Panting heavily in her room, feeling trapped,with her heart thudding hard against her chest,Vera shut the door tight and leaned against it with all her might,she clenched her dress so hard that a ripping sound could be heard almost exposing her milky white cleavage.Finally reaching her limit due to all the running down the halls of the grey mansion to escape from her father's claws,she slide down the door while her hands freely fell by her sides.Just when she thought everything was calm,a kick came through the door which sent Vera crashing hard onto the floor.Clenching her fist she turned around only to find her raging father a few feet away from her with disgust flashing across his eyes.You disappoint me daughter, should I even call you that,do you deserve that title?
She smirks when I speak to her,don't make me hit... Stop! With his hands suspended in the air he slowly turned around and away from his daughter towards his wife who had since been pleading on behalf of her daughter.I have had enough of this; please go.Divine, Vera's mother, spoke with teary eyes that were almost glowing, which always won her husband's affection. Then make her see the gravity of her actions.I won't hesitate to drag her down the hall the next time she plays a dirty trick.Mother,vera called out,lady Divine sunk herself into the bed as tho she had grown limb as she looked at her daughter with her eyes saying words her mouth could not utter.Sincerity could be seen in her eyes as she straightened her back and looked over her should over to where Vera had coiled up.At this point you are the only one who can speak to father and he will surely abide by your words no matter how absurd they may sound,he hates me.Have mercy on my soul mother.That man is old enough to be an uncle.
Lady Divine pinched the skin between her brows,as she let out a sigh.Come my child,she said with the most soothing voice Vera had heard in a while.Vera crawled on both hands and knees and sat right behind her,laying her head on the bed rest, looking like her world was been turned into nothing but dust.He asks for nothing more than your hand in marriage.All of your resilience has made your father harsh on you.When I was compelled to marry for my own good, I was your age, but at first I was too blind to recognize it.You are running out of time, so, I will not be listening to you this time.History repeats itself.An ancient man from the land of the annihilated named Chen Kai opened a forbidden portal between two worlds during the dying King Alphilis IV's reign. This led to the distraction of the surface and the dark world when his beloved was drawn in by the dark portal, which belonged to the dark world and opened every 550 years. Kai was discovered dead, his skin as white as snow, just below the portal.It was forbidden for a male soul to be either sacrificed or accidentally drawn into the portal in order to stop it from draining the souls of all first male children. The blood of a dark world royal maiden was to be sacrificed below, and the blood of a light fairy and a silver hair maiden of a chosen family from the white crystal village above, in order to seal the portal.The moment a person is selected for the sacrifice, an invisible wall begins to form around them. This wall eventually collapses when the person is placed on the alter of Magnus. Dina, the royal maiden of the dark world, Zaya, the maiden from the land of light fairies and divine, and the silver hair maiden from the silver hair clan, from the white crystal village, all opened their eyes in shock upon learning the new information they had been given by the wisest dark one.
You are not to let anyone into your personal area. The penalty is death by stone, since it is said that only the wise one is permitted entry into your chambers for purification.Anything made by filthy maidens is off limits to you.Penalty: Maidens must be buried alive because you are unable to see the chosen individuals prior to the day of sacrifice.Not to mention, there is no use of magic.as it might postpone the portal's closure and only make you weaker.
Gazing through the window, Divine could onlyy widen her eyes in response to what she saw—the portal was growing bigger by the second.There was a whistling sound, and it appeared to originate from the entrance.Divine exclaimed, "This cannot be," upon hearing the whistle's melody. It was her grandmother's song, played for her before she was selected to be one of the maidens offered for sacrifice.With a s wift movement of her head, she glanced over at the other maide ns, who appeared as serene as ever, as though they were enjoying a feast and not worrying about being sacrificed any tim e soon .Another whistle sounded as the previous one was coming to an end.A different tune was heard, and Zaya quickly turned her head as if she had just seen a ghost. She walked carefully, biting her lip until blood was visible, and clenched her fist until her knuckles turned white.That is the song that my step-sister used to sing to me till I fell asleep. However, she vanished for several days on the eve of her engagement.Shaking her head as if to get the song out of her head, she sobbed and slammed into the floor, seemingly losing her strength as a trail of tears lined her cheeks.
In the absence of you, I could not go to where I want to be.
Can you wish to stay with me forever?
Now hush my dear, for the night is near
No one knows where the sun minuteght rise from
Would it be from it's chambers or from your side?
A melodious voice came from a figure which stood by the portal,and disappeared right at the moment the tune stopped.That was my mother ,Dina said with her face showing no signs of emotion ,with eyes as cold as ice which quickly dissipated when lamens voice came echoing through her thoughts,Do not fear for those are normal occurances when the alter of Magnus is being called upon and..... Just then, rumbling could be heard as far as a bird could fly.All heads snapped towards the direction of the portal where three giant stones where forcing their way up, sending waves through out the place,lamen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the maidens,it is time.
FROM THE AUTHOR
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