Suddenly, the figure in front of me turned around and the face of a beautiful lady appeared in front of me. Looking at her beautiful countenance, she is a pretty blond-haired lady, seeing those dark green eyes made my heart scream in admiration, 'So pretty!'
She was wearing the gear of a warrior that was stoked with a stark black unknown material for me. You wanna know her strength? Go see those wings, they are big enough to shelter at least 50 faires.
I was scared of my environment. She could kill me in a matter of seconds if she wants to or no, in a matter of a thought...
After gathering all the courage I had, I finally asked her.
"Excuse me, who are you?" afraid of looking into her eyes directly I turned my head down.
"Haha", The lady chuckled and turned around to look at me, with caring eyes she said: "Welcome to dreamworld Selena."
'Huh? How does she know my name' I thought in confusion.
"Not only your name, I know everything about you, " she said expressionlessly as if talking about an insignificant thing.
I shouted, "WHAT? You can read my mind?"
"Selena, this is my dream, I can look through everyone and everything here" I blinked my eyes in confusion and tried to understand what she meant but couldn't.
"Why and how am I here?" I asked with a tinge of fear and confusion in my eyes.
"Oh, looks like you got the curiosity of your dad," she smiled dazzlingly before saying.
"You know dad as well?" my eyes widened in shock. Who is she? And why she knows everything about me.
"Yes but this is not the time to talk about it, " shoving my curios questions away, she said, "Curious Selena, I invited you to my dream or how would you have entered it?"
"Okay, at least tell me your name." She asked her.
"Ava and I prefer you to call me by name." what a weird name, it does not belong to our kingdom, I thought.
"But---", I was about to continue to speak when I noticed her stare, I instantly closed my mouth.
One sec, two, three, finally she continued, "I am not listening to a word."
"Alright, Ava. Now could you tell me the reason I am here." looking at her with a confused look, I asked for an explanation.
"Alright, I am here simply to warn you." I stared at her blankly. I didn't understand what she meant and all that confusion could be seen on my face.
I have lost everything, my dad is dead and my brother is in prison and she just came to warn me, really?
I asked sarcastically: "Warn me? Why would you warn me and when were you when our family was destroyed?" I feel so much pain whenever I remember it.
"I have my reasons, I can help only by using dreams, " there wasn't any fluctuation on her face, it was as deadpan as before.
*Breath* breathing in air, I thought to myself 'Selena! Selena! Stop you know, she doesn't have anything to do with you, at least she wants to help.' I chided myself inside my head.
"You are a Dreamweaver?", asking her once more. Let's see what she can do.
"Yes and no, " she replied. 'really?'
I again asked her "Can you please, elaborate miss Ava?"
"Listen carefully, I have less power now, so, I can only connect with you through dreams but can't do anything physical to help you." more puzzles, I think she can hear my thoughts though, hehe.
"Alright," I said while half still confused by this sudden development of the situation.
"One more thing, I am here to tell you, don't marry Orion or it will be the doom of the kingdom", she said with a serious calm expression.
"I think you know their power, they will kill everyone who is close to me if I don't, " I refuted her words, one thing I took from my father, his caring heart.
"Everything has a way of doing, I am leaving it on you to decide it," she puzzled me again but I didn't ask her either.
"How will I know if my decision is the right one?" Yeah, don't play with my emotions now Ava.
"Well, when you wake up, you will see a butterfly next to your window, it will turn into a golden paper." She explained making me confused, even more, all my clues are a butterfly and a paper, I will ask more, I am sure there is more.
"Nothing else?" I asked her.
Suddenly, her silhouette started to fade away, "Yes, there is, I love you." The motion she showed at the end we're heartwarming and painful at the same time, she didn't understand what she meant by that and stood at the same place blankly, 'What? I love you?'
'Shoosh!'
The world started to disperse without its master, and a sound resounded.
'Boom!'
I woke up huffing while trying to breathe rapidly, I was completely drowned in sweat.
'Don't know if I should believe her or not, in what kind of situation, did I fall?' still having doubt on Ava's words, but I don't want to take any chance, so, I will follow her instructions.
After deciding to test Ava's authenticity and looked around for the butterfly.
'Mmm, so, I was not imagining Afterall' outside her window, there was a multicolored butterfly, too pretty to be captured if kept as a treasure will be the real deal.
Suddenly, turned into a paper butterfly, after that fire engulfed it, creating smoke. This burned smoke of the butterfly turned into words:
~Trust me, Selena, do as I tell you and I promise your safety and revenge as well - Ava"
The smoke collected into one point,
*Boom!*
A huge golden word appeared.
~I LOVE U~
Then slowly it faded away.
"Slam!", suddenly, Demonica entered the room slamming the door harshly.
"You still----", as she entered she wanted to shout at me, but when she saw me awake a somewhat shocked expression appeared and then nothing, no emotions...
Throwing a change of cloth towards me and ordering me, "Go, take a bath and get ready, his Majesty is summoning you."
"Do you know, why?" I asked, I am the center of all this mess and still ignorant of everything.
"I am not responsible about the king's schedule and don't know what he wants to do." answering simply, not answering my curiosity at all.
"I am sorry." I am not inquiring anything from this devil anymore.
"Shoo~shoo, take a bath I will return in half an hour, be ready." She replied.
"Alright, madam!"
"Call me, Cia."
'Wow, she asked me to call her Cia, I better pinch myself, it looks like a dream, "Ahh!" no it's not.
Why am I starting to have a favorable impression of her? She is good, to the point, I am imagining, she wants to be good to me and get in my good books.
I will still be somewhat formal with her, she is the devil "No thanks, I prefer calling you madam."
"Very well, I will take my leave, get ready fast" she turned around and walked away.
"Mhmm" I hummed while still thinking maybe I want to hope, 'could a dream change so many things? Can I trust Ava?'
After that, I went to take a bath and get ready, wore a good silk made dress with a cute design and 2-3 stones here and there. I decided to wait for Demonica for some time.
She did come back with a box, "Here wear this jewelry."
'What? wear what….jewelry, what is going on? Something doesn't look right, first, they gave me a beautiful dress and now they are making me wear jewelry? something is up for sure'
"What are you waiting for? Wear them!", looking at me with narrowed eyes, scary!
"I don't know how to wear them," I said with a smug plastered on my face I will play for some time, I am in a good mood around her.
"Quit joking around and wear it." She glared at me but I lost the fear from her, don't know why.
"No!" I said childishly, 'Why am I becoming childish around her, maybe she is the mother figure for me' I thought to myself.
"Fine! I will make you wear it." she moved her hand, a weird spell was cast on my hands and around my back, she was the one who dressed me up by her hands. I felt somewhat warm.
"Let's go," deactivating the spell she said, I nodded and followed her silently to the court.
Holding my hands forcefully.
*Shoosh!*,
"Ahh!" with her only one leap, I was 40 meters above the ground, my heart leaped out to my throat and I screamed.
Looking downward, if it was not for this immerse scenario I would have cried from fear, really our castle is the best castle in this world, it is huuuuge! And high!
We are still inside but still can't see the rooftop. What do you think of a rooftop 150 meters high, it is higher than clouds.
I was always afraid of flying. Even, my father could not help me, I didn't let him hold me up, even for a meter, as for Demonica… well, nothing is up to me around her.
"What's your background Cia (or madam)" I looked around and lost myself looking into that marble-like floor, red blue white even golden in color, forgetting about my question.
"Woosh~woosh!" other fairies fled behind, on top, and even behind us, some waved, some smiled at me, but mostly looked disdainfully towards me.
Finally, we reached the throne room, every servant, either clicked their tongue or said aww on our way to the throne room, some even sneered and whispered silently, mocking me.
I entered the throne room again and this time it was by flying, what I saw made me speechless, what is going on here.
As I was lost in my thoughts the voice of the traitor resounded.
"Selena, what is the reply to my proposal?"