Heart Like Stone & Soul Black as Coal

Chapter 12:Punishments

A/N: I'm gonna start off right were I left off on the last chapter. But instead of the font being italic it's gonna be normal because it's not a memory like the last time. This time it's happening in the present.

By the way,that picture is an image of The Cloak People. You'll know who they are up next.

*rubs hands together while cackling like a mad scientists*

Enjoy!
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Bam! My back hit the ground making me grunt in pain.

Great,I was in another forest.

There was a wide,dusty trail in between a thick ocean of pine trees that seemed to touch the sky.

There was nothing around except the pine trees and the trail. I got up,wiping the dust of my dress. What did she intend to do now?

I started walking up the trail,keeping my eyes like a radar,watching. My ears aware of any sign of movement. My fingers tingled with magic at their tips. I could feel the magic flowing through me,ready to come out of me if I needed it.

I light breeze weaved itself through my hair,sending shivers down my spine.

-"Jade" whispered the wind.

I looked behind me and there was nothing there.

-"Jade" there it was again. The wind was whispering my name.

Suddenly it became like a tornado. All that you could hear around the forest was my name being whispered. Louder,faster,closer to me. Every time my name was whispered leaves started blowing wildly around me. The wind going from a delicate breeze to a powerful storm circling around me.

The whispers got louder and the wind stronger. It felt like a storm and I was in the middle of it.

Suddenly it all stopped. A mess of leaves and twigs were left on the ground around me.

I stood up straight,my arms no longer covering my face. I looked around me,listening carefully.I started walking. I kept a watchful eye on my surroundings.

There was nothing but trees. Was this the punishment? No,of course it's not. My mother wouldn't just try and freak me out with a gush of wind and whispers. Knowing her,that's not even the start.

Click..  I whipped my head back. What was that?

Crunch..Crack..Crunch..Crack

Leaves and twigs cracking...someone's following me. I looked around and saw nothing. Nothing between the trees,nothing behind me or in front of me.

Crunch..Crack..Crunch..Crack

There it is again. Someone is following me,I'm sure of it.

I accelerated my pace. Looking around me,keeping my ears strained and my eyes peeled. My hands were by my sides. The magic in my veins ready to come out of my fingers and attack.

An unmistakable smell tingled my nose and a very well known sound reached my ears. Crackling...fire crackling. The smell of burning trees and leaves surrounded me. I looked back and indeed there were flames in the trees far behind me.

I could see shadows in between the flames and I knew that was my queue to run.

I took off like the devil himself was hot on my heals. Which he practically was. As I ran I kept looking behind me. The shadows morphed into the three figures of my nightmares. The Cloak People.