“Do any of you find it odd that we haven’t had anything trying to sink our ship?” Parker asked as Yun followed Marston's directions to properly drive the ship we took, he was right it was odd that so far more ships or any other thing was trying to sink us into the ocean, “they have to keep apprehensiveness, if they lunged a big attack right now, many places would notice, and since you three… I mean four should not be there in the first place, they can’t really mobilize anything without risking a massive leak in information” “I guess since the awakening of a gifted is a rare phenomenon people just don’t know about us” that made sense at school we learned about the moonlight beasts, in a way, they are animals that have been corrupted by something and turned into monsters, gaining more dangerous versions of their natural traits but never about gifts, people can make a living by hunting the moonlight beasts in fact many cities have a post for hunters and huntresses, the sound of the radio Anre had got the attention of everyone as he turned it on to receive a message.

“Glad to see all of you plus a guard made it out of the maw,” the voice said, “so you are watching us?” Yun said in an angry tone “But of course, I am, now for the thing we have all been waiting for let me tell you why I need you to guard the girl” the voice started “You see, Karolin is a very important person, you have witnessed her abilities firsthand, no?” Linking my gift allowed me to save Marston from a fatal situation but is not like the gifts of the guys they can actually use theirs to fight, Parker took the radio “Yes, but as I’m sure you are aware she is not exactly a soldier, huntress or warrior, so what is the point?” “Her ability is a constant something that appears at a regular interval, while gifts such as yours have a let’s say rough awakening, hers didn’t harm anyone, just like her predecessors there have been instances of others with powers like her, but I´m walking on a tangent, let's go back to the topic” but if there have been more like me… where are they now?

“I need you three to be the bodyguards of Karolin, to escort her to all main regions in the world; the providence of Navori at the far north where the cold is said to be so chilling that it can frezz a soul in place” Anre made and angre face and cracked his knuckles the same cracks that appear on Yun´s back appeard on Anres chest, he was colose to me so I extended my hand and try to toch them but Anre grab my hand a little to hard “what do you think you are doing lass?” he asked me irritated by my actions “no… nothing I… tought you had a bug but it was just some sea fome jeje… carry on” “… The Vally of Killark where rain falls often gaided by a sorrowful sky” Crack I turned around and looked at Yuns back this time I could clearly heard the sound of glass being broken “and lastly-” “Marlusha… the city of splendor, it doesn’t take a genius to see the pattern” Parker´s face was craked like someone took a shovel to it and then put it back tougheter, I have known of all this places but why the mear mention of their names cause this visceral reaction to all of them?

“At the places of great calamities hope can bloom, at the epicenter of nightmares a girl can attain something, something to make a better place, where shadows dwell and innocence die, the priestess shall rise- or so the prophecy goes” Yun stopped the boat, he wasn’t careful but luckily nobody fall or got injured, he snatched the radio from Parker and soberly said “Prophecy…? Don’t make me laugh! Do you expect us to believe in a happy ending? That in the end we all end up singing around the campfire as the credits roll?” the voice on the other side laughed at Yun´s display of anger and continued “No, I'm not expecting you three to believe in my words, but this is a formal contract, in exchange for your help, I'm willing to grant what you wanted for long, the chance to see the ones left behind” Yun´s eyes popped open “a chance to take what was stolen”

 Anre´s body tensed up “A fated meeting with the one you seek” Parker took off his glasses and massaged the bridge of his nose the three men sighed and nodded “Fine, but what about Karolin? What does she want?” they all looked at me expecting an answer “I… I want to see my father and something tells me that’s what I get in compensation, I also believe you guys can keep me safe from danger”  “I’m glad you think that way, your first stop is Yun´s home city the Vally of Killark good luck and remain brave” the radio cut as Yun let it fall to the floor, he was in a stunned state probably by the news of the destination.

“this is insane” Yun was relieved of being the person behind the while, he was anxious after the communication was cut, “Parker you are smart and a man of the church is there even a prophecy like that?” Parker adjusted his glasses and tried to remember “I do remember reading a book at the grand library, similar phrasing and all but I´m not sure of its veracity” Anre laughed “Well whether is a real thing or not we all get something out of this deal, not only are we free but we also can further everyone’s goals” “I… how do we actually go to Killark? Is not accessible via boat, where are we going in the first place?” Yun calmed down as he was in no position to argue about his new situation when Marston chimed in “The port town of Hamlet is the closest I believe there's a railway that should let you-” “NO!” Yun raised his voice “Okay… why not?” Parker asked Yun composed himself and elaborated “I meant that we shouldn’t take that kind of ride, not only would it be expensive, but also, we would be open for a sneak attack by Coldfield”

“Yunnie is right, he is being shady about it but he is right, we have only what Marston left us before he died” Marxton was offended “Hey I'm still alive! You ungrateful man!” it managed to get a laugh out of everyone Yun was still very much lost absorbed in his own thoughts, “hey Yun how are you holding up?” he turned trying to conceal his discontent “I have to admit is not great, if possible I would have rather not return to the valley just yet” I held his hand to reassure him, if they are going to be protecting me the least I can do is help them keep the morale up “well that day is not today, so why not leave the worries to the Yun and Karolin of the future?” “eh?” he was confused by my words, it was kind of fun to see the confident and level-headed Yun confused.

“I´m fomr Marlusha too, but this is the first time I'm very far away from home, and I got to say, I am beyon scared and nervous but you help me calm down back at the maw and keep me safe, I know is not the same as what your are going trough but what im trying to say is-” he covered his mouth and started to chouckle for a moment he forgot his avertion to go back home “I see, I like your approche Karolin, I can worry when we are close to going back, for now, I should fouse on protecting my new charge, say with all that happens I do want to know how old are you?” “ah right I didn’t propertly introduce myself I´m Karolin Von Kursh I´m 16 years old and you?” he Shook my hand “Yun Mirai I´m 23 and I´m one of your new legual guardians, I used to be in charge of an orphanage back at the valley so I´ll do my best to not -” a rumbling in the water cut him out as some springs of water rose to the surfice it turned out that we were not safe from fighting as two moonlight beasts were now on our ship.

“ugg why did they have to be fishes?” Parker stopped the boat, the beast looked like an anglerfish with limbs that allowed it to move like a person out of the water, a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, and a tiny appendage that emitted some light. “you guys have this one right?” “you are not helping?” I asked as I took cover behind Yun “No can do young lady, my Origami is great but it still holds the weak points of paper no fire or water for me” he smugly adjusted his glasses and took Marston to the room under the boat, “hey, is not like we need him, this one look malnourished and young poor thing they choose the wrong boat” Anre took a swing at the beast knocking him out of balance, the other one try to claw at Yun but he grabbed the monstrosity by its wrists and in a swift motion spun around and kicked it into the floor with the other one, to finish this encounter Yun stepped on the head of the one that was knocked by Anre´s hammer and in a similar fashion Anre pulberised the head of the other one with his hammer, “that was… HEY!!!” “Karolin!” Yun yelled as a pair of hands dragged me into the water.

I opened my eyes the salt of the water stung but I had to see what was dragging me down, another one of the beasts was swimming down trying to drown me I let go a big amount of air swallowing a lot of water in the process is this it, am I done for? Drawned and eaten by a monster? I heard something enter the water as Yun came to my aid, delivering a powerful blow to the monster he broke one of his arms, and realizing me  from its grasp Yun held me by my waist as a force dragged us out of the water and into the boat, “Are you okay?” we were still in the middle of flaying back to the boat I nodded weakly as I spit water out of my mouth to talk “HOW?” “magnetism” We landed on top of the boat “Nice catch Yun, is our princess safe and sound?” “Could you be serious for five minutes?” Anre considers it for a second “No” was his answer I thought one of Yun's veins was going to explode.