I heard my heart begin to race then I came back to myself, I called out to Liz, the woods only echoed back to me, I knew I had to do something, trail marks I thought to myself, there had to be trail marks and there they were, there was no sign of struggle just the footmarks of someone being pulled into the deep of the woods, then I recalled what I saw while driving, I knew I couldn't see it clearly but I knew it was there, I felt my body get cold, my heart didn't stop racing, I felt the sweat run down my cheek, then I slapped myself, this is Liz, I have to save her. I got my on my clothes, put on the flash light on my phone and followed the trail, the deeper I got, the more I got afraid, it was pitch black, quiet, I could only hear my footsteps crunch on the dry leaves on the floor, "Hooo Hooo Hooo" an owl cried and I freaked out so much I fell on the ground, insects started crawling up on me and I Screamed, it was so loud the owl flew away, I got up immediately and started dusting off the insects that were on me, in the chaos I lost track of the trail, I broke down into tears while walking around, just begging to find any trace of Liz, then I saw a light pushing through the woods and I ran towards the light and lo there she was, Liz! She was laying down on the ground next to a lake, the lake side was so open and the moon was shining directly on her area. I ran to Liz, as soon as I got to her put my head on her chest, Her heart was....still.... beating, I began to cry again but this time was tears of joy, my love I have found you, I hugged her so tightly, she remained Unconscious but I didn't care, all that mattered was that Liz was Okay, I checked her body for any harm that might been done to her but she was fine, as a sense of relieve came on me I heard Her Voice.
"OH HI, THIS IS YOUR FRIEND RIGHT? SHE'S REALLY PRETTY"I froze, Her Voice was so radiant, sounded like if silk would have a voice, it would be hers but as I looked trying to find out where the voice was coming from I saw no One, then she came out from behind a tree, she was tall and so very much beautiful, Her hair was a black as night it self, Her skin was glittering black, making her shine under the moon light, Her gown was black as well but it had diamonds on it which made look even more appealing to the eye, everything from her voice to her appearance shouted Power but I knew something was off about her, Her shade of evil could be felt by the whole woods, she walked up to me and laid Liz down and took my hand and rose me to my feet"SEEMS YOU HAD A ROUGH FALL, LET ME NE HELP WITH THAT, I LIKE MY PREY ALWAYS LOOKING PRESENTABLE AND ALWAYS IN TIP TOP SHAPE" She said.Prey? Her Prey I thought to myself before I could speak she spoke again"I AM ITZPAPALOTL, GODDESS OF THE NIGHT AND QUEEN OF THE TZITZIMIME AND YOU ARE MY PREY, A SACRIFICE THAT WAS DESTINED TO BE MINE, YOU SHOULD BE HONOURED, YOU AND YOUR LOVER SHALL BE MY SACRIFICE, THERE'S NO OTHER HIGHER GLORY THAN THIS, COME NOW, LET THE ORACLE BEGIN!"My mind began to race, I didn't know what to do, I couldn't leave Liz here but I knew if I stayed I'd be used for a sacrifice, I was caught between a rock and a hard place,"WELL, WHAT ARE YOU STANDING FOR? RUN!"And my legs reacted, I began to run as fast as I could as I heard Her crackling laugh behind me, as I ran, I tripped off again, when I stood up I was in front of what seemed to look like a temple, I continued running, trying to think of a way to save myself, after climbing to the top of the temple I got into it, looking for something to defend myself with and I saw a sword and decided to wait in the dark for ITZPAPALOTL to show up so I could attack her.ITZPAPALOTL appeared, the smile she had on her face sent shivers all over my body, then I saw what was behind her, it was Liz, she was been levitated by the powers of ITZPAPALOTL, then she laid Liz on a tablet and stretched her out. Liz woke up, I was so joyful, I almost ran to her but ITZPAPALOTL was right in front of her, ITZPAPALOTL then started transforming, she grew in size, standing taller than a basket ball board, Her skin became as that of skeleton, when she turned at my direction, I became to scared because of what her face looked Like, Her face became a skull with a big headdress made of beautiful long feathers and sewn-on Gold detailing and she held a femur of a human, huge wings of a bat grew out of her back, She was the most terrifying creature I've ever seen in my life.
Liz screamed at the sight of Her, ITZPAPALOTL placed her hand of Liz and she lost her voice, Her expressions of her pained screams that wouldn't come out broke my very being, the sword in my hand became heavy. Then ITZPAPALOTL called out to me
"CHILD, THAT SWORD WOULD DO YOU NO GOOD, I AM A GODDESS, YOUR MORTAL WEAPON SHALL DO ME NO HARM, COME, BE MY SACRIFICE OR I TAKE YOUR LOVER'S LIFE AND ALSO YOURS, I WIN, BUT IF YOU DECIDE TO COME OUT AND BECOME MY SACRIFICE, YOUR LOVER LIVES. CHOOSE NOW"I felt my heart sink into my throat, my stomach began to turn, my whole body was shaking, sweat ran all over my body. I didn't know what to do, on one hand I want to save Liz, I love her so much but my question is do I love her so much to die for her, I also want to live, I am still very young, I have a whole life ahead of me but what can I do in this type of situation, my mind started running trying to find a solution to the predicament I'm in, but no bright idea that didn't involves me not dying came to mind, I started praying, not even 2 mins into my prayer, I heard The goddess of the night laugh, Her laugh shook the entire temple."WHY DO YOU PRAY TO A GOD THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY CURSED AND FORSAKEN, HE WON'T SAVE YOU, YOU LEFT YOUR GOD AND NOW YOU BELONG TO ME AND YOU ARE FOR MY PLEASURES. CHOOSE!."I sat on the floor and broke into tears remembering how I cursed at My mum and her God, the thought of my mum hit me so much, the thought of never seeing her or my family again made me cry even more. Then I felt a sense of courage rush through me and I decided I would go to my family, I'm really sorry Liz but I can't really die for you is what I thought and I decided to run, I grabbed my sword and ran out of the temple, there was a bit of distance between The goddess and me, I began to run towards the woods, I'd use it as an escape route and find my way back home, call the police and hope Liz is going to be okay, I was stopped in my tracks as I noticed that I was not covering an distance, She used her powers to levitate me some few meters above the ground, then she pulled me to her face, I was so petite to her as she was very huge in statue."YOU RAN! LEAVING THE ONE YOU CLAIM TO LOVE" She looked at Liz and I did as well, Liz face had contempt written all over it, Her faced said it all.
