After Saruto met with Star and told her what had happened with the two princesses, he used his teleportation skill. In an instant, Saruto appeared inside the Ice Palace, standing before Lucian, who was sitting by a huge window overlooking endless white plains. Lucian turned to him, surprised, but Saruto didn't give him time to ask questions, saying quickly, "Come on, let's start drawing up the plan."
He placed his hand on Lucian's shoulder, and they vanished, instantly transported to a spacious room inside Luin's palace. The two waited for a signal from the two soldiers Saruto had sent. Then Saruto closed his eyes, deep in thought. Suddenly, his expression changed, as if a voice had pierced his thoughts. He raised his head sharply and said, "One of my soldiers is calling me."
Then, in his mind, he heard a faint voice, filled with awe and astonishment: "My lord, Princess Eliza has left the palace with her father... She has activated a new power they call the 'Holy Power'!"
Saruto opened his eyes, his voice sharp. "Follow them. Don't do anything until I tell you to."
Seconds later, his head shook again. Another voice, this time from the soldier sent to the Hell Kingdom. "Sir! Princess Camellia has awakened a power known as the Demonic Force! She's leaving the palace now with her mother."
Saruto's eyes widened as he whispered, "Both of them at the same time?! What's going on..."
Lucian turned to him, his voice filled with concern. "What's wrong, Saruto? You seem agitated."
He answered quickly, rising to his feet. "The two princesses! They've both activated their powers. Strangely, they're leaving their palaces. Something's happening. They left at the same time; it can't be a coincidence."
Before he could finish speaking, the two soldiers' voices echoed in his mind, as if they were speaking simultaneously from different places: "My lord, both princesses have now gathered in a place called the Ruins of Sparda!"
Saruto's gaze narrowed. "Where is this place?!" he demanded sharply.
One of the soldiers replied in a trembling voice, "It lies between the realms of Light and Hell. The Queen and King of Light themselves guard the entrance, preventing anyone from approaching."
Saruto's expression changed instantly. He immediately ordered, "Very well. One of you enter the ruins and observe what is happening, while the other watches the two kings."
"Yes, sir," the two soldiers replied in unison.
As soon as the soldier entered the ruins, his breath caught in Saruto's mind. He whispered in amazement, "My God... what is this energy?! I can't even move! It's... it's pure power."
Saruto reached up to his head and closed his eyes, trying to see through the soldier's eyes what was happening. The scene before him was nightmarish. Inside the darkened hall, Eliza stood surrounded by a brilliant golden glow that pierced the gloom. Opposite her stood Camellia, her black crimson aura splitting the sky with faint flames. Between them, the ground cracked, and the air filled with an immense burst of energy.
"They're... fighting?! But why?!" Saruto whispered, his voice a mixture of astonishment and sharp concern.
"What do you see?!" Lucien approached him and said sternly.
"I see them... grappling with all their might. They're clashing as if one wants to annihilate the other. This isn't training; this is real combat!"
He stood up abruptly and said firmly, his voice dripping with tension, "We must go to them right now, before they lose control!"
As he tried to move to the princesses, he couldn't. "What's happening? I can't move. It seems these ruins are blocking me."
"Then move to the soldier who's left outside," Lucien said nervously.
Sarotto placed his hand on Lucien's shoulder, and they vanished from the room.
The two reappeared amidst a swirling vortex of darkness and light, at a massive gate guarded by the Queen of Hell and the King of Light themselves. The air around them churned with terrifying energy, as if the world itself were suffocating. The Queen looked up at them with glowing red eyes and said in an angry, imposing voice, "Sarotto... Lucien... what do you think you're doing here?"
The King of Light added in a deep, warning voice, "This is no place for you. Leave this place at once."
Saruto and Lucien exchanged glances before Saruto replied with a calm composure that masked the turmoil raging within him: "We're not leaving. We came to stop you from what you're doing to your daughters."
His voice was sharp as a sword, and the echo of his words reverberated through the darkened hall, while from behind the closed door rose a flash of holy light and demonic energy, colliding in a relentless, destructive storm.