The young man fall asleep on the couch, his body shaking uncontrollably with his folded hands. He seemed weak and sick.“Do you think he will be fine?” Liana asked Maru as they observed the young man.“He is cold and has a fever, I already told the maids to take care of him. For now, we have to wait for Merfoy to come and told him about the warning,” Maru said as Liana nodded.“I need to go, the kids are waiting for me,” Liana said as Maru nodded and watch her walk out the door with her brown leather scabbard around her. Her long wavy brown hair in a ponytail swayed behind her, Maru painted a smile on his face as Liana disappeared from his sight. He looks back at the young man and grabs a white warm futon beside him and covers the young man’s sick body.“There you are son,” said his father walking downstairs, he was shocked to see a boy sleeping on their couch.“Who’s that?” he asks while pointing.“He was a friend of mine, he was sick so I told him to rest,” Maru stated.“You’re not
Niffa, Therens, and Cannai stand up in front of the entrance of Mt. Filli. Niffa with her bow and arrow and a bunch of knives inside a sheath on her belt, Therens with his sword placed on a scabbard around his body, and Cannai without a weapon on him were ready on a journey inside Mt. Filli. They waited for the hermit to finish casting a spell so that they will enter the forest without the invisible wall. They observe him murmuring some words they cannot understand with his eyes closed while both of his hands are wide open facing the entrance. Niffa’s furious eyes were fixed inside the dark forest, she can sense danger as if she was eager to get there.“Are you okay?” Therens whispered standing next to her. She nodded still glaring inside the forest. She deepen her glare as she felt a sudden fear, she suddenly saw a blurry thing walking fast from the forest. Niffa gasped silently and decided to keep it to herself.“The forest is open, you can enter now,” the hermit said looking at the
Rico closed his eyes as he sniff the air of freedom with his arms wide open. Merfoy stared at the hole slowly widening as the daylight strikes them.“That means I need to go,” Merfoy said as he should suppose to snap his finger but they heard a roaring sound from afar.“What was that?” Rico asked as their attention turned below the mountain. They can see the tall trees moving and some trees are crashing down on each other.“It was awakened,” Merfoy uttered with a shocked look on his face.“What was awakened?” Rico asked with a confused face.“The behemoth,” Merfoy answered as he step near the cliff and narrowed his eyes using his far-sight power.“Oh no, this is not good,” Merfoy uttered. Rico was confused by what he is saying.“What is it Merfoy?” he keeps on asking.“You need to stay here and wait for the hole to gobble you up. I need to do something,” Merfoy said as if he was in a hurry.“Wait, I will go with you.” Rico should be supposed to catch him but Merfoy already snap his fi
Rico stay still up above with Niffa lying in his arms, he looked down and saw the water from the river rising creating a tsunami as it creates a way to destroy the grassy ground at the entrance of Mt. Filli. Cannai woke up upon feeling the ground shakes uncontrollably, he looked around and saw Therens outside.“Therens!” he shouted as he tried to get up feeling the pain in his shoulder. Therens look at him from behind as he quickly runs to approach him.“Stay still Cannai,” he said with his worried face while helping him to lie down.“What is happening?” Cannai asked still with his weak wheezy voice.“There is no time to explain, you need to get out of here,” Merfoy said approaching them inside as he hold their hands and snap his fingers. They looked around an empty room as they realized they were inside one of Veroma’s empty rooms. They heard shouts of men from outside as Therens and Merfoy went out to see what is happening. They were shocked to see some of the soldiers bleeding and
The tsunami seemed endless, Maru was getting tired, and his hands were shaking ready to let go of the white wall.“Not now Maru, remember the people behind this wall if you let it go,” Merfoy said, he was flawless and unbothered, he can hold his white wall for an extended period of time as if he was already prone to it. Of course, he’s a sorcerer after all.“Merfoy, I’m afraid my hand can’t take it any longer.” Merfoy can see how tired and hectic Maru was by the sound of his voice. He thought about his parents, the townspeople, and Liana as their condition came across his mind, what if the water draw its way in the opposite direction? It might trouble everyone’s safety, what if everyone from behind might be washed away? That is what troubled Maru’s mind.“Merfoy,” a voice said from behind. It was the hermit walking fast approaching them with his long dark rod.“How was the mountain?” Merfoy asks unbothered by the weight of the water behind the wall.“It was untouched. It was sealed on
The dawn was over, the darkness scattered, cold wind howls, ferrets, raccoons, rabbits, crickets, and all kinds of insects and small animals in the woods crawled to build back their own homes. The forests in all parts of the five kingdoms was untouched by the tsunami. Only the river of Mt. Filli was empty, the soil cracked, traced, and dried out like a deserted path surrounding the territory of the five kingdoms. The townspeople who were gathered inside the castle of Aldon were quiet, wanting to go out to see what they can witness from the darkness. Are they fine now? Can they return to their own homes? King Devion and Queen Rui together with the maids and palace guards of Thamali were under the care of Aldonian Maids. They offered the royalties a private room to stay in for the rest of the night. Townspeople of the two kingdoms are helping each other, Aldonians inviting Thamalians to their own homes for a stay.“I’m so thankful that Aldonians are so hospitable,” Queen Rui
Niffa woke up by the birds chirping outside, the window was open as the sunlight struck the side of the bed, already warm up from the sun’s exposure. She found herself wrapped around Rico’s hand, a skinny yet muscled hand. She cannot move, wanting to see Rico’s face as she felt his heavy breathing of him traveling above her head. Niffa smiled, remembering the kiss from last night. It was just a kiss but she felt a little too much from it. She was a princess ordained as the queen while Rico was a king, although in different kingdoms. Are they worth it? Yes, they are. Would Merfoy allow them? Would everyone agree? Maybe. Is there a consequence for their relationship? Those are her sudden thoughts. Rico groaned, he wrapped his hands even tighter as she felt Rico’s warmth from behind.“Rico, we need to wake up,” she muttered. No response.“Merfoy might find us,” she continued.“Let him find us,” Rico responded with his morning voice, even deeper than usual.“What if he’s with Maru and Lia
The magic book opened on its own, Rico and Niffa patiently wait for whatever the blank page will going to write, they were seated, together, at the long wooden table surrounded by the wall of books. A light was formed, and the empty page was filled with letterings in a freestyle script carved within the thin sheet of paper. They narrowed their eyes trying to read the first letter, it was too bright, and the lettering was almost as white as the paper. The light vanished and the letters turned into tinted black, thick and printed, not written by a hand. The whole page was filled, it says,‘The monsters, the sleeping monsters awakened, thee who are royalties’ soul sealed within it. Three folks from outside, step into the forbidden soil and cast away the spirit planted within each monster. A fox man releases thy soul of the red flame royalties, a lone man releases thy soul of the black flame royalty and the green flame royalty releases thy soul of the once beholder of thy flames.’Niffa w