"Let me clarify this: you dreamt about him, can hear what people are thinking, and both of you see golden threads connecting you. Am I right?" Eryn asked. "Yes. I know it sounds unbelievable, but it really happened," Lyrra said, trying to convince him. "I understand," was all Eryn responded. "Do you actually believe us?" Kael inquired. "I do," Eryn answered. "Really?" Lyrra questioned, surprised that he would believe them so easily. "Aren't you a scientist? I thought people like you didn't believe in things like this," Kael said, but Lyrra nudged him with her elbow. "What's wrong with you?" she whispered to him before turning back to Eryn. "So, can you help us?" "Hmm, how can I be sure you're telling the truth?" Eryn asked. Lyrra thought for a moment and decided to try using her mind-reading skills. "Let me read your mind," she suggested. He stared at her for a bit. "Okay, go ahead," he replied. "I need to touch you; can you give me your hand?" she asked. Kael looked at th

Where are they?" a deep voice echoed. "We haven't located them yet, master," a steady but firm voice responded. "For how long?!" the voice shouted, causing the shadows around to shudder in fear. The atmosphere grew darker. "We will do our best to find them." "Humans, Lyrien! They are weak humans, and you still can't find them. Your best isn't enough. I'll handle it myself." Lyrien raised his head in surprise at this. "Yes, master," he replied. He then stood up from his kneeling position and walked away. "That was something! I could practically feel how angry he was when he shouted. If this mysterious castle wasn't surrounded by magic, I'm sure people nearby would have heard it," Liona, Lyrien's twin sister, said while leaning against the wall. Lyrien shot her an annoyed look. "Not now, Liona. I have more important things to do than argue with you," he replied as he continued down the long corridor of the castle. The castle remained dark, with no light filtering in

The group showed up at Aria's house, all except Terrakaiya, looked like they had just completed a marathon. While the others were catching their breath, Terrakaiya surveyed the house. "I feel like I'm going to throw up," Lyrra said while covering her mouth. "Me too," Eryn added, trying to find something to hold onto. Terrakaiya shook her head as she watched them. "Oh you poor things! If you can't handle this, how will you ever confront Malakai?" "Wait, who are we facing? Malakai? Why do we have to deal with him? We aren't responsible for what's happening in your kingdom," Kael responded, emphasizing the word "kingdom." "But you've been chosen, There's not much I can do except prepare you for what's ahead," Terrakaiya explained. "Um, we're missing something here. How did you pull that off? What's happening? Who were we running from? Who is this Malakai guy? Why does any of this involve us? And most importantly, you didn’t finish your story!" Aria exclaimed, still breathing heavil

The group entered the living room, feeling exhausted. They plopped down on the couch. "My whole body hurts," Aria said. "You guys hardly did anything. Why are you so tired?" Terrakaiya asked. "What do you mean? I had to struggle to open a portal, which didn't work, by the way. Do you know how hard that is?" Aria replied. "So?" "So? Mine was way harder than theirs!" Aria pointed at the others and continued, "And why did I have to start using my powers while everyone else just sat there? Lyrra barely did anything!" "What! I did something!" Lyrra protested. "What?" Aria shot back. "I, um... tried to read Terra's mind." "And that's difficult?" Aria questioned. "Well, yeah! It felt like she doesn't have feelings or a brain or something, which is impossible! How is it my fault I got an easy power?" Lyrra explained. Aria rolled her eyes as the others watched their argument until Kael finally spoke up. "Anyway, can I leave? I have work stuff to do." "Yeah, me too," both

That evening, everyone came back to Aria's house. "How was work today?" Eryn asked Lyrra. "It was alright, but my boss nagged me a lot. If I take another day off, I might get fired. I'm so stressed," Lyrra said, complaining. "What about me? You didn't ask how my day was," Aria said to Eryn with a pout. "Why should I?" Eryn replied. "Why do you hate me?" Aria asked, pretending to be hurt. "I don't," Eryn answered. "Then why do you stay away from me?" "I don't know what you're talking about," Eryn said. Just then, Terrakaiya showed up. "Oh my goodness, Terra! You scared me!" Aria exclaimed, putting her hand on her chest. "I have something important to tell you all," Terra said seriously, making everyone pay attention. "What's wrong?" Kael asked. "Malakai's minions are on the move. They're bothering innocent people and pulling them into this mess, which is not good," Terra explained. "Oh! My friend at work mentioned that our clients have been acting weird lately like they’re