[ Tale I ] Chapter II : "Reality is dark , Alice"

Reality is dark

Dark is twisted

Twisted is Reality

Dark. Dark was all Alice could see. Whispers began to echo through her ears. As Alice opened her eyes slowly , she began to glimpse a huge demonic door right before her. Alice pulled herself up and turned her head around to her surroundings. It would've seemed that Alice was confined in a room where the ceiling would reach towards no end. There were four demonic doors in the confined room. Each uniquely crafted to represent out its own personality.

"Where am I…." questioned Alice to herself

The whisperings in the air began to grew louder. Alice listened to it carefully.

"Sunt de Nord, în nord veți găsi o…..

Sunt vest, la vest veți vedea tot…

Sunt de sud, de Sud este în cazul în care oamenii sunt…..

Sunt est, în cazul în care ușa din față este….." Whispered the mysterious voices.

Alice wasn't sure what the whispers meant but she felt uneasy by what they said. Alice noticed a table in the middle of the room where its legs were molded to the floor and she saw a silver key which had the shape of a hand. Alice approached it cautiously. Alice grabbed the key and began to look at each demonic door carefully. All of the doors keyholes were the same. Alice noticed some writings on the table.

"You may only open one door with the key once." Written on the table.

"I wonder who wrote it…"Questioned Alice to herself curiously.

As Alice turn her head around and looked around. She began to notice how the table was made of corpses where each corner has a burnt skull and was drooling blood. Alice was disgusted by the sudden disturbing discovery of the table's appearance and covered her mouth to prevent herself from puking. Alice looked down to her foot and noticed there were markings on the floor. She began to stepped backwards and tried to look at the floor from a wider angle. Alice noticed if she was to view the floor from a birds eye. The markings on the floor was a giant compass. Alice was astonished by the discovery of the giant compass. Out of nowhere , the door of the east opened up with wind gushing out from it , causing Alice to fall backwards on to the ground. Alice grabbed the key with both of her hands as tight as she could. Alice tried to have a glimpse on what was beyond that door and she saw the same giant rabbit from earlier who was dashing its way out of the eastern door and hopped on the table.

"OWH NO!I'M LATTEEE!" Complained the rabbit.

Alice looks at the rabbit with her eyes wide open in fear. She was worried the rabbit would assault her again. The rabbit continued rushing its way to the western door and went through it. Alice was baffled by how the rabbit just dashed its way through the door without breaking it down.

"Maybe…I should try the key on this one…." Said Alice softly and uncertainly.

Alice approached the western door and plunged the sliver hand key into the keyhole. The room began to shake, as Alice proceeded to unlock the door the shaking stopped. Alice looked at the door up and down cautiously and pushed the door wide open. A gentle breeze blew through Alice. Alice stepped out of the room and what she saw baffled her , it was like as if she was at another world. The lands were over grown with ferns and mist was everywhere. Alice could barely see anything except the ferns around her. As Alice turn her head backwards back at the room , it was gone. Alice then began to cross her arms and bent down a little in fear.

"Where is this place…I wanna go home…"Murmured Alice frightfully.

Alice began walking through the misty lands not knowing what lies ahead. Alice walked and walked , it seems as if she was just moving in circles until she stepped on something. Alice stepped backwards and looked at the object she stepped on. It was her sword.

"My..My sword !" Said Alice surprisingly.

"Thank the gods….I thought I would've never got you back."Sighed Alice gratefully , while hugging her sword. Alice then looked up at the skies and questioned herself.

"What is this place….."Questioned Alice feeling lost.

Alice walked on deeper into the mysterious misty lands. After quite some time , Alice noticed a house up ahead. She confronted the house. The house bear burnt marks all over itself. Alice observed the house carefully , in hopes she knew what had happened here.

"What are you doing here?..." Whispered a little girl.

Alice was frightened by the sudden voice behind her and gasped. As she turned around she saw an eerie little girl with brown dreadlocks staring at her. Alice gulped and began to spoke cautiously.

"Hi…there….little girl…"Greeted Alice uneasily.

The little girl just continued to stare at Alice blankly. Alice felt incredibly uneasy with the creepy little girl staring at her and she tried to spark out a conversation.

"So….may I ask….what exactly happened here or perhaps where am I right now?..."Asked Alice politely.

The mysterious little girl pointed at the house and said.

"Enter my home…And you'll see the answer with your own eyes…."Said The mysterious little girl.

Alice turned her head towards the house with an uneasy feeling.

"What will I?..."Questioned Alice before she could even finish her sentence. The little girl vanished. Alice frowned and looked at the house once more and decided to head in. As Alice stepped into the house , it was the same as outside. Everything was burnt. Suddenly , Alice had a bad feeling. A scream burst from her left ear.

Alice turns her head towards the scream in shock and screamed back at it. She saw a malformed burnt corpse with blood drooling every hole out of it. The corpse was molded to the wall and it's arms were reaching as far as it could to Alice.

"HELP ME ! BIG SIS ! IT BURNSSS! IT HURTS!" Screamed the malformed corpse agonizingly in a high pitch.

Alice was horrified by the fact that corpse was the little girl and she kept screaming back at it with her hands grabbing tightly at her face. Then from the kitchen she saw two corpses molded to each other began screaming at Alice.

"HELP US!PLEASE!HELP!" Screamed the two burnt malformed corpses.

Alice gasped repeatedly and ran out of the house as fast as she could. As she ran along the path, burnt malformed corpses began to rise from the ground and screamed at Alice for help

Alice covered her ears with her hands and ran as fast she could with her eyes closed. As Alice reached upon a lake , she stopped beside the lake and kneeled down in fatigue. A tear began to roll down her cheeks and soon she began burst in tears.

"I cant take this anymore….I WANT TO GO HOME…."Cried Alice sadly with both hands covering her face.

As Alice was crying half way , a voice came out beside her.

"Another elf?..."Said the voice.

Alice with her face soaked in tears looked towards the voice. It was another burnt malformed corpse. It was molded to a burnt tree but unlike the others this one did not scream at Alice for help. But Alice still gasped a little in fright and crawled backwards from it.

"Do not fear me elven girl…I am not like the rest…."Said the corpse.

Alice stopped crawling backwards and stood up. She approached the corpse cautiously and slowly.

"Why are you not like the rest?..."Questioned Alice frightfully.

"I was once a glorious knight who fought for this kingdom….Pain has been an enemy I've conquered long before what happened to us…But unlike the others…they've not conquered pain…and soon…they lose themselves into insanity from the twisted flames…there may not be flames around us…but our souls are eternally set ablaze forcing us to experience how it is to be burnt alive for eternity…" explained the corpse while blood was drooling all over it.

Alice placed both of her hands at her mouth in shock and felt pity for everyone around here.

"I'm sorry to hear that…."Apologized Alice.

"Elf…do you know why you're here?..."questioned the corpse.

"No…I don't….I guess I was..just unfortunate to stumble upon this cursed land….."replied Alice in a sad tone.

"You're wrong elf….You're here not of pure bad luck…but you were brought here…."Explained the corpse.

Alice was confused and frowned at the corpse.

"What did you mean by brought here…."asked Alice confusingly.

"You're…not…the first elven girl I've seen in these parts…."Replied the corpse.

Alice was stunned and gulped.

"Countless….Little elvish girls have stumbled upon this land…..none have survived…you all were brought here by the accursed queen…"Explained the corpse.

"No…this… this cant be TRUE!" yelled Alice in tears.

"Oh but it is…"replied the corpse.

"WHY!?WHY WOULD SHE DO THIS TO US?!" Alice yelled louder.

"To defy fate…"Explained the corpse.

"Fate?..."questioned Alice.

"Yes…It all began with the prophecy…."Explained the corpse.

"Prophecy?..."Questioned Alice.

"Yes…It was said in the prophecy…one day an elvish girl would step forth into Miasmodor and bring back peace to the people of this twisted land….but the queen wanted defy her fate in the prophecy…so instead of waiting for the "Elven Girl" to end her rule…she went after the "Elven Girl"…..She created a portal to drag innocent elvish girls into these lands and burn them into her collection…." Explained the corpse.

"BUT…."Said the corpse. As more blood began to drool out of its empty sockets.

"So many elven girls have been dragged into this twisted land….so…many….I…can't even begin to count…..It's as if the prophecy was intentionally made for the queen to spread her chaos even more….." Grieved the corpse.

"Please..Little elf….live…don't become another part of the accursed queen's collection…."Begged the corpse.

Alice was in great shock by the corpse's explanation.

"I…I…don't…."Said Alice in shock.

"You only have one path to go…elf….Slay the queen , fulfill the prophecy….." Begged the corpse.

"But…I…I…I…."gasped Alice.

"Follow the path it will lead you to the Queen's Garden Of Roses…."Said the corpse.

The corpse pointed towards the path. Alice faced towards the path and looked back at the corpse with her eyes shaking in fear.

"Be brave….Little elf…."Said the corpse faintly. The corpse grabbed it's head tightly and began trembling. Alice stared at the corpse frightfully. The corpse looked back at Alice and began burst in screams.

"FREE ME FREE ME FROM THIS CURSE!I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!THE PAIN IS UNBEARABLE!PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR MY FAILURE AS A KNIGHT!PLEASE FREE MEEEEEEEEE!" Screamed the corpse agonizingly at Alice.

Alice was horrified by the burst of screams and ran off to the path in tears.

"I wanna go home…"

End Of [Tale I] Chapter II