Audrey was not sure what happened but the next thing she knew, she was already rocking; as though she was being carried by something.
"Am I dreaming?"
The girl thought to herself without daring to open her eyes just yet. She clearly remembered falling to her death and it felt so real that Audrey was having a hard time bringing herself to believe that she was still alive.
'But what if this was my afterlife?!'
Audrey felt goosebumps crawled on her skin when that idea crossed her mind and when she tried to open her eyes again, the vast sky and the passing cloud were the first things that greeted her sight. Looking around her, she also found out that her body was lying on a pile of hay and she was being carried away by a wagon.
The sun was already making its way on the western horizon and the sunset bathed the rest of the sky with a vermillion hue.
"Where am I?"
That was the next question that popped on her head when another realization dawned on her. The place did not look familiar to her and from the current look of it, she was traveling to some countryside place.
After contemplating but still coming up with nothing, Audrey finally surrendered. She could not recall how did she end up riding a wagon and what was she doing in that kind of place.
The last thing that she remembered was her graduation day and then her falling out with the leader of the school sorority, and then her falling from the rooftop. But then when she woke up, she felt totally fine. That was what prompted her to think that everything was just part of a wild dream.
However, it was only when she saw her current plight as well as the clothes that she was wearing did Audrey realized that something was wrong. Rather than wearing a school uniform just like the clothes she was wearing in her memory, she was wearing an old victorian dress!!!
She never recalled owning one! But what was more shocking than that was that the dress was soaked with blood!!!
Audrey gasped when she realized that she was covered with blood and she was instantly reminded of her own predicament.
"I survived the fall?"
She wondered to herself.
The entire situation sent her to another round of confusion.
"But how???"
She asked as she frantically touched herself; surveying her body and checking it for any injury. She still could not believe what just happened despite seeing it with her own eyes.
She clearly remembered the graduation, the sorority girls, her fall, and even the pain. There was no way that it could be a dream.
She tried to remember everything that happened. She closed her eyes but as soon as she racked her brain for what happened a foreign memory flooded her head.
Surprisingly enough, the owner of the body have the same name and face as hers. But this 'Audrey' was nowhere like her. In this memory, she was loved by her doting grandfather and she was spoiled by everyone.
She was the youngest miss of the Lee Clan. She also had an older brother and this brother of hers was the trusted general of their kingdom. Even the emperor regarded her brother as his peer and that was why the Lee Clan enjoyed a high status throughout the entire kingdom.
His brother, Arden was overly protective of her since she was the only sibling that he had.
With her excellent brother as a backing, she grew up as a dainty young miss. Often disregarding others and doing as she pleased; brewing trouble one after another.
The kind of life that the other party used to have created a stark contrast to Audrey's own pitiful life; and the revelation made her more confused than ever.
She could not understand where did those memories came from and how did she acquire it?
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to