Chapter 2 The Seal is Broken

Elena knew that when Maruí appeared it was because something was bothering him, she could feel his energy fluctuating, he was agitated.

"Speak Maruí, what's been bothering you?"

"It's hard to hide things from you," he said, smiling.

"I can feel your energy, it's a mess."

"I'm trying to find a way to deal with a seal."

"What seal?"

"I'm sorry, Elena, but this is confidential."

"But what do you want to do with this seal?"

"Strengthen it."

"Then the best time is tonight, we're going to have a supermoon, it's the perfect time to strengthen the seal without consuming its vital energy, you could draw energy from the moon" Marui looks at her in amazement at her reasoning, even her advisors hadn't noticed this detail, but she quotes it as if it were something so obvious.

"Tell me why you're not on my council?" she smiles at him.

"For three reasons," she said, holding out her hand, "one, I'm too young, two, I'm a lantern and three, I wouldn't accept it." Marui understood what she was saying, the only reason she hadn't been expelled from the kingdom was because he hadn't allowed it, the people thought she was bad luck because she was a lantern, someone the moon goddess had turned her back on.

"I know that, sometimes I wish I could do more for you."

"You already do Marui, you've looked after me for years, don't worry about me anymore, I can manage just fine on my own."

"Thank you for your help."

"You know where to find me whenever you need me."

"I'll take what you said to the others, I think it's a great idea."

"We have to take advantage of the moon's strength, today as soon as it comes out I'm going to the mountains to gather herbs, there are some that when they receive the light of the supermoon they increase their healing powers, it will be good to stock up on some." Maruí gets worried and doesn't disguise his displeasure.

"Don't go to that region today, you won't be safe there."

"Hey! I can handle myself Maruí, don't worry."

"It's serious, Elena," he says, taking her hands in his, and she looks at him puzzled.

"I'm sorry Marui, but there's someone who needs these herbs, so I have to go, but I promise to be careful" he knew that arguing with her was a hopeless case, so he didn't insist any longer.

"All right, now I have to go" he gets up and leaves "Thanks for the tea."

"Come whenever you like."

Marui opens a portal and leaves, Elena returns to her hut and begins to organize the things she will need to collect medicinal plants at night.

Oblivious to everything, Mork began to feel his strength growing, he knew that tonight would be his chance to break the seal.

As the moon rose in the dark sky, the chains weakened, the concentration of power in Mork was at a level where they wouldn't last much longer.

Elena was excited, she had collected a good number of medicinal herbs, but stubborn as she was, she continued walking through the forest until she spotted the one she had been looking for for a long time, a rare herb, shining in the moonlight, high up on the mountain it stood out for its beauty. She runs to pick it up with a broad smile on her face. As she approaches the herb, the ground above her collapses. With a heavy impact, she fell to the ground, a little disoriented.

"Ouch!" she says, holding her leg, still oblivious to where she was. With difficulty, she gets up, but when she tries to place her right foot on the ground, she realizes that she has twisted it. As she examines the area, a light catches her eye, and as if hypnotized by it, Elena walks over to it. Chained with thick chains was a man in a saddle, his arms and legs held by thick chains that must have been magical from the energy emanating from them. Slowly, she walked towards the man, compelled by a force that somehow drew her to him.

The man in front of her had pale skin and black hair that reached down to his chin, his body was slender and he was tall, she couldn't see his face as his hair was falling over his face.

Elena didn't understand why she had trapped him in that place, looking at him in that situation he seemed harmless, when she was very close to him she came across a magical barrier that was oscillating, showing that it was going to collapse, Elena forced her body over the barrier and through it, now that she was in the same environment as the man in front of her, the pressure of the energy drawing her to him was much greater and following the impulse she approached him and as if sensing his presence the man raised his head and Elena was faced with the bluest eyes she had ever seen in her life, they had a light that shone around his irises, his lips were thin and his nose small and well made, his face was beautiful and he conveyed an innocence that was surreal. Unable to resist, Elena continued to walk towards him, mesmerized. At no point did the man look away from her, following her every step without expression. Elena reached out and touched the man's face, his eyes glowed brightly and she felt a current of energy pass through her body.