Yang Han walked to and fro outside his godfather's throne room anxiously. The dark king was having a meeting with the three dark lords. The dark core was becoming more unstable each day. Suddenly he was saw Jiayi passing. She was just the person he was looking for.
"Jiayi!" Yang Han called out walking to her.
"Greetings Crown prince" The servants said.
Of course Jiayi would never bow to him. She had always been proud. Just as she was about to speak, Yang Han used his hand to touch her head. Summoning his powers, he checked her dark powers. The dark core was getting unstable, of course Jiayi could get affected by it the most. She had fallen in the dark water surrounding the dark core when she was a child. Removing his hands, Jiayi regained her consciousness.
"What did you do to me?" Jiayi asked angrily. This annoying crown prince.
Just as Yang Han was about to speak, the door opened. The first person Jiayi saw was her uncle, the powerful Lord Pain.
"Greetings Uncle" Jiayi said
"Greetings Lord Pain" Yang Han said
Lifting his head, the two of them almost jerked back. His eyes were blood shot red. He had seen him like this so many times but it never failed to scare them. He was dressed in fur coat but wore nothing beneath.
Walking through the door, the rest lords followed suit. Yang Han and Jiayi had to greet the rest lords. After they left, Jiayi saw her father sitting on the dark throne.
"Father!" Jiayi said running inside to meet her father.
"She has not changed. She was just as unruly as ever. But she was his little princess" The dark king thought.
"Father!" Jiayi continued shouting
"Greetings god father" Yang Han said
"Good. How is my little princess? How have you been?" The dark king asked hugging her.
While she answered him, the dark king looked at Yang Han. Not wanting his daughter to eavesdrop on them, he created a wall to shut her out while he spoke to Yang Han in his mind.
"How is the situation behind the blood wall?" The dark king asked
"God father, I have gone to examine the place. The dark waters seem to be getting more unstable. The dark core is also breaking" Yang Han said
"Fool. Has the mortal king found the Orane flower?" The dark king asked
"No. This matter, I'm afraid only Lord Chaos can give you an answer. God father, I have also checked Jiayi, her dark powers also seem be getting unstable. Why don't we send her to the Nature guardian? The nature river can stabilize any power" Yang Han said
"Father, did you hear what I said?" Jiayi asked stepping away from her father. Looking at him and Yang Han, she noticed they were not speaking. Were they talking through their minds?
"Of course princess. Whatever you want, father will get it for you" The dark king said turning to his daughter.
"Good. So that means, you will finally make me the crown princess and your successor?" Jiayi asked
"What? No. No. Jiayi, we have talked about this. You cannot become my successor. Anything else" The dark king said
"But father, Yang Han is not doing a good job. His weak and just a god son. I am your daughter!" Jiayi said while Yang Han rolled his eyes.
This again. It was true he was just a god son but he knew he wouldn't be dethroned. Stupid girl. They were all trying to protect her yet she was acting unruly and spoilt.
"I can hear you. Don't talk bad about your little sister." The dark king said entering his mind.
"Sorry god father." Yang Han said
"Okay. Okay. Let's not talk about this. Its been days since I have seen you. Lemme see my daughter." The dark king said turning Jiayi.
While she was turning, he used his power to cause to her sleep. Just as she was about to fall, he caught her laying her to rest on his throne.
The dark king and the three dark lords entered into the blood wall. They stood on the land before the dark waters. Across them was a big red stone hanging in the middle of the dark waters. The dark king looked at the waters. It was no longer black like it was supposed to be. It had started becoming red. It reminded him of how Jiayi and her sister had fallen into the dark waters.
The Nature guardian opened her eyes immediately. Something was wrong with the dark core. Not again. Breaking her cultivation, she stood up. When the doors opened, the nature guardian saw Jiayi lying outside her door. Using her powers, she checked Jiayi's powers. Carrying her, she laid Jiayi in the nature river.
Watching Jiayi float on top, the river became red for a while before becoming clear again. Jiayi had become unstable before. Good thing they brought her before anything serious happened. Jiayi had been saved. Who would save her other daughter?
The dark king and the other two dark lords flew across the dark waters. Luckily, Lord Chaos was here. Her powers would help them pass over the dark waters successfully but she could not follow them to each the dark core. Her powers would make the dark core become even more unstable.
When they landed, the dark king walked round the dark core. He had not been able to find what the problem was with the dark core. He didn't want to inform his wife about this problem nor bring her here in order to avoid her remembering the bad memories.
Suddenly the ground started shaking. The land which they were standing on split into two. The dark king used his powers to remain steady. Unfortunately, Lord Sly almost fell into the dark waters. Looking at his junior brother about to fall, the dark king flew to help him pushing him to Lord Pain. Just as the dark king was about to fall, someone pushed him to the other side.
Using her powers, the Nature guardian managed to stabilize the place. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to hold it for long. The dark king looked surprised as he saw his wife. What was she doing here?
"Greetings Nature Guardian" The two dark lords said kneeling down.
"Why didn't you tell me about the situation behind the blood wall?" The nature guardian asked
"Lord Pain, Lord Sly. Both of you, leave" The dark king said.
"We shall take our leave" They said leaving.
"I didn't want you to worry." The dark king said
"Worry? How can I not worry? Why wouldn't you learn your lesson? Its because you didn't want me to worry, that's why our two daughters fell into the dark waters" The nature guardian said
"Lets not talk about such matters. The dark core is not yet stabilized. I believe this has something to do with the blood core. It must be polluting the dark core and the waters" The dark king said
"Go ahead. Change the topic. Dark king, let me warn you. If Jiayi gets affected by this, I will not forgive you" The nature guardian said
"What happened isn't my fault. Two of them visited the cores at the same time and fell into it. I had nothing to do with it. Instead of torturing yourself, why don't we solve the issue at hand first?" The dark king said
"The blood core is the core of the ice clan. The blood core is for those who practice blood bending skills. There is only one person who can tell us its current location" The nature guardian said
"We have to be fast. The core's location change every ten thousand years. It wasn't easy for me to find the new location of the dark core. If we don't do it fast, I'm afraid things will become bad" The dark king said.
The ice god stood outside the dark palace. It had truly been long since he visited the dark realm last.
"Something must truly be wrong. Or am I in the right dark realm? The nature guardian is here" The ice god said
"Ice god. Don't joke unnecessarily. We called you here because of the blood core." The nature guardian said
"The blood core is the only core that corrupts the rest cores. Unfortunately, I have also been trying to track down the blood core too." The ice god said
"What? You mean you don't know why the blood core is? Ice god, you are the only water descendant that practices blood bending. You should know where the blood core is" The dark king said
"Yes. But I lost the location after it move." The ice god said
"The four cores represent the balance of nature. If the blood core is already corrupting the dark core, we must find it to stabilize it immediately before it affects the crystal core" The nature guardian said.