"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