Kings and Heirs

-Chapter X- -Painted World of Arielle-

Four hours after the Dragon incident, Faelyn began to slowly open his eyes. He could barely remember what happened. He had a big pain in his lower back. Xelrath's strength was harming him both physically and psychologically. He had to get used to this power to keep up with his brother. But he never knew where to start. He took his sword on the ground and holstered it. When he barely got up, he couldn't believe what he saw. There were a house opposite and a painting of that house right next to it. Arielle had built a new house to replace the demolished house. But how could she have done it in such a short space of time? How could she have done the same house in the paint without skipping any details? It was like impossible.

From the outside, that house looked impressive. The house built with red pine wood and had walnut wood decorations. Tall, half-rounded windows adding to the overall style of the house and had been adding to the house in a very asymmetric way. The house was equipped with an old-fashioned kitchen and two bathrooms, it also had a fairly small living room, four bedrooms, a cozy dining area, a library, and an empty barn. The roof was high, triangular, but one side was longer than the other and it was covered with black roof tiles. Rows of small windows were let in plenty of light to the rooms below the roof.

The house itself was surrounded by a well-kept garden, with a grass field and flower patches at the edges of the garden.

Faelyn couldn't believe his eyes. How could that have happened? As he stepped slowly, Arielle emerged from the entrance door of the house. She smiled at Faelyn before and waved. "You're awake! Come on, eat, You must be hungry after what happened." Arielle was pretending like she hadn't seen a dragon four hours ago. She had a strange attitude. When he walked in, he saw there was a cake on the table. He started talking to Arielle without touching the cake. "This...What is this place? When did you do it yourself? And what happened hours ago?" Arielle didn't give up her smile. "Come sit down, what I have to say may sound strange." Faelyn sat in the chair opposite the girl.

"Tell me, Arielle? Who are you really? What was that we saw?" Arielle's smile was gone. She became serious. "My name is Arielle, the girl called the 'witch'. I have a special gift. The things that I draw becoming real. I really don't know-how. And Zindiss, I think we are bound. My power coming from him, I think." Faelyn couldn't figure it out first. "Your power?" Arielle pulled out a paper. "Let me show you."

As she took a pen in her hand, she drew an apple on paper. Faelyn was watching her bewildered. The girl took chalk into her hand after finishing her painting. She drew a circle on the table and then she drew six symbols inside the circle. She pointed her right hand at the table and said the magical words: "Kini igira!" The symbol on the table began to shed light. The apple on the painting began to form on the table. Faelyn couldn't believe his eyes. That was called magic. That was absolutely amazing. He couldn't move because he was so amazed.

At that moment he saw another paint. There was a lush world and the sky was as bright as the sea. Faelyn felt something strange in this picture. He left the girl and started moving on to the painting. He started whispering to himself. "Wha... What is this place?.." The girl's eyes grew and she replied. "Don't come close to that painting!" Faelyn did not listen to the girl's warning. He extended his right hand to the table. At first, there was nothing, but then Faelyn couldn't hold his hand back. This painting was different from the others. The last thing Faelyn heard was Arielle's shouts. "No!"

Faelyn was drawn into the painting. If he tried to get away, the painting had a very distinct power. Gradually as his entire body began to disappear, Faelyn pulled his dagger with his left arm. He stuck it in the wall right next to the table and started holding to it. But it wasn't working. Faelyn seemed to be gone. Arielle didn't know what to do. She started talking slowly. "I hope she treats you well." Faelyn was all alone in a different world now. It was such a beautiful world that it was green flowers, blue skies, empty plots, songs sung by birds, deers running around...