"Dillon! Why are you not listening? Come back here or I will tell mother that you're misbehaving again."

Tinignan ni Dillon ang kanyang kapatid sa isang hologram na gawa ng isang communication device ng Magic Tower.

"I will contact you again." Ayaw muna makausap ni Dillon ang kanyang kapatid sa ngayon dahil marami lamang itong sasabihin na ikagagalit niya at mawawalan lamang siya ng gana.

"Dillon! Sto-" Namatay ang communication device at tumayo na agad si Dillon, lumabas siya sa silid ng Magic Tower at agad niyang nakita ang babaeng mage na pinaghiraman niya ng device.

"I'm done. Where is the Tower Master? I want to talk to him." Yumuko ang babaeng mage at umiling ito.

"The Master is away at this moment Your Highness, he didn't say anything about his location right now. I'm sorry."

"Nevermind." Naglakad si Dillon palabas ng Tower at agad na tiningala ang silid ng Tower Master at nakita niyang nakasarado ang bintana.

Sa templo naman ng God of Stars ay abala ang lahat sa pagtingin sa mga kabataan na nakaratay lamang sa kanilang mga higaan at halos wala ng buhay.

Ivar is helping the other priests, he's tending the children who has scratches on their body. Naisip niya na kaya siguro maraming sugat ang mga bata ay dahil sa kanilang pangangati. They even lack in hygiene, that's why Ivar is wiping their body using a wet piece of cloth.

"Your Highness, we need to wash the kids. They also need a clean environment and fresh air to breathe freely." Sabi ng isang pari na kasama ni Ivar.

Tinignan ni Ivar ang batang natutulog at nakita niyang nangingitim na ang kamay nito. Nalaman niya din na lahat ng mga bata ay nilalagnat at masakit ang kanilang katawan dahil may nakausap siyang bata kanina sa kabilang silid.

"Help! Help!" Nabaling ang tingin ni Ivar sa isang pari na sumigaw at nakita niyang pinaupo nito ang bata.

Ivar saw the blood dripping from the kid's eyes, nose and mouth. Madaling inikot ni Ivar ang gulong sa kanyang wheelchair at lumapit sa pari na sumigaw.

"Prepare a cold water and a clean towel." Kalmadong utos ni Ivar at kaagad na sumunod ang isang pari.

"Try using your holy power, maybe we can stop the bleeding."

Hinawakan ni Ivar ang bata sa braso nito at nakita niyang nangingitim ang buong kamay. Nakita niya din na parang naagnas na ang mga daliri kaya naman ay tinignan niya ang mukha ng bata na puno na ng dugo.

"My- My head." The child said while trying to reach her head and closed her eyes.

"Your Highness, the holy power is not working. The body is rejecting it, it seems like it is not enough. We need a High Priest." Natatarantang sabi ng pari habang inaalalayan ang bata.

"Your Highness, here too. The child is vomiting blood."

Halos mabingi si Ivar sa sunod sunod na iyak at pagmamakaawa ng mga bata. All of them are bleeding from their eyes, ears and mouth. Nahirapan bigla si Ivar na makahinga at agad siyang natauhan dahil hinawakan siya ni Elon sa balikat.

"My Prince, stay calm. You can rest in your room, leave the rest to us. We will continue to try our holy power to save the children." Hindi pa nakasagot si Ivar ay agad na tinulak ni Elon ang wheelchair palabas at ipinasok si Ivar pabalik sa silid nito.

"My Prince, this is an emergency." Sumalubong sa kanila sa Esmeray na kakapasok lang din mula sa malaking bintana kaya naman ay nagulat sila.

"The people in Jordanes are experiencing some kind of sickness that no one had encountered before, they are slowly dying while bleeding, vomiting blood and their arms and legs are decomposing." Nagulat sila Ivar at Elon sa biglaang sinabi ni Esmeray at nagkatinginan.

"Not just that, My Prince, in the past three months there are others who have died too with the same symptoms." There are no words that can escape in Ivar's mouth.

He suddenly thought about a certain plague that killed many of the Europeans in the middle ages, 1347-1352. He remembers it because they discussed that plague when he was in High School, back when the world was still peaceful.

"Let's go back to the kids, Elon. Esmeray, go to the temple's servants and tell them to clean every corner of the temple and kill and burn all the rats, tell them to wear masks while doing it." Elon was about to push the wheelchair back to where the kids are when Ivar raised his hands.

"After you order the servants, go to the Jordanes gate and tell the kights to close all the way that connects the Jordanes to the capital and don't let the traders come in and out. Tell them, it is an order from the Royal Palace." Esmeray bowed her head and Elon continued to push the wheelchair.

When they entered the room, they saw that all of the priests were trying their best to heal the children using their holy power. Even Priest Sabino is already there helping them.

"My Prince, one child already died." Isang malungkot na balita ang sumalubong sa kanila at agad naman napatingin si Ivar sa batang nakahiga at hindi na humihinga.

"This is a plague, this virus came from the rat's fleas." Lahat ay natigilan dahil sa sinabi ni Ivar.

"Your Highness, then do we need to kill all the rats inside this temple?" A priest from the Royal Palace asked.

"What rat? Are you insulting the temple of the God of Stars? Even if this temple is unclean due to being busy attending to the children, rats can't enter this temple!" Napatingin ang lahat kay Priest Sabino dahil sa sigaw nito.

"Priest Sabino, are you trying to say that His Highness' words are all lies?" Tinaas ni Ivar ang kanyang kamay para pigilan si Elon. Tinignan ni Ivar si Priest Sabino.

"Come here priest Sabino and kneel in front of me." Mukhang natauhan naman si Priest Sabino at agad na lumapit at lumuhod sa harap ni Ivar.

Seconds later, a loud slap echoed inside the room.

Ivar slapped priest Sabino with all of his strength.

"Children are dying inside this temple, if you wish to live then continue healing the children or help your servants find a rat, kill them and burn them down. Choose, or do you want me to kill you instead and burn your body to ashes together with the rats."