After they reached their destination, Rivana suddenly fell onto her knees, which made Avria recover from her shock earlier.
"Riv!" Avria directly went beside Rivana
"Sister, w-what is going on? I felt so weak and that it's like my power is fading" she asked Avria looking confused
Avria, who is also worried, tried to give half of her energy to her sister but wasn't able to do it, because nothing came out of her palm
"n-nothing is coming out of my palm.." she tried it again and again, she even tried using spells, and manipulate one of the elements, but none works, it's as if her power suddenly disappeared.
"This is not possible.." Avria looked at her sister who is now pale and laying on her lap
"The only possible reason for our power to disappear is if the power stone has been taken from its rightful place," she said
"The power stone!" Avria then looked at her sister
"Rivana, I want you to ride on my back okay?"
"b-but sister, you'll get tired, you know I'm heavy," Rivana said in a low tone
"Riv, I don't want you to walk because it'll take more of the energy that is left within you, so it's okay"
Avria then carried Rivana at her back and started walking, hoping to find a cave nearby.
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After almost an hour of walking, Avria finally found a cave with vines covering it, she placed Rivana down, and let her lay on the wall for a second, she directly went inside the cave to check if it's safe.
After checking, she went out of the cave and carried Rivana in, then they both rest inside.
- -
"Cousin, did they just stayed inside the cave until everything was over?" Rovina asked
"No, eventually after 2 days, Avria left the cave while Rivana was asleep," I told her
"She left her!?"
"Yes, while I was hiding, I overheard her saying that she'll go back to their kingdom even though she doesn't know how to get back there and that she doesn't want Rivana to be in danger, that is why she left her inside the cave, I also saw her carving a note on the wall for Rivana to read when she wakes up" I continued
"So if she journeyed back alone, without her powers, how did she get back to Elementia?"
I instantly look in the opposite direction and avoided eye contact with her
"Cousin, look at me."
I felt like a little kid who has been caught stealing someone else's food
"umm, you see.."
"Cousin, what did you do?" she asked
"I-I did something...well I helped her secretly"
"and what is that supposed to mean?" she asked again but with a serious expression
"well, since I came from this future, my power also belongs to the power stone in this future, which means, I wasn't affected by the power loss in the past, so I disguised myself-"
"wait for a second, how did you disguise yourself? isn't there no such spell?"
"I separated myself with my elements so that my hair and eye color won't look suspicious...but the weirdest thing that happened though, is when I was about to introduce myself to her and was able to see her face clearly, I felt like I was starring at the mirror" I continued
"what do you mean?"
"When I saw her face clearly, I thought I was facing myself with green hair, blue and red eyes"
"so you mean that her face is the same as yours?" she asked in disbelief
"yes"
"Then what was her reaction, when she saw you?"
"well nothing, because I added freckles on my face and covered my right eyes with my side bangs, so my face is pretty much disguised too" I explained while continued to remember everything
- -
"w-who are you?" Avria asked
Ebieria who looked dumbfounded stood still
"If you are one of the creatures who tried to take over the whole Enchantia, then I won't let you go!" Avria then stepped backward and change into a fighting stance
"Wait no! I am here to help you" Ebieria explained herself
"And how am I supposed to trust you? a stranger who came out of nowhere"
"Okay, It's my mistake by blocking your way earlier and stopping you without introducing myself"
"continue talking," Avria said but still not keeping her guard down
"My name is Eb-Ebie and I am a traveler, I don't live in any kingdoms because I was abandoned in the far East, farther behind the kingdom of Luna, and I am here to help you in case you are finding your way around here to a kingdom" Ebieria tried explaining in the most convincing way, even though most of it is just made up by her imagination
"and if I were to be one of those creatures you are talking about, then I should have already captured you earlier and stop wasting my time introducing myself to you" Ebieria continued by saying it calmly
Avria stand up properly and nodded, satisfied with Ebieria's answer
"you got a point, so if you're really willing to help me, then do you know the way back to Elementia?"
"yes, but it is a bit far away from here, it'll take you 2 days to reach there"
"2 days...I don't have enough time for that, do you know any shortcut?"
Ebieria, who is thinking deeply, remembered that there was an underground tunnel at the back of Alfheim kingdom that is connected to Elementia and Hybovia, and the tunnel is more of like a portal that reaches you to Elementia or Hybovia in just like an hour; that existed for almost 3000 years, which means, in this timeline, it already existed for 1000 years
"There is one! an underground tunnel at the very back of Alfheim kingdom, it is said that the tunnel is more of like a portal to two kingdoms since you'll be able to reach in Elementia or Hybovia in just an hour by using the tunnel"
"but the power in Enchantia is disappearing, so it is not possible that the tunnel will work"
"Eventually, I heard that the tunnel was supposed to be cursed, which means that the magic in the tunnel is not connected with the power stone, so it should be working until now" Ebieria explained
"so I will be able to get there today! hey, Ebie do you mind if you accompany me? I mean if it's fine with you" Avria asked Ebie sincerely
"of course, it would be an honor to accompany thy majesty, after all, I offered to help you" Ebieria answered happily
"Yeah, wait you know I am a princess?"
"yes, by the looks of your outfit, your hair, and eyes, it is obvious that you are the heiress in Elementia" Ebieria answered nervously hoping that she wasn't figured out
"oh yeah" Avria looked at herself, then she suddenly ripped the bottom part of her gown to help herself walk faster, and tied her hair into a ponytail so that it won't cover her face
"Okay, that's much better, now let's go shall we?" Avria smiled at Ebieria who was shock at what just happened
'Now I know where'd we got the genes on ripping long gowns' Ebieria mumbles
"Ebie, did you say something?" Avria asked
"ah yeah! I said let's go" Ebieria directly responded