After travelling for about 7 days, Cyril's supplies began to run low and he began to look for ways to get more food and drink for his supplies during the journey. After a long walk through the vast grasslands. Finally, Cyril saw a stream and decided to spend the night on the banks of the stream. After Cyril finished setting up the tent, he went to a small forest in the area to look for firewood. Cyril went into the forest to cut down some trees.

After he finished cutting down some trees there then Cyril returned to his tent but he was surprised because the state of his tent was messy, then Cyril ran towards his tent from trying to find out who did it. Cyril started to check all his belongings but he did not find any missing items.

Cyril also felt strange because there were no missing items, "But why was his tent in such a mess ?" Cyril also thought that maybe there was a hungry animal in his tent looking for food but couldn't find it.

After tidying up his tent, Cyril was ready to go hunting. Cyril decided to look for his prey in the forest, thinking that there must be deer or goats in the forest. Then he returned to the forest and tried to find his prey. After walking for a long time, Cyril still did not see any animals. The further he went into the forest, the quieter the atmosphere and the darker the light that entered the hut. Cyril began to sense that something was wrong. Then he saw a light coming from inside the forest and Cyril tried to go there to find out what the source of the light was.

He was surprised to find a building in the forest, but from the outside it looked like it had not been lived in for a long time. Cyril began to prepare himself for any eventuality, he had taken the sword out of its scabbard just in case. Then he slowly tried to open the door of the building. But as the building had not been inhabited for a long time, the door was damaged and collapsed. Cyril tried to enter the house again, walking around and observing the surroundings, there were many old paintings still on display, but many cobwebs throughout the house. Cyril was still looking for what he could find there, he started to open the doors there but still found nothing.

Cyril arrived at a door and Cyril tried to open the door, but it still seemed to be locked. Cyril was curious why there was still a locked door in a house that had not been lived in for a long time. Cyril also tried to break down the door, but there was no sign that the door would open. Cyril gathered all his strength and broke the door down again. Finally the door opened, but the room was very dark, for there was no light at all. Then Cyril saw a torch on the wall, but there was no fire.

"What am I going to do now ?" asked Cyril in his own heart.

Suddenly Cyril heard a whispering voice in his heart, clearly saying, "Close your eyes". Again and again Cyril heard the whispering voice, Cyril began to be confused as to where the voice was coming from and what was wrong with him. But eventually he obeyed the voice and closed his eyes.

After a while the whispering voice came again and said "Open your eyes !". When he opened his eyes, Cyril was surprised to see the torch lit.

But Cyril also tried to concentrate, he took the torch and walked into the room. Cyril also wondered why the room was still quite clean, as almost all parts of this house were no longer good. Then Cyril saw a table with a book still open. Cyril tried to find out what the book was by starting to read it slowly. But as Cyril began to read the book, suddenly there was a loud enough sound as if something was falling from outside the room. Suddenly the atmosphere turned into a very tense run, there were many sounds of footsteps from outside the room leading to where Cyril was. Cyril began to feel scared, but he had to be brave and prepare himself for whatever was about to happen.

Then suddenly the book gave off a very bright light, making the whole house very bright, Cyril closed his eyes because he could not stand the bright light. Then immediately the atmosphere of the house became very quiet.

"What happened ?" Cyril was surprised by the unusual light. Then two crossbows shot at Cyril, but both missed.

Cyril drew his sword and said, "Who's there ?". "Cyril de Arcmage, son of King Stuart III, I have finally found you, I will avenge my brother," said the mysterious figure who was trying to kill Cyril as he ran towards him to draw his sword.

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The battle between the two was inevitable. Both of them exchanged attacks, and it could be seen that both of them had great fighting skills. After a long time, they both started to get tired.

"WHY DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME, HUH ?" Cyril asked the man.

"SHUT UP AND FOCUS ON FIGHTING UNTIL NEITHER OF US DIES CYRIL !!!" the man replied to Cyril. They fought for a long time.

But in the middle of their fight they heard big footsteps and "FOOD !" They were both surprised and came out of the house to see whose voice it was. To their surprise, a giant came and tried to take them both for food.

"HEY, DO YOU WANT TO FIGHT WITH ME OR SHOULD WE KICK THIS GIANT AWAY ?" asked Cyril to the mysterious person. But the man did not answer Cyril and suddenly attacked the giant. Cyril looked annoyed too, but Cyril ended up attacking the giant as well.

Indirectly, they were both working together against the giant. They tried different ways to defeat the giant, but the giant still did not fall. "What are we going to do ?" shouted Cyril to the mysterious person. "It seems that attacking the giant's body has no effect at all," said the mysterious person. Then the giant suddenly hit the two of them, moving so fast that the two of them could not dodge. They both fainted from the giant's blow. When they were unconscious, the giant took them into his cave and put them in a large cage made of iron.

After a long time, Cyril finally woke up and was surprised to see the mysterious figure with his sword pointed at Cyril's neck.

"Do it if you think I deserve it," Cyril said calmly. The mysterious figure was also surprised because Cyril had also drawn his sword to the man's heart. Finally, the mysterious figure removed his sword from Cyril's neck, as did Cyril.

"What should we do to get out of this place ?" the mysterious figure asked Cyril. Cyril also looked around and tried to find what they could use to get out of this place.

Then the giant came back into the room where they were locked up.

"Hey giant, why did you lock us up ?" Cyril asked the giant.

"I'm going to make you and your friends my food, hahaha !!!" the giant replied, laughing.

"Get us out of here you rotten giant !!!" the mysterious man said to the giant.

"Calm down, tomorrow morning I will cook you along with my vegetables, hahaha !!!" said the giant laughing.

Then he left the room where they were locked up. Cyril began to look around again and was surprised to see his father's name, Alfus McAloy, engraved on the tablet hanging on the wall of the cave. Eventually they both rested.

The next morning, they were both awakened by a sound like someone cutting something. Sure enough, the giant was chopping his vegetables, and eventually they both realised that the place where they were locked up was just above a large cauldron.

"Hey giant, how do you know Alfus ?" Cyril asked the giant.

"How do you know that ?" the giant asked Cyril again.

"ANSWER MY QUESTION !!!" shouted Cyril, forcing the giant to answer his question. But the giant still refused to answer. After the giant finished chopping the vegetables, he lit the stove to heat the water in the big cauldron.

Then the giant looked at the two of them and was surprised when he looked at Cyril. He saw an old man behind Cyril who looked familiar. Then the figure seemed to speak softly to the giant and said, "Guldan Karkmahor, do you still remember me ? I have one last favour to ask of you, please look after my son and his friend and don't tell anyone you've seen me, thank you Guldan".

Then the giant screamed loudly.

"Hey giant, what happened ?" Cyril asked the giant.

"I'm sorry, I've trapped you both," Guldan said, still crying. Then he suddenly opened the cage and let them both go.

"Tell me, why did you cry when you saw me ?" Cyril asked Guldan again, trying to calm him down.

"And another thing, why is Alfus' name up there ?" asked Cyril as he pointed to the tablet.

"Alfus was considered my father because he saved me and my people, my people thought I had betrayed them because I helped Alfus and the Twelve Legendary Wizards in their mission against most of the giants who were possessed by the Aura of Darkness. He took me away and made this cave for me to live in, but after allowing me to live here, Alfus left and never came back," Guldan told Cyril with great sadness.

Cyril tried to calm Guldan down again, saying, "I must be proud of you, because underneath your big, evil-looking form, you actually have a very good heart, Guldan. Oh yeah, Guldan, why don't you come with me to look for my father, who knows we might find Alfus again," Cyril continued, asking Guldan if he wanted to come with him. Guldan was confused about leaving his home to see Alfus again.

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