Land of the Hidden

A vision

A bedraggled looking Raphael dropped into the seat next to Louise, behind where Ria and Jared were sitting.
Ria raised her eyebrows at his ruffled hair and missing glasses, "Rough night?"
He nodded, "I had a horrible headache, then I as good as passed out and then, I had the weirdest dream."
"What was the dream?" Louise asked, curiously. Raphael shook his head as if to clear it, "it was so vivid, it was in a realm I've never seen before. A beautiful realm but, the sight was horrible there were Laquiels and Yueels, fairies and elves, nymphs and dryads and any other Mythic you can think of, lying dead in this field. It looked like a battle field as they all had weapons and armour. There were others, not Mythics, they had red skin, blood red, and fully black eyes, no irises no whites of the eye, just, black, except for a white dot in the very center. They were humanoid but at the same time there was something off, almost troll like about their build." Raphael shuddered
Tammika, who was sitting behind Raphael asked if he was just making this up to spook them but he was adamant. "It was so vivid, almost as if I was there."
"We should meet up at my house after school. Maybe we can do some research on these troll things" everyone agreed and they started the boring eight hours of school that they had before them.

After school the five of them headed down the street, babbling as they usually did. Pushing each other, taunting each other, anything that would get a reaction was said or done.

They lived on an island off the cost of Ireland called Runagh. Runagh had a big town, almost big enough to be called a city, filled with charming little back alleyways and confusing, twisting roads and streets. This town was inventively called 'Runagh city'. Ria, Tammika and Raphael had lived on Runagh their whole lives. Ria's mother was from Oxford and her father from Berlin, Tammika's mother was also from Germany, as was Raphael's father. His mother, who he lived with, was American. Louise's parents were both German but she had lived on the Isle of Wight for seven years. Tammika, Ria, and Raphael had been going to the same school for four years when Louise and Jared joined in fifth grade. The five of them only became friends when they moved from primary school to secondary in seventh grade. Now in eighth they were inseparable and not a school day passed without them laughing and getting on one and others nerves- in the most loving way possible of course.

Turning off down a back alley, the others watched by as Ria knelt to unlock the tiny door, she held it open for her friends before disappearing into Laquien herself.

Immediately they found themselves surrounded by the sound of birds chirping, waterfalls running and the sparkling sound of flowers, in the land of the hidden, flowers sparkled. "I haven't been in Laquien for ages!" Louise said after taking it all in. "Me neither." Raphael said, "I forgot how hippy this place is." Jared shoved him "peace, love and harmony man."
"Dude." Raphael retorted showing the peace sign before turning his hand around and taking one finger away.

Ria unlocked the front door of her house. Inside there was beautiful, red carpeting and stairs leading up to the bedrooms on both sides. Ria lead her friends up the left one before turning right through a small door that lead to a spiral staircase also carpeted, this time in grey. At the top there was a blue door that had been painted to look like the Tardis. "Nerd." Raphael coughed. Ria rolled her eyes and walked into her circular room.

She had her bed with the 'we're all mad here' duvet cover on it next to the big window and her wardrobe (which looked very similar to the one in narnia) to the right of the door. All the hufflepuff banners were above her desk which was next to the wardrobe. As if this wasn't enough fandom merch her collection of dolls was on the left of the door, her customised Hermione and Luna dolls at the very front. She had a bookshelf next to the dolls a few mentionable books being: Jane Eyre, Harry Potter 1-7, at least 15 Jacqueline Wilsons, The amazing book is not on fire, girl online, the doll people, the BFG, Matilda and so many more.

Ria dumped her coat, a beige trench on her bed and sat down. Raphael pulled up a beanbag, Louise sat down next to Ria, Jared sat on the floor and Tammika on Ria's swivelly desk chair. Ria opened her computer to www.loth.myth and typed in Raphael's description of the creatures. It came up with some pictures and a description, she showed Raphael the picture and he nodded "that's them." Ria read the description out loud, "the Grim tribe dates back to the cavemen. They were a violent tribe of warriors created by the wizard Grumski to fight evil, however they went rogue and started releasing all evil to the world."
"Kinda like Pandora's box?" Raphael asked.
"Yeah, a little like that. The wizard then caught the plague and died. The Grim then ran wild for over a thousand years before they just disappeared completely. How weird."
"If these things disappeared eons ago why the hell am I dreaming about them?"
Shaking her head, Ria typed in vivid dreams about Grim "let's find out."
Immediately a link popped up, she read it out loud: "Yueels having vivid dreams about Grim - prophecy" Raphael stood up and sat down next to Ria "prophecy?"
"Yeah, it says here when a Yueel has a vivid dream about Grim it means that they are foretelling..." Ria broke off
"Foretelling what?!" Her friends clamoured.
"The war." She looked around at her friends,
Louise shook her head, "it can't be... We've lived so peacefully... You don't think this could be true?"
They all looked at Raphael "I don't know what to think. I mean, is there anything about before the dream? You know symptoms?"
Ria scrolled down "it says here before the vision the Yueel will experience headaches or nausea and will pass out. Raphael nodded "that's what happened but why me? Why a Yueel?"
"I guess it has to be a Yueel, after all they are the messengers." Jared replied
"Why you I have no idea"
Out of nowhere someone answered "It is his legacy, as it is yours to aid him on his quest." Startled they looked to see a girl who looked around 13 standing in front of them.
"Who the hell are you?" Ria demanded. The girl looked at Ria, searching, but not mean "my name is Clodagh. I am an Elitian. If you wish to save Mythica from utter destruction you will meet me here at midnight, do not be late." With a flash of silver Clodagh was gone.