Unknown Place
1105 Words
I woke up in a forest without knowing how long I was unconscious and how I get here. There was no river nor any bodies of water that may bring my body in this place.
I tried to find a way out of the forest, but I can not find my way out. I have been walking for so long, and have no idea how many hours I keep on walking in this unknown forest.
I decided to take a rest under a huge tree. Sitting under the tree looking in the skies, I started thinking about what if this is the so-called life after death. Then, this might be heaven, but am I fit to be in heaven, I killed myself isn’t it a sin? So, is this hell? But, why is this place full of trees instead of a sea of fire as to how people describe hell?
Instead of having an answer, I got tons of questions running through my head. I thought after death there will no problems to think of, but here I am stressing on where am I and what should I do in this place.
I heard voices from nearby, I decided to look for where the voices are coming. It gives me hope that I am not alone and it will give me the answers.
I saw five men chatting, it looks like they are resting from a long journey. I noticed that they had a carriage. I decided to approach them to ask for help.
I was happy that they were nice. They told me that they were only resting for a while from a long journey and that they are with two more girls. The girls are inside the carriage resting and I can join them there. I was glad and accepted their offer not until two of them grab my hands and tie it.
I was confused but I know that I am not in a good situation. I tried resisting and I shouted for help, even if it looks impossible that someone will come to help me.
I was carried towards the carriage. Inside the carriage, I saw two other girls tied, and one of them have bruises in her face and body with tattered clothes. I was tossed inside the carriage as if I am a priceless thing, I almost hit the girl with bruises.
They left us inside the carriage I am hesitant to ask the two girls. Luckily one of them started to talk.
“If I were them, I should not be resting here, I should be rushing to escape after ransacking my lady’s mansion” said the girl who wears a nice oriental dress, she looks like a maiden in a historical Chinese movie.
“I don’t care what will happen to those bandits, nothing will change the fact that the three of us is doomed” whispered by the girl with bruises.
Calmly and without hesitant, the girl in nice dress told us “We will be safe; I know my lady will look for me and she will save us from those guys”.
“Your lady, are you nuts? You are working for a Naga. The Nagas don’t value our lives, we humans are seen as lowly as the Tungas” the bruised girl refuted with anger.
I was confused for a moment, Nagas and Tungas, and what situation am I really in.
“My lady is different from those Nagas you met” contested by the girl in a nice dress.
Before the bruised girl can counter the claims of the other, three of the bandits fearfully went inside the carriage. Then, we heard sounds of galloping horses moving towards our direction. It was as if a signal to the men who captured us to start moving.
The horses pulling our carriage dashes as if it will face something omnipotent. Seeing the three men seating with us inside the carriage, I know that they are scared of something. I see it as a sign that someone is coming to save us.
Our carriage continued to move fast until it suddenly stops. Then loud snorts and squeals of the two horses pulling our carriage can be heard, indicating something fearful is in our way.
The three men left us inside the carriage as if they need to save their lives.
But it is too late, their pursuer is waiting for them outside.
“They are dumb for committing crimes here in Qin. Do they think that the Naga people are merciful?” the bruised girl said then she laughs that gives me goosebumps.
Then after a short while, we heard eerie sounds. Sounds of leaves that were blown by a strong wind and creepy roars coming from an unknown creature.
“Trying to escape after stealing things from my lady’s mansion and abducting one of her attendants. Don’t worry you’ll be free once I send you to the afterlife”
“Its Sir Bolin, we’re safe now,” said the girl in a nice dress.
“Bolin? You’re serving in the Tan’s Mansion?” the bruised girl asked the girl in a nice dress.
“Sorry, but who is this Sir Bolin? Is he here to save us?” I confusedly asked the two girls.
Before the girl in a nice dress can answer us a six salamander looking creatures with wings went inside the carriage.
I and the bruised girl was terrified but the girl in nice clothes was calm.
“Don’t worry, those are Sir Bolin’s mikonawas. They will help us but stay calm, mikonawas can feel if someone is scared of them. If they felt you are scared of them, they will treat you as prey. So better trust them and stay calm if you want to stay alive.
It was hard to calm myself seeing those creatures and learning that they may attack us instead of helping us.
Two of the mikonawas went to the girl with nice clothes. By burning the rope with the tiny fire coming from their mouths, they help the girl to remove the tie in her hands and feet.
Then the other mikonawas help the girl with bruises and me. I tried to calm myself as far as I can, luckily the mikonawas did not hurt me.
Unfortunately, the girl with bruises failed to calm herself as good as I did. She got a few scratches from the mikonawas.
“Can you walk?” the girl with nice clothes asked the girl with bruises.
“I can I’m not disable” the girl with bruises answered.
“Then let’s go out of this carriage and help our rescuers” said by the girl in nice clothes while lending her hand to the girl with bruises.
The bruised girl grabs her hand and they look at me, as if telling me that we should start moving.
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