Chapter 4

Sonora's POV:

After the announcement, Cerian made everyone in the coven was on edge

the newcomers who heard the disturbing and horrific stories of the war and the ones who endured it and somehow lived to tell the tales

on the way back to my home I decided to take a detour

I walked into the forest combing through all the vegetation I had always been in love with nature every single detail was so fascinating

after a couple of minutes of journeying through the forest, I saw it

the most beautiful lake sitting in the middle of the forest with the overgrown trees surrounding it shimmering and shinning like a pot of gold there were little water lilies that sat on top and beautiful water poppies and hyacinths on the edge

I walked forward and sat on the grass in front admiring and taking in the subtle beauty of everything around me

and then I was laying on my back with my eyes closed listening to the birds chirping with the sun on my face and the water's rippled movements as the breeze blew a gentle wind this was peace like no other

but an uneasy feeling took over and I opened my eyes to see that I wasn't seeing the beautiful lake or feeling sunshine I was in a cold dark room with chains and dried blood on the wall

I looked around and saw headless, lifeless bodies of animals but not only animals

my sister Amira her body was nailed onto the wall blood dripping and her head separated above her body with the message 'The day is soon coming when you Sonora will fall'

I turned around feeling shocked and scared looking for the nearest exit then this loud meandering laugh was heard from all around and the walls of this cold dark room were closing in

I felt a liquid run from my cheeks I wiped the liquid using my hands looked down and there it was blood

I looked back up and saw my reflection my eyes were dark and hollow and thick red blood ran down my face

and suddenly a dark faceless figure appeared behind me I turned around instantly and he plunge his hand through my chest and ripped my heart out I fell to my knees holding the space in which my heart once rested watching as the figure crushed and drank the blood of my heart

I opened my eyes and shot up realizing that I had fallen asleep in the same spot on the grass

I looked down and saw that my hand was still placed over my heart the pain I felt at that moment still lingering I lift my up shirt to see a black scar positioned in the same place the figure's hand went through

what the actual fuck is going on

it felt so real

it felt so real

and this scar I now have is making me think it acutually was

I looked around and saw that the sun was starting to go down and I hurriedly got up and began to rush back to my cabin with thoughts heavy on my mind and feeling more paranoid than ever

but the thing that lay heavier was that the faceless figure seemed so familiar

I knew someone was after me

every move I make every step I took I knew someone was watching me

and this just confirmed it

I arrived at my cabin after a couple more minutes of walking I walked upstairs and into the bathroom for a cold shower

I walked into the bathroom took my top off and stopped to stare into the mirror

suddenly the same faceless figure appeared behind me and the glass shattered

with a scream, I instantly spun around to see nothing but the towels on the rack

I rushed out of the bathroom in only a bra and my shorts

I was surely going insane

my heart was beating at an alarming rate my breathing was fast-paced and heavy and my skin started to sweat as if I was in a sauna

I glanced around my empty room feeling more alone than ever

I walked into the corner of my room and sat down my tears falling freely

while sitting in silence the feeling of realization took over I remembered why the figure seemed so familiar

it's because I had seen it before

when I was 5 years old I would remember there was this dark figure looming over me I wasn't scared or afraid I was curious it would stay in the closet or it would sit on the chair but it would never hurt me

until now.....

death never felt so close.