""There were seven hidden cities like this one. But unfortunately, we have been found. The hiding plate didn"t work today anyway. It was loosing its power somehow. We knew earlier or later we will lose our last sanctuary. That means we all will be met death before even getting stronger."" She pushed the small plant towards Kendra and saw her surprised face. ""This is our last tree of life. If this dies, there will be no more hope for humanity on this continent.""Kendra looked at the plant and at first, didn"t see anything strange, but Isaa had suddenly an idea. ""It has some life energy. Elder, didn"t say this small plant has its own intelligence?""
The old woman nodded. ""If animals and bugs can have intelligence, who said other forms of life can"t. Plants are basic lifeform in every world. Every continent made anywhere on the planet has its own plant that has at least basic intelligence. Protecting the life of the plant it"s needed to protect the continent itself. It took us many decades to find this plant and protect it. Somehow the soul of the continent is tightly tied to the plant. And it holds the continent togetehr with invisible ties.""
Kendra hit her head. ""I sent Tak away. If I knew this before, I would have... sigh. I am happy now. It seems I know what to do next. Let me see the plant.""
Isaa carefully pushed the potted plant towards Kendra and she carefully touched stem of the plant and closed her eyes. Isaa shook her head and motioned to everyone to be quiet.
Everyone anxiously looked at Kendra"s face that first became dark, then red then strangely green. She opened her eyes that turned into rainbow colours and slowly turned normal again. ""It is crying for all the plants that died. I promised it to replan this world. I"ll ask the special creatures to help reconstruct the world, to make it livable again. Elder, give me the hiding plate, Ill see what is the problem.""
The old woman pushed the thing towards her again and waited.
Kendra looked at the runes and it was already night, as she sighed. ""I found the problem. And I know who caused the problem."" Her eyes rose towards the young woman and smiled sarcastically. ""Will you stop pretending. Where is the child now?""
The young woman"s face became arrived as she wanted to hug her grandmother, but found herself in a strange membrane thing, that surrounded her body. ""What is this? Grandmother, help me.""
The old woman looked ta Kendra and then at the girl. ""What is going on? What are you doing to my granddaughter?""
Isaa smiled and then turned her head towards Colah. ""Can you please tell us what kind of creature is this?""
Colah changed its structure and turned into millions of eyes for a moment, scaring everyone in the room. They stepped further away, as they never met such a strange creature before.
He scoffed as he turned towards Kendra. ""I told you about many creatures in my world. My kind is one of lower creatures but his kind is worse than Sokk. Molok lives by sucking living essences of nearby creatures, without them even knowing it. After that they lay eggs into the bodies and the larvae eats the creature from inside out away.""
Kendra knew that in her other world were many strange insects, that had same or similar abilities. But still hearing about it, her body got covered by gooseb.u.mps and she shook her head. ""But it seems it is intelligent. How is he considered lower being?""
""No matter how intelligent, if you live off other creatures like that."" Colah had clear disgust against Molok.
The girl stilled and suddenly a chuckle could be heard. ""If there is no me in that world, your kind, Sokk kind and many more that have millions of eggs and larvae, crawling all over your s.p.a.ce, how would other creatures survive. You might be food for them, but even then, they can"t eat you all. My kind is maybe many, but we never have millions of eggs. Look how many larvae you let go to traverse this world. I really wish to kill them all.""
Suddenly the creature changed its appearance and its face turned into a long sword-like nose that had long tongue coming in and out. He turned towards Kendra and just blinked with his six eyes. ""Yes. I ama Molok and I do suck out living force. But It is not I who did this to this world. I just, unfortunately, pa.s.sed through the open gate and am trying to find out before this world disappeared.""
Kendra used her senses and could feel his sincerity. But still felt disgusted, while looking at his body that looked like a mixture between beetle and mosquito. ""I don"t like any kind of crawling creature. Nothing against you.""
Molok just shrugged. ""I think you are ugly as well. Soft skin is truly nasty. So much flid and no real structure. And no, bones are not a structure. Buy the way..."" Molok turned his head towards the old woman. ""...sorry about this. Your granddaughter saved my life so I just exchanged her as longs he went to search for next save place. She is gone for three days. It was never my intention harming any of your kind. The plant is something I am interested in. If we could grow spirit plants, then my kind could live off those and...""
Isaa started laughing making him stop in wonder. ""Did I say something wrong?""
She shook her head and pointed at Kendra. ""Is your luck good, or is your luck good...? Kendra, what do you think?""
She sighed and rubbed her temples. ""When Oi comes back I will...""
But the creatures suddenly trued to escape. It buzzed and started digging in fear. ""Oi is here. Again and Oi is here. No Oi. No no no... Danger, danger!!!""
Kendra looked at Molok"s scared motions and she suddenly had a bad premonition. ""You all stay here. Isaa, get ready to fight. Colah, call your creatures back. If they don"t arrive on time they might die and you..."" Sh e looked at Molok. ""Shut up.""
She rushed out of the house and with a wave of hand made thick s.h.i.+eld. Everyone rushed out and saw her floating from another side of a strange thick membrane while chanting. Rune after rune started appearing on the s.h.i.+eld, making it impenetrable and suddenly on end, the s.h.i.+eld became completely see-through, but as older came near she could feel solid structure under her fingers.
In wonder, she looked at Isaa and she sighed. ""She looked us inside, just in case something happened to this place, we will be safe here.""
Colah could see many creatures rus.h.i.+ng back towards the s.h.i.+eld and easily slipping through the s.h.i.+eld and then disappearing into his body. With a growl, he stood next to the s.h.i.+eld and started yowling. ""My children, quickly, quickly!!!""
But as it seems it was too late for them...