The gate opened slowly, and a bright white light covered everything.
When the light disappeared, Batista and Kista were standing on a high mountain overlooking a magnificent land — rivers, forests, cities, oceans, and golden plains.
"This is Kirata Land," Batista said quietly.
Kista looked amazed.
"All this… for the codes?"
Batista shook his head.
"No, Kista. The codes were not to open the gate… the codes were to build you."
They walked down the mountain toward a large stone palace in the center of the land. On the walls were symbols — the same codes they had collected.
Suddenly, a lioness appeared from the palace entrance.
Kista stopped walking.
He knew immediately.
"Mother…?" he said slowly.
Suzana looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"You are not a cub anymore…"
Kista felt anger, confusion, and happiness at the same time.
"Why did you leave us?" he asked.
Suzana looked at Batista, then back at her son.
"I did not leave you… I protected you.
Kirata rulers wanted the codes and the power of your father.
If I stayed, they would have taken you."
Batista added:
"Everything we did… every world… every lesson… was to prepare you for this land."
Kista looked at both of them and finally understood.
"This was never a journey of worlds…
It was a journey to become someone."
Batista smiled.
"Yes. A lion is not born a king.
A lion becomes a king through lessons...