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"Calm down, Abril.It was just a nightmare." "It was not just a nightmare!" she insisted, her voice rising. "That's what happened. That's it!" Feeling the heat radiating from her, Alessandro embraced her tightly. "It's alright. I believe you. I believe you." "Cassian was right; the gate of Hades will open in the mountains of Vaizel, the desert kingdom. It will be our battlefield, without a doubt. I have to warn all the kingdoms." "I will take care of this. You focus on Cassiel. We need you to recover." "If I can't do it alone, I'll ask for help from Kiara.Maybe we can manage to restore him completely, since you are the only one who can convince the fairy queen to join our battle." Abril headed to see Kiara, only four days since she had returned from the mountains of Vaizel, but she hoped Kiara had regained her power. She touched the door to Kiara's room and waited for it to open. "How have you been? Have you rested well?" "Yes." "You've recovered your power. I need you to help with something." "I think so. What do you need help with?" "It's Cassiel. I still can't manage to get him to recover completely, no matter how much magic I infuse.If we can do it, maybe we can help him regain his strength." "Talk to me. I'll help you with whatever I can." "Thank you." As they made their way to Cassiel's room, Kiara asked, "Is there any news about your sister?" "No, but this evening I had a prophetic vision. I saw how she opened the doors of Hades." "Are you sure it was a prophetic vision?" "Yes. If they recognize each other, they are only more experienced than they were the first time." "Then it was not just a nightmare; it really happened." "This is something that cannot be avoided, is it?" "No, it couldn't be avoided.We might not have been able to prevent Cira from opening the doors of Hades, but we can stop her from destroying our world." "Do you truly believe this man can help us defeat the dark king?" "I hope so. Now, more than ever, we need your help." When they arrived at Cassiel's room, Abril touched the door and waited until it opened. "Good morning." Cassiel, who was staring intently at Kiara, turned to Abril. "I see you didn't come alone." "I need you to get out of that bed and accept a little help." "You're very rude!I don't lie in bed all day because I want to." Kiara approached Cassiel and said, "Abril has infused you with magic for long enough. Why haven't you recovered?" "When a person dies, all their magic returns to the earth to join the world. My body has been dead for a long time, so it's too late for me to recover much energy." "I'm sorry, but I've never dealt with dead people before." "I'm not dead, you obstinate girl!" "I miss you a little," Abril said with a smile. "Ha!Elves, always so arrogant." "Thank your loved ones for lifting you from that bed." Before they could continue their argument, Abril intervened. "Calm down." Abril took Cassiel's hand and looked at Kiara. "We're stuck." Kiara took Cassiel's other hand, her displeasure evident. "If it weren't necessary, I wouldn't waste my magic on you." Abril turned to Kiara. "We'll have time for that later.I want to finish this and be ready." "I suppose it must be very difficult to deal with this idiot." Without saying anything more, they began to infuse their magic into him until they could no longer sustain it. When Cassiel finally finished, he felt much better. He had completely recovered. When he got up, his legs felt strong, and he could stand without any trouble. "I feel better," he said. Kiara huffed."I'm glad all my magic was of some use." Abril asked Cassiel, "Have you regained all your magic?" "No, I still feel a great void inside me, but my body seems restored." "If your body is well, go to the fairy realm and convince the fairy queen to join our war." "I will do it when I recover completely. If I go in this state, she won't want to participate." "I thought you could convince her!" "The only way to persuade Leriana to join this war is to ensure that we win. My presence alone won't convince her; it's my power that matters. That's the only reason I can't rush to the fairy realm.That's what keeps me from being by her side." Kiara said, "I'm starting to think you're just a leech, consuming our energy." "I'm not a leech! Even now, I recognize my value. I'm sure I'm ready," Cassiel retorted. "Useless guy," Kiara muttered. Abril had used a lot of magic and felt a tidal wave of exhaustion. She didn't want to listen to Kiara and Cassiel bicker, so she addressed Cassiel before leaving the room. "The war is about to start. If there's anything you can do to regain your power, do it quickly. We can't keep giving away our strength.noveldramaIf you had another way to recover, I wouldn't be pestering you, but there are only two ways for me to regain my power: one is through magic infusion, and then I must wait for my body to recover its energy on its own. But we don't have time for that." Cira had taken longer than expected to regain her power, but while she recovered, she first went to the mountains where she had found the key to Hades, a key she had not been able to reclaim.As she approached the cave, Liona asked, "This time, will you actually be able to recover the key that is in this mountain?" Cira could feel the angel's blood flowing within her. She was sure that this time she would succeed in reclaiming the key. "Yes, I am certain that eventually, my brothers will hold that key, so it remains at the door and ensures that no one interrupts me." Cira entered the cave. Each time she had entered before, she had felt its heavy weight, but this time was different. Her body felt light, and the pressure from the key no longer affected her.When she reached the end of the cave, she opened the door. It was dark and cold to the touch. A voice echoed in her mind. "Finally, the key is ours." The key radiated pure evil. Cira felt the darkness invade her, resonating within her as if it longed to return to the place from which it had come, as if it were shouting that she should open the door of Hades and unleash the darkness that existed on the other side of those gates.