After we went our separate ways to take care of business, I headed towards the lake to meet up with Isla.
"Hey Rion, I'm so excited to do this shoot with you. I brought so many outfits and the girl that's doing my makeup is on her way along with my girlfriend. I hope you don't mind that I invited her." She says in quick succession
"It's no big deal, I look forward to meeting them." I tell her setting up everything. If only I had known that I'd be seeing Taesen and Terra again. As soon as they arrived that charged feeling filled the air and it didn't leave even as we went about our day.
The day had gone by in a blur, right before my eyes; so fast I don't remember seeing it. I had done all my shoots, finished up some homework, and even fed Neptune. So now that I'm lying in bed and it's all coming back to me, I can't seem to shake this feeling that something is about to go really wrong. That we're in more danger than we ever could've imagined.
I eventually pass out around midnight and before I know it it's time to get up and deal with what is to come. I slowly get out of bed and head to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth, after my teeth feel sufficiently brushed, I toss Neptune a mouse and start getting dressed. I throw on a white t-shirt, dark blue ripped skinny jeans, a black leather jacket and my white docs.
I grab my bag and throw everything inside except for my keys and Neptune before heading out the door. I climb into my truck and this time there's no music it's dead silent and the radio won't play, I pull off and head towards Dreambite. The feeling that something may go wrong lingering in my throat.
I pull up and park before heading inside to see that Renme and Taesen are already at the table, the look of uneasiness is apparent on their faces as well as the lack of sleep. I slide into the booth and greet them.
Soon Terra and Cat show up with the same expression and I'm starting to feel like whatever we are about to learn today might really put us in danger.
"Well everyone is here, are we ready to head out?" I ask in attempt to break the tension.
"Uh yeah... whose car do we wanna take or are we just gonna follow you?" Renme asks awkwardly.
"We could take my truck if you want..."I offer and when no one objects we head out to my truck piling in. Once everyone is secure I turn on the car. This time the radio decides to work but there are so many songs playing at the same time that the noise is unbearable.
I shut the radio off and look back to see everyone looking at me with the same horrified look. "What was that all about?" Cat questions.
"I don't know usually every morning since my birthday I have heard the same song, but today the radio was dead silent until now." I tell them in a confused tone.
"Yours too huh?" Terra asks. "Everything has been silent and it's always dead in this zone so I don't understand." She continues, we all shake our heads, a bit stumped at our current predicament.
"Guess this is another thing to ask about when we get to wherever we're going." Taesen says leaning her head up against the window.
I pull off and head towards old Thornhallow ignoring the pink haired girl that had been watching us through the window. Old Thornhallow used to be the main focal point of the town way back in the day until things took a turn for the worse. Witch hunters would come into the town "passing by" and then bed the young witches before killing them in their sleep. One in particular was the most haunting as the sadist hunter gutted the women before burning them.
Leviathan Cornwall III and his band of misfits were a force to be reckoned with until one night they met their match and were all killed. Well everyone except for Cornwall. No one knows how he survived but he would eventually burn the whole town down many years later and it was turned into the fracture.
"Welcome, ladies to the Fracture. The infamous black market for all things supernatural. Otherwise known as the place where we're gonna learn what the hell is going on." I tell them as I park behind an old shed.
"I don't see anything but an empty dead field." Cat states looking at me in disbelief.
"That's because it's hidden in plain sight, you just have to wait and see." Renme says before getting out with the others following close behind.
"Come on. Follow me." I tell them, leading them inside the shed. Once we were all inside, I snap my fingers and we walk back out. Upon exiting we are now in the middle of the market.
"Whoa what the hell just happened?" Terra asked in awe.
"We just entered The Fracture, kid. Anyone supernatural can enter while humans are a bit debatable." I tell her, laughing a little. "Who all hasn't been here?"I question. Taesen, Cat, and Terra raise their hands; guilty as charged.
"REALLY?" Renme and I ask in disbelief, they just nod their heads.
"Well damn that's quite the surprise." Renme states as she greets a vendor.
"Come on where we need to go is this way." I state and start guiding them to the divine creation.
As we approach the building, I bump into Aris as he's lighting a fire for some of the elderly. "Hey Aris, My bad" I throw over my shoulder, he just waves and goes back to what he was doing.
"Who is THAT and may I-" Cat starts before I cut her off "That's Aris, he's around a lot doing stuff for the older people here and some of the children." I tell her without turning around.
"Ok but just hear me out....I want that." She finishes.
"No you don't. He'll burn your ass to a crisp, definitely not for messing with. Him looking nice means nothing. The rumors about that one are merely cautionary tales." I tell her before entering a building that looks run down from the outside. "Come on kids."
They walk in behind me and the look on their faces as they ogle the place is beyond hilarious. The interior of the building is decorated in vibrant shades of blues, golds and whites. All in all, it feels a lot like paradise even though it's the furthest thing from perfect on it's good days.
"Welcome to the Divine Creation, the home to Elara Divine." I tell them before pushing open a door and letting them walk through.
"Let's hope she can give us the answers we need." Terra adds quietly with hope in her voice.
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The Children Of Thornhallow
FantasyThis story follows the lives of 5 young girls. The unlikeliest of friends whose futures have been set in stone for centuries. They were destined for greatness and unspeakable power in exchange for guiding the natural and unnatural down a path of ord...
