Elder Thalos leaned back in his ornate chair, his eyes fixed on Zero, Kale, Maia, and the inquisitive Luna. The flicker of revenge still danced in their eyes, but it was met with caution and contemplation by the wise leader of Seer.
Zero, who had been recounting the harrowing tale of their destroyed village, observed the elder's thoughtful expression. The room felt somber as they waited for Elder Thalos to speak.
After a moment, Elder Thalos broke the silence, his voice measured and laden with gravity. "The cult you mentioned, those figures in black cloaks adorned with the symbol of a crowned goat, they are likely followers of the malevolent god Seth."
The revelation sent shivers down their spines. They had heard rumors about Seth, but the implications were far grimmer than they had imagined.
"Ancient God Seth? The evil god that Mr. Lucas told us about?" Zero said.
"So you already know," Elder Thalos sighed deeply, an air of weariness surrounding him. "Seth was a god of great power who was sealed away by ancient heroes, Walpa The Hero, Menova The Mystic Mage, and Sagre The Sage Warrior. The cult's motives, as well as the powers they possess, remain a mystery, but I fear they are trying to resurrect this malevolent god."
The room fell silent once more, shock evident on the faces of Zero, Maia, Kale, and Luna.
"Elder, are they the same cult who killed her?" Lucas asked, confused and determined to get answers from the elder.
"(Sigh) Yes, indeed, they are the ones who killed Maleya, your sister-in-law," Elder Thalos said with regret and sorrow evident in his eyes.
"Who is this Maleya, Mr. Lucas?" Maia asked, filled with concern when she saw the elder and Lucas's sadness.
"Maleya is Luna's mother and my sister-in-law," Lucas said with a sorrowful expression.
The room fell into a heavy silence, the weight of their grief and the revelation of Maleya's fate hanging over them like a shroud.
Elder Thalos finally spoke, his voice carrying the burden of shared sorrow. "Maleya was one of the guardian members of our village, alongside Lucas's brother Lavine, who is Luna's father and Lucas's brother. She was a kind, gentle, and brave warrior. Her loss still pains us."
Luna, who had been listening outside the treehouse, felt tears welling up in her eyes. She remembered her mother's kindness and warmth and the pain of losing her at such a young age. She blinked the tears away but couldn't hide the sadness that clouded her young face.
She recalled her mother's last words, "Luna, run. You must live. I will handle them here. Always remember I love you." As Luna tried to reach her mother, she suddenly blacked out, unconscious. "Sorry, Luna, but I have to do this for your sake, for your survival," her mother said as she turned back to face the members of the cult alone.
After Luna recalled the past, she suddenly opened the treehouse. "Hey, what are you doing?" Luna kept smiling to hide her crying and sadness from back then, not wanting them to notice she had been listening.
"Luna, well, we were just talking about, um, what is it again, hahahaha," Kale said, looking at Zero awkwardly, trying to hide their conversation about Luna's mother, fearing she might cry.
"We were talking about the evil god Seth, right, everyone?" Zero said as he looked at everyone, pleading for their cooperation.
"Yeah, we were talking about those things, hahaha," Kale, Maia, and Lucas said in unison.
Luna smiled. "So they tried to hide it from me, fearing that I might cry and be sad. I'm not a fool. Well, thank you, everyone," she thought to herself.
"Okay, tell me about this Evil God Seth. I know that this ancient god is evil and was defeated by the ancient heroes. Everyone in our village knows that. It's a story from the history book or a storybook that we have in our village. Also, teachers tell us about it too, right? So, Elder, tell us what purpose this Evil cult wants?" Luna said confidently, drawing on her knowledge of history and her curiosity about this Evil cult.
"Well," Elder Thalos began.
To Be Continued.
Elder Thalos leaned back in his ornate chair, his eyes fixed on Zero, Kale, Maia, and the inquisitive Luna. The flicker of revenge still danced in their eyes, but it was met with caution and contemplation by the wise leader of Seer.
Zero, who had been recounting the harrowing tale of their destroyed village, observed the elder's thoughtful expression. The room felt somber as they waited for Elder Thalos to speak.
After a moment, Elder Thalos broke the silence, his voice measured and laden with gravity. "The cult you mentioned, those figures in black cloaks adorned with the symbol of a crowned goat, they are likely followers of the malevolent god Seth."
The revelation sent shivers down their spines. They had heard rumors about Seth, but the implications were far grimmer than they had imagined.
"Ancient God Seth? The evil god that Mr. Lucas told us about?" Zero said.
"So you already know," Elder Thalos sighed deeply, an air of weariness surrounding him. "Seth was a god of great power who was sealed away by ancient heroes, Walpa The Hero, Menova The Mystic Mage, and Sagre The Sage Warrior. The cult's motives, as well as the powers they possess, remain a mystery, but I fear they are trying to resurrect this malevolent god."
The room fell silent once more, shock evident on the faces of Zero, Maia, Kale, and Luna.
"Elder, are they the same cult who killed her?" Lucas asked, confused and determined to get answers from the elder.
"(Sigh) Yes, indeed, they are the ones who killed Maleya, your sister-in-law," Elder Thalos said with regret and sorrow evident in his eyes.
"Who is this Maleya, Mr. Lucas?" Maia asked, filled with concern when she saw the elder and Lucas's sadness.
"Maleya is Luna's mother and my sister-in-law," Lucas said with a sorrowful expression.
The room fell into a heavy silence, the weight of their grief and the revelation of Maleya's fate hanging over them like a shroud.
Elder Thalos finally spoke, his voice carrying the burden of shared sorrow. "Maleya was one of the guardian members of our village, alongside Lucas's brother Lavine, who is Luna's father and Lucas's brother. She was a kind, gentle, and brave warrior. Her loss still pains us."
Luna, who had been listening outside the treehouse, felt tears welling up in her eyes. She remembered her mother's kindness and warmth and the pain of losing her at such a young age. She blinked the tears away but couldn't hide the sadness that clouded her young face.
She recalled her mother's last words, "Luna, run. You must live. I will handle them here. Always remember I love you." As Luna tried to reach her mother, she suddenly blacked out, unconscious. "Sorry, Luna, but I have to do this for your sake, for your survival," her mother said as she turned back to face the members of the cult alone.
After Luna recalled the past, she suddenly opened the treehouse. "Hey, what are you doing?" Luna kept smiling to hide her crying and sadness from back then, not wanting them to notice she had been listening.
"Luna, well, we were just talking about, um, what is it again, hahahaha," Kale said, looking at Zero awkwardly, trying to hide their conversation about Luna's mother, fearing she might cry.
"We were talking about the evil god Seth, right, everyone?" Zero said as he looked at everyone, pleading for their cooperation.
"Yeah, we were talking about those things, hahaha," Kale, Maia, and Lucas said in unison.
Luna smiled. "So they tried to hide it from me, fearing that I might cry and be sad. I'm not a fool. Well, thank you, everyone," she thought to herself.
"Okay, tell me about this Evil God Seth. I know that this ancient god is evil and was defeated by the ancient heroes. Everyone in our village knows that. It's a story from the history book or a storybook that we have in our village. Also, teachers tell us about it too, right? So, Elder, tell us what purpose this Evil cult wants?" Luna said confidently, drawing on her knowledge of history and her curiosity about this Evil cult.
"Well," Elder Thalos began.
To Be Continued.
