Chapter 94 - A Beautiful Man

>> Maya

I was taking a stroll in the artificial forest that was recently built by the government to calm my mind. I was worried about whether I should go to college this year or save up and go next year. I had to think a lot about it because there was so much I had to consider.

I kept walking as I kept thinking and ended up in the deeper part of the forest without realizing it.

It was only when I noticed that my surroundings were darker I snapped back to reality and looked around.

Oh…

I looked at the dark forest and realized I was at the part where there were many natural trees.

“Wow,” I whispered.

These trees look so much better than the other ones. Is it because they had a natural growth? They’re thicker and feel more alive.

I turned my head and my gaze fell upon the most majestic tree out of all.

An oak tree.

It was the thickest and biggest one of all the trees in the forest and its branches were spreading horizontally.

It looked really cool and out of place. It made me wonder something.

“I wonder if this tree has magic.” I whispered as I walked towards it, “Will it show me some?” I was talking to myself and purely to myself since I have a wild imagination, I loved thinking about weird things and making stuff.

I stopped suddenly when I noticed something off.

My eyes darted around and I noticed some mist.

Mist??!!

My head shot down and I saw that it was seeping out of the ground.

What the hell?

I turned around in confusion as I kept my eyes on the ground.

Why would there be mist here out of nowhere? It doesn’t make sense. I kept stepping and noticed something weirder.

The ground I was on was most mud but as I stepped further back I saw some lush grass.

Wait?? Was there a patch of grass here?

Just the next moment I heard noises and shot my head around.

…

My eyes grew wide and confusion began to engulf me.

The scenery had completely changed.

I shook my head and blinked several times but I wasn’t seeing wrong. The scenery really was different.

There was lush green grass everywhere, the sky was so blue that it couldn’t be any more bluer, the trees were thick and big, and literally all of them were huge.

“What is happening?” I whispered, “Did I faint at some point and entered a dream land?” I stood dead still in my place and looked around again.

This was definitely a different forest- wait!

I noticed something.

A Boy with a horse? I tried squinting my eyes to see better since he was far away and hiding behind a tree.

After a few moments of staring my eyes grew wide. The boy and the horse weren’t different beings, it was just one person, or a horse.

I shook my head.

I really must be dreaming, why else am I seeing a centaur?

I slightly turned my head away and saw two fairies oogling at me from away.

The next moment I slapped myself hard across the face but it didn’t wake me up, instead I felt a burning sensation on my cheek.

“This can’t be real.” I whispered when I heard the sound of flapping. I followed the sound and saw a silverish white raven flying towards me. It was actually quite big compared to the crows and ravens I’ve seen but it was exceptionally beautiful.

I noticed as it got slower, its pace slowed down but it had its eyes locked on me.

It got nearer and lower and when it almost reached the ground it shifted.

My eyes grew wide as I saw it transform into a man.

A tall, handsome, beautiful man with long silvery white hair and pretty green eyes. He wore a leather pants with his long boots, his top had a unique style, like the one you see in fantasy movies. It was like a long robe but only the back was long, the front part only reached till his stomach while all the design on it was made of gold.

My focus on him lasted short when I noticed he didn’t stop at all as soon as landed and was walking towards me.

I got scared.

What could he want? Why is he looking at me like that? His gaze is so intense and-

“Maya.” He called my name and I froze. His voice was so soothing it was pleasant to hear it.

I slowly looked at his face and gulped, “You know me?” I was even more confused than before. He called my name as if it was natural.

“Of course I know you.” He smiled, “How could I not?” His smile grew wider, “I’ve been waiting for you for decades.” He looked at me so softly and with a gaze I couldn’t decipher.

The leaves gently rustled and the flower petals fell down slowly as a gentle breeze passed by.

“You’ve been waiting for me?” What’s that supposed to mean? I’ve never met this man in my entire life/

“Of course. We made a promise.”

I bit my lower lip.

We did?

What promise?

I licked my lower lip, gulped and asked.

“But, Who are you?” As soon as I asked the question the smile on that man’s face faded. I saw another expression take over his feelings of joy.

Worry and then sorrow

His gaze dropped and he let out a light sigh. The breeze stopped and the leave stood still all of the sudden. It felt like the whole forest was dead quite.

It felt strange.

“Do you-“ He started and I looked at him again, “Really not know me?”

I shook my head, “First time I’ve seen you.” I answered him a very low voice.

“I see.” He replied but it hurt me for some reason.

I rubbed my chest when I felt it tighten.

For some reason when I looked at him, at his expression of sorrow and his eyes, those beautiful eyes filled with grief, I felt like it was tearing me apart.

It was making me feel weird.

“Hey…” I started, “Where am I?”

He raised his gaze to look at me and gave me a rather sad smile, “You’re in the realm of magic.”

“Excuse me? Is this some kind of joke?”

He was surprised at me reply but then he chuckled, “No.” He answered, “I wouldn’t be able to take it if this was a joke.”

“Ah,” I titled my head a bit, “What?”

He shook his head, “Nothing. You really are in another world. This world belongs to the Fae and creatures of magic.”

I blinked at him in disbelief. That’s when a number of strange creatures began to emerge from behind the trees and began to assemble behind the beautiful man.

Creatures I had never seen before, some I had only read in books or seen in movies, like the fairies who were staring at me, or the centaur that kept glancing at me and then at the man. There was also fauns there along with many other creatures who slowly made their appearance but all of them kept their eyes on me as if I was something very unique and interesting.

I gulped and began to have an anxiety attack due to situation.

Really?

Am I really in another world?

I started feeling a bit sick.

“Um…” I gulped as I felt a bit dizzy.

“Hey…” The man stepped closer and crouched down in front of me, “Are you all right?” He asked and upon hearing his voice I felt a bit calmer.

“Am I really not in my world?” I looked at the ground.

“Yes. You’re not in the human world.”

“Is that so?” I raised my face and looked at him, “Well, then send me back.”