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209 Ava: Moon Goddess (II)

209 Ava: Moon Goddess (II)

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

energy,

it is," a melodic voice says from behind me. "It's the magic within

to face the speaker. A woman stands before me, her beauty almost ethereal. Silver hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against the ground. And yet there's no

Bright and colorless. Inhuman. And

secrets of the universe, a gentle smile playing

my voice sounding small in the vastness

The woman

a soothing lullaby. "But you may call me Selena. And this," she gestures to our

trying to make sense of her words.

understand."

and potent. This place is a manifestation of that magic, a sanctuary created by your own soul. This world has been screaming

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to bring

no sense at all. "What drought? The world is thriving." At least, that's

suppose that would

extends a hand towards me, palm up in invitation. I hesitate, my mind reeling. But something deep within me, a part of

identity of this woman is no

one person she can be in this

warm and smooth, and a tingling sensation spreads up my arm at the contact. Selena smiles, her eyes sparkling with otherworldly light. "Come," she says, gently tugging

the water's edge, I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the still surface. But instead of my usual self, I see a glowing figure, radiant with an inner

still.

glow is wild, like a living

difference between a master

around us. "Embrace the magic that is your birthright. It's been locked away for

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