?It sounds like a threat. It sounds like she means it too.
Two
Mavyn – Novam 11
For the first time ever I wake up without pain. Opening my eyes to blinding white, but I can feel my body and there is no needling sensation or ache.
?How long was I out?
?I know for sure I had been in the sun death realm for a while after something. I can’t quite remember as voices muffled begin speaking and overlapping. But there is no headache from it. It simply sounds like I am underwater as they speak.
?The last thing I remember before the sun death realm was the standoff with the devil and the water and thunder mage. Even then, that memory is spotty. I only remember needing to protect Jullia and the devil being called Kolasi. The god’s punishment. It seems fitting that he is known as theDeath Devil.
?Death Devil, sun devil, golden devil, red devil.
?There’s a tug within me that sharply pulls and I blink several times to help clear the white light I’m only seeing. I remember finding out that Callahan is my fated. . . but there had been a reason I never stated that out loud.
?Why did I never say it?
?I needed to do something.
?Mavyn.
?What?
?Mavyn.
?I said what?
?There’s no response other than my name being said again. Are they not saying it in my head? I was sure they were speaking in my head before.
?The light begins clearing and the first thing I see is gold. Gold wrapped within black and still blurry. But I can see the rest of Callahan clearly, so is he –
?“Mavyn,” he breathes out on a choked sigh. Then weight is pressed on top of me and I’m now looking at a ceiling. The same ceiling I remember seeing in the infirmary.
?“Callahan,” I croak. The sound scratches up my throat and I go into a coughing fit. Someone puts a straw between my lips and I suck a cool, refreshing mouthful of water. It feels like a soothing balm for my throat.
?“You’re alright,” he whispers. “You’re alright and you’re alive and you’re awake. You’re real.”
?He keeps repeating that last part as if I was imaginary before. Why wouldn’t I be real?
?Drinking the cup dry, I lick my lips and roll my eyes around to get my bearings. I’m in the infirmary from what I can tell. Some sort of blanket draped over me and I can feel the needles in the top of my right hand, probably supplying me things I need.
?“What happened?”
?Nana comes into my peripheral with a scowl on her face. My eyes widen when I see her and Ms. Elaycia steps up behind her. Her aura curling around her and the scent of blackberries and orchids making my eyes water.
?“You’re here,” I croak. Emotions bubbling up because I have missed them for months. I have missed home. “How are you here?”
?Both of them shift their expressions to mirrored confusion. Nana returns hers back to a glare as she points a menacing finger at me.
?“Don’t try to distract us with your tears, Mavyllora!” Nana snaps. “You answer my questions. Why could I not feel you when I was in your head? Why was it pitch black and why were you like this for two months. What happened?!”
?What?
?My brain glitches. I feel like there is a whole chapter I am missing. So much fog and shadows in my memory.
?I remember seeing Kolasi and the mage and then the sun death realm. Pain and then more pain. This had been the longest time I was held in my nightmare.
