Tangled

Chapter 209

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Traveling like this is nothing like appearing in Sister Miriam's home. O

It's just a rush of white and nothing.

A lack of sound.

There's no wind. No air to breathe. And yet I don't suffocate in its absence, almost as if I don't need to breathe at all.

Even so, I'm falling.

I can feel it deep in my soul.

Until I crash into a nebulous something and the world coalesces around me again.

The world blinks into focus, and I find myself somewhere... else. Somewhere decidedly not my room at the lodge.

I spin slowly, taking in my new surroundings. Towering rock cliffs encircle me, their jagged peaks reaching into an impossibly blue sky, uninterrupted by even a wisp of cloud. The air carries a crisp, clean scent, untainted by the usual odors of civilization. It fills my lungs with a refreshing coolness that I've never felt before, Something I may never experience again.

In the center of this hidden vale, a crystalline pond sparkles, its aqua waters more vivid than any I've seen before. The surface is still, like a polished mirror reflecting the heavens above. I'm drawn to it, my feet moving of their own accord until I stand at the water's edge.

As

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Stare into the mesmerizing depths, a thought drifts through mind-that this place is imbued with magic. It's a strange

feels undeniably true. The very

energy, making my skin

melodic voice says from behind me. "It's the magic

hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against the

eyes? Bright and colorless. Inhuman.

to hold the secrets of the

you?" I ask, my voice sounding small in the vastness of this place.

The woman

closer, her movements fluid and graceful. "I am known by many names," she says, her voice like a soothing lullaby. "But you may call me Selena. And this," she gestures to our surroundings,

trying to make sense of her words. "My inner self?

understand."

widens. "You are a being of great power, Ava Grey. The magic that flows through your veins is ancient and potent. This place is a manifestation

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to bring

at all. "What drought? The world is thriving." At least, that's what

suppose that would

in invitation. I hesitate, my mind reeling. But something deep within me, a part of myself I've

this woman is no

one person she can be in

hers. Her skin is warm and smooth, and a tingling sensation spreads up my arm at the contact. Selena smiles, her eyes sparkling with

I see a glowing

still.

is wild, like a living fire in

difference between a master

deep within yourself, Ava," Selena murmurs, her voice seeming to echo from the very rocks around us. "Embrace the magic that is your birthright. It's been

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