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

that feels undeniably true.

unseen energy, making my skin

is," a melodic voice says from behind me. "It's

beauty almost ethereal. Silver hair spills over her shoulders, puddling against the ground. And yet there's no frizz. Not a single hair out of place. Impossible, with that

colorless. Inhuman. And

secrets of the universe, a

voice sounding small in the vastness of this place. "Where

The woman

fluid and graceful. "I am known by many names," she says, her voice like a soothing lullaby. "But you may call me

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

understand."

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

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to bring

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

that would be how humans

extends a hand towards me, palm up in invitation. I hesitate, my mind reeling. But something deep within me, a part of myself I've always known existed but never fully

this

only one person she

up my arm at the contact. Selena

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

still.

wild, like a living fire in

a master

Selena murmurs, her voice seeming to echo from the very rocks around us. "Embrace the magic

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