We made our way through the thick woods on foot, occasionally taking a short rest through the journey.
The woods obviously look haunted because the trees were spooky and few trees had leaves.
Gary told us it's been this way for several centuries . They used to call it "the screaming woods".
Gary told us in plain words" long ago, this woods used to be sacred place. So blah, blah, blah, until one night, on a full moon catastrophy struck;" he ended the story dramatically.
"Hey, why all the stern look on your faces, aren't you ladies scared? You all should be".. Gary trying to sound scary.
"Oh c'mon, not until you tell us what happened?.. Anne gave him a funny look.
All of us laughed at Anne's little drama.
"Okay, history has it that the two lovers were murdered by a prince whose proposal was rejected by his acquaintance. So as the two lovers were camping here in the garden of love, there were murdered in cold blood. However their murderer didn't escape from here. The goddess of the woods cursed him. He was banished into the woods and legends say, he finally turned into a vicious night walking beast.
"What's the name of the goddess ?" I asked, very inquisitive this time.
"Halliusca", that's her name. "But hey, don't say it out loud. It's dangerous", he retorted.
"Yeah yeah, a nice piece of paranormal" he just stared at Esmeralda, this is no joke.
Is there a chance we might meet her? Because we are in her den... Anne joked.
Yes, we might. It all depends. If you kill anything fly here. And hey, khole is a royal so she might meet khole personally. She's the guardian of royals... Gary assured.
Khole, aren't you saying anything? Esmeralda questioned.
I am terrified, Anne. What do i say, the experts are talking here. I can't make heard of all this situation.... khole obviously felt scared.
Okay lets move on ladies, Gary commanded.
All of us followed the command and hurried off to Gary's side before we get our ass kicked by a goddess, at least not soon.
We walked several miles through the woods, exploring as we journey through it. Evergreen trees, beautiful flowers of different species and even those extinct were identifiable.
We finally stopped in a supposed garden near a crystal clear stream. The creatures in it were so lively and colourful that, it's easy attempt catching a fish. The garden was just picturesque and comfortable to be.
We mounted our tent to spend the night there.
With Gary's assistance, we mounted a big tent for all of us. Later, he left to get us wood to start a camp fire.
After several hours of conversations around the fire, the others felt sleepy. But i was sleepy at all. I simply kept on staring at the stream infront of us. It's so fascinating how beautiful it is.
It seemed to glitter with pure radiance even now than ever. The little fishes swam up and down in the water as if they recognize a usual presence.
A cool breeze touched the warmth of my skin. I moaned in pleasure as it sent chills down my spine.
The flowers swayed as if caught in the breeze. The atmosphere has immensely changed.
There was now a cloud of fog sailing mid air toward our camp. As whatever was coming got closer, my heart beat multipled its rate.
The fishes looked mesmerizing with their white gold colour and blue eyes. Soulful melody seepped from their body as their movement became vigrous. I was so inlove with the melody, i stood up swaying like the lilies of prudence, moving my body to the enchanting tune. I closed my eyes, absorbing every single tune into my body.
Up close, i was awestruck by a beautiful creature. It had rich gold wings as mighty as the mightest brass and the whitest of skin as pure as daylight. His hair was as dark as refine brass, gracing from his scalp like the waterfalls of paradise. His face was just enough to victimize any girl. I felt inlove with a devishly handsome creature. More or less, a devishly handsome god.
"Greetings from the most gracious Halliusca, who rules the seven sacred forest and the protector of love and virginity. Whose generosity makes everything fertile " he announced.
"Princess Khole, i have an urgent message from Her Most Gracious " he added.
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Hi reader,
I tried some few paranormal in this chapter and i hope it makes it interesting ( i suck at these stuff ).
Anyway, what will happen to Khole.
Is she in danger?
Or one of her trusted friends is in trouble with the goddess.
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Please tell me what you think of this whole book. It's my first, so i need to learn from the experienced ones here.
Love y'all
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The Emperor's Daughter
AventuraGary and Khole are childhood enemies until college. Fate's way to creating friendship between them is unfathomable. Gary knows something about Khole's blood line which can totally destroy her normal life. But Gary also fears loosing his normal life...
