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Chapter 134
The farther they traveled into the forest, the quieter it became.Rufus walked at the front with Tina beside him. Kael and Mira followed closely behind, while Rodri kept the dwarves together. Aron watched the rear.The sixth guardian walked alone.He had become unusually silent since Rufus remembered the gate.Rufus noticed.“You know something else.”The guardian did not look at him.“I know many things.”“That isn't what I asked.”The guardian continued walking.Rufus stopped.Everyone stopped with him.“I won't take another step until you tell me what happened at the Gate of Kings.”The guardian turned.For several seconds, he said nothing.Then he spoke.“You were younger.”“How much younger?”“Old enough to understand what you were doing.”Rufus frowned.“What was I doing?”“You were trying to open the gate.”“Why?”“You believed someone was trapped beyond it.”Rufus's eyes narrowed.“Who?”The guardian looked toward the trees.“I don't know.”Rufus stared at him.“You don't know
Chapter 133
Six lights now burned across the distant sky.Red.Blue.Green.Black.White.Gold.The six stones had awakened.But the words still echoed inside Rufus's mind.The door is opening.Kael looked around nervously.“The forest is afraid.”Rufus turned toward him.“Forests can be afraid?”Kael nodded.“I can feel everything around us.”He placed his hand against the trunk of an ancient tree.“The roots are moving away from something.”Mira looked toward the ground.“Something beneath us.”The sixth guardian raised his head.“The awakening has begun.”Rufus looked at him.“You said the stones were supposed to protect the world.”“They were.”“Then why are they opening a door?”The guardian remained silent.Rufus stepped closer.“I want the truth.”The guardian looked at the five stones.“The stones were never meant to be awakened at the same time.”“Why?”“Because they were created to keep something sealed.”Rufus felt his stomach tighten.“What?”The guardian finally answered.“The ancien
Chapter 132
The white light spread across the sky.Rufus stared at it through the branches of the forest.Five stones had now awakened.Five heirs.Only one remained.The sixth guardian stood motionless.Mira looked toward the light.Her expression was different from before.“This is happening too quickly.”Rufus turned toward her.“You said Vikram wanted me because I can awaken the fifth stone.”Mira nodded.“Then tell me how.”“I don't know.”Rufus frowned.“You just said I could do it.”“I said you are the only one who can.”“That isn't an answer.”Mira looked at the sixth guardian.“He knows.”Everyone turned toward him.The guardian remained silent.Rufus stepped closer.“Tell me.”The guardian finally spoke.“The fifth stone does not choose its heir.”Rufus waited.“It chooses its location.”Kael looked confused.“Then how does it get an heir?”“It doesn't.”The guardian looked toward Rufus.“The fifth stone is different from the others.”Rufus touched his amulet.“What does that mean?”“It
Chapter 131
The fourth light remained in the sky.It was darker than the others.Almost black.Rufus stared at it while the red, blue, and green lights slowly faded.“What kind of stone is that?”The sixth guardian refrained from answering immediately.He looked toward the distant horizon.“The fourth stone is different.”“How?”“It does not give its heir power easily.”Kael looked at the guardian.“Then what does it do?”The guardian's eyes remained fixed on the black light.“It tests them.”Rufus frowned.“And if they fail?”The guardian finally looked at him.“They die.”Silence filled the mountain.Tina stepped closer to Rufus.“Then we need to find that person.”The guardian shook his head.“No.”Rufus looked at him.“No?”“The fourth heir must face the stone alone.”“That doesn't make sense.”“It is the law of the stones.”Rufus clenched his fists.“Laws can change.”The guardian stared at him.“Not these.”Before Rufus could answer, Kael suddenly dropped to one knee.He grabbed his chest.
Chapter 130
Rufus stood in the center of the chamber, fire burning around his hands as hundreds of shadows appeared in the tunnel.The army was coming closer.Kael stood beside the green stone, gripping his wooden staff with both hands.The woman carrying the Water Stone moved to Rufus's other side.Tina and Rodri stood behind them.The dwarves stayed near the wall.The wounded soldier looked toward the tunnel and swallowed hard.“They aren't soldiers,” he whispered.Rufus glanced at him.“Then what are they?”“I don't know.”The sixth guardian stepped forward.His black armor began to glow.“Everyone stay behind me.”Rufus shook his head.“No.”The guardian looked at him.“You don't understand what is coming.”“Then tell me.”The guardian stared into the tunnel.“They are called the Seekers.”Kael's expression changed.“The Seekers?”“You've heard of them?”“My teacher told me stories.”The guardian nodded.“Then you know why they are dangerous.”Kael's grip tightened around his staff.“They hun
Chapter 129
The green light appeared beyond the mountains.It was faint at first.Then it grew brighter.Rufus stared at it, unable to move.Another stone had awakened.Another heir had been chosen.The words repeated in his mind.“The third stone.”The woman carrying the Water Stone looked toward the green light.Her expression had changed.“You said the third stone had awakened,” she said.Vikram nodded.“It has.”The sixth guardian stepped forward.“You should not know that.”Vikram laughed.“I know many things you have forgotten.”The guardian's black armor seemed to darken.“You have been searching for the stones.”“Yes.”“And now you have found three.”Vikram looked at Rufus.“Not three.”His eyes moved toward the red glow of Rufus's amulet.“Two.”Rufus understood.The first stone was with him.The second was with the woman.The third had only awakened.Vikram had not obtained it.Not yet.Rufus looked at the green light.“Whoever has the third stone is in danger.”The woman nodded.“More
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