“Let me tell you the truth, if you were to choose between a bill and a coin, you would always choose the bill, isn’t that correct? Because most things mean better, if we do not feel how heavy they actually are.”
CHAPTER XXV: Shimmers of the Portal; The Dawn of a New Journey
THE MARKET WAS unbelievably wide and enormous. From the entrance, to its walls, to the roofs of it that had seemed to block my view above— it was majestic. It was immaculate. It did not look like the usual stinky market I used to be working in before. It looked like a Greek temple, with a lot of sharp edges and details. It had columns even! I tell you, it certainly did not look like a market. It looked more like a place where you bring offerings and worship gods and goddesses for hours, wishing for good fortune.
“For magic is what I was made of. And I was the one who fostered the existence of it.”CHAPTER XXVI: Glitters of the Portal; The Guards Are In Pursuit of UsWE HAD NO much time left to ponder.“I could hear the yelling of soldiers from here,” I informed them. “I think they already know where we are.”“Of course they do,” answered the prince. “They have probably asked the people on the way. Or tracked us simply by this body’s details.”I stared at the lively background from the window. The sun was lighting up the scene so well. People
“I do not settle for the wrong or the rightful. I do what favors you beg me to do. But know that there are limitations to powers, and that the practice of it is not as easy as you thought, nor is it bound to be a subject of impertinence.”CHAPTER XXVII: A Tree House at the East; Something Is CookingI GOT UP the ground, startled. I tried to feel my body, my belongings, my intellect. It was all there, with me. I looked around and paid an overlooking sight of the surroundings.I was in the midst of a forest again!I spotted Houlio Merto and the prince a few feet away from me. They were laying down on the ground too, their bags scattered beside them. I got up and kne
“There was no written prophecy, for people were too knowledgeable to believe that. But there sure was fate that altered all the wonders of all minds’ logic.”CHAPTER XXVIII: The Witch of the East; A Different EnergyTHAT GLOOMY AFTERNOON was one hell of a journey we had been on. We just came here a few minutes ago and now there was trouble. Immediately! How unfortunate could we be?“Do we check what is up there?” I asked, feeling a bit skeptical with my steps.“Are you scared now, squirt?” Houlio Merto replied.“How could I not be?” I hissed in a
“If there is something you can learn from life, it is probably another illusion that is only built for confusing people. But if you make an intention to voluntarily hallucinate, it is something that will make your confusion find a temporary solution. In short, dream about what you want to witness and unveil.”CHAPTER XXIX: The Cursed Amulet; The Untold Mission of Robin Molth in Donn Heriota and His Purpose“ILL IS NOT the correct word!” I hissed. “You are a psycho, old and stinky hag that scares people even just by your looks! How hideous!”“What did you say?!” The old hag came after me and I had to hide behind the prince’s back to prevent her from coming any nearer. What the fuck did she just actua
“A young boy is not just a child. He is a dreamer and a creator of his own imagination. Whoever puts him upon redemption of his ideas will cease to explore the peculiar beauty of one’s uniqueness.”CHAPTER XXX: The Demolished Prophecy; A Little More Ally, A Little Less DoubtfulIT WAS A night deep in the woods. There were quite a few gusts of wind and a rustle of fallen leaves outside the tree house— I could see it from here. I was pretty sure it was six in the night that time, of course, I saw the vintage clock right above the main door. Now, as we were dwelling in the witch’s little house, we also delved into the deeper truth she told us. It was as if she was a mother and we were her kids, hearing her stories— also in the right scenario where we settled ourselves around the table as sh
“Actually, if I have something to confess to you, it is that you are your own enemy, not those who you thought your enemies are.”CHAPTER XXXI: An Abrupt Encounter; The Break of Dawn Over the Peculiar LandIT WOULD HAVE been normal for me to start off a day with a smile on my face— forced or not, only when I was in Piterbern the usual morning, but it was not the case right now. I woke up in the same wicked tree hut with the two other men getting ready, so quickly and alive to take off. The moment we got out of the hut and launched down to the ground, another two horses welcomed our vision.“What are these?” I asked the witch, who seemed to have not gotten any sleep like she always looked like.
“Some things may look dark, but they are actually colorful inside. If you wish to seek beauty, delve deeper into the depths of things you normally see. There is more to it. Find it.” CHAPTER XXXII: Confession and Murmurs; A Lovely Baby Foal (Part I) “WHERE DID YOU wander off? You were literally just behind my back, so close to me, then one minute you are gone! How come you lost your way?” That was the first thing the prince had asked me the moment we decided to stop by a big rock and sit. My arms and legs were still exhausted but I could breathe normally now, at least. And I hated to admit that what had happened to me a while ago was actually my fault. “I— I was looking at the sunrise,” I confessed in all honesty.
“Some things may look dark, but they are actually colorful inside. If you wish to seek beauty, delve deeper into the depths of things you normally see. There is more to it. Find it.”CHAPTER XXXII: Confession and Murmurs; A Lovely Baby Foal (Part II)“They won’t harm us, I guarantee you,” the prince said as he ended the argument, and then turned around. “Anyway, what do we do to this horse?”I glanced at where he was pointing and I recognized it was mine. Instinctively, I creased my brows because it sure made a weird movement of shifting from its position from time to time, as if uneasy. I capped my bottle back and stood up, nearing the animal. “What’s happening to it?”