53. Truth colors

In a small house in a frozen wasteland, three girls sat by the fireplace and warmed themselves in the cold night. The small house was lit only by a fireplace. Which burned with a weak flame, warming the girls.

"When will he be back? It's been almost an hour, and he's still gone." - Ann exhaled and rubbed her cold palms together

"We have to wait. I'm sure he'll be back soon." - Marcie leaned on Sasha's shoulder

"Preferably as soon as possible. The firewood will run out very soon and we will no longer have anything to heat the fireplace with." - Sasha stroked Marcie's hair and stared into the fire

"Then we will warm each other with the warmth of our own bodies. Remember, we froze in the same way when we went to the mountains. Adam was in the middle, I was on top of him, and you were on the sides. It was so warm that night...". - Marcie closed her eyes and smiled contentedly.

"Of course I remember, it's hard to forget." – Sasha's cheeks turned red

She still remembers how she snuggled up to his body that night.Then she was able to feel all of him. Every abs cube is on his stomach. Just the feeling of it gives her goosebumps.

"Then it was a cold night, which we did not expect. So I had to get out of it..." – Anne shook her head

The memories made her body temperature rise. Adam was the only boy with whom she had such a close relationship. And she really hoped that everything would come back soon and she would become even closer.

[WHOOSH!]

The room was lit up for a moment and Adam appeared in it. In his hands he held a box that glowed in the darkness of the house. His clothes were slightly rumpled and with holes. There were also bloodstains in some areas. And the girls didn't know exactly whose they were.

"Adam! Are you okay?! Are you hurt?" - Marcie quickly got up and walked over to him

She began to spin around him and examine every inch of his body for wounds. He abruptly grabbed her by the head and stopped her in front of him, slightly squeezing her.

Ann and Sasha also came up, examining his body a little. But when they saw that everything was fine with him, they breathed out with relief.

"I'm fine. I just had to fight a little bit for the last stone." - He let go of the kicking Marcie and put the box on the table.

Only now did the girls pay attention to the box. The radiance from the three stones was reflected from their eyes. They looked at the box with great joy, while Adam fell into a chair with a grunt. He picked up Valerian's pipe and lit it.

"Adam! Can we go home now?! ". – Marcie stood in front of her brother with shining eyes

[WOOHHH]

Adam blew a puff of smoke into her.

"Kha, kha! ". – she stepped aside and pouted

"As I said, it's not that simple. Collect all the stones, only one of the conditions." He gestured for them to sit in front of him

The girls appeared in front of him and looked at him with serious looks. Adam is the only one of them who knows everything about the box. Not only because he is a guardian, but also because he has been studying her all this time.

"As you already know, the box is a huge source of energy. It can be used in different directions. Weapons, energy, creation and destruction". He exhaled another puff of smoke

"She can also travel between worlds. Tearing the fabric of space and time, she makes a passage to another world. But it just takes a lot of charge. And a full charged stone will only be enough for two portals. There and back".

Adam held his hand in the air and the box flew right into his hand. He put her on his lap and stroked her top.

"But to use all these functions, you need a key. So, which one of you wants to guess what the key is? ". – he leaned back in his chair and looked around them with a tired look

"Maybe it's some kind of code? Press somewhere or turn the key? ". – Sasha tilted her head

"Maybe a wish? If you make a wish, then the box will fulfill it? ". Ann clapped her hands

"Music". Marcie said, and everyone looked at her

"This is a music box. So I think that's music". – she explained to her friends

"Close, very close. You're right, it's music. But with the help of what, music is written? ". – she reached into her pocket and threw them a piece of paper

Marcie quickly took it and opened it and saw…

"Notes. To use the box, you need notes. Each function has its own melody, its own notes. To overcome space and time and bring you back to your world, you need the melody of your world". – he took another drag

"Just? We just need to find the notes of our world and we can go back? ". – Sasha asked

"Yes, but you don't have to look for them. I know where they are."

Wearily, he got up from his chair and headed for the exit.

"Back to Newtopia. The notes are there", – n turned to them in the doorway, with a pipe in his teeth

"The royal family. King Andreas. That's where we'll find your way home".

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Using the teleportation rune, they quickly returned to the capital and went straight to the royal hall. Quickly passing inside, they found themselves in the throne room. Andreas was already waiting for them, sitting on the throne and looking impatiently at the door.

"Well, finally! Couldn't you have been even slower?! ". – as soon as they entered, he got up and walked towards them

"Andreas! We did it! We have loaded all the stones! ". Marcie stepped forward to hug Andreas

"Now we can finally ....."-but he quickly passed by her

"....back home." She looked at him blankly.

Andreas quickly approached Adam. They stood opposite each other while the atmosphere in the hall became increasingly strange to others.

"Is everything done? Are you ready? " – the king asked Adam

Adam nodded and took the box out of his bag and handed it to Andreas.

"Adam?! What the fuck?! ". – Sasha was indignant

"Adam, what's going on? ". – Ann sensed something was wrong

"Well, finally..... Andreas looked at the box with nostalgia

"....after so many years, you finally came back to me. To us." – he went to the center of the hall with the box

"You know, I left out some information. In fact, my backgammon has never been peaceful and so....underdeveloped".

Going to the center of the hall, Andreas pressed the floor plate and a pedestal came out of the floor. The size of him.

"In those days, the empire was powerful and strong. No one dared to stand in our way. We swept away the world, one by one, increasing on a colossal scale".

He carefully placed the box on the pedestal and it lit up with three colors. The entire tutu hall began to shake as the lines of power grew along it.

"And now I'm going to show you this".

The whole castle began to shake. The walls began to crack and the floor was covered with lines with cracks.

[BOOM!]

The castle shook and everyone fell in one moment. Adam was standing by the window and could see how the earth was slowly moving away from him. It turns out that the castle was also one of the technological buildings.

This slightly undermined his plans, but only by a couple of percent. Still, he put enough explosives inside the castle. Almost all bottles.

"I have been waiting and waiting for many years for you to appear...." – Andreas sat on his throne and looked at everyone present with arrogance

"A thousand years is a very long time. But I got my way. My patience has been rewarded."

"What the fuck?! What are you doing?!". Sasha shouted

She invoked the power of her aspect and tried to break through to Andreas....except her body wasn't moving. She tried to move, but it was as if something was holding her.

"Adam! Why are you doing this?! ". – Marcie screamed

Only now did the girls notice that it was Adam who was holding them. He stretched out his hand and it turned red. No one in the hall except him and Andreas could move.

"I've always told you. That trust...." – he slowly starts his hand

"....above all."

[BAM!]

Under the influence of Adam's power, their bodies were glued to the ground. They couldn't do anything, even using force.

"How?! How can you use my power?!" - Sasha screamed, looking at him with red eyes

"I never said I couldn't use your powers...."

Adam walked over to her and sat down. He eased the pressure slightly and lifted her chin towards him.

"I am the keepers. I will guard the box and all three stones. And did you really think that I could only use one power? Naivety, childish naivety." - He shook his head and returned the pressure to Sasha

"You know, I'm pretty tired. Tired of being in this outfit...."

Adam tore off his robe, revealing a tall and sturdy figure.

"Tired of doing things I never wanted to do...."

He tore off his gloves, exposing human skin.

"And also, I'm tired.... He slowly took off his helmet

[CLANG!] – he threw it into the far corner

"….from you" – he showed his face

Adam looked at them with his golden eyes, full of cold and hatred. His black hair with gray curls, swayed in the wind. He looked at them with a tired look. There were bags under his eyes, as well as a small tattoo.

"Did you really think I cared? ". he waved his hand

"That I don't give a damn about your feelings, heart-to-heart conversations and life? Then I'll upset you..." – he sucked in air

"I ABSOLUTELY DON'T CARE! " – he shouted at them

The girls looked at him with tears in their eyes. It was Adam. But looking at him now, they didn't see the one they were familiar with. He looked at them with a chilling gaze, smiling maliciously and baring his teeth.

"I hate you so much. Every day, day after day, I saw your faces and they made me sick. I've been holding back for so long, I just...ready to kill you right now! ". – he lowered his hand slightly and the pressure became stronger

"Adam, no! Please! It's not you! " – Marcie screamed

"You're not like that! We're close! We're here! ". – Ann also joined

"I'm sorry for leaving you! Sorry! We're sorry! Sorry! We didn't want to leave you alone! ".

"Alone? I've never been alone...." – he raised his palm

"You have always been with me. In the shadows of the streets, the whisper of the wind, marashki on his back. But also. You were here..." - he pointed to his heart

"...and then." – after on your head

"So I'm not alone. Plus, I've made a lot of friends and henchmen over the past five years, so don't worry. I've never been alone." - He smiled at them, showing his teeth

"But that's not the point. The fact is, for his sake we have gathered today."

Adam removed the pressure from them and spread his arms as if embracing the sky.

"THE GRAND FINAL! ". – he screamed and the castle shook once more

The girls slowly stood up, slightly staggering and holding each other. Their eyes were fixed on a single figure. They fed on both pity, anger and longing. So is pain, along with sadness.

"The grand finale! The last boss! Your final test." - Adam looked down at them

His eyes lit up golden while lightning played on his hands. His body began to shake and rise in the air.

"So let's get started, our final act. I hope you're ready, because I..."

[BAM!]

His figure appeared next to them in an instant and swung his fist.

"….I've been ready for a long time."

[BAM!]