The Female Warrior

Chapter Three

Where are you taking me! a shrill went down my spine, these days have been horrible for me. I've encountered one bad news or event to the other, when am I ever going to take a break.

This current situation feels weird, how can a kidnapper ask their victim if their okay or they need anything to eat or drink. They f*****g told me to calm down that I'm going to love where they're taking me.

Well... that statement belongs to the guy on my left whose name is Vale. He was much friendlier than the other two, the guy on my right who looks like the groups leader kept a stern face all through the journey not a word left his mouth since we left my apartment while the third was driving.

The car stopped moving and the guy on right stepped out of the car and stood in front of the vehicle. I watched his movement, curiously wondering what he was about to do.

He reached into his pocket with a bluish stone. Stretching his hand out he moved it in a circular motion opening up a swirling portal, looking back he nodded and walked through, the third guy started up the car and drove through the purple portal.

Holding the car seats with fisted hands I swallowed my scream refusing to show any sign of fear.

"Relax", Vale whispered.

I closed my eyes preparing for my death, nothing happened opening my eyes my heart thudded, I couldn't see anything. I reached my hands to my left for vale... and it happened.

I was no longer in the car and I was falling, I moved my hands about trying to hold onto something... anything. My face started to get wet, "this is the worst type of death," I thought. I couldn't say how long I kept falling but at some point I started to see light a blurred light, the longer I was falling the more the light was clearer.

Closing my eyes I waited for what would happen next but instead I was floating. Opening my eyes I looked around I was in a garden, a beautiful garden, flowers of different colors were planted Lilies, Hibiscus, sunflowers, roses and others they were everywhere.

I walked down the pathway leading me to a large wooden gate.

I opened my mouth not believing how huge it could be a person could hardly reach the top with a single ladder. The gate was connected to a huge brick fence it was much taller than the gate. I stood in front of the gate not knowing what to do. Its not like I'm going to knock the gate that sounds stupid or does it? I knocked thrice nothing happened. I raised my fist to knock again 'I feel stupid knock a huge gate its not like anyone would hear me.'

The gate groaned, moving back I watched it open. I guess it worked.

Walking through it I saw two men heavily dressed in metal and armed with spears in front of me, they seemed to be waiting for me to walk in. They bowed when I stopped in front of them, feeling awkward I also bowed. The shorter of the two motioned to the carriage beside his partner.

This way ma'am, he spoke I guess he saw my confused frown. Shrugging I followed the guard getting more confused, where are the kidnappers, what am I doing here, am I lost?

"You ready ma'am?"

" Um... Yeah," but to where? I thought.

The carriage jerked forward making me hit my head on the door. Looking out the windows I saw more flowers alongside food crops lots of them. The carriage stopped for a few seconds.

'Another gate?'

As we entered I was greeted by a lot of noise, a group of men tackled each other fighting on only god knows what, and their spectators cheered them on instead of separating them. Armed guards ran to the scene in their twos trying to separate the men trying to kill each other.

Shops which were built with bricks were surrounded by bandits disturbing the peace of the shop owners. I frowned, not expecting the scene, the outside was beautiful while the inside was a nightmare it was as if those flowers was a façade.

At an alley four men bent over some silver metals, it seemed they were gambling. They all looked dirty with their dirty and unkempt clothes and hair, I didn't even want to know how they smelt like.

A fancy looking carriage passed by with about five people men and women chasing it stretching their hands out as if begging for something.

I sat back in, these people look very poor they look much worse than poor people back home. How could they live like this with no help or intervention to their situation?

We took a left turn at an intersection with bricked houses lining the street. The carriage headed straight for a while before turning right into a small gate. The door to the carriage opened.

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Walking into the compound I looked around for anyone still a little disturbed by what I saw.

"You're here, I hope it wasn't uncomfortable for you?" a familiar voice spoke.

"Uncomfortable?" I faced the woman.

"That was the worst experience ever" I replied to Mateos mother. Looking at her I wondered if she had any other clothes apart from cloaks.

"That was expected since it was your first time, you would soon get used to it," she smiled.

"Wait a sec does that mean I would visit here often?"

"No. I mean Dicastro would be your new home." I almost felt sad and angry until I remembered I had no one back home, no friends, no job and no family. There's no point in going back home. I would just stay here and make a new life where weird people like me live.

"Lets go in I'm sure youre tired we have a lot to discuss."

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"So you're saying my parents were attacked here years ago, and I just magically disappeared? That sounds crazy." I sipped my hot chocolate with a frown.

"The same people who killed your parents are also after your life, they would do anything possible to make sure youre gone."

"Luckily for you they can't kill you else they spend an eternity in hell. Except only one way," She trailed.

"Except how?" I trembled, I will still have no peace. Why does it have to be me my life is already miserable as it is.

"You wouldn't understand until I explain everything." She gave me a sad smile

"Then explain everything!"

"Not yet.

"Why?"

"You wouldnt understand." I groaned in frustration, why isn' ""t anyone telling me anything.

"Okay then, why did my powers show up, I'm sure you would be able to explain that?"

"That I can explain". She smiled.

"Your powers were protecting you, they knew evil was coming and you were still a child. Do you remember Elise in the orphan home?"

"Yes."

"Well she was to poison you, the poison was not to kill you but it was to weaken your powers permanently, she may be a child but she was controlled by black magic."

"What! So she was never a true friend." I whispered, why is everyone in my life fake?

"She was a true friend that's why they tried to use her but your powers showed up to scare her away before she could do anything."

"What about Skylar?"

"Hah! That girl is a wolf in sheep clothing she is no good, she was sent to monitor you but your powers frustrated her to confess."

I didn't have to get disappointed because I already saw her true colors but it still hurts thinking about it.

"My eyes?"

"That's simple your eyes were like that because you were longer in Dicastro, it happens to everyone else in the realm, good thing you got those lenses on time."

"What of my abilities? How do I control them?"

She laughed, "you have more than you actually think, that's why you have to train to control them."

"Okay." We sat in awkward silence for a few minutes before I remembered.

"On my way here, I saw some disturbing things, what happened why isn't anyone doing anything?" Her countenance changed immediately I asked the question.

"That's one of the things I can't explain right now but what I can say was it all started the day your parents died and you disappeared.

"So these happened because of me?"

"Like I said you won't understand until I explain everything."

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That night I laid on the bed that Madison (she told me her name on our way here) gave me to sleep in. I moaned in bliss the bed was so soft. Today's journey here and all the things Madison told me flashed in my head repeatedly.

I sighed determined to start a new life here where I can be me, with no discrimination, no fake friends or no fear of my powers. The best part is I get to quit college I hated school anyways.