- I'm sorry... - Cori mumbled after narrowly escaping death

Still panting with the gem in her hand, Luna said:

- It's okay... it's not your fault

- But what happened? Why did I see those visions?

- What did you see?

- I... I saw my whole family gathered together, celebrating my birthday together...

As she spoke, Cori's eyes welled up with tears

- It's been a long time since my dad came home... he's always busy. I don't even remember my birthday anymore

- Maybe the monster took advantage of your loss to control you! At that time, I invited you to go behind the temple to play, but when I got there, I couldn't find you. When I went back inside the temple, I saw you absentmindedly walking back up the stairs, your eyes were only black. It was so scary, I screamed and ran up to stop you but couldn't. You even threw me down!

- Oh, I'm sorry~ I didn't mean to…

- It's okay! The first thing to do is to take you back home. I'll stay here and see if any animals are caught in this dead zone

It was then that Cori noticed the pitch-black area in front of her. The seal had been broken, so black smoke had spread all around the temple. Luna and Cori agreed to call this the Dead Zone. Fortunately, there were 5 remaining seals sealing the other 5 parts of the monster, so it hadn't completely escaped. Otherwise, the whole world would be in danger!

Whistling loudly, Kevin from far away in the forest quickly ran towards them. Cori and Kevin had become closer now, he even let him ride on his back and run around. And thanks to Kevin, Luna and Cori quickly returned to the rift. Bringing Cori back home at 5pm, Luna said goodbye to him anxiously and quickly climbed onto Kevin's back and ran deep into the forest. Cori was also anxious. He couldn't believe that Luna's thousand-year-old seal was broken because of him! But what kind of person was Luna's mother that she could confront such a powerful creature? And even seal it...

- Cori! Why is your face so pale?

Startled by his mother's question, he must have been too tired after being mind-controlled by the monster and running for his life, he said:

- No, it's nothing, Mom, I just feel a little tired from homework!

- Um, you should rest a bit. Oh, by the way, Mom, tomorrow I have to deliver fabric to someone, it will take 7 days. In the meantime, Mom will send you to Uncle Elden. Remember what mom said, don't destroy my things, let me do my work, okay?

"Yes, mom," Cori said with a fake smile on her face.

Walking up to the bedroom with a feeling of anxiety, she didn't know if Luna was okay now, and she didn't know if the Dead Zone had spread or not. He had released something else besides the Dead Zone. Looking at the backyard through the window in her room, Cori was extremely uneasy. Moreover, tomorrow he had to move to Uncle Elden's house for a while... Wait, doesn't Uncle Elden really like learning about history and collecting antiques? Surely he will have a way to solve it!

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The next morning, Cori brought his belongings to Uncle Elden's house. This was a small house not far from his house. His house was also two stories and as big as his house. The first floor of the house consists of a main hall used to sell the exquisite items that Uncle Elden created. In the past, Uncle Elden was an enchanter, a weapon maker for the royal family and was highly respected by the king, but he chose to live a peaceful life after his son and Cori's cousin passed away. That's why today he told Uncle Elden everything that happened in the past 7 days, from the crack, the forest, to Luna's story and most recently, the sealed temple that he had destroyed.

- That's the story, I'm very confused now, I don't know what to do...

- I understand, but we can't be hasty. If the sealed creature is so strong that it needs to use a soul seal, it's not that simple!

- Wait... what is a soul seal? - Cori wondered

- Oh, I haven't told you yet, it's a type of seal that is considered the strongest of all types of seals! But if we want to use it, we need to use a soul as the material, this soul will be torn into 5 and placed on the five sides to seal something in the middle, preventing it from escaping. Perhaps the essence of that darkness is sealed in the main shrine in the middle of the five surrounding shrines as you said, right?

- Yes, maybe so

- Then maybe the stone you see is 1/5 of someone's soul! This seal is very strong, but it also depends on the soul you use to seal it. Of course, the Five Spirit Seal has been banned for a very long time

- That's right, taking away and tearing apart someone's soul is an extremely cruel thing!

- Yes, but until now that's the only thing we can know. Because it's been banned for a long time, we don't know how to restore the seal to its original state anymore...

At this point, the two of us didn't know what to do next, after 20 minutes of thinking and remembering, Uncle Elden suddenly spoke up:

- YES! I used to work for the royal family in the castle. There I often heard rumors about an ancient library deep in the basement. However, the door leading down there has been sealed for a long time, it is said that there is a sparkling blue stone that can be placed on and open that door. Maybe it is referring to the stone that your friend is holding!

Shocked by this coincidence, Cori asked:

- So can I take you there now?

- No, I once refused the offer to work with the king so he doesn't like me, you have to sneak in through this way yourself...

Then Uncle Elden began to draw a map of the areas in the castle, along with a map leading from here to there

- But if it is sneaking in, I can also sneak in with you!

- But someone needs to stay behind to guard the crack so that nothing can enter the kingdom. Moreover, we have to hold your mother back when she comes back, if you and your uncle disappear for 2 months, everything will be revealed!

- Yeah, but I can't go more than 1000km to the castle alone even if I have a map

- I will give you money, I don't lack money but I'm just afraid it won't be safe... sneaking into that castle won't be easy!

After thinking for a while, Cori suddenly had an idea:

- How about I bring Luna along?

- Good idea! - Uncle Elden said excitedly

So Cori started sneaking back to his house, went to the backyard and crawled through the crack. In no time, Luna was at Uncle Elden's house with the temple sealing stone in her hand and started a new adventure.