Chapter 71PuzzleCarter's POV: Our eyes wandered around and only a large concave wall exposed us. It was rocky and bumpy but still full of sharp rocks. "Come here, I found something ..." Amarra scooped her hands in the air, a gesture call, meaning to come at where she is standing. "So, what have we got here, Amarra?"  I asked and I just held on to both my waist. "What do you think about this colorful but weird buttons, switches and dials on the wall? And how about this lever? What does this do? And this hole below the controls? What's this?" Amarra asked one question after another as he pointed out one by one what was built into the wall because he was so curious about them.  And it's some sort of like a control swtich. Amarra was about to turn the dials, buttons, knobs, and levers that were made of stone, we immediately stopped him and when maybe one wrong click on one of these buttons, a trap might trigger. "Stop! Yo

Chapter 73The Guardian BeastCarter's POV: "No one can hear us here! You haven't thought about it yet?! I want to hit you in the face, seriously!" Amarra let Krystelle remind us that our voices cannot reach the outside of this room and that the rushing flood of water that was already at our waist was even louder when the three of us shouted. I suddenly thought of an Idea that would bring Krystelle in a conscious state. The water overflowed quickly because apart from the stone pillar mermaid, the other three stone carved pillars also spewed water so instead of stepping on the ground below we couldn't do it because the water lifted us up to the ceiling and we started to float and swim like a frog. But we have not yet reached the top of the cave. It was only halfway through before we reached the top of the Cave. "Hey, Krys! Instead of whining like a lunatic brat that seemd like to escape from the assylum, why not use your powers to break this wall

Chapter 75So Close and yet so FarThird POV: Flashback Ricky enthusiastically started summarizing every single detail they went through.  After they were swooped by the Griffins, they met Amarra.  She wanted to take them back to where they were taken but they found out her hometown was sabotaged by then elven bandits.  That is where Ricky and Sandra were kidnapped by Princess Nimue - The shadow princess. Luckily they managed to escape from the hands of the evil princess.  Three little identical dwarves went to chase Ricky and Sandra.  Unfortunately they failed to catch them. After that, that was where then they got lost into the dark woods and found Lincoln.  They were dumbfounded and got confused how did he end up in the realm of Encrest without having any memories of the past. The three of them were clueless about the idea but then agreed to find out the answers and search for Carter if they work together. Later

Chapter 77A Fatal ReliefCarter's POV:   "Run ...!"  Lylan shouted. We all followed what Lylan told us to do and we ran towards the exit but Lyzzan stopped us. "Why run? But we can escape through this portal?" suggested Lyzzan. Shaking with trepdiation, we did nothing but enter the portal one by one. I was the last to enter. I was waiting for the crystal to hit on my Grimoire. Since it was a crystal I got from Gwendala, no doubt this crytal shard is important and I can't leave it all stuck on the stone golem's forehead. I have a strong feeling I might still use this in the future so I waited for it. "Carter! What are you waiting for?! The place is crumbling! You have to hurry! And I can't keep my portal open for long! I'm almost at my limit!" Lyzzan shouted

Chapter 79Epilogue (1): A New BegginingCarter's POV: "Sometimes what is real is something that you cannot see" A sentence I saw written in front of the door. Come to think of it, I agree with this. Like the air for instance, we can neither see nor touch it, but it is real and it exists. I was just about to walk in the room.  I held the doorknob and turned it. But I was surprised that there was a person behind it who was going to do the same thing. "Mr. Wister? What a surprise! A morning bird getting ready for school, don't you think?" Remember the time he asked me what sort of powers I wanted? Yes, that's him. His name is Mr.  Rubians, and he teaches literature and mythology. I wasn't supposed to think about it any more, but I remembered that memory that