MERCIA
44. Edianna Flowers.
"August is dead, my name is Mercia."
"alright Mercia, I'm glad you've finally acknowledged what you really are" Carrol said.
No one understood what Carrol meant, but everyone seemed happy to see no more sadness on August's face.
"Master Lee get up don't kneel in front of me anymore."
"forgive me, lord August, I mean lord Mercia, I, Ellias and Leo will devote ourselves to you."
"thank you, I'll talk to you guys later, I'll see Lady Lyra's condition first."
august's gaze was fixed on the two people behind Clara, they were Rafael and Nora.
"Mercia" said Rafael.
"not for you brother, you can call me anything."
"i'm sorry to hear.." Rafael did not continue his words.
"thank you." August patted Rafael's shoulder.
"Nora. I'm sorry."
"there's nothing to forgive, it's not your fault, what happened to me and Julia and the others has nothing to do with you."
"Listen August, Mercia, whoever you are today, losing our loved ones is painful, but losing yourself is far worse."
"thank you Nora." August hugged Nora.
"Clara accompany me to see Lady Lyra." August's request.
"good"
August and Clara enter the room, where Lyra is lying weakly from being hit by Alexys.
Lyra smiled to see August was back in time.
"Lady Lyra let me try to treat you."
"Oracle tells you that you have accepted what you really are, is that true?" ask Lyra.
August nodded slowly.
"Oh.. Mercia you really are a chosen soul. uhuk.." Lyra coughed up blood.
"mother.." cried Hedya.
August's hand gave off a greenish glow, he intended to treat, but Lyra prevented.
"don't, the poison in my body can't be cured in the usual way" Lyra said.
"you mean?" ask August.
"Mercia, you promised me two things, I want to take one from you?" Hedya.
"i want you to find edianna, it's the antidote to my mother's wounds."
"do you know where I can find him?"
Hedya shook her head. Suddenly a woman's voice rang out. "one place in proxima is named Moonheaven."
"auntie..!" Hedya embraced the Oracle.
"But the journey there is not easy, and you have only two months, neither I nor Carrol can accompany you" the Oracle said.
"let me know the flower's characteristics and tell me how I got into Proxima's world" August said.
The Oracle opened her palm, then a hologram-like flower appeared. "the flower is like a lotus, but growing on the ground its petals are gold, in the middle of which appear to emit a bluish ray. you can only find it at night, it blooms when exposed to the moonlight."
"if I go by myself how do I get there and get back on time?" ask August.
"Clara come closer!" pinta Oracle's.
The Oracle took out two small blue diamonds, put them on August's and Clara's forehead and pressed them, the bluish rays flashed for a moment and then disappeared along with the small diamonds.
"now that you're connected to Clara, close your eyes and say Clara's name then she'll connect with you she'll find out where you are and open a portal for you, as long as you're gone I'll teach Clara how to open a portal for you" Oracle said.
"what if I want to call you? what's your real name? don't tell me again you have a lot of names" August said.
"Maybe next time, now you three go, I'm sure Mercia wants to talk to everyone about something, I want to talk to Lyra."
Everyone nodded, then left the Oracle with Lyra.
"i can't believe the boy teased me" the Oracle said.
Lyra laughed at hearing that.
"you've been living alone for too long, maybe it's time you found a partner, that child might suit you" Lyra said.
"Moonheaven is just a mythical place, how could that kid find it? and why did you give me two months? this poison only reduces my strength, it won't kill me"
"Proxima is twice as big as this world, I just want to see it adapt to our world" Oracle took a small tube of blue liquid from behind her shirt, drink it.. the poison will disappear after two days."
"What is this?!"
"This is a solution of the edianna flower, in the past someone has given the flower to me."
"You're this.. What exactly are you planning?"
"i felt strange as if someone was closing my eyes."
"what do you mean?"
"do you remember the three symbols I told you about? the light shield had already appeared, but I could only see the third symbol after the shield had appeared" the Oracle said.
"the second symbol you said was a phoenix, and the third was a dark elf symbol, then what did you find?" ask Lyra.
"the third symbol I found was a wasted princess, I don't know where she came from, which I know she's a dark elf" the Oracle said.
"i feel that something or someone beyond my ability is blocking my vision so that I don't know it."
"Lyra I actually want you to do something."
"What's that?!"
"i want you to make this place their fortress and train them hard!"
"what do you mean?"
"Mercia will form an army, they will seek out the best people and hybrids whose one vision is with them keeping the threat from the two worlds."
"of course I agree even though at this time they will only talk about it" said Lyra.
An hour later the meeting of August and the others was over. The look of joy and a fluffy smile was seen on all of them.
The Oracle had been waiting for August near the fountain. August approached him.
"are you ready?" ask Oracle.
"wait..!"
August and the Oracle looked up at the sound. Carrol approached them.
"Mercia, here's a little money you can use on Proxima." Carrol handed me a small strappy pouch.
"gold coins?" August flipped through several gold coins that looked the same size.
"that's the transaction tool in our world" Carrol said.
"is the gold in your world and here different?"
Carrol looked at the Oracle both shaking "we don't know"
"Ellias come here" August throws a coin at Ellias.
"check if the metal is the same as in this world!"
"can I check it out in the lab?" said Valery who was also curious to see the gold coin.
"do you have billions of dollars" to make that many coins."
Valery smiled shyly as he understood what August was planning.
"if the metal element is the same how much do you want me to make it?" ask Ellias.
"one hundred thousand pieces if it doesn't incriminate you."
Ellias smiled "I'll make you a hundred million pieces!"
"what is a. se. se.. a hundred million pieces?" Carrol surprised.
"are you ready?" The oracle asked again.
"i'm ready"
The Oracle opened her palm an open portal looking a different scene within the circle.all eyes looked on in astonishment.
"Hey Ellias made a hundred million pieces soon, I'm sure Miss Carrol is willing to take us all on vacation to the most luxurious place in Proxima" Valery said.
"all you mean?" answer Carrol
August walks into the portal and looks back at Valery and the others before the portal closes and disappears.
"Hm.. Proxima."