Blossom in Full Bloom (Book 4: The Pink Blossom Series)

Mysteries Unlocked

I was getting bored. There was no work for me to do around the castle, not that I wanted any. Ru Ru sang in my ear and tickled it at the same time. I missed 'm, while I was too busy to play with 'm. I watched, my magnificent bird fly around in the sky. Ru Ru was extremely excited to see me too. Watching it fly freely, reminded me, that I wanted to be free. I hadn't been out of the castle on my own, in a while. That gave me a great idea. This time, I would bring my attendants with me. I bet they were dying to get out from behind these walls too.

After informing them of my plans, we left immediately. We walked through the forest for a long while. I had never gone this direction before, so I greatly anticipated what we would find. Plus I didn't want to admit, we were lost. No trails, no roads, no people... nothing. I finally suggested we climb up the mountain we were coming close to. I said it was for fun, but I knew it was a good place to get my bearings. When we got to the top, it wasn't the castle that caught my eye. We have to go there! I felt the excitement eating away at me.

We climbed down the mountain and finally after wandering for a while, there it was, right in front of us. Ruins.

"Bad idea!" Kat was not amused.

"Let's do it!" I was so excited to see just what we might find in a place like this. I walked through the ruins, looking at every little detail, until I came across, one building that still held onto it's own foundation. I entered the old room, that was very plain, but there was a hole in one corner, that had stairs leading down into it. I descended into it, without hesitation. We walked through the hall that had been directly below the stairs. I lit a torch and stared at the strange markings on the walls.

"I've seen these before!" I couldn't believe it! This was fascinating! I didn't know where though.

"Can you read it?" Desti asked, as if, feeling like he might relax if we could read the glyphs.

"Not at all." I bluntly answered.

"Oh..." Desti seemed nervous.

We walked through the entrance to a new hall. Desti stepped on a tile, that slide down under his weight. The exit was blocked by a moving wall.

"We need to keep moving. Now!" Kat urged.

I looked behind me, alerted by a noise. I came face to face with a giant boulder descending towards us.

"Move!" Desti yelled.

We ran down the hall as quickly as our legs would carry us. And without any notice, the floor gave out under us and we fell into a creek, below. We were far down underground now.

I marvelled at the scene before us. I was mesmerized by the glowing waterfalls descending into the creek, we were standing in. The creek was completely illuminated as well. There was a very large human made structure, right in the middle. It must be some kind of temple. The moss on this structure, shimmered neon green, while the water shimmered neon blue. The closer to the top of the temple, the greater amount of glowing mists surrounded it. I saw something so beautiful at the top of the temple. A blue sphere, that looked like it contained moonlight and sparkled like the most precious gem.

"We need to find a way outta here!" Kat urged.

"Not without a souvenir!" I ran over to a ledge that looked like it would take me to the level I needed to get to the next, which would eventually lead me to the top of the temple. Each ledge was covered in algae. It was slippery, but I was able to handle it. I finally got to the last ledge. It was the most slippery ledge yet. Note to self, be extremely careful coming back down. I came too far to go back now, so with this commitment, I launched myself to the top of the temple and climbed to its peak. I gazed into the gem's beauty. I had never seen something this gorgeous in all my life. It was way more so, being so close up. I looked around, surrounded by the mesmerizing mists and felt like I was in a dream. I place my hand firmly on the sphere and lifted it off of its pedestal. I heard a very subtle whistle, and ignored it. I placed the gem in my pouch and turned around to make my way back down. The waterfalls came down fuller and with more velocity. I saw the radiance of the neon glow, take over my vision. The rest was overpowered by the light, that I couldn't see anything else, anymore. I started to stagger. I felt my senses going numb. I felt my body getting heavier and I became dizzy. My body slide off the side and my hand reach out, grabbing the ledge.