Groom (14)

Our group left the meeting room and went out to the garden again.

We went a different way from the way that we took before to reach the castle.

This time, we went to the back garden where there was something that seemed to be a gate.

Two elders looked at the great elder and he gave a nod before they went forward to activate this gate. They both held talismans in their hands that they threw at the gate.

When the talismans reached the gate, they suddenly lit up blue and then lit the entire gate up.

After the gate lit up, there was a blue swirling portal that appeared in the center of it.

The great elder stared at Kyoko and said, "Last chance to back down."

Kyoko said with a snort, "Who would back down?"

Then she grabbed my hand and headed towards the portal.

I couldn't help revealing a bitter smile, but I still followed her to the portal.