Chapter 104: The Awakening of Enigma X
Bayo's fingers trembled as he closed the ancient grimoire, his mind reeling from the vivid premonition. "Ṣé mo ti ṣáko lọ́nà mi?" [Have I lost my way?] he muttered, his Yoruba heritage seeping into his thoughts. The weight of recent events pressed upon him: his near-expulsion for ghostwriting, Èsù's offer of power with its permanent consequences, the chance to redeem himself at Harvard's Computing Laboratory, and the series of supernatural trials he'd faced since seeking out Aroni. Now, destroying Aroni's source field stood as his final test for Aroni. But there was more test for him.
With a deep breath, Bayo reopened the book, bracing himself against the familiar wave of dizziness. As he teetered on the edge of overwhelm, a voice—his own, yet not—echoed in his mind. "Forítì," [Endure] it urged. "Pierce the veil of the 'origin text' with your spiritual eyes. You have known this before, in a time long past."