Chapter 3 Three

Eryndor pov

I slowly opened my eyes and blinked at the clear blue sky. Why am I outside and what happened,

I stood up as the last root untangled itself from my leg, strange where am I?, wasn't I supposed to be in….

I rubbed my temple as I tried to recall what I was supposed to be doing , mother and I were talking about something and then we were attacked by our enemies.

When I looked at my hand it hit me that something wasn't right, from where I was standing I could see my reflection on the broken window and I stiffen,I raised my hand and touched my face,it was different from what I remembered, I wasn't this mature and when did I grow this tall, what about mother? Where did she go?

I took a step forward and my legs wobble and I tried to steady myself before I fall over,it didn't make any sense, mother and I were under attack and then mother used her power to bind me to the sacred tree, she didn't allow me to fight alongside with her, she was much stronger than me and I only began to learn.

What happened after mother forced me into the sacred tree, I tried to walk again and my leg hit something, only then did I look down and saw a girl lying on the floor.

I frowned,she didn't look like one of us, but why did I feel strange? I kicked her lightly with my left foot but she didn't move.

Is she dead? “ Hey wake up" i called out but she didn't answer , she really is dead , where are the servants and why did they leave a dead body here?

I was about to walk away when I heard a whimper and I turned around. It came from the girl lying on the floor. Did I hear something wrong? She whimpered again without moving.

I strode closer and I noticed her expression looked like she was in pain. A thought occurred to me, was she one of our enemies, but there wasn't any sound around us,it felt deserted.

Should I carry her inside? her whimpers grew and I couldn't bear to leave her alone, I bent down and carried her, I turned around and walked down the familiar path, it looked like no one was taking care of the house.

My mother was a powerful verdant and she raised me to be her successor. My father was never part of my life and I didn't know who he was,all I knew was that he and my mother had an arranged marriage and he left long ago.

As I walked barefoot on the ground, feeling the dead grass,I turned my head and saw what was happening behind me.I had subconsciously been using my power and the grass , and dead flowers were now alive again.

I shook my head and climbed the stairs,it made a sound with each step,the door was open and I walked inside.

“Mother, where are you ?” I called out but there was no answer "Mother?” I called again and a dreadful feeling washed over me.

The house was empty and it was like it had been abandoned for a very long time. I was still carrying the girl in my arms, I climbed up the stairs leading to the main chambers.

There wasn't a single person in sight "Mother?” I called again and still no response,the closer I get to the main chamber the more it made me more anxious about what was going on , mother would never abandon me.

I stood in front of the familiar chamber door,it was already broken and had fallen apart,I walked inside, everything was scattered and broken, I placed the girl on the bed,it was dusty but with many things running through my head I was too distracted to care.

Mother told me she would come back for me after everything was over, but she isn't here and I don't know what might have happened, there wasn't anyone around to tell me what really happened.

As I turned my head sideways,I found myself staring at my reflection in the half broken mirror and I stumbled back in shock.

“Is this me?” When did I grow this tall? and my hair was longer than before,my face has changed so much,it was like I have been thrown across time.

“Time?” Did the sacred tree do something to my body? That might explain what was happening, it has only been a few hours since I was trapped and slept inside the sacred tree.

I needed to go around the house and check what was going on.I turned around to leave but then I couldn't move an inch. Something was stopping me from leaving , I felt a warm feeling on the back of my palm and looked at it.

There was a magical crest on the back of my palm, and it was glowing ,it also had a half moon crest, that's strange, I don't know anything about the mark.

I tried to move anything and saw a gold thread appear around the wrist where the mark showed and I slowly raised my eyes and saw where the thread stopped, it reached where that girl was lying down.

I moved my hand and it appeared again. I frowned and tried to touch the thread, but my hand couldn't grasp the thread.

I even forced myself to move towards the door but it didn't let me move an inch.

“Should I try going back where she is lying down?" I thought,and then took a step towards the bed, to my surprise I could actually move.

I tried going back again towards the door but I couldn't leave. I dragged my hand and even tried to touch the thread but it was useless.

I gave up after countless tries. If I couldn't leave because of the thread ,then I

will wait until she wakes up and explains what's going on.