Crystal fantasy
Psychical power

Part 6
(2 short chapters + 2 chapters)

Escape from the castle

'The sun's rays are so warm .. so nice and warm that some feel safe in their warmth ..
You can feel them everywhere, but in the south .. they are warmest .. '

"Kaito ..?"
"What is.. ? "
Kaito looked at Kana.
"Why did you call this place a cemetery earlier ..? It's just a memorial ..," she leaned over with folded arms, which she supported on the small wall that was there to prevent people from falling down into the distance and felt the warmth of the sun's rays on her skin.
"You know ..," began Kaito, ".. my father used to be, just like me, a soldier and my mother was the maid of the former princess at this farm .. Of course I was a small child back then and like most of them This one, very curious ..., so I went to explore the castle late one evening. Like you, it led me to this tower and I thought the whole thing was a cemetery ... Well, when I did was still small: just small and clumsy. "Kaito grinned at his own words.
"Oh that was it!"
Kaito continued to look at her and said: "Tell me .. Wouldn't you like to stay here ..? With Shina and Raiji ..? Would definitely be fun ..!"
The addressed loosened her arms, turned around, took a few steps forward, where she accidentally stood next to the statue and, looking at the sky, said: "No .. It doesn't work! I'm sorry! .. but I have to accomplish a task! "
Kaito also turned to look at her and said, "What kind of task ..?"
"I ..," Kana started, but then stopped briefly to consider whether she should tell him and then continued: "I swore to the people in my home village that I would find a way, humanity from the curse to redeem the crystals! That's why ... that's why I can't stay here .. I'm sorry .. "
He looked at her in amazement: "You really want to dare ...?"
She nodded, mumbled again that she was sorry, and then slowly walked down the tower.
Still astonished, he looked after her and thought ..: 'You don't have to be sorry ..'
He looked at the memorial and mumbled: "Maybe it is our hope ... just like it was then ..."

Yawning meanwhile, Raiji straightened up and looked around.
He saw Shina, who was standing at the window, looking into the morning, but then turned to him and said softly: "Kana is gone .."
But exactly at this moment Kana rushed in through the door, ran to the closet, threw Shina and Raiji their normal clothes and said: "Come on! We have to move on quickly!"
The two looked at her crookedly, but then did what they said.
Then there was a knock on the door and Kaito's voice rang out: "Kana? Are you there ..?"
Kana looked at Shina and Raiji who were already dressed, she slept by the window and pushed her out, then she stood on the window frame and was about to jump out when she opened the door.The boy with the red hair came in and looked at her, but didn't know what that was about.
She smiled, winked at him and said: "You know! I have a mission to fulfill."
With these words she jumped out, out into freedom, right into the arms of her two friends ...

Forest of Illusions

, The closer we are to nature .. the more we are connected to it ... and an illusion is just a mirage that reflects something that you want from the bottom of your soul .. but you should always stay true to the truth. . '

Kaito ran to the window and shouted, "Kana !!"
She looked up at him from below, but then ran with Raiji and Shina towards the gate, which was in the south.
The red-haired boy looked after the three of them, turned around and saw Aya standing at the door frame and looking slightly sad.
"What about you ..?", Kaito asked and walked towards her.
She only showed him a letter whereupon he opened his eyes in shock.The princess then looked at the window and said softly: "It is very good that the three have left. So they do not get involved ..."

"Why did we actually flee ..?"
Raiji looked at Kana.
The three were now at the city gate and rested from the eternal run.
The addressee looked at him and said: "So that we save annoying questions .. we should also continue .."
, Annoying Questions ..? ', he thought and didn't know what that meant.
"She's right! Let's just continue on our way ..," Shina said with her arms crossed.
Then Kana fished the map of the world out of her small backpack and looked at it.
"Hmm .. we are now here ..," she pointed to a certain place on the map, ".. that means .. our next destination is: The Forest of Illusions .."
"Forest of Illusions ..?" The boy from the group of three looked at her questioningly.She noticed the look and mumbled: "I don't know either ..."
Shina sighed and just started walking while the other two just watched her go.
"Come on at last," said the girl with the dark blond hair who had already gone ahead.
The two nodded and quickly ran to her.

After a while they stood in front of a large forest that seemed to go on forever.
After Shina, Raiji and Kana padded after her.
"Why is this forest actually called the Forest of 'Illusions ..?' Asked the girl who was still holding the card.
"I don't know," said the boy with the blond hair and his sister didn't seem to know either.
Kana looked around and then saw a girl she knew too well.
"Macy ..? Is that you ..?", She asked and walked towards the girl.
She was about to touch them when the image blurred and dissolved.
"Now I understand," Shina began, "this forest here reflects memories of people you know.That's probably why it's called the Forest of Illusions .. "
Kana nodded and looked again where the illusion had appeared.
'How is she doing ..?'
"Kana!"
She was torn from her thoughts and looked at Raiji who must have said her name. She looked at him questioningly.
"Don't think about these illusions, or the people you see here. It's better that way."
"Why ..?" She continued to look at him questioningly.
"Therefore! "
She just nodded and then followed them.

After a quiet while, Kana spoke up again: "Somehow this forest is creepy here .. so quiet .."
Shina nodded, while Raiji just looked at her, grabbed her hand, pulled her towards him and said softly: "You are so lame ..."
She looked at him puzzled and tried to ignore his insolent words.

"DUCK AND NO MUKS !!" Shina suddenly shouted who threw herself on the floor and shortly afterwards Kana was pulled to the floor by Raiji.A horde of black birds flew overhead, and you could see that they all had rather large and pointed teeth.
Quietly Kana mumbled an ouch because she was suddenly pushed onto the ground, then the birds turned and Shina and Raiji, who was pulling Kana up quickly, ran straight away.
"What's going on?", Kana said while she was pulled by Raiji.
"You stupid COW! Your murmuring made the birds aware of us! These are Kanakus! They are pretty aggressive on everything that moves and what they hear!", Raiji yelled at them.
Then Shina suddenly stopped and said softly: "There's no point in running away!"
She drew two daggers from her belt and took up a fighting stance.
Raiji also stopped walking and looked at his sister who was already fighting a few birds.
She was injured in a few places and started to bleed profusely.He knew that it didn't really help to fight or to flee, so he took Kana protectively in his arms and fought off a few Kanakus with a sword.
But he too was hit and slowly collapsed, like his sister before, but still held Kana.
She was slightly shocked, she got some of all the blood from Raiji, but she was hit once too and was now bleeding profusely on her left shoulder.
Shina and Raiji were already unconscious, the Kanakus had been removed and Kana, who was lying under the bleeding boy, only saw blurred eyes until she passed out as well.

Areku - the inventor

, The wind is invisible, but you can feel it ... It is also a living being that blows around. Do you know the feeling when the wind blows lovingly through your hair? A great feeling isn't it ..? '

"Argh ..," Raiji muttered quietly, who opened his eyes, looked around with a blurred look and saw Kana and Shina to the right and left of him.He himself noticed that he was lying on a bed and his injuries were bandaged.
Then he held his head and remembered what had happened.
He was about to get up when a girl with light blue hair stepped in and pushed him back onto the bed.
Now he could see what she was quite pale and had dark green eyes.
"Leave me," he muttered softly and weakly, since he had no more strength.
The girl there looked at him and said sternly: "You have to lie down if you want to get well! You three have been stupid .. Fighting Kanakus from the forest of illusions .."
Raiji remained silent. He didn't want to say more because it was an effort. He closed his eyes but then said softly: "How do you know that it was Kanakus?"
The girl replied: "Because they are the only monsters in this place .."
"Oh ..." Then he finally stopped talking.
Without seeing it, the girl smiled and said softly: "I'm Areku .."Then she left the room.
He opened his eyes again and looked at Cana.
, She probably got something too .. Sorry Kana! 'he thought and looked at the ceiling.
He lay there for a while, until he got bored and struggled to get up.
He went to a window and looked out.
Where was he? And who was this Areku? What happened after he passed out? Those were the questions he asked himself.
But he didn't want to think about it because he thought he would still find out these questions anyway.
Raiji continued to look out the window, to a meadow with beautiful, many, colorful flowers, but then turned around because he heard a noise and saw Areku come back into the room.
She went to him and asked: "Are you hungry?"
He wanted to say no at first, but then nodded when his stomach growled loudly.
He was easily embarrassed, which is why he looked at the floor and blushed slightly.
Areku giggled softly, but then led