Moxdea appeared to us the moment we exited the Harpcola Wilds.
“Congratulations on getting the Griffon’s talons.”
“Thank you, Moxdea.” I smiled. “You were very correct, the journey there was absolutely horrible and I don’t wish to do that again.”
“Beware, Empress Zelda, for it doesn’t get easier from here.” Moxdea warned me.
“How could it possibly get any harder?” Cedric questioned.
“Don’t ask that!” I hissed. “Now it’s gonna get ten times harder.”
“Just kill me now.”
“Can I?” Hunter questioned.
“Any tips on this journey Moxdea?” I asked.
Her smoky head bobbed up and down. “This journey will be a stormy one. You will be in your one true form, you will confront the ghosts of your past, you must keep your head above water and re
I gently pushed the wolf off of me. “What do you mean you can’t?”“I’ve tried! We all have!”“Zeke you can’t shift back either?” I asked.“Not at all.” He whined before scratching behind his ear. “You look different by the way.”“Yeah, so I’m told.” I muttered. “Cedric, can you shift back?”“Don’t you think I would have if I could.” His voice was much deeper and rough in monster form.“There’s no reason to be rude.” I snapped.“So, what do we do?” Posy questioned.“This must be our first obstacle.”“We couldn't even have a night to relax?” The Hunter’s white wolf groaned. “I can’t even mourn the loss of my relationship.”“Another time, lover boy!” Zeke barked. “We need to get ba
Since I already knew what my life was like as Queen of the Aleni, I turned away from that reflection. And instead turned to the first one. It intrigued me that this was the form I had physically changed into.Was it supposed to be my one true form? Who I was supposed to turn into eventually? Was this a good or bad person and how would she come to be?I turned again to the wall with the blonde hair and silver eyes. I barely recognized myself in this reflection. But I had to admit blonde hair did look good on me.I reached out to touch the glass. I noticed that my reflection’s hand didn’t reach out. I gasped as I touched the glass and it wasn’t solid. Ripples ran through the image as though it was water. I stepped forward and my hand disappeared into the image. I think I could go through it!Maybe if I did, I’d find out exactly who she was. It was worth a try, right?I took a deep breath and stepped into the glass&hellip
Once again, I woke up in bed in a room I didn’t recognize.Just like last time, I was naked and alone. Would this be a running theme?I got dressed and waited in the room, unsure of what the world outside of that door was like. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to find out either.There was a knock on the door. I went to answer it. I was relieved to see Posy. I reached out and hugged her.“Um, good morning to you too, Zelda.”“I’m sorry, I just really missed you.” I laughed.“It’s only been nine hours.” She giggled.“So what’s on the agenda for today?”“Whatever you want it to be Empress Zelda. Though you do have to give that speech regarding our new alliance with the Luan Pack.”“Right, of course.” I nodded. Hopefully I wrote that speech last night because I had no idea what I was going to say.
It seemed I entered exactly where I had left off in my nightmare.I was in my room, talking to Posy.“What’s wrong with you Zelda?”“I don’t know.” I whispered. “I don’t know, I’m sorry. I-I let him warp my mind completely and turn me into someone I’m no-”Suddenly it was like I couldn’t say those words anymore. They were being swallowed by something much more powerful.“What I mean to say is Cedric is my husband and I support him in everything he does, like I’m supposed to.” I said in a voice that almost didn’t sound like my own.Posy scoffed. “Whatever Zelda. I hope you’re happy.”I literally was not.“Posy-”“We’re leaving in the morning. I know we said we’d stay longer but-”“Wait, please Posy, stay!” I whispered. “
“What happens if I don’t choose?” I asked.The room started shaking violently and the glass started cracking. Shards of glass threatened to fall from the ceiling. But through the cracks I saw something that made me smile.It was me. Like the real me. No white or gold eyes, no blonde hair, no ridiculous crown. Just me.“Okay, I’ll choose, just give me a minute!” I called.I faced the reflection with the white eyes. I knew nothing about her and it would be idiotic to choose that one. Then I turned to Luna Zelda.She was married to Hunter, a werewolf and a leader. For the most part she seemed pretty happy. It wasn’t a bad life to live as far as I was concerned. But I also wouldn’t see my family and I would miss Gynem so much. It was my home.Then came the one that looked closest to the real me. She was beyond happy. Still an Empress married to Penn, hosting a party every fo
We entered the ship and looked around curiously. It wasn’t at all how I imagined it to be.I had only heard tales about ships in relation to pirates. I’d always wanted to meet one, but it didn’t seem like I would be doing that today. The ship was totally empty.I climbed below deck. It had cots, which made me think we would definitely be spending the night here. I wasn’t sure if that would bode well, considering I was already feeling a little nauseous.I might suffer from seasickness. I grabbed on to a column as the ship started moving.“Who is doing that?” I called up.“We’re not sure!” Zeke called back down.I slowly made my way back up to the deck. The wheel was turning all by itself. That should worry me, but I could make fire come out of my body, so this was just another day in Uquix it seemed.“Well, I’m going to take a nap.&rdq
We all sat on the deck in a circle around the fire. If we were going to do this, we might as well do it right.“Are we sure we should read this story?” Posy asked. “I mean what if the book is cursed?”“This whole journey has been cursed.” Penn pointed out.“He’s right and we clearly were supposed to find this. Might as well see what it’s all about.” I sighed, sure I would end up regretting this. “Go ahead and read, Hunter.”He cleared his throat. “There was once a ship called The Ghastly Cutlass run by Captain Rowell ‘The Cruel’ Swale. He was ruthless and hard and the reason for this tale-”“God is it all going to rhyme?” Cedric groaned.“Shut up!” I snapped. “Continue Hunter.”“Thank you Empress Zelda.” He shot Cedric a dirty look before continuing. “Rowell took no pri
This time we all went down below deck.There was eerie green lighting that most definitely wasn’t there before, but nothing else seemed different. That almost scared me more, considering all the noise we had heard.The trap door slammed closed. Cedric tried to push it open. “It won’t budge!” He growled. “We have to get out of here.”“Maybe it’s the wind?” Posy suggested.“There was no wind.” Penn pointed out. “I think maybe those stories weren’t just stories.”“Yeah, you think?” Hunter asked.“Are they going to kill us?” Zeke asked. “We are a group of ten.”“But we would make a horrible crew to this ship.” I pointed out. “We’re not qualified at all!”“I don’t think they care about that.” Oz admitted.“I’m just really hoping th