The Veil Of Faith And Destiny

of what happened or what I saw made any sense in my head. When I went to The Silver Lady, no part of me agreed to this arrangement. M

ain? "It is the same night when The Dearg-Due rises from her grave '' echoed in my ears. Dearg-Due? Is she the Dearg-Due? But how can she be? It's just a folklore that parents told their children to warn them not to lurk at night, but again

sleep?" Griffin's

," I replied, turnin

ted your stream of thoughts" he

g....more like wonde

ering you Azura" he said, his

rg-Due real

pecific" he rai

ase tell

t never seen her. Why?" he aske

led truth, a treasure that she was leaving for me. It was in this book I learnt about The Silver Lady and how to find her. The book said that when the desperate soul visits her is the night Twiki flies over the sky looking for her next meal and that is the night when the Dearg-Due will rise from her grave. An

e all the ston

at all" I

Besides, why did The Silver Lady ask you to do

ggest stone and place it in

esn't work like

oes it work

s, your actions and what changes can they cause to the people close to you. It just gives you answer

send me there?" I

her The Veil bringing you here does. If it was about faith and destiny why not take

n go to Lady Faith's r

through The Veil, and ended up in a place wh

t?' I ex

eside Lady Faith, the human realm lies in the very center of the tree it has multiple gateways that can take you to any of the surrounding realms, then to the east is the Dark Fey realm, to the west the Centaurs' realm and at the trunk is the Mosse realm. All of them are connected by a flowing river called The River Of Time. Th

so isolated, why br

o being isolated is all it has as a defence mechanism. But now we ha

se you, yourself said that

e impossible. We just have to convince her to do it,that's it. Wh

at might happen if I was never able to go back home. Will the creatures living here kill me? Well Ivy did not very much like my presence, if she can hate me this much so ca

help you!" I giggled

aid as she lifted me in her arm

aking grandmot

ead my child" she replied, setti

e bowl in front of me. I dunked down my arm

will be my second in command and then my su

he cracking light of sun falling in the room I saw Griffin's face inches from mine, his light blue

eave?" I asked,

d she is not the one to wait" he said,standing up. H

he asked, cachin

said, looking away. Blo

living room. Griffin shrugged his shoulders and his majestic wings sprung out making me lose my balance. He smiled and offered me his hand, I took it and he pulled me closer. Wrapping his arms tightly around my waist he flapped his wings and we flew up high into the air. The day dawned crisp and clear. The sun poured through the curtain of white clouds,it felt as if it

of you would sho

iffin asked as he pu

e last thing Syfyn would

se as far as I know, no one has

claim to be smart is

the Mosse realm ends and

planning to tak

get there is no other way to travel,

t flow here Ivy,"

t does,"

concept of time or dusk and dawn. But as we both know it is not true, the time moves differently here, but yes

lanning to do tha

t each other and started walking. Soon Ivy took the lead, guiding our way. We walked south of the city passing dozens of creatures standing and happily talking, it all felt surreal. Soon we ca

one through a lattice of leaves and as I looked up I could see the once clear blue sky changing into patchy canvas of black with glimpses of shimmering stars through the tree barks. A strong gust of wind passed through me slipping through leaves that lay on the ground. The sudden sound of coyote callin

in came running towards me,

ing my trembling fingers. But there was noth

r is it?" G

, pointing towards a small ray of light. Gri

ed. We worked our way along the narrow trail, leaves sliding across my bare skin like wet tongues. We pushed past a few leaves and finally made it into the l

Griffin asked, re

pposed to be a swamp that will lead us

" she added, resting

s is the right wa

ng me? Classic!" s

estioning you

I could respond she started walking away, we quietly followed her. Suddenly

appening?

tall trees shot up into the air like arrows, an earthy smell filled my nostrils.

scream filled my ear, I groaned in pain. I turned my

" Ivy e

e those?

posed to be eyes and their arms pushed back. I could see some of their bones sticking out. One of them launched at me, I covered my face waiting for the worst. Suddenly I heard a screeching scream. I looked up and sa

closer and closer, with one final pull it finally came loose. I swung it with all my might, the creature's head separated from his body, flying a few feet away and leaving his lifeless body at my feet. Panting, I threw the rock away. A sudden beam of light caught my attention, I followed it with my eyes. I saw something shining from under the bark from a tree at the other end. I blinked, feeling intoxicated by the light,I walked towards it, everything around me fading away. Walking didn't feel so hard as it did moments ago, I bent down and reached my hand out. My hand landed on a smal

s?" Ivy asked, pointing

elt like it was ca

.weird" she arc

" I a

Granz" she

hat?"

he teeth of the fir

tooth?!" I

, why is it here and more importantly, out of al

pposed to kn

idn't call to, the important th

s the dock?

she replied. A rustle in the bushes made all our heads turn. A huge figure emer

inally see you" Ivy said

n for a while I wo

I walked out of that filthy fore

tle caught u

ese people?

that's...a human" she

e is Azura" I

before! Are they all so tin

short" I smiled, pulling back

done talking can

ed, turning and walking

supposed to be?" I ask

I am the lesser know

out centaurs and elves. So to me every

inally not be ex

al with Ivy why she hat

th humans. Believe it or not

ot a bloodwr

e laughed

howling like a banshee and we all would be running away. She was attacked but a bloodwrath, it's cloak brushed against her

all herself a bloodw

worry about her once you get to know her you

ing over my shoulder. Soon Krom led us to

yn, climb aboard" he said,

u Krom,"

" he ca

a bloodwrath but you might

ed in. The boat took off and the air grew chilly, I

ot a big fan of the

fin smiled, shrugging his shoulders he dra

r?" he

r, thank yo

u might get to go bac

very eager to go bac

" he

it's not the

h but I am sure they

led. A sudden gust of wind ble

kay?" Grif

me, floating in mid-air. I looked over at Griffin but his eyes were fixed on the outline of the woman. For some reason her eyes looked sad, as if she was moaning about a great loss. Her

?" I asked, struggl

s," Griffi

he do that

ghosts do what t

" I asked, getting

n call home.So they roam be

er them," she ad

em?" I squeaked,

hurt me?

don't worry you're safe with

s the boat came to a stop,

akes fell from the sky. As we walked further the feeling of fear grew more prominent in me. I could feel the hair on my skin standing up and

s..?" I

. Suddenly I saw a big shadow being cast in fro

ran and hid behind a wall. Griffin peak

andrs!"

e most dangerous creatures t

vy asked. Griffin and I b

res of The Dark Fey Realm. You must k

nd run as fast as your legs would carr

ome on! There must be

is not,"

s we ran I could hear the screams of the creatures flying over us. One of them leaped forw

in pain as I f

n called as he

to his feet, his wings emerging behind him. He joined both his palms together as he twisted them a crackling

ide and yellowish blue lights cracked in both his palms. I looked up and it seemed that it started raining yellowish blue li

that before," Ivy s

to," he said,

a voice said. We looked up and saw a lady floating in mid-air, her long hair fly

what are you doin

dience with you Lady Syf

hat Fey is not welcomed here" she said, eyi

we have done, we only request you to listen to us" I pleaded

be your audien

eak this" I said, extending my arm. At

r Lady!" s

y attention

stopped when Lady Sy

," she said, looking in my

nted entry. The Silver Lady pointed me to The Veil Of Faith And Destiny promising that it would grant my wish. She told me to remove all the stones from Mai

possibilities the future holds for you. You don't need to place anything in front of The Veil to give you answers. She never intended to help you and neither did she ever anticipate for you to get her

plied, her eyes were

later she will find Mairea and declare a war" she said. I looked at

t so one day she could overthrow Lady Faith and become the ruler of the realms. Her quest cost her everything,she was banished from the Mosse, she lost her family,and she could have lost her life too if she did not decide to run and hide. For a very long time all of us tho

r I sent you and that this time I will be stand

t want to know a way to send Azura

ked her and her soul too, belongs to her. If she goes back before defeating The Silver Lady, she will be compelled

she will still be riskin

he has my blessing" she said

at?" Iv

ady Faith,"

angrily. "No one just walks in to see Lady

"Azura can't surely stay here for long. We have to find a way t

e do that

Lady Faith right?" I continued blabberin

ddenly Ivy paused as a huge figure walked towar

doing?" Iv

d. The figure rose to his feet and started wa

him" I said as I started

o sure Azura?"

The figure led us to the dock and helped us board

e were surrounded by apparitions and huge clouds of mist. The figur

e you doing?!"

she did before" I said, extending my arm. The figure

rectly to Lady Faith by thi

uman realm before The Silver Lady falls so we can go through either the Dark Fey realm or the Centaurs' realm. Then getting into the Flaun realm will be difficult as th

ds exhaustin

what it i

you could try to go through The Veil again b

nt to go anywhere witho

able to survive w

I won't apologize as it w

r anything Ivy, you have been n

asking Krom about

were eavesdropping"

ow why you are so intere

derstand why you hat

ened I was with people I called friends. The moment they saw the bloodwrath they ran, leaving me there to die.

better of me. "How did you come to encounter a

o go inside. The moment I stepped inside the mansion I got weird foreboding. I wanted to turn back and run away that very moment but curiosity got the better of me. The place was in complete ruins. Old furniture littered the place and the wind rustled with a slight chill. We found a broken flight of stairs and saw a faint gleam of light visible at the end of the archway. We lurked around the corner and the moment we peeked inside, I froze with horror. I thought I wa

ies, were merciless creatures. They took pleasure in pain and satisfaction

regained her composure and began, "I am sorry Azura. You are not like

explain herself further. But Ivy chose to hold her silence

bout my grandmother who would always say the very sam

jerked and came

Griffin announced, breaking me out of my reverie

Ivy's words to make sense o

I am barely even comfortable being

at the same time. All I knew for sure now was that nothing