It was a cave of impassable blackness. As we walked in, the sound of our feet echoed in the cave. We watched our shadows dissolve in the darkness around us. The vicinity was empty, and the only sound was the dripping water.

Sophia’s golden eyes looked at us as if she wanted to tell us something, but she doesn’t make any noises.

Pare-parehas kaming napatigil nang may marinig kaming isang malamig na halakhak kasabay nito ang isang anino ng tao. Both Savannah and Sophia stiffened upon hearing the voice and while looking in front.

Savannah crumpled the end of my shirt with frustration. Liquids became visible at the corner of her eyes, along with the trembling of her lips.

“It’s… It’s Ainsley…” Savannah mumbled.

Maging si Sophia ay nabalot nang pagtatakha sa mukha. The prince of the Amore Kingdom who was supposed to be imprisoned is laughing chaotically, and it is so suspicious. Alendis eyes narrowed while looking in front, “You two, don’t move,” Alendis said. He nodded at me, and we both walked our way towards the direction of the voice.

Alendis gestured his hand for us to stop.

“Give me the Obsidian child,”

“I don’t know what you are talking about,”

Nagtatakha kaming nagpalitan ni Alendis nang tingin. The voice came from the same person, but it feels like they are different from each other. The first voice was deeper and darker while the other one was softer.

“Then, I should kill your wife before the prophecy happens,”

Nanlaki ang mga mata namin ni Alendis kasabay nito ang pagdilim ng kapaligiran. The wicked laugh echoed along the loud thud coming from the core of the cave.

I let out a big sigh and run towards the two women. At dahil sa dilim ang kinailangan kong gamitin ang blessing ko upang makita sila. My eyes widened when I saw a glimpse of a silhouette moving towards Savannah’s direction.

“SAVANNAH!” My voice roared in the cave.

I halted when Alendis swiftly went in Savannah’s direction to save her. Kahit na nasa gitna kami ng labanan ay hindi ko mapigilan ang mapangisi habang pinapanood ang dalawang pabebe sa ‘king harapan. But thanks to Alendis, Savannah was able to avoid the shadow.

And while tending to Savannah, Alendis eyes widened.

“SOPHIAAA!”

Parehas nanlaki ang mga mata namin ni Savannah nang lumingon kami sa kabilang direksyon. The silhouette was there. The man was lunging his shadow hand towards Sophia, who cannot move due to the tangled shadows beneath her feet. Hindi rin naman gano’n maaninag ang mukha nito dahil sa dilim. Alendis immediately freezes the ground for me to slide.

Mabilis akong nag-slide do’n upang tumungo sa direksyon ni Sophia. Hindi ako sigurado kung aabot ba ako ngunit umaasa akong maililigtas ko si Sophia.

Nang gumamit si Sophia nang light magic ay pareparehas kaming naubusan ng dugo dahil si Ainsley iyon. Sophia’s light magic suffice while with tears streaming down her cheeks.

“Oh my gods!” Savannah gasped.

Ainsley was able to pierce the side of Sophia’s stomach, which made my blood rush upward. The shadow hand was still not deep, but my concern was the lives inside Sophia’s stomach.

Mabilis kong hinigit at binuhat si Sophia nang makarating ako sa kanya. I threw death glares towards Ainsley, but instead of being concerned about his wife, he was again laughed chaotically.

“Sophia, how deep is your wound?” I asked.

“It was not deep enough,”

I pulled one of Glifford’s medicine out of my pocket and let her search for her wound. Kinulong ko kaming dalawang ni Sophia sa dilaw kong apoy upang maging proteksyon naming habang ginagamot ko ang sugat niya. I poured the turquoise powder into her wound and covered it with my scarf.

“It will heal soon –”

“GARET!” Sophia shouted.

Nang lumingon ako sa tinitingnan niya ay nasa loob na si Ainsley nang vortex. The shadow hand slowly turned into a sword. It was the so-called Shadow Blade of Wrath, Erebus’s mystical sword. At kung gaano kalalim ang poot at galit mo sa katawan ay mas lalong lumalakas ito. He was about to pierce me when Savannah deflected with her elegant sword. It was the opposite of the sword Ainsley was holding. Savannah’s sword was like a crystal, and you can clearly see through it.

Savannah gritted her teeth as she mightily pushed her brother away from us.

Nagtatakha akong lumingon sa paligid nang makita kong yelo na ang kumukulong sa amin imbes na ang mga apoy ko.

“What the hell is wrong with you, Ainsley?!” Savannah exclaimed.

“Ainsley? It must be the name of this body’s owner,”

And slowly, Ainsley’s face was turning into someone until half of his face shifted into a shadow with menacing crimson eyes. And the same ash gray hair he possesses became black, and the shadows began to swirl around him. Ainsley wickedly smiled when the vicinity turned to nothing, and our eyes became useless.

“You… You hurt my wife!” It was the soft voice from earlier.

Nang mapagtanto ko kung anong nangyayari ay hindi ko mapigilan ang mangilabot. Because Erebus takes over Ainsley’s body, I felt the temperature dropping more, and the crunch in the surrounding was getting louder. When it seizes, I immediately used my blessing towards the ceiling to eradicate it.

Hindi pa rin iyon nasisira nang tumigil ako. I was about to release another attack when Sophia stole my moment and used her light magic that leads to an explosion.

The magnificent sky blinded us, but the vicious being was grinning at us when we looked down. He was waiting for our move. Walang kahit isang gumalaw sa amin not until Freya appeared above, and Erebus grinned turned into a grimace.

Erebus shouted as he releases his wrath. Shadows began to appear and dance around him up to the clouds. Freya immediately flies away when she witnesses the sickening view.

“Maayos ka na ba?” Savannah asked Sophia, who nodded as her response.

I squinted my eyes when the shadows began to suffice slowly, and the pixie dust started to pour down. Sophia stood up, and her body was absorbing the pixie dust. The other pixie dust that was still floating in the air began to shine. Nakita ko ang pagtango ni Freya kay Sophia.

“Get down!” Sophia commanded.

“Nope, I need to see this,” I mumbled.

“Me too,” Alendis said.

Savannah facepalmed and brooded at us, “Fucking idiots,”
She suddenly stops in front after that Alendis made a cavern with his ice.

I gave him a thumbs up dahil lahat ay nakikita naming habang nakakulong kami sa yelo ngunit putangina ang lamig.

The pixie dust began to light up once again. It was releasing a powerful aura, a powerful combination of two servitour. Nang sumabog ang pixie dust dahil sa light magic ni Sophia ay nag-bigay ito nang panandaliang pagkabulag sa amin.


“This is why I told you to get down,” Sophia jeered.

I squinted my eyes and saw Savannah cutting through Alendis’ ice as if it was not indestructible. Nilingon ko si Alendis, tila proud na proud siya kay Savannah at nalimot niya atang fiancé ko ang babaeng tinititigan n’ya.

At huli na para mapansin kong nawala na ang kuwebang kinaroroonan naming at ngayon ay isa na lamamg itong kapatagan. And most fascinating was the Sea of Winternym; its water was not flowing to us. Instead, it remained still and calm in its place.

“Stop looking at her,” I joked. Sinamaan ako ni Alendis nang tingin saka ako inirapan.

But our kidding side disappeared when we once again felt the sickening aura.

And in front of us, the God of Darkness is releasing his expansive wrath.

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