Thank you for trying to solve the riddle Twilight_Sparkle_23. I also dedicate this chapter to you for appreciation for staying late night thinking about the answer to the riddle. Thank you and have a nice day. Manifesting for your success!

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QUINN'S POINT OF VIEW

Nakasabunot kaming lahat ngayon sa aming mga buhok dahil sa pilit naming pinipiga ang kaalaman namin para sa sagot.

"May nakakaalala ba sainyo ng sinabi ng Sphinx kanina? Nalimutan ko na kase," Sabi ko. Napabuga naman ng hangin ang mga kasama ko.

"In a realm where time stands still, I wander without end. I am a mirror to your thoughts, a reflection of what's within. Seek me not in valleys or on mountain peaks, for I am bound to the realm where the mind speaks. I exist in the whispers of dreams and the spark of creation's fire, in the depth of a poet's verses and the ambition of a dreamer's desire. Some may spend a lifetime searching, while others stumble upon me by chance. I am elusive yet ever-present, a paradox of existence. What am I? Iyan ang tanong ng Sphinx," Sagot naman ni Calin. Nginitian ko naman siya at bumalik na ulit sa pag-iisip.

"Without end... Mirror of thoughts... Spark of creation's fire... It is idea? No, idea has limitation. Desire of a dreamer?" Pagkausap ko sa sarili ko.

"Imagination!" Sigaw maman ni Invera. Tinawanan maman siya ng Sphinx.

"So far, yet so close, girl. Fifteen... Fourteen..." Sabi naman ng Sphinx. Kaya bumalik kami sa pag-iisip.

"The reality!" Sigaw naman ni Arod. Tinanguan naman siya ng Sphinx.

"Thank you for trying, but it's still not the right answer, my dear. Y'all still have one more chance to answer! Ten... Nine..." Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Nagsimula na naman akong mag-panic attack. Nakaramdam naman ako ng hagod sa likuran ko at nakitang si Calin ito habang nakangiti sakin.

"Quinn, huwag kang mag-panic. Lalo kang walang maiisip kapag ganyan. Chill ka lang, tanggapin na lang natin lahat ng mangyayari." Sabi niya. Napangiti naman ako at hinalikan siya sa pisngi na nagpangiti namam sakanya.

"Salamat, Cal," Sabi ko. At saka na kami bumalik sa pag-iisip ulit.

"Quinn..." Pagtawag ni Calin. Kaya tumingin ako sakanya at pumukol ng nagtatanong na mga tingin, "Wala-wala. Katapos na lang nito," Sabi niya. Tinanguan ko naman siya bilang sagot.

"Five seconds!" Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Kaya huminga ako ng malalim at ikinalma ang sarili ko, para maikalma rin ang utak ko.

"When you dream something, what makes you dream, what is the reason for you to dream? What poets want before they make the poem and what they wanted us to learn or reflect to their beautiful pieces? A lesson and what? There's still one. Wait, I know it!" Sigaw ko.

"One! Times up!" Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Napatulala naman ako ng ilang segundo dahil sa hindi ko nasabi ang posibleng sagot at dahil doon ay parang nasayang lang lahat ng pinaghirapan dahil lang sa isang riddle na hindi namin nasagot. Napaluhod naman ako at tumulo ang luha ko dahil doon...

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THIRD PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW

"H-How's this possible, Your Holiness? I never heard about this, like they say the reason why the Elderian Fatherland almost destroyed was because of earth quake, and that's all I know and experienced," Sabi ni Sister Feline. Binigyan naman siya ng malamlam na ngiti ng Holiness.

"Hindi nangyari iyon, Sister Feline. Minanipula namin lahat ng nasasakupan namin para makalimutan at humabi ng kwento sa isipan ninyo," Sabi ni Holy Father Callon. Kumunot naman ang noo ni Sister Feline.

"Namin? Which means, may katulong ka Holy Father Callon?" Tanong ni Sister Feline na tinaguan naman ni Holy Father Callon.

"Oo, ang reyna ng Ruendroy Queendom na si Dark Queen Ginevra, at ang Guru ng Mother Nature Shrine na si Guru Baleno. Together, we did a vetoed spell and sacrificed one of our Hoary-Grade Adjunctuses and half of our life span for the spell. It became successful, yet it made a curse to the three of us for doing the vetoed spell that even us can't utter." Sagot naman ni Holy Father Callon. Napatakip naman ng bibig si Sister Feline at umiling-iling.

"Holy Father, what's the point of saying these secrets to me?" Tanong ni Sister Feline. Umiling-iling naman ang Holiness.

"Nothing, I just felt I needed to say it. So that if anything bad happens to me, I have a person to keep my secrets with," Simpleng sagot ng Holiness. Huminga naman ng malalim si Sister Feline.

"I know you have a deep reason why you're telling me these words, but I respect your simple reason. Pero, Your Holiness, paano naman napunta ang Malevolent Phoenix dito, hindi ba nasa Solaria Mystery Land lang sila kasama ng siyam pang Fabled Summons?" Tanong ni Sister Feline. Tinanguan naman siya ni Holy Father.

"Yes, but its master is the one who created havoc and ruination to this land using the Malevolent Phoenix," Sabi naman ng Holiness. Sabay lakad na papunta sa pinto na sinundan naman ni Sister Feline.

"And, may I know to whom it belongs?" Tanong ni Sister Feline. Binuksan naman ng Holiness ang pinto at lumabas na sila sa room. Kusa namang nag-lock ang pinto kalabas nila. Katapos ay hinarap naman ni Holiness si Sister Feline.

"The woman named Yuweh Viezys Diabilious—the mother of Quinn." Sagot ni Holiness na nagpatulala kay Sister Feline...

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QUINN'S POINT OF VIEW

"Don't cry, Quinn. Kaya naman natin ulit umangat sa pinagbagsakan natin." Nakangiting pag-cconsole ni Arod sakin. Ngunit bakas parin ang panghihinayang sa mga mata niya.

"Yup, bawi na lang tayo ulit, Quinn," Sabi ni Invera. Naramdaman ko naman ang mga kamay ni Calin na humimas sa ulo ko na nagpagaan lalo ng loob ko. Kaya naman, tumayo ako at pinunasan ang luha ko.

"Are y'all ready to go to your destination?" Tanong ng Sphinx. Mapait na ngiti naman ang iginanti ko, "Sige, pumikit na kayo." Sabi ng Sphinx. Kaya sinunod naman namin siya. Pero na-guguilty talaga ako, dahil feel ko alam ko ang sagot. Kaya nagtaas ako ng kamay at nagmulat ng mata.

"Sphinx..." Sabi ko na kumuha sa atensyon niya.

"What is it, my dear?" Tanong nito.

"I think I know the answer. I know it won't change the fact that we lost the game, but let me spit it out for my peace of mind," Sabi ko naman. Nginitian naman ako nito at tinaguan.

"Go ahead, spill it," Utos niya. Kaya, nginitian ko siya.

"The answer is Inspiration, right? Because before dreaming or creating an art, you need an inspiration or you need to be inspired by someone or anything. That's for me the explanation why my answer is inspiration," Paliwanag ko. Humagakgak naman ang Sphinx at umiling-iling.

"You are indeed right! The answer is inspiration, and to add something to your explanation, the answer is indeed inspiration because it is intangible force that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and guides individuals to explore the depths of their imagination and innermost desires. It cannot be easily sought out or pinned down, yet its impact is felt in the art, inventions, and discoveries that shape our world." Sagot naman ng Sphinx na nagpabuga ng hangin sakin, dahil sa wala rin naman ang pagsagot kong iyon.

"Now, we're ready to go down." Sabi ko at saka na pumikit.

"Go down? No, I won't do that, especially since you have answered the nine riddles correctly and answered the hardest riddle in the world, though it's not on time, but it's correct, and Quinn, you're the first person I know in the entire Mundus Dominorum to answer that riddle. Also, the first group that came here answered only five out of ten riddles correctly, but I'm a considerate woman. So, I still made them go to the seventy-sixth floor. I know how hard it is to go here, so if you at least can answer three of my riddles correctly, I'll consider that," Paliwanag nito. Napamulat naman ang mga mata namin dahil doon at may luha namang pumatak sa mata ko. Napayakap ako bigla kay Calin dahil doon.

"Sabi mo kase kanina kung ready na ba kami pumunta sa destination namin." Sabi ko naman habang nagpupunas luha. Napahagikgik naman ang Sphinx dahil doon.

"But, did I say the exact location or floor?" Tanong naman ng Sphinx. Kaya naman huminga kaming lahat ng malalim at humagikgik dahil sa realization namin.

"Uh! That was intense, pero bakit hindi mo sinabi iyon sa pagpapaliwanag mo sa game kanina!" Sigaw naman ni Invera.

"I didn't mention that, because it makes you not work so hard to answer each riddle and just wait for the easiest one, right? And it makes the game boring, which I don't like the most." Paliwanag ng Sphinx na nagpatango naman samin.

"Gosh! But thank you," Sabi ko. Napangiti naman ang Sphinx dahil doon.

"Okay-okay, just close your eyes y'all and let me bring you to your destination—to the seventy-sixth floor," Sabi naman ng Sphinx. Kaya naghawak-kamay kaming lahat at sabay-sabay na pumikit...

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