Getting zero Mana made my head feel a little weird, if I hadn't already been through worse, I couldn't even stand up right now, so before I went to where Nix was, I drank a large amount of blood and 2 bottles of potions.

After a few more minutes feeling my Mana grow more and more until a decent amount, I spread my wings and in a short time I arrived where the waterfall was, there I found someone I didn't recognize.

She was a beautiful young woman who appears to have started to become an adult now, her chocolate black skin set off her long, wavy silver hair as well as her blue eyes that seem to contain the depth of the ocean.

I didn't know who she was, but I was sure of one thing, she was stronger than me, she was much stronger than me since I wasn't able to even feel her Aura.

"I didn't mean to disturb you, so I hope my presence doesn't put you on your guard against me."

"..." (I)

"I have a few questions, but the one I needed answered… I think I already know the answer." (I)

At some point this person appeared in front of me with a kind smile and loving eyes, I didn't notice him move even after appearing in front of me, but I wasn't scared, not because of his polite and kind way of speaking or his loving look.

What gave me peace of mind was discovering her identity when I could see her face up close, even though I've never seen her before, the family resemblance is too great not to recognize.

"Nice to meet you Stella, Moon Fairy Queen." (I)

"Nice to meet you too, child of the Goddess Selene." (Stella)

Her resemblance to Nix was very strong, but while Nix has a more aggressive face like her father, Stella has a calmer and kinder face.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were avoiding Nix." (I)

"I felt her Spirit gate opening while she was still in the Spirit world or at least that's what I thought would happen…" (Stella)

Stella floated forward and I went behind where I could better see the waterfall from above, inside the small lake it was like a big monster was hiding while the moon was shining on the water, which is strange since it was still daylight.

Furthermore, the waterfall seemed to cast shadows on the water of the lake, everything was very strange, I highly realized that the various Spirits were sleeping floating in the surroundings.

I tried to follow the location Stella pointed to and with that, I saw a reflection of Nix sitting on the waterfall surrounded by shadows, this was a reflection of Nix in his Human form, I found this strange as I thought of the creature in the lake being Nix in his Dragon body.

"Is your mind as separate from your Soul as Layla is?" (I)

"Would Layla be the Fairy that Lorraine had her eye on?" (Stella)

"Yes, she was in a peculiar state, to say the least when I got there." (I)"Nix is not separate, because both the reflection in the waterfall and the big shadow at the bottom of the lake are just representations of her, the real Nix is there." (Stella)

Stella pointed to the moon's reflection in the middle of the lake, I didn't understand why she pointed to that spot, but when I looked I couldn't see even a trace of Nix.

"She is trapped in an illusion, this Cradle of Spirits was not built by her alone, trying to use her power to raise this place into a Temple of Spirits was too difficult a process to be done without her cooperation." (Stella)

"The Element of the Moon is a mixture of reality and illusion, she lost control over the Cradle of Spirits falling into this illusion and taking all the Spirits along with her." (Stella)

"What are her reflections and shadows that I'm seeing?" (I)

"These are representations that the Cradle is reflecting from within the illusion, you must reach her and do the same as you did with the Fairy." (Stella)

"Do you know what I did to Layla?" (I)

"I saw you guys, I wanted to know if I could do something for Faerie who was in a tougher situation than Nix." (Stella)

That means I just need to circulate my energy along with her, but for that, I have to get to her first.

I look at the surroundings seeing that the space was stable, quite different from how the Cradle of the Fairies where Layla was, but it also felt heavier.

I tried to get closer and I could feel pressure around the arm I stretched out.

"An illusion that becomes more real within the Cradle of Spirits." (Stella)

"Pay attention and you'll realize it's not your body that's under pressure." (Stella)

"..." (I)

I tried to concentrate and realized that the pressure was from one Aura, or should I say thousands of Auras from the sleeping Spirits around.

Knowing what this pressure was, so I would know how to deal with it, I surrounded myself with my Aura and started to float towards the center of the lake where the reflection of the moon was.

I noticed the human-shaped reflection of Nix open his eyes in the waterfall of shadows and look at me, I also noticed the large Dragon shadow at the bottom of the lake turning his head towards me, it was an unsettling feeling for me, the pressure now it wasn't just from Aura, I could feel my own Soul being pressured and yet I continued my truck to reach the reflection of the moon in the center of the lake.

The closer I get, the greater the distance seems, I feel as if the world around me is getting bigger along with the reflection of the moon in the lake or me becoming smaller and smaller.

I also noticed that the closer I get the more my conscience becomes heavy, but it wasn't hard to resist that as it continued, in a few seconds the reflection of the moon on the lake became more real and even solid while everything in the surroundings seemed to darken.That's when I saw someone standing looking up towards the void in the living reflection of the Moon, that person was Nix with tears in his eyes.

I kept floating until I stopped in front of her, due to the glaring difference in height between us I kept floating towards her at the height of our eyes, she still kept looking up, her eyes completely empty as well as the expression on her face blank.

"Nix, can you hear me?" (I)

"..." (I)

Sigh

She didn't seem to notice my presence, even with me standing right in front of her, I tried to use my Aura but surprisingly I wasn't able to, the pressure was restricting my Aura, both the Aura pressure and the one I felt in my Soul are just inconveniences and yet they are restricting my movements more than I care to admit.

Nix wouldn't seem to be able to notice my presence or see that I was right in front of him, he also didn't seem able to hear my voice, so I reached my hand up to his face to dry his tears, but as soon as I touched his face our connection began sending a whirlwind of emotions my way.

It was a great deal of terror, fear, and murderous intent, but mostly hate.

The emotions are so strong and intense that I was carried away by them, before I knew it I was next to a small silver Dragon with some black scales, the Dragon was seriously injured and in its last breath, it looked up with tears in its eyes to an intense battle in the sky making blood rain under the earth.

That vision only lasted a second before I woke up, I still had my hand on Nix's face and I could still feel his emotions flowing through me, but this time I was more prepared.

"You must know I'm here, some part of you knows I'm here, so follow my lead." (I)

This time I don't waste any more time trying to wake her up, clearly the illusion where Nix is trapped has to do with her past trauma, the illusion trapped her on the worst day of her life, the day she lost everything.

I hold both of her hands together with my own, then just like I did with Layla, I start to circulate my energy to Nix's body, the only difference is that this time it was Spiritual Energy.

"(Come on, I know you can hear me, Nix.)" (I)

Nix didn't seem to notice my energy going into her body, I tried to use our connection to pull some kind of connection with her, but nothing I did or said was taking effect, that's when I had an idea, an idea that I had strong doubts about use, but in the end, I chose to do it.

But just to be sure, I slapped her face twice, bit her hand, and tried to use a Poison on her, but she didn't react to any of it, so I have no other option.

"I'm sorry Nix, but that's the only way I could think of to react." (I)

I knew she was in shock reliving the day she experienced the horrors of the War, the day she lost her mother and saw massacres being carried out for no reason from her point of view, her mind is hampered by the strong emotions she felt that day, only extreme target could affect his mind right now.

I use my body control, one of the skills I hate the most to modify my vocal chords to change my voice to a specific one.

Sigh

"My dear follow my voice and wake up from this illusion." (Stella's voice)

"Mother..." (Nix)

"Circle your energy along with me my dear." (Stella's voice)

"A mother really is..." (Nix)

I can't stand doing this to Nix, but I knew only her mother's voice would be able to reach her, but that doesn't make what I'm doing any less wrong.