The Princess of the Forgotten Tale (Frozen Series #1)

Chapter 16: Blood in the Air

Snow.

It was snowing everywhere around me. The place was covered with nothing but white. It was like oblivion.

Where the hell am I?

I tried to roam my eyes but was taken aback when the place changed as I turned my head around. All the piles of snow and blankets of white completely vanished. The weather has changed. The lucid fluff of clouds spread throughout the whole sky.

In front of me was a lofty and sullen tower, made of sturdy bricks and crawling with ivies and vines, enclosed by a small lake swarmed with lilies and swans of different hues.

I was floating in the air, directly in front of the tower's window. Inside was a woman lying, looking lifelessly on a bed. Yale blue, almost black long hair that nearly covered her whole body, clothed with loose white dress. Her body looked cold, not dead, but dying.

She looked like someone I know.

As I was about to see a clearer vision of her face, I felt myself falling.

Naramdaman ko ang marahan na pagbagsak ng aking katawan. Dahan-dahan kong minulat ang mata ko at napansin na nasa gubat pa rin ako. Tatayo pa lang sana ako nang maramdaman ko ang sugat sa kaliwang binti ko. The blood from the scratch that I received from the fight almost covered my whole leg.

Sinuportahan ko ang sarili kong tumayo sa tulong ng puno na nasa tabi ko. Maraming naglalakihang dahon at halaman ang nakaharang sa dinadaanan ko. I was walking my way out from the dense part of this forest, discarding anything that blocks my way. As soon as it was all gone, I was stunned for a moment at what welcomed me at the deeper part of it.

Before me was a huge shelter made of glass, with hues of green painting the overall picture. Surrounding the premise was nothing but odd luminous trees and grass that seemingly guarding the place. I made my way inside and pushed the glass door. The smell from different types of herbs and greeneries filled my nose.

It's a greenhouse. It looked like a paradise, with plants glowing reflected by beams of the sun. There were numbers of pots and beddings, flowers of different colors and sizes, some plants hanging and situated midair through magic. At the center up was a thin layer of glass that almost looked transparent where sunlight is directly passing through.

Vaessa would definitely love this place.

I settled myself at the fountain made of stone placed at the center of the greenhouse, emitting crystal and azure waters. Slowly caressing my injury, blood continuously ran briskly and tainted the stoned fountain that I'm sitting in. Although it looked awful, it was surprisingly painless to me.

Ano na kayang nangyari kay Zack? I became unaware of my surroundings and was so absorbed with killing the beasts, I almost forgot about him.