He is back

"All of you might be wondering why I called you here. It’s regarding Noah’s disappearance. Since all of you are very close to him, you must know this" the king said and took a deep breath before speaking.

"There is a prophecy and according to it, Noah has lost his powers on the day he went missing. He is destined to fall in love with a hybrid" he said to which Henry spoke in, "I apologise for my rude interruption, Your Majesty. But are you sure there are any hybrids who are alive?" he said which got the king's attention.

"Even I am in the dark for that matter, Henry. But we have to search for one because the only way Noah can regain his powers is by performing an act of true love towards that hybrid" the king said.

"Forgive me for my language, Your Majesty. But this true love you talk about is just a figment of one’s imagination. I'll try to find any other means by which we can solve this" Finn said, which made everyone turn to him.

"I have searched every other way, Finn. But the spell with regards to the prophecy is too hard to break. Lora had gone out of the kingdom in search of a way to break the spell, but she found none. It is in his fate to lose his powers and we can't do anything about it" the king said sadness evident in his eyes. He went to his study table and returned with a bag in his hand which he gave to Henry.

"Take these, they are enchanted crystals" the king said referring to the bag containing six transparent crystals. Henry took one out to examine it but it looked just like any normal crystal would at first and then in just a few seconds it started glowing as it emitted a dull green light.

"When this crystal is in contact with a person’s mana cloud around him or her, if the light emitted is green it indicates that the person is supernatural. If it doesn't glow then it indicates that the person is a human. If it glows golden then you have found a hybrid”

“So, now I want you boys to go round the city and find a hybrid. My men are already in the forest with them. I want six of you to go round the city and search for hybrids among the people. Also before leaving drink the antiserum to block out your mana cloud to avoid misinterpreting the crystal’s result" the king said.

"Remember not to talk about the prophecy to anyone. As for Henry, Liam, Aiden and Daniel, I prefer for you to not speak about this matter even with your parents. It would be best if you started searching now" the queen said.

All the six boys bowed to the king and queen and exited the king's chambers. As they were in the hallways Henry distributed the crystals to the other five.

"I am still against this true love bullshit. There must be some other way for Noah to get his powers back" Finn said, earning a sigh from Alec. Finn had trust issues; serious trust issues since Elisa's death which made him puke even on the thought of true love or love at first sight.

But in an instant Daniel got everyone's attention when he said, "Does that mean Noah has to quit with his hobby of grabbing women from every house in the kingdom? I think that is too far from becoming true. Wait! What if the hybrid is a guy? Does that mean Noah is a bisexual?!!"

Daniel said with his eyes wide open which made everyone laugh.

Being the clumsy one among them Alec fell on the floor. Henry helped him up and they headed to the city that instant with the crystals in their hands.

They roamed around the city looking at their respective crystals every now and then. Since they had no luck they split up into three groups. Henry and Aiden went to the east direction, Finn and Daniel went to the west whereas Liam and Alec headed to the south which leads to the main gate that opened to the forest.

They searched for hours together, yet they had no luck on their side. Alec and Liam were almost near the gate now. If they didn't find any hybrids there, they had to return to the palace. They went to shop vendors, merchants and even slaves. Alec was standing in front of the potter's shop when he felt a pat on his shoulder. He turned around to be shocked after looking at the person.

It was Noah, it was him!! Although he was in different clothing he was still there, in front of him, for real. Alec wanted to hug him, he wanted to drag him to the palace that instant, he wanted to tell him how much he was worried for him. But he just stood still like a statue and no words came out of his mouth. But what Noah said next got him confused.

"Where can I find a person named Alec?" he asked. Alec didn't know how to answer. All he could reply with was, "Umm..". His eyes searched for the only other person he could get help from and there he was not far from him.

"Liam~" he called out and Liam came and stood behind Noah. Alec saw Noah but he was expressionless. Alec thought that he was trying to prank them and twirled Noah around by holding his shoulders so that he faced Liam.

"My friend here is searching for a person called Alec" he said almost snorting but the other person was in shock and his expression never changed as he said in relief which was almost inaudible, "Noah..."

"Noah? Is that my name?" he asked excitedly to a shocked Liam. There was no response for a moment and they just looked at each other. In a blink of an eye Noah was in Liam's arms while Liam was crushing Noah with his hug.

"Ayee~. Don't forget me, you idiots!!" Alec said and even joined the hug. Noah was suffocating and also very much taken aback by the sudden display of affection which involved a bone crushing hug. They had forgotten about the lonely audience who stood there looking at them like they were all somehow mentally ill. Well, one already was.

They gave a rest for the hug which gave Noah time to breathe. He suddenly turned to the girl who stood beside the three of them and said, "Anastasia, I guess they know me and I think my name is Noah" he said. "You think?" Anastasia said as she scanned both Alec and Liam from head to toe. They were wearing quite expensive clothes which indicated they were rich.

Anastasia had a gut feeling that somehow they were not good news.