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Spellbound
35/ Century
Opening the door revealed a black curtain, that swayed slightly, and an eerie silence. Viluy, her eyes filled with fear and regret, took Thoth and then pushed her slightly. Chills crawled throughout her body. Butterflies fluttered inside her stomach. Something told her she wasn't going to like what she saw in this room.
"Don't worry, Lady Mizuno. You are never an uninvited guest in this room," Viluy said. "Go on."
With another soft push, Ami stumbled into the room. Her eyes stared forward. Her breath trembled. Behind her, she heard the door quickly shut leaving Ami to dwell in the darkness. The blue maiden's heart raced—she could feel it thumping hard against her chest—and her senses grew sharper to where she heard something shifting beyond the curtain. Swallowing, she convinced herself that the fear she felt wasn't there. Viluy's fear wasn't justified.
She took a step forward. Heels clicked against the floor, and echoed into the shadows. Gripping the curtain with her trembling hand, she slowly pulled it back, and revealed a pitched black room. Once her eyes fully adjusted to the darkness, Ami took another step forward.
"Little Doe, what are you doing here?" whispered a familiar voice. It didn't continue. Instead, a pair of bright, haunting eyes pierced through the darkness and right into her soul. Ami recognized those demonic eyes. They held her tightly in a gaze not too long ago.
"Your Grace…?" Ami's feet were glued to the floor.
"You should leave."
Ami frowned, "Where am I?" She asked. In the shadows, she could make out a four-posted bed towards the back of the room, a fireplace, two large bookcases, and a few plants and rug. Framed pictures hung on the wall. Her eyes focused on the green ones lurking in the corner where she assumed he sat in one of the armchairs she could make out.
"A place I told that damn sorceress to keep you away from," he snapped. "Alas, you are here, and now you shall leave. There is nothing for you here."
Ami balled her fist, "No."
"No? That wasn't a suggestion."
"Your Grace, I wasn't brought here for nothing. And I don't plan on going back—"
"For the Goddess's sake, stop being so damn stubborn! I've told you what you wanted to know, and specifically stated that until you accept it, I won't tell you anything else. Go back to your room."
Ami took another step forward, "You brought me here against my own free will. You bring me back to this life that I wanted no part of, so you best to tell me the truth. I want more than that fairytale you sprouted."
"Fairytale? You continue to amuse me," the Duke chuckled. "And this is the woman that returns to me a century later. Not meek, but too stubborn."
What? Her anger subsided, and confusion settled in instead.
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