23 Untold

Ishinoya was about to open the locks when his hand suddenly burned. In the cage, Soleil, Leviant, Aexis, and Thalia were trapped. They were in there, incapable of using their magic because of Ysandria's spell.

"What are you doing here, huh?" Soleil asked and flipped her hair. How dare he, visit us and do such act as if we'll believe he'll help up.

"Daughter," Ishinoya replied to Soleil.

"Excuse me? I'm disgusted on what you just called me!" Soleil replied and wanted to slap Ishinoya.

The other leaders were just watching the two. "Fear not, I am here to help you. After what I found out, I can no longer bare doing this," Ishinoya said.

Soleil scoffed and rolled her eyes, how she wish she can use her powers to know if that's the truth, "don't lie, Ishinoya. You helped Ysandria did this and now you're telling us you'll help us? What a great joke you have there," Soleil said.

"I am telling the truth. Can you help me? What can we do to take this spell on the cage so that I can free you?" Ishinoya asked and Soleil chuckled.

"Oh please, help us? Who knows what you'll do!" Soleil said and suddenly Leviant spoke.

"Soleil tell him. He is telling the truth."

Soleil rolled her eyes and replied to Leviant, "if he betrays us and tries killing us, believe me Leviant, I'll be the one killing you."

Soleil turned her gaze back to Ishinoya and spoke, "the spell Ysandria used is called the Ordana Felizio, I have the power to break that spell if I am outside this cage, unfortunately I am not," Soleil began and took a deep breath.

"But... with the help of the protection stone, if you had the opportunity to take it from Ysandria, one touch between the stone and this cage will break the spell," Soleil explained and Ishinoya nodded.

"So? The question is, can you steal that stone from Ysandria?" Soleil asked and Ishinoya nodded.

"I'll do everything for you, I want to make amends on what I have caused, especially that what I did made me lose the last thing I own," Ishinoya said, his words were filled with sadness.

"For you my daughter, I'll come back here with the protection stone," Ishinoya said and left.

Soleil sighed in annoyance and spoke to the others, "what's with that guy? He kept calling me daughter which is disgusting!"

"Can't you read his eyes, Soleil? I see truth in it, and sadness. Maybe you really are his daughter," Thalia said.

"It can't be, Samara, my mother told me that my father was killed by Ishinoya himself. So it just can't be," Soleil replied.

Leviant then spoke his thoughts, "you know that words can be twisted, Soleil. We do not know the truth about what happened in the past, but what I know, is the same thing as Thalia, he speaks truth."

Everyone then turned their gaze to Aexis. "Why are you guys looking at me?" she asked.

"Well, maybe you have something to say too, we guess," Soleil said and the two nodded.

"No comment, I have nothing to say, just carry on," Aexis said.

Soleil just sighed and it turned back into a complete silence. Hours have passed and still nothing happened. Soleil was waiting, she might be hard as a rock earlier but she is still hoping.

It is already 10 o'clock, Ishinoya turned into shadow so that he can creep silently in Ysandria's room. He saw Ysandria lying in bed, she is on her deep slumber.

He searched for the stones everywhere in the room and glanced at Ysandria's neck. In there, he saw something glowing. That was it, the stones was kept in there.

Ishinoya then took a deep breath before drinking the potion he made, making him capable to transport anything, but only once. "Densana Miona," he said and the necklace now lies in his hands.

Ishinoya opened the locket and took the protection stone. Left the necklace on Ysandria's bed and slowly left. He did it, he successfully did it.

"I knew it," Ysandria said and reappeared. The one lying in bed was made out of magic. Ishinoya thought he outsmarted Ysandria but, it was already late.

Ysandria already found out that something odd is happening. "Ishinoya, you're such a traitor," Ysandria said and followed Ishinoya.

Silently eating in the kitchen. Farah and Oxoluz's attention was caught when Ellenia spoke, "it's time to go back on Gazaria."

"What do you mean?" Oxoluz asked.

"Ishinoya is freeing the other leaders, you and Farah must go," Ellenia said and suddenly Farah's head hurt so much making her scream.

Farah saw what's happening in the castle of Erthano and everything Ellenia said was true. After what she saw, the pain slowly faded and she turned her gaze to Ellenia before speaking, "she's right, we have to go Oxoluz, now!"

Farah then left the table and Oxoluz followed her. Farah was burning with rage and anger. She cannot risk losing again, she saw hope and she will claim it.

With all the power she can now gather, Farah called on The White Phoenix. She turned white and floated in the air wearing the dress. "Hold my hand," she said to Oxoluz and he obliged.

Indeed the white phoenix have returned for the moment Oxoluz held Farah's hand. She took him in the same room when Ysandria kept the other leaders. Her strength has returned but still, she can't stand the power Ysandria now possess.

"Farah!" Thalia exclaimed and stood up, the others did the same.

"Finally, you're here!" Leviant said and then entered Ishinoya.

Ishinoya was shocked. He went down on his knees and spoke, "forgive me on what I have caused The White Phoenix."

Farah's heart melted. Light in the dark. She saw light began to spark in one of the darkest person.

Ishinoya then offered the stone to Farah and she smiled as she took the stone from his hand. "Deninita felozin, yalakino somina," Farah said and her hand glow.

A white string then started filling the cage and in a few seconds. The cage opened and Soleil, along with the others felt their magic once again, though it was weak. It was already enough.

Oxoluz and Ishinoya helped the others and Farah lead the way. On their path, Farah was somehow wondering on why it was so silent. It is so uncanny.

It cannot be that simple for them to create such rescue. Farah herself knew that something wrong is currently happening. When they reached Erthano's gate, they saw Ysandria standing.

"Oh please, I won't let you just go without any fun," she said and turned her gaze to Ishinoya.

"And you, Ishinoya Montro, have betrayed me, I was going to give you the world," Ysandria added and made a fake frown.

"I already have my world, if only I knew then! You blinded me with lies! You blinded me with lies and the same reason why this happened to me!" Ishinoya yelled and then appeared two axes in his hand.

He turned his gaze to Farah and spoke, "you must leave, I'll hold her back as long as I can."

Farah nodded and started casting a spell that'll help them leave Gazaria with one stone in hand. Then Ishinoya gave a bottle filled with golden liquid to Soleil, "daughter. Ask Ellenia for help, she already knows what to do."

Suddenly Ishinoya can no longer bare it. He grabbed Soleil and locked her in his arms. His heart was breaking that on the verge of his sacrifice, he'll just get ONE chance to embraced her own daughter.

Soleil as well felt the love and truth from that hug, that a tear escaped her eyes. Before Ishinoya broke the embrace, he whispered to his daughter, "I love you, daughter."

He said and left. He then started battling Ysandria. Ishinoya fought with so much valor, he has to make amends for her daughter and one thing that'll do so, is saving her, but sacrificing his life.

The moment they left, is the moment Soleil saw with her own eyes how his father died.