In the continent of Mira...
In the land of the elves, the elven elders stood in silence, looking at the spirit before them.
The spirit had slowly begun to fade away, having exhausted most of her power in that explosion, and she was now preparing to return to the spirit world for healing.
The elven elders did not show much concern for the spirit's fading state, as their main focus was on the news she had delivered upon arriving in such a condition.
She had told them about the Seed.
At first...
The elven elders did not believe it.
The idea of the Seed truly existing was hard to believe.
But at the same time...
They were unable to completely disbelieve the spirit.
And this left them in deep confusion.
One of the elders looked at the spirit, whose features were beginning to fade more and more, and then said calmly:
"You may return to the spirit world now. You have done all you could. Thank you."
The spirit was about to disappear completely...
But she thought for a moment.
Then she said a sentence that changed the faces of all the elders:
"Beware... for there is a high probability that the Seed still exists."
Silence fell.
Then the spirit continued:
"You must act quickly... before we all regret it."
Her words were enough to change everything.
The elders realized that the possibility of the Seed actually existing meant the danger was not over yet.
And if the Seed were in the hands of a faction like the Dark Elves...
Then even the slightest delay might make retrieving it impossible.
And after the spirit spoke her final words...
Her body began to fade away completely.
Her features disappeared little by little, until nothing remained of her.
The elven elders looked at one another.
Then one of them said:
"We must gather the elven armies and go to the kingdom of the Dark Elves."
He paused for a moment, then added:
"We must bring the Seed back to our land and find out how it came to this world."
The rest of the elven elders looked at each other and began to consider the elder's proposal.
But they knew the matter was too great for them to handle on their own.
So one of them said:
"Yes, we must make a move... but before that, we must have the Saintess return to the continent of Mira."
Then he continued seriously:
"The situation here is more dangerous than we expected."
Silence fell for a few moments.
Then the rest of the elders agreed with his words.
They issued an order to inform the Saintess of the necessity to return to the continent of Mira immediately to take charge of this threat.
And after they sent the messenger to the Fallen Islands...
The elders dispersed.
Each of them quietly returned to his duties, awaiting the return of the Saintess.
But one of the elders...
Was acting strangely all the way back to his house.
He walked slowly, as if every step weighed his body down more.
After arriving at his home, he went straight to his room.
He closed the door behind him.
Then he took out a strange-looking crystal.
He stared at it for a few moments, as if hesitating to do something.
Then he said in a low voice:
"The Seed is not with us."
He fell silent for a moment.
And suddenly...
His tears began to fall.
And he said in a sorrowful voice:
"I have told you what you want to know..."
He paused for a moment, then added while crying:
"Please... return my son."
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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