“The people who live on that planet have bodies about twice the size of ours. We call
them ‘Nephalama,’ while Earthlings call them giants. In the past, the giant race used to
live with you, but due to significant physical differences—large size, large ears—
coupled with the Earth’s gravitational conditions, which were not conducive to their
race, they felt heavier than normal. They would tire easily when doing anything, and
their movements were slower than when they were on their own planet. This caused
their genetics to gradually deteriorate within a short time. Eventually, the Galactic
Federation decided to have them return to their original home. Only a few remained,
specifically those who were dwarfed and crossbred, resulting in a size closer to
humans,” Lord Phoche replied.

“I see… And what about the surrounding angels? Who do they represent?”

“When I come, I don’t come alone. I come with many higher-dimensional beings, and
among those many beings, there are only twenty-four beings who have a special bond
with me. In fact, people in the past knew about these things well. They recorded the
stories through beliefs and myths.”

“And you are one of those twenty-four,” he said, adding to my curiosity.

“I’m one of them and have a special bond with you? What does that mean?” I asked.

“You call this kind of close bond ‘Avatar.’ The meaning you understand is that you are a
division of my being, which is true because I am the initial energy form of you and
everyone else on Earth. But the true meaning is that you and your twenty-three other
friends were entrusted by me to perform certain missions on my behalf. Some even
volunteered to be born as humans, with my support behind them, just as I am doing
with you now. You are one of those who has a bond with me and volunteered to
perform a certain duty on my behalf. That is why I have to guide you to understand
things to remind you of your memory before you start your work. And in legends, your
story is recorded as the last Avatar of the old great era, or my tenth, before entering the
new ‘great era.’ The other fourteen have not yet reached their time. So, the word Avatar
has this meaning,” he replied.

“The story is so complex and intricate,” I commented.

“Just listen casually for information. One day, when you reach a state of understanding,
you will remember that you already knew this from my telling,” he said.

“But now that you’ve told me, I’ve become very curious,” I replied.

“Let’s just say that the person who is known as my Avatar and has the strongest
connection with you is the one you call the Buddha.”

“Oh… the story of the Buddha makes me even more interested and eager to know.
Please tell me more,” I said excitedly.

“We can travel back in time to see the detailed specifics with our own eyes. But I will
tell you about your birth process first, to provide some background information,” he
said.

“Okay, okay.”

“Among the twenty-four people who will perform duties on my behalf, only five
volunteered to be born as humans, while the other nineteen will come in a way that is
like disguising themselves as humans to perform certain missions. Therefore, their
consciousness and spirit will still feel like it is them, which is different from the five
who volunteered to be born as humans because they will forget everything, just like all
humans do. But to be born in this way, there must be a complex process, which is a
combination of biological and spiritual technology. I won’t go into the details of the
method here because there are many details.”

“At that time, you came in the role of world guardians, not volunteering to be born from
the origin. But the five of you desired to perform missions on my behalf. So, I used the
method of transplanting the primordial elements of your five souls to conceive in the
first lifetime as a human with a basic animal nature, so that in the next lifetime, you
could be born as humans in a complete state of forgetfulness. For the first person, I
used the primordial element of a bird, which is a chicken, with the primordial element
of air. For the second person, I used the primordial element of a reptile larger than
ordinary snakes, which is a large venomous reptile, with the primordial element of fire.
For the third person, I used the primordial element of an amphibian, which is a turtle,
with the primordial element of water. For the fourth person, I transplanted the
primordial element of a plant-eating mammal, which is a cow, with the primordial
element of earth. And finally, for the fifth person, I used the primordial element of a
carnivorous mammal, which is a lion, with the primordial element of metal. And this is
the origin of why you have your own memory crystal pillars appearing on Earth, and
you have the legitimate right to drive the world,” Lord Phoche explained.

“That’s very amazing,” I said, expressing my surprise.

“That’s enough for now. You can go see the details yourself,” he said.

After hearing the shout from outside the sanctuary that the king had arrived, I soon
saw several ministers walking into the sanctuary with royal attendants carrying a
small, entirely gilded wooden throne. Then, one of the ministers walked directly to me.

“Lord Kraison, please sit here. His Majesty will sit and observe the Buddha image from
this point,” the minister said, pointing to the side of the throne.

“Yes, sir,” I heard my voice reply, and I knew that my name at this time was Kraison.

While everyone in the sanctuary was silent, no one doing anything, no one speaking,
everyone sat with their legs folded and their heads bowed, with both hands clasped on
their laps.

“Somdej Phra Inthracha has arrived!” one of the ministers standing at the door
shouted.

I glanced at the doorway and saw dozens of strong men lowering a palanquin to the
ground, and an elderly man around eighty years old slowly walking down, supported
by several royal concubines into the sanctuary. Then, he walked directly to the
prepared throne, which was right next to me. As he walked in, everyone prostrating on
the floor voiced together:

“Long live His Majesty!”

“Hmm… truly impressive. Much more beautiful than I imagined,” the king’s voice said
before he collapsed to the ground and bowed to the Buddha image three times.

This caused everyone in the room to turn towards the Buddha image and bow three
times as well.

“Truly a beautiful and powerful Buddha sculpture. I thank you for giving me the
opportunity to admire His Majesty’s grace through your skill, Kraison,” the king turned
to speak to me while still sitting on the floor.

“I receive with utmost respect, Your Majesty,” Kraison replied.
Then, I saw several royal concubines slowly crawling in to help the king rise and sit on
the prepared throne.

“No need… I dare not sit there in the presence of His Majesty,” he said to the concubines
who were about to help him up.

“This may be the only opportunity in my twilight years to do this as an offering to the
Buddha. Throughout my life, I have never thought of His Majesty before, until you told
me that there is another Phra Sri Ariya Metteyya who will be born as the Buddha in the
future. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do this. Even if it’s just
admiring His Majesty’s grace through this replica, I feel so overjoyed that I can barely
hold back these tears of joy,” he turned to speak to me with tears welling up in his eyes.

“I receive with utmost respect, Your Majesty,” Kraison’s voice replied.

“What I have done this time, I hope it will serve as a reminder for future generations to
remember His Majesty. May this Buddhist witness endure until the day His Majesty will
be born as the Buddha in the future… Amen,” he said with a trembling voice, raising his
hands in a prayerful gesture.

“Amen, Amen, Amen,” as soon as Phra Inthracha finished speaking, everyone in the
sanctuary said Amen in unison.