"How could we sacrifice Croatiania kung sa simula pa lang ay pinaikot na sila ni Kimberlite?" tanong ko sa kanya. Nakatayo ako habang pabalik-balik na naglalakad sa harap ni Aeiou na nakaupo sa edge ng kama.
"The key is still with me. Hanggang hindi niya nakukuha ang susi, hindi mapapasakanya ang Croatiania." sagot niya.
"Paano nga ba niya nagawang paikutin ang mga taga-Croatiania, lalo na ang mga Croa?" kuryosong tanong ko. I've been really wanting to know the history of Croatiania. Hindi naikwento sa akin ni Aeiou ang tungkol doon. Hindi niya rin nakwento kung paano siya napasakamay ni Kimberlite. Hindi ko alam kung may koneksyon ba siya sa mga Croa o wala. The only person I knew, and saw is Croa Coquina.
"Mahabang kwento." maikling tugon niya na nakayuko. Ramdam kong may nangyaring hindi kaasam-asam sa pangyayaring iyon dahil sa paraan ng pagsagot sa akin ni Aeiou. Kahit na napuno na ako sa mga katanungan at gulong-gulong na, nanatili akong tahimik at hindi sumagot.
"Ano ang plano?" tanong ko, trying to break the silence that has been eating us for the past couple of minutes.
"We need Luzzi and Eeyone. We have to get them earlier. Eeyone is in the Croatiania right now and we need to get him out of there para maibalik ang kapangyarihan niya at maidala natin siya dito. After, doon na natin kukunin si Luzzi. Kukunin natin siya sa kwarto nila Erik but before that we need to hypnotize Erik and let him sleep for a long time. Dadalhin natin si Luzzi dito sa kwarto mo then you remove the spell. We also need to keep Skyme out of Kimberlite's sight. And for that, we are going to need Anne's help." pagpaliwanag niya sa plano.
"We need to get Anne involved in this mission?" takang tanong ko. This is way different from what I expected.
"Yes, siya lang ang pwede nating lapitan since siya lamang ang makakaintindi sa atin. And Sync, you can bring back her powers. We need her powers!" sambit niya.
"Why? Bakit ako? Didn't we both have the same powers?" naguguluhan kong tugon.
"Lord Syzygy is dying! And him dying means unti-unting mawawala ang mga kapangyarihan niya at mapupunta sa atin. And you being his first girl creation, he gave you the Bring Back power, the most dangerous yet useful power in the magic world." he explained as if konti nalang at mauubusan na siya ng pasensya.
"Lord Syzygy is dying!? Why is he dying?!" pasigaw kong tanong.
"Lord Syzygy's immortality is not for forever when Kimberlite started to exist. Noong nabuhay si Kimberlite, each single day she's alive, a part of Lord Syzygy is dying and to make his powers in good use, he decided to give it all you us, the four creations." sagot niya habang pinapakita sa akin ang lagay ni Lord Syzygy na nakaupo na lang sa kanyang trono na sadyang hinang-hina na.
"We still have 2 hours to do it together. If we will waste another time, baka maabutan tayo ni Kimberlite. We need to move now!" sabi niya at tumayo. Lumapit siya sa akin at hinawakan ang aking magkabilang balikat.
I looked at him in the eyes. I'm worried, for Skyme, for Lord Syzygy, for Anne, for Luzzi, for Eeyone, for Aeiou, for me. This is the first time that I'm worried for myself, hindi dahil baka ito na ang katapusan ko, kung di dahil baka matapos ako ng hindi natatapos si Kimberlite.
He looked at me with so much love. I felt like this will be the last time I will be seeing him up this close at natatakot ako. I want to savor this moment with him standing in front of me, appreciating my beauty that is visible is his eyes, him looking at me like I'm his greatest and most expensive treasure, him like I am the best thing that happened in his life.
I hugged him so tight, so tight that I wouldn't want to let go. So tight that I want to stay like this forever. So tight that it made me cry realizing that I have to let him go. So tight that it made me realize that we can't go on forever.
In this game made by Kimberlite, I now know how to win. Winning but losing something you have defended for your whole life, losing something you treasure the most, losing someone you love the most.
Iilaw lang ito if you have done something big for love.
The most powerful magic will be released if the stone will shine, so beware.
You've underestimated me, Kimberlite!