if they are so meaningless? Please tell me master, I need your wisdom," Yibi pleaded with Bonsam.

"Listen fool, the symbols were not made by me. They were created and put there by the deceivers long ago to lead you astray. Do you hear me son of man? That is why we call them "deceivers". They are evil!" Bonsam said while he waved his hands in front of Yibi's eyes.

"But they don't lie... they only show different meanings depending on one's thoughts. It is all based on what one thinks..." replied Yibi as if speaking to himself then continued "If only I could unlock their true meaning because then I could save my people." He looked at Bonsam with pleading eyes.

"Save yourself from their lies foolish child of man! You will never be able to unlock their truth; it is impossible! So stop trying!" exclaimed Bonsam as he stood up walked over to Yibi and kicked him hard in the side of his head which sent him sprawling on the ground. He then walked over to his pack and picked up something wrapped in cloth and began unwrapping it to reveal a large sword with runes etched along its length. He slowly unsheathed it revealing an even larger sword with a thick black handle inscribed with strange letters and patterns that glowed dimly red when exposed to the light of day. He swung it open wide displaying its immense size then held it high above his head with both hands while staring straight ahead. After several moments of silence the glow disappeared leaving behind a black wooden handle with strange writings on it written in some unknown language that resembled ancient Hebrew letters mixed with African dialects mixed along with some Latin letters mixed in as well [as shown below] with similar markings depicting other languages along its side [as shown below]. It was truly an impressive sight to behold which made Yibi forget about the pain in his head caused by being kicked and stare in awe at the sword in front of him ["an ancient relic from Biblical times," according to historians]. Suddenly Bonsam screamed loudly which startled Yibi causing him to lose focus on his surroundings for a moment causing him to startle slightly but quickly recover after feeling embarrassed for being caught off guard by such a silly thing. When he regained focus he noticed that Bonsam was holding out the sword toward him and motioning for him to take it; apparently he had changed his mind about helping Yibi after seeing how impressed he was by the sword. But before Yibi could grab hold of it, Bonsam quickly snatched it back up saying: "Not so fast young one!" Then continued: "Let me explain something first." He paused for a moment then continued: "The sword has many powers but not all of them can be used freely by everyone." He paused again seemingly deep in thought while rubbing his chin before continuing: "That isn't true... everyone can use all its powers but it depends on how far along your path you are before unlocking its full potential." After finishing his explanation he handed the sword over to Yibi who took hold of it and inspected its balance by swinging it around a few times getting used to its weight then asked: "Master, how does one know if they are ready for such power?" A smile grew across Bonsam's face as he looked down upon Yibi who had just handed the sword back over to him saying: "I guess that is something only time will reveal my young friend." Then said: "Follow me now, we must go meet someone else now." He grabbed his pack along with the glowing sword which was now back inside as if hiding itself again then walked ahead of Yibi without saying another word leaving him no choice but follow behind for now until further instruction until perhaps later when they got where they were going [later revealed as The Tower].