Ch25: Meeting the Seer
We managed to get away from the area before the soldiers came out, which I guessed Pavan sent out because of us knowingly having Charmles go through the ceremony even after he found out that Medea was cursed. He was probably very ticked, but I would try and see to myself that he would see as to what had happened truthfully, since he probably heard lies from Charmless.
"Well, we found out one thing throughout all of this Argonia stuff," I frowned as I looked at my finger. It was still bleeding, but barely. "And what would that be?" Red asked. I sighed and touched my still-bleeding finger on Trode, his body being enveloped in light and turning back into his old self once again... which was basically the same shape and style, just without the pointy ears and green skin. "W-Wha?" Trode asked in shock, which made Medea and the others gasp as well. "Whenever I touch someone with my blood, they are temporarily curse free," I said as I took my finger off of him again, his body then returning back to its green state.
"Well... that could help us in certain situations, but certainly not all if it's a temporary fix," Trode frowned. "Let's go see this Seer person then. We need to know how to recharge the mirror's magic before Argonia's soldiers find us," I said with a frown.
We continued through the forest some more and saw that it was nearing nighttime, which we didn't mind too much right now. We saw the Seer's house in the middle of nowhere, but there was a Mud Mannequin in front of the door as well as a small Slime. "Oh! Goomans? Are goo here to see our master?" the Slime asked with a smile. "Yes, we are. Do you know where he is?" Red asked. "He's at the Mystical Spring. Just keep going westward on the path and you'll find him," I heard another voice say from above. It was a Dracky that was perched to the top of the house. "Thanks. And just a heads-up... If you see anyone coming this way clad in Argonian soldier gear, you all should hide in the house... They aren't the nicest when it comes to monsters, good or bad," Angelica frowned. "Angelica... pretty..." the Mud Mannequin smirked.
After that was all said and done, we went forward some more and saw a single man standing at the edge of a pond. A pond with water that actually glowed a bright light blue. "Hmm? Hehe. It's been awhile since this old man has had any visitors," the Seer smiled as he turned around and looked at all of us with his eyes shut. "And I see that you have a beautiful princess with you. I can tell that she feels safe with your constant watch," the Seer smiled. "Wait... how could he tell Medea is a princess? She's a horse for flappin' out loud!" Stella frowned.
"Well, little Stella, your words confuse me. She is not a princess... but a horse?" the Seer asked, his words actually making us in awe. He wasn't with our group, but wsa able to see and hear Stella with his mind's eye. "H-How could he hear me? C-Can he see me too? His eyes are flappin' shut!" Stella gasped. "Ah... excuse me princess," the Seer frowned as he went up and began to feel his hands around Medea. "Ah... I see.. Here is her main and her head feels like that of a horse as well... how curious," the Seer smiled as he then looked at us with a serious face.
"As you can tell, I am unable to see with my eyes... but I have transcended my psyche... so I see the world through my mind's eye. And through it, I can see that the princess is a princess and that you have a friend in the form of Stella, the keeper of the Starflight Express," the Seer explained, his words making us understand better, even me. "So can you tell me how the princess came to be a horse?" the Seer asked.
We then explained to him everything that had happened, which he listened to intently. "I see... so she, the King, and even the entire castle of Trodain have been cursed by foul magic?... Well, there is one way that you could get the curse lifted," the Seer explained. "R-Really?! How?!" Trode exclaimed in shock. "Have a drink from this spring, and it will surely help your curse be lifted," the Seer explained. "Um... quick question before that, but what if you had blood that could also work at removing curses, but it was only temporary? Do you think that the blood mixed with the spring water could make the spring stronger at removing stronger curses?" I asked. "A-Are you implying that one of you has Dragovian blood? If that's the case, then go ahead and do so by all means!" the Seer exclaimed.
I smiled intently at this and sliced my finger again, only a smaller bit than before and in the same area. "Okay, I'll get a cup of water," I said as I took a cup that we had and I scooped a bit of the spring water into it. It then put 3 drops of my blood into the cup, stirred it around with a spoon, and the water actually returned to its blue hue, even with the blood in it. "Open up, Medea," I smiled at her. Medea sighed and opened her horse mouth wide. I splashed the water to the back of it and she swiftly swallowed it down. After this happened, her body began to glow brightly, even brighter than the sun on a cloudless day, and, once the light had died down, we were then able to see something miraculous. Medea had been transformed back into her human state!
"D-Did it work?... Am I no longer cursed?" Medea asked in worry as she looked at her body and Stella looked at her long and intently herself. "Hm..." Stella said as she put her tiny fairy hands on Medea's temples, as if she were trying to sense for something. "AH! I don't sense anymore foul magics in 'er! SHE'S FLAPPIN' HEALED!" Stella exclaimed in joy. "By the Goddess... this is truly a sight to behold... now that we know that the curse can in fact be lifted with just some Dragovian blood, we can also get myself healed up and we won't-" Trode was about to say until I stopped him. "We're still going after Dhoulmagus, Trode. He needs to pay for his murdering spree and we're going to end his life before he ends anymore," I frowned as I took another cup full from the spring and dripped 3 drops of blood into it, doing the same thing to give it to Trode.
By the time Trode had drunk the concoction, we began to hear soldiers from behind us. "Before we head off, Seer, we needed to know something," I asked him. "Yes, what is it?" he asked. "Do you know of the magic used to power the Sun Mirror in the Argonian treasury? We need to know so we can go after the murderer we're after," I said to him. "Well... let me see... I believe that the magic spell was caused by a Sea Dragon to the north... the spell's name... I believe it was Gigaflash," the Seer frowned. "G-Gigaflash? That's one of my favorite spells and I myself have mastered it!" Angelica exclaimed in shock. "Well then, let's go ahead and warp ourselves to Baccarat or somewhere without guards and we'll try it out," I smiled.
"Awright then... wait, ain't you comin' with us, Mary?" Red asked me. "Well, someone needs to stay behind in order to clear our names in Argonia, don't they? Myself, Trode, and Medea will head off to Pavan with the soldiers while you guys go somewhere to use Gigaflash on the mirror. I'll meet up with you at the Dark Ruins," I said to them. "Well... okay. Good luck on that, Mary. You guys stay safe," Jess frowned. "We'll be safe, I'm sure," I smirked.
The group then zoomed away just as soon as one of the guards came out of the forest first. "There she is! That's the elf that Pavan told us to apprehend!" the one soldier exclaimed as he and the others came out of the brush and I told Medea and Trode to put their hands up in surrender. "And not just the elf, but even the King of Trodain and Princess Medea are in on it? The king will have a pleasant time talking to you all," the soldier frowned. "I'm scared, Mary..." Medea gulped as she began to shiver. I smiled and held onto her hand, even as the guards dragged us away. My grip stayed firm on hers. "B-But what of the carriage?" Trode gasped in realization. "Don't worry, it got warped along with the others. It'll be safe from harm," I said to him. "Less talking, more walking, elf!" the soldier exclaimed. "Hmph," I frowned.