Larrith was shocked.. "who's there?"
One of them raised his hand and a flame lit on his hand.. "us.."
The sight became clear. Scott, Elaris, William, Chlin and Tory were waiting outside..
Larrith was relieved.. "Oh!"
They all entered Larrith's room..
Tory said, "Sorry to disturb you all at night.."
Larrith said, "No.. It's alright.."
Elaris asked William, "Irene won't come?"
William replied, "She is sleeping probably.."
Tory asked Larrith, "My bird told me that it saw a sight of black fire in the forest…
I apprehend that it's the same fire that you talked about in the dining room…
It has never seen such a fire ever before.. It was really sacred by the sight of it.."
Larrith said, "That's a bad news for us…but we definitely can't go to the forest without war preparation.. It could lead to our fall…"
Chlin said, "Did anyone go to the forest recently?"
Scott replied, "yes, my brother along with other members of our clan went over there in the last month but they spotted nothing and returned safely.."
William remarked, "That means Elise came to the forest recently? That bloody rock that Elaris destroyed might be.. It's indication.."
Larrith replied, "Probably.."
He looked at Elaris.. She was sitting silently with her eyes wide open..
Elaris said, "If… If Rafael had to face his own son in the battle against the dark.. Does that mean… . Tirian might be alive.. But under their control…"
Tears rolled down her eyes. She turned her face..
Larrith said, "We still don't know if the executioners are.. With Elise or not…And Elise manipulated his son by saying that Rafael abandoned him.."
Elaris's voice cracked. "Her powers definitely increased in these years..
She might do anything now.."
No response came from anyone..
After a minute, Larrith asked Tory, "Did you inform Rafael about the sight of the black fire.."
Tory replied, "Not yet.. I will tell him tomorrow…"
Chlin said, "come what may.. But we have to protect the crystal of our castle.."
Tory remarked, "He's correct.. If it gets conquered by the dark… our powers will decrease significantly.. We might not fight properly if that happens.."
Elaris said while looking down "Blessed by the water queen, the crystal that levitates now in our castle wasn't a sign of holiness… Rather it was meant for anyone who wins the battle between the dark and the light… We won it… Defeating the dark… If the dark had to conquer it… they would have to defeat us.. Without defeating us, they can't reach it..."
Scott said, "That means it's not a symbol of power?"
Elaris replied, "It is indeed.. Because we have taken it's powers to strengthen our holy magic.. If the dark takes over it… it will significantly make us weaker… but our magic won't go away.. We have made it a symbol of power but it's actually symbol of victory over the darkness…"
Larrith said, "She's correct…"
Tory said, "How did you know this..? We never knew this even after graduating before you four.."
Chlin remarked in a heavy voice, "In fact nothing is written about the crystal in the books.."
Elaris looked at Larrith said, "In our second year of our magical school, I and Larrith had to face something that we would never forget…"
Larrith continued, "The ocean is ruled by the dark king and the holy queen..
In their conflict, we reached a place that we were never supposed to discover.. We came to know about it from that place only…"
Scott raised his eyebrows. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Chlin said, "You both are more mysterious than that you appear!"
Tory, "I know that you.. Aren't going to tell us about the place right?"
Elaris said, "Yes.."
Elaris asked Larrith, "Did you get information about the gates..?"
Larrith replied, "Not at all.. Rafael told me that they might not be talking about a literal gate.. He thinks that they are trying to summon someone stronger than her…"
Chlin replied, "If that's the case, we have to stop her immediately.."
Larrith said, "Rafael also thinks that the attack on the school wasn't a random attack.. She stole some books from there.. Those books can help us to understand whom or how she's going to summon someone.."
Chlin said, "That makes sense now…
I went to the old school this year.. And yes.. That's not a myth…the students who died due to the attack.. Their spirits really haunt the place.. They might not be harmful but don't let them distract you… They might absorb your magic if you get distracted…"
Everyone nodded…
Chlin continued, "And those spirits will do everything possible to distract you…And William… Your sword will definitely help you to overcome the spirits.."
William nodded.
The clouds thundered making terrible sounds…
The moon got blocked by the clouds..