The Book of Nightmare

The Bad Witch

Hanna told Eli that he needed to defeat the bad witch in order to survive.

If the witch knows that there's someone new in the fantasyland, she will surely make him a firefly, insects, worms, animals, or whatever the bad witch wants to do with him.

Eli felt sleepy, so he laid down on the grass. He asked Hanna to stop talking because he wanted to take a rest. Eli said that they would discuss what to do tomorrow. Eli is thinking that he doesn't want to care about anything because even if he dies, no one would cry for him.

Eli fell asleep. Hanna, in the appearance of a firefly, also fell asleep on the grass beside Eli. The three moons are drifting in the wide sky, the stars are shining too, the crickets are clattering everywhere. After a several hours, the moon reached the mountain and slowly disappeared from the view.

The sun comes up in the blue sky. It's a new day for Eli in the Fantasy Land.

Eli woke up as the sunlight kissed the soft skin on his face. He stretched his arms and stood up. He remembered everything that he knew about Hanna and the book that brought him into the place where he is now, in Fantasy Land.

He is thinking that maybe what happened to him is the same as what happened to Hanna. Yet, he is not that convinced with what Hanna told him. He still doesn't care about everything. Eli does nothing, but sit on the green grass and eat fruits.

"Why are you sad?" Hanna asked.

"It's just, no one cares about me," Eli sadly replied.

"How about your parents? Don't you have any friends?" Hanna curiously asked.

"Haha!" Eli make a fake laugh. "My parents only cared for themselves. They are often fought against each other and don't have time for me," Eli answered.

"Don't you have any friends?" Hanna asked again and Eli just shook his head.

Hanna felt the sadness on Eli's face. She thinks that maybe, Eli will do nothing to survive in the fantasy land because he is in the point of despair.

Hanna wanted to do something so that Eli will have the courage to survive in the fantasy land.

She wished to be back to her real appearance, because she's so tired of being a firefly. Also, she doesn't want Eli to suffer just like her.

Then, Hanna said something to Eli. "If nobody cares about you, you must care for yourself. Don't worry because I am here and I care about you," Hanna softly said.

It was the first time that Eli heard all those words, only from Hanna. Even his parents had never said that they cared about him.

Eli was enlightened and he gathered courage from Hanna. He realized that what Hanna said is right. That even if no one cares about him, he must have care for himself.

He decided that he would do everything to survive in the Fantasy Land so that he could go back to the world where he truly belongs, to the earth.

Hanna told Eli that he needed to defeat the cruel witch so that he will not become a firefly or be killed.

Eli trained himself to fight and use the power of nature that Fiona gifted to him. Hanna told Eli everything that she knew about the witch and even some tactics on how to defeat her.

Well, the witch appeared everywhere in the Fantasy Land, unexpectedly.

Eli is training himself every day and even at night with the guidance of Hanna. Everyday, Eli became stronger and stronger.

His thin arms and body became bigger. His muscles became even stronger now.

Everyday and night, Eli and Hanna waited for the bad witch to come. Maybe the witch still doesn't know that Eli is in the Fantasy Land.

One night, while Hanna and Eli was sitting under the tree...

"Don't you know where the witch lives?" Eli asked Hannah.

"I'm sorry but I don't know. She only appears unexpectedly. Maybe when she sensed that someone new was here in the Fantasy Land," Hanna replied.

What Hanna only knew is that the witch was powerful, evil and cruel. There were creatures that she made fireflies or other animals like frogs, spiders, insects, flies, worms and many more by using magic spells.

"I already wanted to face and kill that witch. I want to stop all the evilness that he is doing in this land," Eli said.

"Don't be in hurry. You need to practice more and become even more stronger or else, we can't defeat the witch," Hanna replied.

On the other hand, a cruel witch, named Ostrava, has been living alone in the hidden cave of Fantasy Land. She's been there for over a thousands of years.

Ostrava is a follower of the God of Darkness named, Margaux. Margaux promised Ostrava to give her more powers if she became his follower.

Ostrava agreed with Margaux and followed everything that he wanted her to do. She have a great desire to be the most powerful witch in the whole Fantasy Land, forever.

Margaux gave her a mission, to kill or make stray humans their servants. Well, Ostrava does it too. Every time Ostrava can kill good creatures, her master will give her a new power, as he promised.

Ostrava is always making potions for the evil things that she wants to do. She wants to defeat those fairies, nymphs, elves, and other good creatures in the Fantasy Land to make darkness reign there.

In the palace of Margaux, one of the servants named Enzo reported to him that there was a new stray man in the Fantasy Land.

Margaux commanded him to call Ostrava because she had a new mission. That mission was to kill the man that the servant mentioned.

The servant, named Enzo, followed what his master commanded. He used a horse to go to the cave where Ostrava lives. When he reached the cave of Ostrava, he immediately entered it.

On his way, he saw that there were too many skeletons on his both sides. He shouted asking if Ostrava was inside the cave, but no one answered him. Then, Enzo continued walking. "Ostrava, are you here?"

As he walks on, the sun light is vanishing insidethe cave. Now, he can see nothing but darkness. He called again, "Ostrava, are you here?" Suddenly the lamps on his both sides lit up.

Enzo saw Ostrava on her scary throne, in front of him.

"How dare you disturb me here in my cave, stupid servant," Ostrava shouted and Enzo immediately kneeled down.

"Forgive me, Ostrava. Master had a new mission for you," Enzo said.

"Hahahahaha!" Ostrava laughed and it echoed all over the cave. "This sounds interesting," she said. "You may go now before I killed you too," she shouted to Enzo.

Enzo immediately ran out of the cave. He rode on his horse again and went back to the palace of Margaux.Yet, before he reached the palace of Margaux, Ostrava was already there.

Enzo was not surprised anymore because he knew that the witch was powerful. He also wishes to have power and to experience magic like a wizard.

Yet, he knows that he was just a normal human that have no choice but to be a servant of Margaux. But despite of the truth, he still wanted to have some power. He is thinking that if he can only have a little chance to have power, he will do everything just to have it.