"This building is made up of a lot of networks as if it were a great maze...''
When they asked him about himself, he replied:
"I'm the one who can lead you through this maze and take you to Her, so follow me in this direction."
Meanwhile, the walls were opening one by one, as if the group was going down a continuous and open path to the person they wanted to meet...and shortly after, they reached a door, but when they tried to open the door to enter, the man stopped them, saying:
''Sorry, but it can only be an audience of one''
Without any hesitation or thought (Morpheus) put his hand on (Neo's) shoulder and told him:
"We'll wait for you out here."
(Neo) stood confused, as he looked at their faces, but found everyone agreeing to this decision ... Then the door opened ... and as he entered he found himself in a white endless space ...
At a distance, he found the (Oracle) sitting on a garden bench. Slowly he headed toward her from the back...
While feeding the birds, the Oracle said without turning to him:
''wasn't expecting you to be this late.''
she said as she continued feeding the birds.
Neo:
'' So then you were expecting me to come?''
The Oracle:
Of course, I was certain you would come. Because if I hadn't then you wouldn't have come here, right?"
Neo:
''well, it's part of the reason.''
Oracle stared at him focused and seemed to be surprised ... and said:
"I see you managed to get in without having to use the (Core), but I see you haven't seen it yet..."
Neo questioned in surprise:
"seen what?..."
The Oracle:
"Tell me... Have you seen any flaws or abnormalities when entering the Matrix?..."
Neo:
"Do you mean a fog or something of that sort?..."
He asks perplexed while looking forward to knowing the secrets of the fog.
The Oracle:
''Yes, I imagine you've been seeing fogs, statics, glitches, blurs... whatever you want to call them, ever since you started entering the matrix without the use of the (Core)?...''
Neo:
''You know about that too I see''
The Oracle:
"Well yes, I mean after all you do look different than you were back then."
Neo:
"I notice something in the corner of my eye but am unable to identify, and when I turn to it, it disappears...something so close to where I could touch, but I fail at it, and that's what's been happening to me for the past 5 or 6 months as I enter the matrix..."
The Oracle:
''I see...''
Neo:
''How do you know about that?,...what is it exactly?, ...why do I keep seeing it, and how does it relate to me entering without the use of the (Core) ... !?"
The Oracle:
''Hmm, I guess even after all this time you're still not ready for the next step.''
Neo:
''The next step?... the next step to what?''
The Oracle:
''Until you learn the truth, you can't move on to the next step''
Neo:
"The truth?... the truth to what!?"
The Oracle:
''To everything...''
Neo:
''I'm sorry, but a don't understand.''
The Oracle:
''Oh honey, it's okay, I'm sure when the time is right you will, but until then I can only wait. it is obvious now that you are the closest to reaching the level of the one, but the goal has yet to be reached ''.
Neo:
"Me?... Reach it?... What does that mean!?"
The Oracle"
"In time you will understand."
Neo:
"Okay, and what of my fate?... what is the goal of the one!?"
The Oracle:
''Well that's all up to you, your fate is what you choose to make of it''.
And after seeing (Neo) confused and uncertain, she thought to give him a push by giving him a hint in the right direction.
The Oracle:
''Have you ever heard of the quote, ours is not to question why ours is to do or die''
Neo:
''Alfred Tennyson?''
The Oracle:
''Yes,...it's an interesting saying, it reminds me a lot of myself.''
Neo:
''How so?''
The Oracle:
"The purpose of my creation is only to follow my destiny, for I am simply a series of knowledge and experiences, whether it'd be rational or irrational, for you to know the truth, you must become a part of what I am and get back a part of what you have lost, and until you have, a can only wait.''
And at that point the man interrupted her saying:
'' They figured out the maze, we must leave now, we don't have much time until they reach us.''
And that's where the (oracle) was forced to stop conversing with (Neo)... (Neo) and his group readied themselves to depart, so they followed the (man) to another exit, while the (oracle) stayed behind, however, they did not hesitate or ask why, because they knew that the agents weren't able to touch her, wherefore focusing on retreating and reaching a (checkpoint) where they may be able to leave the matrix, but immediately after leaving the abandoned building, and by using the passers-by as hosts and changing them to agent figures, it took the agents no time before being on (Neo's) groups tail, which led the situation to a game of cat and mouse, but thankfully (Neo's) group was able to shake the agents off at the most appropriate time and left the matrix, and once having left the matrix, all stood to ask (Neo):
"What do we do now? What did the (Oracle) say?... Tell us..."
"I'm not sure, she told me that I wasn't ready for the next stage... for I'm still lacking in that's preventing me from reaching the truth..."
There, questions from the group kept coming to try and understand what (Neo) was exactly saying, but he was unable to give them an answer.
So Neo responded by saying:
"I don't know what she meant, all I know is what she told me... and until I figure it out, I'm unable to provide you with any answers..."
Roland:
"And what do you suppose we do until you figure out the truth?... The (Oracle) without a doubt is playing with us... all we're doing is chasing after our tails, and all that (IT) intends to do is control us completely, just in another form..."
Morpheus interrupted him asking him to calm down, and added:
"today is done, so let's get some rest and give (Neo) I chance to think out about what the (oracle) meant."
And seeing that (Roland) didn't have a plan to move forward, he had no choice but to acquiesce to (Morpheus's) request, saying:
"fine, if he wants time we'll give him time, but know this if we keep following her word it will be the end of us, they told us that they were controlling us, and yet you still listen to them and do what they ask of you, you have become completely under their control do with you as they please, and in turn, we suffer for it.''
And after (Roland) left the meeting to take to his corner, everyone was thinking the same thing, "are we truly still under their control? and if that surely is just another form of control...
And later (Morpheus) came to sit beside (Neo) asking him about his circumstances, and if he had reached any conclusion, adding:
'' Although we're in the misfortune of this new form of control, and even though at this time we're supposed to be free..."
And with a smile added:
" There are still things we should be thankful for, things that maintain the hopes of mankind and its future... I mean take yourself as an example... I'm astonished that you reached a level where you can enter the matrix without using these (Cores)..."
Pointing out the devices with his hands.
"So a lot of that hope is thanks to you, for if it wasn't for you then we wouldn't have even dreamed of reaching this point."
There (Neo) realized something... Thereby requesting an immediate meeting...
Neo:
'' I think I should go back inside the matrix, however, I should do so using the (Core)''
Niobe:
''The (Core)?... But why?''
Neo:
''Because I think is what the (Oracle) meant, by regaining what I lost and becoming a part of what she is.''
Niobe:
''I see, so being a part of her and regaining what you used to have means becoming a part of the machine, something that you were born in and what she is made of.''
Neo:
''Exactly, I used to enter through using the (Core), but now I enter mentally, but maybe in doing that I lost something in the process..."
Roland:
''Okay so now you're telling us that to seek out the truth or whatever you need, is by entering the matrix using the (Core)?''
Neo:
''Yes''
Roland:
''Okay''
(Neo), (Morpheus), and (Niobe) chose to be the ones to return to the matrix, after entering they found themselves in between the pedestrians in one of the city's streets... and between the pedestrians, a door emerged in front of (Neo's) eyes...
Morpheus:
'' Do you see anything out of the ordinary?''
Neo:
''You don't see it?''
Morpheus:
''See what?''
(Neo) headed towards the door and (Morpheus) and (Niobe) followed behind him surprised of the matter... (Neo) stood in front of the door, their Morpheus addressed him asking:
"What do you see?..."
Neo:
''A door...''
Morpheus:
"a door?... where?''
At which point Neo opened the door while saying:
"Right here..."
There (Morpheus's) and (Niobe's) astonishment arose on their faces, and while confused they ask:
"What are you saying (Neo)?... we don't see a door!..."
But once (Neo) opened the door, (Morpheus) and (Niobe) were able to see a black void from between the doors opening... at which made the void apparent to the world of the matrix... they quickly entered the void where it separated them by walls of which they could not see from the intense darkness... thereafter (Neo) saw a man standing in front of him...
The Man:
''Hello...''
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