THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness

Spreading lies

The face had begun to materialize. As the darkness surrounded Alastair, the face was the only thing he could see. It was slowly getting even more clearer and such a face could not be missed, not for anything. Alastair took a step back when the person drew closer but his feet touched the water on the ground. That was when he realized where he was.

"How does someone escape from certain death and cling to the desire that life might get better along the way? How does one still hope when terror is the only thing that strikes his heart?"

A voice spoke out from the darkness. Alastair listened very carefully as the voice approached. There was no sound of anything else, and so it was pretty difficult to miss.

"How do you still keep a straight face even when you know that you have failed miserably?"

Corvius suddenly asked behind Alastair and he turned around. But Corvius was not there. He was not anywhere. He was toying with him. Alastair tried to kick him out of his head but he could not. Corv