Am I a priestess?

Flina's P.O.V

Once again, I'm left alone in this place we call home, Zulia and Zamora already left for the castle.

I'm reminded of a reoccurring dream I keep having but I have no idea what the dream is about the minute I wake up, but my mind is able to tell I've been having the same dream for a while now.

I heard a knock on the door.

"That must be Ivan, he visits me a lot and keeps me busy when I'm all alone".

I walked towards the door and opened it,but no one was there...

That's the issue,nobody is outside not a single person, everywhere and everything is just a clear blank void,I turned back to go back into the house but the door is gone,

"The house dissappeared!!!, Where am I?" I turned back towards the front in search for a single person or thing or house.

The space has changed,I am standing in between darkness and light.

I heard my name but it isn't my name.

My legs moved on it's own as i hear the word 'Inar'.

"Inar!','Inar!" a voice cries out.

My mind knows that's not my name but my body keeps walking.

The more I get closer to the sobbing voice,I feel a burning sensation in my body, I kept walking and walking until...

In a void of darkness and light,I spot a tall giant tree with different fruits and flowers.

The more I get closer to the tree the burning sensation gets hotter.

Finally I saw a girl with a light-golden blonde hair curled up on the ground, with dead plants and rotten fruits scattered all around her.

She cries more and yells.

"Inar!!!, it's your turn now," she looks up at me

I'm shocked by the resemblance, she looks exactly like me.

I fell to the ground, she stood up and walked towards me.

I couldn't move due to fear.

"You look just like me" I said in fear as my eyes tears up.

"I look just like you,cause I am you and you are me" Her blues eyes turned red as she stretches her hand towards me

"If you want to be able to control your power,read the book since you're the only—"

Only what?.

I heard a knock on the door, I'm back to the house to the exact place I was before appearing in that void of darkness and light.

I'm shivering and scared

I heard the knock again

"Lina!!!, it's me Ivan" He says as he knocks more.

I found the courage to open the door

"Ivan!, it's you" I hugged him as tears rolls down

"Lina are you alright?" he asked in a concerned tone.

I hugged him tighter.

He held me tight as he enters the house and closes the door behind us.

He sat me down on the chair, and wipes my tears with his handkerchief.

"Just take a deep breath, relax!" He calms me down by patting my back slightly.

"Now tell me,what made you this scared?,you're still shivering" He rubs my cheeks trying to make me stop crying.

I'm scared, but how do I explain to him that a while ago I was in another dimension speaking to a creepy girl who looks exactly like me and was surrounded by dirty,dead and rotten plants

He stares at me,patiently waiting for my response.

"If you don't feel the need to tell me what made your so uncomfortable, I'll wait till whenever".

He picks up a flower from the table and puts it in my hair and then pecks my cheeks.

I'm flustered... but what does this mean?, did he just acknowledge my feelings for him?.

"Well I have to go do something quickly, I'll be back soon before you know it". He winks at me and leaves me alone in this scary place.

I can feel how red my cheeks are from all the blushing.

Did he really just peck me?, why am I overreacting over a peck?...

I removed the flower he gave me and stared at it,it's pretty even though he must have randomly picked it out of the rest of the ones on the table.

I stared at the flower till it rapidly dries off and withers.

Reminding me of the dead plants that surrounded °HER.

I threw the dried dead flower to the floor. I faced the bookshelf thinking whether to read the book or not.

Temptation fills my mind as my hands moved

I gave in to the temptation as I touched the book, loads to memories flushed into my brains and I dropped the book.

I felt a sharp pain,I closed my eyes and stretched out my hands.

I heard a click sound but I ignored it and went ahead using the new memories I have.

I picked up the flower and touched the tip of the petal and whispered

"Chal ul zui" The flower disperses as powder,

I repeated the chant and the flower returned to its original form.

I turned back to realize the click sound I heard was from the door as I saw Ivan standing behind me..

"You're a mage?" He stares at me.

"Ivan when did you get here?"

"I recently just entered,I knocked on the door but you didn't respond, so I came... Are you a priestess?"

"I'm not sure what you mean by being a mage or a priestess"

"You killed a flower and brought it back to life,if you're neither a mage nor a priestess, what are you?". He looks at me.

"I didn't know what happened, but why should I explain myself to you Ivan?".

For some reason I felt violent and angry with him, he stared at me with an unfazed look.

"Lina, I thought we had something going on and I felt you could open up to me and tell me anyth—".

"Leave now! Ivan, I have no explanation to give".

He grabs my hands and discards the flower

"I'm sure you've realized I have feelings for you,I thought we felt a connection" he pulls me closer.

"Lina I'm attracted to you,every bit of you ,from each strands of your hair to the soles of your feet" He moves his lips closer to my ears as he whispered.

I could feel my heart beat and my ear tingle.

"Ivan stop..." I pushed him away.

he looked at me sadly yet he moves closer,

"It seems you're also confused about the power you have,but always remember you have me,if you ever feel lost,sad or confused,call for me and I'll be here" he kissed my forehead as he leaves the house.

My legs fail me as I fell to the ground, ever since I reformed the flower back to its original form I have been weak.

I can't get Ivan's words out of my head,it replays over and over and my heart beats faster and faster.

I could feel a tight clench in my chest.

I don't know what I feel 'Fear' or 'Love.

"Am I... really a priestess?".