Chapter 16: Different Paths

Daisy

We were busy looking at the map for the path that we need to take, when we saw something glowing powerful in front of us. We all looked at each other before running towards the light. Good thing it lasted for how many minutes before we totally arrived at the main place.

There we also saw how Mye kneeled in front of the lake.

"We're here!" Guinevere said and showed us the map. She's right! The lake to the flute was right in front of us. And Mye was the one to find it first.

"Mye? Are you alright?" I called out for her, and she looked at us all.

"Are you okay? Did you got hurt?" Rose asked and looked at her worriedly. "We're really sorry. We shouldn't have let you leave like that." She said regretting our decision earlier.

"No Rose... To be precise, that was the best decision that you've done, for me. And I thank you for that." She said smiling so we raised our brows at her while Traceler is looking at her with curiousity. "Look what I found~" She giggled and showed us a flute- wait what?!

"Whoa! Is that-?" Guinevere excitedly said and looked at the map. "It is! That's the Flute of Whispers!" She exclaimed and we all look at it with awe as we examine the thing.

"Wow! It's well made~" Rose said, but what I noticed the most was the carving.

"It seemed like it belonged to someone else though~ Look here." I said and pointed at the carving at the end of the flute.

"I thought so too! That's why i'm so excited to hear about it from Professor Greg." Mye said and we all congratulated her for getting the second thing that we need.

"Ok~ so the next thing that we need to look for, is the... Whip of Rose." Guinevere said and I saw how Rose got a Rose flower from her bag and...

"Can you please show us where the Whip of Rose can be found?" She said and the flower turned into a snake like thing! I mean, not literally, it just started to slither when she dropped it and we saw it crawled towards a pile of flowers~

We followed it until we reached that part and the flower turned back to normal again. "Well that was fast~" She said and we looked in front of us.

There it is... In the middle of the flowery pile, lies the thing that we are looking for... The Whip of Rose. It looked just like a normal whip though~

The only difference is that it has thorny things like that of the Rose's stem and the only thing that can be held is the handle~

Traceler was about to get it when Rose stopped him from doing so.

"I can sense some poison on that whip. One small cut and you'll suffer greatly. So please, let me handle this." She said and Tracey didn't argued and just stepped back.

She walked towards the whip and said... "For the good of others, and for the protection of everyone. Please, let me use you." She said and held the whip by the handle. We also covered ourselves in case something bad happens. But none happened. So we heaved a sigh~

"Yes! Three done! Two to go~" I expressed happily while clapping my hands and smiling from ear to ear. "Where do we go next?" I asked and she looked at the map.

"We need to go back out there in the path earlier." Guinevere said.

"But the two things that we need to find are in different ways. One on the right and one on the left. So what do we do now?" Traceler said, so I assured them.

"Why don't we split up? For us to get this done in no time!" I said and they all looked like they were thinking about it.

"Daisy's right. Let's split up and meet back at the place where we found the sword. You still remembered the path right?" We all nodded at this and started to plan out.

"Oh shoot... Guys? I need to tell you something." Guinevere said while having a worried expression.

"What seems to be the problem?" I asked.

"Well, to be honest I didn't saw this one here, but it says that the Orb of Luminescence needs the power of all the things that we found earlier. It only means that we need all three of you guys with me." She explained, making me gulp in fear. But I shove it away.

"It's fine, I can take everything on my own starting from here." I smiled assuringly making them surprised.

"But what if something bad happens to you?" Mye said with worried eyes.

"I am also worried about you being alone out there Daisy. Aside from you unable to fully control yourself yet... The map doesn't reveal what is needed to be found in there." Guinevere said, making us all look at the map.

"Out of all the parts of the map, this one is really suspicious. It shows nothing but a blank space." Traceler said, making them look at me with concern. "Are you sure to take this seemingly dangerous quest alone?" He asked and I nodded firmly.

"Look, the three of you gave your best to get the things that are now in your hands." I said and they all looked at the three things with them. "You will also help Guinevere with hers. And because I am the phoenix, I will also do my best to get what I need. Even if the danger that lies is unbelievable." I explained, and with no other words to discuss. We went back to our path earlier.

They all hugged me, a group hug for all of us!

"Please be careful ok?" Guinevere said and I nodded while smiling.

"If I ever finish earlier than I expected, I'll rush to help you guys." I said and they nodded the last time before we parted ways. Them going to the right path and me to the left.

"Goodluck!" We said in unison as we walk away from each other. And even if I am feeling a bit nervous about this, I still tried my best to be brave and continued taking a step forward towards the place that I needed to be.

"I am doing this, for the sake of others... I am doing this, to help others... I will do this, for peace of the land." I think as I continued walkong towards an unknown place.

"Why does it need to be anonymous though?" I asked and like a child afraid of something, I stopped with my tracks. But then... "No! I won't be afraid. I promised them that I will finish this as soon as I can. And I will never let them down!" I encouraged myself and continued walking.

To be continued~