(Book 1) Darkness Falls: Into a Wolf's & Cat's eyes

Chapter 3

Gmel POV:
      I leaned against a tree huffing and puffing, I was carrying the stranger. Well trying! Most of me was just dragging him. He was probably twice my size, and with my noddle arms that just made it harder. I took a small break just wondering how much further! I felt like I could just laid on the ground for the rest of my life! To my luck I heard voices approaching, the voice came from a couple male villagers. I assumed they were out here for the same reason I was, to get wood. When they walked past under brush they starred at me with concern and maybe fear,"Umm y-you....need help m-miss...?!" One of the men spoke with a fearful tone. I shook my head,"No! No it's not what it looks like lemme explain!!!" I panicked a little thinking they thought I probably did this!

     As I explained relief flooded over me to see their faces change as if they were glad it wasn't what it seemed. After I finished explaining the men gladly took the weight of my shoulders went thank god. Apparently I can't carry many people, the men would switch who carried the stranger the whole time we were walking back to the village. Which to be honest was pretty smart but I just followed.
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At last! We had finally made it to the village, as we passed by many people stopped what they were doing and starred. Many people began to whisper to one another, I really couldn't hear what the whispers were saying there were so many that even if I could I'd probably hear different words from two completely different people. Some whispers I were able to catch though,"That doesn't seem good." One woman whispered, I caught another whisper,"Ya think wild wolves got him?" A man whispered. At that point I couldn't hear any other whispers but bits and pieces.

I followed the men to one of the village builds better known as the medical center, a building were any wounded or sick villager could go. When we walked in I saw Jess which was no surprise since well she was pretty good at helping with wounded people, and just people in general. Jess was in a conversation with one of the ladies that she assisted, Jess and the lady had shocked worried looks on their faces when they saw the wounded stranger.

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Jess POV:

Later........
A couple hours after Gmel and some village men brought in this wounded stranger, and when we finished tending to his injuries. I sat down on a chair next to the bed we laid him on, he was completely limp other than his slow breathing showing he was alive. Which what I thought was a good thing, from his waste up was unclothed. Most of his upper body was bandaged up away, and his clothes were torn so even if I wanted to dress him I really wouldn't be able to. I would stay here awhile to see if he would wake up, his black hair was messy and kinda moist from the water.

I laid back in my chair when something caught my eye, on a small desk we had a couple items that really were not ripped or needed fixing. Which were this guys sword, it was weird. It had a darkish light blue blade with a black handle and at the center was a crescent moon. Another item was a necklace, a deep shade of blue stone, surrounded by a sliver circle frame, and a thin sliver chain which would be what made it a necklace. What I found most odd was the fact that the main blue stone seemed to have a carved black stone into it, which made a silhouette of a wolf head howling. I just starred at it for a couple a seconds before a very dim glow began to come from the necklace.

I rubbed my eyes was I imagining this?! The glow was so fine maybe the light was just tricking me, but the glow wouldn't go away! I slowly got up from my chair and approached the desk that had the necklace. I slowly reached out for the necklace with a shaking hand the dim glow still happening. As my hand got closer to the necklace it stopped, the glow was no longer there. I was confused? No. Was I relieved? I didn't know what I felt,"I guess it was my imagination..." I muttered to myself. I looked out the window it was almost noon, I glanced back at the stranger. He still hasn't awoken, at first I thought he was dead until I saw he was still breathing. I shook off any worry, I walked away from the desk and the bed heading for the door. I turned the knob opening the door and took one final glance at stranger before I walked out leaving him alone. From inside the necklace began to glow ounce more.
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Gmel's POV:
Time skip Three days later,

It's been three whole days ever since I brought in that wounded stranger, and he had yet to wake up. Many villagers are starting to worry that includes myself and Jess, we have never really seemed to have a problem with wild animals attacking this badly. Patrols search the forest but they come back with no news, many are still trying to still figure out who this guys was. A bandit? Traveler? Some unlucky villager that was in the wrong place and the wrong time? Whoever he was the village wanted to make sure he was okay.

Jess told me about how his necklace was glowing, I just thought she was kidding. She seemed worried though she felt like she was going insane thinking she just imagined it. I felt bad she just seemed a little scared, it got to the point to were I decided I'll take her place until she felt better. So here I was sitting down on a chair just doodling on a piece of paper, the stranger did not move at all he didn't even seem to have move anything. As I doodled on my paper I would look up to check on the stranger and sometimes even on the necklace that stayed on the desk untouched. I still haven't seen if glow which made me think that maybe Jess was seeing things? I didn't want to believe it though a lot of weird things can happen. I glanced at the necklace again I stood up and dragged my chair to the desk and sat down.

I inspected the necklace, nothing really caught my eyes except for it's weird design. Well I really shouldn't judge. I decided to reach out for it and grab it, it was cold. Then again it was a type of stone? Or crystal I guess. So it would make sense that it is cold, I yawned being a little tired. I placed my head down still holding the necklace in hand and slowly drifted asleep.
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I stood in the middle of a dark void? There was nothing, nothing but darkness, I glanced around. It was cold as if I just opened up a door to a snowy area, I hugged myself feeling goosebumps. I shivered and began to walk around, my footsteps echoed as I walked. I don't even know what I was doing what was I hoping for, was I hoping to find something in this dark place? Just something made me want to walk, I really couldn't stop myself either. Meow meow I heard meowing?
From where?! It just echoed, meow meow I looked around,"Where are you?" I called out for it. Why? Did I expect an answer. I don't even know, what the heck am I doing! I turned around to see the same white cat I always see sitting down just looking at me.

I starred back at it,"What do you want?" Again I don't even know why I asked! Animals don't talk. The cat shook its head and stood up and began to walk away, I just blinked. The cat turned its head and lashed its tail in a follow me motion, I freaked out a little at its movements. I was so freaking hesitant! I didn't want to follow some strange cat, but I was kinda curious. I'm going to regret this I thought to myself as I slowly followed the cat deeper into the void.

     At one point on the walk that cats fur fluffed up, and it was making hostile noises. I starred blankly at it,"H-hey what's w-wrong with you?!" A purple light appeared. It was so bright that it was blinding me! I put a hand up on my eyes to block it out, for a moment I stayed in my position until I slowly brought my arm down. The light was no longer so bright, my eyes starred with fear as I saw where the light was coming from.

      A large purple blackish portal stood a couple feet away from me and the cat.
Around the portal was a black border with a purple center that made weird water dripping noises and what sounded like hushed whispers of souls! Particles were coming from this portal and going back in, then out again. I knew what this was, I have read a little about it before! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, but I knew two well that it couldn't be anything else. I swallowed and spoke half to myself and half to the cat,"T-the...main gate...t-to the realm of d-demons!"