EN; The Fantasy Realm

CHAPTER 1: EN(ter)

THE MOMENT GOLD read the emails, her eyes glistened. For the third time auditioning, she finally got a role to be part of the casting members. Acting was just a side job for her since she was already a proofreader in a company she got hired with. And not every audition she got lucky to proceed in step two, which is a short interview.

The movie she got the part to act in was the other version of the live action adaptation of her favorite novel. More the reasons she manifested it. The fantasy novel entitled “EN; The Fantasy Realm” was her favorite of all times since the author was once the person who took care of her. Le Lune, the pen name of the hidden author Tiara Foier, her mother.

Her mother was a professional teacher who always loved to write novels in her free time. No one knows the real name of Le Lune, only those who were dear to her have the knowledge of who she was, and that includes her only daughter.

The novel was published several years ago, in her mother’s twenties. A couple of years later, it has already been adapted to various platforms. May it be through comics, movies, and even in theaters. The success of the novel was way before her mother decided to have a child. That is the reason why it was Gold’s favorite novel since it was that time where writing a novel became a big part of her mother’s life.

And in all of those years, the author still remained hidden. From the author’s name, background, and even a child of her own. As for Gold, her mother tends to be mysterious in her ways. Nevertheless, Tiara was the role model of her only daughter.

“Yttrium Gold Foier? Is there someone that has the name Yttrium Gold Foier here?” A call from a middle aged woman caught the attention of Gold.

“Here! I am here.” 

“Great! You are on time. Please proceed to the second blue tent. You will be able to see your dialogues there as well as for your costumes. Chop! Chop! We are still early, more the reasons we must prepare everything to be perfect. Are we clear, dear?” The woman squinted her eyes while slowly removing its glasses.

“As crystal.”

Both of them smiled and walked away from each other. Gold finds her way to her tent, already feeling jittery. Almost like how she feels in her speech way back during the early years of her seventh grade. Gold was about to enter the blue tent, only to find out it was not the second one when she heard someone talking.

“Everything is all set, Madame.”

“Alright, you may go now.”

Gold heard the steps of a person that is walking away and that is her que as well to look for the other blue tent. While slowly walking away, she heard once again, a voice from a lady talking from inside of the tent.

“Are you a fan? Or perhaps a paparazzi? You know, eavesdropping is not good manners.”

Is she talking to me? Gold thought.

“Ehem… I am sorry, I did not mean to. I thought this was the tent I was supposed to enter. Do not worry, I did not hear every—” Gold was interrupted by a small laugh.

“Oh my! Pardon me, I was silly talking to the cat. So... There is really someone outside of my tent. Please come in.”

When Gold entered the tent, she was welcomed by a sweet scent. Bowing her head to greet the person inside and when her eyes looked upon the lady, she was stunned by the beauty of it. Black shiny long wavy hair, almond eyes, and lips as red as wine. I bet the evil queen will hunt her down. Gold’s silly thought.

“Hello, I am Altera. Pleasure to meet you.” The lady introduced herself while petting a cat.

“Pleasure to meet you as well. You can call me Gold.”