Portal to the Fairy Tale

Erobos

Late at night, the moon and stars began to appear in the dark night sky. Everything also looks very tired and has fallen asleep in a stuffy cave. However, only one person is still not asleep by the beauty of the dream world. Yes, Antlers. He was still sitting pensively in front of the cave and staring softly into the night sky displaying the sparkle of the stars.

"Why haven't you slept?" Ask Amethyst.

"I'm still thinking about the plan that we're going to use tomorrow" Antlers replied as he continued to stare at the night sky.

"Are you worried if the plan fails?" Ask Amethyst again.

"Come," replied Antlers doubtfully.

"Antlers, I have something to say about Ruby, Marine, and Emerald." Said Amethyst, this time looking serious.

"What?"

"When you were busy making plans, they called me—"

"What?!" Antlers surprised.

"They said that Neil was planning something related to the fairy tale world. They overheard a conversation Neil had with someone. However, they cannot see the person" Amethyst continued.

"You mean .. The person who spoke to Neil was a ghost?" Ask Antlers.

"Of course, they must have heard that Neil said the phrase 'you're just a ring' to the man" Amethyst replied.

"the ring? What color is the ring?" Antlers asked again.

It was as if there were problems happening in the fairy tale world.

"Black," he answered briefly.

"Hey Antlers .. You haven't slept? Hoaam .." said someone from behind the Antlers in a small voice.

The Antlers quickly turned to the source of the voice, "Lindsey?"

"Hm, what are you doing here? Can't sleep?" Lindsey asked with her eyes closed.

"Ehm, no, I'm just—"

"just?"

"Forget it, let's go in!" Invite Antlers to go inside the cave and go back to sleep.

"Yes, okay." Lindsey followed the Antlers from behind.

...***...

Now the sun has begun to appear in the clear morning sky, followed by the whistling of birds and the splashing of river water that calms the soul. Squirrels were jumping from tree to tree, and today was a very important day for Lindsey and friends. Plan B begins.

"Well everyone, the plan to save the jewel necklace begins!" With her spirit, Lindsey exclaimed with a smile.

"Yeah!" Everything is compact, no less excited than Lindsey.

On the way to Neil's palace, something's been troubling Lindsey's mind.

Remember, don't hurt my son.

Aakhs! Why does that phrase keep haunting me! Lindsey cried out in her heart.

On the one hand, the Antlers had only been quiet since their departure for Neil's palace. He fell down with my eyes, I don't know what he was thinking until pensive like that. The three friends ignored the Antlers and continued walking towards the palace. Assume that Antlers are okay.

Arriving in front of the palace gate, all residents including Lindsey and friends cheered loudly until the guards on duty seemed overwhelmed by the anger of the residents.

"It turns out they were indeed the children chosen to fight me, I will finish them all off!" Screeched Neil who quietly watched from his room.

"Neil, what about the transfer of the power of the four jewel necklaces? You mustn't forget our mission in this story" said the black ring.

"Ck! Shut up, you're so fussy" Neil said.

"You! Quickly get my sword!" Neil told one of the guards now in front of him. The guard complied and took a sword that he had sharpened last night carefully.

"Oh yeah, I'd better take this ring off. I don't want this ring to bother me when I'm dealing with those kids" Neil said, immediately removing the black gem ring.

"Whatchu mean? You can't take it off, "forbid the ring.

Neil tried to remove the ring from his ring finger, but something began to happen, Neil looked pain in the head and body.

"Why does my head hurt so much, aakkhh!" Erang Neil held his head.

"Haha! Poor boy, in this way I can take full control of your body. Before dealing with those snot kids, I'll take the power from the jewel necklace."

...**"...

In front of the gate the atmosphere was still noisy by the residents who shouted and called for Neil to leave their country. The guards who were on guard were very overwhelmed to face the rampage of the citizens who were becoming more and more, the residents did not hesitate to push the guards who were standing guard in front of the gate, until one of them fell and was even injured due to a citizen attack.

"Neil, get out!" Shouted Lindsey, like a protester.

"Go, you will not be able to fight King Neil," cast out the royal guard who came from inside the palace. It seems like reinforcements have come.

"He is not the King of this land, get out of our country!" Sergey one of the citizens.

"YESY!" Others are compact.

"I am coming, my people ...."

All the residents stepped back as someone walked closer towards the crowd of citizens. Neil was in sight.

"The aura ...."

"Stop all this Neil, come with us and go home to the real world" Lindsey told Neil. However, Lindsey did not know that this one in front of him was not Neil Scots.

"Curtain! No," she refused firmly.

"Antlers, he's not Neil" said Amethyst.

"What?" Antlers was shocked by Amethyst's words.

"The aura .. is unmistakable, it is Erobos."

"What's? Erobos?" Lindsey, who overheard the conversation between Antlers and Amethyst, was surprised by the strange name.

"Erobos is one of the evil demons that was once locked up in a Maple tree. He was locked up for trying to kill Queen Florist, but he was declared free after 100 years locked up in the tree" Amethyst said.

"Wait, why a Maple tree?" Lindsey asked in amazement.

"At that time the Maple tree was a symbol of the power of Queen Florist, and was one of the sources of power for the land of jewels" he continued.

"Then?"

"Erobos fought again by killing almost all living things in the land of jewels, such as Elves, Fairy, Minotaur, Mermaid, and many more. It infuriated the Queen and cursed Erobos into a black jewel ring, or what we call Black Sapphire." Amethyst is back.

"Have you also cursed the Queen to be a necklace of jewels?" Ask Heyna.

"We are not cursed, Queen Florist gave us the strength to prevent disaster if Erobos relives" Amethyst said.

"But now he has acted and caused us great distress" Lindsey said with a sullen face.

"There's one way to beat—"

"Say, what should we do to defeat Erobos." Laurent's getting curious.

"Actually, I don't want to dirty my hands just to finish you all off. Killing you means nothing to me" said Erobos, who increasingly showed his arrogance through the grin of Neil's face.

"Don't joke!" Lindsey who looks very upset with the attitude of Erobos.

"Lindsey, calm down .." said Antlers trying to calm Lindsey.

"You will be punished for what you did!" Lindsey is increasingly furious with the arbitrary attitude of Erobos in the fairy world.

"We better not be rash. Just follow the direction of Amethyst," said Antlers.

"All right, I get it." Lindsey.

"Come on, I have an interesting offer for you guys." Erobos is back to talking.

"Omong empty! We won't listen to you!" Lindsey showed a red face. It looks like it's going to explode in a minute.

"Tell me what you really want" said Antlers in a calm manner, he began to seriously respond to Erobos' remarks.

"I will not kill the four of you, and I will return you to the real world safely" he replied casually.

"really?" Heyna cried with sparkling eyes. Not only Heyna, Laurent, Lindsey, and Antlers began to be interested in the offer.

"Yes, why not? I can send you home if—"