68 Lets Meet at the Oasis (2/2)

I don't know what it was, but I knew that something was stalking me from the shadows. At least with the incantation from the Goddess of Life, it would drive off the presence a bit.

The knot in my stomach lessen and started to unwind, as I start to feel the overbearing force of darkness ebb and I head towards the surface, the arrow in the hands of the Goddess bears true and soon, I can hear the sound of air.

Well, looks like I'd get to leave this hell hole soon enough.

Before it was like I was encased in a soundless tomb, now the air quality had gotten better and became less stale. A large smile breaks out onto my face as I hurry towards the light.

The sick feeling in my stomach refused to subside, even as I neared the light. All of the sudden, the burning light of the arrow and the hands started to dim, I pushed forward. I could make it out of here before the light subsided!

But that wasn't the case, in that instant, the light started to fade and I felt the room begins to close in on my body. The arrow started to spin around uncontrollably until it actually snapped in half.

It fell down into the outstretched hands, but soon they start to slowly turn to an ashen grey as well. They were being corrupted, my life magic was slowly being eaten. Soon, the magic began to flicker in and out, it was similar to a flame that was being battered by the wind. Even, the light that I had been racing towards, was vanishing alongside the magic.

An eerie feeling crawled into the pit of my stomach, as that ominous presence began to surface behind me again. And this time it was stronger, I felt like someone was grinding a knife into my lower back, I felt a searing pain race up my spine.

At the sudden burst of pain, I felt my knees buckle slightly at the pain. Then, my foot caught the lip of a tile that was out of place and I was sent tumbling to the ground.

It hurts!

My body slammed into the ground and I kept sliding, until my body slammed into a wall, my back slamming into the hard stone. An aching pain coursed through my body, and I tried to heave air into my lungs. A soundless cough wracked my body, as I tried to breath.

Short gasps left my mouth, my nose hurt and my knees were bleeding along with the palms of my hands. Pressing a hand to the ground, I try to push myself up.

”Hehe,” the sound of laughter echoed off the wall. I struggled to look around and see where the laughter was coming from. But it was so dark that it was like trying to peer into a pitch black hole.

Slowly, I felt my lungs draw in air. But even the air felt stifling like I was sucking in carbon dioxide, it felt like it was choking me.

Where was my grimoire?!

Looking around, I try to find where the book was... a little ways away from where I was, I caught sight of the bright white glow of my book.

I need to get it!

Gritting my teeth, I push myself forward, it was practically a crawl. My body felt like someone was weighing it down with bricks.

Every time I tried to move forward, it got heavier. The once small distance towards my book, now felt like it was a mile away.

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At the moment a devilish presence was dancing over Bavamorda, a cruel and dastardly smile slipping over the enchanting features of the devil that was tormenting her.

It was having fun, there hadn't been a prey that reeked of life, like this girl, to come and dance in her tomb of death. Oh, how she longed for the sweet energy of life that rested in the body of the girl. She practically was salivating at the mere thought of sinking her teeth into the girl.

An even wider smile danced over her face, as her hand drifted down towards her stomach, a soft almost maternal look flashed on her face. Removing the cruel and harsh features of the devilish woman.

Ah, how she longed to give birth to her child. A child, that what she'd longed for, for so long. How she'd spent an endless, almost incalculable amount of time collecting the life energy, but none of that had worked. She'd been unable to give birth to her baby!

But this time, her eyes drifted away from her stomach and moved towards the woman that was still struggling to reach her book, a sinister aura arose from the devil of a woman.

However, not yet, she still had to wait and lure more and more into her den. For now, she'd just hold onto her for safekeeping. Her tongue darted out over her lips, ah, patience was such a hard thing to have, hehe!