IX

The roaring sky grew louder and louder as if two dragons are fighting each other. Xhien does not know what to do anymore as if the ritual is not working, the wolf is still there and Momo is still not herself. There is one thing to do and he knows his Grandma will hate him or Momo will miss him but there is one for sure, Momo will be saved and everything will end. He no longer hesitated and left the circle when they stand, grab a knife, and wounded himself then he says the words of sacrifice.

"Kirishimanikokko ne Momo kishihondati, Marashi merashi mekagahiramikashi, Alpha Micahlianhta kira ko no."

A bolt of black lightning crashes his soul and his wolf's howling died down, the sky clears out and Momo dropped to the ground. Grandma Caliph can't believe her eyes. It's just like the prophecy 3000 years ago. "The curse won't die, the wolf will still be there. The ritual won't work even though you sacrifice someone to fulfill its curse." She sighed heavily as her tribe puts Momo down on the bench. The students give her space and sat down at the end of the gymnasium. None of them experience such things, they felt that their soul was cleansed after what happened. Most of them are happy but some of them are confused, seeing their friend Momo lying on the cold ground and Xhien is missing from the circle. Grandma Caliph sighed deeply and puts her hand on Momo's forehead to see if any memory remains. She saw nothing, not the past, not the present, or even her future. As if she never exists at all. She was like a reformatted computer, there is nothing in her system.

The Elder went outside to breathe fresh air and thought to herself what an experience it is. She no longer knows what to do now that Xhien is no longer around and they do not where the wolf is. Will it be possible that Xhien knows about what would happen if he sacrifices himself? Will it possible that for a thousand years finally, the curse had ended? Will they be okay after what happened here? Many questions still remained after Xhien's sacrifice but one thing is for sure, the mission is accomplished and Momo is saved. She was about to go inside to check if Momo is awake when she heard a tiny whisper, "Caliph." she turns out and found no one. She didn't mind and went inside the gymnasium.

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Inside of the Gliffan forest near the Buraku's cliff and down to the isle of the mermaids is where Xhien was found. The Gliffan forest was one of the habitats of the white wolf before it died and became a curse, it was a forest full of fairies, elves, and various magical creatures. This is also where the mysterious wolves, whose fur is blue and others are rainbows, live mostly here. The arrival of the white wolf is a warm welcome from the queen who manages the forest. He did not know that many already knew the prophecy of their tribe. The queen just laughed at this news but she was even happier when the white wolf came again. Is that right? Is Momo really the one holding the curse or in the beginning, it was Xhien all along?