Act 9

After I calm down for a bit, Ian try to ask me a question "Sean, what's happen? What did you see?."

I look at May then to Ian, I take a deep breath before answering him. "A child over there." I point at the piles of rubbles "He's still there looking at us, he just told me something that I don't know what to do if it actually happen. I am scared Ian, I want to go home right now."

"Want to tell me about it?" Ian ask again.

I shake my head. What can he do even if he know, I look at Ian and May. What will I do if something bad happen to them. Ian hug me tightly, he know what I am thinking right now.

"You still want to explore the forest? Or should we go back to the mansion?" Ian. "Because if we continued with our exploration, you will encounter this same situation again."

I look at May as if trying to communicate with her, she nodded. "Let's us continue with the exploration." I say.

Ian sigh then he smiles, he help me to get up from the ground. "Sure but you two stay close to me in case that this will happen again."

Me and May nodded our head. We walk following this small path, maybe used by a hunter in this area when they go hunting. After walking for about 30 minute, we hear a sound of water. Ian told us to stay in our spot as he will go check it out.

"Sean! May!." Ian scream at us.

The two of us rush to where Ian was, thinking that something's befall him. When we arrive to where Ian was, we saw this small stream. The sight before us is so beautiful that even I can't describe it. Every rock on the side of the stream have a moss on them, there is also some flowers on it. A stream with clear water that we can even see the small fish swimming in it.

We decide to take a break here as well as eat our lunch box because it's already in the afternoon. While the three of us eating, me and May saw that a lot of 'people' was on the stream. Some of this people was fetching water to bring to their house, other was catching the fish in the stream, the woman was washing their clothes while the children was playing in the water.

I didn't even realize that I was smiling, Ian was confused as to why I was smiling. "May, what is it?" Ian asking May about what I am seeing right now.

May explain what the two of us saw to Ian. Ian nod as he understand the reason why I was smiling. "Excuse me." I talk out loud, I forgot that this 'people' can converse with me in my mind.

There was fear in Ian eyes. No matter how many times Ian saw me or May having a conversation with the other side, he will never get used to it. *laugh*

One of the woman that are washing clothes look at me, she smile. 'Good day, how may I help you' said the woman.

"Good day to you to madam," I say matching with the way that 'they' speak.

'Aww young boy, you flatter me. The nobles will get mad when they hear you call a commoner like me a madam.' the woman was shy, she also reprimand me.

Me and the woman continue to converse with each other, May sometime enter our conversation while Ian look at the two of us with fear in his face. After conversing for a hour, the woman excuse her self as she still got some works that need to be done at her house.

I then stand up and prepare to continue our walk but I stop after I saw Ian face, I laugh so hard at him. He then realize that I was already standing, "I told you so many times Sean, please warn me the next time you want to converse with them." Ian grumble.

"I will." I say.

"You say that every times but still do it." Ian mumble.

We continue walking, following the small path again. After another 30 minute walk from where we take a break, there is a clearing in front of us. It is surrounded by the thick forest and the distance from here to the mansion is one hour, on this clearings there was about twenty house that is already crumble and only a bit of it's wall are still standing. In the middle of this village like place, there was an old well and it is dry.

Suddenly, we hear a sound like there was a people whispering. The three of us look at each other, May and I move closer to Ian. In this place it was only us three and we are not whispering, as me and May look around trying to locate the source of the whisper, we saw this shadow standing among the tree in the forest. From the shadow, we can guess that it was a male.

I chant all of the incantation that I can remember at this time, I learn it from my grandmother. Why did I read it you ask? Let me tell you, in my whole life I never meet with a being that was so evil like the one in front of us right now. All of the malice that this being were, I can feel it all.

"Who are you? What is you purpose for coming here?" I bravely ask the shadow.

After I ask this question, the shadow suddenly screech. From the shadow screech alone, I can feel the negative energy in the air became thicker. May instantly faint because she can't resist the negative energy, I can still withstand it at least until we reach the mansion while Ian he only got a goose bumps. This time Ian can see the shadow because it want the three of us seeing him but he only got a goose bumps looking at the evil being. *mehhh*

I guess the shadow only want to test the three of us, maybe. Because after screeching, the shadow only stand behind the tree and stare. The shadow was there for about a hour before turning around and leave us at the village. Ian carry May on his back and we decide to return to the mansion.

Before the shadow turn around to leave us, I remember it say something. At this time, I still didn't understand it but I wish that I understood it right away because I can at least save some of the senior's friends as well as mine.

'39 minus 2 equal to 37'