Crystallized Truth

Chapter 11 - Trailer

A strange force. An invisible pull, directing him on his struggle to find her. It was all around him, he could feel it. A tangible kind of strange feeling that surrounded him in a weird way that he could feel tranquility for the first time in his life, that too on this stage when he should be worried for Amelia.

He was deeper in the forest and he couldn't stop himself, his feet were going on their own accord and his mind was obliging them in silent numbness. He knew he should feel disturbed by the absurdity of situation. The strangeness.

But all he could feel was, confident. Confident on the way he was walking on. As if he belonged to this place; the smiling snow, the dancing trees, the whispering wind, the giggling mist and the stilled darkness.

It was strange to feel and think that way but he wasn't himself anymore. The wind seemed to be holding him, the mist felt to be directing him and the darkness appeared to be protecting him.

Each and everything of the forest, from the dirt to trees and branches to wind, felt so close to him. The feeling that he had felt from the distance and feared, was now experienced by him in serenity and the fear felt a myth.

Lost in the tranquility of moment, Ashley missed the presence around him. His trance broke and he was snapped to reality on hitting someone.

Staggering back and balancing himself, Ashley looked at the person who came in his way in the middle of nowhere.

The silk robe and covered face. The eery feeling crept on his skin and his hair raised indicating him danger.

Ashley was rattled by the appearance and presence of the strange man.

Who wore such outfit in the cold? What would be such strange person doing in this forest?

The question played with Ashley mind and somewhere he felt he knew the answers. He felt that maybe this weird man was the reason behind Amelia disappearance.

The man moved his hood and stared at Ashley with his pale face and red eyes. The man looked a beast in the form of human and Ashley wasn't able to tore his gaze away from this morbid creature.

The fury that came in the man's eyes was quite visible and Ashley could feel the wind suffocating him with the drumming anger.

The air was suddenly shifted from tranquility to danger and Ashley could feel the sudden change clearly. His mind was showing the signs of threats and compelling him to face it too.

But he felt rooted. Something seemed to be holding him on his place and he couldn't look away from the pale face.

"Tmhe to ana hy tha usse bchane k liye. (You had to come to save her.) " The man said in a cold voice and crooked smile came on the face of the man but Ashley didn't understand anything.

He had left hotel in hurry and hence forgot to take translator with him. But the evil smile alerted his brain and he felt closer to Amelia.

"Where's Amelia?" Ashley didn't know what made him say that but his mind wasn't explaining him anything.

"Welcome Abhay. Welcome to your home." The man said pleasantly at first but his tone grew angry in the end.

Ashley was shocked by the words that made no sense and the name that wasn't his for sure but still shook something in him.

He was sure he never met this man then what enmity this man might have with him?

"You know about her, don't you? You kidnapped her, right?" Ashley asked, ignoring his nonsense for time being. He felt the man was playing on something and knew about Amelia somewhere, after all the man didn't deny about Amelia.