...The Beams Of Light...

Mei took them back to the entrance of The Great Wall.

- Why are we back? Nothing is here.

- Actually, you missed something, Dylan.

She pointed at a huge iron gate. It was so old and has been kept always open since closing it became unnecessary.

- I think the mirror should be put there

Dylan got closer to the gate and started checking Its sides. It was made fully from iron, there was no place for the mirror.

- Where? I can't find any proper place for it!

- Look at the top of the gate. On each side, there is a piece that looks like a Crescent moon.

- When we close the gate. The two pieces will gather together and then...

- IT WILL BE A FULL MOON! THAT'S THE PLACE OF THE MIRROR.

- That's right

- How did you know that? Did your grandfather tell you about this?

- No, not grandfather, but it was my grandmother. She brought me here when I was young and told me about that little secret. When the door closes, the moon will rise.

Dylan suddenly remembered something:

- THAT...THAT WAS THE FIRST LINE OF THE PREVIOUS CLUE! I REMEMBER IT NOW. " The door closes, and the moon will Rise. And when the bronze mirror shines, you will find the hidden line. " That's the first part of the clue...

- So, we must close the gate!

- Yeah.

- Let's do it.

At first, Dylan and Laila pushed one side of the gate, while Mei and Sarra pushed from the other side. Then, when they failed, the four of them tried to push from one side. The gate was very heavy and rusty that it didn't move an inch despite all their efforts.

Sarra backed off:

- We won't be able to close it this way. I must use my power.

Then she glared at Mei:

- Can you step away for a bit? Your sword is blocking my magic.

Though Mei didn't like the idea, she walked away without saying a word. She was very curious to see what will happen next.

Sarra closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After some moments, her eyes glowed, and then she released her magic toward the gate, hoping to close it fast, but both sides didn't move even for a bit.

" I must use more power. "

- COME ON, CLOSE!

Laila noticed how much she was struggling.

- YOU CAN DO IT, SARRA.

After a lot of effort, finally, it started moving.

" What the hell? I didn't expect it to be this hard! "

- YOU DID IT, SARRA! KEEP GOING?

Sarra reached her limits, yet she didn't stop.

" I must do it! till the end.."

Mei was watching while looking amazed. She had mixed feelings while seeing Sarra using her magic. That was the first time she witnessed that. She heard a lot of stories from her grandfather about magic. He described it as an evil and dark act that will harm anyone around.

She never thought it will be this beautiful.

" This is magic! Amazing! It...It is different from what I imagined.....What am I thinking? Sarra is a witch, I shouldn't be amazed by her magic. She would be dead if it wasn't for the deal. "

After using all her power, the gate finally closed. And at that time, Sarra collapsed.

- SARRA! ARE YOU OKAY?

- I...I'm fine...I need some moments to rest for a bit.

Mei didn't care about Sarra, instead, she ignored everyone and headed toward the gate. She managed to climb it, and finally, she reached the moon.

- WAIT, MEI! DON'T PUT IT YET. SARRA IS STILL FEELING UNWELL.

Mei didn't listen to Dylan, the mirror was in her hand the circle right in front of her. Why should she wait?

She put carefully the Mirror, and as she expected.

It fitted perfectly!

- I did it! This is the right Place!

At that moment, the mirror was lifted much higher into the sky until it faced the moon.

The moonlight hit the mirror, right away. And the image was reflected on the ground as a big 3D picture.

- WOW, LOOK EVERYONE. CAN YOU SEE THAT?

The image was much bigger and shinier and the statue of Buddha Shrouded seemed to stand up highly in front of them.

Dylan and Laila helped Sarra to stand on her feet, while Mei climbed down and joined them.

- SEE! I WAS RIGHT!

She got closer to the image and put her hand into the light.

- I can't believe what did just happen, I wish grandmother was here to see all of this.

The number of beams of heaven in the image increased.

- MEI, COME HERE! SOMETHING IS HAPPENING.

Those beams hit the first symbols that were engraved there, then they started being reflected along the whole wall until they reached the end of it.

Dylan was watching what was going on, carefully:

- So, that was the role of the symbols! they were put to reflect the light.

The Great Wall became shining thanks to the reflection of those beams. It was such a magical scene. Everyone was watching what was going on without being able to say a word. Only their eyes were wide open and their jaws were about to drop.

Suddenly, they heard a loud voice.

(AGHRRRRRRRRR)

- WHAT IS THIS SOUND?

- BE CAREFUL EVERYONE.

The beams of light started moving, then, unexpectedly, something that looked like a tail started rising from the wall.

-LOOK.....WHAT IS THIS THING?

- THE BEAMS CREATED A SERPENT!

Mei's face turned pale, she backed off non believing what she was witnessing

- NO, THAT'S NOT A SERPENT! .... THAT'S....THAT'S A DRAGON!