Among the mist-covered mountains, Ren stood alone. His hair was blowing in the wind, and a dark storm was burning in his eyes.
A few days ago…
[Flashback: three days ago, suburb of Utvara]
Ren was standing infront of an old ruined house's door. He had no way out. No destination, no purpose. Just… an unfulfilled dream. The faces of his parents that he could never see clearly. To found them he traveled.
In Ren's mind had a thought that his family may be hidden in this kind of place. A old ruined places. Where nobody could live currently.
In between this thoughs suddenly the door of old ruined house opened by itself.
A shadow stood at front of the Ren. In his old ruined house. He was long. A black cloak in his left wrist. Face completely covered. Only two glowing eyes.
Black Mask.
"You are Ren?" His voice was faint. As if he had forgotten how to speak for centuries.
Ren was a little startled, but stood still.
" Who are you? How you know my name?"
Black Mask slowly walked forward.
"I have brought the answers to your questions here. But before that it's better to listen me.Your mother. Your father. If you want to know about them, you have to go to Kullon Lake. Someone is waiting for you there."
Ren's breath stopped.
"Who? And how you know about them?" he asked.
Black Mask smiled.
"Vael. That's my master and they know about them. And if curious about me then it's better to go their and find your all questions answers."
On hearing this words, time stopped. A strange vibration passed through Ren's chest. In his mind he felt the all memories of his family and friends. His heart felt it too. He slightly bent. He lifted his right hand and placed it on his chest. His emotions were too much that affected his body too.
"If you don't go… you will always wander in the dark. But if you go… maybe you will find answers. Or… lose something else." Black Mask show Ren and spoke gently.
And without any thoughts Ren left. He used his flying magic and flow towards the Kullon lake.
Just… leaving one last word in the air ..."Be prepared, Ren. The truth is not light."
After went of Ren Black Mask gave creepy smile on his face. He called Vael and told him everything. And then both were laughed.
★★★
[Present: Near Kullon Lake, foothills of Eldan Mountain]
Ren was moving slowly forward. The sound of walking on the snow gave a strange comfort to his ears. But there was restlessness in his heart.
He placed her palm on her chest. Where his mother had last touched him. He didn't know how this visions were raised and show him, but it happened.
"Vael…"
Hhe repeated again. The name he didn't knew but it's sounds familiar to him. It was now leading to him. Making his way easy to found his family and friends.
★★★
[On the other side, a few kilometers away...Elara]
Elara sat with her eyes closed, reading something in the air. Blue lines were moving around her telepathic waves.
She had contacted Seroi. She had told him that Black Mask had reached Ren.
"Now it's my turn," she told herself.
She knew that leaving Ren alone would be fatal. He could have an effect that, if not stopped, would end everything.
Elara strapped on her boots and silently headed for the mountain. The path was not easy cold winds, slippery rocks, and sounds from the lower valleys that seemed like an ancient magic.
But she didn't stop. She could use her flying magic too but if she used that Ren and Vael located her and sensed her presence so she couldn't used that. She only used her invincible magic and Anti detection magic. If she used flying magic then the mana fluctuations reached higher levels that easily detected by planet level magicians. So she couldn't used that.
★★★
[Flashback: Elara and Seroi's last meeting]
"Just watch him. Don't interfere," Seroi had said.
Elara nodded. But her eyes said something else.
"What if he goes too far?"
Seroi took a deep breath. "Then… you bring him back. However you can. But it's only in fatal conditions. Otherwise you have to just watch him and will give us informations. Use this device we implanted in Ren's hand one nano device like in yours hands too. You can find him easily."
"Okk" Elara just replied. She took device from the Seroi's hand to in her hand. Her eyes are lifted showed the Seroi's eyes. She didn't spoke any word than moved back and used flying magic and gone. She turned backwards at a Seroi's chamber. Her heart felt to heavy but she couldn't spoke anything. Just her eyebrows were moved downwards. Then she flew towards her destination marked on the device.
★★★
[Present: The shores of Lake Kullon]
Ren finnally reached at a Kullon lake. He looked up the water of the lake was as still as glass. But something was stirring underneath. It was as if time itself had stood still.
He stepped forward… sat down on a rock.
"Vael… if you can hear me. I'm here."
There was no answer. Only the wind blew.
And then in the middle of the lake, a shadow emerged. Slowly… emerging from the water.
Ren's breath stopped.
He wasn't alone.
A human like shadow. Slowly slowly the water and the vaporized water mist fant and the Vael floated above the water lake. He move his gaze towards the Ren and slowly slowly came near to Ren.
He was in the human form. He landed on the surface near the Ren. Ren was quite and calm. He didn't care about anything. His eyes focused only on Vael. Then he spoke...
" I don't know who you are? What your intentions? But for me only one thing is important and someone called me that you know about that. What I want to know."
"You are right. I know everything. What you want to know. But for that you have to do deal with me." Vael spoke. In his body all water vaporized. He just stood without any expression.
"Deal? What kinda? Tell me your terms and conditions. I will try to fulfill it. I think you know what I need." Ren with excitement. In his mind Nyxa felt something but she couldn't wanted to interrupt their conversation so she didn't spoke anything. And also she couldn't revealed her identity to others. So she hide in the mana sea.
"Nothing much just you will fight with me after telling the truth. A friendly spark. I know we don't know eachother but I want to spark with you. I know about you from the Arkenhall. I was a employer of them few time ago." Vael tried to convince Ren. He lied him. Tried to trap the Ren.
"Hmmm...Okk. If you want to do fight with me than it's okay. I will do that but before that tell me about my family. Where they are? Also about Watson. How they are? They are okay or not?' Ren spoke swiftly. In his heart so many emotions suppressed that slowly slowly turned in to wildness. He couldn't wait. He just wanted to know about them.