Chapter 3

"Are you alright Alexa?" Ezotl questioned her daughter as she brews some potions. While Alexa on the other hand is reading a book while sitting in the corner of the room.

"Of course mom, why wouldn't I?" She coldly answered. Ezotl looked and raised an eyebrow at her. "You're holding your book upside down. And you don't like reading." She said and continued brewing.

Alexa looked at her book and straightened her sit when she realized that her book is upside down. Ezotl rolled her eyes at her daughter. "Spit it out, Alexa." She calmly said.

Alexa took a deep breath before she speaks. "Why aren't the people of the moon included in the shield mother?" She asked. Ezotl was stunned and looked at Alexa. "What makes you say that?" She asked.

"Well earlier when I was getting some yulens at the end of the barrier I heard someone talking at the other side of the barrier. A voice of a man and woman. Saying that we didn't include them in our shield, saying that we're selfish." Alexa explained and looked down.

Ezotl completed brewing her potions by putting them into their bottles then faced Alexa. "Enchantia is hiding a secret weapon that could someday defeat Daxthar. It is rumored before the shield was created that one of Daxthar's allies disguised into one of the moon warriors. The leader of the moon warriors agreed to not include themselves in the shield. We couldn't risk harming the weapon." Ezotl explained as she fixed her things.

"So in short, we're just misunderstood?" Alexa asked. Ezotl nodded as an answer. A smile formed on Alexa's face, glad that they were wrong about them.

"But what is the secret weapon mother?" She asked that make Ezotl break a bottle. Alexa immediately stands up from her seat and get a broom to clean the broken glass. "Are you okay mom?" She asked her mother.

Ezotl's eyes are widened and her hands are shivering but she managed to nod as a response. "I'm okay, I'm okay." She said as Alexa assist her to sit down.

Alexa gets her mother a glass of water before cleaning the mess. As she finished cleaning she immediately sit beside her mother. "What happened, mom?" She asked.

Ezotl laid the glass on the table before she talks. "Never ask me about the secret weapon ever again, never ask anyone about it. Got it?" She asked Alexa. Alexa nodded nervously as a response.

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"Have you heard anything about a secret weapon?" Micah almost fell from his seat when Alexa suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"Jolly Alexa! Couldn't you knock or cough before you speak?" Micah said as he goes back to his seat. Alexa shrugged as an answer. "So have you heard of it?" She asked. "About what?" Micah asked confused. Alexa rolled her eyes. "About the secret weapon?" Alexa whispered. "What secret weapon?" Micah innocently asked. Alexa groans with Micah's answer.

"Hey just because I'm smart and like to read books doesn't mean that I know everything!" Micah said. Alexa roamed around his room. "Well you do live in a library, the biggest library in Enchantia so I assumed that you know about it," Alexa said as she shrugged.

Micah stands up to put back the book he's reading to his bookshelf. "Where did you get the idea of this secret weapon anyway?" He asked. "Mother mentioned it, she said that it's the only weapon to someday defeat Daxthar. And I want to know more about it." She answered as she gathered a lot of history books to read.

Micah looked at her confused. "Are you going to read those books? All of them?" Alexa looked at her giving him a watch-me-look.

Alexa wasn't a fan of reading books. If she reads one she'll be asleep for less than five minutes. This is why Micah is surprised that Alexa wanted to read all those history books. "Oi Moya!" He called for his pet monkey. Moya swung through the vines on the ceiling of the room towards Micah. Once she gets to Micah's shoulders Micah whispered at her. "If Alexa fell asleep in less than an hour you'll give me back my scarf. But if she doesn't I'll double your meal every day." Moya jumps in joy as she agreed to their bet.

It's been forty minutes since Alexa started reading that history books. She also started taking down some notes from what she had read. Micah is nervously sitting on his bed while staring at Alexa and his wall clock. Now he regrets making that bet with Moya.

In the next twenty minutes, Alexa kept on reading and taking down notes. When Micah realizes the time Moya landed on his shoulder to remind them of their deal. Micah sigh in defeat and walks towards his door. "Alexa I'm going to feed Moya, I'll be back. Need anything?" He said as he holds the doorknob. Alexa shakes her head. "No no no no, I'm good." She answers. Micah shrugged as he left his room and closed the door.

As the night struck Alexa was left frustrated with her seat. None of the books she read tells about a secret weapon, not even a clue. "Found anything?" Micah asked her as he walks into his room getting ready to sleep. "No, not even a clue." She said as she slams her head on the table. "Ugh and my headaches because of all the information that gets inside my head. This is the first time I've read three history books in a day. And it's making my headache so bad." She complained. Micah rolled his eyes at her. "You're exaggerating, you need sleep." He said.

"Sleep? Why what time is it?" Alexa said as she looked at the clock. "Oh shoot." She said when she realized the time and immediately packed her things. She was about to go out of Micah's room when she realized something. "Uhmm... Aren't you going to walk me home?" She asked.

Micah gets up from his bed. "Walking? Who says about walking? I'm going to teleport you home." Micah said as he grabbed some glam powder and created a magic circle.

"Step inside the circle, in the middle please," Micah said as he grabbed his wand. Alexa slowly stepped into the middle of the circle and watched Micah do his job. Micah pointed his wand to the circle say. "Porttele."

As Micah spoke the spell the ashes began to glow and teleported Alexa into their kitchen. "What was that?" Ezotl said as she walks into the kitchen wearing a robe. Alexa looked at her with a confused look. "Uhmm... Micah teleported me home?" She answered.

Ezotl shrugged. "Oh, of course, he did. He's one of the most brilliant mages that I've ever seen you know." She said as she walks out of the kitchen. "So what's with the books? You don't like reading." Ezotl said as she noticed the books that Alexa is carrying.

Alexa looked at the books she was carrying. "Oh, Uhm... Micah recommended them?" She lied. Ezotl raised an eyebrow at her. "History books?" She unconvincingly asked.

Alexa nodded as she slowly walks towards her room. As she walks her mother keeps on giving her a very uncomfortable stare that makes Alexa nervous. "Uhm... I'm gonna go to bed. Good night!" She said as she runs to her room.

Ezotl was left in the kitchen with a confused face. "Ugh, she's just like her father. Always up to something." She said as she turns off the lights and heads straight to bed.