Tales of the Supremes 77 BEHIND THE SCHEME

Finally, the thought of 1st elder stopped on a certain memory. It was where he and 2nd elder were talking about a crystal that will help boost one's energy just by consuming its energy.

2nd elder presented an ancient book where the image of the same crystal was drawn. It was so ancient that even the writings were hard to decipher, but 2nd elder painstakingly studied it.

'Did he finally found what he was looking for?' As he thought about it, 1st elder couldn't help but think something is not right.

"Something is wrong," 1st elder suddenly has a bad premonition. If the crystal could help boost energy, why did he not consume it?

He abruptly stood up, startling the shadow who was just standing still at the corner.

"You can go," 1st elder dismissed the shadow before he goes to his private laboratory.

Walking through the lit hallway of his residence, 1st elder slid his hand inside his robe and hid the crystal.

Just as he was about to take the left hallway, he heard noises coming from the right hallway. One of the noises was a familiar voice to him. "Adi!?" He gleefully murmured. His foot is going to step towards the right hallway, but he suddenly thought the graveness of the matter at hand.

He glanced at the right hallway before he turned around towards the left hallway and continued to walk away towards the right hallway.

The end of the hallway was a tightly shut stone door.

1st elder poked a hole located at the center of the stone door.

The door might look like an ancient structure devoured by the passing of time, but it smoothly slides, opening a slit where he can pass through.

It looks like a live door because when 1st elder successfully passed beyond the door, it closed itself.

1st elder reached and lit a lantern hanging on the right side of the wall. With the aid of its light, he approached a stone table in the center of the room.

There were a lot of apparatus lined up, clean and neat.

1st elder slipped his hand through his robe and get the crystal. He placed it in a wooden plate.

This plate was one of the treasures of their family. So, he was hesitant to do the experiment. Because if something goes wrong, the plate may shatter into the unrepairable state.

In just first glance, the plate seemed ordinary, but when he put the crystal on it, the crystal let out pure energy that glossed around the plate.

When the faint light, caused by the energy, vanished, the earlier wooden plate was turned into a crystalized purple plate.

That plate changes form according to the energy it absorbs. But there's a prerequisite in order to achieve it, the source of the energy shall not be weak. It should be strong comparable to the strength of a grandmaster.

1st elder didn't leave his eyes to the crystal, but his expression became grim.

The first reason was the dot inside the crystal. It appeared after his experiment.

That kind of crystal wasn't capable of creating such a dot. It was impossible to think that it was the impurity of the crystal because if it is, it should have vanished during or after the crystal exuded its energy. But, it stays!

The second reason was that, if the book was telling the truth, why did 2nd elder hadn't consume it?

He was certain about the owner of the crystal. He believed that it was the 2nd elder. When they talked about the crystal, 2nd elder clearly stated that he was only telling it to him. The road towards the active volcano is steep and the hot temperature is hard to guard that even astral master like them will be having a hard time reaching the mouth of the active volcano.

If 2nd elder managed to get it, why did he not use it up?

...

Butuan Kingdom, North Gate

2nd elder was resting to his soft sofa. His wrinkles forehead deeply wrinkled as he felt an energy on his pinky finger being depleted slowly, but it stopped immediately.

He looked at his pinky finger and confirmed what he felt earlier.

A purple dot emerged on his finger, but it didn't stay that long.

"1st elder," he murmured whilst clenching his fist hard.

...

Outside the Butuan Kingdom

After five days of concocting pills, Tala didn't leave the mountain. Instead, she ventured seemingly searching for something.

She climbed every tree that can be possibly nested by birds.

With her keen eyesight and sharp hearing, it did not take her a long time to be able to spot what she was looking for.

At the valley just below the mountain, an ordinary tree caught her eyes because of something peculiar on it.

It's fruits!

It bears fruits, purple in color, circle in shape, and just the size of an adult thumb.

The fruits were just the right size to be the food of the bird she was looking for.

She didn't waste time. She climbed it and met her goals.

...

Luzviminda Realm, Palace, Inside a private library

An ancient-looking map was lying silently on the intricately designed table. Rows of books neatly and cleanly arranged, crowding the large room.

Prince Makisig and Abdula were sitting opposite to each other pondering over the map.

The corner of Abdula's eyes caught an island at the south.

He pointed it out and asked, "What's with this place?"

"I don't know," Prince Makisig simply replied.

Thinking about how Prince Makisig reacted when he presented the map, Abdula deduced that he have not seen it either before.

He examined the land and murmured his findings, "This land is deserted. Not only a piece of grass leaf was drawn. The land is white? What does it mean?"

'Land is white?' Prince Makisig repeated in his mind. He stood up suddenly that made Abdula jolted out of his wit.

"What's the matter?" He asked only to hear nothing. Looking at the man opposite to him, he sees a serious expression masking Prince Makisig jolly character when they first met.

Prince Makisig examined the map again, especially the south. "Is it really real?" He gasped. He resisted his joy to jump and shout. He looked again to the map and repeat his words. "It is really real!"

He approached Abdula and give him a brotherly hugged. "We finally found a true treasure."

Abdula could only tilt his head in confusion. "Did you find anything?"

"Yes! A huge discovery, young man." Prince Makisig grinned. "There's a myth going around that even my mother believed in it."

Abdula was all ears. He thirsts for knowledge even before he was deemed as a personal warrior of a guardian. But after being one, his thirst for knowledge came to a new height.

"It says that a long time ago, there were seven lands connected by seven seas. One of those islands has the whitest land, but also the coldest land that if not strong enough, you will freeze to death. It was the most beautiful land a human wanted to go to.

"Why would human go to the coldest island? They might not survive, right?

"It is not because of its white land, but because, it was the place where a gate connected to the land of guardian was built.

"If my theory is right, this southern island is the place it says on the myth."

Prince Makisig couldn't contain the excitement of his bold guess.

Abdula stood abruptly startling Prince Makisig. "If you're right, then we might be able to see the companion of Tala. When will we start to travel?" He said beamingly.

Prince Makisig shook his head. "We can't. My father would not even let us step outside the gate of this palace, what more venturing to the unknown. We can only go if we reach the peak of purification and one more thing, if this southern land is what it says in the myth, I don't believe that we can survive the freezing temperature of it."

Though a little sad, Abdula understand their inferior strength. "Then, let's go there when we achieve the peak of our energy."
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Prince Makisig nodded. "That's for sure."

The two calmed down and took their seat. Prince Makisig pouted his mouth as he looked at the island surrounded by conspicuous line.

His eyes suddenly lit up. He abruptly stood up startling Abdula. Instead of being angry, Abdula was beaming with joy.

Whenever Prince Makisig acted abruptly, it's just mean a thing, he has an idea or two.

Chapter end