They went inside the room to read the writing on the wall. Using Timmy's translator they managed to find out it said. 'Only magical creatures baring noble hearts and soul can enter.'
"Well I know I'm never getting in there." The door was small meaning they would have to use a technique called 'miniaturisation'. The only problem was they had no idea how to. Bloom suggested they use the fairy dust on themselves to erase any darkness in their soul.
"Well I for one don't think I have any darkness in my soul, after all I am the princess of the sun kingdom." Stella said.
Aerilyn shivered at the tingly feeling on her body but it worked, they began shrinking until they were small enough to fit through the door. Unfortunately with Bloom's enchantix being incomplete she was unable to shrink.
They went on without her and entered through the door. Surrounding them was stary night sky with nothing below them. A huge wave of positive energy passed through them, a warm fuzzy feeling came over her. "It feels...weirdly nice."
"Like a solarian facial but ten times more intense." Stella said.
They flew through the void and spotted some clouds above, they touched it to find it felt like a warm pillow. "These puts my clouds to shame, I wonder if I can get some for Glim..." They others jumped on the clouds, laughing in joy. "It's so soft!" Stella said.
The clouds wrapped around them, blocking their view of their surroundings until they faded away, showing golden pillars around them. A little elf blew his horn straight at them, causing Aerilyn to groan in pain as she covered her ears.
"Can you please tone it down a notch?" The elf apologised and told them to follow him. They arrived at a pond. A centaur, a mermaid and a owl appeared. Then emerging from the water was a majestic fairy, who said her name was Arcadia.
"We're the council of elders, we have existed since the beginning of the magic dimension." Aerilyn thought for a moment before clearing her throat. "If that is so, do you know a being by the name Isis?" Arcadia eyes widened for a moment before relaxing.
"Isis...yes I do know a being by that name, why do you ask?"
"Do you know a power by the name 'The Breath of The Universe'?" Arcadia nodded.
"Isis, a being beyond space and time holding such powers, she created the dragon and the water stars." Aerilyn nodded. "And the power is what she possess, isn't it?"
"Yes, do you know anything about it?" Arcadia shook her head.
"I'm afraid I do not have much information of such powers, Isis was a divine being who kept to herself, she was the one who gifted me my powers though not from hers." Aerilyn nodded.
"Makes sense..."
"But that's not what you girls are here for is it?" Aerilyn looked over to Stella who walked up and explained their situation.
"I see, if you wish to possess the water stars you all will have to enter the crystal labyrinth and if you find your way out, we'll give you the water stars." They all looked at each other. "Do not worry about your other friend, I know her situation and she will also have a water star if you all pass."
"Then we're ready." Musa said.
"But be warned, if you can't find your way out of the maze you'll be stuck there forever." Aerilyn shrugged her shoulders. "We all almost died for our enchantix, a little eternal sentence seems tame compared to what we've gone through."
"Yeah and I'm sure we'll find our way." Tecna said.
The scenery changed instantly and they were in front of a giant maze. They walked in and everyone had a different path they wanted to go through. "We have to all find our own ways." Flora said. They all nodded and spilt up. Aerilyn used her 'Breath Vibrations' spell to find her way out of the maze.
After a few minutes of walking right and left, Arcadia appeared before her.
"Congratulations, you have come to your destination." Arcadia showed her a portal showing her as a battle hungry warrior, ready to shed any blood if necessary. "Yikes." And then she showed her a portal of her with her friends having fun and smiling with joy. "You must choose one of these portals to go through and once you go through it, there is no going back."
"Then I want to go through that one." Aerilyn said pointing at the one with Diabolus and her friends. "But the exit is through the other one, in order to obtain the water stars."
"I have to become a battle hungry warrior, a blood thirsty brute?" She asked her. Arcadia nodded. "But..." She walked over to the other portal where Diabolus stood smiling. "Diabolus..."
She felt tears stream down her eyes. "My friends..." She knew that she had to go through the other portal. "I have to do this...I'm sorry." Diabolus smiled at her with a sympathetic smile.
"It's fine my love, I understand." She looked at him with tears in her eyes and walked through the portal.
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She emerged through the other side and saw everyone else. Stella had lost her looks, Tecna had become emotionless, Flora's magic had changed into stone magic and she was deprived of all life in her eyes. Musa had lost the ability to speak, Aisha had lost her will to fight and Aerilyn had turned into a savage warrior.
The elders congratulated them, and Arcadia approached them with a box containing the water stars. Though everyone was less than happy.
She handed them the water stars and told them to keep the box to carrying them in. "These water stars better make me the most powerful being in existence." Aerilyn said looking at her with a bloodthirsty look. "Though I'd have to fight you to prove I am superior." Arcadia looked back at her. "No wonder you were so upset to become this, you're much better when you're not battle hungry." Arcadia sprinkled some dust on her and she felt herself return to her normal self.
"Yes, not battle hungry anymore!"
She did the rest to everyone else who cheered in happiness.
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They said the good news to Bloom after they had pummelled the Trix for the zillionth time. "Now that we have the water stars, we have a better chance than ever at beating Valtor."
"I think my bloodthirsty self would've had a better chance than me." Aerilyn said. "But she was oh so boring, I prefer me over her."
"Yeah who else can mess up everything at an astounding rate?" Musa said jokingly.
"My point exactly, wait what." The others burst out laughing. "Very funny."
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