After a full night of rest from an exhausting day, they finally gathered at the place they agreed upon yesterday.
X: Yo, Astaross, Cashew—looks like it's just us three. Where are the others?
Astaross: I saw Lucien and Dario heading this way earlier. They said they were helping their uncle for a bit. The rest probably aren't up yet.
Cashew: Yeah, it's still pretty early.
X: Look, there's Tiber! Good, at least he's on time.
Tiber: Hey guys, why aren't the others here yet?
Astaross: Blame X. He scheduled the meeting way too early.
X: Chill, we'll go over yesterday's plan once everyone's here.
45 minutes later…
Astaross: Hey, there's Emrik, Dario, and Lucien.
X: So now only Siro hasn't shown up.
Emrik: Hey everyone.
Dario: Sup, guys.
Lucien: Sorry for being a bit late 😂
Emrik: Siro told me he'll be here in 10 minutes.
Lucien: While we wait, I'm curious… is that policy we talked about yesterday already in effect today? 🧐
X: Bad news—yeah, it's already active. Good news—we knew in advance.
Dario: X, are you actually serious about the escape plan?
Emrik: I've been thinking the same. If we're really doing this, we need to be sure.
X: I am serious. Even Cashew and Astaross agreed after thinking it through. Besides, it's not like we're leaving forever.
Astaross: You guys just need to develop your magic and intellectual skills so we're ready for the outside world.
Astaross: Though to be honest, I still don't know what my special magic power is… It hasn't awakened yet.
Emrik: No rush, man. Everyone's different. It'll come in time.
X: But remember that teleportation inheritance thing? There's only one heir every generation. In our era, there's been no sign of one yet. In the previous one, the heir became aware and stepped forward.
Dario: Why bring that up now?
X: Just saying. What if the cycle suddenly stops? That doesn't make sense.
Lucien: Yeah, true 😂
Siro: Sorry I'm late 😓😓
Siro: I was helping my grandpa pack. He's got business outside the village and had to leave for a while.
Astaross: But with the new policy in place, was your grandpa able to leave easily?
Siro: Apparently, yes. He even left me a letter at home after I told him about our plan to escape 😁
Dario: WHAT? You told your grandpa about the plan?
Siro: Chill, he's not the meddling type. He probably thought we were joking.
Siro: But before he handed me the letter, he said, "Hearing your plan, this letter might come in handy for you and your friends… if you're serious."
Tiber: So, what's in the letter?
Siro: It's like a set of coordinates… but when I checked on the Cryverra map, they didn't match any known location.
X: That means the answer we're looking for might be there.
Astaross: X, don't jump to conclusions. We know nothing about those coordinates.
X: I'm not guessing—it could genuinely be the case.
Astaross: Hmm, fair. We won't know until we investigate.
Emrik: Then let's find out what those coordinates lead to.
Dario: Guys, Emrik and I have decided—we're joining X's plan to escape the village.
Emrik: Yeah. After seeing the cruelty of the new rules, we think it's time to act.
X: Hey Lucien, Tiber—what about you two? You're the only ones left undecided.
Astaross: So, you two agree? That's great.
Tiber: I'm in—but on one condition: we return once we find something valuable.
Lucien: I'll go with the majority vote.
Dario: I'm still unsure and a little anxious. I keep wondering where we'll even go.
Cashew: Why don't we try to find out Astaross' true power first?
Siro: Yeah, knowing everyone's abilities will make escaping way easier.
Astaross: X, why did you bring up the teleportation heir earlier?
Astaross: Is it really that important?
X: For the village? No. But for us? It's basically a free escape ticket.
Cashew: Astaross, what's on your mind?
Tiber: Don't tell me you feel like the heir? Haha.
Astaross: I've never thought about it… But lately, I've been having strange dreams, the same scenes repeating again and again.
Astaross: It feels like I'm actually inside those dreams. I keep seeing this couple, but I don't know who they are.
X: So what should we do now?
Lucien: If Astaross really is the heir of teleportation, escaping would be a piece of cake.
Emrik: What if we built a device to detect energy? That's not impossible here, right?
Emrik: A machine that reads frequency waves and has magnetic sensors. With that combo, any kind of magic should be detectable.
Cashew: GENIUS IDEA.
X: I didn't even think of that!
Lucien: The sooner, the better. So, when do we build it?
X: ASAP. We've got plenty of materials in the market.
Astaross: Are you guys really serious? What if none of us has teleportation power?
Tiber: And what if one of us does?
Cashew: Looks like a new project's coming tomorrow!
Dario: Emrik, you're awesome haha.
Siro: Why don't we start the project tomorrow?
X: There's only one answer to that—YES.
Astaross: Guys… do you really think I might be the heir?
Lucien: We're not 100% sure, but right now, you stand out the most.
X: Once the device is built, we'll know for sure who the teleportation heir of this generation is.
Cashew: By the way, have you guys heard about the riot near the village edge yesterday?
Lucien: I heard about the riot but didn't know what caused it.
Tiber: My dad said some villagers are rebelling against the new laws we talked about.
Dario: They've started a resistance movement. I hope they're okay… my dad's part of that group.
X: This isn't the Cryverra we used to know. I hope we can get out of here soon.
X: Tomorrow, we start Emrik's project. Everyone has to be there.
Siro: Cashew, looks like your object summoning power might come in handy tomorrow haha.
Cashew: Looks like it!
Astaross: If I really am the heir… I swear I'll avenge my mother using this teleportation power.
Lucien: Whoa, where did that come from, Astaross?
Astaross: Sorry, just got carried away. We don't even know if I'm really the heir.
X: It's getting dark. Let's continue this tomorrow.
Cashew: Yeah, I'm not in the mood to play cat and mouse with the village guards.
Emrik: See you all tomorrow. I'm heading home.
Dario: Me too.
Astaross: See you guys tomorrow.
X: Alright, I'm out.
Cashew & the rest: Good night, everyone. See you tomorrow.