Lost at sea

Chapter 8

The fold? What the actual-. My thoughts were interrupted as a tight pang goes off in my head. Saints that hurt. Not only was I getting a headache but I was also stressing about the fold. I've never been in there before. I was either too young or the Darkling wouldn't want to risk me getting hurt.

I rub my eyes as I lay uncomfortably on the ground, resting my head on a pile of leaves. My thoughts drift off as my eyes tighten and I drift off to sleep.
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I wake up to the rustle of the breeze in the trees. I woke up with the same symptoms I'd been feeling all trip. I rub my brow as I get up to wash off. I see my reflection in the window of the carriage. Shit I look bad. I rub my face. I had bags under my eyes and my face looked pale. I guess I could always ask Tolya to touch up how I look. I shrug as I walk off.

I yawn as I change into a new pair of clothes behind a tree far off from camp. I use my powers to drain out some water out of a tree to wash off my face and hair. I tie my hair back in two tight Dutch braids. As I walk back to camp I bump into Mal.

"Hey Mal" I smile at him as I stand there awkwardly. "You're up early" he says in response. "I could say the same for you." "Well I actually get my rest." He wasn't wrong. I sit down on a fallen tree besides us. He sits right beside me. "I'm sorry I haven't had time to catch up with you sis. This week has been so hectic." I laugh lightly as I nod "very true. It's okay though." We sit there in silence for a minute before he speaks up. "Hey I-". His sentence gets cut off by the yell of our crew looking for us to leave. I stand up "i guess we should head back". I purse my lips as I offer a hand to help him up. "Yeah..."

When we get back to camp we see guards and crew-members readying themselves for the fold. On the arms of a few men and women there were multiple marks indicating the many times they entered the fold. Almost everyone had at least one mark. I take a sharp breath of air before Tamar hits my back hard. "Saints you scared me!" She laughs at me. "Ready for the fold runt" she looked at me with an amused face. I roll my eyes at the nickname but nod with doubt. "Relax you'll do great." I smile at her certainty in me.

After preparing for the past half hour we ready on a big sand ship to cross. I was one of the few people on guard of the volcra. I brush myself off as I take a deep breath. Saints why am I so nervous, I've trained for this majority of my life. Then again I never was this sick before.

Our ship starts inching towards the fold. Everyone was as quiet as they could be. All you could hear was the scratch of the sand against the boat planks and the unsteady breaths of the people on board. The air felt eerily still as the power of the fold shook the air.

I close my eyes as we enter. I felt the energy of the fold across my face as the back of my eyelids went dark. I slowly open my eyes to see nothing. The lantern on the ship barely gave any light. I could only see a couple inches in front of myself.

I feel someone grab hold of my hand. Based off of the rugged feel I assumed it was Adrik but I couldn't really tell. I hear a distant shriek. Fuck. I'm going to throw up. I hold tightly to whoever's hand that is. I didn't care who it was I just needed reassurance.

We were so close to getting out and some anxiety was lifting off of my shoulders. I relax a little bit. Please go a little faster. I felt a shiver go down my neck that make me tense up. I shake it off awkwardly.

I look behind myself to the center of the ship to see the dimly lit lantern by the center mast. A young girl, probably only 14, was hovering over it in fear. She was mumbling something under her breath but kept very quiet. I felt so bad for her, she shouldn't have been put through this.

The boat jolts a little and the girl hits over the lantern on the mast. The sound of the lantern shattering on the ground echos throughout the fold. Everything goes pitch black and I couldn't see anything. I hear the shriek of the volcra close in on our boat. Shit.

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