Bottle of Stories (89)

Kid knows that Rey is in big trouble but he can't do anything to help him. If he forces him out, he might cut the arms of the people who are holding him. He can't also force Leivo out because he is powerful to detect it before he even started. Rey might not see it but he first tried to open a path for Leivo and push him out of the museum. His opening was shattered when it gets too close.

He only has one person in mind who can help him save Rey. He opened a path that leads him in front of that person. "Jayson, we need to save Rey! He is in danger!"

Their group was stopped by a young voice. Jayson immediately recognizes Kid from his dreams. What made his heart sank is that Rey is not with him. "What happened to him?"

"I can't bring him back here!"

Jayson grabbed Kid's shoulder and squeezed it. "Then what is the sense of you being the guardian of space!"

"Have you not change at all? Are you still gonna treat me like this?"

Jayson let go of Kid. He was not able to control his anger for a second.

Some people surrounded Kid asking if he is really a guardian. Someone explained that he really is because he appeared out of nowhere.

"Jayson, what happened to Rey?" Annie was trying to keep her words intact because every second that passes, she loses hope that Rey is going to come back for them.

"Can you defeat Leivo for us?"

"Can you help us reach the nearby city? Or just the pier?"

Kid did not respond to any of the people that asking him questions.

"Kid, what do I have to do save Rey?" asked Jayson. He just confirmed to Annie that Rey was in trouble.

Kid thought that Jayson might not hear what he is about to say because of the people who keeps asking him things. "I will not help anyone until we save Rey!"

That made the people quiet. "Jayson you have to fight Leivo with me. I know we can do something that can do to defeat him."

OP interrupted Kid, "I will help you but can you at least bring these people in the pier first? There are people here who need to keep their family safe, others that need to go home, and some injured who are very vulnerable."

Kid waved his arms making a big passage in front of the people. That passage leads to the pier as OP and other people wished. People who believe in the legends were really amazed but those who don't are baffled and scared.

"I will help you too. After all, it was my fault that Rey lost in the first place. I'm very sorry," said Cu.

When everybody was gone and the passage was closed, Jayson, Annie, Kid, OP, and Cu formed a circle to discuss their plan.

"I know Leivo's weakness," said Kid. "It is the thing he wears on his head."

"How can you confirm that it is his weakness?" said OP.

"I know how his story goes. It is the crown that his parents gave him to transfer all their knowledge to young Leivo. However, wearing that thing also cursed him to carry their revenge whether he likes it or not."

"So this is what Skar meant to say. They are both victims of their parents actions," said Cu.

"All this time, Skar is fighting on his own," added OP.

"So we only need to break it?" asked Jayson.

"Yes, once it breaks. Leivo will lose all the powers he has," answered Kid. "But it won't be easy because he is really aura sensitive so he will eventually know if we do something."

An idea came into OP's mind. "We should caught him off guard. If he's really powerful, we do not need to defeat him, we just have to get Rey out of there. Defeating him will just be a bonus."

"I will keep Leivo occupied." Jayson showed his swords that he kept hidden on his bag.

"Me too!" said Kid.

"Then I will approach Rey," said OP.

"Not only that, we should avoid being touched by the cursed people," said Cu.

"As long as I can move, I will not let everyone get touched!" Kid was very enthusiastic because he thinks that they will be able to save Rey as long as they work together.

Annie, on the other hand, was in deep despair. Even though they have not started yet, she thought of ways on how their plan might fail just like what happened to Rey's plan.

OP noticed that Annie did not speak a word yet and was still in shock. "Hey, do you want to save your friend?"

"Of course," she answered weakly. "But I'm worried on what might happen."

"Sometimes, our plans do not meet our expectation. Do not let that discourage you." OP gave his hand to Annie. "Come with me and we will save him together."

Cu smiled at them. Even though OP acts cold most of the time, he knows when to show his good side to his group member. Just like when they are still in school, together with Skar, Avie and others in the council, OP always keep up their morale when they starting to lose hope.

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