The Cave to Kingdom Merobolis ✔

1. UNEXPECTED TURN TO MYSTERY

I have added this song which might help most of the readers to immerse in the story so play it if you require

Song: Phil Rey Revelation

And now I felt a rising power surge through each cells of my meagre human body. I felt electric adrenaline through my viens.
It was something out of ordinary...but I knew, thinking such was pointless... I felt immense power. I mirrored myself from the glassy waters and saw that my hair was turning straighter and lighter... and in a point to pure white. My ears were growing longer and I was now very tall for a 17 year old.

I moved my fingers in front of my face and admired at how smooth, fine and elegant it had become. I moved closer to the water and looked down at myself. I had become an elf.

But suddenly something whizzed so fast in front of my face and I felt cold and... difficult to breath. I opened my eyes and saw myself underwater.

I struggled to swim, well I flapped my hands trying to swim. I was running out of breath.

I heard indistinct voices saying 'Averinia come... The power that unleashes terror has emerged... Come my child...follow your destiny find your path...'

My head was spinning when I heard banging inside my head and someone calling out to me 'Wake up Josephine!! We're in the middle of a class' .

I jumped up pulling whatever was suffocating me on the head.

I stared at the thick coarse material on my hand. It was the tapestry that hung at my classroom window.

'What in God's good name were you doing?' asked my friend Emily.

I turned around and saw a few of my classmates who were around me stare at me.

I was in the middle of class photography club.

'I dozed off...' I mumbled to Emily. 'Oh you did more than that' she replied.

I looked at her worriedly.

'You were swinging your hands wildly and saying 'I'm drowning... I can't breathe''

I looked at the corner of my eyes and saw a few of the club members still look at me weirdly.

Why do I have to make myself look so dumb every single time I doze off in class.

These dreams made no sense. I would have déjà vus some of the time but some other times it would be these... wierd things...people...I just forget.

The club meeting had ended and Emily filled me on our new project.

'So basically we're partners again and our topic on photography is 'Greenery in Viens' whatever that means' Emily said pulling out her camera.

'It means we need photos of the forest that would be breathtaking' I pointed out.

'We could do that' she said putting the straps on her neck and bringing her tripod with her.

We walked out of the school and decided it would be better to take a couple of photos by the lake at the far end of the forest.

We walked through the heat and no sooner had we walked a mile, Emily began complaining loudly.

'The heat.... The mud... Oh the troubles...' she whined. I just decided to ignore the blonde whiner and tried to take in the idyllic scenery.

We had reached the lake and adjusted our cameras on the tripod. I knelt down and tried to focus on a dragonfly that was sitting on the moss. Emily who was clearly not in the mood decided to annoy my backside off.

'We wont be getting the first prize if you keep on taking those photos of dying dragonflies y'know' she said.

'Well niether are we gonna get anything if we just sit idle' I mumbled.

'I had honestly expected more' she said. 'Oh yeah? Like what?' I asked trying to keep her quiet.

'Well y'know shirtless boys' she said giggling.

'Gross... You expected to see boys deep in the forest?' I asked pulling myself out of my concentration and facing her with a crinkled nose.

'I was just pulling your leg geez!!!' she said, 'But honestly we won't get any benefits if we just stay here and click away all the common ass photos'.

'Alright then' I said standing up 'Lead me on if you got a better idea'.

And I already regret giving her the suggestion as she truly lead me on deeper into the forest.

I looked at her and reminded her 'We've never been this far so I suggest we go back'.

Well not surprisingly she denied.

Suddenly a trickle of water drop from the trees above fell down on Emily's blond hair which caught my attention. She indeed was beautiful. Pale blue eyes, round nose that greeted her pale complexion with love.

Emily and I had been friends since the day we remember.

She likes to call me "The salt to her pepper, the Ying to her Yang, the peanut butter to her jelly" and all that sweet nasty things.

While me, I'm not exactly thin or fat, somewhere in between, something like a pear. My ebony black hair is nothing compared to her blond locks, I have a delicately sharp jawline and the darkest eyes one could find. I'm not pale like Emily just tan as my brother Joseph.

Suddenly I saw a glimmer, heard a small thud and a cry from Emily.

'Aiii the hell was that' Emily cried clutching her head and massaging it hard.

I bent down and picked the culprit form the ground and extended it above my head and scrutinizing it.

'Looks like a souvenir' I said putting it on my palm.

'Looks ugly' Emily commented.

Well the harsh comment was almost true as the souvenir was all rusted and chipped on the edges.

'I'm going to keep this so I could remove the rust and get to see the glory within' I said and pocketed it.

And turned to look at Emily and got pretty confused.

Emily was staring right ahead...as if transfixed.

I looked a the direction she was gazing and saw a cave...

It indeed was mesmerising.

Long thick brambles and vines entwining it like a cloth on a woman's bosom.

I couldn't help it.... I had to gaze at the cave that showed no importance but still mysterious.

I snapped out of my concentration when Emily bumped into me while walking to the cave. I turned her around slowly to snap her out of it.

'Whoah!!!' she said when she got her composure. 'Did you feel that!!!???' she asked me amazed to the core.

'Yes I did. We have to get back now' I said still holding her shoulders.

'Uh no. When all do we get a chance to encounter a mysterious cave in the middle of the forest? I'm going in.' she said.

'Oh no your not' I said stomping my foot on the ground and looking at her fiercely.

While she just smirked.

Well I don't know what I was even thinking because when has Emily ever listened to me...

And by prophecy shall it be revealed...
Two made by the bond of the halfling's blood...
Shall she rise by blood and flesh...
One being different from the rest, pure of heart and soul...
The other being evil as time itself...