Princess Crystal of Coralon- The Return

Chapter 8

Pain.

That's all I felt.

Ever since I had blacked out right in front of the criminal, my mind was clouded with darkness. Normally when I fell unconscious before, I was able to retreat to my mind space to think about stuff or at least kill time. Instead, I was stuck not knowing about what happened or where I was.

Still, the headache continued. It was so odd that the overwhelming pain pounding against my skull appeared at the most horrible times. My luck was always the worst.
And then those faint ovals that always crowded my vision. The feeling of no control over my body and movements yet, still being able to view everything like a horrific movie playing before my eyes.

It definitely wasn't a pleasant feeling.

Slowly, I felt my consciousness creeping it's was back to me. My body felt stiff and numb. Slight throbbing continued in my head causing me to slightly grimace. "Is it....."
"We........to, we can't let........ just remember." "I know..... it's just ........and....." Multiple voices spoke.

I was in a.... strange state of mind. It was like I was half between my mind and reality. I couldn't tell if those voices were real or if I was just imagining things. Regardless, I was slowly realizing my situation. I didn't recognize any of those voices. From all my trainings in the Castle, one important note that I remembered was; being in an unknown location is never good.

What if someone is trying to kidnap me, or take me away from my home?! I thought in a panic. That anxious thought was enough to shoot me out of my temporary slumber. Suddenly, I inhaled sharply and jolted my eyes open. With a headache still in my head and sweat running down my face, my eyes quickly looked side to side.

My back felt stiff. I was somehow laying on the cold ground filled with hard dirt. No wonder my body had such an unpleasant feeling. When I glanced around some more, I noticed I was in a medium sized tent with patches made of mismatching pieces of cloth like the entire thing was pretty worn out. Near to me was a small fire pit, its light burning brightly against my skin, some back packs in the corner and an open First Aid kit next to my head. I was still in my messy and torn dark green dress.

I slowly sat up, leaning back on my elbow as I squinted my eyes in pain. Taking a deep breath, I tried to calm my nerves and ignore the horrible feeling in my head. Okay Crystal, I thought reassuringly. It's fine.... everything is FINE! You just need to think. what happened? I sat in silence, enduring the pain and wracking my brain to remember. "The thief!" I exclaimed quietly to myself.

Almost like a sudden reaction, the headache increased like drill running through my skull. I screamed out in pain almost instantly before mentally regretting making so much noise. I panicked. Everything was spinning and moving so quickly, my vision blurred my head pounded, my legs were so stiff I couldn't feel them. My arms and legs.... I couldn't move them either.

That's when I realized that there was a reason for all that I felt. I looked up hesitantly, realizing that I was back in the omnious white room with the big eyes holes. "I-I don't... I don't understand!" I screamed, my warey voice echoing across the blankness around me. Gazing through the two mysterious windows, I gasped as I saw the tent flap open and two tall figures approach me.

"Hmm," I heard my voice in the real world hum. Suddenly, everything around my fell quickly, and I could feel myself back in my real body.

Right before I immediately blacked out.

Again.

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"Hey!" A voice called. "Hey, wake up!" It yelled louder. In my half unconscious state, I felt something bump against my cheek. "She's not getting up!" The voice said again. "So.... It's her?" A girl asked hesitantly. Then silence fell around me. "Come on!" The first voice said again, as another object harshly brushed by my cheek. They were beginning to feel like tiny pebbles.

Slowly, I was starting to wake up again. What on Earth.... I thought in confusion before the same voice spoke up. "Finally!" The voice was more clear like a male's voice, but the problem was that I didn't recognize it. I still didn't recognize any of them. I suddenly jumped up, clasping my hand over my mouth as I panted anxiously.

My heart felt like it was racing a million miles an hour. Everything had taken me by surprise, from the fight to the blackout and the weird holes. I quickly looked around, freezing when I noticed that I wasn't alone in the same tent. A pair of legs in dark green ripped jeans and black winter boots was what I saw to my left. "What?" I mumbled, confused since my vision was still blurry.

"I guess you're awake now..." the voice from before said. I was startled, hearing it from right behind me. At this point, my vision was completely visible. Behind me was a boy with thick black hair and dark brown eyes. He stared at me curiously, leaning closer to take a better look. I screamed as loud as I could, frightened by the stranger, and crawled backwards. Shivers ran up my spine when I bumped into a soft surface.

Hesitantly, I looked up and my eyes met the owner of the legs I saw before. It was a girl with blonde hair and brown eyes as well, dressed in a grey shirt with a black sweater around her waist. "I-I... w.. who are you? What do you want from me!?" I demanded. I quickly got up, scampering to the far corner of the tent and held my hand before me. A tiny flame flickered in my palm, but not big enough. It's too cold to use fire... I realized.

The two remained silent, glancing at each other every now and then confusedly. Just as I was about to dash out of the tent, someone else stepped in. I gasped, my eyes fully widened. It was a boy with messy black hair, rushing in surprisedly. "Al? Dels?I heard a scream! Are you...." He trailed off when his gaze caught mine. "...okay...." he finished. The thing that caught me by surprise was a full black body suit that he wore.

It looked just like the thief's.

He slowly came towards me, causing me to cower in fear as his height made him tower over me. His blue eyes pierced through mine with some sort of firey hatred. Then, he sighed.

"Wait...." he finally said. "We can explain."

A/N

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