The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 151

I sat at the wooden café table, my fingers idly tapping the notebook in front of me

as I read the lines of the riddle aloud:

"By the moonlit lake, reflections guide,

Symbols hidden in ripples, where secrets abide."

I frowned. "A lake...?"

Isaiah leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, as he raised an eyebrow. "A lake could mean anything. There are literally thousands of lakes in the world. How are we supposed to find the right one?"

I pursed my lips, glancing at Austin, who was flipping lazily through The Book of Lores in his lap. The old tome, filled with history, myths, and ancient prophecies, had proven useful so far. Hopefully, it had something on this mysterious lake.

Alex, sitting across from me, shrugged. "Well, I doubt it means just any lake. The riddles we've been getting have all led us to places of historical or magical significance, right?"

"Yeah," Austin muttered, still skimming the pages. "But it's not like there's a chapter titled 'Magic Lakes of the World.""

I sighed. I glanced out at the lively street around us. The café we'd chosen had outdoor seating, allowing us to soak in the atmosphere of the Idrija Lace Festival, which was in full swing. Colorful banners lined the streets, and people bustled about, browsing delicate lacework and enjoying the festivities.

But no amount of beautiful decorations could distract me from the riddle at hand.

I turned back to Austin. "Anything?"

He shook his head. "No lakes that match... wait."

up straighter. His expression shifted from casual disinterest to

a lake. It says it was formed from the tears of the Goddess

ran down my

The name of the

that the shadow

force we were fighting

swallowed. "The Goddess...

"According to this, she wasn't always the distant celestial entity we think of today. Before the Great War, before the Shadow Weaver fell, she was deeply connected to the world. She felt things... deeply. And Lunaris wasn't just any being. He was her

at Alex, who was now listening intently, his easygoing demeanor replaced

days, Austin continued, "and where her tears fell, a lake was born. The legend says

of her sorrow-and

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I echoed. "That has to be

forward, frowning. "Does it say

the final pages of the book and then tapped a section near

all trying to pinpoint our next destination. As it turns out the book had ten more lores about magic lakes. The dim hotel lamp cast a warm

his temple. "Okay, so we know the lake was formed from the goddess's tears after Lunaris

scanning the words. "It's mentioned here," he murmured, "but the location is vague. Something about being hidden

and pushed back from the table. "This is going to take forever. We

"Get

Alex said,