Love In Sirens
Opening the Pine Forest Portal

"Eit!" cut off Thania while raising her hand in the air, "Choris anthropini glossa," (no human language).

Zayn closed his mouth while thinking, "entaxei," (alright).

"Min xechais! Ola gia tin isorropia", (Don't forget! All about balance) Aoi's memory again until a few seconds later the two sirens disappeared in front of Audrina and Zayn who were like they were not ready with what happened just now.

"M-they're missing?" murmured Audrina who was already sitting limp on the floor.

"A-I can't believe what I just saw," Zayn murmured frozen.

The two of them were in shock, never expecting to see anything beyond the limits of reason again for the umpteenth time. Zayn helped Audrina stand up, breaking her down to sit on one of the wooden chairs that was in the room.

Aoi and Thania who had originally disappeared again appeared in the same place with blinding light coming out from their scales. Zayn and Audrina had to narrow their eyes slightly as their reappearance was again present in the room.

Seen their tense face that became the attention of the two sirens, had expected the look of the face that they would see later from the two of them. Aoi and Thania walked up to Audrina and Zayn who were at the end of the room.

Aoi sighed, "are you guys surprised?" he said it was still in Ellinika's language, because according to their previous agreement that they will no longer speak human language in the near future. This was done so that Audrina and Zayn would get used to it.

Audrina nodded stiffly, "a little bit," she replied in the same language. However, the stiffness of pronunciation was still felt on his tongue.

"It's natural, you're not used to this, yet" Thania added.

"Right" said Zayn, "but we will also get used to it later. This is the first thing we have to master. Didn't we?" ask Zayn still with the original narrative, no matter the grammar is right or wrong which is important he does not use human language.

Thania chuckled softly, "the language you speak is still so perfunctory, Zayn," he sneered.

Zayn had his eyes fixed, "his name is also still learning. Huh, don't make fun of me!" the upset.

"alright then. I'm sorry, "persuade Thania while patting slowly on Zayn's shoulder.

Zayn only grumbled while he was singing his lips as the answer. Thania gave a small laugh seeing that, as did Audrina who was finally able to neutralize her current state of mind.

It does seem very easy to master the theory about their first lesson. About the usefulness or function of mastering the mantra, about what should and should not be done while using the mantra, and many other things. But, those are just theories. The practice is not as easy as the presentation of the theory, even a lack of detail can fail immediately.

Before entering the core of their training, they were first taught to open a portal to the pine forest around the lake. They had to open it using the water in the bucket Thania had prepared earlier.

"I'll show you how. Take a good look," Aoi said firmly.

Audrina and Zayn nodded their heads together. Their net was focused on Aoi who was standing in a bucket filled with lake water.

Aoi's hand began to move scooping the air by pointing her hand up, then rubbing slowly from head to torso. His net slowly closed, along with a spell that spoke smoothly from his lips.

"Kuba Talpor Ianca."

Along with the spoken spell, Aoi straightened her hand forward and rubbed the air like drawing the letter u upside down. Until a portal appeared like a foggy time-dimensional space and exposed to the cold wind with the sound of a subtle sigh like a jolt of leaves blown by the wind.

Audrina and Zayn certainly returned in amazement. Their eyes sparkled as if their sparkle could be seen with the naked eye though.

"Now it's your turn" Thania said with a faint smile, "who wants to go first?"

Audrina and Zayn looked at each other. Then Audrina nodded towards Zayn, giving an answer in telepathy that seemed like they all knew the answer.

"Me," said Audrina, although her tone was not sure but she re-established her heart to step first.

Thania nodded, "alright. Please stand next to Aoi. Remember, do not miss the details we have taught," Thania recalled.

Audrina nodded, her mind replaying all the details of the lesson she had been taught. Slowly he returned to saying those sequences in his mind, like you were told to shop and memorize the list of groceries in your head and mouth so as not to forget.

Audrina's feet slowly went into the bucket. He rubbed his neck which suddenly goosebumps along with the touch of his feet with the water. There was a strange sensation radiating to his body at this moment.

Audrina turned to Aoi, "remember, Ody. Don't forget to set your breath and clear your mind, focus on your final goal!" aoi's words reminded Audrina who was looking at her.

"Well," replied Audrina.

Audrina straightened her eyes forward. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his mind.

Slowly, he followed all the movements Aoi had done earlier. However, when the last movement when he had to wipe the air and describe the letter u upside down he would do, instead making sparks like fire began to come out in front of him until he bounced back.

"Argh.." he cried.

Aoi swiftly caught Audrina's body that was about to hit the wall behind her. His first attempt failed.

"Are you okay?" ask Aoi.

Audrina nodded, "i'm fine. My mind was not focused so the picture of the portal is not perfect" he admitted with a sorry face.

"try again. You are too nervous and worried so your mind is not focused. You need to focus your mind, Audrina. The spark of the fire happened because there was a clash between the portal you made with your psychic who was not ready. Try again," Thania said while touching Audrina's body.

Audrina glanced at Thania, "well," she replied confidently.

"Enjoy Audrina!" zayn said encouragingly. She was very confident that Audrina would succeed.

Audrina walked back to the bucket. He went back in and moved all the strings in his order. With the rules of his breathing starting to stabilize, before entering into the core movement he slowly closed his eyes to focus his mind.

"Focus Audrina," he murmured to himself.

Simultaneously with the final move, Audrina opened her eyes and described the air portal with a resplendent movement of her hands. Not to forget followed by his mantra, "Kuba Talpor Ianca."

The portal light finally managed to appear and opened. Audrina managed to open the portal to the pine forest just like Aoi and Thania ordered.

"I succeeded" he said, with a face that seemed to be in disbelief at what he had just done.

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