They eventually get back to the kingdom.
The first thing they see, is all the roots that were surrounding the kingdom are starting to wither away.
They get to the king's office and see the king with Rae's siblings.
The king up to the three and says.
"You three did an amazing job!. Wolfblood, thank you"
Rae looks at Art and asks.
"Hey, you can work as a royal knight here"
Lysandra, while excited says.
"Oh, he's right"
Elovan yells angrily.
"No way!. He's a human, have any of you lost your minds?"
Art replies.
"He's right, am a human and even if i can, am currently busy"
The king nods while saying.
"You're right. Come on, i'll tell you where you can find [Shiftnir]"
Art follows him into a room filled with maps.
The king brings out a map and points at a forest on it.
He then says.
"See this, this is [The forest of the lost] or for us, we call it [Whisperwoods]. There you will find [Shiftnir]"
Lutin suddenly realizes.
"This…..this the place i was born in!"
Art looks at him and asks.
"What do you mean?"
Lutin explains.
"You see, some fairys are born like any one else. But there's a few of them that are born from large flowers. In my case, i was born from a flower"
The king says.
"Unbelievable, i thought these fairys are long gone"
Art says.
"If that's the case, then you should be able navigate the forest. Right?""
Lutin says.
"I don't really remember the directions. But i can sense the ring"
The king says.
"You might be able to sense it, but you can't get lost no matter what"
Art asks why. The king answers.
"There is thick mist everywhere. If you stray too far. You'll forever be trapped in the forest"
After a few minutes. Art walks out if the castle and is leaving through the gate. Rae catches up to him. And asks Art one last time if he wants to become a royal knight. Art declines one more time. Art then asks Rae.
"Why do you want me to become a knight so badly?"
Rae answers.
"You know, not a lot of people are good hearted like you "
Art looks confused. Rae explains.
"My sister, you could've done anything with her, threaten us with her. Yet you brought her back safely"
Rae puts his hand on Art's shoulder and says
"You're a good man"
After Rae says his farewells and leaves.
Art and Lutin start heading towards [The forest of the lost].
It doesn't take too much time, but they eventually reach the forest.
Lutin's body starts glowing and Art says.
"Could that mean, that the ring is close?"
Lutin says.
"Yeah….i think so. Hey, i can sense something, follow me!"
Both of them rush into the forest and slowly start navigating through it.
Lutin's body keeps glowing brighter and brighter.
Lutin says.
"This…..way!"
They start getting close.
But Art suddenly stops and looks at something in the distance.
It's Sigurd and Alva, they're walking while talking about how Art is gonna be excited for his gift.
Art yells.
"DAD, MOM!"
He starts walking towards them while trying to reach for them with his hands.
Lutin stops him and says.
"Stop it, they're not real, they're illusions"
Art slows down, his heartbeat slows down and his frantic breathing slows down.
Art says to himself.
"(Damn it)"
Lutin tells him to keep following him, as they're getting close.
It doesn't take too long, but they reach it.
[The great one's sanctuary].
Spiritual animals are running through it.
Happily playing with each other.
In the middle, a ring is floating on top of a large pedestal.
Art says.
"It's [Shiftnir]!"
Art and Lutin walk towards it.
But suddenly someone speaks out of nowhere.
"You have come, icon"
Art and Lutin raise their heads and are shocked to see a person sitting sideways on a throne.
The person's body it looks like it's made out of wood.
His throne stuck into the ground by roots and a gigantic tree sitting behind the throne.
Lutin says.
"It's him, the [Great one]"
Art says.
"What do you mean by icon?"
The Great one says.
"Do you not know yourself, icon of hatred?"
Art's body starts shaking and he says
"I am not an icon"
The Great one raises his left hand and proceeds to cast a spell while pointing at Art' right backhand.
Suddenly a spell comes off of Art's hand and it's revealed.
A mark, on the back of Art's right hand.
It's the mark of the icon of hatred.
The Great one says.
"All of the icons have this mark. You having it, means you're one of them"
The Great one continues talking.
"Are you aware of the blessings?"
Art still in shock, gets snapped out of it by Lutin.
Lutin then says.
"No, he doesn't know about them"
The Great one starts explaining.
"[Haliger's blessing, Sir Artorais], [Sylvorra's blessing, Sir Akura], [Emberpeak's blessing, Sir Leonand] and finally [Ashenreach's blessing, Lady Isolde]. They have all been lost.
Sir Artorais, in the ruins everrao city, in Sylvorra.
Sir Akura, lost in the plateaus of Emberpeak.
Sir Leonand, left in the city of silk, in Ashenreach.
Lady Isolde, abandoned in the city of hunters, also in Ashenreach.
I want you to go to them and free them.
Free them from this nightmare.
Take the ring and accept your purpose"
Art takes a step forward and grabs the ring.
He wears it on the middle finger of his right hand.
The Great one says.
"Now go, free them. Free them all"
Mist suddenly surrounds both Art and Lutin.
As the mist is surrounding them.
The Great one says.
"Find the protection that strips away the essence of living"
Lutin screams "Wait!" while reaching out with his hand.
The Great one says to Lutin.
"Guide the icon and aid him"
Both Art and Lutin get completely covered in mist. The mist slowly disappears and they find themselves outside the forest.
Lutin looks down in sadness.
Art flicks him.
Lutin looks back and says.
"Hey!, why did you do that?"
Art says.
"If you keep sulking, i'll leave your ass here. Come on, lets go to everrao city. You know the way right?"
Lutin looks at Art and smiles, he then says.
"Yeah, yeah, you're right. And yes i do know the way"
They both start heading towards the ruined city. Not knowing what awaits them.
END OF CHAPTER.