Chapter 2: SEAL AND PROTECT

Mina and the girls are crying because they remember how hard they've been through before they got here at the present time. Charles hugged Mina while patting her back and he said. "There, there... I understand now. I'm sorry for your lost, and I just lost my wife too so I know how you feel." Then he also hugged the girls.

Mina also tell Charles what happened to Manang, Mr. Chef and Manong Ben." So this happened because of your super powers?" Charles asks the girls.

"Yes Sir, we are deeply sorry." the girls apologized.

"It's OK, they will wake up soon. The problem is they now know about your powers." Charles said.

"What will happen if people will know about us?" Sarah asked.

"People will be afraid and panic, they will chase you or even hurt you." Charles said.

"Thats terrible!" Peach cried and the girls are afraid.

" I will do anything so that it will not happen!" Mina promised the girls.

At night.....

"What are you doing out here at the veranda Mina?" Charles ask. Mina is drawing a big circle and some lines on the floor using a piece of charcoal and she put many candles around it.

"I'm preparing a Sealing Ritual. This ritual will seal away the powers of my children so that they will not use it accidentally, and it will also protect them from evil creatures." Mina explained.

"And what did you do to Manang and the others? It seems that they don't remember anything that happened." Charles ask.

"I made them forget about it. I can control people's mind." Mina answered. "That's convenient but please don't you ever use that on me, OK?" Charles said.

"Ahaha! Sure." Mina said while laughing.

"This is the perfect time to perform a ritual because its full moon, but I still need few more materials." Mina said while finishing the drawing. "What materials do you need then?" Charles asked curiously.

Mina became serious. "I need a part of their body." She said with a creepy look. "He-hey! Your not serious right?" Mina laugh at Charles reaction and then they head to the children's room...

" We need to cut some of Joy's hair, get some eyelashes from Sarah and some toenails from Peach. For baby Ian, since I still don't know what is his power I'll just get some droplets of his blood." She said that while pulling a little sharp knife. "Wait don't use that! Just use a pair of scissors, nail cutter and a needle." Charles suggested.

After getting the materials from the three girls, Mina wrapped it separately using a paper with weird symbols. Then they went quietly to baby Ian's crib. "Is there a way that you can make it not painful for him. He might wake up you know?" Charles asked. "Yeah, I'll just make her feet paralyzed for a while." Mina said. Her hand glow and she touches Ian's feet with it and pierces Ian's heel then drops some blood to the paper with symbols.

They successfully get all the materials then just before Mina start the ritual Charles asked her. "Why do you need this?" he ask. "For the ritual to be effective, I need a part of their body that represents their power. But I don't know what will be the side effect of this ritual to them. They might hate me because of this." Mina is worried. "Don't worry. I'm sure they will understand." Charles said.

To start the ritual, Mina placed each paper separately at the center of the circle that she draw then chant the magic words repeatedly while burning them. "Sa ilalim ng buwan, pakinggan ang aking kahilingan. Sila'y inyong proteksyonan at itago ang kapangyarihan, gang sumapit ang pangangailangan." Then she put the ashes in separate bottles.

"We will make them drink this while they are sleeping." Mina said but she look really worried. "I'll help you explain to them when they wake up. So don't worry." Charles said while he hold her hands. "Thank you so much for helping us!" Mina said while looking in his eyes.

In the next morning...

Joy wakes up and she went at the window while yawning and then she did some stretches. She noticed a young boy running at the garden and he is going at the exit in the back of the house.

Liel makes sure that no one will see him going outside because he want to run away from his home. "I don't want to live in this house anymore! I hate my dad! I hate them all!" he said while running aimlessly at the orchard.

"HEEEY! WHERE ARE YOU GOING? SIR CHARLES SAID DON'T GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION!!!" Joy shouted to Liel. "GO AWAY! IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Liel shouted back. "BUSINESS? WHAT IS THAT?" Joy asked. "WHATEVER! DON'T FOLLOW ME! GET LOST!!!" Liel runs fast as he could without looking what's ahead.

He didn't realize that there's a cliff and he almost fall from it, luckily Joy grabbed his hand in time.

"Why are you so heavy? Did I loose my power?" Joy ask. "Your mother cursed you! Look at your hair!" Liel said. Joy did look at her hair and she noticed that it became shorter and have different color. "EEH-EEEHHH! Hey! Don't bother me while I'm saving you!" Joy is trying to use her power to lift Liel up.

"Then let go of me! After all no one cares for me!" Liel cried. "YOUR WRONG! Everyone cares about you, especially your Dad! They all love you!" Joy said.

At the house...

"MAAAMAAAAAH!" Peach shouted. Mina and Charles rush to the children's room and saw Peach and Ian crying. Mina pick up Ian and asked Peach. "Why are you shouting? What's wrong!?"

"It's-Its my toenails they are gone!" Peach cried. Then suddenly Sarah also wakes up. "What's happening? (She wipes her eyes while yawning and when she opens them everything looks blurry) E-eeehhh!? (Wipes her eyes again) Why? Why I can't see? HELP ME!" Sarah is also crying now.

"Mina, what is happening?" Charles asked. "It's the side effect of the ritual!?" Mina said and then she check on Ian but he seems fine. "LOOK!" Charles is pointing at their shadow on the floor. "This can't be! His shadow, IT'S GONE!" Mina's tears fell down. They are all shocked but there's more!

"SIR CHARLES! SIR CHARLES! THE YOUNG MASTER! HE'S GONE!" Manang is panicking.

Everyone in the house is now searching. "Joy is not here either. Where could they be?" Mina asked.

"They are not in the house or in the garden." Manong Ben said.

Mina senses that Joy is trying to use her power." Charles follow me!" she said.

"Waaaah! That was exhausting!" Joy is lying on the ground while catching her breath. "Why? WHY DID YOU SAVE ME??!!" Liel shouted while crying and shivering. "Because..... BECAUSE I WANT TO SAVE YOU!" Joy shouted back on Liel's face. "and I know Sir Charles will be so sad if something happens to you. So come back home with me OK!" Joy added while giving Liel a hand to stand up.

Liel barely stand up, he hurt his knee because of what happened. So Joy offered him a piggyback ride. "Don't worry I always do this with my sisters! Hehe." She said. Liel hesitated but he have no choice cause Joy already carried him. "By the way, my name is Joy. That's what your father calls me. And your name is..... L-li-la-Ledric!?" asked Joy.

"Ahaha! Just call me Li!" Liel said.

"JOY!" Shouted Mina "Liel my son!" Charles is sounds so worried. They both ran after they saw Joy and Li at the back of the orchard. "Are you both alright?" Mina asked. "Liel, you made me worried sick! Are you hurt? Let me take you to the hospital!" Charles said. Liel was amazed how worried his father to him and now he realized that Joy is right.