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Chapter 9

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"I've noticed a few things here..." Lazuli scrolled down. "But you must read this before I tell you about that... But the first line seems smudged,"

"~~~~~~~~am, ~i~~ a Ale~~~~

Connect the dots and find the stone. Break the pots and find the beast. Untie the one that rots and find the tree. Kill those with spots and find the curse. When the four clots, find joy."

"These are direct clues that indirectly connect with the last poem," Lazuli explained.

"Am I supposed to understand anything..?" Asa chuckled nervously. "You might not, but we both are here to explain," Atlas assured. "Since when were you both a geek about prophecies?" Akira scoffed. "Since birth," Calista sighed. "If you see this poem about our Reiko," Lazuli scrolled up. "The starting words -- Life, Time, Pray -- were all that those tribe's life belonged on," Atlas continued. "But why are three 'buts' after each starting line?" Asa pointed out. "We're not sure about that, but there must be something."

"By the way, Didn't we plan a 'No sleep fun night'?" Calista scoffed. "I even picked out a movie for all of us to enjoy!~" She picked up the remote. "Then can we discuss about this tomorrow?" I asked as Asa chimed in. "Sure. More energetically," Atlas winked. It was an amazing night. Movies, Pillow fights, Sob stories with a smidgen of Horror tales and finally, 30 minutes of unavoidable sleep. I ended up making coffee with salt and served it to everyone. What a wonderful start.

"AUGGHH!!" Akira's voice echoed from the bathroom, Atlas covering his mouth as he banged on the door, Calista and I bawling our eyes out, Lazuli passed out on the bed and Asa lying on the floor as he drank gallons of water to rid the horrid taste. When things calmed down at last, We all sat in different spots. "So from where should we continue?" Lazuli cleared her throat. "I think from the second Ballet thingie," Said Asa as he drank more water. "You mean the ballad?" I smirked and opened my laptop. "By the way Atlas I copied that PDF from your files to mine," 

I opened the PDF as Atlas gave a thumbs up. "Oh! I almost forgot," I opened my phone. "The word 'but' in their language means 'A war accomplice / A warrior friend'," I turned my phone towards them. "They wrote their word that said 'But' in English but meant something else in their language..." I sighed. "So three buts means..." "YES!" I exclaimed. "I also found a manuscript with the sun as a sign and 'RC' written on the bottom," I searched it up and turned the phone.

"When translated, it says 'to use the letters to save those stranded at sea'," I passed the phone. "I've had these weird dreams recently where I could see Mrs Circe, Mrs Valentinne, Mrs Serenne and Mr Thangavel crying for help!" I exclaimed. "And how do you relate your dreams with the prophecy?" Calista scratched her head. I sighed, sat down next to them with a pen and paper, jotting down the ending words of each line of one of the poems -- difference, twelve, others, mother, though and thought -- and circled some letters.

'C' in 'difference', 'V' in 'twelve', 'S' in 'others' and 'T' at the end of the word 'thought'. "The circled letters are either missing or could be replaced so that the words could rhyme. And, 'C' is for Mrs Circe, 'V' is for Mrs Valentinne, 'S' is for Mrs Serenne and 'T' is for Mr Thangavel!!" I jumped up as the others stared in disbelief. "Who is Mrs Serenne?" Asa asked. "Oh, it's Mrs Denvers," I chuckled. "So...I don't know if I'm right, but pirates of ancient times used this term to say they're searching for a Treasure Island."

"Maybe you should confront the teachers about their life," Calista suggested. "Yeah, and maybe even calm them down a bit; they're nuts up there!" Akira joked. "Ask them about the place where they faced trauma since stranded at sea can also mean being lost," Asa advised. I nodded when I remembered that I only had to know about Mrs Circe's and Mr Thangavel's life! "Does...anybody know the room where they both reside?" I asked. Lazuli quickly nodded. "Mrs Circe has told me to come to her room at 8:00 AM today."

"Oh! That's amazing! How about we all go and I sit in the back and use my powers on her?" I suggested. "Mhm yeah, that's good..." Atlas rubbed his chin. "She doesn't pay much attention to us anyway." "Well, what about Mr Thangavel?" Calista shrugged. "What is his room number?" Asa suddenly coughed and choked on air. We rushed to him and treated him. "I-I might have knocked on...Mr Thangavel's door while doing the dare..." Asa rubbed the back of his neck. "I saw the doorplate saying his name..."

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Written by XxYayunaxX

Unplagiarised, Written with creativity.