
At the same time when Zeeta was talking to Dark Elf, Hugo, Aria was heading to the waterfall according to the orders of her elders. The waterfall that he went to was different but similar to the usual waterfall. What makes it different, is that the water reflects blue light, but the water is clear so that anyone who wants to see life behind the water, is not impossible. The spirits of Yggdrasil also gathered on his waters.
Aria came through one corner of the forest and found no one waiting for her there. But, as long as he looked carefully at his waterfall, he suddenly felt which one he knew very well. He immediately jumped into the water and hit the waterfall by opening the flow of water that fell with mana. There, he immediately gaped after uncovering the current of water.
"Since when was there a hole here? The size was not too small, nor was it too big, even an Elf could enter this hole. But...why do I feel where Ozy is behind this hole?!" long Aria murmur. Without thinking about anything else, Aria immediately went into the hole and continued to look for where the source of which she felt.
The hole that Aria entered turned out to be deeper than he had expected. Like the labyrinth, he continues to follow wherever the direction that emits Ozy's mana. Sometimes he had to climb, crawl, and even tilt his body in total just to get through the narrow space that was only five to seven meters wide.
After spending about ten minutes, he finally found a spacious room that had a door and torch as lighting. Anyone who is in front of the door, of course, will want to open it on the basis of curiosity. Along with her curiosity, Aria can also feel clearly and strongly, that Ozy is behind the door.
'Czech'
Aria pulled down the doorknob. He was stunned after seeing a man taller than him sitting on a chair. Next to the chair is a bed for one person. The man had a straight gray hair that dangled down to the nape of his neck. The front bangs were only cut to the forehead, so Aria could see the man's look. Pointed nose, pointed ears, blue eyes and white skin—more to pale, put a smile on Aria. Anyone who saw it could definitely tell, if this man had never smiled before so his smile seemed truly hideous and absurd.
"Hello ... Arian.... Sorry to have ... made you .. anxious," said the man. He scratched his cheek with his index finger.
"This voice .. this way of speaking.... You you? You're Ozy...?"
"uhm. Y-you're right.... My name ... Ozy." He nodded.
Ozy's? Why is the Giant in front of him now? Wasn't he already dead from the Hell Hydra fire? No. gabe. Putting that matter aside, why is the Giant in the human body...?
"Why?" ask Aria. He nodded and grabbed his hand.
"Uuuh.. long ago, Queen Clarissa .. never helped Ozy. He helps Ozy. Ozy took hundreds of years to really. .. be able to live in this body." Ozy held his chest.
"Clarissa? The ninth Queen of Aurora?"
"Uh."
"Ever before you met me?"
"Uh."
Aria was silent for a moment, then walked up to Ozy. "Why are you keeping this from me?"
"Ozy ... has sworn with him. Queen Clarissa .. from the beginning was already wary of Feline ... after Feline told her about .. twenty-first descent."
"swear? I swear to what?" Aria was right in front of Ozy while still clutching her hand.
"Being her ally. Zeeta ...it takes a lot of friends. Ozy ... has decided.
"That time ... Ozy wants to make sure .. whether Zeeta is really like .. what Feline told Ozy. If Zeeta ... is indeed the same as what Feline predicted .. the meteor will be destroyed.
"Destruction that Ozy can confirm .. because where he can not control. But... Ozy is very grateful ... Zeeta isn't like that."
"Then is this important you just hide it from me? What am I really for you, you weird giant!? If I'm a friend to you, but why are you keeping this a secret?!" Ozy can see the tears of Aria.
"Don't you know how sad I am to see you burned by a Hollow?!"
'PLAC!'
Aria finally slaps Ozy to make her cheeks red.
"Sorry, Aria. Forgive Ozy." Ozy bowed.
"Don't apologize to me! Explain to me why you kept it a secret! Am I not to be trusted? Aren't we friends?!"
Ozy lifted her head and replied, "Alright. Ozy ... will tell. Sit down and listen to me...."
Aria sat on the bed and wiped her tears.
"It was then .. when Ozy came out of the Great Magic Forest ... Ozy meets with Queen Clarissa. His already fragile body .. made Ozy curious. What was he thinking ... while looking at the river in front of him...?"
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A wrinkled body, a posture that had been slightly bent, carrying a stick to help him stand up, gray hair, as well as moon earrings in his left ear, was staring silently at the river current in front of him. The river flowed from the direction of the Fairy Forest. Yes, he was in the village of Lazuli, the nearest village to the Fairy Forest. Queen Clarissa Aurora IX.
"It has been sixty years, yes, sis, since that day." he muttered. He smiles.
Then, he looked up and found Ozy peering behind the forest. Its large body, making it have to see from a distance of hundreds of kilometers. Her eyes help her see Clarissa with her "zoom" abilities.
Clarissa waved at Ozy, then teleported before him.
"Good day, oh giant," said Clarissa.
The surprised Ozy intends to run away from him.
"What are you afraid of this old and fragile body? With your blow, I'm easy to be porridge."
Hearing Clarissa, Ozy undoes her intentions.
"I know my life is not long. Will you be kind to me and listen to this old granny tell me a story?"
Ozy also positioned himself to sit folding legs and raised Clarissa to her knees.
"Ohohoh..thank you!" Clarissa threw her smile after reaching Ozy's knee.
After that Clarissa told him who she was and what she thought when she saw the river flow. Ozy has also introduced what his name is, through ancient magic, rune. He wrote his name through his eyes.
"I'm worried about the future of my descendants. Because of what I and my brother did to Feline, it's going to be in a very difficult world" Clarissa said. He looked at his kingdom in a soft look.
"Aren't you worried about your kingdom?" ask Ozy, through her ancient magic inscription.
"My kingdom will not live if my descendants are not present in it. They are a unit. But, as his ancestor, it would be strange to be heard by Yggdrasil guardian beings like you, I am more worried about my descendants.
"He's just a kid.... Why he decided to destroy the world, is something I can't interfere with. But, one thing is certain is .. he needs a lot of friends to get to know the world better. You know, don't you, the beauty of this world?"
Ozy nodded, then asked, "Can I help you?"
Clarissa laughed after reading it. "We are just lowly Humans. Why are you asking?"
Ozy later wrote again, "Ozy is the only one left of the Giant. After Ozy's been alone all this time, of all the races that Ozy knows, Man was the most beautiful life ever. If asked why, Ozy just prefers this world to be filled with beauty. That's all."
"Then, if you can help me, what do you want to do with my descendants?"
"allied? What's for?"
"Ozy is a Giant. The giant knows what the Earth feels. Earth told Ozy that Feline wants to resurrect Yggdrasil.
"But Ozy doesn't agree."
Clarissa tilted her eyebrows.
"Yggdrasil has decided to become a spirit. If in Human understanding, what Feline does is like raising dead humans calmly, but must be forced to take care of world affairs again.
"Because of that, Ozy wants to be his ally."
"Aren't the Giants supposed to be happy if Yggdrasil is resurrected?"
Ozy was silent for a moment.
"If .. if Yggdrasil does want to rise with the Yggdrasil Seed, let it happen. Whatever it takes to make the world beautiful, Ozy will. Ozy swore."
Clarissa sat down, then stroked the stone's knee. He then said, "Thank you, Ozy. You are such a noble race, as well as a strange Giant.
"Then this is what I want to do with you. Be willing or not, tell me."
Ozy nodded.
"Your big body will make anyone who meets you run scared. That's why I gave you advice. I will make the body resemble a human, as well as the same body working system as us. If your heart dies, you'll die. But since you're a giant, you can definitely find a way out."
Ozy nodded.
"The magic .. is the ancient magic of runes, right?" ask Clarissa. He confirmed his assumption.
Ozy nodded back.
"Enter into that artificial body with rune magic. It's easy for the Giant, isn't it?"
Ozy fell silent, then replied, "But it took a long time. Adjusting a new body is not as easy as saying it."
"You're right. After all my descendants were present for about the next three hundred years. Can you have a chance?"
Ozy nodded.
Clarissa smiled. "Thank you, Ozy."
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"All for Zeeta?" aria asked, "for three hundred years you continued to write rune magic, just for Zeeta's sake?!"
Ozy nodded.
"What makes him so important? You want to tell me if the thing that makes him special is that he's a man of great stature, loved by nature, and so the Yggdrasil Seed? How ridiculous!"
Ozy looked at Aria. "Yggdrasil is not something to be taken lightly, Aria!"
Aria jerks. "Why are you angry? Why are you defending Zeeta so much and all this stuff you kept a secret from me a long time ago?!"
"Because Ozy doesn't want Aria to get hurt."
Ozy's reply made Aria explode from within.
"HUH? So you think I'm so weak that you think you don't want me to get hurt?! Just so you know, Ozy. I survived the war of Elves and Humans! Don't you think that when two races fought magic, what would happen? I am the survivor!"
"If Feline manages to resurrect Yggdrasil, the tragedy that made her decide to become a Spirit will only be repeated again. Ozy knows if the balance of this world has been broken, but it awakens Yggdrasil in a world order like this....
"Just making the casualties of all races will add up, and Ozy doesn't want Aria to get involved in that! Why does Aria not understand that Aria is a valuable figure for Ozy? Why can't Aria sit idly by while Ozy protects Aria?"
"Huh? Sitting still? You want me to sit still, after everything you told me?" Aria stood up, then walked towards the door. "Well, if that's what you want, do it all yourself." Aria leaves Ozy.
Ozy did not move from her seat. Although he wanted to move, he was still not used to living inside the human body. All of his life essence had just entered perfectly in Clarissa's artificial body, with her ancient rune magic. In other words, he was like a newborn baby.
"It's for the best.." Inner Ozy.
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Aria has come out of the waterfall where Ozy lives and now he wants to see Zeeta. At least that's what he wanted to do before he knew Zeeta had just come home. Then, he spoke to Hugo who was still on the spot.
"Chairman, do you know if the ninth Queen Aurora ever met Ozy?" ask Aria. He has a lethargic face.
"Yes, what's wrong?" ask Aria.
"I just... don't think, why Ozy kept such a big thing from me...."
Hugo patted Aria on the head. "Originally, I wasn't told by Ozy, but it was this Great Magic Forest that told me. Just like Ozy's ability to know what the Earth feels like, as an Elf Elder, I know what's been going on in this forest."
"So, Ozy just kept it a secret from me?"
"If that's what he wants, let it go. This was the first time the Giant race wanted to protect people. Not only Elves, even he wanted to become a human ally.
"Aria ... formerly, the Giant race was the most despicable race after the Dragon race. Anything to protect Yggdrasil, they do not hesitate to kill their own race. Although now the Dragon race does not see its existence, but we must breathe a sigh of relief Ozy is not our enemy.
"His rune magic, is almighty magic. Don't you think it's impossible to replace the life essence of a Giant to the body of another race that's weaker than it is?"
Aria realized everything. Ozy was really serious about his vow to Clarissa for three hundred years, in order to make a beautiful world possible. While he was, just thinking about his own ego which cost much less than Ozy's actions.
Aria also made her decision. After recalling what he wanted to do after meeting Zeeta at Rowing's residence, he was determined. "Chairman, can I also ally with Zeeta?" ask Aria.
Hugo responded to Aria with a smile.
"Elder?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it out either. What would be on Feline's mind, after knowing the Great Magic Forest, the Elves, and the Giants were allied with Zeeta, an eight-year-old Human boy who became the Yggdrasil Seed...." A horrified look was installed by Hugo.
"I'm sure you know this, Aria, that Feline always has a plan behind her plan. Soon enough, he'll definitely do something to Zeeta. Can you protect Zeeta?"
Aria put on a face full of hatred. "It's time for revenge, right?!"