The Moon Symphony

Catalyst

"Bring this, Ayari, and give this to your sister. The enemy was able to get the other half, but that one does not hold power." Tala said.

The Star Shaterrer?

"Yes, but you also need to get the other half because that catalyzes to unleash the power of my relic," Tala said.

"Understood. Thank you!"

"My pleasure, now you should hurry back to your sister and take this to her. Also, on the chamber that you passed, on the left wall, there is a scroll there. You can use that."

"Thank you again, Tala. I'll go now." I said.

"Take care, our warriors. Goodbye." Tala said and waved her hand. She then snapped her finger, and I was back again at the chamber.

I followed her instructions and took out the scrolls. I placed them in my dimensional storage together with the Star Shatterer.

Now, let's go back to them.

I hurriedly went out of the passage. As I am getting near the exit, I suddenly felt some ominous spiritual energy. I hid my presence for them not to notice.

I was surprised, and they were blocking the passage. But how did they know that I was here? I need to get out of here, and I guess I don't have a choice now. I'll break my way out. How many of them are here?

Thirty? That's a lot.

I took out my dagger from my hip and ignited it. I also started chanting my spell to get ready.

Now.

Luminous Strike!

I blasted all those enemies waiting for me at the entrance, and they were blown away. I ran out and struck the ones who the enemies. I noticed their appearance, and they were wearing red cloaks with the sigil of the sun.

Adlaw?

They are the ones that were behind this. I sense something was off. Why are they giving off an ominous aura? It was leaking.

I need to hurry back to the others. I closed my eyes and teleported to near them.

When I arrived, they were still fighting the other warriors from Adlaw. The sinister intent was more incredible here.

Light Array!

I summoned shards of light and aimed at the other enemies. I ran towards the group and hacked my way towards the others.

I saw that Ester and Anan were inside a barrier, together with the children. Apo, Ani, and Baku were busy fighting off the other enemies. I summoned another Light array to push off the other enemies.

"Apo!" I shouted.

Everyone looked at me, and I can feel that they were relieved of my arrival. I'm glad I made it on time.

"What happened?" Oh, wait, let me take care of them in one go." I said.

Chilling Wave!

The air went cold, and slowly, the enemies started to freeze. After the continuous casting of my spell, they were encased in huge ice shards.

"Done!" I said.

After that, Ester undid her barrier, and I heard that the children were cheering.

"Thank you, Yari," Apo said and went near me, giving a tap on my back.

"About that, after you left, they started popping out of nowhere, as if they were waiting for our arrival," Baku said.

"I had the same situation in Estrella; they were waiting to ambush me," I said.

"The situation at Estrella, it's horrendous and saddening. The place is a deserted area already." I added.

I can see their expressions getting sad after what they heard. Honestly, I feel the same too. I told them that I was able to get the scrolls that we are looking for after meeting Tala at her domain. Baku asked about the relic, and I said to them that the enemy was able to get the relic of the Star Goddess. They were shocked by what I said. I told them not to worry and explained what happened with the weapon.

I told them that it was split in half, but what the enemy got was the catalyst. The Star Shatterer was a bangle and can transform into any weapon and any form that you like. Without the other half that the enemy took, we can't unleash its full potential. I also told them that what the enemies took was powerless without the other one. I pulled out the Star Shatterer from my dimension storage.

"I have the other one here, so don't worry, guys," I assured them.

"But how?" Everyone asked.

I told them that Tala gave the other half to her people since it's the foundation and kept the other half. Knowing how powerful the weapon was, something terrible will happen if it falls into the wrong hands. She will only take out the other half if she finds her rightful successor. I called Ester to come beside me and gave her the Star Shatterer.

The weapon reacted after giving it to Ester. It started to glow and transformed into a golden ring with patterns of the stars. I can see that Ester was happy.

"We got three down and now two more to go," Ani said.

"What's our next plan?" Anan asked.

"We need to continue our journey two find the two remaining successors. We also have to take back the other half of the Star Shatterer." I said.

"We still have no idea how to get to the village of the Morning, so are we going next to Adlaw?" Ani said.

"I know, and we have to be cautious this time because of the events now. But I guess we have no choice but travel to Adlaw to look for the next one." I said.

"This time, we need to be more prepared," Baku said.

"But before that, we need to take these children to safety," I said.

"So where are we going to take them?" Apo asked.

"To Bulan, of course, but before that, I have a place in my mind," I said.

"Where?" Ester asked.

"At Pine Lagoon!" I said.

"What?"

"Don't worry, guys, we will ask Saldang first, okay? Also, we need to continue our search as soon as possible." I said.

Everyone agreed with my idea.

That's good then. Pine Lagoon, we're coming back!