Once upon a time in 1983, on January 13th

Say what you will, because you will anyway & then expect all & all to say nothing & just stay?  This is 1983 and things have a new rhythm about the world.  You can't just want things to happen, you have to take yourself to a new level of consciousness in order to see them  happening, man.  I mean, yeah your 10 years old in this world, but the magic that you can do...man!

 
(Sitting down and pausing for about 2 minutes)

The spells, man the spells!  You know you have learned to control them much more settle & complete & you haven't even had a Teacher yet.

(Shuffle pulls out some white powder, that is heroin that's warped in a piece of white notebook paper and sprinkles some in the air.  It begins to dance and turn into the form of 3 naked women dancing, standing on the carpet. Shuffle removes his  right eye and threw it to the dancing drugs, that were playing with it.)

See man, all my magic can do is make drugs come alive & get me really high & whoever wants to party,y'know?  & all I had to do is give 'em 'my dick.  Haha!  Shit, it didn't work anyway & I wasn't usin' it, so they can have it. & now I can get as high as I want, without any heat from the fuckin' cops, or from anybody, man. But you know, that's not why you're here, man.

(Sinking slowly into the chair and almost falling on the floor)

Man, those bitches there are heavy, huh?  Hehheeee! Man, so did you think about what it takes to get a Teacher & what we talked about the other day?  You ask me...

(He jerks as the ladies pick up his eye and all three of them kiss it, placing it back in the socked, touching each other,blowing him a kiss, the evaporate in a seductive pose)

AAAhhhhh.... yeah, them bitches.  They not here to show you, thank all evil for that, but that ain't where your magic comes from & I know you can kill me, just with the thought of me dyin', man, but since I gave them my dick, they can't touch you, when I call them.

(Shuffle stands up and gets his coat)  

Come on,man we gotta go to the diner to meet the Scale.  She'll let us know if you need a teacher, man, OK?  I got plenty of bread & I will buy you whatever you want man, not problem.  Wait, before we go, can you help me with the Clean, please,man

(He's stared in his eyes, until they burn.  He blinks and then his ragged appearance makes him look like a British  banker with long brown hair and a beard.  Now the nautical suit  that Shuffles wears matches the one that 10 years old is wearing)

Thanks man, and I even smell good, too, hehehehe!


(Shuffle looks in the mirror)


Yeah thanks.

(Leaving the apartment that is luxurious on the exterior, Shuffle's residence is trifle beyond grasp, they head to take the bus to the diner so that the Scale can judge 10 years old to discern if the magic posed by the child is worthy of the world, or should be destroyed before another moment is born. While waiting for the #2, Shuffle begins to speak about what's going to happen)

OK, man

(Snapping his left middle finger and thumb, he produces a lit non filtered cigarette & takes a drag, then looks at his watch)

..it's 11:13 & the bus should be here in a minute.  Now since I'm the one takin' you to see the Scale I gotta be the one to talk to you about the reason that you'll see magic users on our way there.  Now, if you're cool, she wont' kill me, if you need a teacher, she'll kill another magic user to show you her power, if you're not cool, she'll kill us both, if you don't do what she says to do, she'll kill you twice & believe me the second time is the worse, but you come back, so she can kill you forever, man.

(Taking a long drag of his cigarette and smiling that drunken sweet smile)

So basically, all you  gotta do is listen: oh here comes the bus!

(Shuffle pulls out change to pay the fare for the both of them, then notices that an elderly white couple are running for the bus in a timely pace.  They gaze at the 10 year old, then are suddenly moving much faster, as Shuffle stands in the doorway & the child on the sidewalk.  The couple passed the 10 year old looking at him, but to the child's appearance, looked younger than what they were.  Much, about 40 years or more. The child then gained his seat next to Shuffle)

Yeah that old couple that you  seen , they use speed to make time stand where it is,  They are the Dochnose; the  balance of time itself., or the physical representation.  The first ones were fuckin' beavers, man!  Can you believe that, fuckin' beavers havin' the flux & rules of time in their fuckin' grasp, man?

(Seeing that his composure was not on a calm level, Shuffle became less excited)

& there here to make sure that we get to the diner without any  trouble, that's why they sit in the back near the door, 'cause they seem 'em, over there.  See?

(Shuffle deliberately points at this white woman that looks like she's in her mid 20's, wearing a red jogging suit with a matching headband and tennis shoes. To her right is a tall white man wearing a jack and the box uniform, but for some reason, it is very clean & they are staring directly at them)

There the fuckin' Intravertis, man, the ones that gotta make sure you don't make it to the Scale, so get ready, a battle is about to be-

(Shuffle can't finish his sentence, because he caught a whiff of time in the air,through his nostrils to shield the child, while the Dochnose engaged in battle with the Intravertis.  The shield was made of light blue compound silver, wound in the fashion of long lost memories and things that are meant to be forgotten.  The male Dochnose had grabbed both of the Intravertis and pushed them through the front windshield, to the right of the bus, while the female Dochnose made a weapon of numbers & dates that looked like a web, but shred them into nothing, once they made contact with it. Then as soon as they begun the battle it was over.  The only thing that non-magic users had seen was that a Volkswagen bus had ran a light, causing the driver to ram the driver's side into the side of the building.)

Shit man,did you see that?  Yeah you did, that was a dumb question man. C'mon, lets get off here & walk the rest of the way, but let me thank them first.  You stand here.  If they look at you, smile, even if they ain't, ok,man.  Be right back.  

(Shuffle thanks them, exchanges a few words and give a glace to the child.  The female Dochnose gives the child a smile, which they return, then they talk for a few moments more. The child sees that the male Dochnose has kissed the female on the cheeks in an loving way, then waves goodbye.  He is walking next to shuffle, back to the child.)

Hello there, my name is Dlo & I assume you know who I am, huh?

( He says with a smile and a handshake, the the child returns.)

Well lets go for a walk to our destination, shall we & Shuffle, you make sure that you take up the guard & mind the left, we don't have that many more steps to make to cause delay, OK Shuffle?

(Shuffle knows that he has to use some of his special turquoise heroin in order for this spell to work.  So he removes a small black leather sack from the palm of his hand and throws it on the ground in anger and continues to walk to catch up with his companions.  Unbeknown to the un-magical eye, there were 3 creatures made from blue powder that shadowed them constantly.  They looked like a panther-centuar, but silver and white.  They male human arms and toros. Skin in the same striped pattern as they were from paw to tail.  They ran in front of them, around them behind them in an almost braided type of pattern.)  

Shuffle will be sad & in pain, but he knows this is good, yes?

(Dlo says as he pats Shuffle's shoulder with a gesture of gratitude)

This will come back to you.  So child, you are about to meet the Scale.  You know, if she weren't so powerful, there wouldn't be any need for her balance in the magic continuum.  The Goddess Fire has gone, but she is not dead.  Since she has "left", we had no choice but to have  a form of balance to keep the order of magic in a constant phase, instead of a broken one.  The young are the only ones that have the idea voted on the point: No is absolute. Which means that all spells are from nothing & nothing alone, even being born of it, you are born from nothing.  The Scale has to do what magic cannot on its own & that is balance. Do you understand?

(The child looks very confused and shakes its head 'no'.)

 Hopefully you will, but for now, we have to wait.  Shuffle, it seems that the guards have found something.  Move ahead with them & we shall meet you above their find.

(Shuffle and the guards catch a trio of Intravertis,all white males whom happen to look like a bicycle messenger, a nurse and a businessman. Above the find, Dlo and the child watch as they are torn in shreds by the creatures.  Time has slowed down, then Shuffle passes a look to Dlo, like 'do I fuckin' have to,man?' Dlo just nods and smiles, while Shuffle eats the remains.  In "normal" time, it looks like that, the Nurse shot the bicycle messenger, then the businessman, only to have their remains eaten by a wild dog that escaped from the Zoo, which ran east into a pair of bushes, falling onto the freeway and ran over by many moving vehicles.)

(Shuffle joins them above from where they were, and they continue to their destination.)

That is not fuckin' cool, man.  I hate that shit.  My personal weapon could of been a whole lot cleaner! Fuck! They taste like old fuckin' evil,Dlo!  

Compose yourself shuffle, we are here.  DO not dolt on your own dislikes.  Your selfishness may discourage the child.  

(Shuffle fixes himself, produces a brown paper bag containing a tall can of Budweiser, and drinks it all in less than 5 seconds.  He snaps his finger and smokes his favorite cigarette again, but this time,as if it were his last meal.  The three of them are greeted at the restaurant entrance by a large woman, that appears to be Eastern European, but her skin is the color of burnt copper.  She doesn't smile or speak, but she holds the child's hand, walking between Shuffle and Dlo.  She takes them to a private dining room, that is to the right of the bar, only hidden by a dark velvet curtain.  There are others at tables near the curtain opening: 2 women and a man at a table to left, drinking brandy from a sifters and a man sitting alone at the right, looking at a black napkin.  They look and continue tending to their business.  There is a table that is at the back of the room, in which the three are set at.  Across from them was another table.  The large woman closes a curtain around them and the other table.  She then lights the candle in the middle of the table that they are sitting at, then she leaves.  Dlo stands up and bows to her, in which she returns the gesture and leaves, by passing through the curtain, like a silhouette.  All three of them just waited until a large cloud of smoke appeared across from where they were sitting, followed by a pair of jade orbs, that give the movements of blinking, as if they were eyes.  They were born from the stone of the color and that was obvious.  There was another cloud of smoke, this time the aroma was one of cedar wood and some type of flesh, but not human.)


So child, has Shuffle told you all that you need to know or do you need to know more?  If so, then Dlo will speak for you at this moment and hopefully at this moment, alone.

(The Scale has a soft but blue tone to its voice. Like a woman born inside an aquamarine gem, brought to life.  Scale has no form for anyone to see, just those jade orbs, the voice and the smoke.)

As you speak it, so shall it be Scale.  What the child would like to know is if he is the only one of his kind?  

(There is a long pause of silence in the room.  A very long pause.  One of the jade orbs is open and the other is closed, focused on the child. Smoke is exhaled with the same cedar and flesh aroma.)

You are not, child, but you are special.  In fact, I have found you a teacher and I know that he will not refuse, will you Shuffle?

(Shuffle who has been avoiding direct eye contact with the jade orbs, sighs deeply shaking his head.)

You may speak frankly, Shuffle.  I will not kill you, by doing so, since you have this new responsibility placed upon you.


(The smoke that came from The Scale now smelled of ocean salt and lilies)

Look...man... not disrespect to you, the kid or the old man, but... are you sure that you want me, man?  Huh.I,i i imean, fuckin' look at me man?  I ain't no good to teach nobody nothin' man, 'specially not this kid, y'know... of course you know, but he's born of Magic, man!  How the fuck does it give bir-

(He pauses and attempts to gain his composure)

Sure man, uh ma'am, you got it, but as you know, I only got limited knowledge, so what do I do if I need help gettin' him answer's?

(The jade orbs fix on Dlo)

Dochnose will assist you in any way that is possible and allowed.  We will be not to far away, whenever the child needs to be shown certain waves that can redirect or compare themselves to energy.

(Dlo says this with a smile, that seems to calm Shuffle a little.  The child just smile, shaking in a joyful shoulder dance.)

 Then the decision is made.  Shuffle, need we meet again, Dlo will let you know and you will not fail in your task, or your magics will posses you, instead of you posessing them.  Your penis was but a small movement.  You all may leave.  

(All three of them stand and bow.  The orbs appear to rise, blink and disappear, leaving the aroma of roses and burnt orange peels.  The large woman comes back to escort them out of the restaurant, taking the child by the hand again.  When they are on the sidewalk,the woman is still holding the child's hand.)

This woman is a Musement.  She is a counterbalance to Black and 8 magics, or what you call "Light" magics,you and the child will live with her

(Shuffle looks at Dlo, then swiftly turns his gaze to this large woman, who never seems to smile and looks at the child who is smiling.  Shuffle thinks the woman would be attractive, but he can't be sure.)

Man... what about all my shit at my place, man?  I got some cool memorabilia there, when I had my dick, y'know?

(Shuffle runs his fingers through his hair, in a nervous pattern, then begins to pace back and forth.)

& just so you know kid, no matter what, we always live in her, man, okay? She can make us a big ass mansion on any location that you think of, right and you can have the party of them all and can hold as many fuckin' people as you want! Any amount of fuckin' things that can fit into an unmeasurable amount of space, no matter the rhythm or realm on this planet! But!  But! It has to be fuckin' physical, in order to keep within the flow of order for us that have knowledge of the Scale, man!


(He stops and turns to Dlo to get a look of some sort of consideration or hindrance of ignorance, but instead, received a smile and says)


And in order to complete your life and begin your journey, who and what is she/ it? Who and what is the Musement, Shuffle? Is there only one & what is it's purpose?  You have two natural years to reveal the answer, while at the same time, teaching the child what he is suppose to know, please have your answer in time before my wife meets you & for the sake of Lilith, wipe your nose, Shuffle.

(Shuffle turns away to wipe it away from company and make a statement to Dlo, but is aware that he is gone. The rain begins to fall, as almost out of no where & Shuffle looked at the child and shrugged his shoulders with a smile, while holding the Musement's hand. The child claps his left fingers in his palm twice and produces an umbrella, which he hands to the Musement, to keep him dry.  He does the same motion & hands another one to Shuffle.)


 Thanks a lot. Well man, where you wanna live?  You can pick the place, but just to let you know, no matter what the place of the location, man, you will mold the shape of the house from your minds imagination & for all our fuckin' sakes, don't change the outside, man, okay?  Lets stay on this planet, please,man?

(Dlo reappears from nowhere, smiles at Shuffle then hands him a wand that looks like a Kane made with the material of a point of the Creations of Lions, The human month of August and many spells that he would have to learn, but he would have to break it, unknown to him.)

You have us on your side. Though the trials of your life are going to be more complicated by the magic that you adhere, you have done a good deed, Shuffle and began what cannot begin again.


(Dlo says to them as they stand in the middle of the dark, looking at an empty lot.  Then, in a matter of a microsecond, they are inside a huge house, looking out of a huge window, connected to a patio at Lake Washington. Dlo smiles at the child, shakes his hand and leaves.)

Great man, well at least where still here in fuckin' Seattle, man, 'cause it would be a bitch tryin' to cop somewhere else.  Damn, man, I sure do wish I had all my stuff, ma-

( In the middle of his sentence, the Musements opens her chest like a big cabinet, leans slightly forward and a huge red cotton sack slides onto the floor in a thud/jingle.)

My STUFF!  Praise Lilith & her unholy intentions, man, or fuck it, somethin' better!  Hey man, you don't mind if I pick out my room man & could you please ask her to make us somethin' to eat. No Tugratory Mentions, man, real fuckin' food.  Can't stand those fuckin' supplement spells, where not fuckin' space/time travelin'

(The child nods with approval and says)

Dekyon.  Her name is Dekyon.  I give you permission to ask her for domestic services, if you would require more material things, please ask me first.

(The child's voice sounded like hollow fire, burning from an aquatic volcano: Powerful and simple)

You got it, man, you got.  But what do I call you, man, I mean, what's your name, man?

Oh, my name?  My name is 900, like the "Original", but I'm not evil, or at least that's what your suppose to make sure of, by teaching me properly.  Dekyon, please go make "normal" food for us, no Tugratory Mentions, OK?

(The child passes the Musement a smile in which they return. Shuffle is frozen, halfway holding the bag. All that have embraced magic know the tale of 900, Majika's first born.  How He was born male and to deceive the minds of power hungry men, when they were taught the meanings of his mother's name in the form of an "art", he became a woman, seduce the magic form their minds, and gave birth to the leaders of nations.  When her intentions could no longer be tolerated, the Goddess of Fire trained 11 individuals to kill her and her offsprings, thus making magic as "reality" knows it, to be fabled.  Shuffle begins to walk down the hallway, past the kitchen, pass the stairs and turns right into a room.  When he turns on the light, it looks just like his apartment, but a whole lot cleaner.  He took off his clothes, as his things came to life,crawled out of the bag and housed themselves in their proper places, then became inanimate.  Looking out of the same window, as he had for so many years,he just knew that no matter how this turns out, he was going to die.  Shuffle didn't want to die.  He thought of suicide, but was too afraid, but he knew that he was going to die.  He produced a cigarette, saunters to the phone and called his dealer to re-cop some heroin. While dialing, he looked at the Kane that Dlo had given him and for some reason, felt his life may be reassured, just as someone picked up the line on the other end.)