Queen of Winter

Chapter 3

We got dragged inside the portal to a place called pasdof according to Oliver stranger. When we entered, I felt something weird again. But this time it isn't my magical powers. Its more of my outfit. I looked at it and whoa!!

I was wearing a lavender blazer with white puffs and a colorful skirt at the bottom. Oh, and my shoes changed too. They're high heels! I've never wear these type of shoes before.. I used to wear sneakers only..

But I still thought about going to school tomorrow. "Oliver, can I come back here anytime?" Then he said, "Yes, you can, my lady." I was so happy, just like in fairytales.

Remember what I said about darkness? After everything I experienced up to this point tells me that there really is freedom and hope. Hope for healing my dad with my powers. But I still don't know how to control it.

Everytime I move my hands always makes an ice come out of it. "Here, put on some gloves. These are the gloves that the late queen gave to give them to you, princess," Oliver offered. The gloves were so pretty. Even if they are plain black, it matches my outfit. Maybe even mom made the outfit. My mom really loves me a lot. If only she is still alive up until now.

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As I walked to the portal, the strange guy told me, "Are you going now?" I stopped and turned back to him. "Yes, I am. Why? A lady can do anything she wants right?" He walked to me and replied, "The reason why I brought you here right at this time is because it's something urgent and we can't miss it—!"

"why are you yelling at me?! I'm the princess! I can do anything I want to do! Right?" I got disappointed and was about to enter the portal. But he grabbed my hand. "Hey! That hurt! What are you trying to do?!"
"You can go anytime you want, but not for now.. for the meantime, I need you to listen to me okay? I promise I will be good to you along the way.."
"O-o-okay, just let go of my arm. It still hurts.."

Oliver let go of my hand and apologized. "So, Oliver.. uhm, what makes this time so urgent?" I asked. "You see, everyone in here is running out of time.."

'..actually, we really don't know how, but there is this peculiar person named Moth. And she claimed that the late queen killed herself because of her. Of course no one believed it. Instead, we all believe that Moth killed the late queen. And proof is that she made our lives hard. It's obviously her because shes been marking every building with a w on it. No one saw her face but we all felt it because of our powers. Now, we have no other choice than getting you. And once you're here, we all decided to train you and to train yourself. You are the only one who can defeat that wicked creature..'

Moth? Like Moth my best friend? Nah, I can't fall for these words. I even don't know a lot from this guy. And why would she, of all people, kill my mom? She is just a student from PA High School. Why would she.. Why—?

"I know you have a lot of questions but you have to listen to me, Ester. It's for the will of the queen." Oliver remarked. But im not so sure about my trust on him. He's cute and all, but still..

Anyway, I have powers and I think I have to do this for mom. Because I love my mom. And for that, I think I should listen to Oliver."Okay, but after this urgent thing I have to do, can I go back home and think for a while? I mean, not the ordinary world but my home here, in Pasdof." He smiled, "Okay, that's good. You've made the right decision." I walked away from the portal and Oliver, somehow, closed it. "By the way, I have 3 questions."
"What is it, miss?"
"Can we talk casually? I think we are at the same age.."
"About that, I think I don't know..."
"Why?"
"According to the human world, I must be 26 years old."
"What?! Unfair. How can you look young when you are actually 26?!"
"You said you'll only ask 3 questions. Why are you asking 4 questions already? "
"No... those are side questions but I have 3 main questions! But anyway, you still look young.. Can we—?"
"Of course, my lad—I mean, E-ester Jill."
"Just call me Ester only, putting Jill on it makes it (still) Formal.."
"Ok, Ester, if you wanted to.."
"Next question, how am I going to control my powers?"
"You're actually controlling it now.."
"Really??"
"Well, not all the time, heh...heh.."
"Oh..*sighs—*ANYWAY, NEXT QUESTION! Where are we going?"
"To the Pasdof school.."

Wow, were going to school. Of course, its probably night time there in the real world, but its day time here.. But are we going to go there to literally master my magical powers?? Cool!

It is a fine day with a fine weather, the sun, the snowy trees and the icy road. The flowers here were blooming in different colors, shapes, and sizes, and they are all unique flowers. Some of them are even made out of ice and shaped like snowflakes. We were walking (with Oliver) together along the paths we have to take. It was so silent. Thinking of the things we each have in mind. Oliver seems to be thinking about something that he really needs to focus on. His facial expression is so serious, probably not a good time for jokes. Hmph, even I myself are not good at these silly things. Why would I think of that?

As we were walking at a very top of the very steep mountain, I notice a shadow of a structure.

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To be continued.. Wait for chapter 4 next week! ☺️☺️

P.S. Sorry for mentioning 'episode 3'.. That was a mistake. 😉✌️