111 Chapter 103 - Back to The Cave. (1/2)

That night, in the resort, sightseeing platform. Chris is staring at the full moon while sipping a cup of black tea, he looks rather tired. Sky walks in and seated at his side.

”Chris, anything bothering you?” said Sky.

”Nothing much, just sorting out things in my mind.” said Chris.

”Is there anything to do with the angels? They didn't hurt you... Right?” said Sky, a bit worried.

”Not really, those angels are not even worth to occupy my mind. Just that... Hey, can we go exploring the cave again tomorrow? That avalanche gives me some uneasy feeling about it.” said Chris, still staring at the moon.

”Well, if you are concerned about that, I guess we should be taking a deep look into that cave.” said Sky.

Chris did not give Sky any response, he sipped his tea, continue to stare at the full moon.

”Hey... Don't you think the moon looks beautiful tonight.” said Chris.

”Heh? Chris, are you sure you are alright?” said Sky, worried about Chris.

”Mmm.”

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The next day, the four of them entered the cave again, the girls are having some spa in the resort. The snow mountain is currently temporarily sealed off due to the earthquake and avalanche, they went in there with some 'special permission'. They found that the structure of the cave had changed due to the earthquake. The space in the cave has become wider, the crystals in the cave had grown and covered the cave wall even more than before. Most importantly, the mysterious magic force emitted from the deepest part getting stronger than before.

As they walk in deeper, Sky notices the uneasiness from Chris.

”Chris, are you alright?” he asks.

”I don't know... I feel familiar with this mysterious magic force and I don't like it.” said Chris, slightly frowned.

”You know what this mysterious magic is?” Sky asks. Chris shook his head and they continue their exploration.

When they getting near the deepest part (where they found the mysterious pattern last time), they found that there isn't any small creature in that area, which is quite weird as that place was filled with all the harmless magical creatures last time they visited this cave, now the creatures are all gone, it seems like something had repelled them from inside. Then they reached the branching cave where the mysterious was located, but to their surprise, the branching cave is no more glowing with red light compared to their previous visit, it is replaced by some nasty mist that smells like rusty iron.

Chris covered his nose and mouth, he starts coughing and having difficulty to breaths.

”Chris!” Sky is worried about him.

”Don't worry about me.” said Chris. Despite of the discomfort caused by the mist, Chris rushed into the branches cave as he has a bad feeling about this and he is right.

The wall where the magic patterns located at, is now totally destroyed. A long and seemly endless tunnel can be seen. Then he heard a sound, it's a woman's singing voice. As he heard the sound, some memories fragments emerged in his head...

”Get Itsuki out of this place now!” Chris shouted all the sudden.

”What...” Seito is a bit confused about what Chris said, but then he noticed one of Itsuki's eyes had turned red.

”Get him out of here now!” said Chris, even more anxious than before.