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“I assume that you do not have a place to stay. Am I correct?” The huge man asked. Gwen nodded her head in response. “Yes sir. I am just coming into this realm.” “Okay then. One of the guards would lead you to a place where you can stay.” “Thank you so much.” She said, grateful. Then she added hesitatingly. “Can you please take me to a cheap place?” The man looked at her, confused. “Cheap place?” “Yes. I do not have much money for an extravagant place. I would very much prefer a simple place to stay.” “Oh do not worry then. We have a place like that too.” Gwen stood up from her seat, then bowed slightly towards him. “Thank you so much.” He gave an awkward grin. “You are welcome.” He stated curtly. The guard holding unto her luggage nodded towards the door, and she smiled softly and walked out, with him following right behind her. When they walked out of the strange building, the guard tapped her shoulder, urging Gwen to follow him. She did as he asked, making sure to stick clo
“Hi Eve.” Gwen said, grinning widely. “I am Gwen as you already know.”The woman laughed, waving her hands away. “So for the reason I am here,” Gwen continued, sitting up straight. “I have a problem that I am trying to solve.”Eve looked at her curiously but said nothing, waiting for her to continue.“I have been having bad dreams for months, and it has been affecting me. I went to a mind doctor and sadly, he couldn’t do anything about it. So he told me to come here, after all, the Ogwu realm is best known for healing.”“Oh,” Eve exclaimed, nodding her head. “I understand now.”“So,” Gwen said, leaning closer. “Do you perhaps know anyone that can help me with it?”“We have so many healers in this realm. Definitely one has to be able to help you. You can ask the guard chief. Since he brought you here, he probably would take you to the best doctor.”“Yeah, the problem is that I can’t figure out the way back to the guard house.” Gwen said, scratching the back of her head.“Do not worry!
Chapter Fifty EightGwen's heart slowly took a dive as she watched her only savior walk away from her. she had thought he would be able to decipher the distress in her eyes. Apparently, she was too good of an actor.The path her captor pushed her through finally led them both to the beginning of the forest. Once they arrived, her captor slowly let go of Gwen to stand at her front, her knife still hanging close to her neck."You must have reached your destination." Gwen stated, swallowing slowly. "Can you please let go of me now?"Her captor cocked her head, seemingly trying to consider her options and then finally answered,"No. You are a huge liability and until I have reached my sect, I will not let you go."Though Gwen's mind was raided with different thoughts, it quickly caught on to one important fact,"Sect?" She repeated, her mouth dry. "You are from the poisonous sect?""I see they have told you about us already." her captor said, her voice having a tinge of malicious humor. "I
"Wow. You all don't joke about security." Gwen said, trying to downplay the fear she felt. Her captor simply snickered, and they continued their walk in silence. The streets of the poisonous sect were filled with dry yet unique colours. She saw strange looking plants at every corner, and though she was curious to go and touch them, she was smart enough to know that they may be dangerous.Shops were erected at almost every corner, and she was surprised—which said a lot since she arrived in this realm—to find the buildings looking normal. They weren't like the extravagant ones she had seen back when she arrived.Gwen didn't know for how long she walked, but finally, her captor led her to one of the buildings that lined the streets. The house looked simple looking, and except for the heinous looking flowers planted outside, there was nothing extravagant about it."I'd advise you to keep quiet." Her captor said, back to her rude commanding tone. "The person we are about to visit doesn't t
Brown offered her a place to sit and asked her if she would be interested in eating anything.“No thank you!” she said, shaking her head furiously. Even though he had been nothing but kind, she was still a bit shaken about what he said of ‘getting rid’ of her.Gwen spent her time there studying the environment. The house looked far different than it looked from the outside, and she wondered what plant Brown was associated with, since he didn’t have the mark on his face.“Brown?” she called out, summoning her courage. The man who was seated next to her sleeping captor, a book in his hands, slowly glanced up at her.“I was wondering,” she continued, wringing her hands, “You do not have any plant tattoo on your face. Are you perhaps a foreigner that lives here?”“I do have a tattoo on my face.” he said, frowning slightly. “Don’t you see it?”She took another look at him, and apart from the strange looking scar on his face, she didn’t see anything."Is your scar perhaps, the tattoo?" She a
Gwen arrived at Sheryl’s house. Their leader had since left them, and Brown promised to see her again before she left. “We are here.” Sheryl said. “Come in.” Gwen walked into the simple looking house, a bit surprised that it was ordinary looking. The house was small, and didn’t stretch like Brown’s. Her walls were white, and save for a simple table and couch, there were no other furniture. “You will stay in the living room for the time being. I would stay in my room.” Gwen nodded. “Thank you.” “You’ll stay here for three days at most. So, do try and make yourself comfortable. And don’t touch anything.” “Before you go in,” Gwen said quickly, “I want to know, is there something happening between this realm and the Enu realm?” “Why do you care?” Sheryl asked. “Do you know anyone from the Enu realm?” Gwen thought of Tyron. Since he left, she hadn’t received any news from him, and doubted that he had sent any even now that she was gone.” “I do.” Gwen answered, truthfully. Sheryl
Gwen gulped, then faced the woman warily. “Don’t listen to Sheryl.” She said. “She loves teasing you.” “But isn’t what I said true though?” Sheryl asked. The man you are taking her to is known for having strange outburst at random times, muttering things not comprehensible. “That doesn’t mean he isn’t good with what he does. Most of the time others still go to him for advice.” Sheryl sighed. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Gwen tried to force down the dread creeping up her skin. “Are you really sure he is okay?” she asked the leader. “He might not seem…normal, but trust me he is good, if not the best, at what he does.” “Okay then.” Gwen said, swallowing her fear. The woman nodded satisfactorily and together all three of them rode on quietly. Finally, the chariot came to a halt and they all got down from it. Gwen took in the sight of the extremely tall building, squinting her eyes at the blinding sun as she stretched her neck. “It’s seems like a long time since I have been here.
“Black magic?” Gwen asked, confused. Uncle M walked around her, awe etched on his face. “Wow. This is wonderful! The first time I have ever seen something like this. Would you mind staying with me longer so I can study it?” “I am afraid not.” Gwen answered, uncomfortable. “I have somewhere I need to return to fast and I need to get rid of this before then.” “This is definitely black magic.” Uncle M said, finally stopping in front of her. “I suspect that it comes from the Zruch realm. They are the masters of dark magic.” “But why will someone from there use Black magic on me? What do they hope to achieve by implanting strange visions in my head?” “Only they would have the answer to that. If you are looking for a faster route of getting rid of this, then you would have to go to the Zruch realm.” Gwen gulped. He Zruch realm were famous for their love of the dark, and could almost be considered as the outcast of the realms. Very few visited there, and those who did were suspected of