The heart truth awaited - slowly entering in thouse in the maze leading them inside a reflections . The room was as cold as ice ,with crystal mirrors of truth.
The oracle stone lay within the surface rippling with truth . But the shadows converged -hungrier than before .
This was another level ,another shadow realm. The realm of shadow daemons ,these were more insatiable.
"One of us must sacrifice" . Keisha said . "Your desires ,our secrets -lets offer them to the crystal mirror".
Each of them lined up before the blood crystal mirror, confessing their deepest fears and their hidden longings .
Which was the most depressing situation for the girls. Some things were meant to be kept as secrets ,but today they had to say them out loud for the sake of going back to their world.
The blood crystal mirror absorbed their essence ,revealing the Oracle stone's location - the bloodstone chamber on an altar - this was going to be long journey.
"We will fight the shadow daemons together". Tori vowed . "Our desires won't break us if we fight with clear minds . Shadow daemons are fierce and power hungry more than the shadow spirits.
Eighth hour...the altar....
The altar awaited them - a chamber of pulsing veins , which looked so different from normal altars. A chamber where the oracle stone lay encased in the bloodstone .
As they moved forward the shadow daemons surged , their hunger palpable. Looking stronger than the first shadows they encountered , they had to fight really hard for their survival.
" We fight". Matilda said glancing at the Keisha, Tori and Zenid. " For each other. For survival. For our kingdoms". The three girls nodded emotionally . All this was too much for them, but they had no other way out .
And so , they faced the battle - their desires weaponized as their secrets laid bare . They had to conquer the shadow daemons.
The oracle stone pulsed - beaconing hope in the blood -soaked darkness . The shadow daemons were fierce ,whenever they striked ,they left scars on the girl's bodies causing immerse pain . The shadow spirits were better , they thought as they fought with the shadow daemons.
Shadow daemons were creatures of the underworld,as they attacked they whispered secrets and influenced the mortal girls ,making them almost give up .
They were really good at deceiving , one had to stand firm and not believe what they say to avoid being lured into their trap ,as they knew one's greatest desires.
The harm they caused was immerse . They fought with no mercy as they held a huge grudge against the mortals with magic ,as they felt the urge to avenge their families who had been destroyed by the sorcerers.
As dawn approached ,they seized the oracle stone - their key to escape . The shadows wailed when the oracle stone was taken ,their lustful hunger thwarted . As they slowly faded in the darkness . Giving the girls a chance to get out the chamber .
Keisha noticed how the other girls looked so weak . "Are you all okay?". Keisha asked .
"We need somewhere to hide for a few minutes, we have to regain strength, we haven't eaten or slept for 8 days , I can't keep on fighting". Zenid said looking exhausted to the core.
" We haven't ate anything ever since we got into the shadow realm ,we can't keep on straining our inner cores ,we have to find our way out in the next 3 hours ,that's 3 days before we die here". Matilda said looking weaker than the rest.
Keisha observed her surroundings as she activated the bracelet,easily taking the girls in the open vortex ,which put them in a secluded cave outside the heart truth maze .
" When we get out of here ,we automatically get into the third shadow realm ". Keisha said dropping the news leaving the girls speechles.
To be continued.....