The Coming Back

Anna hugged Dylan like he was her real son. She loved him and sympathized with his condition. Not only his mother died, but also his father left him and his sister.

She tried her best to treat him the same way as Tarou and sometimes better.

- What are you doing here? Did you follow Tarou?

- I left the land ten years ago and have never gone back there.

- Really?

Dylan's face turned sad:

- Yeah, you know how much I hated living there with the monsters.

- Then how did you know about us?

- I met Tarou by coincidence in town. I have been living here for two years.

- I'm happy to see you again. I have been always wondering about you.

- Yeah, me too. How are you? I became very worried when Tarou told me about your condition.

- They already told you! I'm fine, don't worry.

Tarou was surprised that Dylan found the house on his own:

- How did you find the house?

- Your beautiful sister gave me the address.

Tarou glared at Sarra, who looked away.

- I should teach my sister to not give our address to any man.

- Ouch, your words hurt me. I'm your best friend, and maybe, sooner, we will become even closer

Replied Dylan while smiling at Sarra.

Tarou turned Dylan's face in another direction.

- If you come here to say goodbye, then, goodbye, you can go now.

- Why are you treating your best friend with such a cold heart? I'm not here to say goodbye. I'm going with you. I want to go back to the land with you.

- I thought that you hate that place, why so suddenly, you changed your mind?

- It's true, I still hate it. I'm doing it for auntie. She helped me so much in the past and now it is time for me to help her.

- You are not allowed to enter the land since you didn't complete your task.

- You must find a way for me to get in.

- Why would I do that?

- Because without me, you can't find the door to the hollow earth.

- You said it's under the temple.

- First of all, the door is well hidden, also there is a whole town under the temple. You won't find the door ever, without me.

Tarou didn't like the idea, but it seemed that there was no choice. Dylan was known for being super smart. He will be useful to them.

- Fine, you will go with us, but don't make any funny moves, do you understand?

Dylan winked at Sarra:

- I get that...

Tarou became pissed.

" This bastard is getting on my nerves. "

He dragged Dylan to the door and then pushed him out...

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TAROU? I DID JUST GET IN HERE.

- You must leave to prepare yourself. We will meet tomorrow morning....Goodnight.

Then he slammed the door.

- Why he seems more annoying than ever? This trip will be very exhausting.

Anna grabbed her two sons' hands while looking happy. She decided to enjoy her time with them without thinking about anything.

- Come on, let's prepare ourselves. It is already night, we don't have much time.

That night, everyone slept except one, it was Aaron. He sneaked out of the house while covering his head, then he ran so fast until he arrived in town.

Aaron looked at his body with wonder.

" So that's how it feels when you have power".

He looked around then he went directly to the library. He jumped over the high fence and sneaked in the dark.

" I have to find that book and return quickly without being noticed"

Aaron walked between the library's shelves, suddenly he stopped " there it is, the book I'm looking for "

He took it and opened it carefully, it was the book about magic stones that Diana brought to them.

He flipped the book's papers one after one until he stopped.

" I was right !! It was the holy heart !"

When Diana was looking for the magical Rainbow Obsidian he glimpsed the picture of the heart stone, so he went back to confirm it and read what was written about it.

" Let's see what we have here, mmmm, let's skip the historical part.....Oh, that's what I need.

The holy heart is the most powerful stone of all. It has multiple capabilities. It can sense and absorb any kind of power from any creature, and... what is that? I can't believe my eyes....When you combine the heart stone with the black stone it purifies the evil power and makes the creature more powerful than before.

Does that mean I have a chance to keep this power? That's great news!! Returning to the land will not going to be in vain after all.

Aaron felt relieved after what he read.

" I finally have power, no one will dare to call me useless or worthless, but I must tell Tarou about it. I will do it when we arrive there"

He got back secretly to his bed before he got caught.

The next day. Anna, Tarou, and Aaron packaged their stuff. Sarra brought her bag too.

- Sarra? Are you coming with us?

- Yes, I am.

Anna didn't like the idea:

- My dear daughter, I think you should stay here and wait for us to come back. That place is very dangerous.

- I'm a strong witch. Besides, I don't have anyone except you. You won't leave me behind, won't you?

- Alright, as long as Aaron and Tarou don't mind.

Tarou felt happy that Sarra will accompany them but he didn't show it:

- We don't mind, she can help us with her magic...

Dylan came early in the morning prepared for the trip. He looked very excited:

- GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. ARE YOU READY?

Tarou glared at him:

- You seem too excited for someone going to a place he hates the most.

- Of course, I'm excited. It feels like a family trip. I can't wait to start our journey...