Chapter One Hundred Eighty:
Sky City
Sage's House
"Are you sure about it, Haimon? Because doing it will only put you at risk and you know what I mean." Norward seriously asked me after I told him everything that I and Shu Tokino need to do.
"Yes, I am so sure Uncle." I answered with full of determination.
"Alright, if that is the case then I cannot stop you anymore." he answered.
This is the last day Shu Tokino and I will be together so I thought of talking to Norward and explained everything to him before my wife and I had our last night being together. Because for tomorrow, our journey to the underworld will begin and I want Norward to know my decision especially he is my only standing parent. I have to tell him so that he won't worry about me although going here at Sky City was dangerous that I even plead to Rishna to let me go even for a while.
Because the danger is still out there, Kanik still waiting for us and any time, he may attack if he senses me or my wife. The reason why, Ansel himself accompy but in a spiritual way, because he didn't allow me to go down the mountain, so we just went to the bottom of the mountain and there he freely cast a powerful spell that would take me to Ansel's house. And he was only given me three hours to talk to him and after that I need to go back whether I done or not, because Kanik can still sense me if I stay there longer even though my earthly body is in the Merwa Mountains.
"And you don't have to worry because Rishna and Ansel are with us when we go to the underworld." I said and because I already told him about Rishna, Truman and Navina he was no longer surprised when I told him about them joining us to our journey. Although, Truman was already been defeated by Kanik when he decided to save his only son Wafi, as sad as what happened. I know that there's only one solution that we must do for the safety of more innocent lives. "We really need to bring back Manu soul as soon as possible, so hang in there, Uncle. No matter what happens, don't ever face Kanik no matter what. Just be safe, please."
Present…
Underworld
Earlier…
I didn't expect to see the ones that will join us to this journey, because the only ones that I knew would come were Ansel, Galdur and Netro so I really didn't expect when I saw Sai and Lua Velho, Rishna's friend and guardian, will join us too mostly…
"Wafi?!" I surprisingly exclaimed and he seems to read my mind.
"This is for my father, so I decided to come here."
"But your body still needs to recover."
"Don't worry about him because he still has a long life to go." Ansel answered then. "Alright, now that we are complete. We need to divide our group in two. But we need to leave one here at the port to wait the return of Shu Tokino, Rishna and Navina." He said and turned his gaze to Lua. "Lua, you wait here."
"Yes, Ansel." She answered.
"Then, who can I be with?" I asked.
"Me and Galdur will be with you while, Wafi, Sai and Netro. You three will go together and you will handle Corey. Because Corey is only weak when Khawar is not by his side," Ansel explained.
"Are you sure we're the only two to watch over Haimon?" Galdur seriously asked Ansel that made me curious and I asked.
"What do you mean?" I look at him.
"Because Khawar is not that easy to fight with," he replied and added. "And it's all because he is the twin brother of God Father, our creator. If the creator is our light Khawar is our darkness."
That explained it all and having only the two of them while I became the bait, I think. "We will need another help if Khawar is the one we need to fight." I answered.
"Haimon was right," Wafi agreed. "So, I'll go with you." He decided.
"No." Ansel answered.
"Why?" Wafi surprisingly asked him.
"In the situation that you have in your body, you will not be able to fight him one hundred percent of your power and strength. And besides, Netro can't fight because he will be the bait so Sai needs someone to help her face, Corey." Ansel answered.
Wafi quietly accepted what Ansel explained.
"Then, what's the plan?" I asked. "How can we separate them?"
"Using Shu Tokino's blood," Galdur answered.
"How?" because if they feed Shu Tokino's blood, how can I or Netro be the bait if our earthly body is on Earth?
"I know what's on your mind so we took fresh blood from Shu." He said that surprised me because I didn't expect that.
"What! Does Shu know this?"
"Yes, she knew." Ansel answered that turned my gaze back at him. "But she didn't know where we actually going to use her blood."
"Then, what are you going to do with that?"
Galdur take out a small two bottles that contains Shu Tokino's blood. "This is her blood."
When I saw the amount of blood they took from Shu Tokino, I was relieved because it wasn't that much.
"So, how are you going to use that?"
"We will sprinkle one bottle around the ground, while the other bottle, Netro will drink it." Galdur replied.
"What about me?" I curiously asked.
"Shu's blood is already flowing into you so you don't need to drink this. That's why all you have to do is, wait for Khawar to arrive." Galdur answered.
"Alright, I understand." I answered. "Then, how do you make sure that those two will separate?"
"I know Khawar," Ansel answered. "He doesn't care if he gambles right or wrong because the important thing for him is to know where his target is. And that is Shu Tokino."
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