SCARLET'S POVHope flooded my heart like never before, and we began to make our way, towards the shore. Ralph still couldn't move his arm, so I had to take him all the way out of the water. Finally, I got out of the water, and pulled him out too. We panted hard, and looked at each other, with sparkling eyes. It had been done. We had survived it. At least that was if there were no more obstacles for us, on the way to the cottage. “I think we made it. Whoever's living there must be the person controlling this place. Maybe if we're lucky enough, they will grant us a safe path home. Maybe it was a kind of test after all. Let's think positively. I… I have a good feeling about this. There's someone living here!” I squealed, and threw my arms around him. “It's still too early to celebrate. Let's get there first.” He replied, stiffly, and I immediately withdrew from him. His shoulder was swollen. “Ralph, did you…?” I was asking, and he began to walk away. “It's not my first time h

SCARLET’S POVMy heart skidded and it seemed like all thoughts of how to escape had been plucked out from my head. I was transfixed, staring at the darkness approaching. Hilda had talked about it. She had said they knew I was there, and were coming for me. What would become of me if they happened to take me.“Ralph! Do something!” Ralph shouted, jolting me back to my senses, as the darkness swirled nearer to us. Just then, I felt the same nervous energy piling up within me. I could recall the nervousness I had felt when the rogue looked like he would try to attack me. That was the same energy filling me.My fingers began to move faster than my eyes, knocking aside the poorly arranged stones, and placing them where they ought to be. The feeling was great— the feeling of being awed at myself for being able to pull off such. I made the old door perfectly, and left it. We were maybe a minute away from potential danger, which might lead to death, and my heart had leaped to my throat. I

SCARLET’S POVI fell backwards immediately as a fierce gasp escaped me. I moved back quickly as it had been so close to me, and I lost my balance once more, falling to the floor. At that rate, I couldn't keep count of the number of times I had fallen. I had simply been in a state of continuous shock ever since I had met myself when I was. It felt like building up to a frequency at which it was going to burst, splatter and leave me dead. Standing behind me was a figure in a black hood. It towered over me menacingly, but I couldn't see its face, and just then the wind picked up slowly. Something tickled my hair and I caught it immediately, only to find it was my hair."Please…" I heard myself whisper as I began to try my best to shift as far away as I could away from it, but my hands were too shaky to hold their ground on the floor. They buckled, and gave way, making me lay flat on the floor. I immediately, sat up, and scrambled to my feet, all the while keeping my eye on the creature i

SCARLET'S POV I ran in the streets like something blind, desperate to get to Elias. I needed to tell him everything that had happened. Sylvia was dangerous, and we needed to stop her before she began to hurt people, or became stronger. I made my way to the Palace, and stopped a few steps in front of the gates, tucking my hair behind my ears, and trying to seem collected.“Is Elias home?” I asked them, breathlessly, but they shook their heads.“We saw him a while ago in the afternoon, but haven't seen him after that.” The first guard replied, while the second nodded. I shouldn't have bothered myself with going. Already his aura wasn't present there, I couldn't feel him anywhere near.“Thanks.” I said, turning and walking away quickly. When I was out of sight, I began to run. I didn't want them to think anything was wrong anywhere. They were guards, and were going to be alert if they saw me panicking. I tried Elias' phone, but it wasn't even connecting. “Where are you?” I said to my

SCARLET'S POV Carla fell to the floor, with her hand on her heart, breathing heavily. “Was that Sylvia? Oh jeez, I had to run all the way here.” She said, struggling to breathe. I raised her to her feet, and poured a glass of water for her. She drank greedily and at once, then turned to me, as I began to pick up the shards of the plates. “I came here to tell you something. What was it?” She asked herself. “What was it? It was really urgent. How could I forget it?” She asked, grabbing her hair, and looking like she was in shock. I finished packing up the shards, and was about to tell her we had to find Elias when she suddenly screamed.“Ralph! He's awake! Damn it, he wanted to see you!” She shouted, making her way out of the kitchen, and I followed after her, dashing out of the house, and forgetting to lock the door. Ralph… Ralph was awake! My hope! With his help, I was very sure we'd find Elias, and we'd be able to save Sylvia and take out the monster that was in her. Carla and I