Tini Bras headed toward the castle alongside his siblings, Clowie and Arswi, where Silva was waiting for them.
He welcomed them warmly, a genuine smile on his face, and quickly apologized for the earlier misunderstanding.
Tini Bras looked at his siblings with a hint of suspicion and asked,
"How did you find us?"
Arswi smiled lightly and replied,
"Didn't you notice someone following you during your visits to our house in the past few days?"
Tini Bras froze for a moment.
He immediately understood…
He still hadn't mastered control over his anger, and that had blinded him from noticing the one tracking him.
Then they suddenly asked,
"Have you heard about our grandfather's death?"
"Yes," Tini Bras replied.
Clowie smiled and said,
"It was just a rumor. Part of Grandfather James's plan to escape from the Emperor."
Tini Bras's eyes widened as conflicting emotions surged within him…
Should he feel sorrow that such a monster was still alive?
Or relief that his chance for revenge had returned?
Arswi spoke firmly,
"This must remain a secret."
Tini Bras nodded silently.
The three siblings sat together, talking for hours as if trying to make up for lost time…
Until the sun set, and the moment of parting arrived.
Tini Bras hugged them tightly, unwilling to let go.
Before leaving, they handed him a gift.
Arswi pulled out an old scroll and said,
"This… is a Novera family scroll. It grants access to Sharihan Island."
Tini Bras froze.
He remembered the words of the late King of Salimar, and Jackie Crio's mention of that island… during Prince John and Lara Kars's wedding.
Clowie continued,
"There are seven scrolls like this… and seven gates leading to the island. They open once every hundred years."
Arswi added,
"But entering isn't easy… there are conditions.
As for leaving… there is only one gate. A massive one… and no one knows when it appears."
He leaned closer and said in a low voice,
"When the gates open… the chosen seven will try to kill each other."
He paused briefly, then continued,
"You'll also find assassins and killers there… all seeking one thing…"
Tini Bras narrowed his eyes.
"What is it?"
Arswi answered,
"The island's treasure… The Lost Book of Fate."
Tini Bras stiffened.
"What does it do?"
Clowie replied,
"It comes from the ancient era of Salimar… and contains rare and powerful magical incantations."
Tini Bras hesitated, then asked,
"Won't you suffer if Grandfather finds out you gave me this?"
They both smiled.
"Don't worry about that."
After that… they said their goodbyes and left.
Tini Bras stared at the scroll for a moment, then turned to Silva.
"What do you think?"
They sat together and began examining it.
They discovered that opening the gate requires three conditions:
A full moon
Inserting the key into the gate
Channeling core energy (Vera) into the frame in perfect balance
Tini Bras understood everything…
Except one thing.
The key.
At the bottom of the scroll, there was a note:
"The key is forged from three components:
a black wolf's fang,
a black rose,
and a drop of cobra venom.
They must be fused using body energy (Vera) to form the key."
Meanwhile…
The Eclipse Brothers gang noticed that the group sent into the forest near the castle had not returned—those who were killed by Silva and Tini Bras.
They decided to search for them, but they had no idea where to start.
Their leader, Shark, ordered a full search across Salimar.
Tini Bras set out to gather the components.
He easily obtained the black wolf's fang and the black rose…
But the cobra venom was the problem.
While searching, he found a cave surrounded by traces of snakes.
As he entered…
He found dead snakes at the entrance.
His heart skipped a beat.
Something here… wasn't normal.
Yet despite the fear, he moved forward.
Until he saw it.
A massive cobra… standing as if guarding something.
A cold smile appeared on his face.
"Finally…"
In an instant—
The snake attacked with terrifying speed.
Tini Bras coated his hand with dark Vera energy, compressing it until it became as hard as iron.
The snake's attacks were fast and deadly…
But he blocked them with one hand while gathering power in the other.
Then…
The moment came.
He unleashed all his strength in a single strike.
The snake exploded.
He rushed toward its head, pulled out a small bottle, and carefully collected the venom.
Then…
He stopped.
And slowly turned toward the thing the cobra had been guarding…