Dimensional {Harry Potter/Hunger Games}

Chapter 2: The Abyss

       

She fell for what felt like eternity; the silent black hole never ended. She wrapped her arms around her body in an attempt to stop them from flailing as she continued to fall. She felt helpless as she brought her head down so that her chin barely touched her collarbones and squeezed her eyes shut; all she wanted was to stop falling. Small tears reached the insides of her eyes in her desperation and she sniffled, trying to hold them back, when something fluffy and feather-like tickled her nose.

She scrunched it and lifted her head to see a pair of golden feathered wings wrapped around her body just like her arms. Startled, she spread her arms out freeing them, and opened the wings as well. They fully extended and she slowly stopped falling. Full of relief, she sighed as the wings flapped slowly, keeping her suspended in the air. She turned her head to see where the wings had come from, only to discover that they were connected to her back near her shoulder blades. Eyes wide, she examined her new feathers. Each was tinted with gold and gave off a faint, misty glow that merely broke through the black of the abyss. Unsure where to go or even how to fly, she looked around for some source of light, anything that broke through the never-ending darkness that threatened to consume her. She hovered in one spot, turning in circles repeatedly, searching for something that she feared did not exist, when suddenly a voice echoed through her head. It called to her repeatedly; a male voice, a familiar voice, one that reminded her of home.

His voice was persistent, continuing to persuade her to come home. She closed her eyes again and allowed herself to head in the direction of the voice, deeper into the blackness...