Peregrination- Chapter 11

It was still very bright, even though they had finally gotten out of the room of light. So they could barely make out the figure that the voice had come from. However, they were to busy trying to get out of their stuck positions and trying to get to the recently fainted Serena, to notice. The figure approached Serena and picked her up in its arms and carried her away, as the rest of the group screamed: "BRING HER BACK!" "What do you want with her?!" "Can you get us un-stuck?"


The creature continued on leaving them dangling, when more of the creatures appeared, saying something in some sort of ancient language, where the rest of the people fell to the ground. Thats when the creature's picked up each person and carried them off in the opposite direction. Eric struggled trying to break free, but the figure's grip just grew tighter until he finally gave up. The walk didn't take long, they soon arrived into what was the faerie's castle.


The castle, didn't look like a castle. It was as silver and metallic on the inside as it was on the outside. What was interesting though was that the outside of the building made the faerie's domain look very small, but the inside was very large. Almost as if it was a whole different world, it even had a sky that seemed as if it would never end, but no clouds or sky, just a never ending light. Dark gray buildings shaped in geometric shapes were placed in an orderly pattern, which surrounded a large sphere building which was the faerie's castle.


Once inside the castle the group was dropped onto the floor of what looked like a collessium of sorts. It had chair that surrounded the circular room, going all the way up. Then there was a balcony the lipped over which contain big chairs. The floor was as smooth as glass and as black as pitch. The group, dizzy from being hung upside down for most of the trip over there layed on the ground for a minute before getting up.


"Where do you think we are?" Anneliese asked laying on her back looking around her.


"I'm guessing this is almost like a parliament meeting house, or something of that sorts." Eric said who sat, holding his head.


"Did any one catch a look at the.. faerie's? If thats what they are.. right?" Bard asked.


"No, it was to bright to see them."


"However, if they come in here we might get a chance to see them. Since its darker."


"What should we do? Try to make a run or something?"


"No. We shouldn't do anything to anger them. I have a feeling they aren't what we have always thought they were." Eric said slowly, as 3 faeries started walking towards them.


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Serena, had been unconcious for about 2 hours now, ever since she saw the creature that was in her dream. She woke up, looking around her. It was a dull gray color. She was lying in some sort of gray matter (ha), which engulfed her body in, and was what almost seemed like was reviving her, giving back her strength. She looked around the room. Everything was in the same color scheme, grays, blacks, and whites. When in the corner she saw the tall black figure that had carried her here. She closed her eyes trying to forget about the creature, thinking that it was only her mind playing tricks on her. Her eyes flicked back open to find the creature standing right next to her.


"Serena." The creature said.


Serena looked up slowly, fear in her eyes. She made out a face, it was white as a sheet, having a long nose of some sorts. Its eyes were large with red irises and no eyebrows. It mouth had full lips that were the same color as its skin. It had long black hair reaching to the back of its knees.


"What are you...?" Serena asked carefully looking at the creature straight in the eyes.


"You know who I am," its replied. Serena thought about it a deep while, when her eyes popped open when it hit her.


"Your my mother aren't you? You are a faerie!" Serena said excited.


"Yes,"


"Why did you leave? Why did you leave ME?" Serena said getting up her and her clothes covered in the gray slime. Her mother took one of her long fingernail less fingers and put it on Serena's forhead giving her all the answers to her questions.


A world that was similar to the world of faeries now, but with color appeared in the scene. All the faeries were even happy looking then too. Then the happy world started turning gray, the faeries turnining grim as well. It showed her mother, living in Oceanus with her a baby, she was beautiful, long blonde hair, slightly pointed ears, with gray eyes. But that was soon all to change, when the stones mysteriously disappeared on a night during a lunar eclpise. These stones were the only thing in Tarigot that kept everyone alive.

That was when Serena saw the future of what would happen. She started crying and writhing in pain, when her mom lifted her finger from her forhead allowing Serena to fall back into the gray mess.


"You are the only one who is able to retrieve the stones."


"Why must it be me?"


"Us faeries can't get through, because we are faeries, and humans can't get through since they have not any powers or immunities to protect them from whats in there. You, my daughter, are both, allowing you to get in."


"So I'll hafta do this on my own?'


"We will give you as much assistants as possible, until the portal. Are you willing to do this task?"


Serena thought about it for a moment.


"It's what I must do, to keep from all of Tarigot from slowly disingrating." She replied.