CHAPTER 87

I beheaded all the skeletons , taking rest after rest . My arms were so sore that I could barely swing now . I had two thousand skeletons more to take care of so I had to keep on swing if I had to continue beheading them without getting surrounded . I knew that if they get a chance to catch just my wrist , it would be hard for me to take them off . I didn't ant to be in a situation where I , the only person who can save me , will be trapped by her targets .

When a few hundred of them were left , my hands were numb , and I decided against stopping swinging . My gut feeling told me that if I stopped right then and there , my rams would hurt even worse . It was better for me to use my legs than my arms at a time like that . And so , I let go of myself and fell onto the ground after finishing each and every skeleton . The exit opened , revealing Nate . "You took more time than I expected you to , Rene ! Oh that's right ! You don't have your powers !"

"You could've just told me that you found out about me being supernatural ."

"Yes , that's right . I know that you're supernatural . But I don't know WHAT you are . Can you sense the introduction of a truce here ?"

"What if I told you that I was a Siren ? Would you still call for a truce ? I don't think so. Also , did you really think that I was going to let you go off with a truce ? After you made me do all of this ? I may reconsider if you would stop trying to get to talk to the devil ."

"So you DID know about it . I guess you also know that Jay's working with me ?"

I nodded , not really caring at all .

"Well , then I guess we CAN'T call it a truce . You see , this is not something that only I asked for . Both JAY and I had worked together for quite sometime to get to his level . I guess I need to make you see what you'll miss if you don't take my offer . "

Telling me this , Nate disappeared again , after snapping his fingers at me . I fell unconscious , and I was sure that he was planning on giving me a bigger and difficult task for me to finish .

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This time , the transition was slower than the last . What will happen if I manage to wake up while I was being transferred from one illusional world , to another ?

From all that I know , Nate may have been done with keeping all the Yarrow stems for their procedure . I decided to try it next time , when I probably get transferred to another illusionary world again .

I woke up . I was in a forest , maybe ? I wasn't sure . It had a surprisingly amazing view . It was almost sunset , and the orange light was brightening the thins and tall trees that surrounded me . Once again , to no surprise . there was no one else visible. I knew that this was an illusion too , but it never hurt to try ! I cut my hand harshly onto a sharp edged tree . I didn't bleed . What would've happened if I was caught by the skeletons ? Would killing me actually kill me ? Or would it just bring me back to the real world , since life in that illusionary world was over for me ? I had no intention of finding out by giving my life easily to whatever obstacle was coming my way .

The orange , yellow , and dry leaves were covering the whole ground and grabbbed a stick to feel around for any traps .

Here and there , I would get lucky and find traps . The sun was almost down and I hadn't found any kind of shelter yet . What do I do ?

As I had expected , Nate didn't want me to die of a simple animal attack , and therefore , he had planned to make me find a small hut , or so I thought . I knocked on the door , knowing that no one would answer it and got in after a few seconds of waiting . II received a heart attack when I saw an old woman sleeping on a woven bed . She seemed like she was terribly sick and I felt sorry for her because even though she wasn't real , It would've been nice for me to see her get better . I wished that I knew about herbal medicines because I was surrounded by herbal plants .

She coughed some strong coughs before feebly attempting to gesture me to go to her . I went near her immediately . In a hoarse voice that was about to crack any moment , she spoke to me , "Dear , get out of this horrible place as soon as possible . I don't want you to die the way I'm about to die . If you can't get out of this forest , at least stay in a different place , never come back to see me , forget about me , or else you'll get cursed ."

It was possible if Nate had made this world but I was surprisingly curious about what the curse was about .

" I have nowhere else to go tonight , ma'am . It's okay . I'll give you a proper burial too ! I don't think curses are real in this world . Because apparently , this place is not r-"

She completed my sentence for me . "Real? That's what you were trying to say right ?"

I was beyond surprised . How did she know about the fact that this world wasn't real ? Perhaps this was a belief among young generations in this world ?

"I know that Nate had sent you here . You must stay away from me and never see me no matter what circumstances you go through for two whole days . Or else , you're going to end up like me , stuck in his imaginary world ,grow old and die the gruesomest way possible to me imagined by a villain . So I'm warning you , go away if you want to go back to your loved ones . Please. "