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

one that feels undeniably

an unseen energy, making

says from behind me.

ethereal. Silver hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against the ground.

eyes? Bright and colorless. Inhuman. And yet somehow

secrets of the universe, a gentle smile playing on

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

The woman

soothing lullaby. "But you may

frown, trying to make sense of her

understand."

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

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to bring

The world is thriving." At least,

it? I suppose that would be how humans perceive

hesitate, my mind reeling. But something deep

of this woman

she

is 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 me towards the pond. "Let me show you the depths of your

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

still.

wild, like a living fire

between a master

seeming to echo from the very rocks around us. "Embrace the magic that is your birthright. It's been locked away for

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