As every morning, Yuna made the herbal tea for Horo. She still hasn't told him. But she just couldn't bring it to her lips. What should she do? Dreamily she poured the hot water into the mug and then it happened: she accidentally poured some of the water onto her hand.
"Ah!" She shouted shortly.
She dropped the jug on the floor and held her hand. She was all red. Suddenly Horo burst into the kitchen and discovered Yuna, who was holding her red hand.
"What happened? I suddenly heard a scream!" Asked Horo excitedly.
"It's nothing. I just accidentally poured the hot water on my hand."
“What ?!” Horo quickly hurried over to her and took her hand. "You have to cool your hand quickly with cold water, otherwise blisters will appear." He pulled her to the sink and gently rinsed her hand with cold water. "Do you have a bandage?"
"Uh ... Yes, up there on the cupboard," she pointed to the box that was on the cupboard.Horo quickly took out the box and took the bandage roll. He carefully wrapped it around her hand. Yuna watched him while he doctored her. He cares a lot for me, she thought. And already she felt like in seventh heaven, although her hand hurt a little. But she hardly felt the pain. After a while, Horo was done.
"So, you have to be careful not to wet your hand so much."
Yuna awoke from her dream.
“Yeah, okay.” Then something occurred to her. "The herbal tea is ready and lies there on the table. When you have finished that last cup, your injury will definitely have healed again," her look turned sad, "And then ... Then you can go."
Horo noticed the expression on her face and immediately understood what she was getting at. When he was well again, he would have to go and leave Yuna ... alone. What should he do? On the one hand, he had to stop Hao, but on the other, he couldn't just leave Yuna like that.Yuna seemed to have guessed what he was thinking at that moment.
"I think it's time you left. You have no reason to stay here anymore ... Don't worry about me, I can understand." She forced a smile. "I'm used to living alone. Take care and take care of yourself."
She turned around quickly. She didn't want him to see her tears. She walked slowly out of the kitchen, not forcing herself to burst into tears. But she couldn't take it any longer and ran out into the forest. Horo had seen her tears. He wanted to run after her and say that he will stay with her forever. But he couldn't. He couldn't lie to her. He had to go. He didn't want to make empty promises to her. But he didn't want to leave her alone either. He knew that she was afraid of living lonely and alone again. It was a lie when she said she was used to it. He knew it. And she knew it too. Meanwhile, Yuna clung to a tree and cried.She didn't want to make it so difficult for him. She knew he wouldn't stay because of her. His job was far too important. And that's why she told him to go. She couldn't be so selfish and hold onto him. The whole world was at stake. Hao had to be stopped. It was the right decision, Yuna, she told herself. But she couldn't ignore the pain inside. Lost in thought, she walked through the forest without a specific destination. She only noticed that it was already dark when she kicked a large stone and woke up. She looked up sadly and saw the big, round and shining full moon.
"What a beautiful sight. If only Horo were here now. But surely he's already gone ..."
For a while she looked at the moon and the stars in the sky. Suddenly she was torn from her thoughts.
"Yuna! Yuna! Help !!!"
She heard a child scream. Yuna immediately realized that it was Mr. Hiroshi's sister's eight-year-old granddaughter.She visited her very often in the village and played with her.
"Arisu! What is it? Why did you run so fast?", Yuna asked excitedly.
"Yuna ... The ... the ...", Arisu had to gasp, "The shamans of Hao are attacking the village! It looks bad for us, many are injured! We need help, Yuna !!!"
Yuna was frozen. It took her a while to understand what Arisu had just told her.
"But ... But how can that be? We have very strong shamans in our village!"
Arisu shook her head.
"No! Hao came personally this time! I assume he really wants to destroy the village tonight! Yuna, please, do something! Otherwise we will all be lost!"
Arisu was totally scared. But what could she do? She wasn't strong enough either. Suddenly she remembered something.
"Arisu, you are hiding and I'll get help for as long. Be careful that they don't find you! Do you understand?"
"Uh ... yeah, okay."
Arisu nodded and immediately disappeared into the darkness.Hopefully nothing will happen to her, Yuna hoped. Then she started running. There was only one person left who could save Chiyo. She had to look for home and Horo as soon as possible. Maybe she could still find him. She ran and and fell to the ground a couple of times. But she ignored her aching knee, which was bleeding from falling, and kept walking. There was no time to lose. At last she reached her house and ran inside. When she entered her room, she paused.
“Horo… you didn't leave?” Yuna was totally surprised. She saw Horo right in front of her. She couldn't believe he hadn't left. Then suddenly she remembered what she wanted to do. "Horo, I need your help! Hao and his shamans are attacking the village! We can't stop them !!!"
"What ?! Hao is attacking Chiyo?"
Horo was just as shocked as Yuna when she heard the news from Arisu.
"Yes, he's way too strong. Please, you have to help us!"
Yuna was extremely excited.She was afraid that something might happen to the village. She looked at him pleadingly.
"Come on, we mustn't waste any time!"
Horo took her hand and they started running together. He pulled her with him all the time. Her thoughts were with Chiyo. She had no way of thinking about why Horo hadn't left. All she knew was that she had to protect Chiyo at all costs. They crossed the forest and arrived at the village. Both were horrified when they saw the battlefield. Everything was destroyed. The houses were just a pile of rubble. She saw the villagers fight against Hao's shamans. And she also saw that many of the villagers were lying on the ground and injured. It was sheer horror. Then she discovered Mr. Hiroshi. He and his guardian spirit Shou, who was in a staff, ran towards Hao. Everything was going so fast. Yuna realized far too late that Mr. Hiroshi was in danger. She saw the smile on Hao's face. While she was still paralyzed, Hao raised his hand and conjured up the spirit of fire.Horrified, she saw the giant who was shrouded in fire. The guardian spirit opened its mouth and a vortex of fire came out. This moved on to Mr. Hiroshi. She saw Mr. Hiroshi drop his staff. He was enveloped in fire and screamed. It was a horrible picture. The fire seemed to burn him up from within. It was all going too fast. Yuna couldn't react at all, just like Horo. The vortex of fire suddenly disappeared, and Mr. Hiroshi lay motionless on the floor. Then she had to watch how the spirit of fire devoured its protective spirit Shou. The giant, enveloped in fire, jerked even bigger until it reappeared as a flame on Hao's hands. She turned her gaze to Mr. Hiroshi. He still didn't move. She started to run to him and ignored Horo, who tried to stop her. Yuna stopped right in front of Mr. Hiroshi and fell to her knees.
"Mr. Hiroshi? Do you hear me? Please ... Wake up!" Yuna's eyes became moist."Please don't leave me alone ... No! Mr. Hiroshi !!!"
She screamed her throat out, but Mr. Hiroshi still didn't move. She just didn't want to understand that he was already dead. He had left her and he would never come back ... Only now did the other villagers, who had been fighting bitterly all along, realize what had happened. They saw Mr. Hiroshi lying on the floor and both horror and anger were reflected on their faces. Their hatred of Hao grew to infinity and they would not stop fighting until Hao was defeated ...