This is a story about a forest fairy named Odette. She is one thousand years old and lives a peaceful life with her parents, deep in the mountains of the fairy realm. She meets a mysterious man named Alex, who disappears just as quickly as he appear...
After we left the cottage, we first gathered in the middle of the village, with every other council member and their loved ones, before we slowly made our way down the mountains together.
When we reached the base of the mountains, we walked through the forest for a while until we came upon a pathway that has been cleared.
In the middle of that path, there were three mystical, pearl white carriages pulled by gorgeous white horses.
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Standing next to the carriages, fae men in uniforms were waiting patiently for the arrival of the council members and their loved ones.
We have only ever seen drawings of these open top carriages in history books. It is said that the royal fairies made the carriages out of the same magic, the ferries were made of, that is used for traveling through the great rivers between realms.
The carriage ride felt like a dream through the rest of the forest. After a few hours the forest suddenly cleared and a majestic castle appeared in the distance.
I read in the history books that the castle was built out of large sandstone rocks. The walls have a red, brownish texture, that reflects in the sunlight. In the opening around the castle, are villages with small houses built for farmers and fairies serving in the military.
Beyond the villages are fields of beautiful flowers. When the castle disappeared behind a mountain, we entered a new unknown forest with large trees blocking out the sun.
After half a day's journey in the carriages, we finally reached another clearing, at the edge of the forest, were we came to a stop. When we got off the carriages, a large river suddenly appeared right in front of us. It was one of the legendary rivers, that divides the three realms from each other.
On the great ferries, there were guards in uniforms, that were dressed different from the men on the carriages. The guards reached out and helped us onto the deck of the boat.
Once on board, I had a better view of further down the riverbed and saw many more fae people getting on board of other ferry boats.
Excitement filled the air, when the ferry started moving deeper into the water. When we reached the middle of the river, a thick layer of fog and heavy mist, suddenly surrounded the ferry and we couldn't see anything in front of us anymore.
My parents each, grabbed hold of my hands and held on tightly. We stood there in that position for what seemed like hours, until finally, light beams from the sun started to evaporate the layers of fog and mist that had enveloped us whole.
After the mist and heavy fog has completely disappeared, we started to feel cold air blowing against our bare skin. I suddenly knew we weren't in the fairy realm anymore! When we got off the ferry boat, the ground was covered in snow.
Waiting for us on a pathway near a snowy white forest, were three raven black carriages, completely enclosed and pulled by beautiful black horses, that were also made with mystical energy.
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In the carriages, were lovely warm blankets, we could use to cover ourselves with against the cold weather, before we continued our journey to the castle of the Emperor.
We didn't speak much during the carriage ride, we just sat close to each other and admired the snowy landscape we passed by, as we travelled deeper into the unknown kingdom of the vampires.
The sun has already begun to set, when we finally reached a courtyard of an imposing castle with white stone walls.
When the carriage door opened, very pale, but friendly young men in uniforms stood there with outstretched arms, eager to help us get safely off the carriages.
There were two other pale young men standing behind the carriage, busy unloading our luggage from the attached trunk. Afterwards I just saw our suit cases disappearing into the mysterious castle.
I gently squeezed my mom’s hand, but before I could ask her about our suit cases, mom just turned to me and said with a soft smile on her lips:
Sofia: “Don’t worry my dear, they are just taking it to the sleeping quarters, were we will be staying in for the night.”
I still felt a bit uneasy, but didn’t show it. Instead I just nodded my head and gave my mom a small smile, before we continued walking up the steps.
Afterwards we walked through a large archway leading to an enormous dark wooden door, that slowly opened up when we approached it.
When we entered the castle, we were greeted by an enormous entrance hall, with beautiful furniture, placed throughout the whole room, with candles brightening up the passageway for us.
As I glanced around the entrance hall, one of the paintings hanging against the wall caught my eye and immediately enchanted me with its mysterious aura.
It is a portrait of a woman standing with her back facing the front. She has greyish, silver hair gleaming in the moonlight and large, beautiful blue shaded wings that covers most of her features...
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Mom, dad and the rest of our company walked ahead, while I stayed behind in the hallway, with the painting for a bit longer. As I studied it more closely, I saw a small inscription written in a very elegant stile, on the bottom half of the portrait. With the writing that read: She who saved us all, Odessa the fairy Goddess.
