Sphinx of Archedia

CHAPTER 2: On the way to Heavendel

It was dark again. I was bare feet standing on the cold winter night. My whole body was shivering. I had no idea about where I was standing. I tried to remember but couldn’t remember anything as it was all blank. I needed to find a way out of this place. I can see the ever standing trees all around me. I think I saw the light in a distant. I should follow it. Despite the fact that my feet were too cold to make a step I walked towards the light.  I approached nearer and saw two lights glowing on the dark night. I think I heard some sound. It got a bit louder and then finally I heard it growling.  It is a werewolf standing right in front of me. My normal humane conscience told me to run away but my heart was not scared of knowing it’s a werewolf. I can imagine the strength and power it has but there is something more to it. Despite the fact that it was my first encounter with the werewolf I find strange connection with it. I don’t want to run or hid rather I want to know if there is something between us. May be I have gone crazy. I choose to stay there. I stared right into his glowing eyes. It’s not what I thought. I can clearly see through his eyes. He wanted to hurt me but something stopped him. I looked at him with an aggression daring to touch me. It worked and he finally jumped over me. I got scratched on my arms and shoulders. I pushed him with all the strength I had on earth then I kicked his jaw. I can smell the anger blowing in the air. What is happening to me? I too am burning from the aggression. It has gotten control over me. I tried to scream but when it left from my mouth I was growling. Am I turning into something that I was never before? I growl in an agony. I kept growling louder than the before.

I was awake. I slowly moved my eyes around. I was on a back seat of the car. Someone was driving. He noticed that I was awake.

“Who are you? Where are you taking me?”

“Don’t worry Grace you are in a safe hand.”

“I don’t need you to be safe. Let me out.”

“I am Mathew. I work for secret supernatural society and to make it more convincing I can tell you that I was sent for your protection.”

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“You know Grace. You know very well about the hunters and you being on one of their top priority list.”

I got a minor shocked knowing that they have supernatural society and the fact that they seems to know more about me that I do.

“Last time I remember is that I was running from the hunters and something was stud on my back.”

“It was me. I had to sedate you to come with me. You were almost caught by them.”

“Where are you taking me?”

“To Heavendel and I know that you wanted to go there too.”

“I don’t trust you.”

“It’s not that you have an option.”

“Stop the car. I want to leave.”

“You know I can’t do that. But I can sedate you again and take you to Heavendel anyway. You don’t want me to do that again, do you?”

“Tell me more about your secret society.”

“For now you should know that there are hundreds of supernatural either be vampire, werewolf, kanima or the crossbreed. They are threatened by the hunters and other kind. This secret society protect the one in need and tries to maintain the balance of power in between them.”

“How do you know if I am a supernatural cause as far as I know supernatural most necessarily have an uncommon power or the ability and I don’t have any?”

“We are aware that you haven’t unlocked your ability yet and that’s the reason I was sent for your protection. But the fact is we too don’t know what you are capable of unless you access it.”

“How do I access it?”

“You will know when you’re ready from inside and out.”

“This is all vague. I never wanted any of this. I just want to be normal again and live my life.”

“You don’t get to choose your life dear. Life happened and it will make you whatever it’s destined.”

I looked at him with eyes of despair but that doesn’t change the fact that my life is not going to be anything I had imagined as a kid or a teen. I wanted to ask him that if he had ever imagined himself being a secret agent of a secret society. Then I thought does it even matter anymore to him. I looked outside the window. I saw sand and dune everywhere. There was no tree no life but only desert extended as far as my eyes can see. Desert has its beauty of its own kind despite the fact that it’s so simple and plain. It can never experience the autumn or spring season throughout its life. The seasons are unknown to it. May be it is accustomed to harsh cold winter night and the melting summer. But it has kept its beauty regardless of the season. It most has unlocked the key to be at peace with the fact. I saw dune in a distant and the air was moving the sand from its top like a little puppy was being chased by its master and it was pretending to be vulnerable and running but fact is that it knows that his master will never really hurt him.

I was going to Heavendel and if he has told me the truth then I think I have bought some time to find my parents. I don’t know if I can trust his so called society but need to get the information from them as much as I can. Suddenly I remember the dream I had when I was sedated. I was growling on it. Am I a werewolf? But I was not turned into one. What if this dream too become true like the one I had on the night before I was chased by the hunter?

It was quiet for quite some time so may be for the sake of communication he asked me if I have any idea about who I could be. I told him that I am in dark more than they are. I wanted to ask him if he has got any idea of; who my parents are but then I couldn’t. May be the fear of disappointment stopped me. Then he tried to console me saying that I might have hundreds of unanswered question and I will find my answer eventually. I didn’t respond him and he kept driving all the way to the highway that seems to have no any sign of stops. After few hours of ride we saw the gas station in the middle of the desert. He stopped the car to add fuel and asked me if I was hungry. I nodded and we went to the café that was conjoint to the station. He opened the door and we both entered. I didn’t expect it to be so big. There were so many tables and that place had a strange aura of itself. The walls were painted in matte black. The tables and chair were brown. We sat on the corner table and ordered our food. I noticed there was a semi-underground place and I asked him if we can move there. He said that area is a bar and after we had our food we can get some drinks there. The food was alright and we both finished our plate. I noticed someone was noticing me. I pretend to be unaware and the fact was I wasn’t interested. Mathew offered me a drink and I thought I needed one after all I have been experiencing series of events. We drank our bourbon without talking a single word. Then a guy came and ordered his drink. He looked at me with a smiley face and I did the same. He drank his drink in a shot and went back to his table. Another guy who seems to be his friend stands and they were arguing about something. That guy punched right into his nose and the other guy made a strange sound and I saw his fang. His eyes glow yellow that dared to touch him again. I looked at Mathew in a horror and Mathew said, “This is nothing sweetie, there is far worst you will see. Let’s get going to our destination.”  Then We left for Heavendel.