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Chapter 10: Stones of Balance
Crow entered the ruins and made his way to the main area. He was quickly met with Leo and Luna. "Hey guys," he greeted.
"Hey, Crow," Leo greeted.
"Did you get your stone?" Luna asked.
Crow showed it. "With barely enough time to get out. What about you two?" he asked. They showed their stones. "Great. I have some really important to tell you guys and the others. About Keeo and Domo."
"I know," Luna answered. "Our stones told us not to trust them."
"You, too?" came Akiza voice and they turned to see her running up, quickly followed by Jack.
"Yeah," Jack answered. "All our stones seem to not like them."
"Where's Yusei, anyway?" Leo asked.
"I'm right here," he called running up.
"What took you so long?" Crow asked.
"Long story," Yusei replied. "Did I hear right and all your stones told you not to trust Keeo and Domo, too?" They nodded.
"I know why," Crow cut in and they turned to him shocked. "I was able to turn invisible like they said so they didn't notice me, but I heard them talking on their way down to the south side after I got my stone. Speaking of which, you three have yours, right?"
"We do, now what happened with Keeo and Domo?" Jack pressed.
"Domo was arguing with Keeo about this, but Keeo kept talking about using their combined powers to find a way to go back in time and save the Dolmatriona," Crow explained.
"Doesn't she know the effects changing history could have?! I mean, we all saw what happened when Paradox tried to change it," Leo responded shocked.
"Domo told her almost the same exact thing and she wouldn't budge on the matter," Crow told them. "She said something about not liking having to live on this island alone forever. She wanted to go back in time so they wouldn't have to leave and leave her family behind."
"What should we do, then?" Luna asked.
"We still need to combine their energies to bring balance back to the Earth. But we can't let Keeo and Domo get the combined energies once they are combined," Yusei replied.
"I got another warning from my cave," Crow cut in. They looked at him with full attention. "First off, a non-Priest cannot take the combined energy. Only a Priest can pass it on to a non-Priest."
"So they were going to trick us into giving it to them," Jack commented.
"And there was another thing from the statues in the cave," Crow cut in. They gave him uncertain looks. "I'll explain later. Part of the test. Anyway, they said that once the balance is restored, all the stones must be put back into their original placement by sundown tomorrow. Or else the balance will be broken again and cannot be restored for the next six thousand years."
"Sounds good with me," Akiza responded.
"And my stones warned me of something else," Yusei added. They looked at him. "If one of us dies before we have an offspring, the stones will lose all their power and connection to the human race. The balance will be lost forever, no way to restore it."
"So even if we return the stones, if we don't live until after we have kids, the balance will be broken and never able to be fixed?" Akiza responded.
"Exactly," Yusei answered.
"That's heavy, even for us," Leo responded.
"I'm sure it'll be okay," Yusei responded.
"But do we trust the stones or Keeo and Domo?" Jack asked.
"The stones," Yusei answered bluntly.
"Why are you so certain on that, Yusei?" Akiza asked.
"Firstly, they warned us about Keeo and Domo having hidden intentions," he began. "Secondly, my stone protected me from harm more than once while getting it and after getting it. The stones wouldn't lie to us if they're connected to us in the way we're saying and can feel."
"I guess that's true," Crow agreed and the others quickly followed.
"Let's not tell Keeo or Domo or show them that we don't trust them anymore," Yusei suggested.
"Yusei's right," Jack agreed. "We don't know what they'll do only they find out we won't help them change history. We don't want to risk not being able to combine the energies." They all nodded.
"For now, we'll act like we totally trust them and do what they tell us. But when they ask us to give them the energy, if they do, we refuse and protect it," Yusei instructed.
"Right," they agreed.
"Hey, guys!" came Domo's voice. They turned as he and Keeo walked up. "Good to see you all made it out alright."
"Didn't think we would?" Crow responded.
"The prophecy foretells your success. Doesn't mean we can't be concerned, though," Keeo replied.
"I suppose that's true," Luna responded.
"Come, we must make haste," Keeo told them.
"The only time you'll be able to combine the energies is when the sun and moon cross in the sky. It will be within the next ten minutes," Domo told them.
"And let us hope the Stones of Balance truly restore the balance of the world," Keeo responded before they hurried away, the Signers sticking close to them.