T H E W I L D E R N E S S O F T H E E A S T In a wilderness, a small group of people –about twenty– journeyed. Their black cloaks fitted their bodies perfectly, with its hood concealing their faces. Their faces were completely hidden within the darkness of their cloaks. Barefooted -they all walked. They were all males apart from the young teenage girl who seemed to be the one they all looked up to, more than a leader, a guardian. These people had always lived within the Eastern wilderness. For a long time, since the time of Arak: the cursed traveller. They took over the shelters left behind by the original villagers who were murdered by Arak and his men. Only one boy survived the raid by Arak's men. He was the one who ran to the ancestors of this tribe and reported to them that the curse of the Callibra had been evoked by Arak. Their ancestors followed him back to the wilderness, trapped Arak and his men, including the one who had already been cursed and burnt them. The

C A V E S O F E F L I E After Cicero told them to make their own choices and decide on whose side to be, the thought of what he said had never left Atticus’ mind. Iasias, Elvio, and Dalmatius were in Iasias' cave talking and laughing, and Atticus could see them through the entrance of the cave. Others were out looking for some fruits to gather for food, and others were lying and sleeping in their caves. Dominick and Atticus were the only ones outside, sitting below the shades of the huge tree in the midst of the caves to avoid the morning sun. “Does Iasias really have a plan for our people who are still in captivity, or his just a coward who is only trying to save his head?” Atticus thought to himself. Cicero asked them to join him on his way to Vocí if they ever wanted to go with him on a quest to save their people and free them from captivity. He wondered if he should be here or there with Cicero to save their people. Dominick had some special skills to mak

CAVES OF EFLIE Iasias sat by the tree as he picked stones and cast them towards the cave which was opposite him—frustratingly. Cicero succeeded in convincing Atticus and 12 others to follow him, and now it's just four of them. He stoped throwing stones and he got up. “Now, what do we do?” he asked and all three of them remained quiet with obviously nothing to say as a reply. They were all as confused as he was—not knowing what to do next, or when to do it. “I don't know, I have no clue of what step we should take next” Domminick said and Dalmatius sighed. “We wait to see what happens after what they plan on doing,” Dalmatius said and Iasias nodded. “What ever it is we do next, I don't regret staying back here, and I hope everyone of you have the same mindset with me,” Iasias said as he tucked his hair behind his ear. “If only there's a way to bring down the cloak or get a witch on our side who can,” Elvio said and silence flooded their midst. “I really hope they don't

REALM OF THE SPIRITS It was evening now, Nika had been in this realm since morning —seeking for the dwelling place of her sisters who had passed. She never thought it would be this difficult. “I won't be doing this if mother was still alive,” She mumbled as she kept walking through the bushes. After walking so long without taking a rest, her feet ached, and she felt like her legs could not carry her anymore. She leaned her back against a huge tree which was standing firm behind her and she pant uncontrollably as she found a moment to look at the scratch on her right foot. She saw that she might have stepped on something which injured her foot —slightly below her heel, and caused her to feel great pain. she slid her back on the tree until she sat on the grasses below the tree. she saw the cut was oozing out blood. Her eyes were closed as she covered the cut with her left hand, and whispered, “Brazias esgara!” The blue light which came from her eyes which were still closed found

TOWER OF IVÁDIA Nika gasped as she jolted up _ raising her upper body from underneath the pool of blood which flowed over her whole body and she breathed in the spirit which hovered over the pool. There was a great change in her whole body as she felt an extra unit of power entering into her body. She was coming out of a blood pool, but there was no stain of blood on her skin, it seemed like she came out of a pool of water rather than a pool of blood. She got up from the pool and stepped out of it, standing completely outside it. Her robe was still on the floor, so she picked it up and slid her hands into its sleeves and tied its ropes around her waist. Her eyes glared blue light which helped her walk her way to the door, as she was close to the door, her eyes changed color. It was now glowing a pale yellow light which broke down the wooden door the moment she looked to it. Her sisters were already assembling outside before the door, as there were all expecting her to come out