ELDORIA
THE ELDORIA 15

Today, King Aldric's palace is filled with royal advisers. They gathered in a luxurious room with a beautiful marble floor, walls decorated with historical paintings, and high ceilings decorated with gold carvings. In the middle of the room stood King Aldric with his crown glittering in the head, waiting for the arrival of Kael and Elara.

Suddenly, the big door of the room opened, and Kael and Elara entered. The two were very different figures; kael in black robes wore an expressionless face, while Elara was a silver-haired woman with glittering eyes and a beautiful smile. The two of them stepped gracefully towards King Aldric.

"Welcome, Prime Minister Kael and Witch Elara" King Aldric greeted respectfully. "We are looking forward to the news from you."

Kael replied in a calm voice, "King Aldric, we have successfully healed the magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest. They are now moved to Elara's residence in case darkness strikes them again. However, there is something more important that we have to convey."

Elara took the words from Kael, "The Forbidden Forest, though it has been healed, is now blotted out in an incredible darkness. There was no translucent sunlight, and strange noises haunted the forest at night. We're sure there's a dark force developing in there."

King Aldric nodded seriously. "I hope the heroes can get the Life Light artifact soon. "

*****

There is a village located in the middle of the wilderness, which is known as the Sunset Star Village. This village is a peaceful and quiet place, inhabited by a society that lives simply and side by side with nature. However, one dark night, their calm is shaken by the arrival of mysterious masked creatures.

It was a night filled with darkness. The sky was spread with clouds covering the stars. The night wind whispered in a strange voice, as if warning of something terrible to come. In the Sunset Star Village, the residents slept soundly, not knowing that tonight would change their lives forever.

The sound of the increasingly violent whirring of the wind awakens a boy named Gavriel, an orphan who lives with his uncle, a respected figure in the village. Gavriel is a cheerful and passionate boy, always curious about the world around him. He had no idea that tonight would be the turning point in his life.

When Gavriel comes out of his house to see what's going on, he finds his village in chaos. Monstrous masked creatures ran through the streets of the village, burning houses, and creating destruction wherever they went. The peaceful village instantly became a terrifying battlefield.

Gavriel was frightened and shocked by the sight he saw. He knew he had to do something to save his village. At that moment, his uncle, a wise old man, appeared nearby. His uncle saw the confusion on Gavriel's face and immediately gave him a hint.

"Go, Gavriel," said his uncle seriously. "You must go to Arin, your cousin's brother.Go there and show him the state of the village. He is on a journey in search of the artifact of the light of life, only that artifact can defeat masked creatures and darkness.Arin and the other heroes are our only hope."

Gavriel knew he had to follow his uncle's orders. He felt tense, but he nodded and focused his mind on telepathizing to Arin. Gavriel knows he doesn't have much time.

When he closed his eyes, he felt like his mind was sailing across the boundless ocean. He felt the presence of spiritual beings guiding him. Finally, when he opened his eyes, he was at Arin's place sleeping with his two friends.

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Arin looked around in wonder. He was inside a village that looked very familiar. This was the village where he grew up, with houses that he had known since childhood. But something feels strange. He saw his family, his friends, everything he loved, but they all spoke to him with strange, nonsensical words.

"Why are you talking like this? What's going on?" asked Aria in confusion.

They just kept talking in that strange language.

Gavriel immediately gathers courage and focuses his mind and sends Arin telepathy. He visualized his village, with burning houses and hideous masked creatures. He tried his hardest to deliver his message.

Suddenly, he felt as if he was floating in the air. He saw his village from a height, with all the damage done. Gavriel knows that the message has arrived.

Arin is terrified as she finds herself in an unknown dream world. Everything seems blurry and confusing. However, when he turned his gaze around, he saw someone standing in the distance. That person looks a lot like Gavriel, his friend since childhood.

"Gavriel?" call Arin in doubt. He walked up to the figure, and the closer it got, the more it looked like Gavriel. However, there was tension in his unusual facial expression.

"Gavriel, what's going on?" arin asked worriedly as soon as he got nearby.

Gavriel looked at Arin with worried eyes. "Arin, I have to tell you something very important," he said in a serious voice.

Arin swallowed and waited tensely. "What's going on?"

Arin was silent for a moment, trying to process all the information he had just heard.

Gavriel explained, "We hope that you and your other friends will soon find the Light of Life artifact."

Arin pondered for a moment, then he regained his senses. "I have to tell Lyra and Elysia about this." He decided to wake up from this dream and share this important news with his friends.

Not long after, Arin manages to wake up from the dream and soon decides to wake up Lyra and Elysia.

"There's something you should know" Arin said seriously when her two friends were awake. He recounts the encounter with Gavriel in the dream and the important message he had delivered.

Lyra and Elysia looked surprised and worried at the news. "It's serious, Arin," said Lyra, her face full of worry. "We must find the artifact immediately."

Elysia added, "But wait, Arin, please,you said that while you were in the Valley of Hope you experienced the same thing.Only Gavriel sent a message.What may be all we experience is not just a memory of the past but a message from the future?."

Arin nodded, "It seems so."

Lyra looked at Elysia with a mixed expression between curious and anxious. "What do you mean, Elysia? A message from the future? How is that possible?"

Elysia smiled faintly, but her eyes looked solemn. "It was a well-guarded secret by the guards of the Valley of Hope. But clearly, what happens here affects not only our past, but also our future."

Arin nodded in agreement, "We have sensed the mysterious power of the Valley of Hope in our previous adventures, but we never knew that it was also related to our future."

Lyra's mind began to drift to the Eldric Prince of the wolf clan. Lyra let out a deep sigh and whispered to herself, "No way, I have to believe in Prince Eldric."

Elysia and Arin look at Lyra with worry. They knew that Elysia's words had cast deep doubt on their friend. Elysia tried to approach Lyra, "Lyra, what are you thinking? Are you all right?"

Lyra turned and tried to smile. "I was just thinking about all this. Your words have confused me, Elysia, but I'm sure everything will be fine."

Arin added, "We're here for you, Lyra. If something's bothering you, we'll help."

After a while, they all decided to go to sleep. Although their sleep was not so sound, they tried to get enough rest. Tomorrow morning is the perfect time to talk to Drako and Dharon.

The next morning, they gathered in the warm sunlight. The air gave them a new spirit. They knew that it was time to talk to Drako and Dharon.

Arin recounts all his dreams that had similarities to the illusion in the Valley of Hope.

Drako, who is always calm in difficult situations, added, "We cannot control the future, but all we can do is prepare and deal with it wisely."

Elysia agreed, "We must live this day with the same spirit as before, and we will see what the future brings. "

"To be honest I was suspicious when the elder delivered a message to you.That's why I asked the elder about the corpse,because when I was in the Harapan Valley illusion me and Drako were in a hundred bodies that had been lying on the ground" said Dharon.

Drako nodded in agreement but not long after he asked enthusiastically, "Who keeps the clues of the future that we get from the wind mountains?."

Elysia raised her hand, "I held her.What's the matter?."

"We must tell what we experienced in the Valley of Hope and unite it with what the elder said and Arin's dream.Are you aware, it is a message and a secret that may be revealed!," drako.

They looked at each other.Why haven't they been conscious all this time?.They nodded and began to tell what they were going through starting from Arin.