3:00 PM sharp came, and they were connected with the King and Queen of SilverCrest.
"Hello Diane and Matthew, I am sorry for reaching out this way, and I implore you to please listen to Zander Elrod, the son of Sebastian and Savannah Elrod, and his wife Sophie Elrod, as they bring news from Solace," Mrs. Hart said.
"It's wonderful to see you all as well, and it's great to see that Cyrus has returned home, that must be quite a warm feeling," Diane responded.
"I apologize, but as we only have five minutes, I'm afraid we can't waste much time on pleasantries. I am Zander, and this is Sophie. I know you were close with my parents, as I found the teleporter in our house that leads to your castle," Zander started off.
"We also know you have two children that you love dearly, and we want to extend them an invitation to Haven in one month's time, so you can spend time as a family and enjoy every minute of it, for what we have to ask, is well, too much," Sophie said, forcing a smile.
"Not to be rude Sophie, but my children do not need an invitation to Haven, they can come and go as they please," Matthew, the King of SilverCrest, stated.
"I know, which is why we must tell you what was foreseen by Zander during his coma," Sophie stated.
"Zander was in a coma? Did he die?" Diane asked with her hand over her heart.
"Yes my lady, he evolved too quickly and had it not been for Zintan giving me instructions, and his lovely wife giving him heat and Cyrus giving him the shock to the heart he needed, he would be in Solace, with Zintan, resting and enjoying a peaceful life in Eden, surrounded by love and family," Ethan cut in.
Zander then went on to explain about the new prophecy, how a chosen man and chosen woman , both with phoenixes inside them, would save not only Earth but Solace.
He also explained how the Father had made a deal with Theo to not interfere with humankind and Theo would leave Harmonia alone and never start a war there, as well as leaving Zander alone until he turns 18, which is why they needed to go about this in a desperate manner.
After he finished explaining, he and Sophie both said, with a silver tear falling from Zander's eye, and a pink tear falling from Sophie's eye,
"We need you to die, at the hand of Leo, in one month's time," and Zander followed up with 'to convince Theo that Leo is working for him, in order to sneak Luna back on to Earth without being detected. You will be given the highest honor in Eden, and live for eternity near the top of Eden, where the best of the best souls go. I've been there, the day of our wedding, you will have a manor of your own, near the Father himself. I know this is asking a lot, but we have no other option," Zander said.
"One minute everyone, literally," Zoey announced to the group.
Without hesitating, Matthew and Diane said, "We'll do it, we've lived a long happy life and as long as you can guarantee the safety of our children and SilverCrest, for the most part, who are we to say no to the Chosen one, whose family has done so much for us, and who are we to say no to the Father of Solace? Please have Lister meet our children, their spouses, and their children. If you could please provide an escort for them, we would greatly appreciate it."
Stunned by the sudden news, Ethan immediately volunteered,
"For some of my oldest friends, I will gladly escort your entire family to Haven and ensure they live great lives. I'll even put them in rooms on Zander and Sophie's floor, which as you know, is where your room was, next to the Elrods'," Ethan said with a kind smile.
"Thank you for everything, and we will pray for you until you leave this Earth, on November 21st, and after that as well," the group concluded, and the call was disconnected.
Zoey asked Zander to destroy the tablet, which he gladly did using one of his spells.
"Well, that certainly went better than expected." the King stated.
"Yes, it did, and when this is all and said and done, and Theo and Phantoms Keep are no more, the whole world will know of Matthew and Diane's great sacrifice," the Queen said.
"Zander and Sophie, I take it you will be the ones to contact Luna? It's best to leave Leo out of the loop for his own safety with Theo's abilities," Cyrus stated.
"Yes, we will go pray now and let you know when we hear back tomorrow. Until then, Ethan, care to give my dear wife a spar after we pray? I'd also like to be present, just in case," Zander stated.
"Certainly, but she will have to make it through Tempest before I can accept. It's the way of the Chimera," Ethan stated.
Sophie gulped, as she remembered Zander saying, "I don't think I could have beaten Ethan, as Tempest was the one I had the most trouble with."
Zander, who remembered telling her this and could see her face, decided to comfort her.
"Please excuse while we pray, and please get the match setup with Tempest. You are all welcome to watch," Zander said with a smile.
"We'll be there," Cyrus shouted, as he put his hand in the air, his signature triumphant victory sign, which made Sophie feel a lot better.
Zander and Sophie went and prayed, with Zander leading most of it,
"I pray to the great Luna, daughter to the Father. Matthew and Diane have agreed to be slain, by Leo's hand, on November 21st with the guarantee their souls will rise to the highest end of Eden. Sophie is near her evolution, which is why we've extended it a month. I would tell Leo as little of the plan as possible for his safety, and you should be the one to tell the Father of the plan, so he is also protected. Also, I know Nixie will not want to leave Zephyr's side, so you're going to have to cancel the bond between Leo and Nixie if possible. Also, I would have Leo bring a new phoenix from Rebirth, one of particular strength, so it masks your white aura when coming down, as he will already have to explain a lot why his aura looks double the size. I pray you are able to gather the necessary materials for us from the Father, without Leo knowing, and hope you can break away and teleport to Haven, although no one is allowed to teleport here, I'm sure you would be an exception. We've been receiving more and more residents returning every day, and expect more to return with each passing day, for Solace, we pray," they ended the prayer.
Up in Solace, Luna heard the prayer loud and clear and agreed with the majority of their plan. She quickly went to her Father and he created the SSS egg, that of a Dragon, which Tej and Soraya would look over until it was handed over to Zander and Sophie.
He also created the A rank and S rank creation cores, which would erect as monoliths wherever Luna placed them after she said an incantation, only known in Solace.
She informed her Father that Leo would be heading to Earth, slaying the willing King and Queen of Solace, and Leo would not know that the Father knew of none of this. His loyalty would remain with Solace, acting as an undercover agent, but Luna stressed the secrecy for Leo's own safety.
The Father agreed, and created several SS rank beast cores for Leo to "steal," and Nixie took Leo to Rebirth, where he bonded with a new phoenix, Mira, a giant, more traditional phoenix with an orange body and red flames.
Leo was quite emotional when breaking the bond with Nixie, but appreciated the fact that she let him stay with Zephyr and their children.
Mira was a younger phoenix, and Leo just hoped Theo wouldn't want Erebos and Mira to mate.
With the plan set, there wasn't much else to do in Solace but wait, so Leo spent most of his time training with Mira, working on their bond and connection to make it more believable he "upgraded," his phoenix to come work with Theo, who wouldn't be aware of his bond with Nixie anyway.
That night, after Zander received another one of his favorite notifications from his system, "your mate is not currently in her fertility cycle," he treated Sophie to a nice meal, and afterwards had a romantic evening.
They said their good night prayers, and Sophie fell asleep on Zander's chest. He was proud of Sophie. She had done far better than he expected in the spars, and her evolution went smoothly because he was there.
He added in one more prayer to Luna that night, "Sophie has also evolved into a young adult phoenix and her phoenix form is quite beautiful. She reminds me a lot of you, with her beautiful silver hair, her kind soul, intuition and that makes me happy, thank you Luna, we will see you soon, for Solace we pray,"
Zander then drifted off to sleep and Luna responded in their dreams.
"Zander and Sophie, I'm glad you were able to succeed. Everything is set for November 21st. I will be able to stay with you for the time necessary to get everything setup and running, but I will need to be kept away from the general public and will change into my human disguise once I meet you. I will teleport to your room when Leo and I come together. Leo was successful in bonding with a new phoenix. The less he and you both know the better, but I will see you soon," Luna spoke in the dream.
The next scene showed Theo and Leo together, with Leo giving his brother a big hug.
Next, it cut to Haven being reconstructed and shut down for entry, with many enemies trying to infiltrate the area.
The final scene showed Zander and Sophie nurturing a giant Dragon egg, which looked to be a circular egg, about 3 feet in circumference.
Zander and Sophie became accustomed to sharing dreams at this point, but they both couldn't help but smile at the fact they'd be raising a Dragon!