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Don't worry Artemis Fowl II (the one in Earth) will show up soon!! What I wrote in the previous chapter is his parallel: Prince Artemis.

Q: What is Aetherite

A: You will know in later chapters… heheheh

Q: Parallel self?

A: If we had a parallel world like Ellir. If ever you watched Tsubasa Chronicle (a really nice and awesome anime made by CLAMP – not I!), you would understand what I mean. If you travel from one world to another, you might find the version of yourself in other worlds

I recommend you to read and digest the passage for some information will affect the later chapters and you might not understand.

I don't own Artemis Fowl nor the others that don't belong to me.

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The next thing the mighty paladin knew, after the portal engulfed him, is the magnificent palace: the royal castle. But there is no time to lose, his bestfriend is in danger.

He charged towards the great door of the palace. When he went in, the soldiers turned and looked.

"Sir, welcome back!" one of the soldiers said. And soon some soldiers went out to inform the Royal Family while some gathered around the paladin.

Two children went out from the door to the throne room.

It was the royal twins: Adria and Arnold.

Adria's elegant attire became noticeable as she walked.

"Sir Domovoi! You're back!" the twins said in unison. They were glad when he came.

But time is so short; any minute Prince Artemis will lose to Shadow Lord and claim the prince's power: the Aetherite. And when the enemies will succeed, not only Ellir will be under the evil Shadow lord, but also other worlds as well.

"We need to talk somewhere private, Your Highness." The paladin said.

The twins led him inside.

"What is it, Sir Domovoi? Where's our brother?" Adria asked.

Sir Domovoi didn't answer for a while. How am I going to tell them?

"He was – "he said but somebody cut in.

"He was taken by the evil Shadow Lord." said the femine voice behind them as the white portal faded behind her.

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"He was – "Sir Domovoi stopped because Holly, the elven mage, interrupted.

"He was taken by the evil Shadow Lord" she said just as she appeared using teleport.

The twins paled.

"Oh no, what are we going to do now? The Shadow lord will put every world in his hands." Arnold cried because of the grave news.

"No, Your Highness, your brother told me that there's still hope. He said that Shadow lord's plan won't work unless they captured also your brother's parallel self. He could be found in Ellir's parallel world."

Holly reached for the velvet box and gave it to the twins.

"Your brother told me to give it to you."

They opened the box. And inside it were a compass and a key.

"These?" Arnold asked. He thought that these ordinary tools won't help.

"Do you remember the seven most powerful relics?" Sir Domovoi asked.

"The dimensional key, the mystic compass, the veil of unseen, the crown of disguise, the Sealed Blade, Armor of Eternity and the Hourglass of Time are the most powerful." Adria said.

"And we got two of them." Holly said.

"No, we got four. We've got the veil and the crown, after my one hundred deadliest quests." Adria said.

"What is Ellir's parallel world?" Arnold asked.

"We call it Edenworld, but the inhabitants call their world, Earth. That world is where gold and 'technology', as they say, flourished" Adria said.

Her face became sadder, "Unfortunately, the people are divided and almost most of them are evil. If it were not divided, they could be the most powerful beings in our dimension even if they don't have power like ours."

"Technology?" Arnold asked.

"Here we use magic, their 'technology' is like magic to them." Adria said.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning hit the royal castle grounds. It was so intense that the walls crumbled leaving people around it injured.

"Quick! We need to leave." Sir Domovoi said. Then he saw it, a huge number of dark masters flew towards the castle. It was no doubt that they wanted to attack the royal family.

"What about our parents?" Arnold asked.

"I will shield the castle until you will come home, Your Highness." a voice said. "Besides, your mom is sick and your father, the king, is leading the war."

They turned. It was Sir Domovoi's sister, Juliet, the priestess.

She raised her staff and muttered something. Suddenly, the dark masters were driven aback. The shield worked.

"Don't worry. As long as I am here, they can't attack us. I must stay here, brother." she said.

Sir Domovoi understood the situation – only Juliet can make a shield against the Dark Masters, and she must be inside the castle.

"There's no time to lose, Sir Domovoi. Are you coming?" the elf asked.

"For my bestfriend, yes!" he said.

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"Arnold, we'll need all the powerful relics." Adria said as she gathered all her archery weapons.

"Yes, my sister." He said while gathering things they need for the journey like food and some jewels (a/n: they will exchange it with Earth's money). He prepared his small sword for defense.

Sir Domovoi and Holly gatered their stuff, like their weapons. And soon, they were ready.

"Ready to go?" Adria asked

They all nodded.

"Key, listen to our wish. Please lead us to Edenworld, Ellir's parallel world." Adria said the incantation of the dimensional key.

Suddenly, a huge white portal appeared. This wasn't an ordinary portal, Sir Domovoi thought. And only space witches can conjure it.

Holly went in, next was Arnold followed by Sir Domovoi. And the last person to enter was Adria.

The great portal engulfed the travelers.

Adria felt like floating inside the white "tunnel". Everybody seems sleepy. But suddenly a strong force startled them. Adria wanted to say help but her companions were all gone!

Then, the white tunnel was gone. She found herself in a beautiful but strange, dark and quiet place. The place was silent as if the inhabitants were not around. The trees were nicely placed. The road went uphill and she saw a lovely 'castle'.

Before she could move, Arnold came.

"Ow, that hurts." He said.

"The place is lovely but quiet." Adria said paid no attention to him. Then, Arnold looked around. His face changed into a cautious look.

"Did you notice something?" Arnold asked his face changed as if he felt danger.

"No? Why?"

"I don't know but I felt that something not good was going on before we came. Let's go in there." He pointed to the 'castle'. Adria agreed for his brother had an ability to recognize a situation for the past days even if he wasn't around at that time.

Then, when they reached the 'castle', something made the twins halt and gasp.

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Somewhere in the unfamiliar place…

When Sir Domovoi and Mage Holly went out from the portal, the first thing they noticed was a very tall structure. It was made of sliver of steel and glass rising not lot lower than eighty floors. It was the tallest structure they ever seen.

"Where are the royal twins?" Mage Holly asked.

"We were separated because of that force. And I failed to save them" he said, his face was grave.

"Don't worry we'll find them." Mage Holly said. She used her telepathic skill to locate the twins. Flash of images came into her vision for several seconds. Then, in the silent dark patches, she saw the twins making their way in the nearby house.

But the house was shattered.

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The 'castle' wasn't a castle but a huge house. It was almost as big as their royal castle.

But what made the twins gasp?

They saw the windows broken as if by unfriendly force and the door was destroyed. The plants in the vases were turned. And the once lovely lawn was in ruins.

The twins went closer to investigate. They heard a soft "beeping" sound but they paid no attention.

They heard heavy footsteps. Probably, a huge man's since the footsteps made the earth shake a bit. They turned.

They know him. (A/n: guess who. He is very important!)

But his face showed hostility, cold and anger.

"Freeze!" he said in deep and scary voice. He drew a metallic something with a hole in front. However, he wore a black suit, not armor.

This must be his weapon, Adria thought, but he always carries a sword.

"Why?" Arnold said to him. Adria placed her hand in his mouth.

"Quiet!" she said in Ellir's native language.

The man was taken aback "What did you just say? And where is he?" he angrily asked. Every second the man sounded dangerous rather than the person that protects the royalties.

He must be his parallel, Arnold thought, and he's "evil".

But when Arnold saw his eyes, he found out that he could be cold but his eyes showed the strong will to protect. And he might be suspecting the twins for something not good.

"He could be cold and hostile but look at his eyes." Arnold whispered to his sister.

She did. And she understood what he meant. Then, she said "You're right Arnold. Something bad happened. And we are not in the right place and not in the right time."

Something not good was going on here, Adria thought. We need to convince him that we didn't do anything. But it would be hard. What happened here? Who are the "evil" who did something terrible to his charge.

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"We need to get the twins. That's the first thing to do." Mage Holly said.

"Where?" Sir Domovoi asked.

"I need to transform into a giant eagle. It's very far." She said.

Suddenly, the Mage Holly's sesnitive elven ears sensed something terrible above.

"What is it Elven Mage?" Sir Domovoi said as he straightened his armor.

"Up there" she said not removing her hazel eyes from the highest floor.

Sir Domovoi looked up

Mage Holly was right.

They saw a group of men at the edge of the structure. And they might fall.

But it seems that the men knew the common sense: they might fall.

Mage Holly used her magic to look closer.

One of the men, the blonde one and with full of "painting" on his shoulders, was holding a kid.

The kid hesitated and tried to break free. But useless. He didn't panic but Mage Holly feared that he might die.

Evil, they were forcing the kid to jump. Mage Holly thought angrily.

But as his face became clearer, the elven mage's first impression was:

"He's familiar!"

Then, the man pushed the poor child. He fell faster every second. He won't survive the inevitable fall, she realized.

But as his face became more visible, Mage Holly's eyes grew wide in disbelief and realization.

Her heart beat faster for fear.

Her mouth grew wide in shock.

At the same time, she felt regret and remorse.

She knows who was falling.

And his death would mean death to her world.

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TO be continued!

Oh no! Can she save him?

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