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The room was pitch black, large and gloomy.At a distance is a comfy bed, covered in sheets and pillows.on it is a beautiful girl,in her early twenties. Her eyes are clinched shut and she viciously turned from left to right on the bed. This indicates that she was having a disturbing dream. suddenly;she sprung up with her eyes bolted open,Her heart pounding through her chest, she is sweating all over and breathing so heavy,all this made her uncomfortable. so she decided to get up from bed.she carefully got down from her bed,then wandered round the dark room using her hands to find her way around. After a while her fingers landed on what she was looking for (it was the door knob)."finally".she gasp she calmly turned the knob and opened the door with a slow creak coming from the door which indicates that the door was slightly open.when it was large enough for her to slide through,she squeeze herself through the door and closed it after.
The hallway is dark, filled with snores from different angles which shows that everyone is still asleep.so she quietly, walked down the hallway. At the end of the hallway is a small balcony with a transparent silk curtain showing the entrance. she stood in front of the curtains watching as it swing forward and back.she took a deep breath before walking through it. At the other side is a beautiful scenery of the night sky. she walked over to the wooden frame leaning on the frame and letting the Cool breeze of the night dance around her hair. The night scenery always looked beautiful to her:from the dazzling stars in the dark sky, to the lonely moon in the sky providing light to the surface. she could clearly see the large fence separating the mansions ground from the large dark forest. Then the wind blew again this time lifting not only her hair and dress but also shaking the trees and bushes making magnificent sounds. To her she had finally found peace. Beside her is a weaven chair. She sat down admiring the beauty of the night before slowly drifting off to sleep.
"Erica! Erica!" A familiar voice called out to me. I opened my eyes, but everything seemed blurry at first . I closed my eyes and opened again only to be welcomed by a familiar face.
"Well this is one good way to spend your night ".
"Good morning eve! it's nice to see you too". I said with satisfaction written all over my face.
"so! had a bad dream again". eve said.
"yes, am afraid it's more than that".
"what do you mean?"
"I have a feeling that it's a warning of something that's going to happen".
"you mean like a vision".
"yes!" I said rubbing my neck.
"if it gives you trouble let me hear it".
"okay! if you say so".I adjusted myself before starting the narration. Eve leaned on the frame beside me.
"It started with me finding myself in a disturbing valley. The ground was as dry as a dessert and only habited bodies and blood of lost souls. The sky had no mercy as the sun rays scourged the ground. surprisingly; The blood on the ground did not dry. It started to become unbearable for me so I decided to look for shelter as fast as possible. I wondered in that strange land for sometime before I spotted a huge healthy tree at a distance. I decided to take shelter under it ,when our of no where sickle trees full of thorns popped out of the ground and started to enclose me. The thorns on the trees tore my skin, It all felt real. I started to run to the healthy tree and as I got close more sickle trees popped out to stop me.
suddenly; Thorn filled Vines entangled my legs to slow me down and drag me to the blood thirsty trees.seeing this , I struggled to get myself free from the clutch of Vines. luckily, I was free at some point. I did not wait to see if the Vines where coming, I quickly ran to healthy tree as fast as I could.
Finally;I made it under the large healthy tree. The tree seemed to have some kind of protection on it.seeing that there was an invisible barrier stopping the Vines and sickle trees from getting closer. With relief I crawled to the tree trunk and leaned on it. I closed my eyes for a while then opened it again. Strangely; I was sitting in front of a white horse with a golden mane. I felt a strange power surging in me. I noticed that All my cutes and scars were gone like acceive they were not there in the first place. Also all the sickle trees and Vines where no where to be found only a large forest sprouting in beauty.
I felt at peace when suddenly a sound of a battle horse was heard from a distance. I felt an alarming Aura accompany the sound. I had a bad feeling that something or someone dangerous was coming My way not only I felt that way but also the horse beside me. Then; the white horse immediately walked infront of me and moved its head towards its back. I thought the horse wanted me to climb so, without hesitation I climbed on. Like a flash of light , the horse began to run. Not Long before the strange horse we heard came in site with a masked rider dressed in silver armor on it's back. I also noticed he was holding a long, sharp silver sword positioned at the side of his horse. Seeing this gave me a signal that he was not here for peace. We tried to lose them but it did not work instead it gave the strange rider an opportunity to come closer and closer until they were beside us. Fear gripped me when I saw him raise his mighty sword and slit the neck of my horse. Like a mighty tree, My horse fell to the ground with me falling of its back. A lot of dust was in the air due to the tragic fall and when it began to settle, the silver rider stood admits it all holding his bloody sword firmly in his hands.
"who are you? why are you chasing me?" I asked.
Then he let out a terrible chuckle.
"ha!ha!ha!ha!" the voice was so familiar, but I could not pin from who I knew had the voice.
"Erica! my sweet beautiful Erica, you think you can run from me. well; I warned you. you cannot get away from me so easily". said the silver rider.
Then it came to me that it was uncle Christopher's voice. It was really confusing.There is no way he would do this to me, or would he?. I thought to Myself. The silver rider stood in front of me with chains in his hands to tie me up when a stray arrow flew out of no where and knocked of the mask of the riders face. To my greatest amazement who I saw was not who I thought was behind the mask. It was a complete stranger. The silver rider got up with a mischievous smile on his face.
"I have been expecting you Azreal".
I turned my gaze from the stranger in front of me to behind ,where a man in a mask dressed in all black stood.
"Don't dare take a step, if you like your life jarel". the man in black said.
"Good! I have been itching for a fight.lets dance Azreal." The silver rider (Jarel) said drawing his sword towards the one he called Azreal. They both dashed at each other; with a strike of both swords clashing each other, illuminating a bright light. Then I woke up". I said ending my narration when I noticed Eve was distracted.
"Eve!". I called to get her attention.
"sorry Erica! I was distracted".
" I noticed. so what got you distracted."
"It's not important. it's your dream that got my attention. the two men in your narration.."
"yes what about them?"
"are you sure you have never seen them before or maybe they have seen you."
"That would be impossible, because aunt won't let me go anywhere. Am only lucky when uncle Christopher comes around for my lessons.Eve! everything felt real. I could feel the pains of the scars and fall."
"That is ominous?".
A maid interrupted the conversation.
"Good morning my lady! your aunt request we get you ready for the guest arrival".
"okay!am coming."
"I wonder who she's expecting.Maybe someone important. it is rear for her to care about you when it comes to her guest."
" it's not like that Eve...."
The sound of a trumpet was blown and the mansion gates where opened.
"I think the guest has arrived."Eve said.
we could see all that is happening from below the balcony. A carriage pulled by eight white Royal horses is seen entering the compound. It stopped infront of the stairs leading in the mansion.
A middle aged man dressed in an expensive robe came down from the drivers sit and opened the carriage doors. I started to feel a very powerful presence which made me curious of who was in the carriage. Then a young handsome man walked out of the carriage.
Immediately I recognize him. I stumbled backwards a little, almost blacking out. Eve noticed and came to me.
"Erica! what is the problem." Eve asked as she walked over to me and held me.
"Eve! the young man over there is the man from my dream."
" Erica! that sounds impossible,are you sure is him?let take another look."
I and eve went over to look again. This time my eyes met with his. out of fear I immediately moved from the edge to somewhere he would not see me.
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The reaction of the beautiful girl outside made him smile.
The middle aged man noticed his master smile and wandered what would be making him smile.
"master, this is the place." The middle aged man said.
" I like it already". said the young man with a mischievous grim.
Just then the doors opened and a feminine voice was heard.
"welcome gentle men! please do come in".