The Elementals *ARCHIVED*

*ARCHIVED* Chapter 3: Something's Changed

Malyia forces me to floor and I slide on the floor leaning against the wall. I look up to see an array of action taking place before my eyes. Malyia stands in Lilly's way and all I can see is Lilly's brute force punching Malyia, sending her into a reel of anger. I hear her yell something but a ringing in my ear is stopping me from hearing this. That's when me and Lilly's eyes lock. I'm paralyzed in pure fear. Maylia knocks Lilly upside the head and I flinch, the thudded impact of Malyia hitting the floor sending a shiver through my bones. I can see her walking oh so calmly to me, my mind yelling at me with all its might to run get out but I can't. She's now in my face and I don't even feel Lilly tackle me to the ground, her eyes digging into my soul.

I'm trying to squirm away but her grip is too strong. I squeeze my eyes shut but get consumed in more fear. I open them and I feel a sudden sharp pain. I feel blood trickle down my nose. I grab Lilly's arm trying to stop her from punching me again. "Lilly what are you doing?"  She can't even seem to understand a word I'm saying. I keep on struggling but I know it's no use. Whatever's taking over her apparently isn't going to stop until me and Malyia are dead.

In that instant I feel Lilly detach from my body and see her across the room hovering in the air. I can't even tell if I'm seeing straight before I'm pulled under an unpleasant coat of unconsciousness.

I wake up later with a pounding headache and pain everywhere. I don't even bother to move or question anything. I'm in a white room, can't even see the door. I lay my head back against the wall and nod off.

There it is again. That world. But there's something. Something other than the swirls of color and the light of it. Something bad. The world starts to become dark and the light is overcast by something bigger and stronger. Then it changes. I'm walking along the streets of this world. Every step I take, every move, the street beneath me begins to crumble.

"Get up. Hey Mirabella, get up." My eyes snap open. I look around in search of who called out my name. I can't pin point anything because its so dark. The only thing that meets my eyes is black. "Mira! Don't trust them! Get out of there!!" I hear the voice again. It sounds so familiar, so vivid. I keep on hearing the voice call my name over and over. Still not knowing what or who in fact is calling me, I decide to answer back. But my tongue catches on my throat and I can't utter a word.
Then for the first time the voice stops speaking. A ringing starts in my ear and nothing happens at first.

But then the soft familiar voice speaks: "To find the Fates, use the nearest lake. The one who drowned will open the gates. The decipher key is only the beginning...For there is no more winning."

That's when I realize after all this time who was speaking. I'm so stupid for not catching it when she first spoke.

"Sarah? Your....alive...." I say shocked. Sarah, Lilly's sister I haven't seen in over 5 years, is...in fact...alive? What is going on?

"Yes I am. Now its time for you to wake up."