Coraline sighed, "I'm sorry. But we've done so much on the Beldam that I'm unwilling to give it up. If you guys have objections, do the work yourself."
"But - "
Kubo cut in, "Just leave it. After all, it's already half-done. We'll just chip in with any information we can find."
The corners of Coraline's mouth tugged upward in a half-smirk, half-smile, I doubt there's anything about her you can find online.
But she gave them a nod, showing them the documents and slides she had created. It was incredibly detailed, but something was missing. There were no pictures. As if . . . this creature never existed. As if the girl thought her up.
"Coraline, right? Uh, so, are there no pictures of this . . . Beldam-thing?" Norman looked a tad worried.
"The Beldam lives in the Other World. Any pictures taken there would not appear in the real world. She also has no reflections."
Coraline shrugged, "Sometimes, her hair would be floating, and she has the ability to shapeshift. That's how she takes the form of the children's parents. But as her magic gets depleted, she returns to her usual form, though retaining several defining features of the parents, including their hair and voice."
"Are you sure you didn't do a lot of research?"
Coraline nodded, finally reading the consent form in her hands. The address stated on the front page looked familiar, and labelled at the side was The Frost & Link Museum.
The teacher stalked to the front of the class, ringing the bell on her desk to get the attention of the students. "So, I have given everyone a consent form. I need everyone to come on this field trip. It is compulsory. I know this seems boring, but the Frost & Link Museum is a special museum catered to mythological creatures. Every possible artifact and 'evidence' of these strange and wonderful beings that have been recorded in history."
"Well, at least we know that if we can't find any details on this 'Beldam' online, we can find out during this trip."
Coraline shrugged. "We'll see . . . "
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Twisted Fates
Hayran KurguIt has been a year since the incident with the Beldam, otherwise known as the Other Mother, and Coraline Jones has been living peacefully with her parents. They have chosen to move out of the Pink Palace Apartments and into the countryside as Corali...
