Yuna stopped dead for a minute.
"What?!"
"Yes, you heard that right, Yuna."
Ms. Hiroshi tore open her sleeve and took something out. Yuna was very surprised. Her heart was beating faster. Ms. Hiroshi handed her a scrap of paper that was very strange in shape.
"This is a message that our village found one day. It says how to defeat Hao."
Yuna was confused.
"But why didn't the village manage to destroy Hao if it had this message for a long time?"
"Read it through first. Then you will understand why."
Yuna took the piece of paper and read the strange writing that was on it.
"To illuminate the dark heart with pure light ..."
She turned the paper over and looked for a sequel. But there weren't any, because the sentence didn't go on. Now Yuna understood what Ms. Hiroshi was talking about. Part of the message was missing.
"Did you find the paper like this?"
"Yes, Yuna ... At that time we looked in vain for the other part of the message.To this day the riddle has not been solved. "
Yuna was disappointed. She was beginning to think she'd found a way to stop Hao. What should she do? For a while she stared at the paper, trying to read every single word carefully, but to no avail. Arisu came closer and looked at the paper.
"Which idiot wrote that ?! If he wants to reveal how you can destroy Hao, then he should write it down sensibly! And if he's so stupid and can't write, then just paint it!"
Yuna winced violently.
"What did you just say, Arisu?"
"Uh ... I said that he should write it down properly or draw it down."
This time Yuna stared even more closely at the paper and her pulse beat faster. She noticed how her hands were shaking. She fixed the writing for minutes and then suddenly looked up.
"Yuna, what is it?" Ms. Hiroshi asked worriedly.
"I think I can solve the riddle."
"Yes? How? Say already!"
"The writing is very unusual, I've never seen it before.So I think it means something. And the light has just dawned on me. Whoever wrote the message might want to reveal the secret to us with a drawing! "
"We have never thought of that before. But these are clearly letters. How can a drawing come from this?"
Yuna thought hard again. She held the paper up to the light, hoping to find something. But she still saw the letters and couldn't find a drawing. Then she examined the message letter by letter. But that was again a nuisance. She was desperate. She had to find out the solution as soon as possible, otherwise the whole village and Horo will be destroyed ... Horo! You mustn't lose any time. Maybe she can solve the riddle later, but more importantly now is helping Horo. She quickly folded the paper in half and was about to put it in her pocket when she suddenly froze. She looked at the folded paper and saw something on it.Ms. Hiroshi and Arisu looked at her. They noticed that Yuna must have found something important and watched her. Yuna folded the paper in half again and repeated this process until she suddenly stopped. Arisu and Ms. Hiroshi looked at each other and turned their attention back to the piece of paper. Yuna held the paper up to the light with both hands.
"Yes! I have it !!!"
"What did you find out, Yuna?"
"Here, take a look at this!"
Yuna held the paper up in the air so Ms. Hiroshi and Arisu could see it too. Then their jaws threatened to drop. Arisu blinked her eyes a few times and wanted to make sure that she really hadn't fallen in love.
"Yes, I see it too! I think it's a snowflake and a tornado!"
"Exactly!"
Arisu looked at her inquiringly.
"But what is that supposed to mean?"
Ms. Hiroshi then began to speak.
"The snowflake and the tornado stand for the legendary fighting technique of the Usuis: the cold death.""The Cold Death?"
"Yes, that is one of the most powerful weapons of the Usuis. Horo's parents have mastered it perfectly and I believe that they also taught Horo."
Arisu beamed.
"Then we can defeat Hao with it!"
But Yuna's face showed no signs of joy.
"What is Yuna? We have finally found a way to destroy this villain!"
"No, Arisu. If Horo's parents had already mastered the fighting technique back then, then they would certainly have used it against Hao. But he is still alive. That means that the cold death is not the solution."
"You are right, Yuna. But I am still sure that the tornado and the snowflake represent the cold death," said Ms. Hiroshi.
Yuna was disappointed. She was so happy to have solved the puzzle and now ... She looked at the paper again and sighed. Her eyebrows suddenly rose and she smiled with delight.
"Wait a minute. Do you see the stain between the two drawings?"Arisu and Ms. Hiroshi both looked at the paper that Yuna was still holding in her hands.
"Yes, I see him! We overlooked him completely!"
"Now take a good look at the shape of the folded paper."
Both stared at the spot one more time and tried to understand what Yuna was getting at. Ms. Hiroshi understood first.
"The shape of the stain and that of the paper are identical. That means that you have to use the Cold Death in connection with this piece of paper against Hao in order to defeat him!"
"Correct!"
The three were happy and glad that they solved the puzzle. But Yuna was the first to get serious again.
"I have to go out now and tell Horo how to destroy Hao. You both stay here, understand?"
"But…"
"Trust me. I will do anything to save our village!"
Yuna defied determination and neither of them wanted to stop her.
"Take care of yourself, Yuna!"
"I will."
Yuna opened the door of the hut and immediately disappeared into the open air.But she would never have expected the sight that was presented to her in life. She spotted Horo, who was injured on the floor and tried to get up. In front of him stood Hao, who laughed aloud and looked down at Horo. Yuna realized that he intended to kill Horo on the spot. Suddenly the spirit of fire appeared behind Horo and opened his mouth. Yuna immediately understood that he wanted to burn him. She saw a flame build up in the mouth of Hao's guardian spirit. Yuna's heart threatened to stop. After a fraction of a second, the Guardian Spirit spat out the fire and it was only a few centimeters away from Horo. Yuna's mouth opened automatically and she let a scream echo through the air.
"No!!!!!!!!!"