Rise of the Malactric Heir

"The moon is out, I have the map too, come on," she said and they went out into the front lawn.

"Are you sure this will work?" the king inquired, and Adora shrugged before releasing the scroll as the moonlight reflected on it and it began glowing bright gold as it opened up before them, stretching out and displaying a map of Adrian's kingdom.

"That's a map of this kingdom; look, there's a marking beside the forest just beyond here," the king said, and Adora looked at it, then a crystal marking appeared a little further away from the forest into a blank space.

"Huh? "That can't be right, the ocean is beyond the forest, I was going to let people use there is a beach, but because there was already one, I didn't do it, I just left it as is," the king said and Adora sighed.

"I don't think it's incorrect; I think it's pointing us in the right direction," Alix replied.

"So do I; we're going there tomorrow morning after breakfast," Adora said.

"That sounds fine to me," Kyris said.

"Same here, though we'll have to be careful, they might already know where the location is, if we run into them, we'll have to be ready for anything," Zack said, and the others agreed.

"You are right Zack, that is where your training will finally pay off too, don't be afraid, no matter what, now we should get some rest, good night guys," Adora said as the map vanished, and Alix yawned.

"Good night," they replied, before retiring to their respective rooms to sleep.

When Adora got into her bed, she stretched off, then covered herself with a blanket when she remembered the location marked on the map, then sighed and closed her eyes.

'If we look at it, it's not impossible, it could be on or in the water, I'm exhausted, I did too much today,' she reasoned before falling asleep.

The next morning, When Adora woke up, the first thing she did was went to freshen up and do her normal morning routine.

She dressed and went down to the living room after finishing, seeing that the others were already up and waiting.

"Good morning, guys," she said.

"Good morning Adora, let's have breakfast, then head out?" Nina asked and Adora smiled.

"Sure, I'd like to get going as well," she replied, and they went to the dining hall to eat their breakfast.

"Did you sleep well last night, Alix?" she inquired, and he smiled.

"Kind of, yeah, how about you?" he inquired.

"I slept okay, sort of," she replied with a grin, and he sighed then sipped his coffee.

"You know, it's not good to hide how you truly feel," he mumbled, and she heard him before exhaling deeply and drinking her coffee.

"Adora, are you sure you guys will be okay if you bump into trouble?" the king asked.

"Yeah, we'll be fine," she replied.

"If you say so, please be careful," the king said, to which she smiled gently.

"We will be careful, but the probability of getting into trouble is greater than ninety percent," she replied.

"I know, but I'm saying it," he said before continuing to eat.

When everyone had finished eating, they all stood up and went outside to their cars, which were waiting for them outside the castle.

"Adora, be careful," Vince warned before she could enter the same car as Alix, and she smiled before approaching him standing by the door and patting him on the head.

"I will be careful, I will see you both later," she replied, then got into the car with Alix, Zavis, Zack, and Nina, and left to the forest that led to the ocean, just past the hills and valleys near the castle.

While they were on their way, Adora noticed the star mark appearing in her hand again and she scoffed.

'I'm not in the mood for this right now, this needs to stop appearing like this, I don't want anyone seeing this yet,' she thought as her eyes glowed red before the mark vanished and Nina clutched her hand.

"Nervous?" Adora asked and she smirked.

"In a way, we can unleash if necessary, right?" she inquired.

"That's not supposed to be a question, sweetie; of course, you can; after all, keeping yourself and your friends safe should be your first priority," she replied.

"Got it," Nina said.

"What happens if we don't get the source, Adora?" Zavis asked.

"We still have more chances to stop them; I want you guys to destroy this source; don't give it to them; I think they'll fight for it," she replied.

"All right," Zavis said, a worried smile on his face.

'I don't blame them for being concerned; it's understandable,' Adora thought as the car came to a stop.

"Are we there already?" Zack inquired.

"Yes, but the car can't go any further, there's a path through the woods, this used to be a forest, now it's not," the driver explained as they exited the car by the main road and gazed out at the woods and hills.

"Thank you," Adora replied, "we'll walk."

"You're welcome; we'll be right here," he said then they all followed the one and only path through the woods.

"How do we even begin to figure out where the source is?" Eliza inquired.

"It may or may not be in or under the water," Adora responded as she walked behind them and they exchanged glances.

"This hunt is becoming more difficult by the minute," Cameron said as Alix checked his phone and noticed they had no reception.

"There's no reception," Alix said.

"Thought as much," Adora replied, looking up at the birds in the trees and listening to them chirp as they passed by.

'I have got a bad feeling about this, but at the same time, I think I am looking forward to a fight,' Alix thought with a cold expression and Adora glanced at him at the same time.

'I wonder what new abilities he has now that one of the gates has been opened,' Adora thought, looking at Alix while being cautious of their surrounding, as were the others.