ELIAS’ POVThis was like a spear struck to my heart; to be told that we had lost the baby whom we were so happy to have.The joy of having a baby made me feel really good. My life felt different, and I also felt like a ready father. I was ready to teach my child all that I know as he grows up, but all those dreams are now aborted as we have lost him.“I’m sorry.” The doctor sympathized with me, and then left.Carla placed her hand on my back, close to my shoulder.“How are we going to break the news to her?” She asked, with her voice, sounding shaky.“We’ll know what to do when it’s time to cross that bridge.” I replied her, trying to sound strong.But the news of losing my child had actually broken me, and now, I had to act strong even for Scarlet. She was going to need someone to comfort her even though it was going to take a while to numb the pain of losing her unborn baby.“Let’s go.” I said to her as I turned to head towards Scarlet’s ward.When we got to Scarlet’s private ward,
SCARLET’S POV“I’m sorry Scarlet. For now, you may have to use a wheel chair.” Elias informed, looking quite sad for me.He held me up, but I made no effort to also raise my body. How can these sad things happen to me all at once? Who did I offend to deserve this?Tears strolled down my eyes and in no time, I burst out into tears.“It’s okay, Scarlet. It’s just for a short while. You won’t be making use of the wheel chair for a long period of time. It’s just until your bones feel ready to be dependent.”“This is still so much unfair that I have to go through this. We just went on an outing to the beach and I turned out this way? This is so unfair, Elias.” I repeated, and connected the heel of my palm on my face.“Scarlet, I’m just glad that you’re back alive, and that you will heal from what has caused your legs the inability to walk. So, cheer up, okay?”“If my legs are going to heal in a matter of time, I don’t know how long it will take my heart to heal.” I said to him, and then I
SCARLET’S POVAbout a week had passed, and I had gotten much better than when I had just come back home from the hospital.But all through my recovery period, all that was on my mind was Sylvia. She was sort of weird, and that kind of made me feel sad and pained.All through the time I was here, she had not for once come over to see how I was doing. It was so weird, and unlike her. She’s my only sister, and my only blood.Certainly, she would feel very sad to find out that I got injured and couldn’t walk, but I heard nothing from her.Well, I’m still going to get to the root of this. I have to find out if I have done something wrong to her that could have gotten to her bones, apart from the one at the beach, because I wouldn’t count that.It was all for her sake as well.SYLVIA’S POVI stared at the wall blankly while I was sitting in the living room. The whole atmosphere was giving me a nostalgic vibe, and taking me back to the days something strange happened to me while I was in Ashl
SYLVIA’S POVI fluttered my eyes open as I came back to consciousness. Although, it didn't make any difference, but I could feel I was in a different world.I managed to stand to my knees, and coughed out. Then I used my hand to touch the ground, in search of my cane.“Here, Sylvia.” Brad handed over the cane to me.Then I collected it, and leaned on it to stand.“Thanks. Are… are we there yet?” I asked, out of curiosity.“Yes, we are.” He responded, sounding excited, but seemed to be putting it under control.“Alright then. So, what's next?” I questioned, wanting to know what we were up for, and what next, we were going to encounter.We had successfully gotten into the portal, so the next thing should be to move on, I guess.“We have to walk a bit further, and we'll know where next to go.” Brad responded, and he held my hand as we moved slowly.I was more anxious at the moment. I knew we were already at the land of fear and as we were moving further and deeper into the land, anything
SYLVIA’S POV~Back to reality~“Coming!” I voiced out as I rose to my feet. The knock on the door had snapped me out of my thoughts, and I hoped that it wasn’t going to turn out to be someone who isn’t a person I wanted to see.“Hey Joey!” I wrapped my arms around him as I figured out it was him.“Hey pretty. Been a long while.” He said as he withdrew from me, and walked into the house.“Well, glad you came. There’s a lot of fun stuff to do.” I teased him, with a smile on my face.“Well, I know what that entails.” He said as he carried me and I laughed out loud, happy that someone lively had come in to change my mood.SCARLET’S POVI walked out of the house, ready to go over to the house to see Sylvia, and I hoped she’s doing okay by the time I get there.I took a cab, and then was driven home. When I got home, I felt a bit weird because it had been long since I came home, and weirdly, a flashback of how we had so many good times with our mother, hit me.I smiled, and sniffled, feelin
SYLVIA’S POVMy eye lids fluttered open as I gained my consciousness back. It felt as if I had been out for long, but there was no way I could find out.I guess the old man must be really tricky. Since he stays in a place like this, obviously, he was someone we ought to be wary of.It meant he could have sent Brad out to get him an apple because he wanted to capture me.By the way, where was I? Right there, I realized that there was too much heat where I was, and when I tried to sit up, my head hit something wooden.I became alert, and used my hands to feel my surrounding. No matter how far my hands wanted to reach, there was always a wooden covering, restricting them like I was placed in a box.Hold on. Could it be that I was placed in a coffin? A gasp of shock escaped my mouth as I used my hands to trace the shape, and confirmed that I was truly in a coffin.Fear gripped me, and it became a bit difficult to breathe. I wondered if he has buried me deep into the ground.Oh, no. That mu
SYLVIA'S POVI looked around in fear, and tried to move away as fast as I could, probably I could find a place to hide, but it felt as if each place I turned to, the monster was still coming from that angle.“Shit! What should I do?” I muttered under my breath, feeling like my heart was going to jump out of my chest.Then I heard a loud cackle again from Naamath. She seemed to derive pleasure from my fear, and even as much as I tried not to overcome the fear, and think it wasn't real, it was all futile.“Help! Brad, help me!” I called out to him, but Naamath's cackle only increased more, and it became even more difficult to think that Brad would be able to help me this time.Soon, I felt a cold chill around me, like a creature who I didn't notice was breathing a cold breath on me.“Please let me go.” I pleaded, beginning to lose hopes that I would make it out of here.“You really are something, Sylvia. Didn't you know that you should be expecting things like this in a journey of breakt
SYLVIA’S POV My scream tore the air, as I fell, and my arms, and legs failed, wishing I'd just happen to hold onto something accidentally, and stop myself from falling.The feeling of falling was horrible. It felt like all my organs were floating inside of me. I wanted to touch ground badly, but at the same time, touching the ground meant I had to die, and I didn't want to.Would my head hit the ground? Or would it be my back? All thoughts were blocked from my head, and the only thoughts in my head was of falling.Suddenly, I hit something soft compared to the ground being hard, and arms encircled me. It didn't stop the fall, but it was already broken. We had fallen from human height. I smelled him before he spoke.It was Brad."Are you okay?" He asked, pulling my hair out of my face, his voice flooded with worry."Yes. Yeah, I'm fine." I replied, in a little voice. I rolled off Brad, and tried to sit up. Then I heard slow claps coming from a distance, and realized it had to be Naama
SCARLET'S POV. Egg after egg dropped, filling the space, and I couldn't help the feeling of raw panic eating me up. I had ever seen such a monster with different traits. It has pincers like scorpions and made loud noises. It buzzed like a bee, and was so solid even though it was made of ants. It was laying eggs which was really unbelievable, but what scared me was that I didn't know what would happen if the eggs happened to hatch. What creature would we see there, and how would they eat us up?I took in deep breaths, as me and Elias were pushed together. I couldn't help myself. It felt like I would suddenly scream, and go out. The eggs fell against us, and it was then I knew I couldn't help myself. “Elias!” I called out, as my hand closed over his shirt tightly. My mouth opened wide, and I fought for breath, but couldn't find it. “Scarlet, Scarlet, breathe!” Elias said, looking at me intently, as I hit my chest, trying to breathe. My eyes filled up with tears, and it felt like I w
RALPH'S POVEstelle looked at us all, enjoying the looks of shock on the faces of the men. Then she walked over to me, and bent, placing a hand on the table, and the other behind my chair. I wouldn't deny the ice in her eyes. Everything about her seemed cold, and although I hated her being that close to me, I did not budge. I stared at her right in the eye, without fear. “You must be having a hard time, right?” She spoke softly. “Well, I've had a harder time.” She said, then straightened up, without taking her eyes off me for a second. She seemed to built for revenge, and in her eyes were the echoes of pain, and cold. She took a few steps backwards, before giving a smile that didn't reach her eyes, then she turned away, walking out of the hall. The elders all looked like they had been holding their breaths, and they let it out quickly, looking at each other. “I believe we've discussed all we need to discuss.” I said, getting to my feet. Sitting around, doing nothing was something
RALPH’S POVI dressed in my room, trying hard so time wouldn't run out on me. There was a council meeting scheduled for the day, and I had to attend instead of Elias. The council elders had sent in multiple envelopes, all demanding to see Elias. ‘Where is the Alpha?’‘What is the Alpha planning on doing?’‘Is Alpha Elias aware that things are becoming even worse?’They had sent in all kinds of questions, and I understood their impatience. It was all stemming from the fear Estelle had woven into their hearts. A knock came on my door. “Come in.” I said, brushing my hair. If I didn't look my best, they would assume Elias didn't know what he was doing, and that he had just put some random person on his throne. I really hoped he and Scarlet would make it back alive, and quickly because I was in no way fit for an Alpha. A maid walked in with toast on a tray. “No, no, I'm fine. I didn't ask for breakfast.” I said, but she didn't retreat. “Before leaving, Alpha Elias gave me strict ord
SCARLET’S POVWe fell mercilessly, hitting the rough edges, getting bruises all over. I landed on the ground with my head in an awkward position, before straightening up, and looking at Elias, who was sprawled on the ground, breathing hard, as he looked up at the sky. I looked around. Apparently, we had fallen in some kind of hole. Due to taking quick hasty breaths, the dust managed to get into my nose, and I sneezed hard. We heard the strange buzzing sound, and I covered my mouth, only for another sneeze to come true. I sneezed again, and Elias scrambled to his fist to cover my mouth. I held his hand there, willing myself not to sneeze. Eventually, I let out a tiny one, and with my eyes watering, I looked around, taking Elias' hands off my mouth. Everywhere was dusty. It was probably because we had fallen through it. All the dust seemed to be settling. “What do we do now?” I whispered, giving a little cough, as I tried to swipe the dust away from settling on my face.“I think w
THIRD PERSONIt wasn't just Elias who felt the tendrils of fear squeezing his heart. Scarlet felt it too, and it felt like her chest was on fire, just from wondering what would happen. The mere terror that the clanging sound generated made her heart beat faster at every clang. It was too much for her to handle. She looked around repeatedly, and the soft wind whipped her hair into her face, which she brushed back with both hands. Already, her palms were cold and sweaty, and the anxiety was just too much. She needed the suspense to be over. “What do you think that is?” She asked Elias, still looking around, trying to guess what could be the reason for the weird sound. “I have no idea.” Elias replied, as the sound grew louder. “We should… I think we should move on.” Scarlet suggested, wanting to make a move. It was so obvious that whatever was approaching them with the weird sound wasn't single. It wasn't two, nor was it three. It was definitely a lot.“I say we wait.” Elias replied,
ELIAS’ POVI couldn't understand the fear and anxiety filling me up. It wasn't the first time Scarlet and I had been on a journey, or been faced with dangerous creatures, and people, but still there was that nervousness. That whispering voice that told me my fears were not twisting lies in my head, but trying to bore the truth into me. Something really awful could happen, and I might be unable to escape it with Scarlet by my side. Either way, I hated the feeling. The whole place spoke, and gave an aura of power, dark power, and it boasted too easily of how we could get killed. It was the main reason for my fears. The man looked at us, and even without the features on his face, I was somehow able to tell that he had a smile on. Then, I looked at Scarlet. She also seemed lost in thoughts, and it would be the best time to try to convince her, but she would despise me for it. It was better I carried out her wish, than to let my fear get the best of me. “We are willing to try. After
Scarlet and Elias couldn’t help but admit within themselves that they were overwhelmed by fear. Elias knew how dangerous the journey was, and this made him even more scared. “Well, hello.” The man spoke, in an eerie tone. “Who the hell are you?” Elias managed to question him, as they were both wary of him. “A question which actually isn’t the major concern. But I’ll tell you one thing. If you dare try to escape, because it’s only expected of you to want to run from me, you won’t be able to get to the world beyond.” “Uhn!” Elias exclaimed softly, not knowing whether to believe the man or not. “Yeah. To make things more understandable for you, I am the passage to the world beyond, which only means without me, you can’t go into the world beyond. So, now, I hope you know that it is only unwise of you to run from me. And if you have enough time to waste, you can actually run from me, and when you realize you’ve been wasting your time, you’ll come back, and definitely meet me here.” Bo
SCARLET’S POV It was dawn already, and was time for us to set out for her journey. If it was an outing, I would have been so excited about it, but then, it was a dangerous journey which we are just going on for the sake of a friend which we have taken as a family. Even from the name, the world beyond, one would have known that it isn’t a place one can take lightly. For Elias to have been so adamant on us not going there, it was evident that it wasn’t like other dangerous places that we have gotten ourselves into. “Are you certain you are ready?” Elias asked me as we headed towards the woods. “I am more than ready.” I responded to him, not wanting to sound discouraging. Even if I wanted to sound discouraging, it shouldn’t be from here when he could easily turn back and by then, whatever I do, might not make him change his mind, anymore. We didn’t have to walk too much before we got to the woods, and that only made me feel a little anxious. But then, I had to stop myself from getti
SCARLET'S POV “I know, and I feel quite bad for going down that lane, but you know we’ve got to do all it takes to ensure Ashley is back to good health. Who knows? She might be able to help us with an information. You know she was captured by Estelle. She must have seen a lot which would be very helpful for us.” “I understand. Just look for better ways to convince him regarding something than hurting yourself. Well, let me leave you to go over to meet him. I’m sure he’s so annoyed with both you, and himself. You’ve got to make him feel he isn’t making the wrong decision.” “Alright! I’m on it.” “He’s in the garden, by the way.” Ralph informed me, and I smiled lightly. “Thanks.” I appreciated him, then I stepped out of the room and walked towards the garden. On getting to the garden, I saw him standing and gazing at the sky with both hands in his pockets. I knew he was going through a lot, and had a lot of responsibilities burdening him. So, all he needed was things to go a bit eas