BlazeTerra

The Adventure Begins

Drishika felt a bit odd and looked at Rutuja. Rutuja stepped ahead to take a closer look at the glass bowls. "Which one, Drish?" she asked and rubbed her palms. "Purple," said Rishi. Drishika looked at him instantly. "That's your favorite color, right?" he said. Drishika nodded her head. "How do you know?" she asked. "I guessed," he replied and winked.

"But look at this one," said Rutuja pointing at the bright yellow glass bowl. It contained small golden and silver pebbles. "Look, it has a small castle in it too," said Rutuja. Drishika took a step towards it as though in trance. The women stepped behind and looked at Rishi from the corner of her eyes.

"What's with these dolls?" asked Drishika and sat down on her knees to get a closer look at them. "Yeah," said Rutuja and sat beside her. "It seems like a dollhouse, and this seems to be the Queen," she said pointing to the small decked up doll in the miniature castle which was more like a dollhouse. "What do we do after choosing it?" asked Rutuja as she got up and turned to face the old lady.

The old lady produced a locket from her pocket. It had an unusual charm. A symbol like that of water and fire hung at its center. "Touch this symbol, and begin the adventure," she said in a mysterious tone. Drishika smiled at Rutuja. "Are we seriously doing this?" she asked. "Yes, now come on," said Rutuja and looked at Rishi. "Rishi doesn't like this kind of stuff. Do you, Rishi?" asked Drishika. Rishi looked at the ground and then at Drishika. "I'll join you, anyway," he said.

The lady held the locket in the air. All three of them touched the symbol and boom.

There were lightning and thunder, then darkness everywhere. "What's happening?" Rutuja panicked. Drishika could feel her heart pound. She squeezed the arm of the person standing closest to her. "Drishika, relax," said Rishi. "Ru-Rutu-ja," she stuttered and left Rishi's arm.