The portal to Apricon.

08

I'm hot, very hot.

I want to open my eyes, but the lack of oxygen makes my chest hurt. However, I felt something else, a delicate and warm caress that made me feel safe.

"Milenka?" Milenka wake up, please.

That voice... It's from Konstantin

Why did he sound worried?

"Has he swallowed water?" Vladimir asked.

"No," Nikolay replied. Arrive in time to get it out of the lake.

Lake?

Wasn't he in Apricon?

"Shut up, both of you," Konstantin ordered. He is waking up.

I confirm, Konstantin has me on his chest, rubbing my arms together to warm me.

"What is Apricon?" Nikolay asked.

Do you open it dreaming?

So nothing was real?

"Guys?"

Little by little I opened my eyes, noticing the flames and smoke that surrounded me.

What?

"I'm still in Apricon!" I looked everywhere, but only saw the fire expand and I still felt weak. Ayu...!

I didn't get to scream. Not when a figure came out of the flames.

It was a woman.

A horrible woman I only saw in Valian's book.

Mermaid.

"Help! I stood up on the bed, skiing the dagger he throws at me.

In my desperate attempt I throw everything I have within my reach, but they dodge them like leaves.

There is no way out. It's her, me and her scream so sharp that it pierces my ears.

"Milenka!"

Nero enters, breaking down the door.

You cough when you notice the smoke and don't know what to do. I can save myself or go against the siren who wastes no time in lashing out at him.

"Down! He orders me and I throw myself back on the bed protecting my head.

The siren screams again. Nero raises his hand handling the fire that was close to me towards the creature.

"GET OUT OF HERE," he shouts. LOOK FOR KROHONAN!

It opens the way of fire for me. I run down the corridor knocking on all the doors that come my way.

The first to appear is Annalis wrapped in a black robe.

"What's wrong?!"

Try to explain in panic

"Nero!" mermaid!

"Fire!" They shouted on the other side, but Annalis had already flown out of my room.

The next to appear was Valian, in a hurry to get to me.

"What is the reason for so much scandal?"

"There is fire and Nero is with a siren

"What?"

He opened his eyes, taking my hand to run.

"We have to get out.

"They're inside.

"Nero can handle that!" You are weak.

"But...

The next thing I felt was an explosion, a flame coming out of my room like a shockwave that made me let go of Valian and run.

I bury the claws in the wall when I hear the heartbreaking scream of the body cremated alive. The woman was still alive, moving and screaming in pain as the flames consumed her and melted her skin.

Nero was on the ground and in the midst of the burning flames Annalis was smiling as the mermaid slowly died.

"Milenka!" Valian approached me and when I saw Nero I ran to get him out.

A biga fell from the ground in front of Annalis, who did not move a single muscle.

"ANNA!"

"Milenka, the room is about to collapse!"

"Annalis, come on!"

But she kept looking, looking at the charred body.

"She'll fly away!" He pulled my arm out of the room

But before it all fell apart I heard my name and saw the burned body move.

The mermaid knew who I was.