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

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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

one that feels undeniably true. The

unseen energy,

it is," a melodic voice says from

beauty almost ethereal. Silver hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against the ground. And yet there's no

Bright and colorless. Inhuman. And yet

to hold the secrets of the universe, a gentle smile playing

my voice sounding small

The woman

says, her voice like a soothing lullaby. "But you may call me Selena. And this," she gestures to our surroundings, "is a reflection of your inner

trying to make sense of her words.

understand."

of great power, Ava Grey. The magic that flows through your veins is ancient and potent. This place is

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children to bring

all. "What drought? The world is

it? I suppose that would be how

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

of this woman is

one person she can be

at the contact. Selena smiles, her eyes

in the still surface. But instead of my usual self, I see a glowing figure,

still.

is wild, like a living

a

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

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