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Chapter 28 - Scene 27

**The Gateway to the Unknown**

**Scene 27 – "Red Spiral Galaxy" – "Sin Shin Planet" – "Wolf Island"**

*I don't think you've forgotten Sad Rizos… He swam and swam until he reached an island, and transformed back into his human form.*

*He called out:* **"Frost!"**

*His unique sword emerged from beneath the ground. He grabbed it, hung it on his waist, and then walked toward the wild jungle of the island, carrying the boy who was still asleep.*

*He reached the base of a mountain, its peak very high and frozen. Sad Rizos began climbing the mountain while the wind intensified, and the higher he went, the colder it became. Soon, a snowstorm hit as he neared the middle of the mountain.*

*He did not feel the cold, but he was protecting the little boy from it. In the middle of the mountain, there was a hut with a chimney emitting steam from cooking food. Inside, an elderly man was cooking an enormous amount of food in a very large pot, exerting great effort to stir it.*

*Astonishingly, who is all this food for??? It could feed a hundred people or more. While he was cooking, he heard… knock… knock… knock… three times at the door. Who could it be???*

*The elderly man opened the door… It was the warrior Sad Rizos. Rizos did not speak a word; he handed the boy he was carrying, asleep, to the elder.*

*The elder accepted the boy and said:* **"Greetings to you, noble one."**

*It seems he is accustomed to seeing Sad Rizos and knows him.*

*After placing the boy in safe hands, Rizos transformed again into his wolf form, because the long, winding, and twisted path leading to the peak ends at the hut. The summit remains high above, and there is no other path to climb it. It is very difficult for any human to ascend, especially with the stormy snowy climate, but not for a wolf.*

*Rizos climbed with great speed and agility, and finally reached the summit.*

*He stretched out in his wolf form as the temperature dropped below minus one hundred degrees. Strangely, the rest of the island had no cold or ice, except for the mountain peaks.*

*As mentioned before, the wolf lay on the peak, staring with the gaze of a guardian at another mountain peak across from him.*

*We return to the hut, where the elderly man carried the boy, who finally began waking up and regaining consciousness. He opened a ground-level entrance and descended the stairs, only to be amazed by a large, beautiful basement, illuminated by many lanterns.*

*He saw more than a hundred children his age, lying on their warm mats, side by side, in two rows facing each other — a row on the right and a row on the left, along the length of the basement. Between the rows, there was a passage allowing the elder to walk through and check on them.*

*The children sensed the elder's presence and woke up one by one. Yes, they were all boys… And when they saw the boy, they all shouted with joy,* **"A new brother! A new brother! This is amazing!"**

*The elder smiled and said:* **"Go to them. They are your friends, brothers, and your new family."**

*Then he said to himself:* **"Sad Rizos… Is he another boy rescued from another hardship?"**

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