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Eleni falls into the lake for the 4th time since she has started to train with her powers.

"Is it really that difficult to fly and use powers at the same time?" Youngjae mutters, petting the baby hippogriff on his lap.

Eleni gets out of the water, slightly pissed off since she only made a little progress throughout her hours of training.

"Eleni, why won't you calm down a bit? It's only been a day, get used to the feeling first. Don't use it all at once." Youngjae shouts,

Eleni tries to fly again but got distracted and falls into the lake, again.

"Ugh- this is gonna kill me before the goblins do." Eleni gets on land, water dripping down from her clothes.

"Get used to the feelings first. Don't force yourself or it won't cooperate with you." Youngjae says, putting over a towel on her shoulder.

Eleni sighs and nods, walking back to their home. Heading her way back means seeing the creatures she has taken custody of.

She greets each one of them before she enters her home to get changed.

She enters her room and soon changes clothes.

She wore striped jeans and a white long sleeve blouse. She brushes her wet hair before putting on her boots.

She soon exits her room, going back downstairs where she sees Youngjae preparing the meals of the mythical creatures.

"I'm going to the village, you need anything?" She asks,

"No thank you, stay safe." He responds, Eleni hums as a reply before leaving their property.

She felt something on her shoulder and turn her gaze. She smiles when she sees the Alicanto bird.

"Hey, Evenore." She pets the bird before continuing her way to the village.

She smiles, seeing the colorful leave of the trees fall to the ground. The breeze was refreshing and the sky was cloudy, however, the red moon is still there.

She starts to hear loud voices as she gets nearer to the village.

"Good day, Eleni!"

"Pleasant morning, Leni!"

"Good morning, big sister."

She smiles at every person who has greeted her as she enters the village.

The scents of just-baked goods greeting her. The loud voices of the vendors and people greeting each other surround her.

The sounds of the mythical creatures have been heard as a sign the creatures have awoken for that morning.

"Eleni, do you want some bread? It's a new recipe of mine." One of her village's bakers gave her bread.

"Ah, thank you." She rips a small piece from the small loaf and takes bite. The baker staring at her in anticipation.

Eleni's eyes widen when she could taste the familiar flavor of her childhood when she first arrived in the village.

"I can tell you have added butterbeer here." She laughs, giving a sign that she loves the freshly baked bread.

The baker sighs in relief and notices Eleni about to pay. He stopped her, making the girl confused.

"You can have it for free. I did let you have it. Have a pleasant morning, Eleni." He says and Eleni thanks him.

She continues to roam around the village, checking what is new and what is old. What has changed when she has been gone for months.

Eleni felt happy when only a little changed. Some houses have been renovated into something so much more pleasing to the eyes.

Colorful woods front the trees have been used to make new shelters for the mythical creatures which made Eleni glad that everyone has been taking care of them.

"Do you want some, Eve?" She rips off a small piece from the loaf and fed it to Evenore who looked happy.

She smiles, seeing his feather shine for a few seconds. She gave him another one whilst she walks to where the main entrance of the village is.

"Let's get them, shall we?"

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Chenle looks around, using his wings to move due to his legs becoming tired of walking.

"How much more!?" Jisung groans, earning a laugh from Chenle.

"We're almost there, you idiots." Renjun says,

Not later than 5 seconds, they start to hear loud voices and start to smell the scent of freshly made food.

"What's that? That smells amazing!" Jisung says, his eyes starting to sparkle as he starts to quicken his pace.

The three soon enters the village and was immediately noticed by some villagers.

"Ah, Renjun! Welcome back to the village." A woman pinches Renjun's cheeks, making the younger laugh in pain.

"Haha- thank you, madam. I brought along two of my friends. One is an angel from Aether and the other is a dragon from Draconia." Renjun says,

"Oh, that's great! We have visitors!" She claps in joy.

Renjun caresses his cheek, smiling.

"Hello, madam Kin." They turn their gazes towards where the voice came from.

They all smile when they saw Eleni.

"My favorite sweetheart! How was your day so far, my dear?" She asks Eleni, caressing her hair.

"My day has been good, madam. Have you eaten breakfast? Please don't skip your meals." She says and the lady gasps.

"That's right! Thank you for reminding me, dear. Don't forget about the celebration tonight!" She says, walking away.

"Welcome to Mystic Grove, you two." Eleni smiles, giving the leftover bread to Evenore.

"I never knew you have an Alicanto bird!" Chenle says, landing his feet on the floor as he wows at the sight of the bird.

"Hello, Evenore. It's surely been a while." Renjun says, gently petting the bird.

"You three can follow me."

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Jisung wows at the sight of the lake. He looks at his reflection on the waters, noticing his ruffled hair.

He proceeds to see waters rising up to the surface. He leans closer, curious to what it was until something jumped out of the water, scaring the boy.

"AHHH!" He runs back to where Chenle was who got surprised by the screaming boy.

"What's wrong with you?" Chenle asks, looking over to where Jisung was staring at.

The boy wows at the sight of the giant sea-horse.

It was literally a half horse and the other half is a tail.

"Calm down, you big baby. It's just a Hippocampus." Chenle runs towards the mythical creature, reaching his hand out.

The Hippocampus leans it's head towards his hand, letting Chenle pet it's head.

Jisung heard a loud thud behind him and slowly turns his head. He felt his body freeze and his heart skipped a beat.

He stares up at the creature in front of him. The creature looking like it's ready to tear his throat.

"CHENLE!!!" Jisung runs back to Chenle, making the other look at the other creature.

"You're such a big baby!" Chenle laughs, captivated by the sight of the hippogriff who has started to go back to where it came from.

"Scared over some creatures, Jisung?" They turn their gaze to the right, seeing Renjun and Eleni with a smile on their faces.

Well, Renjun had a smirk but that still counts.

"Shut up, Injun. Jisung is a dragon, they don't see creatures like these in Draconia." Eleni says, walking towards the two boys.

She pets the Hippocampus before it went back underwater to where it is living.

"You both will be staying here for the time being. Jisung had my mana, so he needs to stay close." Eleni says,

"Chenle, I will be training your powers as well since you're here." Eleni says and the two boys nod.

"By the way, there's a small celebration later for us coming back."

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