Priest Residence, Kingdom of Castile
At the top of the hill where the Castle of Castile and the Cathedral de San Martin sat, dark clouds loom. It seems that the gloomy weather was a complete contradiction to the coming of Spring. People in the Kingdom were irritable, tensions ran high and epidemics ran higher.
Amidst the chaos outside the court, the King and Queen are preoccupied with saving their unborn babe to care about the welfare of the people. It was just another gloomy morning, signs of rain were imminent.
The people saw a blinding light on top of the hill where the Cathedral and Castle are located. It was followed by a loud boom, and a break from the clouds allowed the warm sunlight to seep in.
This ray of sunlight seemed to wash away to doom and gloom felt by everyone in the Kingdom. Everyone smiled, their moods improved, and the sick felt inherently better. People knew better than to question strange things, they, after all still did not completely believe that the myths had disappeared, they tacitly never talked about it.
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Meanwhile, at the top of the hill, Priest's Residence, Cathedral de San Martin
The air inside the Priest's residence was charged with electricity. They have just finished another bout of subduing the queen. The Cardinal is still rattled both by the Queen's aggression and the interloper's voice in his head.
There was a sudden influx of warm air that provided a welcome break from the cold and gloomy weather. Then, the atmosphere was charged and a blinding light enveloped the Priest's residence, its courtyard, and the Cathedral. There was a deafening boom that followed the flash of light, and the sunlight pierced through the gloomy clouds.
The sweet smell of frankincense and jasmine permeated through the air. Time froze, and everyone except the Cardinal, the King, and the Queen, stopped. They all turned to the tree that suddenly sprang from the center of the courtyard. The oak twisted its body, and there and then, a portal opened.
Lumina and Tomas went out of the portal together with five strange-looking ladies and a giant Tree-man. The King knew when to keep quiet, but the Queen, affected by their presence struggled to stay still in Tomas' bed. She cannot handle the pressure that the Sisters of Light emit and faints.
The King and the Cardinal just watched as the procession took place in the courtyard and at its center, a seed was planted. A Tree-man was conversing with the ladies and Tomas.
At the Courtyard, Cathedral de San Martin, Kingdom of Castile
"Are you sure about going into hibernation Crann Bethadh?" Lumina asked tearfully at the Tree-man before her.
"I am sure Lumina, it is my duty and it is a great honor to serve the King in His second coming." He replied.
Then, a glowing vine reached out towards Lumina and the Tree-man said, "Take this sap and feed this to the queen. It will purify her soul and kill the seed of the interloper inside her."
"As you wish Crann Bethadh. Until our souls meet again." Lumina said, and the tree man just touched his forehead to hers. She took out a vial from her possession and carefully extracted the sap from Crann Bethadh.
She saw his pain as he gathered enough essence to fill the vial. After he was done, he looked at everyone with a serene gaze before he glowed brightly and burst into the golden shower that spread on the land.
The gold dust he emitted was carried by the wind and fell into the earth, the crevices and cracks on the castle wall, and the cathedral, and most of it landed on the Cardinal. Everywhere the gold dust fell, a scent of frankincense and jasmine spread. There was also a sense of peace, purity, and holiness that spread throughout the place.
To those who were enlightened, dark wisps evaporated everywhere the gold dust fell. It seems that the final act of Crann Bethadh is to purify the place for its sapling to rest and the core of the Ent to thrive.
The first sister then laid Ent's core beside the sapling left behind by the Crann Bethadh. She muttered something on Angel's tongue while planting the core.
After she was done, their fifth sister, the lady with tree features (commonly known as Dryad) produced a vial of golden liquid and dropped one drop each to the sapling and the newly planted core. She then turned towards Lumina and said "This is the remnant of the golden blood from the guardians of Ophir. You need to use one drop of the golden liquid every month to accelerate the growth of the Ent's Core and protect the sapling of Crann Bethadh."
"I understand the fifth sister. Thank you for this gift. I will protect this at all costs." Said Lumina.
"Your Dome will be confined in this courtyard seventh sister. The time is only slowed down in this square but everywhere else, it will run along with the time of the Human Realm. Your task right now is to ensure that the interloper will not gain power. The castle has been drenched in dark energy and purifying it is going to be challenging. I guess that would be the base of the Interloper. Your strength is not on par with him so avoid direct confrontation. The other sisters and I will search for a new third member. Only summon us through the sprites only if you cannot hold on anymore. We need to limit our stay in this realm so that the rift between the worlds won't open another channel. Farewell my sister, until we meet again." said their first sister.
Her lengthy instruction left the other fours with no words to say other than farewell. They each touched their forehead with Lumina's before they went inside the portal in the oak.
When their figures vanished, Lumina motioned for Tomas to follow her. "Take me to the Queen," she commanded.
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