Willium Valen and The Curse of Hades

Chapter 9-Lost and Partly Found

The vast blue valley came into view as I looked around. There was a blue haze in the air, the sky had hues of electric blue like the northern lights, they glowed against the dark blue sky and faded into it at the same time. The moon shone in the sky with an eerie glow like a lantern in the dead night. Though it wasn't dark out, it looked like it was the early evening. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, the evening blue flowed freely throughout the air like a brush stroke on a canvas.The valley was covered in grass, moss, and tall weeds. The valley was vast and stretched on for miles. Just like the purple things in Lexan, there were blue particles that glowed and floated around in the air. They were calm, almost like snowflakes that softly fell from the sky.The valley had a magical feel to it, it felt like somebody's spirit roamed here, an old spirit. One that hadn't been touched in years, peacefully wandering about the reeds, glancing back at their life.It was cold, colder than the coldest day in Lexan. I could see my breath coming out of my mouth. The cold was like how my mom describes the rain, it had a calm nature to it, and even though I was lost I couldn't ignore the beauty of this place.It was enchanting and it was all around, floating in the air as soft as the breeze. Something about this place seemed so alive but at the same time so dead. It was this spiritual energy that floated around. The valley was so whimsical, the whole place was so calming.Although it was freezing there was no snow, not in the valley at least, but up in the mountains. The mountains were covered in snow. The mountains towered over the valley, they had waterfalls that were frozen at the top but following at the bottom.I had no idea where I was, but I knew that someone had to be around. It was such a big place that it felt impossible to be alone, and also impossible to admit that I had been kidnapped a second time. Did Zeus do this? Was he here? The fear fell over me again, it was heavy and made me panic. The calm feeling I felt was gone, I had no idea where I was.My best guess was that this was the other side of the Harrolton mountain range, but that didn't make sense because the ocean wasn't there. Other than the waterfalls, there was no sign of any water. The mountains in Lexan would always give people a certain feeling, like visiting a huge graveyard or memorial for people who died. The Harrlton mountain range always had a tone of artificial sympathy to it. Everyone knew who died up on those peaks and what happened that day, but these mountains were different. I was a long way from home.There was a lush forest ahead, it circled the valley. The edge of the forest was a thick line of tall pine trees. On one of the trees, there was a sign that said.Passage to the hallway, on the tallest mountain peak, key required.I looked at the sign for a second then I heard something rustling in the woods. Someone or something was out there lurking.I walked into the forest and it felt like I had stepped into a fairytale. The forest was vibrant with hues of green and blue. There were thousands of little electric blue particles from the valley in the forest. There were lots of trees and all of them were different. I heard the sound of water falling. The forest wasn't as tightly packed as it looked from the outside. Trees were everywhere I looked and the smell of them was everywhere too, pine, oak, and willow.I heard a voice calling out, it almost sounded like Geo. The voice was coming from far away, but I couldn't tell if it was real or not. I couldn't tell if this place was making me crazy. The voice sounded like it was calling out to see if anyone was around. It might have been the same type of voice that would call my name during my visions.I kept walking around in the forest and kept on hearing the voice and after a while, I realized that--"Geo!" I called out. I prayed that I wasn't going crazy, that I wasn't hearing voices in my head or something else. The voice sounded a lot like Geo's, but it was so far away that I couldn't know for sure. It would've been the worst and the best at the same time if Geo was there. I missed him so much, but I don't know how I would be able to be alone with him stranded in some random place. We'd end up killing each other or something worse."Willium?" Geo exclaimed. I started running towards the sound of Geo's voice. Their voice was as clear as a symphony, I always hated running, but I didn't even feel anything. The only thing on my mind was Geo, it was as simple as that, all of my worry and stress were gone."Geo, where are you!?" I turned at a tree and started to go another way. I heard Geo's voice getting louder. "Geo!""Willium!" Geo called out. I took a sharp turn, and there they were, I took a sigh of relief as I looked at them. "There you are," Geo sighed. Geo caught his breath and sighed again, he looked tired but also scared.It felt so weird to finally see Geo after missing him for all that time."You're here too," I caught my breath. "Where are we?" I looked around once more."I don't know, in some random forest," Geo scoffed. There was the sass, I hadn't missed that part of Geo as much as the other parts. I sighed and took a deep breath, trying not to smile at Geo."How did you get here?" I asked, looking at Geo. We were standing in the middle of the forest, the trees were all in a circle and there was a gap of light between the trees."I was minding my own business and then boom! I'm in this forest," Geo said, moving his hands dramatically.I looked at the ground and I saw tracks of ivy on the path. The flakes of ivy glowed green on the cold wet mulch ground. They shimmered and stuck out like a sore thumb. I picked it up with my fingers and I realized that it was Willow's. Willow was here."Willow's here," I realized."She is?" Geo kneeled next to me and they looked at the ivy. "Look at that,""It keeps going," I said, pointing to the tracks. Geo and I got up and followed the tracks."Willow!" Geo called out."She's deaf, she can't hear you," I scoffed."I knew that," Geo muttered, folding their arms over each other. "So, what's your plan?" Geo chuckled. I rolled my eyes and sighed, I forgot how annoying Geo was. Part of me missed how annoying he was and all of me had missed him in general."Follow the ivy and find Willow," I said as if it wasn't already obvious."Okay," Geo nodded. Geo and I walked around the forest, and we came across these ponds. Geo and I looked into the ponds, the water was electric blue, and it glowed and shimmered. I heard footsteps and something slammed into us, Geo and I were pushed into the water. Geo fell right on top of me and of course. His body slammed against me, his body was cold, but his hands were warm as he slowly got off me. I sat up and coughed up the water in my mouth. I felt flustered as I looked up at Geo, he sighed and looked down at me."Thanks for letting me drown," I sighed. Geo elbowed me in the gut which made me cough up more water."Hey, I was making sure that I wouldn't hurt you!" Geo exclaimed. We were both soaking wet and freezing cold."Ow! That hurt," I scoffed."Grow up!" Geo yelled."You grow up," I exclaimed."Oops, I didn't realize it was you," Someone muttered. I looked up and it was Willow, finally a normal person. "Are you two okay?" Willow asked."We're fine," Geo scoffed as they got out of the water."Willow!" I got out of the water. "Finally someone normal," I said, Geo elbowed me again. "Hey! Stop hitting me," I scoffed."Stop asking for it!" Geo grumbled."I wasn't asking for""Stop it," Willow said."You were put here too?" I asked."Yeah, you were cursed or something," Willow muttered."I was, although it's hard to remember it, did you disappear when I did?" I asked."Yes, I was teleported into the mountains," Willow flinched and reached her hands to her hearing aids."What's wrong?"Willow took out her hearing aids and put them in her pockets. "They are dead!" Willow said, loudly like an old person talking on the phone."So, you were cursed before you came here?" Geo asked. "Before we all got kidnapped,""Yes, I was," I said. I didn't know why Geo was asking."You're kidding," Geo scoffed."No, I'm not," I muttered."You're cursed," Geo grumbled.