CHARLOTTE: The Injured White Peacock
Silver Gate

Ellena glares.

Then, he closed his eyes again, trying to communicate with the small pickaxe through telepathy.

“Help me? How to?” ask Ellena through her mind that can be conveyed to the pickaxe.

“Command us only. Then, we will do our best.” Maybe these words sounded in Ellena's ears, but not with Kuro. The horse only heard the sound of ‘wus’ only a few times, yes like a normal wind that blows. In fact, once in a while it is not heard, it can only be felt.

Moments later, Ellena opened her eyes with a big smile on her lips. I don't know what they're talking about, Kuro doesn't know. However, the horse also smiled because it could see Ellena back cheerful to make him happy.

Then, Ellena returned to ride Kuro. This time he put on a sure face. That's right, Ellena is very confident this time after getting help from a small pickaxe. Without thinking any longer, Ellena began to recite the mantra according to the direction of the pickaxe. “Coniunge!”

Instantly, the pickaxe spun rapidly as it was gathering and invited another wind to join their round. Wuses. Wuses. Wuses. It sounds like they are making a big noise organizing their own space.

Both Ellena's netra sparkle. He had never seen the wind so excited, even working with each other to help Ellena. It does not take long, the wind forms a current that goes upwards.

“Are you ready, Kuro?” Ellena smiled at the horse. Immediately, Kuro replied with his excited neigh. Now he knew that the wind was going to help them with the stronger currents.

Kuro also ran towards the wind currents that lead up to it. Later, wus. While flapping his wings, Kuro was also helped to fly by the winds that carried him up.

Because of the many winds that help, the current may be able to bring Ellena and Kuro to the front of the gate of the cloud palace owned by Charlotte.

Wuses.

Wuses.

Wuses.

Ellena continued to hope that they could arrive soon. Sure enough, according to their estimates finally arrived even if only at the end. Kuro had to flap his wings with all his might until they could land on Charlotte's palace grounds.

“A little more, Kuro!” Ellena rules, she also struggles to encourage Kuro to keep the horse from plunging. If that happens, their history is finished because they are far away from the land of Everfalls.

The cold sweat had already flooded, Ellena could only hope that Kuro's wings could be even stronger. Keep forward. Continues.

Both of them tried as hard as possible until the power was almost exhausted just to get to the mainland of the palace. If thought seriously, then the thing they both did was futile, even lives could be at stake.

However, neither Ellena nor Kuro gave up so easily. Although the bones crumble, the muscles tighten, the mind becomes chaotic, and lives can be lost, both will not be daunted.

Suddenly, there came the voice of Charlotte who was humming the Blind Witch again. Today, he sings it quietly. Presumably Charlotte already feels safe, but even though ‘hama’ is struggling to reach it again.

“A little more, Kuro!” Again, Ellena tried to encourage Kuro to arrive, at least in front of the gates of Charlotte's palace.

But hope is only hope. Kuro is no longer able to. His wings began to weaken, he ran out of energy. As a result, both fell. Wuses.

They pierced through the wind, plunging down which could destroy the bones of the body. “Ah, it's over apparently,” Inner Ellena resigned. He closed his eyes, trying to imagine a beautiful thing even though in reality there was something terrible that would happen to him.

“It turns out that Charlotte's voice is so beautiful,” said Ellena. He listened intently to Charlotte's voice echoing in the Everfalls sky. The queen's voice calmed her heart so much that at this moment Ellena fell down with her lips turned. Smilingly.

Still with her eyes closed, Ellena thought that she was dead and had arrived in heaven. However, he forgot the pain from his shattered bones. Ellena just imagined such a beautiful paradise.

Slowly, he opened his eyes. There were clouds in the black sky with stars. In fact, the moon this time smiled kindly with its arches so beautiful. Ellena smiled.

The smell of heaven is just like Everfalls, he thought. “Ah, apparently I died this fast.” Ellena felt like she was already in heaven.

Suddenly, Kuro sounded short. Ellena immediately got up and looked towards Kuro who was standing in front of the silver-colored gate with peacock carvings there. It sparkles!

In fact, the moonlight can be perfectly reflected. Ellena's eyes sparkle, what a beauty!

“What is heaven's door?” ellena asked innocently to Kuro. Hearing that, Kuro did not give a dizzy. He immediately ran closer to Ellena, then bit the hood of Ellena's cloak that had slipped from her head.

Then, Kuro unhesitatingly threw Ellena behind and landed right on her back. Kuro had gotten used to this so he did not throw the wrong thing. While Ellena screams in shock, she even feels that she is not fully ready but Kuro takes the plan faster than her.

Kuro's legs took quick and long steps. He is also impatient. He was currently gathering strength and speed. He held great hope in his tall legs.

“K-Kuro in-front no ger—”

Brak!

Without waiting for Ellena's ban, Kuro had already smashed through the silver gate with the power of his head aided also by his leg thrust. Although only a few were open, Ellena was shocked. He widened his eyes.

Ellena peeked, looking at the vast palace inside there. Ellena came down from Kuro's back. However, he hesitated to step in there, as his mentality suddenly shrank even more considering how Charlotte looked at him with disdain and reluctance.

It hurts.

Ellena simply lowered her head in front of the slightly opened silver gate. His heart was suddenly filled with such great doubt. Ellena cuddled her head in a blue robe, her gaze still lowered.

Seeing that Ellena was sad again, Kuro immediately pushed Ellena's body closer to the gate. Despite not neighing or saying anything, Kuro's gaze already signified that he told Ellena to immediately advance onto the battlefield.

“K-Kuro, how b-can?!” ellena protest. Now he turned his body to face Kuro, about to scold him. However, the dark horse smiled triumphantly. He did not hesitate a bit.

Ah, how else, right?

Inevitably Ellena must also go forward even though failure is greater than success. But he won't just give up. Even if he failed repeatedly, he would never tremble. His mission in this world is to bring Charlotte back to her people.

Gregs.

Slowly Ellena pushed the gate so that she and Kuro could enter the territory of Charlotte's palace. The two Ellena netra once again sparkled. Truly, there is no denying that Charlotte's palace is truly beautiful, just like Everfalls.

However, something happened, making Ellena widen her eyes.

“C-Charlotte?!”

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