Tangled

Chapter 209

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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

209 Ava: Moon Goddess (1)

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

one that feels undeniably true.

energy, making

from behind me.

around to face the speaker. A woman stands before me, her beauty almost ethereal. Silver hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against

and colorless. Inhuman. And yet somehow

seem to hold the secrets of the universe, a gentle smile playing on her

small in the vastness

The woman

voice like a soothing lullaby. "But you may call me

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

understand."

Grey. The magic that flows through your veins is ancient and potent. This place is a manifestation of that magic, a sanctuary created by your

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to bring

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

would be how humans

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

this woman

one person she can be in

and a tingling sensation spreads up my arm at the contact. Selena smiles, her eyes sparkling with otherworldly light. "Come," she says, gently tugging me towards the pond. "Let me show you the depths of your

self, I see a glowing figure, radiant with an inner light. Selena's reflection stands beside mine, her own form shimmering. She's a vast light, contained

still.

wild, like a

difference between a

echo from the very rocks around us. "Embrace the magic that is

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