MERCIA
72. Secret Door.

"We're mercia down on that big cliff, it looks like I saw something."

"are you sure?"

"Yes, I want to make sure."

The two of them finally descended on a large cliff.

"What do you see?" ask August.

"I don't know, I just feel like I saw something in this place from up there."

"The great forest mercia beneath us this should be the location of the Moonheaven, but.."

"What's wrong?"

"Either I felt nothing in the forest, the settlement of dark elves was like no other, something magical always enveloped our place."

"Is that where you guys use the illusion dome?"

"I don't think my aunt never said that."

"I only know if the edianna flower is a sign of where the dark elves are, hmm.. Are we going to look for it in the forest at night?" ask August.

"i think it's worth a try, but the night's still a long time, what are we gonna do?"

"what if we checked the area around, maybe we could find a river, I'm so thirsty" August said.

Sylvana agreed. August got up from his seat, when he stepped on his foot and accidentally kicked a rock into the abyss. August was surprised, the falling stone suddenly floated up and fell not far from the position before being hit by footsteps. Sylvana who witnessed the event was also shocked.

"Do you see that Sylvana?"

"i saw it."

August took another stone, this time he threw it, the same incident happened again, the stone that had fallen to the bottom of the ravine suddenly floated up and again fell not far from the first stone.

August and Sylvana finally continue to take some stones and throw them, they seem to realize something but can not know what really happened. again all the stones came back and fell near the first and second rocks.

"Mercia do you know what I'm thinking?"

"These stones are like making a formation or.."

"Symbol." cut Sylvana.

"Quick throw all the stones we can find!"

All the stones either fist-sized or pebbles around the area they had already thrown, the stones formed a circle cut by an eight-square star, right in the middle of it is seen a collection of gravel that forms a crescent moon with both sides of the pointy face up.

"We found it." cried Sylvana happily involuntarily jumping into August's arms.

Sylvana hurriedly let go of her embrace, with a flushed face.

"Sorry, I can't help it" said Sylvana awkwardly.

"it's okay, I'm happy too, but where.hmm wait." August's eyes caught something in the middle of the symbol.

"What's Mercia?"

August removed the dust and small rocks on top of a collection of pebbles that formed the crescent moon.

"Little hole.it's like a hole.."

"Key." cut Sylvana off. she opened the necklace with the key bandage Freya gave her.

"Freya gave me this key, we both don't know what it is, but after all this, it's likely that this key is the key to opening the door to Moonheaven."

Sylvana put the key in the hole.the key seemed to be sucked entirely into the hole and after a while the key was thrown out, Sylvana swiftly caught the key. after a few looks of Sylvana's face looks disappointed, nothing happened.

"Is this the wrong key?"

August felt the disappointment of Sylvana, because he was also disappointed, he was very sure it was very close to Moonheaven.

"We're gonna find Sylvana's key, I promise I'll help you find it."

"Thank you."

Suddenly the ground shook.

"Equake alert" said August.

"No. It's not an earthquake. Look..!" sylvana pointed.

August also saw the stones that formed the symbol float and fall scattered around the area, and now in front of them appeared a small and narrow cave door the size of their bodies. August and Sylvana looked at each other.

"Let me walk ahead" said August.

"No, I'm up front, if there's a hint of another sign or symbol, I understand better."

"You sure?"

"You don't have to worry about Mercia."

"All right, but you're wearing this." a triangular shield appeared in August's left hand, he took it off and gave it to Sylvana.

"Light shield?" Sylvana was surprised to see it.

"This mercia is yours?"

"yes, the shield chose me."

"You're full of surprises." Sylvana smile.

"All right let's go in."

The two of them entered the crack of the door, after they entered the entrance gap behind them instantly closed, as if swallowing them in darkness, but the shield in Sylvana's hand began to shine brightly illuminating the path they were going through.

The narrow gap widened as the two of them continued to step inside, they were surprised we found a large room like a hall with a large statue of ten meters or more. on his right and left was a long dark hallway, at the end of the two passageways was a speck of white light.

"This place." said August.

"I don't recognize this place, Mercia, which passage do you think we'll choose?" ask Sylvana.

"Mercia..!" Sylvana looked at August who looked in shock.

"Mercia why are you?"

"It's okay, we go to the right aisle first, I have to make sure of something."

"Tell me what's wrong?"

"I feel like I've been to this place, if what I think is right down there are five chairs."

Sylvana didn't understand, but she followed August through the hallway on the right. The end of the hall was getting closer, August's heart was beating faster, and Sylvana was shocked when they reached the end of the hall.

In front of them appeared five chairs made of gold and decorated with pearls, although dusty laymen would understand the owner of the chair was not an ordinary person.

"Mercia how do you know this place?"

August doesn't answer like he's thinking about something.

Sylvana saw August sitting with a blank look, she walked and squatted in front of him and clasped her hands together.

"Mercia. What's up?"

August looked into Sylvana's eyes.

"Sylvana when the crystal chose me they took me to this place."

"They're who?"

"The manifestations of Callon, Calanis, Legolin, Healer and Pendragon, they are the owners of the chairs."

Sylvana's dumbfounded.

"When the crystal chose me, I rejected it, especially after the people near me became victims, all this time I thought it was just a dream, I wish someone would wake me up from this nightmare."

"I tried to run away from all this, but fate kept pulling me, this place was a warning to me."

"Warnings for what?" ask Sylvana.

"if I run away again, more people will fall victim, your world and my world will be destroyed. This burden is too heavy for me, I'm afraid I can't do it."

"You're not alone." Sylvana hugs August.

"There will be many people by your side, and I am one of them, I promise you." Sylvana removes the water in the corner of August's eye.

"Do we continue or do you want to rest here for a while?"

"do you mind?"

"no"

"Sylvana what do your friends think of me? is it still the same?"

"My friend?"

"Red haired woman."

Sylvana closed her eyes for a moment.

"Still, he hates you."

"Hate me? I haven't even met him."

"You want to talk to him?"

"I'd rather talk to you."

"Why?"

"well, instead of talking to your friend, it seems like she sucks."

"Hahaha.you don't make him angry, you know he can hear us, maybe he'll kill you later."

"Are you going to let him kill me?"

"Maybe."

"Huh. turns out you're the same."

"Haha.."

"Sylvana can I ask you something?"

"what's that?"

"do you let me hold your ear?"

"Well, what kind of request is that?" sylvana said her face started to turn red.

"I don't know either, I'm just curious about the elves' ears."

"Can?"

Sylvana was embarrassed. August holds both Sylvana's ears, bending and fretting slowly.Sylvana's face flushed more and more to resist embarrassment.

"It's enough, we continue the journey" said Sylvana and left.