Into the Unknown

Chapter 8

Their vacation is ended and they need to go back to the city for work. It's a memorable day for Lesha learning new things, experiencing things that she never do when she was a kid. Early in the morning, Lesha has a full-strength to back to their job. Lesha and Emily have lots of things to do, it's been late that they know that one of their co-employee in the coffee shop is sick, Lesha represents herself to take over for a meanwhile in her position. She change her clothes and dress like a waitress, she started to pick all the orders of all the customers, Lesha love to serve other people, but not all many customers are underestimated their works. A young man enters the coffee shop, she looks carefully at the guy, it seems familiar to him, she has just forgotten it. Lesha was very happy with her work all her salary she keeps a little for herself and for those people who need some help. One of the customers calls Lesha for some complaint.

" Hey! You! young lady, I don't like your coffee! Too sweet, I want to talk to your manager...Wait! You know I have to deal with you, can you go to me this night and I will forget everything and it will ruin your job! Think about it, it's not easy to find work today, so accept my offer young lady! " He said Lesha.

Lesha just ignores the man, she gets his things that measure the sugar level of a coffee and it appears that the coffee has low sugar the man says lie just to scare Lesha and to accept his offer. Lesha is a smart lady and proves that the man is telling a lie just to scare her. The man got angry and grabbed the arm of Lesha and say hurting words, Lesha try to remove the customer's hand, but she won't have the strength to do it. Many people are looking and no one is helping, except for the young man, the young man grab the hand of a man and remove it, the guy who helps her. He pushed the man and got falls to the floor, Emily sees it and calls the guard. The guard arrested the man, Lesha is very thankful for the young man.

" Are you alright! Lesha doesn't worry we will never let that man enter this coffee shop. We cannot trust anyone here. Ok, let's go back to our work.

Lesha recognizes the guy who helps her many times, he treats the guy with a special coffee. Lesha was very thankful for a young man. On her way to their apartment, she saw another dead bird on her way, Lesha just ignore the dead bird. When she reached the doorway she got shocked by what she see.

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Zee was on the see side looking at the sunset, Zee decided to visit the farm. Zee realize that he was wrong, leaving the two old people without any words. Zee rides his motorcycle as fast as he could when on his journey he stops in the middle of the bridge, a strange noise appears at the end of the bridge, he stops to know what kind of strange noise he hears when he sees it he portal in another dimension. Zee turns on his motorcycle and finds another way, Zee thinks about what is truly happening why some portal is been open without someone who open it. He was scared of what will happen in the world he grew up in. He drive his motorcycle as fast as he could when he reaches the small forest, he left his motorcycle and climb on the mountain to reach the top of the dark forbidden forest, when he reach it he can't see the portal where he passes going to the real world. He tries to open the portal but it would appear. Zee never knows what will happen in the kingdom of Zennia. He went down when he see the house where he stay for a while. He knocks on the door, the old man opens the door. When the old lady hear the voice of Zee, she immediately went out to confirm, the old lady marks on his face, that she was very glad to see Zee.

"It's been more than a year Zee we afraid of what will happen to you there. come! get inside you have lots of things to tell. We are very glad to see you again, I taught you that we will never see you again. Zee, what happen to you when you left here, did you have a friend there?" The old lady said to Zee.

" Darling! Enough, you have lots of questions, it's dark already. I think you must prepare food for him, we can ask him later." He said to his wife.

" I'm sorry for everything, I just left without any words I taught I can find it alone, but I'm wrong. Should you allow me to go back here, if you don't want it's alright I deserve it. I went on the top of that dark forbidden forest, it's been gone the portal going back to my place got vanish, I don't know why. But it seems something wrong happening in my world, the kingdom of Zennia." he said to the old man.

Zee needs to find the gate as soon as possible, he must know where to find the gate. The old man decided to help Zee in finding the gate, he tell the tale of the goddess who live on the top of the mountain where half of the water of the crystal river came. They decided to ask the ancient goddess who live and protect the mountain and the river, it is dangerous for anyone to go in the mountain. Every people try to go there is no one knows what happen to them, some say that people got killed by wild animals, and some are been punished by the goddess who lives in the mountain. The old man didn't know if the ancient goddess is true, many are believing but many are not. Zee needs to try even he never knows what will happen next when they went there.

In the morning Zee decided to go alone without the old man. The old man is too old enough to climb in the mountain and they don't have any superpower to fight against the wild beast who lives and protect the mountain. Zee appreciates the effort of the old man, he loves them more than his family, he never wants to hurt any of them. Zee explains it both to them, the old man understands Zee, the old man gets the ziggy horse, for easy transport going to the mounted crystal where the goddess of the river and mountain living.

The old lady prepares some food for Zee, the old man gives the sword to his father to protect his life in the wild beast. Zee ride at the back of Ziggy the black horse. Zee went on his journey to the goddess.

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Lesha has a bad dream, she always sees the dead bird even in her dream. Lesha started to research how to cure her illness, on her search on the internet she see many people who are telling the future they called themself as fortune-tellers. Lesha find the nearest fortune teller, she went there and ask the woman. Lesha recognizes that the woman is a fake fortune teller she was telling lie just to gain money, telling a good future in every people want to know their future. Lesha is smart enough to know that the woman is lying. Lesha got disappointed, and leave the place, Lesha look around and she see an old lady picking her things who accidentally drop on the side of the road, Lesha run to help the old woman. The old woman holds the hands of Lesha.

" You are the chosen ones, they are right to choose you. Don't be afraid young lady, it's part of your journey, you need to control it. Just follow your heart young lady you have a big role to do in this world." The old woman says to Lesha with a soft voice.

Lesha was confused about what did the old woman said to her, she wanted to ask more but the old woman was inside the bus already and the bus go. Lesha has lots of questions for herself, she needs to talk to the old woman. After her work Lesha went alone to the place where she see the old woman. But the old woman is no longer there. Lesha went back to their apartment when she open the door and call for Emily but Emily is not yet home. It's been seven o clock in the afternoon, she hear some car stop at the gate, she went out and see Emily and his boyfriend.

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On his journey, Zee reaches the mountain. Seeing the need to leave Ziggy, he finds a safe place where Ziggy can stay safe. He starts walking, not too far he fell something around following him, Zee hears a beast growling voice. He started to walk, he needs to be careful on his step many wild beasts well awake if he won't be slow. When he is almost on top, strange animals appear in front of Zee, it appears to have two heads with both heads having sharp teeth as sharp as a sword, the beast looks very hungry and thirsty for blood.

Zee gets his sword and fights for his life, he manages to cut the heads of the wild beast, Zee only cut one head the other head of the wild beast is still attacking Zee. The other head that Zee cut is been back again, Zee needs to cut the two heads together to kill the wild beast. Zee is draining all the strength he only cut one head of the beast. Zee comes up with a decision to stop fighting the wild beast he uses his remaining power to communicate with the wild beast, he drops his sword as a sign of peace, the wild beast stops attacking Zee. The wild beast is not as bad as he knows he just protecting her baby. The wild beast allowing Zee to pass, Zee went on his way to the goddess. He needs to pass the challenge before he can go to the top. Zee needs to guess among the big tree, every tree had a wild beast at the back among the seven big trees is a small one. He needs to find the smallest one pass to another test. Zee uses his superpower, and hears every tree, he hears a loud voice and when he went to another he hears another much louder voice, and at last, he hears a very loud voice. The wild beast is exchanging their position at the back of the big tree, it's hard to guess but Zee decided to choose the louder voice, it appears the small and cute beast appears, he passes to another level. The last level is very difficult he needs to catch a fish but not the ordinary fish, he needs to find a golden fish with a diamond eye, it's hard to catch such fish, the fish is so fast, and looking at it is difficult. Zee removes his upper clothes and starts swimming in the clear water, Zee needs to look carefully to avoid getting the other fish with a venomous bite like a snake. Zee needs to focus on the challenge. When he almost catch the golden fish it's just water that slows down on his hand and on his second attempt he gets the wrong fish, the fish bite the hand of Zee, the bite immediately turns purple the venom slowly killing him. Zee needs to catch the golden fish, Zee uses his other arm, and wait for perfect timing Zee get the golden fish but the venom of a poisonous fish spread on his body, Zee started to feel wrong about his body and started to...