The Kingdom of Etherna: Return of the Prophesied Queen

Chapter 22 -Witches

Khaliana's POV

Where am I? What is this place? Why it is so dark in here?

She wanted to remember what happened earlier than that but the only thing that came up to her mind was she was running fast and ended up in a foggy part of the forest, then when she open her eyes, it the dark place that consume her sight.

What happened earlier?

"Anybody!!!!!" she shouted. But only the echoing of her voice was heard by her.

"What is this place! Place, place, place...." The echo mimic her again.

Am I in a cave? It is too dark and my visions isn't working well at time being, I cannot tell where I am. This is going to be hard!

She stood up but before she can stretch herself, she hits the ceiling that made her head unstable for a while.

What the.... What is this place? It's too small for me to even stand.

She adjusted herself and lowered her body to fit herself in the small place. She started to touch the unidentified place she was into. She felt the cold rough stone wall, she can hear the droplets of water from above her head, the air she felt was cold yet warm at the same time. She can sense the prickle of stones under her boots, she can tell that her necklace was still in her shoes, she can also sense that there is life inside the place.

Does it mean, I'm gaining back my senses?

But why is my vision still not working?

"You're awake." an old, wrecked, scary voice approached her that made all the hairs around her body stood up.

"Who are you? What is this place? Show yourself!" she simultaneously asked with a shaking voice. She cannot see the person, her wrecked voice was her guide to where the person was setting.

"I thought you will be awake by tomorrow, so surprising to see you awake an hour after you sniff my poison." "You are really one of a kind." Hehehehehehehe." The old voice said.

"I said show yourself!" she hissed to the person.

She heard a snap of finger and light immerge from the torch that was place at the side. She was stunned upon facing an old woman with a wrinkled face. She has a very pointed and illustrated nose and dark smoky eyes that made her face scarier. Her hair was crumpled and her teeth was black like it was tainted with an aged blood, along with a long dirty dress she wore, she has an overall terrifying aura.

The only word she uttered upon seeing her abductor was "Witch".

"So you can tell. Hehehehehe. Yes, I am a witch and I poisoned you earlier, it is not a very poisonous one and I already gave you an antidote when we arrived in this cave. So you don't need to worry about being killed. We have many plans for you for now, that is why your life is very precious to us." the witch said to her.

"What do you want from me?" she asked throwing a death glare to the woman.

"Don't give me that kind of look, it will not help you get away from here." Her words were calm but it made Khaliana feel fear.

"Your power isn't back yet, right?" the woman said again making her astonish in a moment.

How did she know that?

"A witch knows everything." She replied like she can read her mind.

"Tomorrow, we will know if the prophesy is right." The woman said vaguely.