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Chapter 12: The oracle (part 1)

Professor Finn kept staying castle Methonia in the next days. Sometime, he also went out for a while but later, he turned back and kept staying whole the remaining time of the days. Whenever he got out, he used to mount on his griffin and then they flew away. His griffin always stopped right in front of the shield as it reached on it then Professor raised his scepter, pointed his scepter on the light shield. The shield was melted away creating a hole enough for Professor Finn and his griffin to go through. As soon as they got out, the light shield itself automatically filled the hole. It returns to its original state after that to protect people safety inside. When Professor Finn came back, it also happened like that. He created a hole on the light shield and then got in. 

Other professors also could get through of the light shield. There had secret spell that only professors knew. Whereas, the students were not allowed to know, they were kept inside the shield. However, it didn’t affect much too almost of them because honestly, they didn’t need to go out from the place anyway. 

For many days cross, Professor Finn and including other professors had gone out for few times but they seemed not to get much thing. There had no news informed in bulletin boards in the days. On other hand, the thing didn’t affect much to Heracles and Gwen. They in the time were excited with their new joy. They spent much time to walk to the restroom, sprinkled invisible powder on themselves and then found the way to get out, wandering whole the castle. 

“Why do you want to follow him, Heracles?” the voice of Gwen spreading out from one of toilet rooms inside the restroom.

“Just think that we will get some news as we follow him.” said Heracles. 

“So where do you plan to find him?” said Gwen, opened the door widely. A cloud of white smoke poured out. He walked out and of course he was invisible at the moment. 

“It’s Sunday today. There had no lesson for him in this time.” said Heracles, “He must be in his office now. What we need to do is to go to his office.” Another door opened. Heracles walked out. Like Gwen he was invisible at the moment. They hurriedly made their way to get out from the male restroom, heading to castle Methonia. 

“But, how we can talk to others if we find something.” whispered Gwen.

“I still don’t think of it but we need to find out something first.” whispered Heracles, “When we have it, we will find the way later.”

“Okay, let do it.” said Gwen.

Heracles and Gwen kept going, not to make much noisy on their way. Later, they arrived to Professor Linus’s office. Heracles made his way, approaching to the door. He planned to open it ajar to take a look inside. However, the door suddenly opened that Heracles had to leap aside leaning again the wall. Professor Linus appeared right there. He looked around and then strode off.

“Follow him.” whispered Heracles. He and Gwen made their way to walk after Professor Linus. He led them to go upstairs, kept going passed floors. At last, he turned his way walking in a lobby then he stopped at a door. He pushed open the door then walked in. Heracles and Gwen hurriedly approached the door, found the way to lean on the wall looking through it which still opened ajar. There was a large room after the door. A round table was place at the middle of the room and standing around it was twelve chairs. Few of the chair were sat by some people which Heracles and Gwen know some; the principal, Professor Finn; their family leader, Professor Oswald; Aresan family leader, Professor Elfleda, the Athenena family leader, Professor Genevieve. Professor Linus made his way to a chair on Professor Finn’s left.

“Do you got anything more about them Professor Linus?” said Professor Finn, looking at Professor Linus. 

“No Professor Finn.” said Professor Linus, “All of the things are useless for us.” He pulled the chair then sat on it.

Professor Finn turned back. He looked over to the other there.

“It’s many days.” he said in deep voice, “I did spent many days to find missing red-armband members around the forest but can’t find them. It gave me an idea that they are still alive.”

“Furthermore, I must warn all of you that Hippocoon land has been broken. It like what Professor Linus has guessed and maybe the intruder was the cause of the dead and missing. Therefore, using the castle’s shield is our best choice right now. I have found large hold on the shield covering whole Hippocoon land. It’s not easy to see because it was hidden by the forest. I did patch up the hole but the intruder is still somewhere inside the forest. It must be somewhere in the central area of the forest. When I and my griffin crossed the central are of the forest, he has become much strange. He turned scared. It has never happened before. I can’t think of anything that would scare him. It must be something really scary. I had forced my griffin to land down then I wander around by myself to take a look but I couldn’t find anything there. The place is too wide.” he added.

“So what must we do now?” said Professor Genevieve who was sitting on his right.

“I’m thinking. That’s why I called you all to here and discuss about it.” said Professor Finn.

“Why don’t we come and seek around the place you and your griffin have stopped?” said Professor Oswald, “We can find it before it find to us.”

“It’s too dangerous Professor Oswald. You can reckless action yourself but you can not bring others into danger with you.” snapped Professor Linus.

“Yes, he’s right Professor Oswald. Not all of people here can fight as well as you. We also have our talent but not fighting.” said Professor Genevieve, kept looking at Professor Oswald.

“Yes, it’s only my thought. If any of you has better idea, I’m willing to do it with you.” said Professor Oswald leaning on the backrest of his chair.

“I think it could help us much before we can find any way to handle the problem. That’s to do a ceremony and listen to suggestions from the gods.” said a woman who wearing a lot of golden bracelets and necklace. She was no one but the woman, Heracles had seen in his nightmares before. 

“Gwen, it’s her.” whispered Heracles, “It’s the chiton woman who did appear in the nightmare I has told you.”

“Who?” said Gwen quickly.

“There the woman in white chiton. She’s the person sitting opposite of Professor Genevieve.” said Heracles. Gwen followed Heracles’s saying, looking to the person. That was a young woman who had nice complexion.  





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