In the Temple of Light, they lay Luke on a bed.

"I'll start the treatment using my aura. Please, step away from Luke," says the healer.

From the previously dark room, a light appears. It doesn't resemble an angel, but rather a calm that makes everyone around feel sleepy.

Healing Luke takes about 10 minutes. Despite that, he still lies in bed and doesn't wake up.

"Now it's up to him to wake up. Let's leave him to rest. Char, please come with me. You two, wait here."

Caeli and Elara are left alone, wandering in the hall in awkward silence. "Ehm, Caeli?" Elara finally speaks.

"Yes?" Caeli responds nervously.

"When we arrived, you called out, 'Luke, this isn't you!' But you said you only met him this morning. What's going on?"

"You know, I've been sensitive to others' auras and powers since I was little, but I never felt anything like what I felt from Luke. When we met, I didn't feel anything, but when he got angry after Belza mentioned he was a burden to you, I suddenly felt an evil aura."

"So, it's because of me this happened to him?" Elara begins to cry.

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"I never wanted Luke to be in danger. That's why I stayed away from him once I became an aura user. I didn't have time for him, and everyone said he was a nobody, but I knew Luke was different. Still, I couldn't protect him."

"This isn't your fault, Elara," Caeli reassures her. "You need to be here for him now."

Elara grips Luke's hand and whispers, "Please, wake up."

Caeli walks down the corridor and overhears Char talking. "Mother, what are we going to do? The seal can't be restored. We can't keep this a secret any longer!"

"I know, Char. I need to inform the Archbishop. He's the only one who'll know what to do now."

"Damn, what's going on there?" Caeli thinks to herself. "What are they hiding?"

Meanwhile, Elara approaches Caeli. "Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."

"Yeah, I'm fine, just wandering around. Let's go back together."

They return to the room.

"WHERE IS LUKE??????"

Meanwhile, this happened:

Luke wakes up.

"Where am I? Did that really happen? I don't understand. Why don't I feel anything? The joy and happiness I used to feel? Why do I only feel hatred now?"

Luke looks into a mirror.

He doesn't recognize himself. "Is this me? Why are my eyes red?"

"No, I have to get out of here, as the voice said. I can't trust anyone. This power, it wasn't an aura, I'm sure! I recognize this place. It'll be a long way to the temple, but I want to know what happened to me!"

Luke escapes through the window and runs, noticing he runs much faster than before.

"Hmm, interesting. This will definitely help me get there faster."

Back in the room:

Char and her mother return, looking shocked. "Where is Luke?"

"We don't know. We just got back," Caeli and Elara reply.

"Damn it, girls, listen to me. Luke is in danger. We need to find him!"

"But where could he have gone?"

"I don't know, but we have to search for him!"

"YES," Char, Elara, and Caeli shout in unison.