One hour later.
The rain continues falling in torrents creating puddles in the ground.
Ad stared at the ground helplessly.
Darkness already starts to envelop the land. Soon, darkness will swallow the entire forest and the freezing temperature began.
Ad released a troubled sigh and looked at his fragile companion. "Grandma, the rain will never stop. We can't return to the cave tonight," he said sadly.
nde nods her head. "I know..." she replied.
Thick silenced engulfed them.
nde has two plans in mind. The first plan is to put Ad to sleep and teleport them to the cave, much faster that way. But he will ask her how co they arrived at the cave without him rembering anything?
The second plan is to inform Ad that she can transport the two of them to the cave in just a few seconds, but on one condition, he must keep it a secret from the others.
nde cleared her throat and looked at Ad. She wore a serious expression on her face. She opened her mouth and spoke, "Ad..."
"Yes, Grandma?" Ad glanced at his companion.
"Do you want to die here tonight or do you want to return to the cave safely?" she asked.
"I want to return to the cave safely, Grandma!" he answered quickly. "But how?" he asked in wondernt.
"There is a way to go back to the cave safely. Can you keep a secret between us?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm willing to do anything just to go ho safely tonight!" Ad said desperately.
"Good. Listen carefully... I have the ability to teleport to distant places in just few seconds. I will use that special ability right now so that we can arrived to the cave safely. The only thing I ask from you is refrain from telling any mbers of your family about my secret. Keep my secret to yourself only. Can you do that for , Ad?" she said.
"Yes!" Ad nodded his head. "Grandma, I promise to you that I will never tell anyone your secret. Please take us back to the cave! I don't want to die here in the middle of the forest!" he said desperately.
"Okay. Hold the basket well and then shut your eyes tightly. No matter what happen, don't open your eyes, or else if you do, you will go blind. Only open your eyes when I told you to do so. You understand ?" she asked.
"Yes. I got it!" Ad said.
nde took a deep breath. "Alright... shut your eyes now," she ordered him.
Ad shut his eyes. "Done!"
"Good! Let's teleport now!" she said and grasped Ad's arm tightly.
nde initiated the teleportation process in her mind.
A few seconds later.
They finally landed on the ground a few ters away from the entrance of the cave.
There's thick darkness surrounding the area. She saw the bonfire shining brightly inside the mouth of the cave. Ad's family must be worried to death about their condition, waiting for their safe arrival.
"We finally arrived! You can open your eyes now," she said.
Ad opened his eyes slowly, the first thing he saw is the bonfire shining brightly inside the mouth of the cave. "Oh, my God! This is a miracle!" he exclaid in happiness.
nde smiled. "Rember your promise, Ad. I trust you!" she reminded him.
"Your secret is safe with , Grandma. You can count on that!" he said sincerely.
"Good!" nde spoke, satisfied with his oath. "Let's go!"
They ran towards the mouth of the cave.
Ahd's brother and the won exclaid in happiness after seeing them arrived safely at the cave.
"Thanks God, you're safe!" Ad's wife hugged her husband tightly, tears of happiness rolled down her face.
"Shh... don't cry. We're here now, safe and sound!" Ad said and planted a kiss on his wife's forehead.
They retreated into the chamber.
nde and Ad donned dry clothes and sipped hot coffee to warm their stomach.
After sipping hot coffee and eating hot dinner, nde and her companions sleep peacefully throughout the night.
...
The following day.
After nde woke up, one of the won served her breakfast. She ate her al with gusto.
Done eating, she went outside and inspected the garden.
She was delighted because Ad and his older brother were busy repairing the garden. They harvested the rest of the vegetables that were partially damaged that can still be used for cooking.
The boys are playing nearby, a few ters away from the garden.
She looked heavenward. The sun is already up in the sky, shining brightly.
She hoped that no more rainfall today. It's okay if the rain will co again so other day, just not today so that the vegetables can recover.
Ahd looked at her. "Grandma, I see so trees fallen nearby. My brother and I plan to cut the branches to make two beds," he said.
"Okay, go ahead!" nde replied.
The two brothers resud their task.
"Grandma, we will start scouting for a good place to erect our house near here. Would you like to accept us as your closest neighbors?" the older brother asked.
nde smiled. "Sure, no problem," she replied. She was planning to hand over the cave to the two brothers so that they can continue living in a much safer environnt temporarily. She will relocate to that abandoned hut that she found hidden in a secluded place. She wants to turn it into her hidden fortress.
She will visit her sister today due to that matter.
She called the n's attention. "Guys, listen..." she said.
"What is it, Grandma?" the n asked in unison.
"I'm going to town to visit my sister today. I will spend the night there and return here the next morning. Take care of the plants and the cave while I'm away," she said.
"Aye, Grandma!" the n replied.
"Leave everything to us," the older guy said.
"When are you going to leave, Grandma? Do you want to accompany you?" Ad asked.
nde shook her head. "No thanks. I think it will not rain today, besides I'll be staying in my sister's place tonight," she explained.
The n nodded their heads in understanding.
nde left the garden and went back inside the cave to get ready.
She bid goodbye to the won, the children, and the n and went on her way to the forest. When she already covered a safe distance from the cave, she hides behind the large trunk of the tree and initiated the teleportation process in her mind.
A few seconds later, she vanished from the area and appeared in the manor inside her sister's bedroom.
She lay her body down on the comfy bed and waited for her sister to co to the room.
nde didn't wait any longer.
Ebony entered the room and locked the door behind her. "Sis, how long have you been here?" she asked.
"I arrived a few minutes ago," nde replied. "I have sothing to tell you..."
"What is it?" Ebony asked curiously and lowered herself on the bed.
nde cleared her throat. "It's raining hard the other day in the mountain. I saw two boys stealing vegetables from our garden. I was shocked why there are children in the forest. When I followed the boys, I saw two n, two won holding two babies in their arms taking shelter from the rain under the shade of the banana leaves. I took pity on them because they will freeze in the cold temperature during the night, so I went there and invite them to stay in the cave until the rain stop pouring..."
"Continue..." Ebony said.
"They told that they used to live near the river but the flood washed out their hos and they walked in the forest to find a place where they can erect a new house that's why I invited them to the cave. I was afraid that if I don't invite them they will freeze to death outside specially the babies..." nde explained.
"Excellent decision, sis! If I'm on your situation, I'll do the sa," Ebony said.
"I decided to allow them to stay in the cave for a long ti," nde finally told her sister her plan.
"Why? You finally decided to stay with here?" Ebony asked excitedly.
"No. Did you still rember that abandoned hut hidden in a secluded place that I showed you once?" nde asked.
Ebony's brows furrowed. "Yeah...why?"
"I plan to stay there from now on," nde replied.
Ebony was shaking her head. "But why would you stay in that hut and not here in the manor with ? I don't understand..."
"Because I want to awaken my hidden talent when it cos to fortune telling and divination. In short I want to perform divination on people for a living," nde explained.
"You an... like palm reading business? The one we saw in the market?" Ebony said.
"Yeah, that one. Grandmother once told us that I had the hidden talent for it. I want to tap onto it and practice it to perfection," nde said. "So, can I borrow the black book now?" she requested.
"No!" Ebony still refused to give her the black book.
nde sighed. "Don't worry, I wont practice black magic. I just want to know the spell that needs to be chanted everyday for one whole year and the cultivation technique to unlock my divination skill," she said.
Ebony shook her head vigorously.
"Okay fine. I won't borrow the black book, just write the spell on the piece of paper and all the required preparations related to it," nde said, trying to convince her sister to trust her.
"But there is one thing you need to understand, if you awakened your hidden talent you have to sacrifice sothing... and you will go blind for six months prior to the unlocking of your divination skill. That is the one reason why you're not interested on it before, because of the heavy sacrifices needed, right?" Ebony reminded her.
"I know. But as you can see, I'm already an old woman, nothing to lose anymore. It's just six months darkness and after that my vision is restored again. I can finally perform divination in people, it will be worth it!" nde said excitedly.
"I'll think about it," Ebony said.
"Then on the day that I'll go blind, I will stay here in your room so that you can take care of ," nde said cheekily.
Ebony rolled her eyes.
"Pleaseeeeeeeee?" nde begged.
"I said, I'll think about it," Ebony repeated.
nde was happy and optimistic. Her sister no longer says no to her request. There's a big chance Ebony will yield to her constant convincing.
That night, nde sleeps on the manor in her sister's room.
The next day she teleported to her new fortress in the forest before going back to the cave.
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