Hello again

“.. Treading steps.. sighing breath.. flapping robes.. clanking swords Our mother Eve,

please help us to reconnect with our relatives.. Chris Bang, Minho, Louis Seo,

Samuel Hwang, Felix, Sky Kim, Jeongin…” Peter, that night again in front of the

ornamental pond on the balcony of the second floor of Gi Ankalia, cast a

liaison magic to be able to talk to his friends through the nearest reflected

medium. His navy magia blanketed the surface of the pool, searching for the

closest reflecting medium from the individuals he named so magic could connect.

"He.. hello.." He started the conversation,

testing whether his magic had been conveyed to his friends.

"Wh.. who is that??"

"Minho? It's me,

Peter—"

“PETER YOU DROPPED IN A PUDDLE OF

WATER?!? WAIT I WILL WEAR MY BOOTS AND SAVE YOU” Minho, who was relaxing on a

park bench after the rain that afternoon, was again jokingeven though he had just reconnected with his

friends.

"Tch, why should be you that first to connect with this magic.."

"hahahahaha..." The

Command of the Beast sat back on his bench watching the puddle connected to Peter's magic. Navy Magiaflickering appeared to emerge from the puddle of

water left over from the heavy rain.

"Hello again, Peter.. it's

been a long time since we last met.." Chris answered. Approaching bedtime

He looked in the mirror at the dressing table in the corner of his room. Didn't

think that suddenly the mirror was connected to Peter's magic. He usually

sleeps shirtless, wearing only shorts that reveal his pure white calves. Hisbroad shoulders are really sexy. You can also see

the typical blue stripes of Dragons from the shoulders to the back to the tail.

"How are you, Chris?"

“ha.. hello too.. hoaaahhmm” Just

like Chris, magic connected to the large mirror in Jeongin's room who was

sleeping in the middle of the night Miwamori time. His ears were twitching and

he was awakened by the voicesin his room. After answering he yawned because he

was still sleepy. His loose Haori ties exposed the Kitsune priest collarbone

and chest.

"I'm bothering your rest time Jeongin? Sorry..I forgot to calculate your estimated time

beforehand.."

"No.. It’s fine.. I was just thinking about you guys until I fell

asleep earlier.. zzzz..."

"Your magic is always

connected to my Broken Compass Peter.. the only reflective medium that I always

carry .." replied Felix who was wading through the ocean in his Siren

form. The clear glass of the Broken Compass is the perfect reflecting medium

for Felix in the water.

".. your liaison magic is

connected to a random medium huh.. I thought someone was chatting outside the

window even though I was on the 3rd floor of Kteno Diasti.. but yeah.. if it's

Celestial it's possible, but you know..." Samuel was focused on

the pile of royal reports on his desk. Suddenly surprised and alert when he

heard someone's voice from the window of his room. Though usually Peter's

liaison magic was connected to the pocket watch, the drinking glass, or the

glass of the wooden cupboard behind him.

"If Celestial is natural... if it's a human?? I must have read the

verses first.”

"If I.. almost thought the marble table in front of me was

possessed by a genie—"

"HAHAHAHAHAHA POSSESSED BY GENIE.. HAHAHAHA at the end of the night

your table will walk by itself" Samuel immediately answered Louis who was

still holding his desk confused. The Spirit of Darkness hadn't woken up long

ago. Therefore his mind is still cloudy.

"damn .. watch out, I'll pull your long ponytail"

"here if you dare hihihi"

"You guys seem to have fun huh .." Sky heard the voices of

conversation from the pocket watch he always carried. In the middle of the

night even though he was wearing his pajamas, he still looked at the bright

moon from the balcony on the 3rd floor of Blumengarte, had not slept because he

was experiencing his full Magia.

“SKYYYY… AAAA I MISS YOU THE MOST” Sam stopped laughing at Louis and

immediately called out Sky'sname loudly.

"Ooh, okay..bye"

"hey hey where are you going I haven't talk"

“remind me away from Sam if we gather ok”

"Sky….."

"Hahahahaha okay.. why did you contact us Peter?" Chris

returned the direction of the conversation so as not to wander anywhere.

"Don't you guys miss meet up like before? It's been 2 months you

know we haven't seen each other again.. can we meet again soon?"

Brukk..!!

"YESS.. WHEN WE MEET UPAGAIN? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO MEET??” Louisthumped his marble table, the call to reunite was what he had been waiting

for ever since Peter's magic had connected to him.

".. just as soon as possible... I just finished my last summer

task... while the next task hasn't caught on yet..." continued Felix. His

duties as Earl of Siren are not far from keeping the peace of the sea

creatures.

"Oh yeah, before that I want to tell you this... this afternoon

when I was chatting with Cyari he offered something..."

"Oh? What's that?"

"He offered us to search and find Chaldene's hidden Gem.."

"...Chaldene's hidden gem?" Stray Kids compactly responded to

Peter's words.

"Yeah.. he said maybe we would be interested.. the treasure could

be something that we will carry with us for life .." While scratching his

head, actually Peter was still a bit doubtful. But he will follow the opinion

of his friends.

“.. we shall carry it for life? I'm a little curious anyway.. what about

you guys .. " Sky replied still staring at the light of the moon.

"Did you ever hear about the myth of the treasure in Chaldene

before?" some people were a bit surprised to see Minho talking with a

puddle of water. But as soon as they saw the dark blue magic twinkle, they let

him be.

"No.. I've never heard of it at all.. this is the first time from

Cyari.. as if this is as secret as the past war in Chaldene.."

"Hmm... interesting.. I’ll join.. an offer from a Unicorn .."

Samuel replied seriously. To him Unicorns were as unique as the Pegasus he had

known in Asteria.

“I agree with Samuel.. it could be a secret that the Unicorns really

take care of.. isn't this a great honor for us?” Louis, getting excited to meet

his friends soon.

"Yes.. if it was Cyari who offered it.. why not? I think there is

something he wants us to look for and find..” The cold night in Draecorona was

warm when Chris was lost in the chatter.

".. I like adventure and looking for something new.. if you are

interested I'll join .." Minho's tail twitched again, following his happy

feeling.

"Hemm.. hemm... me.. too.." Weak while holding back sleep,

Jeongin tried to listen.

"Keep going... so when will we meet?" Samuel, getting

impatient.

"Yes Peter .. when you, or all of you have free time, I will clear

my schedule .." Chris replied in a friendly manner.

“The day after tomorrow, at Gi Ankalia after sunset at Chaldene time...

can you? Tomorrow seems too sudden huh.. please rearrange our schedule first..”

"It's okay even we meet tomorrow.. I already miss Sky'svoice so much .."

"Okay, apart from staying away I will also be silent, remind me,

guys"

"Skyyyyy..."

"Oh my God.. why are my friends like this.."

"Hahah... calm down Peter.. calm down.." Chris’ shoulders

shook gently along with his sweet laugh. In his mind, Peter's face was resigned

to Sky and Samuel's behavior.

"You're actually missing us right?! Just be honest.."

"Yes Minho.. indeed.." Instead of calming Peter, Minho made

him even more resigned.

"zzzzzzzzzz....."

"Who's that snoring?"

"Jeongin? Jeonginhey you're sleeping huh?”

“Oh my gosh this Fox…”

'Sky Kim has left the conversation'

Seven white lines were drawn

almost simultaneously in the night sky of Chaldene. One by one the white winged

horses stomped their hooveson the warm grass of Gi Ankalia. The white

feathers that fell from the wings scattered around where they landed. The six

Kings descended from their Pegasus backs. The first flight with the heavenly

horses left an exciting impression on them. The Celestial King landed last. His

bangs that were blown by the wind after the flight clearly showed his perfect

face and good looks.

"Hi guys..." Peter who came out through the main gate

rushed to hug his friends.

"???" Samuel dodged by leaning forward, refusing

to be hugged.

"Skyyy.." The Celestial

King then just rushed at the Pixy King.

“hngg...” Sky flapped hiswings and rose into the air, dodging Samuel's

embrace.

"uhh...." Annoyed,

Peter's face was sullen.

(you guys getting alonghuh) *Romora

(yes indeed..) *Louis

"Hahaha.. it's fine.."

Chris drew closer to the leader of Chaldene. The Dragon King casually rubbed

his head, treating him as a sulky little brother.

"How are you Dragons?"

Minho approached Minho, offering him a handshake.

"Okay.. I'm good" Chris

returned his position and patted Minho's shoulder while half hugging him.

Half-beast pair that get along well.

“Hi.. Jeongin..” Samuel greeted

Jeongin while tilting his head.

"hello too .." as he

was greeted he did not hesitate to come back together.

"Come on..”

"Can we go around and say

hello to the Unicorns here again?" askedYanda, Pegasus who was assigned by Sam to pick up

Chris at Draecorona. For a moment he wanted to greet his fellow heavenly

horses.

"Of course, at night they usually gather in the forest on the

outskirts of the nearest village, they will respond to your arrival by lighting

their horns .." Peter answered as he turned around.

Yes, this is the first time Stray

Kids has gathered at Gi Ankalia again at night. The last time they gathered

there was when they were still on the Gate of South sealing mission. Later they

enjoyed gathering at Blumengarte because of the sweet dessertsand the beautiful flower gardens in the courtyard.

Or the luxurious Kteno Diasti, the huge palace where Samuel lived where anyone

could even reflect on the white gleam of the marble floor. The last time they

were together was in early summer, at Felix's unique Vathlanti castle. The

castle which is half above the water and half in the water has a very

refreshing view of the sea.

"Come on .." said Yanda

while turning to his fellow.

"Yeahh..." The other 5 Pegasus followed. One by one they flew

towards the nearest forest. As long as Sam gathered with his friends, they also

joined in the fun.

"I'll call you guys again when we're done huh..." Samuel said

while hugging Sky'sarms who finally gave up after being chased. The seven kings stepped

into the great fortress of Gi Ankalia.

"Night at this fort.. exactly like that time huh .." Sky

suddenly remembered again, remembering the tough test they went through

together.

"Yeah.. it feels like just yesterday we were on a mission to save

the Enn Vassilithat risked our

lives..." Felix, replied while looking up at the black sky.

"Hey hey, don't worry, don't be so upset.. while we're together why

don't we have fun as usual.. hey Peter, I haven't had dinner yet.. what are you

preparing for us??" Louis, who didn't want to dwell on the sadness, turned

the conversation jokingly. He nudged the owner of Gi Ankalia who was walking

beside him.

"Ouh... let's just go in first, I've prepared all sorts of

things... from heavy meals to snacks, just let's celebrate our reunion..."

"yeeeeyy...."

The entrance of Gi Ankalia is so big and majestic. As soon as you step

inside, beautiful patterned ceramics and giant chandeliers welcome you. The

interior and decorations that fill the room have not changed and remain

beautiful because they have been well preserved for hundreds of years. Several

palace workers who happened to pass by them kindly greeted them. Peter didn't

ask his courtiers to formally welcome him, he wanted his friends to be

comfortable with regular gatherings and to forget the burdens of their country

for a while.

"Do you remember where the stairs lead to?"

"We don't need stairs, come on Sky .." Samuel opened his

wings again, then flew while pulling Sky'shands and didn't climb the

stairs like the others.

"Eh eyy let me go.. I can fly by myself .." Sky who stumbled

along with flapping his wings offset Samuel who had flown first.

"On the balcony, okay.." The weather forecast that night was

bright, so Peter wanted to gather with his friends on the second floor balcony

like that time.

"Okay.." Samuel still flew to the second floor of Gi Ankalia.

Skyfollowed behind him. Samuel's flight trail scattered white feathers.

While Sky's flight trail scatters twinkling fairy dust.

Jeongin unveil his long Hakama,

revealing his Geta sandals which made a sound every time he stepped. Chriswalked at the behind and Minho walked by his side. So far they were

calm and didn't talk much, saving the topic of conversation when things were

relaxed.

"huft .. gosh .. I hate stairs .. " Felix’s pair of legs a bit

weak because they rarely climb stairs.

Chris smiled faintly then approached and embraced his Siren brother.

"Come on Felix.."

Arriving on the second floor together they walked down the hall to the

balcony that Peter had prepared, or rather a small party that had been prepared

there. Once on the balcony, a sprinkling of stars from the clear night sky

greeted. The semi-circle moon reflects yellowish white light. Sky’s blue wings also reflect the light of the light. Minho's pupils widened and made his face look cute.

"have a seat .." Peter approached the large table he had

prepared and sat down on one of the chairs. Dinners ranged from meals such as

stewed meat, mushrooms and vegetables, snacks such potato fries and sweet pastries,

as well as fresh drinks such as fruit juices, milkshakes and cold coffee.. just

choose which one you want to taste.

"yeah.. bon appetit..." Louis said as he chose a chair to sit

down. He chose to sit across from their invitee that night.

"Chaldene's economy is promising this season.. I want to celebrate

it at the same time meet up with all of you .." he said as he poured a

glass of cold coffee into his glass.

"You guys have come?" a familiar voice greeted. The group of

Kings looked in the same direction.

"Oh, Cyari..."

"hello .. Peter said you agree with my offer .."

"Yes indeed.. your offer makes us really curious.." Louis

replied with tongs in his right hand, waiting for the meat and vegetables he

was boiling to cook.

"I thought you were hanging out with other Unicorns.. some of the

Pegasus who escorted us haven't returned to Asteria because they want to meet

up also..." Samuel replied as the one who called the Pegasus.

"I've met them on the way here, that's why I know that all of you

have come .." Cyari chose to sit next to Peter. Even without a sitting

mat, of course, his stocky body is still equal to the height of the Kings.

"Don't be shy, just look at Louis's.. I purposely prepared a

suitable dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner" Peter took a bowl and

chopsticks and scooped a portion of boiled meat along with the warm gravy.

".. your satire doesn't apply to me.. honesty is number one"

replied the Shapeshifter while chewing on the dish he boiled himself.

"Is that watermelon juice? Wow, watermelon is a bit rare in

Draecorona, you know…” Chris poured a glass of cold and refreshing watermelon

juice into his clear glass.

"I've always wondered how you guys survived in the cold of the

north pole .." After a long time, Cyari just had time to ask the Dragon

himself.

“Draecorona is not completely covered in snow.. there are green and

fertile outskirts for agriculture.. we produce food there.. our sea is pretty

vast, not to mention the large lake in the middle of the pole.. the need for

seafood is fulfilled, less more like that…”

"I see.. finally my question is answered .."

"Cyari do you want an apple?" Felix who is also sitting beside

Cyari offers a big ripe red apple.

"No thank you, I'm already full.." The tip of Cyari's bangs

covered some of his dim black eyes. Even though he had just met again, the

other 7 kings were very friendly.

"Nghh..."

"What’s wrong Sky?" Samuel who was

sitting beside Sky saw that he was restless and asked.

"This sensation is felt again.. my blood is like a ripple and there

is a strange flow in my body .." Sky who was tasting the sweet cake

suddenly put down his fork and held his neck.

"Before we talk about Chaldene's hidden Gem… can you tell me in

more detail how you sealed the cursed gate?"

"Eh? Uhm.."

".. the late Alisacrificed himself by

released all his Magia and close the two gates .." Chris held a glass of

watermelon juice with both hands while looking down languidly. His emotion that

was summoned again could be seen from the thin layer of ice that suddenly

enveloped his glass.

"Yes.. he led the sealing.. when we cast the spell of 9 kingdoms

and turned 9 keys.. the two gates suddenly opened again and threw Magia in

large numbers .." Minho apparently became serious about the incident that

made an impression on their minds .

“uhm.. we were affected by the blow of the Magia.. I even changed into

Siren form on the land because I couldn't control the flow of my Magia.. Samuel got 6 wings.. the seven Jeongin tails came out.. let alone run away,

we couldn't even stand up.. ” continued Felix. Cyari listened to their

stories carefully.

".. and being the only one who was sane in the blow of Magia, he

sacrificed himself into the gap and closed the gate from the inside to save

us.. so we can continue the sealing process .." Jeongin said. Among the

many drinks available, he chose hot tea. The reflection of his face reflected

off the brown tea surface.

"Not only did he save us, he gave me a little bit of his power.. I

sealed the Gate of South with his golden Magia and Heaven's spell.. but since

then my body has felt strange sensations." Skyended their story about

the Gate of South, still clutching his neck. and his shoulders.

If we could turn back time, could we go back to that time.. when you

were still here..

STRAY KIDS - Enn Vassili | Step out!: Chaldene's Hidden Gem

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