Aurora.
Where was I?
I looked around where I stood, the whole place was covered with dark, thick fog.
What the hell was this? One moment, I was at war and the next, I was in a different place.
Was I dead? Was this hell? Heaven?
"You're here." A voice said, unlike any other, I've heard this one was so deep and soothing, yet something about it promised danger, and hurt.
"Who are you? And where am I?"
"You'll know who I am soon enough, or not so soon perhaps, it depends on how it all goes down." The person said the voice sounded neutral in the sense that I couldn't tell which gender it was coming from. Man or woman? Human or not?
"What are you?" I questioned. I had a strange feeling, even though I was supposed to be panicked and scared, due to the fact that I was in an entirely different and strange realm, I felt calm, and at peace and that scared me in ways I could not begin to explain.
"I am something you've never heard of before, something you've never seen but will be. Do not trust anyone, do not let history repeat itself." The voice said, and for the first time since the whole encounter, there was pressure and panic in the voice and that made me panic.
"Who are you? What are you talking about? Where is this? What is happening?!" I yelled, frustrated. One thing I hated more than someone stealing my chocolate was not knowing, and not being in control. It drove me insane, my parents were not controlling whatever situation that led them to their death, I would rather not be like them.
Before I got a chance to get my answer, the entire place began to disappear while I was still there. The presence of whoever had been speaking to me, I had once felt was gone, and before I knew it, I was dragged back into the mortal realm.
I woke up with a Jolt, the sunlight rays escaped through the shallowly covered window-binds and straight into my eyelids.
The more I took in deep breaths, the more things from my surroundings started to register to me, like how soft this bed was, and how luxurious the room looked. It was clear that I was far and far away from Manteca. We did not have enough resources in Manteca to even afford such luxury.
I sat up in a panic haste causing me to almost fall back, the headache had not gone down, even a bit. The poison they used was strong, for sure.
"Are you alright?" A woman's voice said, causing me to just acknowledge the presence of an older woman who had been standing at a corner in the room since. Something about my gaze made her uneasy because she took steps closer with a careful and nervous smile as if trying to assure her she meant no harm.
"And you are?" I answer her question with a question of my own, not trusting her one bit, and trying to recall if I had perhaps seen her somewhere.
"Dear, I will tell you all you wish to know if you just answer me, are you alright? Do you need a doctor?" She questioned, her gaze had a bit of concern, confusing the hell out of me.
Was I in the home of a Good Samaritan? Judging from her looks, she did not look exactly well off, but who knew these days? No one was who they projected themselves to be anyway. The look in her eyes, even though it was not all out there, showed she cared, that had to mean she was the one who saved me, right?
"I am fine, just a bit of headache and the pain of my wound, besides that, I am doing perfectly well. Now shall I know where I am?" I asked with the calmest and most polite voice I could muster.
She smiled a bit and visibly relaxed, what the hell is happening?
"You are in Astoria. You passed out in the war, and your kingdom lost to ours. Most of your men who survived the war are also here and being tended to, the king, however, asked us to take special care of you, I was tasked with the Job of making sure you are doing perfectly fine, as per instruction from the king." She pointed out, her voice clear and sincere, her explanation, however, did not clear things up for me, instead it confused me more.
Why would the king demand I am given special care? Why would he tend to my injured men? He was known for being ruthless and vile, so what was this? Was I being groomed for something?
Different questions swirled around my head, as I fought to regain control of my mind to no avail. As if she saw the panic on my face, she spoke up reassuringly, although it did nothing at all to put my mind at ease.
"You don't have to worry, Princess Aurora, you are not in danger. The king just happened to take an interest in you." She said, and for some reason, she looked scared about it. There was something so strange about this place, about this woman.
No matter what, I could not shake off the feeling of danger coming, the words of the person from my dreams swirled around in my head, worsening my headache.
*Don't trust anyone.
Don't let history repeat itself
Don't trust anyone
Don't let history repeat itself*
I was losing my mind, my breath heaved as I fought for control. What was happening to me? I had times when it felt like I was stuck in my mind like my thoughts were inside my head, it was out in the open, screaming at me. It was strange, and I never told anyone about it, in reality, who could I tell? But also because I forgot about it once it stopped, it never happened in a way that made me feel like I was losing it, but right now, I felt like I was losing it.
The same thoughts were repeated like a mantra, in my head, around me, everywhere, I could hear it everywhere.
The room and woman near me began to fade into the background, and my thoughts took over. I could hear her voice, asking me what was wrong, trying to calm me down, but I could not calm down.
Until I felt it, more like his presence, and for once, since I woke up, everything went silent. The only problem was I was not sure if it was a good thing, or not.