Crustel

Chapter 36

"There's no use of crying, Cora. I heard Lexter is still alive," Isa took a deep breath. She didn't continue. "Lexter is still alive?" I gasped. She smirked. "We will continue about Lexter after we get to the chamber," she told when we were near the volcano. We flew right above the volcano. It was too hot. "It is too hot, Isa!" Flexner cried. I couldn't deny but I kept silent. "We have to get to the bottom of the volcano!" Isa confessed. I immediately flew towards the volcano. Isa screamed meanwhile Flexner was shell shocked. I went near the Lava and chanted a powerful spell where once Lama taught me. I knew that spell could help me. I swam through the Lava. I couldn't feel the heat. Immediately, I waved my wand forming a circle. In a few seconds, the lava was turned into water. Well, seawater was similar to Aquanya's. The moment the lava turned into water, I changed into my mermaid form and swam towards the surface. "Isa! Flexner!" I shouted.

"Cora!" Both of them called out my name with relief. They flew towards me. I waved my wand which turned them into a mermaid and merman. Flexner was so elated as he was hugging himself and staring at his gorgeous tail. Isa turned into her human form. "I am an Ard Aquanyahan. Remember?" She asked. I remembered about Kanyal too. I was worried about Ethan, Erica and Kanyal. Isa saw me. "Princessa, you have to have a strong heart," She swam away from me. I remained silent. I just followed her. Flexner joined us. "Where's the chamber?" he asked worriedly. Isa didn't answer. She kept swimming but even faster. I saw Flexner. I saw sorrow in his eyes. I was distracted by the thought of my best friends. I closed my eyes. The moment I closed my eyes, I saw my dad. I immediately opened my eyes. Isa stopped. So did Flexner. "What's wrong?" Both of them asked at the same time concernedly. I refused to tell them. All of sudden, I saw the rock flowers. I knew that they were the deadly jellyfish from Aquanya. I was confused.

One was coming towards Isa. "Isa! That's," Before I finish telling, I swam quickly and pulled her aside. Luckily, she saw the rock flower turning into a jellyfish. "How did you know that?" Isa asked me. "I have seen them before." I took a deep breath. "Ardian is in danger! The last time a rock jellyfish came Ardian was on the day Lama died!" She told with a cold voice. I looked at her uncannily. "You knew?" I asked her calmly. She nodded. "Well, we have so much to talk about after getting into the chamber, Cora," still her voice was cold. I nodded. We swam as far as we could till we saw the purple beam. "We're here! Hold my hands," Isa commanded. We did so. Isa closed her eyes as she was mounting master spells. The moment she opened her eyes, her purple eyes were too bright which overtook the purple beam's brightness. Suddenly, her eyes turned back into the red. She seemed worried. "Is everything fine?" I asked softly. She smiled. "Cora, swim through this underwater tunnel." She pointed to a dark tunnel. "Why?" I asked her.

"Well, at the end of the tunnel, there's the chamber. When you get in," Isa didn't continue. So, I asked, "When I get in?" Still, she was smiling. "Trust me. I am supposed to guide you. Since Lama is no more," her smile faded. I didn't want to see her gloomy face again. I swam through the dark tunnel. It was too dark. I took my wand and mounted the spell. To my dismay, my wand didn't glow. I rubbed my amulet too. It was pitch dark. I wasn't even sure whether I was swimming towards the chamber. All of sudden, I felt as I bumped into a steel object. I touched everywhere till I felt something like a doorknob. I pressed the knob hardly. I saw light. Purple light. The door opened a bit which was enough for me to get in. The water didn't flow in. The chamber was filled with books and lots of torches. To my surprise, the flame was in purple. It was creepily astonishing. I changed into my human form. I felt cold as I was on my barefoot. I realized that I wasn't wearing my shoes. My dress was like a maid's dress. It even had a coffee stain. The last time I had a cup of coffee was when I was making coffee for Milo in the human world.

Suddenly, I heard someone crying. It was a masculine voice. "Hello!" I told softly. All of sudden, I couldn't hear the cry. "Anyone ?" I asked calmly. There was no noise. It was pin-drop silent. I turned around. There were portraits of Captains of Ships from various kingdoms. There were upstairs and downstairs. I tip-toed near the stairs. It was too dark downstairs and upstairs. So, I took one of the torches. To my horror, the moment I took the torch, the colour of the flame was colourless. I could feel the heat but couldn't see the flame. When I put it back, I was able to witness a purple flame. All of sudden, someone pressed on my shoulder. "AAAAHHHH!" I screamed. When I turned around, it was a young man in a waiter's outfit. He shooed. "Who are you?" I asked as I narrowed my eyebrows. He smiled awkwardly. "Who are you?" I asked again. He still was smiling awkwardly. "I know. You hate pranks but I couldn't help myself." He giggled. "I asked you! Who are you?" I asked as I was quite startled. He came nearer. "Social distancing please!" I moved away from him. "Fine. You really act weird. How come you don't even know your colleague, Lexter duh!" He told in a tired tone. I gasped quite loud. "Lexter?" I asked quite loudly.