Chapter 2.1 The Meeting

Back to the woods, Lynx is kneeling down as his eyes watching the clouds pass one after the other. While Nathaniel loading his gun.

"I want to thank the gods for giving me this life" he said clasping his hands together and fake tear drop on his left eye.

"Natty" Lalaine suddenly called out. A sigh of relief lets out from him and sun seem to be shinning brightly, his savior came. "Let's chill, okay. I know it pisses us off but I think having fun is good. It doesn't hurt anyone, anyways" she said

"Stella fell from the stairs and broke her ankle looking for you" Nathaniel said in calm manner as his gun disappear.

"W-WHAT?!" Lalaine presence becomes cold, the water from the stream floats on the air and created a huge ball .

"Goodbye world" Lynx whispered and the ball of water splash on him then floats his unconscious body to the stream.

"Is he dead?" Nathaniel asked worriedly as he watches Lynx floats away.

"Nope" Lalaine said and smile "Must go now" as she sprinted to the orphanage Library

"S T E L L A!" she screamed.

"Oh my!" Stella was taken-a-back and smiled. Her second mother came.

"What happened?" she immediately holds her bestfriends hand and her eyes seems to be looking for something that might give her a clue on what happened.

"Just fell from the stairs, it is no biggie" she said with the soft smile on her lips and eyes shinning than it was before. She noticed the blush on her best friend face and the grin she thought was lost long ago. When was the last time she smiled like this..

Ah! Yes, it was the day when she said 'I think I love him' and things went all wrong from there. The day where things were blissful as the night falls then suddenly, all of her being got swollen.

"Remove that worried look" Stella said "I am fine" she added "In fact---"

"Don't say it" she interrupted

"Don't say what?" she asked confusingly

She was pulled back to the reality, the present of the matter, and just the present. She chuckled removing the uneasiness in the air. "Dont say that you are fine and your ankle can kick a horse toosh" she said and they both laugh

"Toosh?" she asked "Who say that word now a days?" she laughs

"Well, I do, and it’s cool. TOOOSSSH" she said dragging the words and giving it a rhythm "TOOOOSSSSH" they both sang

"So you're saying?" Lala asked

"I am saying, in fact I met a guy and I feel something special about him" she said as she tries to lower her voice as if the other guy is just inside the room.

"Hmmm" Lalaine took a glance at Aeriol, briefly their eyes met.

"Yeah, he save me from the fall" she softly bites her lower lip

"Hey, dont fall in love ok!" Lala warned "It is not ok to fall in love to a stranger" she added

"I know, it is just that momentarily I felt he is the man in my dreams"

"ohhhhh" Lala sways her hips "Is he handsome in person?"

"Can't say" Lala pouts and sit next to her as they both watch Aeriol struggle lifting the box of books.

"I wish all those books fall on you" Lala whispered

"Hey!" Stella said

"Sorry" then she chuckled

On the other side of the orphanage, Nathaniel is sitting beside Lynx unconscious body. Then a man wearing an odd-looking-clothes comes forward along with Xeron.

"Master" the man quickly bowed down as well as Xeron "The man seem to be just an ordinary human; his nose keeps squirting blood” he said looking a bit worried “Although the skills of the man in tail-coat quite surpassed humans. He noticed me when I follow them out" he added.

“Thank you Lavrel, glad their meeting is just a mere coincidence” Nathaniel said “How about the killings?” he asked

"Yes, Lord Aeriol had received the package" Xeron responded "The library was imbued with magic as Lord Lynx suspected but this magic didn't come from any kingdoms" he said and give a parchment like paper to Nathaniel.

“Lafiere” Nathaniel chanted. A white smoke comes out on the paper and it smells like mud. “This is ancient magic, the one was used by witches and sage along time ago. This is used for protection. The seal can only be broken if the owner of the treasure claims it back” he said snapping his fingers three times until the smoke and fire disappear.

Lynx slowly opens his eyes as he is done listening. He sit up, Xeron give him an indigo colored stone that they used in absorbing the magic in the library.

"How about her memories?" Lynx asked "Do you have a clue where we can find them?" they lowered their head, there is no clue at all where they can find the lost memories.

"We still can't find a thing" the man said

"We only have limited time" Lynx said as he sat up "Continue the search, and please don't let anyone notice you"

"Yes!" they responded in chorus and disappear.

"The light of the first moon will lead you to it. The chorus of the song that will wake her up in a dream. Fragments of fragments will show. Her powers can destroy or restore. Wicked is the heart that love and weaker is the love that steals. Who owns the priestess that no one can steal?" Lynx said as if the words are some of magical clues that can give him all the answers.

"Our first clue is the first moon, we waited for the new moon but nothing happened and tonight will be the first full moon after that incident" Nathaniel said

"Who own the priestess that no one else can steal..." Lynx repeated "If only we know where the King is, we might know the answers of all this."

"He disappeared too, along the memories of the Priestess" he sighed "As Aeriol said, no one knows if the King is the real owner. No one can own her." he added “Maybe, just maybe Leis is right. The King had died.” he said retracing himself back.

“We are not sure, Leis is still asleep. We are not sure” Nathaniel protest.