Here With Me
Chapter III: Trapped

By: Michelle



Dragon Lord began to chant in Chinese a spell to open the mirror.

Venus could understand what he was saying. "No. No."

"Let her go, Dragon Lord." Raphael walked a little closer to him.

"You want her." Dragon Lord smiled as he finish the last verse of him spell. "GO AND GET HER!'

"NOOOOOO! Raphael" Venus screamed as the Dragon Lord threw her into the mirror.

"VENUS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Raphael ran to the mirror and tried to grabbed her before it was too late.

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Days had past since that moment. It seemed like she was here forever: here in the mirror that is.

She felt so weird in here. Maybe because she seemed so alone. Maybe because, she missed Raphael. They were two worlds apart.

During the last few days, she had observed her surroundings; both physically and spiritually.
The only thing she concluded was that she didn't like it here. She wanted to be with Raph. She wanted to feel his arms wrap around her. To hold her. To protect her. But, he was on the other side of the glass.

She looked around at scenery around her. It was a beautiful place in here. It reminded her of her home. So peaceful. So beautiful. Well, some of it was. She could see parts of the earth scorched and destroy. `Dragon Lord's work.' She figured to herself. She looked at the castle in the distance.

For the last few days she had hid from this world. She feared the dragons that inhabited it. Of course not all dragons could be bad, but then again their was something about this place.

She stood up from her hiding spot and began to make her way towards the castle. Something called her to it, but she didn't know why.

By the time she reached the castle, she noticed something. She was not tired. Normally, she would be sweating or her legs would be hurting from the distance she walked. She looked back from the castle and towards the place she originally was. It must have been miles. Why wasn't she tired.

Come to think of it, she hadn't been sleepy, tired, or even hungry for the past week. She was so confused. Why was this so?

Venus looked up at the castle. It was also scorched. There was something evil about it. She noticed some of the symbols on the door and the outside of the castle. She had seen those symbols before. She had seen them in her scrolls. They were the symbols of the Dragon Lord.

What was she doing here? She looked around. What was she doing here? This place frightened and confused her. She wanted Raph.

Venus sat down and leaned on the door. She was trapped here. She could feel it. Slowly she began to feel herself fall back.

The door to the castle was cracked open. She peeked inside. Something was calling her inside. There was something in there she had to see. But, what was it? What was calling her there?