Cold Hearted

Something Wicked

-One Day Until Descendants 3-

Elena POV

Slowly... slowly I was finally able to open my eyes after what felt like a hundred-year slumber, only to be met with more darkness... wait... where am I?

I squinted my tired eyes a bit and slowly brought one of my hands up to rub my eyes, just trying to see clearer as everything feels so out of focus. But everything was dark, that was for sure. I sat up after a few moments and used both of my hands to rub my eyes, being able to open them clearly I was met with... okay... this isn't funny anymore..... where am I?!

Auradon... but.... but it's so dark! And... my hands.... what the heck is wrong with my hands?! I lightly gasped and widened my eyes a bit as I looked down at my hands, why could I see my veins so well? I took a moment and felt my own grasp, I'm... I'm colder than I should be, is that why my veins are practically popping out of my poor hands? Goodness... unfortunately I think my hands are the least of my worries, seeing as... I think I'm in Auradon...... but it sure doesn't feel like it.

The flags adorning the Auradon emblems are all tattered and torn, did I wake up outside? On a lawn at that... why in the middle of a courtyard lawn? How did I get here? What... What's going on? I looked up at the sky to see... flat dark gray, not even like clouds, it's like the once blue sky simply turned gray! I looked around a little more, the stones on Auradon Prep were loose and falling, the grass was overgrown, everything was... it's like no one's been here... in years or something! Like... like it's been abandoned.

Feeling the urge to explore, I slowly stood up and found my footing though I felt rather shaky. I looked around some more as I balanced myself out and realized something rather obvious... I'm all alone. Where is everyone? What's going on?! It's so eerie, like... it feels like death itself it's so bad! I shakily began to walk forward some, slowly my legs came to and I could walk normally, but my veins were obvious on my legs too. Why is it so cold here? A bitter cold at that... instinctively, I couldn't help but shout out for anyone around to tell me what was going on,

"Hello?! Is anyone here?!"

I shouted, but my voice echoed for miles... my own voice was all I could hear! Suddenly I felt panicked, so naturally, I shouted,

"Harry?! Harry where are you?!"

Nothing, nothing but my own voice again. I sighed and looked on with worry, the dying grass and the barren trees really sold the tale that Auradon's been abandoned... for a long time at that. Why did I wake up here? I'm just so confused! I worked my way over to some rickety old stone steps which I carefully stepped up, the next level of the courtyard was no better... the empty pit in my stomach grew as a vacant breeze billowed by, but it had no life to it... not like normal when Gale's the one that causes it.

So I gave up with the courtyard and ran to the nearest door, trying to get into Auradon Prep to look for anyone there. I mean... how could everyone just be gone? And why would I be the only one left? Then I come to wonder... left after what? What did all this to the beautiful kingdom of Auradon? Part of me didn't even want the answer to that question.

I tried the doorknob, finding the door unlocked I simply pushed it open a bit. The door slowly creaked and opened by itself, I cautiously walked in and felt the pit in my stomach only worsen as... the carpets are torn and utterly destroyed, the walls are practically falling apart, the wallpaper is peeling, the flags and tapestries are torn, and there isn't even really any light in here... actually... it's rather haunting now that I really look at it.