The boat drifted onto the shore and on the other side was a tall man dressed in a sleek black suit. "Welcome to the land of flowers" he said bowing down. "You are our first guests and we hope you enjoy your stay" he said getting up, "Follow me to your hotel". Most of the people followed him but we went to the right. "What's this smell" asked Pearl looking up at the statue. I squinted my eyes but couldn't see anything since it was so high up. "I have no idea".
We climbed up a hill and got a view of the island. There was a building in the middle and in front were smaller ones which were all heavily decorated with gold and in the edges was a river flowing from the statue's basket. "Han do you know what this is?" I asked. He shook his head and walked down the hill. I could see the man and the rest of the people from the boat stepping through the yellow topped trees. "Who are you". We turned around and saw a little kid with a bow twice his size. "We're just travellers and happened to reach this place" said Pearl thinking up a lie. He looked at us confused. "No your not, stop lying" he said revealing his tiny pair of wings and pulling back his arrow. I narrowly dodged his attack but it struck a frog which somehow survived and started pressing up against my leg. I kicked it away but it kept coming back so I killed it. "Oh, I accidentally made it fall in love with you" he said getting back on the ground, "Oh, I just revealed my Godly abilities accidentally".
I turned back and ran away from him with my knife in hand. Suddenly, I felt something pierce y back and I was met by my own reflection on the knife. I got back up unscathed and turned back. I wasn't scared anymore since his arrows did nothing to me. I rushed at him and pinned him down. "What's with this island?".
"Nothing, why do you ask?" he said slipping from my hands. "This is just the land of flowers" he said flying away. I sat down and breathed out in relief but something came to my mind. The arrow made things fall in love but it didn't do anything to me. That meant I already loved myself to the limit. Was I really that egotistical? No, maybe I was just special, I was special.
I jumped back up and slid down the mountain. "Let's go!" I shouted running into the area with houses. I hid behind a bin and looked at the people. They were all women and were going behind the statue. I climbed up the house and looked at the people as they went by. They were all pretty and were dressed in white robes which was weird. "Hey Pearl, try sneak in to see what's happening" I said. I turned back and only saw a panicked Han. "Where's Pearl" I said jumping down.
"I don't know, she just disappeared!" he said frantically. I turned back and looked up. I could see someone near the ledge moving around like they were trying to escape. "She's been taken into the flower basket".
We ran behind the houses and reached the statue. Behind it was a hot spring which meant that since there were no ladders, we had to climb up the statue. I handed Han my knife and said, "Good luck". He started climbing the stone giantess and I hid behind the houses. If I was spotted, I'd probably face punishment by someone else. "Here you are you little brat". I turned back and saw a man at least seven foot facing me. He had a long scar which ran from his forehead to his chin and his eyes were empty with no light reflecting on them as if he was the embodiment of terror and dread. I turned back and ran away and ended up in another forest. I turned back and there he was holding onto a long mace. Maybe he was terror.
I sprinted away and climbed up one of the biggest trees. I looked back and he was spinning his iron mace around. I jumped off and witnessed the tree fall. I ran through and reached the beach. As I fell into the water, I was sent flying up into the sky. I looked and realised I was heading for the basket. I was sent into the crack and my hand got stuck so in other words, I would be left there until Han came. I then remembered that Pearl was there. "Would you like to bathe here, daughter of Persephone".
My eyes widened. Persephone was one of the names of the God's in the Temple where we met Theseus. "No, who are you, also my mom's human" said Pearl. The other voice laughed and said, "Don't make me laugh, that old hag would've been sixty seven when you were born which is past the mortal age of fertility but now, let me ask you again, would you like to get in the water?" asked the voice. I heard steps through the water. "No!" yelled Pearl, "You're a liar!".
"You will get in as long as your in the land of flowers!" yelled the other voice.
Suddenly, I heard a splash and silence followed then, the cry of a child.