Chapter 3: The Another World

We are in the middle of nowhere. All I see are trees that could covers the sky, different type of flowers that never existed in Mortal World. This place is so eerie and it has creepy sounds yet a beautiful forest.

"Where are we, Aether? I asked her.

"Apparently we are in the middle of the Forbidden Forest."

"Forbidden Forest?! Then we are not allowed here! Let's teleport once again!" I shouted.

" Be quiet Ty! Baka magambala mo ang mga mababangis na hayop dito at ang mga nymphs." After she said that I kept myself quiet. I'm just too scared to be bitten or swallowed as whole by those beasts and mythical elements that I am not even aware of.

[Be quiet Ty! You might spook the ferocious beasts here and the nymphs.]

"Kumapit ka sa akin. At wag na wag kang bibitaw okay?" she said to me.

[Hold on to me. And never let go of me, okay?]

"Ano nanaman ba yang gagawin mong kababalaghan?" I said it with a hint of suspicion.

[What kind of stuff are you going to do once again?]

"Basta magtiwala ka na lang sa akin okay? Bibigyan kita ng hint kung saan mo makikita ang mga diyosang pinapahanap sayo pag sumama ka sa akin."

[Just trust me okay? I'll give you a hint on where are the other goddesses if you come with me.]

"Edi okay. Madali lang naman ako kausap eh! Inaantay lang kita magbigay ng kondisyon. Hahahaha!!!!" I said and hold on tight on her like a koala.

[Fine then. I'm easy to talk to anyway! I was just waiting for you to lay some conditions. Hahahaha!!!]

"Sigurado ka bang matino ka pa sa lagay na yan? Sinaniban ka ata ng engkanto dito."

[Are you really sure you are in your normal state? I think you have been possessed by some elements here.]

"Ano ba naman 'to! Sinisira mo moment ko. *pout"

[What the heck! You're ruining my moment her! *pout]

"Oo na ikaw na maganda sa lahat ng bagay. Kumapit ka ng mahigpit at mag-a-a-ala Peter Pan tayo para makaalis na tayo dito." she said.

[Yeah yeah! You are the most beautiful thing of all. So hold on tight and we are going to act like Peter Pan for us to get out of here.]

I instantly closed my eyes as I am afraid of heights.

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Hmmmmmpppp!! (held back shout of Ice)

What the heck! I really hold on Ae in excessive way! I can't feel the ground!!!! Let me down here!!!!

After 5 minutes(that is like a forever for me)

"Hoy babaeng tuko nandito na tayo! Kanina pa tayo nakalapag!Bumitaw ka na."

[Hey you gecko woman! We're already here! We've been down for a very long time! Get yourself away from me!]

"Langya ka! Nawalan ng energy ang buong katawan ko! Sana nag portal na lang tayo hindi yung ganun."

[You sh*t! I don't have strength left in my body! I wished we just went through the portal instead of that.]

"Ehhh! Nakaka-ubos kaya ng mana yung portal kaysa yung kanina. Aksaya pa ng oras! At tsaka mas masaya kaya yun!"

[Ehhh! My mana would deplete if we used the portal once again instead of that one. It's also a waste of time! It's even more boring if we used that instead!]

"Ikaw lang nasiyahan hindi ako!*glare"

[You are the only one who felt happy not me!*glare]

"Tama na ang nonsense na pag-uusap na ito. Tara na at tumungo na tayo sa bahay ko dito."

[Let's stop this nonsensical conversation. Let's go and get ourselves to my house here.]

" May bahay ka pala dito?" [You have house here?]

"Alam mo yung time na nagpapa-alam ako sa'yo na bibisitahin ko sina lolo at lola. Actually matagal na silang pumanaw. Dito ako pumupunta sa mga oras na yun. Dito talaga ako naninirahan at nag-aaral. Pwede akong mag-aral dito at sa normal school since ang headmaster ng school ang nag-utos sa akin na dapat lagi akong nasa tabi mo."

[You know the time when I was saying that I will visit my grandparents. Actually they've already been deceased at that time. Actually, I've been going here at that time. I actually live here and studying. I was granted to study here and in normal school since the headmaster of our school gave me the mission to be there for you.]

"Pwede pala yun."

[I didn't know that is possible.]

She quietly smiled as a response and just walked. I just followed her afterwards since I don't have anything to say anyway.

At the time, we get to our destination, I spoke once again.

"Maganda ang exterior ng bahay mo Aether.Malamig sa mata ang color ng bahay mo." I calmly said.

[Your house has really great exterior, Aether. It's so cool in the eyes.]

If you are curious of what I said. So, her house is filled with enthralling hues of white, black and a little hint of gold. It has a hint of simplicity but at the same time it has refreshing aura in it. It has an elegant aura in it but not too intimidating. You're surprised that I wasn't flabbergasted? Just do some back read I guess.

"Let's get inside, it's getting colder." she said and then ushered me all the way the inside. I mean I just followed her instead I just stand there right?

As I am being guided, I was imagining that the interior of her house is much more beautiful than the exterior.

The moment we got in...

"Sabi na nga ba eh, mas maganda talaga ang interior niya compared sa labas."I calmly said once again as I was looking inside the house. Just don't ask me what's the stuff in here since the content of this house is not that main content of the story.

[As expected, the interior is much more beautiful compared the exterior.]

A/n: Don't be like that to the readers or else they will brand you as a villainess and they might want to kill you ㅋㅋㅋ

Sorry!!! I won't do it again. But seriously, don't ask me anymore. I'll let your own imaginations float and reach the sky.

"Make yourself at home Ty, I'll be in the kitchen for a while. You can roam around the house to familiarize everything oh by the way, your room will be on the first door in the right side in the second floor. Right in front of my room. There are clothes that are already in the closet already that can fit perfectly for you. So yeah that would be all as of now. I'll be talking to you later while we are eating our dinner." she said

So yeah I decided to roam around and check them one by one and check what it's in it. It's fun to roam around but I can't seem to enjoy everything so I decided to go to my room and rest for awhile and took a shower. I'm still thinking about what happened to mom and dad. I guess I'll just hide my feelings to Aether since I don't want to bother her about it. I'll just keep it to myself and be busy on what I'm gonna do with my mission.

After a few moments,

I didn't wait for Aether to come call me, so I went straight to the kitchen and waited for her to finish. I'm surprised that she manage to cook for our dinner since all I know is she can do spring rolls. I guess I have a lot of things to learn about her even though she's my best friend. I creep in the kitchen slowly and quietly.

After she finished cooking...

"Oh there you are already! I thought I'm gonna call you upstairs." she said while putting the plate full of food that look appetizing.

"You don't have to bother calling me. The aroma of the food you made is making me voluntarily come here." I sheepishly smiled after talking.

" Di ko sure kung ma-gu-gustuhan mo siya since first time mong makakatikim ng ganitong cuisine--" I didn't let her finish since the food really looks appetizing even though I don't know what kind of food is this.

[I'm not sure if you will like this since it your first time to eat a different cuisine--]

"It's heavenly delicious, Ae!!! How do you make this food? I wanna learn how to cook this!!" I said with amazed voice.

"I'll teach you everything you need to know in this world, but first we have to enroll you first in my school and we should also buy your school supplies." she said that in more like business type of voice.

"Oh! I just remembered that you are going to tell me a clue on where is the goddesses right? I risk my life just for that reason." I said it while I'm staring at her intently.

"Did I really said that?" she asked me but in a laughing manner.

I stared at her with a murderous aura.

"Okay! Okay! I'm just joking around! The truth is I'm one of the goddesses you are finding. And some of the goddess are already in the school we are attending though they still don't know they are one of the goddesses." using "okay I give up" voice

"Is that even possible?! They are in the school already but they don't know they are one of us?! How did you managed to hide it from them?" I said in shocked voice.

"Well you'll know about it the moment you step into the school." She said that with a smile.

"And you? How did you managed to know yours?"

"Oh that! Mom and dad said it directly to me when I was a kid. Not my biological parents but my parents who originally made me. They made me train so hard for me to protect you. Because that's what the Oracle said." She said that with a hint of sincerity and seriousness.

There was a moment of silence right before I spoke once again...

"Nga pala, anong gagawin natin bukas?" I asked her.

[Oh by the way, what will we do tomorrow then?]

" Tomorrow...ummm...una pupunta tayong school and then we'll buy some school supplies but before that this evening we'll go to the night market for you to familiarize yourself here on what we are doing here and for you to buy your first wand."

[Tomorrow...hmmm...first we are going to the school and then we'll buy some school supplies but before that, we will be going to the night market tonight for you to familiarize yourself on what we are doing here and for you to buy your first wand.]

"Wand? "

"Yes you need it too for you too have a power for the mean time since you haven't gotten your innate power that you got from your parents who Zeus and Aphrodite.. I also have one too but that's just a disguise so that I won't get caught. Apparently me and the headmaster is the only one who knows that I am one of the goddesses."

" Ah! Okay. So apparently, some people living here not just special creatures but also humans who are learning magic? Is that what you are saying?"

"Yes. I'll explain it to you tomorrow when we are at school. For Now, you have to change your outfit since it's cold outside. Iba ang klema dito compared sa Mortal World. So do wear a jacket and pants. I'll take a shower too since nangangamoy ulam ako. Tehe!"

["Yes. I'll explain it to you tomorrow when we are at school. For Now, you have to change your outfit since it's cold outside. The climate is different here compared in Mortal World. So I suggest you to wear a jacket and pants. I'll take a shower too since I smell like the kitchen. Tehe!"

"Okay..." right after that, I went upstairs and changed my clothes.

To be continued...