The next day they freshened up and were all packed and dressed up,they had stocked up provisions for their journey and gathered some weapons, Maggie had apologized to Eric but was keeping her distance,she didn't want to loose control and create a huge scene.
"The red sea isn't far from here, is it?"she asked.
"1 mile"Ellen replied briefly putting on her cloak and dragging the hood all the way to her face am guessing she was trying to hide her face so no one would recognize her it was because of the hatred she said humans had for blood witches.
Time passed and we finally reached the red sea,staring at it with amused looks on our faces ,when they said the red sea I thought it was just a name but what I'm seeing was completely different from my imagination. The sea was literally red and had a fresh scent of blood I had a hunch that this sea wasn't made with water but blood,a lot of it.
There were other people getting on the boat too,not only us,finally I got to have a closer look at those cat and dog people, I was surprised to see rabbit people, fox people,it was all so intriguing and I was awestruck. We boarded the ship and moved slowly and steadily.
"Do not make a sound"the ship captain who was just a boring and normal looking woman said and I wondered why these terrible beasts of this realm had such heightened sense. I sat beside Ellen,I wanted to ask her a question and I had to or the curiosity would kill me.
"Uhm...Ellen,how do people recognized you as a blood witch?"I asked then saw her face squeeze up a little,we were both sitting at the corner of the huge wooden ship and there was no one there apart from both of us. she turned away and showed her back to me,she removed the hood and held her hair up with her hand exposing her neck to me,there was a tattoo,something like the ones pirates used in movies with a skeleton skull and two bones crossed in an 'X' sign,she quickly covered it and turned to me "if anyone spots this tattoo,they immediately know who I am,I'll either be burned alive or thrown overboard." Ellen said still maintaining her brave façade but I knew deep down she wasn't okay, she had gone through a lot before I knew it I pulled her in for a hug,she didn't push me nor hug me back she just sat there buried in my embrace.
"What was that for?"she asked and I smiled.
"Just a momentum"I replied.
We heard a screeching sound and we knew we were entering the most dangerous part of the sea and then we were covered with dark clouds and wing monsters flying above the sea watching out for their prey they were many and so huge.
"Do not make a sound and make sure there is no source of light around you"the captain said,everything was going smoothly the monstrous creatures didnt attack and we were as quiet as a graveyard that you could even hear a pin drop and then the wind started blowing harder and harder a storm started and rocked the ship back and forth and even with all that we still managed to stay quiet,I watched as people gripped the ship and fought hard not to let out a sound ,but well every graveyard has its own crow...The wind blew Ellen's hair and a man saw the tattoo.
"She...she's a blood witch"He yelled and then the creatures started coming in,swooping down and heading straight towards the ship,panic cries were heard when one of the monsters grabbed the man who yelled and tore him in half before shoving him in its mouth,I felt like throwing up but that serves him right. They started shooting crossbows and shotguns. the monsters weren't affected by the weapons and kept tearing and killing people. there was blood and now I knew why the sea was as red as this,the blood of the people who had passed here in the past tainted the sea red.This monstrous beings were tearing people up in shreds and also destroying the ship.
"Everyone get behind me now!"Ellen yelled and without hesitation they all ran and his behind Ellen,she closed her eyes and chanted a spell,I was in the corner of the ship and before I could get to Ellen a barrier was formed,trapping me out with the monsters,when Ellen opened her eyes and saw me,her eyes widened in shock,she couldn't let down the barrier now cause it was fully formed.
"Ellen bring down the Barrier now,Ariana's still out there!!"Eric yelled and started hitting the Barrier but it was no use.
I heard a roar behind me and when I turned to look I was hit by a monster's tail with full force sending me crashing into the sea.
"Why does bad things always happen to me, why I'm I so unfortunate?"I asked myself inwardly as I lost consciousness and sank.