Bottle of Stories (88)
"Are you sure it is not some dangerous uncontrollable creature?" asked Leivo.
"Not at all," said Rey who is leading the way because Leivo seems unreliable with the directions.
"Then why do you want it to be freed?"
"Because his friend wants us to save him."
"In exchange of what?"
Rey paused and gave Leivo a confused look.
"If you are going to do someone a favor, you should ask for something in return because they do not know what you have to go through just to do it."
Rey already has one wish on mind, return to their world safely. It will be easy for guardian of space to do that. As long as Leivo doesn't know they will be okay because he might take advantage of the guardian's powers to increase his number.
Leivo and Rey arrived in the giant hall where they first met. This time, there is a huge circle drawn on the ground. It was made from sand. There are only a few marked people who are spectating and others who are finishing up the position of sand. When they are done, they all went to the corners of the room, leaving Leivo and Rey in the middle.
"Be careful not to step on the sand," told Leivo. "Remember what I taught you."
Rey nodded. He went inside the circle and stand on a star-like symbol. On the opposite side is Leivo facing him. Leivo whispered unintelligible words that made the sand glow into light blue color.
Rey chanted the sentence that Leivo taught him before conducting the breaking of the curse.
After a few seconds, the surrounding cursed people chanted Rey and Leivo's words, lighting the room with a more tint of blue.
In the middle, a small figure lying on the floor appeared. It is the same person that Rey saw in his dreams. When the sand stop glowing, the kid was able to move.
Leivo approached Kid, but he was so wary of him that he opened a passage that will lead him to Rey. Once he is with Rey, he immediately holds his sleeves and hides on his back. "Rey, let's go back to Annie and Jayson."
There is another passage opened in front of Rey.
A strong wind entered the museum. "Rey, is this how you will repay me?" Leivo was floating and his eyes were glowing red.
Out of nervousness, Rey pushed Kid to the portal-like opening and shouted, "Run!"
The marked people captured Rey, but this time, their curse is not going away. He has no choice but to play along with Leivo's wishes. "I will not leave you alone."
Those words made Kid understand what is going on. He closed the path and will find someone who can help him save Rey.
Good thing he is still immune to Leivo's curse. However, he cannot do anything against him. The cursed people are holding him tightly and Leivo is approaching him.
"Who's Annie and Jayson? You are my only friend Rey, could you at least do the same for helping you remove the curse?"
Rey closed his eyes. "Yes, I do not know them. Please don't hurt me."
"Hurt you? I'm not going to hurt you. You are my friend." Leivo smiled.
Rey slightly opened his eyes and he was scared to see Leivo's duality. He can be really friendly and obsessive at the same time.
Annie seems better. Even though she gets a little jealous when he forgets to talk with her, she is just silent about it.
"But you lied to me, planning this behind my back."
"No, I didn't!"
"Stop lying to me we're the same. I know how you think you are just using me to remove the curse and after that, you will leave me." Leivo removed the ornaments on his waist.
One cursed one bought a chair and the rest who are holding Rey forced him to sit down.
Leivo used the ornaments to tie Rey's feet on the front legs and his hands hugging the back post of the chair. From gold beads, it shifted to a golden chain without a padlock.
(Picture to vividly show the back of Rey scare looking at his back while sitting.)
"I will only believe you if you managed to turn your previous friends into one of my people."
~~~*List of Chapters*~~~
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