The Last Ruler: The Return of the Goddess
Quietly

It was a quiet and bright night when the full moon shone alone to light up the night sky without the stars accompanying it. In another place, Altair who was sleeping soundly in his room, when he did not realize the sign of his forehead glowed dimly.

Calling the moonlight to enter his room through the window...

The light from the moon slowly grew closer to Altair, until it finally hit him. Bringing Altair's consciousness away into his subconscious....

" Uhh... Where's this??" When Altair opened his eyes he was in a forest, leaning on the only white Birch tree there.

Altair stood up as he looked around him, walking in the darkness without direction. Until then a small firefly appeared and showed him the way...

Altair did not know where he was going to take him, but he wanted to get out of the darkness of the forest, so he followed the little fireflies. She continued walking down the ground with her feet barefoot, which she realized she was currently wearing only a knee-length white dress, like the white Birch tree earlier.

" Where are you taking me? Hey, little fireflies?" altair asked the fireflies.

He knew it was futile, the fireflies did not answer his question. He was just bored, and from that moment he saw only the trees and the darkness. Then he saw a light at the end of the forest...

" It's possible... "

Altair got excited and ran up to the light, he would immediately come out of the forest and would know where he was now. But then he came back...

He was indeed out of the forest, but the scenery turned into a very high cliff. He was in a completely foreign place, a place that made him feel like school was closer to the moon. When a butterfly that shines brightly like light passes right in front of his eyes...

Altair's irises followed the butterfly, which led him to look at a giant door that had creepy carvings. And the butterfly rested on the shoulders of a golden-haired woman who shone in the dark of the night...

" ha's... Wh who? His hair color was a little bit like mine, it was just more concentrated.." Inner Altair wondered, he walked a little closer to the woman when then saw her extend a hand to someone in front of him.

" Are you sure??" ask the man to the golden-haired woman.

The woman nodded, she gave a letter to the person before her, "Please convey my message to Lize, The Door of the Underworld should not be opened again until the promised day arrives. 'He' will come to him, therefore he must prepare. That person will determine the end of this 100,000 year long battle, destroy and disintegrate, or fix a ruined destiny and restore the lost." he said in a voice that sounded very serious.

Leaving a question in Altair's mind, " 'He' who? Destroying what? What should be repaired?? Who are you...?" The moment Altair wanted to touch the woman, her shadow faded.

And he was immediately awake in the real world, along with the moonlight that is now lost covered with clouds. Altair woke up from her sleep with a puzzled expression, she had so many questions she wanted to know the answer to.

" That was... What dream...?" muttered Altair, before then his attention was diverted to the sound coming from the direction of the window.

Tuk.. Tuk.. Tuk..

Something came knocking on his window, on this silent night. Altair got down from his bed and walked up to the window, then he opened it. A piece of paper in the shape of a crane flew and landed right in front of him...

Altair raised the paper with both of her hands, and looked at her with interest...

" What is this?? Cute." he said with sparkling eyes.

Altair was surprised that the paper stork opened on its own, changing back to its original form..

" Wah... What's written here?? "

~ 'If you are curious about something, come to the only bar on Etona Street and say this (I came to meet the wanderer who came all the way here. He may have come from the deep sea of the Foldes, or perhaps from within the vast great forest of York)'~

" Hm..?" Altair thought as he tilted his head, from which the person who sent the letter knew he was looking for an answer of something. And who exactly is that stranger??

But Altair clearly felt a power that carried longing in his heart...

She smiled a little, "Oh, that's it. Since it feels familiar, it will probably be fine. Let's try to go there tomorrow." muttered Altair who then kept the paper and resumed his sleep.

****

The next day, Altair was a little free because Yin was going out of the palace for an investigation, so there was no study class. And Mira was also suddenly preoccupied with the news of monsters coming from the north. The princes also seemed to be busy with their affairs...

" Zico, come..."

In a bustling city as usual, Altair mingles with the people around. He wore a long robe that covered himself, so he hoped that no one would recognize him, because he had no intention of lingering somewhere. Although several times his attention was distracted to what was sold on the street he passed...

And finally, Altair reached the road of Etona as it is said to be written, he looked for which bar the mysterious man meant...

" Bars.bars.. What kind of place is that, huh? Mr. Yin never told me, as I remember the village was there. But it's very closed and we kids are forbidden to approach her. Do you know what the bar looks like, Zico??" altair said as he looked around.

Zico wriggled out of the hair on his shoulder, then pointed to somewhere that was at the end of the road...

Kyu...

He answered Altair's question...

" Ha, as expected of Zico. But how do you know that's the place?" altair asked suspiciously.

But Zico instead turned his attention and did not want to look at him.. Altair was still suspicious of Zico being able to know the place, but he didn't matter either if he didn't want to tell.

" All right, let's just go there" he said then walked away there.

From that place it sounded very crowded as Altair got closer to the bar, as his visitors were many. But when he wanted to enter, a guard at the door blocked his steps.

" Sorry, son. You must not enter " said the guard with a mysterious smile on his face.

Altair turned his face to the left with a still look at the guard, "Why can't I go in??" ask Altair.

" It's not a good place for kids, just come back after you've grown up" replied the guard.

" hm.. " Altair looked at him carefully, he did not feel the aura of hostility from him so Altair could assume that he did not mean evil.

But he wanted to prove the information of the unknown person, whether or not he could get an answer from this place. ".... I came to meet the wanderer who came all the way here. He may have come from the deep sea of the Foldes, or perhaps from within the vast great forest of York. " Altair therefore tried to use the words written in the letter as well.

After he said that, the look on the guard's face immediately turned startled while looking at him,.. " You... How can. "he said in amazement.

Altair himself was astonished by his reaction, " 'How come' what?? " ask Altair innocently.

But the guard shook his head, "No, it's nothing. Wait a minute." he said, then opened the door behind him. " Oi, there's an important guest! " he shouted to the person inside to attract attention.

Altair got a little nervous about it, as someone then walked up to those who were still at the door.

" What's up? " ask that guy.

The guard came closer and whispered something to the person, which also made him flinch in shock.

" I see, yeah. All right, please come this way, Miss. " said the man politely to Altair.

And Altair who saw him began to walk after him, guided him to a door. It was a small room, and there was nothing there, but he was locked up there...

" Narrow." complained Altair with a flat face, when he was then shocked by the magic circle under his feet... " A-What is this?!"

Altair closed his eyes tightly as the magic circle shone brightly, and when he opened his eyes again he was somewhere else. A very large and extensive library...

" Wahh.... The book is so many. " said Altair with admiration.

" Of course, these are all very important books and archives from the past, and the future. "

Altair immediately turned his head in a single voice when someone answered his words, he did not feel the air of his presence at all. But a man was now standing behind him, looking at him as if he knew he was coming...

" Since when...?!"