Ruby Royal

Chapter 3

I waited till morning to open the mysterious locket. It was early morning and the light was just right. The locket was an old silver circle with an Ruby looking stone on the front. The chain was also silver but looked old and rusted, and matched the locket perfectly.
   I took my finger nail and pried open the latch and a small folded paper fell out. It also looked very old and wrinkly. I picked it up and unfolded it trying not to rip it. The writing was in this beautiful font reading:

IF YOU HAVE THIS LOCKET, GO TO THE KINGDOM OF SHARPHIA AND FIND THE ORACLE. SHE WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THIS POINT             OF TIME.

I was so confused. So much had happened in the last 24 hours and now this? Where is this Kingdom Sharphia? Who is the Oracle? I mean I've heard of Oracles before, but I thought they were just old fairytales.
"Sayla, I have came to lead you to the Oracle!" A strange, soft voice suddenly said. I saw something shimmering right above me and I looked up. A beautiful fairy was glancing down at me waving. "Hi! My name is Erica, and I have been sent here because the locket has been retrieved and opened! Oh and I want to help you!" She said cheerfully. What have I gotten myself into now?
   "Why did I receive the locket? And why is it so special?" I asked shyly. "Oh I can't answer that. That's why I'm taking you to the Oracle! She can answer anything you ask her. Oh and on the way maybe we can become friends?" Erica replied. She seemed very talkative and friendly, but I don't know if I should trust her. "Ok, when can we go find this "Oracle" and find out what this locket means?"  I said.
   We took off right after I asked. Erica was indeed very talkative and liked telling stories. She also was over 1,000 years old and knew her way around almost anywhere! We walked for about 2 hours and I fell to the ground and started crying. "What is wrong Sayla?" Erica said worried. "My ankle started burning and it suddenly just gave out!" I screamed at her.
   I mean she's a fairy can't she tell what happened? She came over to me and pulled something that looked like a gold unicorn horn and pointed at my ankle. "Husg Seah Meaha Isha La Rambola." She said. Suddenly my ankle started glowing and it felt relaxed and healed. "Get back up now, we need to keep moving!" She shouted.