CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: FRIENDSHIP

"Time has changed, Naagin" Arizona smiled as she stared at the ground.

"Can I ask a question before you continue?" I requested.

"Ask and it shall be granted to my own understanding" Arizona replied with some kind of a strange accent.

"How was it like when Hijirar took you to his Abode?" I asked with my gaze fixed on Arizona.

Arizona sighed deeply, contemplating on my question.

"Hijirar's Abode is mostly a home for snakes, snake spirits and snake immortals" Arizona gave a soft chuckle. "I got to mingle with other snake spirits like me back then, but now I can proudly say that I am a snake immortal".

I nodded slowly, taking in Arizona's sayings.

Arizona stared at the ground as an uncomfortable silence rolled in. My gaze landed on old lady Papirus who was also in a thinking mood. Both old ladies (Arizona and old lady Papirus) seemed to be preoccupied.

My eyes collided with that of Melissa's. She gazed at me weirdly,as if peering into my soul. Her emerald green eyes were quite enchanting and not to lie,she was a lot pretty. Her blue hair was soft and any man would go crazy for her.

She flashed me a smile and I couldn't help but flinch.

Her gaze left me and she looked at her mother. She tapped Arizona softly and Arizona looked at her while raising an eyebrow.

"Can I step outside for some fresh air while you guys continue with digging up the truth?" Melissa asked with a pleading smile. "I'll be back by after one hour or so".

Arizona nodded slowly. "Be back after an hour".

"Yeah, just need to take my time around the forest".

Melissa gracefully stood up from her seat and the seat immediately disappeared. She sent me a glare before cat-walking out of the temple. Her blue heels were resounding through the whole quiet and peaceful temple.

Once she was out of the temple, Arizona looked at me and smiled.

"Don't give heed to my daughter, she's just like me who likes to oppress lower people. But you should know she's a good person, I hope you both get along and maybe become friends" Arizona said.

Arizona's sayings convinced me that she had seen Melissa sending me a glare.

I couldn't do anything but nod and wait for another part of the truth.

Now that I know, Hijirar and Arizona had sex when they couldn't control their lust for each other, there maybe be more to know. Like Arizona's daughters.

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MELISSA POV.

I really did need to step out for some fresh air. That Naagin of a chosen one was really getting on my nerves even though she had not done anything. I don't really like that girl,of any sort. I wonder what fucking truth that she needs to know that my mom had to bring me from my own father's Abode.

I really wanna go back to Hijirar's Abode. I had to leave my friends over there to meet a girl who doesn't even know a motherfucker kind of a truth.

I step out of the temple as I inhale fresh air. The Umuguor forest is always filled with fresh air. This kind of air is not usually polluted.

I move into the forest, passing through the two snake statues. The tall trees that blocked the penetration of sunlight overshadowed my figure. Somehow, I couldn't imagine myself being as tiny as an ant. The tall trees somehow made the surrounding area dark. In this part of the forest that is closer to Hijirar's temple,most spirits are not found here especially nature spirits. This part of the forest is were dark energy spirits reside.

No foolish dark energy spirit would think of confronting me.

I can vividly remember the last time a dark energy spirit almost wanted to confront me. Inka could be grouped as one of those spirits who may likely have grudges against me.

That human who I had saved from Inka,whose soul essence Inka was about extract. His image suddenly appeared in my mind. He's a lot handsome with a lot of good qualities any noble lady would want in a man. Too bad he has a girlfriend.

It's been a few days since I've seen him. I wonder if he's still residing in the old lady's hut. It wouldn't be bad if I pay him a visit.

The cool evening breeze blew past me. The trees really aided cool breeze. A deer with dark glowing eyes blocked my path almost making me jump out of my shoes cause I was lost in thought. The deer had glowing crystals on it's body giving it a shiny outlook. I threw a question filled glare at the dark spirit deer.

"Lady Melissa, it's a good thing to see you again" the deer spoke with a mischievous smirk.

I knew the deer was up to something but I pretended all was cool.

"What is it,Rassule?" I asked Rassule,a spirit with dark energy.

She was quite underestimated in strength because of her spirit body as a deer.

"I saw the priestess of Umuguor community passing through this area with a beautiful girl. I suspect she's a snake" Rassule said with a cunning smirk.

"That's not the whole full reason you stopped me" I strictly said.

"May I know if she's the chosen one?" Rassule asked,her smirk getting wider.

"That's none of your business, so now you may leave my path" I instructed with a Stern look.

Rassule smirked and bowed slowly. She stepped out of my way and I growled. She jumped into the nearby bush, roaring as she ran into a direction.

I sighed as I continued my stroll through the forest. From my perspective, I was sure to be closer to the place were two paths meet.

I wonder if I could go visit that human friend of mine who I had once saved. Hope he still remembers me. It was just a few days since we met, he should still remember me.

I got to the place where two paths meet. In one of the path,my mom had planted a field of grain crops. She had cultivated the field of grain crops when I was just a little girl. I was quite a spoilt child especially since I have no idea who my sister is. Can't wait to meet her.

Getting to the place were two paths meet, I decided to continue the stroll in my snake form. It wouldn't be that bad to also visit my human friend as well. That only means that I would have to journey to one end of the forest,in order to get to old lady Papirus hut.

I quickly transformed into my snake form. I was much faster in my snake form.

I was now a large deep-blue coloured Cobra. I still had my emerald green eyes and I was tall.

I crawled in my snake form, straight ahead after I had came out from one of the path. I crawled with a snake like speed, moving and curving round trees. I came across little and large spirits. This spirits were nature spirits but some of them had diverse powers.

After some moments of crawling in snake like speed, I could see the Top of the hill from afar. My snake body left snake tracks on the ground. The ground seemed to tremble as I crawled in the direction that led to old lady Papirus hut.

Normally,if I was in my human form,it would take me hours in order to get to old lady Papirus hut.

As I got closer to the hill, I sensed the presence of a spirit or should I say spirits round the hill. The more closer I got closer, the more I sense then presence of a spirit round the hill.

Could it be that the human was in trouble like last time?

It could be and that would make it the second time I would save the human. That is if the human is in danger.

I warmed myself in readiness to confront any spirit that would dare to venture into the old lady's hut and attack a human. Somehow, this arising danger could be linked to Rassule, but I didn't want to jump into conclusions.

I got to the foot of the hill and transformed into my human form. I entered the wooden elevator and the elevator took me up the hill. I was quite familiar with old lady Papirus hut.

My eyes met a cute little rabbit spirit when I had gotten to the top of the hill. The spirit rabbit stared at me for some time, analysing and accessing me. I flashed a smile at the spirit rabbit.

"Hey, there"I waved at the spirit rabbit.

The spirit rabbit smiled at me.

"Who are you?" The cute little spirit rabbit asked.

"I'm Melissa" I replied cheerfully.

"I go call Zeph"the little spirit rabbit announced and was about running off but I stopped it.

"Zeph is here also?" I asked the spirit rabbit and spirit rabbit nodded.

"He and the others are with the human, he asked me to keep watch over the hill" the little spirit rabbit explained.

As I was about to say something, I felt a warm hand tap my shoulder. I turned to look at the human who was leaning on the wooden elevator that was now on the top of the hill.

The human smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back. He bowed slightly and I felt flattered.

"It's been long since I first saw a beautiful woman like you"

The human joked making me to laugh softly.

"I'm sorry I forgot your name, you should be...."

"I'm Ovie" the human introduced helping me out.

"Yeah, Ovie. Promise not to forget your name" I said with genuine smile.

"And I didn't really forget your name as well. You should be Melissa,if I'm not wrong" Ovie chuckled sweetly making me to melt.

Just hope that I'm not falling for this guy especially since he has a girlfriend. It would be quite wrong.

"What brought you here to old lady Papirus hut?" Ovie asked as he led me to old lady Papirus hut.

"Just needed someone to talk to and to take some fresh air" I replied.

"Then that means we have a lot to talk about". Ovie said as we got closer to old lady Papirus hut.