The sixth day had arrived.
The kids were still trying to figure out how to recite that formula in Greek.
Jeff then decided to indirectly ask his grandfather, so that the others could already prepare the ritual in the meantime.
Jeff went to the old man, still half-asleep, and asked him what the aquatic race was.
The elder, almost happy with his grandson's question, began to tell a story.
A long time ago, a human, wise yet naive at the same time, found a map kept by his father...
That map led to an unknown place, never explored before.
The man, quite foolish, decided to venture there. But he never returned. It is said that the human was killed by the aquatic race, which had gone extinct in the past.
The grandson interrupted the elder, asking what happened to the map.
The old man, in response, nodded affirmatively, probably having heard something else.
Unfortunately, Jeff had not gleaned any useful information regarding the language needed for the spell.
So, he asked what language the people of that race spoke.
The old man replied that the language spoken by the other people was <Pesciano>.
Jeff, pretending to be satisfied, thanked his grandfather, and the latter went back to his super-nap.
The boy returned to his friends, who had prepared everything.
Of course, they were missing the formula.
The kids were desperate...
They didn't know how to overcome that one obstacle that separated them from their discovery.
Unsatisfied, Jeff tried to read the ritual book, the one that spoke of the aquatic race.
After flipping through a few pages, he found strange symbols in place of letters...
But Jeff, despite that, was still able to understand what was written...
His friends, curious, wanted to read along with him... But they realized they couldn't understand those strange signs.
Amazed, Jeff put the book back inside the chalk circle, along with the other objects, and recited:
<3¥0€4T1, €050>.
The ritual circle suddenly began to glow a violet color...

<Chapter 4 will be revealed on 12/26/25>