When Myths whisper back

Can the glowing door pulsed—soft at first, then violently, like a heartbeat clawing its way into reality.

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Felix stood frozen, eyes wide, memories clawing at the edge of his mind. This door... this was from the book. This wasn’t supposed to be real.

The students had all gathered, drawn by the whispers—inaudible yet inescapable, curling into their ears like misted echoes of forgotten names.

Even those inside the mansion had spilled out now, lured by the unnatural radiance.

Then, he arrived.

The blonde guardian stepped forward, weapon drawn, his voice firm but quiet. “Everyone inside. Now.”

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Students obeyed instinctively. All except two figures—the silver-haired woman and the bulky man—remained outside, their gazes locked on the door, unmoving.

Inside, tension choked the room.

“That door,” the blonde man muttered, “it’s real. The one our parents spoke of in stories.”

“The Prismatic Portal,” added the curly red-haired woman, her voice haunted. “A myth… a warning. No one knew how it worked. Only that someone once saw it. Long ago.”

Sora stayed quiet. This mansion gave a feeling of familiarity to her.

Lisha stepped forward and holding an old dusty journal book she said

“I’ve read about this before,” she lied smoothly. “In a journal from someone who lived here… they called it the Prismatic Portal. It leads to a void that once held the balance of this world. But the crystals were displaced. That’s what brought the abominations.”

Gasps and Silence took over the place, the guardians listened intently.

“They need to be returned,” she continued. “If we want to weaken the threats… we start there.”

Felix looked at her— her gaze knew the same thing as he knew.

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The guardians had a long process, the blonde man thinking too deeply on how the will enter a place which they themselves don't know along with some stranded kids in the forest.

He asked them "do you all know how to fight?" Looking at them dead serious.

“We do know how to do the basics” said Caleb.

Milo added "I mean we just fought with some random plant monsters in maze-" before he could end his sentence the blonde man cut him half way and questioned

"YOU FOUGHT WHAT NOW?"

"Here we go again" thought Lisha while rolling her eyes.

"Plant monsters??” Elara blinked. “What’s the big deal? Adults always overreact.”

The red haired women said in astonishment "You have fought with plant type monster on level one"

"You all are practically set for fighting " the blonde man said, pride brimming in his voice.

The red haired women added " You just need some little shaping, those plant monsters are D to E rank depending on their health"

The students gasped in astonishment on what they have done. Arjun chiming in asking them "Believe me now, sir Ray"

The blonde man looked at Arjun, a grin tugging at his lips.

“Of course. Now that I’ve seen you all for myself—fine swords, though they still need sharpening.”

He added, “Going through that portal might be a bit of a hassle. Right, Sofia?”

"You will regret saying that though" Thought Lisha and Felix resting their heads on their hands

Sofia, the red-haired woman, gave Ray a nod—but her thoughts said otherwise.

"He's going to use them to kill those things and sell the corpses for profit... I mean, it's a win-win — the students get to level up and gain experience, and he gets his money. But hopefully, he doesn't get them killed in the process."

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The bulky man outside asked the white haired women a question

I think he's trying to help the village using the kids, right, Maddy?" Magnus asked, his face blank but his voice edged with worry.

"Yup. That annoying expression of his gives it away. Makes me wanna slap that smug face..." Maddy muttered, folding her arms. "But still, he’s never manipulated anyone — even if it looks like it."

She glanced at him, then added to ease his nerves, "He’s not going to get them killed. You don’t have to worry that much, Magnus."

"Hmm. My ears hurt from all this whispering," he grumbled.

"Same. But what can we do? They’ve only just started to split up," Maddy replied with a sigh, watching the students gather.

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"Alright then, form lines and state your blessings," Ray instructed, his tone sharp but steady.

The students obeyed, stepping forward one by one to declare their blessings. The soon came Lisha, Ray remembering her speech looked her

He said quietly “You knew about this before we even stepped near the door, didn’t you?”

Lisha smiling faintly replied her voice soft but firm “Let’s just say... I’ve been here longer than you think.” she added "Enchantress"

Something shifted in Ray's expression, but he said nothing more.

After the lineup, those who chose to stay behind stood hesitantly. Ray handed them a small, glowing device.

"Use this device if something dangerous comes where you can't handle- just click the button, place it outside-it will act as a barrier and.. DONT play with it" he said with an warning.

The guardians stood before the glowing door, each one having chosen a group to accompany. Maddy reached out to open it — but before she could, a voice called out from the back.

"Wait—what if it takes too long to come back? Wouldn’t you need food? Or a first aid kit?"

It was Sora.

Sofia turned toward her, nodding. "We’ve packed medical supplies and a decent amount of—"

"I HAVE FOOD!" Milo interrupted with a proud grin, holding up a large, stuffed bag.

Ray blinked. "What the...?" He had nothing else to say.

"This will satisfy our hunger!" Milo declared, as if he were a hero saving the day.

The guardians exchanged glances.

"Huh... this one's weird. Funny, though."

That thought passed through more than one of their minds.

Sora sighed internally. "Here he goes again with his random food hoarding..."

"I took them while we were being chased by random—"

"MONSTERS!" Felix shouted, jumping in.

All heads turned.

The students quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, monsters! Totally legit monsters. We managed to escape."

The guardians didn’t buy a word of it.

But they didn’t push further. Not yet. Their eyes lingered a little longer on the students—clearly suspicious—but they went along with the story.

Ivy intervened and suggested that they enter the portal.

"If we take too long, the village might be under attack, and we need to restore the earth back to its original state."

They looked at the door, and Sofia slowly opened it.

Soon, the whispers ceased.

It revealed a swirling void of violet and obsidian mist, eerily similar to the scene when they were first transported into space.

But now—four portals hovered within it. Four paths.

Felix exhaled.

"I guess I’m not going back…"

When Sofia's group stepped through, the door pulsed with a soft blue light.

The others noticed immediately.

“They’re still visible,” Magnus said, reassured. Then his group followed, the door now glowing green.

Maddy’s group entered next, casting the portal in a deep red hue.

Ray’s group was last — the door turned a radiant yellow.

Lisha, Arjun, and Felix exchanged glances. They all felt it.

They knew.

This wasn't just a portal.

This was separation. Fate. Trial.

As they crossed the threshold into the swirling void, their eyes flicked toward the four floating paths — four different portals, each glowing faintly with the colours left behind, Blue, Red, green and Yellow

The yellow portal had the background of the sky, the green portal had the looks of a cave entrence while the blue looke like the ocean and the red looking like hell itself. It was as the book describes these portals

No words were needed They stepped into their respective paths after taking a final look at eachother.

And all any of them could hope for now...

Was that they'd return alive — perhaps with nothing more than a few scars to remember it by.

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