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

that feels undeniably true. The very air seems

energy, making my skin

voice says from

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

colorless. Inhuman. And yet

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

sounding small

The woman

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

trying to make sense of her

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 of

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to bring

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

would be how

But something deep within me, a part of myself I've always known existed but

this woman is

she

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

surface. But instead of my usual self, I

still.

wild, like

between a master

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

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