Chapter 51: THE TWO- HEADED DRAGONFISH

“Yes, yes!! I figured it out!” Siofra screamed as she rushed into my room, but I wasn't in the mood for any good news. I stared at her for a while before burying my face in my pillow.

“How long are you planning on staying like that? You should go see him and know how he is doing.” 

“So I could harm him more? Just find out a way to get us out of here. I don't know what I will do next, so I need to get out of here.”

“There is something you need to know. You actually didn't harm Xender intentionally.” On hearing Siofra say that, I got up, staring at her, waiting to hear the rest of the reasons, but she was hesitating about talking to me.

“Why aren't you saying anything to me?” I asked her when I saw she was hesitating to continue what she was saying before.

“Have you not ever asked me why I'm here? I know we both share a bit of our memories and our pain, but we haven't really gotten to know each other.”

“Fine, let's get to know each other now. I will get started, I will introduce myself, and you will do the same." But I got a sigh after trying to make things clear between us.

“I already gathered all the knowledge I needed to know about you when you were in a coma. You don't have to reintroduce yourself again; just let me do the talking.”

"Okay, I'm all ears.”

“You see, I have a sister, which you might have probably seen a few times from my memories.”

“I don't think I have seen her before; your memories I share mostly revolve around you.”

“I'm not surprised. Her name is Alma, and I loved her, but my mum loved her the most. She trained her to be the next queen of Álfheimr, but she forgot the fact that the stone of light doesn't just pick anyone as the queen.”

"Okay, but I still don't understand your point.”

“The stone of light is responsible for our powers and strength. It chooses people with kind hearts and love. The reason why it rejects most people is because of their intentions; it can see the future.

And it also brings out the best in every selected queen, but it can also trigger the dark side of someone, especially someone who has been hurt.

So I'm guessing my powers affected your emotions today, leading you into what you did.” Even though I didn't quite understand what Siofra just said, I still know that I really wanted Anna dead, and I really wanted to stab her, but harming Xender is not what I expected.

Thanks, Siofra, for trying to lift off my burden, but I actually did want to kill her, but hurting Xender is what I didn't see coming.”

“You need to start letting go of your anger. I was angry when my own sister stole my body from me and locked me up in a bottle, but I'm just learning how to let go of that anger at the moment in order not to make stupid decisions that might affect my loved one.”

“I understand, Siofra. I will go talk to Xender, then we can leave. I think I have overstayed. Do you actually think you can get the portal open?”

“Well, I recently figured out a way, but let's just hope it works,” I sighed out as I fell back on the bed with my eyes closed. Anna's smiling face appeared on my face as I felt anger boiling inside me.

“Can I ask you something?” I asked Siofra.

“Yeah”

“Does your power include teleportation?”

“I don't know; I don't even know the powers I possess. I'm still discovering myself; being away from my world is affecting my communication with my spirit guide.

The last time I was able to enter their realm, it was awesome, but it didn't quite last for too long.” I stared at her and got a moment to see how sad she was.

All this time, I have been selfish, thinking about myself and not others. 

“You must be missing home, your mum, your dad, and your people.”

“I do miss home, but my mum, I don't miss her at all. All she ever did was frustrate my life. I'm sure she will be willing to get the stone to unchoose me if possible.”

“Then let's work on proving her wrong. We will expose the real identity of your sister to her, and then we will find your body.”

“You have a visitor,” she replied, leaving me confused. Before I could ask her what she meant, I heard a knock on the door.

“I will leave you two alone,” she said, and she was gone. I walked up to the door, but I couldn't get myself to open it. Mike was right; Xender needs to drop out of this. He got lucky this time, but what about next time?

I opened the door, and in front of me was Xender with a stray of food. He walked past me with the food as he placed it on the bed.

“I figured out you would be hungry, so I ordered some food for you.” I couldn't look him in the eyes; I just stood next to my door, pondering what to say to him.

But when I opened my mouth to say something to him, nothing came out. Guilt washed over me just by seeing the wound, which was already covered with a bandage.

“Alda, how long are you planning on standing there? Come have something to eat.” He said, walking up to me as he took my hands, trying to drag me towards the bed.

“Why aren't you angry? Why aren't you scared of coming close to me? I might attack you again if you don't keep your distance from me.

Just give me a few more days to figure out my way; I promise I will leave.” I said to him:.

“You are not going anywhere, and I'm not angry, so please come eat.” I pushed his hands away from mine as I tried not to let the tears fall, but it was already too late.

“Why aren't you being a jerk just like when we first met? Why are you being so nice when it is not needed?” I said, finally looking him straight in the eyes.

“That's because I have come to know you better, and you don't need to put up that attitude to chase me off. I'm already in on this with you, and we will both finish this together.” He said this as he reached out, blushing my tears off my cheeks as he caressed my face.

“I hate you for being so nice. I was told that being nice is bad, and I'm beginning to believe this is true. I can't drag you deeper into this mess. I'm a mess, Xender, and getting involved with me simply means you will be messed up as well.”

I was trying to make him see why he needed to run away from me, but he wasn't seeing it.

“What should I do? What if I told you that I'm already in a deeper mess? I'm not going to leave you in the middle of it all. You are not alone; you have me, Mike, Charles, Emily, my mum, my dad, and many more people.

And to think, I don't even know all these people he mentioned. A sob escaped my lips as I covered my mouth with my hands.

“Hey, it's okay; just let it out. You will feel better.” He said this, hugging me to himself. I just buried my face in his chest as I cried my eyes out. He kept patting my back as he tried to calm me down.

And for the first time since I woke up from this nightmare, I really felt like I wasn't alone.

Alma’s POV

So this was it—the ocean where the mighty goddess is trapped away from the real world. I just walked into the ocean like I couldn't drown, but the deeper I went, the more I began feeling her presence. I could smell her powers from the surface, then deep down on the ocean floor.

I wasn't really surprised when I felt a strange presence and power surrounding me. She knows I'm here, so why is she not showing herself? Looking around, I found a rock just a few metres away from me.

I turned towards the rock on the ocean floor as I approached it. Something wasn't right about this place. First, there was no sign of any sea creatures.

I walked up to the rock, hitting it slightly with my leg, and that sent out a very loud echo. The ocean floor began to shake as it opened up, causing me to fall into a deep hole dug into the ocean floor.

It was a trap, maybe meant for some sea creatures, because immediately after I fell into the hole, a very big rock fell and trapped me on the inside.

I was left in total darkness, but being able to adjust my eyes to the darkness left me with a shock. This wasn't an ordinary trap, and it wasn't made for any sea creatures; it was meant for me.

She knew I was coming and decided to trap me with one of the most dangerous sea creatures. The two-headed dragonfish are about four and staring right at me with deadly looks in their eyes. Their eyes were like a fireball as it pierced into mine.