Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Mysterious Forest
After being shrouded in darkness and despair, the sun is now back on Earth, giving little hope for Humans and other creatures to survive. However, nearly forty percent of the Eastern Region of Aurora kingdom, was badly damaged and charred in flames. The villages were engulfed and destroyed by the Hell Hydra. The one thing that came to mind in the survivors of the Eastern Region was, "we survived, then ... what?"
Slowly, the people came out of the Cremlyn Labyrinth guided by the royal soldiers. Mellynda walked side by side with her mother, Illia. However, he looked gloomy. The daughter thought about her people, including her own father, whether she was okay or not. While walking out, the people also whispered to each other about the fate of Ashley and Zeeta, who were inevitably heard by these two nobles.
"I'm glad we're safe, but .. I'm worried about Madame Ashley and Princess Zeeta.", said the people.
"You're right. I am also ashamed of myself after having doubts about the Princess. He's just a boy, but he's the one who fights for us the most" people reply B.
"Ah .. at times like this, the family will always be encouraging. If only Queen Alicia were alive...."
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A special herbal water tube used to lower mana and increase a person's life force, appears to be on display in an Alexandrita basement. Ashley is in it. Although the herbal water was impossible to close the wound, it would remove it from the grasp of death.
Albert, Willmurd, and Hellenia who have told both of them that Zeeta has defeated Hell Hydra, are trying to imagine magic together— who is expected to be able to cover all the wounds Ashley received. However, someone came through the green magic circle, which was none other than Maisie. He then said, "Stop, nail."
"You-you...?" Albert stopped his magic. Then followed by Hellenia and Willmurd, though his face was confused.
"If you keep doing it, your magic will fail and make Ashley die instantly."
The three nobles were shocked.
"Then what... WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" shouted Albert who felt cornered by the situation.
"I'll help you guys. This is a sign of my gratitude to Zeeta who has defeated the Hollow," Maisie replied, "get away from there." Maisie then makes a small magic circle in each of Ashley's wounds.
"Kukuu's? Looks like you were able to find a unique way to treat your physique during which shortage, huh? All right, this is gonna make it easier for me." Maisie tapped on her long staff three times, then the magic circles on Ashley's body swirled and shone.
The three nobles who were there were again shocked after seeing the herbal water in the tube absorbed into the magic circle, then the magic circle completely covered Ashley's wound.
"W-how did you get...?" Albert was inexhaustible. Willmurd and Hellenia.
"Hmm? Why are you so surprised? This is magic, just like you used to do, kutuu," Maisie replied. He then lifted his wand from the floor to stop his magic.
"But why did you forbid us to make magic? Wouldn't that be the same as what you just did?" ask Hellenia.
"Kukuu...? Ahhaha! Are you kidding me?"
"Eh?" the three nobles frowned.
"The injury Ashley received was an attack from the Hollow. Man will not be able to heal or even close his wounds. Albert, the reason you can't cure Zeeta, is because her body was touched by a Hollow."
The three humans were silent. They want further explanation.
"Hollow is not only created from a small part of Yggdrasil, it is also created from the residue of bad emotions of various creatures. More specifically, the creatures that are around it. Hollows will not form themselves or even move, if there is no strong desire that affects them.
"Yggdrasil, who is the mother of all beings, apart from her own magic, will not be able to be harmed. With such a concept, even to treat and seal the wound from it, was an impossible matter as well."
"Wait a minute, what is a Hollow? Yggdrasil? What are you talking about?" Albert doesn't understand any of Maisie's answers.
"Later we will explain" Willmurd replied, "let this Dryad speak."
"Then, if you can close Mrs Ashley's wound, that means you...?" Hellenia.
"Part of Yggdrasil? Of course not, kutuu! If so, you should also question why Zeeta is able to defeat the evolved Hollow!" Maisie smiles.
The three nobles fell silent.
"don't know? Though there was one noble family in this kingdom who knew the answer...."
Hearing this, the three nobles guessed who Maisie meant. Soon, Maisie prepares to get out of there by making a magic circle.
"Wait!" exclamation Hellenia.
Maisie. "What?"
"If Hollows are formed from strong negative desires, that means .. are there magical beings who want destruction for Aurora?"
"Your nails, that's right."
"Oh? Well, who did it?" ask Willmurd.
Maisie seemed to think twice before answering her question.
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Albert had received a brief explanation of what he had not previously understood from Willmurd and Hellen. They continued the conversation.
"What's really going on? What's the reason the Levant's been silent all along has something to do with it?" murmured Albert, while removing Ashley from the tube and placing her on the stretcher that Hellen made.
"You're right. Why is the Levant always silent?" ask Willmurd.
"Don't you understand?" ask Hellenia.
"Huh?" Willmurd and Albert don't understand.
"The answer is us, man. Isn't it very strange to think back, that only Humans are harmed by this incident?"
"Currently, when you say it, more and more questions arise in my mind!" sahut Willmurd's. "Let's take Mrs Ashley to the hospital and check on Mr. Princess!"
The three of them suddenly snapped. They only realized if they were too focused on Ashley to forget about Zeeta.
"By Aurora, we're dead!" call all three at the same time.
"You two go find Princess Zeeta, I'll take Mom to the hospital, I'll catch up!" Albert's orders.
"Good!" they dispersed while sweating coldly.
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At the same time as Maisie and the three main nobles are meeting, Azure, Gerda, and Danny, along with Recko, Grilda, and Arthur, as well as the Levant family, are once out of the Cremlyn Labyrinth, and the, soon follows to the place where Zeeta was last seen falling before being captured by Aria.
From a distance, they see Aria entering a portal with Zeeta in her arms. Without a second thought, Azure immediately shouted and threw her wind magic at Aria. "Wait, goddamn! Where are you going with Zeeta?!"
But alas, Aria managed to leave before the Azure magic hit her. They all gasped after running, accompanied by emotion after seeing Zeeta being taken away by Aria.
Feeling irritated, Arthur gave off his red aura. Incidentally, Lowen also released his yellow aura. The ground beneath them trembled and felt like it wanted to split apart. However, that feeling of anger instantly vanished after hearing Maisie's voice. "Calm down, you two. Zeeta will only be gone for a few hours. You guys are so possessive, aren't you? Ahhaha!"
"Where is my daughter going?! I can't let him experience constant danger like this!" snapped Arthur. His speech got a sharp glint from Lowen.
"I won't tell you."
"What did you say?!"
"There are better things you don't need to know. Dah, I'm going first." Maisie's using her magic circle back.
Everyone there was stunned, except for Arthur who suddenly shouted. "I want Zeetaku!"
"Should I tell you how many times if she's not your daughter!?" yell Lowen.
"Huh?! I raised her since she was a baby! I'm his father!"
"What?! Even so, you are still not his father! Point, no more excuses!"
The pressing aura was felt by Lowen and Arthur. They slowly looked back, and found Karim exploding immediately.
"Zeeta is my grandson!" then Karim pinned the heads of the two adult men.
"Bright...." Agatha could only sigh, looking at the behavior of the adult men around Zeeta.
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"Hey! Hey..huh...! Awake up!" Zeeta heard a familiar voice. "I know you're tired, but get up! You'll see something beautiful! Honey if you miss it, you know!"
She slowly began to open her eyes. When he actually gained his consciousness, the Catastrophe Seal had returned to being a ring and he felt extremely limp. However, what his body felt was inferior to what he saw. Zeeta's eyes sparkled, his body glistening with something that reflected light on him. He crawled towards a tree nearby, then wore it for his rebuttal to stand up. When he stood up, he was more and more fascinated by what he saw.
"The fireflies...? No, they are not fireflies.. This is also not mana..," muttered Zeeta.
He saw a lot of—even countless— luminous points with various colors. There are those who perch on leaves, grass, twigs, there are also those who do not stop flying.
Zeeta looked around. What he saw was not a forest with a dominant green color, but a forest that glowed blue. The grass and leaves are even bright blue. The sky was dark, but there was a wide line of blue light that divided it. These lines look like when humans see galaxies with their stars.
"Wait .. I think I've seen this...." Zeeta is trying to remember. "Male...?" he looked around again. "No, the Aria I saw in my dream was not in this forest .. after all, is this indeed a forest...?"