(Issue 3: WITCH opens Seal of Phobos in Hale Residence)

"This is so boring."

A while ago, for more than a hundred light years away from Meridian, Nigel stands across outside a large modern style condominium, one of the large rooms inside is he would have guessed the Hale's residence, Cornelia's home. Her condominium is one of the most expensive places to afford, especially the two-floor rooms which her parents can afford.

After the incident with Galgheita, Nigel follows the Guardians as they meet up at her home. "Flames! This prestigious place is worth more than what my parents earn a year!" He reads a flyer ad about the condominium the available rooms left for sale. He then writes on the sheet of paper for his data gathering; a list that should've been for Eric.

Suddenly he notices a burst of light that comes out through the windows in one of the rooms on the upper floors. "And what was that?" he asks to himself and decides to investigate on the matter. Since he could not go in the condominium, he moves to the side of the tall concrete fences and hides behind the garbage bins. He puts on the hood and his face mask on. "This is going to be risky." He claps his hands and rubs them to relieve himself and begins to concentrate. "Hale residence, ledge of the balcony." He says to himself as gist of air evaporates and circulates his body and disappears to thin air.

He opens his eyes and wobbles in imbalance in shock as he stands on one of the horizontal edges of the building, 'Oh flames I might fall!' he arm circles rapidly as he finally calms down and regains his balance.

Yet notices there are still more floors away from probably Cornelia's room. He slaps his face. 'Flames! Only a ten meter radius teleport! I should have remembered' He overlooks to the street and sees that no one is sights him; even the guards who are below. "Guess I have to parkour my way up there!" He then climbs and leaps the succeeding horizontal ledges cautiously as he passes along the glass windows.

"One more floor!" Nigel says as he leaps and reaches the next ledge. "Made it!" he reaches and grabs on to the exterior railings of the concrete balcony with his feet still on top of the ledges.

"…Elyon's house and Metaworld have some kind of connection." A familiar voice says as Nigel eavesdrops on a relatable conversation; the Guardian's conversation probably. "We can also assume that her family is in this somehow." The voice says; probably Will's.

Suddenly, he hears footsteps as it grows increasingly louder. Suddenly, in a fast and glance moment he sees a girl as she goes out from the balcony, he quickly falls and grabs on to the protruded horizontal design moulding below the balcony. "Flames! Was that Taranee? Did she saw me? Why did she have to be outside by the balcony right now?" He asks a series of questions to himself.

"You're right!" another voice says; maybe Cornelia's or Hay Lin's. "Elyon and her family just have bad luck when they live in a cursed house. It always happens in movies."

'But they don't!' Nigel replies in his mind as he still hangs on and eavesdrops.

"I feel like the whole city's cursed," Says the voice inches above Nigel's head; by the balcony and realizes it was truly Taranee. "a portal in the gym, portal in Elyon's house and a portal at Miss Rudolph's home."

'You said it Taranee!' he agrees in his mind. 'Heatherfield isn't what you had in mind 's a surprise that they have discovered three portals on their own...'

"And we still have nine portals." says Cornelia or Hay Lin; but most likely Hay Lin.

"Oh no!" another says in a tired exclaim; this time it was Cornelia's. "I had forgotten your stupid map!"

"It sure is stupid!" says most likely Irma. "It shows the answers after you've solved them."

'Flames!' Nigel swears. 'Figuring out who says this and that is too difficult right now as you hang on to the balcony!'

"But if grandma gave me the map, it must be pretty important Sherlock-Irma!" Hay Lin rebuffs.

'So important that Eric even gave the map to Yan Lin just for you!' Nigel yells furiously in his mind exhausted on the dangling arms.

"Guys!" Will exclaims. "Look! The Heart of Kandrakar is pointing at something. That's Elyon's house! Girls! This is a clear message!"

'Elyon's house?' Nigel asks himself when suddenly from the ground a group of police officers and guards gather and point directly at him. From the ground, yells and shouts are heard. "Don't jump!" "No!"

'Flames! I'm caught!' Nigel thinks for a while and concludes to the only risky idea he could come think of. He swings out as he releases his hands from the balcony. He jumps off down to the trees of the condominium's garden from five stories high. He feels the flapping formations form around his clothes as the air drags him down with the gravity.

With the correct timing, Nigel then claps his hands and concentrates. 'Garbage Bins!" Suddenly steam of air circulates his body and lands to the thick trees as some branches and leaves falls off.

The guards quickly run to the tree and find the mysterious person as they suspect a robber because of the hood and face mask on. They climb the tree and were surprised that the person was not there! "Where is he?" "Did he just escape?" "Or just an illusion?" the people around asks a disarray of questions to each other to the mysterious incident.

Meanwhile, a banging sounds of metal echoes inside the garbage bins. Then, Nigel gets out of the garbage bins. "Owwoww!" he yells in pain as he feels a release of heat on his own skin. "Oh right! Teleportation must be only be used for a single day! How did I forget that!" Nigel irritatingly complains. 'Good thing I'm used to overheating!'

He then wipes off his clothes from the dirt. "Great! Also when I did say 'Garbage bins!', my teleportation takes it literally!" he smells the stench of his clothes and decides to go back home and change.

"Looks like I have to follow the Guardians to their next stop! Elyon's house" He reminds to himself.


(Issue 3: Before WITCH goes to Meridian for the first time)

"Phobos, was not the rightful heir and king to start with." Caleb explains to them. "Queens are the rightful rulers of Metaworld, but when their mother, Queen Weira died during a military coup and Princess Elyon was secretly abducted by Commander Alborn, a former legionate and former commander of the royal guard, Miriadel, former captain and Galgheita, Phobos took her place."

Caleb continues. "The Meridianites tried to understand his rumored unruly leadership, like he tries his best to become a great leader, but many realized that ever since he took power, his greed and glutton consumed the magic of Meridian for himself and his own interests. This is when the rebellion army was created under Commander Lamarcus and the legionates of the Imperial Legion. The commander recently fought campaigns against Phobos' cronies around Metaworld"

"And what I heard he is now on his final phase to take Meridian." Eric adds.

"That's right." Caleb says. "Yet months ago, the rebellion army almost ended, when there was a division in the Imperial Legion, when the truth came out about the revelation of the suspect who abducted the true heir, Elyon, to Meridian, was one of their generals. The reaction led many legionates to question their allegiance to the rebellion and chose sides with Phobos as he promised that when he finds her sister, he will make her queen."

"And you don't believe him?" Ray asks. "That is why you continue the rebellion?"

"No, the aim of the rebellion was to end the reign of the monarchy." Caleb explains. "The veil was upon us to cover up centuries of world wars because of the repetition and cycle of greedy queens and nobles. We wanted focused on establishing Earth's current government system."

"So you wanted a free democratic republic government system for Metaworld?" Eric asks.

"Correct," Caleb replies "Well, in exception of a certain rumored prophecy about a great queen who could actually deliver us from evil and to bring down the veil."

"Who?" Eric asks.

"We don't know, but she is entitled and called as the 'Light of Meridian'."

"The Light of Meridian?" Ray asks surprisingly. "Isn't that Princess Elyon herself?"

"Princess Elyon is the Light of Meridian?" Caleb asks in confusion.

"You never reported to me about that." Eric says. "Was that when you and Nigel fought Elyon and Phobos' men?"

"I never knew that was an important detail to report but I still remembered the escanor-named-Cedric said something about it to Elyon."

Caleb leans back to his chair and wraps and criss-crosses his fingers as he thinks for a long moment. "Are you sure about this information?"

"I heard what I heard, sir." Ray replies.

"I see." Caleb says then suddenly becomes energetic and somewhat gleeful in his actions as he takes out sheet of paper and writes something on it. He stands up opens the window behind him and calls out to a certain individual looking lizard. As the lizard creature approaches, Caleb gives the letter to him and says his instructions. The messenger salutes and carries on his way.

Caleb then returns back to the table. "We have spies at the castle; they could investigate your claim. Thank you for that important and hopeful information." He humbly says in gratitude.

Caleb then leans back to his chair. "So have you decided to join us?"

Eric and Ray look at each other once more and Ray jerks his head quickly 'You decide' Ray's gesture says.

"What orders will you be giving us if we join?" Eric asks.

"Actually, I'll be giving you an important mission and order right away for you." Caleb says. "As legionates, we consider you well-trained combat and disciplined model men. Just like the previous Vanguard, they trained Meridianite rebels on your home planet, we ask you to do the same."

"Couldn't we just train them here?" Ray asks.

"Our rebel shelters are gradually destroyed by Phobos' men once they know its location" Caleb explained. "As of now, three rebel shelters are what are left of it, including this main headquarters. But if we transfer some men to your side of the universe then at least damages to our army is not costly. So will you help us?"