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2024-10-29 19:42:56I managed to rise, gripping the jagging rocks with my fingers and furiously pulling myself up onto dry land. The icy waters ebbed and slammed against my back cruelly, almost pushing me into a state of hyperthermia. Muscle spasms wreaked havoc on my body, and I limped unconsciously into a big cave. As I crept farther into the tunnel, I saw that the light in the area was fading. I had two options: stay and die of exposure or enter and risk my life. I'm not one to give up quickly, so I continued deeper into the rocky hole.
"What an awful stench!"
Nothing but my gasps and footsteps could be heard as I shuffled into the cave, both palms "magnetized" onto the cavern's even walls. It was excruciating to intrude into a strange land while blind. Suddenly, a squadron of winged creatures - most likely bats - rushed across the cave's peak, causing shrieking shrieks to reverberate throughout the cavern.
I knelt with both hands over my head and remained very still. My h
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“Despite being well-known and the daughter of a most respectable woman in this world, I can't disagree with how you feel about forcing yourself on a man who is already in a relationship. But what about me? my feelings? Can't I also be happy with the person I love without anybody bothering and taking my beloved from me? Forgive me, Princess, for what I'm saying, but I'm just releasing the pain of my sentiments." “I didn’t know that, Allessia. All of my life… I wasn’t informed.” I said. “Did you know the feeling? The feeling of betrayal?” she as I watched her cry. Averiay, on my side also watched her giving Allessia a mean face. ‘You have never been in a relationship, you’re assuming too much.’ Averiya thought while rolling her eyes. “The pain that you fought for the world, you did everything just for him but in return is… he paid me pain.” Allessia continued, “I have owned him first, so don't turn away from hope where there isn't much of it.” “
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