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They kept on walking until they were outside of the temple and Onevin walked away a little to see from afar the window through which he had thrown the bag made of sheets, it took him some time to find the right one «I should’ve left some mark on the crystal or something like that» Onevin thought while he searched with his eyes the windows of the temple.
- Over there –He said pointing to a side of the temple and running toward the indicated site, followed by Ycze and Ramsil.
- Well, let’s go now –Ycze took the lead and turned to the back side of the temple and started running.
Onevin hurried to take a bag with fruit, which Ramsil hadn’t seen, «Eat something» he told him, Ramsil bit the fruit of creamy texture and sweet flavor, and started to run regretting not being able to enjoy that exquisite taste as he would have liked to. Behind the temple the sight was completely new and weird, first they went up a steep hill very crowded in vegetation and little noisy insects, when they reached the top they saw that ahead of them there was a steep cliff followed by a new hill much higher than the one they were at and beyond that it didn’t seem to reach their sight.
- What now? –Ramsil seemed disappointed of having to go back.
- Now, take this, I would love to promise it won’t hurt, but I’m not sure –Ycze gave him something in a spiral form, it seemed like a shiny shell, Ramsil didn’t take long to understand.
- You want… you want me to…?
- I don’t expect you to do it, but I would like to see you at the bottom –Ycze’s skin started glowing, no doubt she was activating her regenerating Feider, and then she started going down in a race and slipping until she stumbled upon something and started rolling wildly.
- YCZE! –Ramsil screamed– DAMN IT.
- She has to do everything at an Ycze style –Onevin expressed, making gestures of pain.
Ramsil broke the shell in his fist of his left hand and with the right he took the bag of sheets that Onevin had dropped.
- I’d asked you not to come, little one, but I know you will… Until then.
From where Onevin was he couldn’t see if they had reached the bottom –Ycze and Ramsil– to the firm ground, because it seemed like there was a great number of trees –a kind he didn’t know– which formed a dense layer that didn’t allow him to see the floor, properly said, had they fallen beyond or were they close to that cup of leaves?
- Well, Onevin–He told himself– literally there’s nothing else… so… here I go –He put out of his pocket a similar shell to the one Ramsil had used, but instead of breaking it, he left it on his open palm and absorbed its property, he decided to lie down on the ground and let himself roll.
Once he landed on the solid ground, pretty hurt after that fall that wasn’t soft at all, he stayed lying down looking up and started to ease his accelerated breathing, after a moment he supported his hands to sit down, started to look for Ramsil and Ycze, and when he didn’t see them he stood up quickly and got on guard –in his case it was the palms of his hands open to the sides of his body– he heard a noise behind him and when he turned his eyes, it was Ycze.
- Take it easy! –She said, but she had already raised her arms to her face.
- You have given me a tremendous shock.
- Come to see this.
They walked quickly until they hit a black crystal wall where Ramsil was touching with his hands to find some air leak or some sign that there was a way to go through it.
- It’s immense –Onevin admitted.
- And extremely solid. Onevin, do you think that… you know.
- I don’t believe so, but I’ll try –Onevin extended his palms and supported them on the crystal and his fingers started to glow, he hadn’t tried it before and it didn’t seem to work, but when he was about to give up the crystal cracked and somehow Onevin’s hands sank– RAMSIL.
Ramsil didn’t know what to do, but Ycze was quicker, although Ramsil didn’t understand what she did, he followed her movements, they both places their hands on the crystal, close to Onevin, the crystal seemed to become dust where their hands touched it, they slipped at the same time and fell forward, almost face first to the floor.
- NO! –Ycze was the first to notice it.
After they fell, the wall of crystal had turned solid again, leaving the three of them on the opposite side, from the one the crystal gave them the opportunity to see the bag of sheets, because from where they were the wall had a transparent aspect, they knew it was still there because of a scarce litmus glow.
- What is this? –Onevin asked standing up and watching the strange environment that surrounded them at that moment, absolute silence, it gave the impression that they had died in that place, because it felt sad and nostalgic, the wind was cold, but scarce.
- I dare to say that this is what Sonyei wanted, what do you think, Ycze?
- I don’t have a doubt… we have arrived, and I think that if we don’t move we will be in danger.
- You’re joking, let’s go back –Onevin got closer to the crystal, but he couldn’t activate his Feider at that moment.
- Ycze, what is this? no one knows we are here, how are we going to get out? –Ycze couldn’t activate her Feider either.
- I think it’s backwards, Onevin, we got out –She made a pause and looked around– We are on the other side of Tenebris.
At that moment the floor vibrated as if an earthquake had happened with the center close to where they were standing at that moment, and they heard some steps coming closer and after a moment the figure of a woman was drawn between the shadows, long hair, dark and straight, which moved with the wind, when she spoke she was still at some distance.
- Have you said Onevin?
EPILOGUE
- Safiry, the carriers have crossed the wall.
- Mmm… all five of them?
- We have information that three have crossed over.
- They won’t be so useful to me, it’s better than nothing, I guess –The woman who was found sitting stood up, her perfect skin glowed with a light that came from a roof made of crystal.
- I’m awaiting for your orders, my lady.
- Well, I suppose you want to welcome them as much as I do.
- Yes, my lady –The man of miserable aspect turned around to leave.
- Wait…
- Tell me, my lady…
- What do you know about Cornelium?
- All contact was lost with master Cornelium; we’re still without contact with him.
- Mmm… Well, Leave now; let’s not make our guests wait.
- Yes, my lady…
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