Inside the cave are scattered around the lake all those who woke up first, resting while waiting. TOIRE is next to KEKI, he gets up first and gives her his hand to help her get up, KEKI looks at TOIRE's hand and after hesitating it a little... a short time that seemed like an eternity for TOIRE, KEKI takes the young man's hand and stands up.
It is then that, the hooded man rises from his chair in silence and attracts the attention of all, the man takes the vase and a vessel he had on his table, walks slowly towards the member of the nearest group.
The man, with a serene, sober and kind voice speaks to them looking without losing detail, to KEKI, explains that, both she and her friends, must drink the liquid of the vessel so that they recover the lost forces, the closest to that man is UISUKII.
TESUTO offers the vessel to UISUKII.
KEKI interrogates him, gaining time and tells UISUKII, to wait.
She doesn't know who that man is.
KIRO calmly tells him that this man is the one mentioned by his late wife NAINARI.
It is about the wise TESUTO.
He is in charge of preparing them for their battle in NANEKI.
KEKI never heard him name.
The only one who knows by that name is a sage who existed more than 10,000 years ago, it is impossible that it is the same.
WAPURO tells her that it is just as impossible for the PRINCESS OF THE UNDERWORLD to be still alive after 1,000 years and they are there for that same hope.
INKU is not entirely convinced either, he looks at it cautiously, there is something in him that reflects a lot of power, but he does not perceive any evil, ESU, vaguely perceives a light surrounding the body of that man, he mentions it to WAPURO, who mentions that what she perceives is the aura of people, has begun to awaken her qualities.
What WAPURO sees is not very different from what ESU perceives, only that she perceives it in all its greatness, the aura of TESUTO is pure and of great luminosity.
Just as an angel should be.
WAPURO supports the fact that TESUTO is taken into account.
That said, UISUKII drinks from the vessel, makes a gesture of disappointment, tastes something bitter, but not a drop of alcohol.
(begins to offer them the vessel with the liquid, INKU with some reserve they are drinking it), while KEKI's turn comes, she, lost in her thoughts, still feels as if TOIRE embraces her, the warmth of her embrace and that of her heart.
Without realizing it she has blushed a bit, TOIRE notices that she turns her face to the other side, ESU and the others see it very well. In that cave, silence reigns.
Toire's turn comes, he takes the vessel from TESUTO's hands and looks at him towards his face.
The features of that man are beautiful, he looks like a mature man, but, young at the same time.
The color of his eyes and the transparency of his gaze catches him for a moment.
KEKI also looks at him, unlike TOIRE, KEKI's gaze reflects concern and doubt.
The man, turning to KEKI, tells them that they should not fear him, but what awaits them upon reaching their destination.
The man uncovers his head.
It attracts a lot of attention from everyone, especially OKE who looks like a lover, which displeases INKU a little, TESUTO is a man of beautiful figure, his face like an angel, radiates calm, under his cape, you can see that he wears a white cassock, TESUTO unbuttons his cape and on his chest he wears a pendant with the seal of CHOSEN.
(KIRO and UISUKII are surprised, NAINARI had told them about him, that man's appearance has been more shocking than they could have imagined.
INKU AND TOIRE a little jealous of how handsome that wise man is), he is an alchemist sorcerer.
And assuming it's the same, they're millennia old.
The potion they took, takes effect, they feel like their body tickles, at first they are alarmed, then they can feel, that the potion, has given such energy that they are in perfect shape.
KEKI is intrigued by that man, she thinks she knows him, has seen him between dreams and interrogates him, How do you know him?
TESUTO smiles kindly at him.
KEKI seriously tells her that, she has dreamed of it since she can remember (this catches everyone's attention in different concepts) and what relationship does she have with him?
TESUTO, takes a sigh, TESUTO's gaze deflects towards the roof of the cavern and his friendly face becomes serious, put on alert, he tells KEKI that, there is a lot to tell, however, time is up, TESUTO smiles a little and tells everyone that, they must go, they have found them.
He did his job with them, they shouldn't stay anymore.
You hear a noise of stones falling into the water.
They all flip up.
On the roof of the cavern (inside) moves a being in the dark that walks towards them, it is still a little far away, it is humanoid, undoubtedly, a demon commanded by AISU, judging by the smell, TESUTO, WAPURO AND ESU capture that, it is a sorcerer who possesses the breath of the poisonous mandrake.
TESUTO tells them to leave, they are not the main target, but he comes for them too.
The group takes a few seconds to react, the being, with surprising speed, has come close (on the lake) and roars at them, the face is deformed a little when grunting, his face takes on different dimensions when roaring and staying in the form of a beast, from his large fangs the poisonous slime slips.
TESUTO yells at them to hurry, they run towards the exit, TOIRE has to pull KEKI who, not too convinced to leave him alone, she believes they should stay to help him.
TESUTO, seeing her intention to stay, yells harshly at her, they must live, not die there, they must defeat ISISU when they are ready, at this moment they must flee.
In that instant, the being attacks them, throws acid towards the couple, TESUTO manipulated the water of the cenote, in an instant preventing it from reaching them and attacks the sorcerer to prevent him from following them, makes a curtain of water around and attacks him with thousands of sharp droplets like needles.
KEKI believes he has recognized the evil sorcerer.
That sorcerer is upset as TESUTO has stood right in front of them and him.
The evil being manipulates his body, he can stretch his arms at pleasure, quickly and give sails, his hands contain poison in the nails, TESUTO, without much problem, repels some of them with a halo of white light, fails to enter the attack, in addition, he manipulates the rocks of the entire cave hitting the being on dozens of occasions, hurting him seriously, decides to throw on the roof of the cavern , that beast screams at TESUTO that he will kill him.
This draws TESUTO's attention, the fact that he speaks is a sign that before he was a beast, he was a man.
TESUTO, manipulates large pieces directed towards the demon and crushes it apparently, but, after a moment, it begins to move the entire floor of the cavern, like an earthquake, the demon has become giant, all this causes the roof of the cavern and the walls to collapse, the large pieces of rocks are falling, TESUTO sometimes uses the barrier to protect itself from the rocks and in others to protect itself from the beast , who throws the stones at him, TESUTO forms his barrier, resists but, has used a lot of energy, for a moment, his sight is clouding, he looks at the beast that spits blood, he is deeply hurt but does not give up attacking.
TESUTO, dizzy, falls seated... the demon pounces on him and catches him lengthening his arms fast and brings his body closer to TESUTO just as quickly, the demon transforms his face to his true being, a beast, and with his sharp teeth bites TESUTO's neck just at the moment when TESUTO pierces his chest with his hand until he grabs the demon's heart , after the bite, TESUTO makes one last effort, with his hand shatters the heart of the demon, who dies giving one last squear, leaving TESUTO's hand inside the demon's chest, TESUTO takes out with difficulty the hand while, with the other tries to cover his mortal wound, TESUTO, tears the heart of the beast and inside it finds the gem that gave him power.
It's a magical gem.
TESUTO, blunts a slight smile, and exclaims: ha, the dog of the master...
The body of the being disintegrates and TESUTO is left lying on the floor of the cave in the middle of a pool of blood.
Looking at the little light that enters through the roof of the cavern, his view is clouding as he thinks that the time of that body is over, little by little he feels heavy eyelids and stops feeling his body sensation.
By means of a great light that is expelled from the body of the sage, it is projected into the sky.
The group looks at him in the distance, that powerful light announcing TESUTO's death.
Everyone is upset.
If such a powerful being died with that beast, what awaits them in NANEKI?
What the hell can they do there?
The group feels desolate.
end of chapter 48