Lavender.That was the first thing she could smell as she slowly opened her eyes. She let out a slight groan as her head still ached from the impact. She hoped no one would hit her head again. "Ahh!"She exclaimed, grasping her head as she sat up. Her head was banging, like some drum had been placed inside it. She just kept on wincing until the headache began to subside.But then, she noticed she was not in the goblin's tent anymore. The room she was in was well-lightened with a beautiful chandelier. It had elegant red curtains that brought out the beauty on the white walls. The ground was smooth and glistening. She could have sworn she was inside a castle That was when she saw the silent ones. Two of them stood by the door and looked at her, or so she thought. They Just froze there like living statues. They were weird and creepy.So as she stood up, she realized that she should be grateful for them. They saved her back at the goblin's tent. Otherwise, she might have become a meal

Cara stood all alone in the vast space. She turned around, but there was nothing there, no life, no sound. Nothing. Just emptiness.She wanted to go back to the palace. She was quite scared for she did not even know how to go on about that. The more she looked at the darkness, the more it stared right back at her."Hello? Is anyone here?"She called out into the darkness. But what she heard was her own voice echoing. "Please! Somebody!" She called out again. And like the last time, she could only hear the echoes of her voice.How was she even standing on water? It was like a lake of some sort. She quivered at the thought of drowning. She could not swim. Somehow, the thought of swimming has always terrified her. She kept standing there, knowing that she might not be able to leave soon.But then, she heard footsteps. Someone was walking towards her. Her heart was elated when she knew she was not alone in the emptiness. Perhaps the person can provide insights on how she could leave. She

Cara found the other side of the ground slowly turning to the real world she had left behind and she was perturbed. Someone had pulled her out of the terrible nightmare she was having. She knew she could not feel her physical body but at that moment, on the other side, her spirit was back in her body.How did she know these things? The Phoenix was probably giving her innate explanations of what was going on but why does it not come to her aid when she needs it? She heard someone breathing heavily and she turned to see Fristborn rising from the ground.Her heart jumped. Was she still dreaming? She was certain he had died. What happened to him? And how did he pull her out? She could only see demons doing something similar. What was going on?"Am I dead?"She asked Fristborn who sighed."No, you are still very much alive." He replied."But I saw you die. You got eaten by the goblins."She told him but he smiled."That was not me. They had separated us after they drugged us and I was kept

Fristborn felt a wave of terror come upon him. He had not expected Asmodeus to possess Cara and he of all people knows how dangerous a demonic possession was. His father was a demon and the harmful effects of the act were not alien to him.Fristborn materialized back into the physical world. He could already see the effect of Asmodeus's act on the world. Somehow, the sky had turned even more lonely and the moonlight had retreated behind the clouds. It looked like it was going to rain.A good sign or a bad one?What could he do? How could he stop the situation? The Demon was way more powerful than he was and now that the demon also controlled the Phoenix, defeating it was utterly impossible for him alone.He needed help but where was he going to get that? He could not find the members of the resistance yet. They had made sure they hid very well even from him. The closest place he had in mind was the royal palace, but he had serious doubts that the doors to the palace would be opened to

Fristborn watched as Asmodeus stepped inside. He had almost completely taken over Cara. Her supposed face was now red with pointy scales on it. She no longer had any eyebrows and her teeth were black and pointed. The silent ones arranged themselves into a formation as Asmodeus approached. He laughed as they did, but King Garrick stood tall. His head was raised and he looked like he did not have any fear. Fristborn admired him for that. The king was truly a great person."You have no place here, demon. You must leave her body and thus palace this minute."Garrick said to Asmodeus who simply kept on approaching. There was a mass of smoke forming around him as he approached. The silent ones readied themselves. Fristborn knew it was going to get dirty very soon."Sixteen long years I had been trapped in the shadows. I have watched from a distance as the world before me changed and transformed but I was there, stuck within this pathetic body..." He stopped and took a deep breath and slowl