Hey everyone! So sorry that you had to wait a week! School has been taking over my life! And YouTube! Sometimes writing isn't relaxing, you know? Anyways, I didn't write this chapter in pain. So, enjoy :)

Alone

"Where is your first journey to?" Alik asked me.

"We'll go with your suggestion. We're headed to the Alliance right now," I explained.

"I guess this is goodbye then," he nodded to me.

"I just want to know one more thing," I told him.

"Anything," he smiled.

"What do you mean that I've been here before? I've never been outside," I wanted to know.

"Sorry we didn't explain. We mean that your reincarnation was here before. Perhaps if you concentrated on our language, you would be able to understand," he explained to me.

I nodded and then looked to Celeste. She spoke the language but I wasn't able to really understand. Maybe I'd get better as we spoke to each other. Alik said his goodbyes to his daughter and then spoke to Uncle. He explained to me that we should stay in the forest until we get to the Alliance. Taking the path in the open would be dangerous for everyone. I agreed with him as he started to lead his way. We passed the line separating Alik's half and Reina's half. Uncle was in front with Celeste and I was in the back. They kept talking in low tones, in the nymph's language. They laughed and nodded, completely ignoring me.

"What are you discussing?" I questioned.

"Nothing, Ofelia. We're almost there," Uncle said with a tone.

"You don't have to keep anything from me," I shot back.

"Everything's fine," he answered back.

Celeste looked back too and just smiled. I'm sure she didn't understand anything either. I groaned and went back to staring at the darkness. This time, my eyes weren't adjusting so well. As I looked up, I almost fell. Of course, neither Uncle nor Celeste looked back to see if I was alright. I shook my head and kept going. A few moments later, I could tell that they were speeding up. I tried to keep up but the darkness stopped me.

"Liam! Celeste!" I called out to them.

They kept going, even faster. This was getting on my nerves. Why should I even let them protect me if they don't? I suddenly stopped and took my last glimpse at them. They were gone from me. I sat down on the ground and looked up to the sky. It was daytime but it didn't feel right.

"Ofelia," a dark sound scared me.

"Liam? Celeste?" I suddenly stood up.

"You don't recognize your mother's voice?" Reina asked me. I didn't answer. "Answer me, Ofelia! I know your in this forest. I want you to come back home. I've finally found a suitor for you. You'll love him," her tone was soft.

"I'm sorry. I won't be going home. I don't feel comfortable there," I spoke in the same manner.

"You don't understand, darling. Can't you see that your uncle left you in the dark? Him and Death are planning to kill you. Isn't that terrible?" she said.

"He wouldn't kill me. He's been nice to me longer than you ever have. Besides, you have no proof," I explained.

"Death can take you with him anytime he likes. Doesn't that scare you, Ofelia?" her tone was monstrous.

"I'm leaving," I started walking in a random direction.

"Leaving, where, Ofelia?" her voice arose high again.

I didn't answer and kept up with my pace. She started laughing, manically. I tried dodging every branch and step while controlling my breathing. The air was getting hot and humid. I looked up to see where I was going. I saw a house in the distance. I ran further, trying to keep Reina's voice out of my mind. Tears were almost streaming down my face. As I saw the house more clearly, I dived out of the forest, landing on my face. The house looked down on me, like it mocked me. I scrambled to my feet and hurried inside the house, where safety might be. I looked around the room. It was completely empty.

"Hello? Does someone reside here?" I asked the empty space.

I walked around the deserted place, while the floorboards creaked. I reached a room that looked like a place where someone studies. It was a bit small but there was an old velvet chair in the corner. Or it might be a nursery for a child. I heard a noise upstairs and drew out my heavy sword. I slowly creeped up the stairs making sure no one was behind me. I opened the only door up there to find absolutely nothing. The window had blinds but it was shattered. This might've been a bedroom for it's space. I walked around the room a little faster. Suddenly, a different creaking noise startled me.

I tilted my head in confusion and walked over it once more. Something must be under it. I opened just one floorboard to see what was there. It looked like a basement was under there. I opened the other floorboards until a bit of light peered in. It smelled like rats and burnt wood. I cast a light spell as I went under. I was right, there were burnt pages and smoke everywhere. As I continued down, I saw the most horrendous thing. A dead body lied on the floor, face up. I peeped open a little scream. As I inspected him more, I almost choked. His neck was split open completely. He wreaked of blood. His skin was cracking and pale. I knelt down to inspect more. I didn't know this man at all. He was quite young for his age, which made me sorrowful.

"Ofelia," a male voice called to me.

"Liam?" I asked for I recognized him.

"Guess again," the velvet voice instructed me.

"Please, Reina," my eyes fell.

"Reina? I'm surprised you don't know who I am," the voice chuckled a bit.

"Then who are you? I've had enough with voices in my head. If your my conscience, then I'm going crazy!" I screamed at it. It didn't answer for a while. I backed away, slowly. I hoped that I didn't bump into someone. In fact, I really did bump into someone.