"Huh!" I opened my eyes and found myself in the garden again.
"What a masterpiece!" looking up and seeing the dark blue sky, I was lost in that one-star. a star that looked unique and mesmerizing as if she was asking me to fetch her and keep it hidden from everything, hidden from this world.
I looked around to see the same surroundings with a bit of change, now the trees are having their leaves faced upside down. As for the flower buds, they were open, a small bit of the pink-red petals were apparent. It was a really beautiful scenery.
*gulp* looking downward again, There was one pair of black gentleman's shoes. Relooking upward to be mesmerized, stolen, and lost in those bloody-red eyes. Yes, it was the most infamous guy of this century, Mr. Vampire. He was staring at me with his scary red eyes. Looking back in his eyes, they were intimidating.
I hate to admit it, but I am scared to even lock eyes with him after what he has done to me. *sigh* now I have no choice I need to ask him, after all, no one is here and I need answers.
staring into his eyes a thought struck me, 'sigh I am now in the same situation of the long lost idiom ~ Necessity is the mother of invention~,' even though I hate it I have to do it.
*cough*
'Damn Mr. Vampire you are no gentleman, you dare to make a fairy you---' after I coughed from nerviness I thought to myself, but seeing a bright glint in his eyes I dare not think again.
Rolling my eyes, I got into a sitting position. Mr. Vampire looked at me impatiently and motioned to me by his hands ~get up~. why he always order? from the moment I met him, he is ordering me, hey vampire, I am not your maid I am only for the traitors.
yeah, notice my sarcasm, Anyways let's stand up and see what he has in store for me. I tried standing up but wobbled a bit, losing balance, mmm it was not a little bit of wobbling!
"Ahhhh,"
I screamed because I was about to fall, but at the last moment; Mr. Vampire holds me, he made me stand steadily, but still, he is not a gentleman.
I have many questions and this Mr. Vampire is not helping at all, why is he so egoistic. I am lost in thoughts but a sudden thought struck my mind, ruling it, 'I didn't hit myself on the leg so why is my body unstable?'.
*whoosh*" questions, questions, yes I know you have questions, sit down first," he used a spell to make a long ice bench from water. Honestly, I am too afraid to believe him.
"sigh, Selena sit down, trust me on this one, I will answer," he said with pity in his eyes for a moment, then as fast as he can, he returned to his stone face. Humph, he is stone-hearted, ill call him mr. stone from now and on, oh that reminds me I didn't ask about his name
*THUD*He forced me to sit down, then looked directly in my eyes, as though examining if I had any secrets.*whoosh* he made another chair and sat on it, directly opposite me.
"Let's start shall we?" he said with a smirk, 'his smirk reminds me of Alex's, yes Alex', seeing his smirk fighting spirit returned to me, I need to get him back, I need my brother back.
"Yes, we shall proceed and get over with it soon," I said while darting my eyes into his physique and then measuring the chances of winning, the chance of me winning against him! surprise no?
"haha, You can't win against me, Selena baby, I Am an immortal," he said after a small chuckle with a challenging smile. but I am not falling to his talking trap. the plan? easy stabbing his neck with a stick, abuse him to eat garlic, and finally burn him to death. this is how you kill a vampire... oh no I don't have garlic.
"HAHAHA, baby, I am a vampire from a royal lineage, that means I do not have those weaknesses you mentioned." once again he told me while his hands were on his mouth covering his chuckle.
then with a smile like an actual smile, he looked at me,ahhh he looks so handsome, someone save my poor heart.
'Wait!! he is reading my thoughts again, why the hell can't he understand the word privacy, humph I am so angry', I thought with a slight blush on my face, I'll bug you since I can't kill you
"can you stop peeking in my head!!?" I shouted tired of his reply to me after reading my thoughts, bruh has my emotions into consideration, even though I am powerless can you have some sympathy.
"fine, I won't read your thoughts, I don't want an angry tiger attacking me," he said while looking at me with admiration, looks like I am the only one with the capacity to shout on him?
"no baby girl you are not the only one, she also attacked me, but with her soul spirit instead, no doubt, you got her temper as well, sigh," he said with admiration in his eyes, but once again it was gone in a flash.
"who is she you keep on mentioning?" I asked with curiosity filled voice, eagerness in my eyes. Mr. Vampire is bad he never tells me what I want to know, can I kick him? please.
"You can't you are still weak", shooking his head in pity uggg this man!! "anyways let me introduce myself, I am Lazarus card, I am the sole vampire from my lineage of royals," he said sadly with a sighed, oh so he is the only one left.
"So, why are you here? I mean in the dreamworld" I asked with enthusiasm well I can't contain my curiosity towards his purpose here.
"I am here to give trails, after all, I am an immortal who has all the time," he said with a bitter smile.
I stood and then
*pat*
patted him, though I patted him showing no fear, but my inner self took the best of me, I am super scared for my life
*clap* he clapped suddenly and said with sparkling eyes, "Selena knight you passed the first trial," this sentence confused me a lot. Huh, first trail! as if I have another trail to face.
"mmmm, well, Yes you have another trail to face," Lazarus said while smiling brightly, ugg that statement made me so angry that I wanted to really kill and destroy everything on my way, how could they trick me to this trail thingy?
"What about my brother?, is he safe?, id he okay?, How many more trails I have to face?, won't you let me please?", shotgun activate, I shouted and bombarded him with questions.
"relax selena please relax," he said with pity trying to make me relax, are they crazy they made me face bolt all alone with basically no magic and now they want me to face another trail!
"You don't have to face them now, they will come to you with time," Lazarus told me as if that statement changed anything, why did I end up with Ava? and now this guy. What is my fault? I didn't ask for it.
"This is your fate embrace it before I kill you with my own hands," he said while showing his two fangs, looking calmly at me. scary but the recent statement made me feel helpless and angry,
"I don't believe in fate or destiny, where it was when dad died and we were overthrown," looking straight into his eyes, and waving my hand angrily I shouted, "I hate it along with you, now get out of my way"
I tried to move forward, but was blocked by Lazarus. he chanted a spell,
*flick* with a snap from his fingers everything changed, I was now lost in series of stairs. I turned to see where is he, but nothing was there
*beeb~beeb~beeb~bbbeb*, suddenly I got notifications like human's silly games,
---------------note---------------
[Choose one staircase]
[then choose your next trail on your own]
~ beware every choice has it's consequence~
~ choose fast you have 10 minutes to choose'
That's what it showed in front of me and then the timer started. I felt like I enter a human-machine, what was its name again, ah yea a video game, where according to books a message pop up as such.
I shocked my head and then looked around to see which type of stairs are available. Hmm, various kinds of stairs, which one to choose, tough question.
I got stairs full of candles, a stairs with thrones, a stairs with rose petals, a stairs with water, a stairs with sticky liquid of sorts, each staircase leads to a door, each door looks equally scary.
'Hmm why is it hard to choose, dear godsend some help or guidance'
Suddenly Lazarus shouted saying
"Choose already"
His voice was angry and gruff, scary after listening to that I prayed once more and entered the fort staircase I saw.
"What no where did I enter again?"