Ophir told them everything that Xyrie spoke.
"She badly wanted Ecles for whatever her goal is. Definitely not to kill him but to manipulate Ecles." Hexel commented.
"This is my strategy. Our main goal for this mission is to capture her and let her spill the beans and the only one who can play to be tha bait is Ecles but.. Nevi will trail you from the sky. Hexel will be with your side since he can conceal his presence with speed while I will be with Nevi to hear her every nerve. Kish and the rest will be retrieved by Lila. I already contacted the King." Ophir instructed.
"Also, don't let allow Lehi, Lila or Cyrpus to step in." Ecles informed as he eyed the prophets.
"How about me?" Resh questioned
"Eyel will be with you to look for the child's identity." Nevi informed as they waited for Lila to miraculously open a portal in their face.
"I wonder what is taking them this long?" Hexel muttured and as if Lila heared their plea. Lila opened a portal from tge Tale Bearer's badge.
"Sorry for the wait, The King needed to dispatch the other team on a court session work plus Urchin firmly said that he will join the team. So who will get back with me?" Lila explained.
Kish, Sienna and Sage went with Lila. Resh and Eyel went to obtain some information about the kid.
Urchin heared their plan and insisted to be with Ecles.
"You can just pretend that Urchin is your real grandson." The boy suggested.
"Yes grandpa, pretty please." Resh teased as Nevi and Hexel joined Resh into toasting Ecles.
"Shut up old man." Ecles stated.
Eyel and Resh went back with Lila at the library for any report of missing child. Kennan supplied them with the materials and input.
Eyel and Resh continued to read each detail and it had them taken for half a day.
"I found it!" Eyel beamed.
"Her name is Siglo, Eight years old and was missing for two years. She is Ham's niece and she was the last sacrifice in their latest ritual." Eyel read the report passed by the Tale Bearers sealed by Sotai.
"It only means that Ham was just part of something large. I bet he was aiming to have Gardenia as his offering back then that is why he is so obsessed with her. I can imagine the end of our lives if ever he succeeded." Resh stated as he took the paper and had Lila transport them to where the incident happened.
"It's the Hedge Waterfall right?" Lila asked.
"Yep, at the place where Cyprus and Evi got offered as well. Open a portal on the east side before the water fall." Resh informed.
"Kennan protect Lehi or Cyprus at all cost if something happens." Lila stated as if she is aware of the situation but it was just a hunch coming from the voice within her.
Nevi took the flight with Ophir as he spread his linear wings. Ophir heared Xyrie's muttering and sent the signal toward Hexel who passed it to Ecles and Urchin. Urchin took the opportunity to pause the time as Nevi yanked the two yo be dropped in front of Xyrie. The moment they landed Urchin resume the time.
Ecles and Urchin acted as if they were surprised to see her. Ecles held Urchin's hand for a reminder not to get fooled by Xyrie.
"Perfect Ecles, I have been looking for you. I want to negotiate with you." Xyrie spoke.
"What do you want?" Ecles asked.
"I want you to help me. Help me end this era so that a new decade will begin." Xyrie proudly professed.
"What will I gain from it?" Ecles pondered for other information.
"She will be there. She will be reincarnated. The most precious to you." Xyrie convinced.
"That is impossible, How?!" Ecles surprisedly uttered.
"By killing all the time gifted people. I already killed two women. It was Novena the caretaker and Bethany the fake Glockenspiel." Xyrie pointed
"Just how did you get in that body anyway?" Ecles stated who almost threw a punch when he heared what she did.
"This girl was offered as my host. It was thanks to Jezebel's reckless action and death that I got revived." She hummed as she twirl and transported in front of Urchin.
"This kid is a time gifted. So is the prince wife, the Lorelei heir and Cyprus. We can kill them with your hands Ecles." She encouraged as she started to reach out Ecles face and was about to give him a hug but Ecles glared at her.
"No way." Ecles got enraged and forgot the plan.
He instantly raise his pinky finger and prayed.
"Our God who can do the Impossible. Help me to reject the path that was ensnared for me. I believe and trust you more than the consequences of my actions. Let your will be done. Amen.
Ecles used his palm to magnify Xyrie but the woman anticipated his actions. She started to chant some curses that made Ecles received the damage.
"destrure giwahanen zuo preier"
(Destroy his voice to pray.)
It was a chocker that tied on Ecles' neck.
Ecles yelled from the pain. When Xyrie started to send another attack toward Urchin. Nevi and Ophir landed before her.
"Who did you say your going to kill?" Ophir asked in a serious tone.
"We won't allow you." Nevi added as he begun to used his wings to rain down toward the girl.
Ophir summoned his blade bone and dances with Nevi's wings. The girl got wounded when Ophir stepped on her hair and was about to stab her on the heart but Hexel appeared to halt Ophir's blade.
Ophir realised his actions and was about to beat the girl to sleep when she countered it with another incantation.
Ophir and Hexel almost got caught with her lightning and thunder witchcraft when Urchin paused the time.
Urchin step forward and grabbed Ophir's blade. He stabbed the girl on the heart making her bleed as Urchin resumed the time and stated.
"I have taken what is mine. Return to where you came from."
Ophir, Nevi and Hexel blinked their eyes to see the woman dead.
Urchin just shut his eyes and aided Ecles.