Serena's POV
"We are still here outside but it's already scary. Geez. It's giving me creeps." Aya whispered who is at my side and as usual, she is holding into my arms.
We are here outside the mystic forest and we are waiting for Miss Scarlet for her final instructions. I look at the forest and Aya was right. It was so dark, and it was radiating that haunted house vibes. Very creepy.
"Is it your first time entering there?"
Aya nodded. "Only Max and Jester entered that forest."
I kind of expected that. Knowing that two. Even yesterday, they were able to find the magic pearls even if it's just the two of them.
"Will you hold this first," Max handed me the magic pearls. "I'll just get something in my room. Miss Scarlet isn't here yet so."
I took the magic pearls and Max left. Jas and Calla went in the restroom. While Jester was busy sleeping under the tree. He said, he slept very late last night that's why we let him sleep even just for a few minutes.
"The magic pearls are pretty, right?"
I raise it and it was glowing. It has different colors. Since Miss Scarlet said we'll use this to tame the beasts so we could catch them, Max will be the one to hold this. We planned that he will be the one to hold this magic pearls and if the beasts will come out, we then will attack at once.
"Right, it's glowing." I said as we look at the magic pearls closer.
"Gather up everyone!"
Miss Scarlet was already standing at the entrance of the forest so we walked near her. I saw Jester woke up and came into our side.
"You okay now? Will you manage?" I ask him. He was still yawning.
"I still can function even under pressure.." he said confidently.
Tss. I scoffed and rolled my eyes at him. So arrogant!
Then Calla and Jas came just in the right time together with Max.
"Is everyone here already?" Miss Scarlet look at us. And when she confirmed everyone was here, she then proceeded at the instructions.
After a 5 minutes talk from Miss Scarlet, we are now walking inside the Mystic Forest. As we walk into the entrance, a cold wind engulf us. It isn't dark inside. There's still a little light but darkness is more dominant. Just like any forest, you'll hear different sounds from different insects that adds up fear to any one who will walk here. Aya and Jas were both holding into my both arms.
"It's very scary here. The vibe is just so different." Aya said while looking around.
"Right------"
"AHHHHHHHH!"
All of a sudden, Jas screamed and jump out. Out of reflex, we immediately hide behind Jester who is at Aya's side.
"What? What?" Max ask in panic. Jas is already holding into his arms while Calla was left standing to where she was. She couldn't decide if she'll come near us or will go to where Jas and Max are.
"What?! What happened? Did the wild beast came out?!" Calla ask, scared to even move a little from her spot.
We all look at Jas. Asking her what happened and why did she suddenly scream.
"Uh it's because-----"
Jas stopped talking when something moved just a little farther from where we are.
"Luh" Aya whispered. Jester and Max was about to summon an attack when it moved again and then...
"Kokak! Kokak!"
The frog jumps as it leaves. My mouth went agape. It's that that?! A moment of silence envelops us while we are just looking at the frog that is running away.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
Aya was the one to spoke. She let go of my arm and she was holding her chest. Jester sigh as he wiggles his head.
"Crap Jas! I almost pass out here and it's just a frog?!" Calla yelled as she gave Jas a calculated glare. I almost pass out too actually.
"Sorry. I was really shook when it cross right infront of me," Jas was pouting. "You know how scared I am to frogs!"
"Enough of that. Let's continue. We'll take forever here again if." Jester spoke to stop Calla and Jas from quarreling.
Hay. That almost scare everyone. Jas is really scared of frogs. We continued walking again when Max suddenly spoke.
"Look Jas. Come to think of it, you cross path with the frog but you are the one who jumped." then he laughed his ass out. Actually it's not just him, but we all laugh.
Jas glared at everyone and with Max who was just beside her, she immediately kicked his butt. And their endless bickering started again.
"How dare you!!"
"Sorry,"
"Sorry your ass!"
"Ouch Jas. That's enough. Ouch!"
And they were already far from us. Jas already forgot how scared she is. She was running after Max who was also running to the depths of the forest because we are still in the entrance. We aren't even half way inside the forest.
"Let's go." Jester said as he leads the way.
We already walked miles and I think were halfway inside the forest but we didn't see any 'wild beast' like what Miss Scarlet said. Aya who is holding into my arms ever since we enter the forest finally let go of my arms.
"I think there's really no beast here," she said and started to walk first.
I laughed. "Just because we didn't see any beast you suddenly became brave huh," I tease her.
"If a beast will suddenly pop out there you'll see," Calla added.
But Aya just continued walking. She was even singing.
"Where is Jas and Max now?"
When Calla said that, that's when I suddenly remembered that ever since those two left us, we didn't catch up with them.
"Could you try locating their voices Serena?" Jester asked. He is behind us.
I look at him and I could see a slight worry in his eyes. I nodded as I started to concentrate.
"Aww," I winced. I had blocked any kind of sounds so I couldn't hear them and when I activated my hearing ability, a loud scream is what I heard. Multiple clashes here and there. It's making me dizzy.
"I can't hear their voices," I winced again when I heard a loud bang.
Calla held into my arms. "Enough Serena. If you can't hear them, better shut it off"
And I did. I look at them.
"All I can hear are multiple clashes. I think others had already found the beast they were looking for,"
When Aya heard what I said, she immediately run to where we are because she is far already.
"What? What?" she asked immediately. Calla pinched her side.
"Aww"
"Shit"
We look at our right when we heard Jas and Max and saw them a meters away from us. Jas tripped and Max was helping her.
"There they are. Let's go" Aya said and we started running towards them but the magic pearls suddenly fell from my pocket. Right, Max didn't get this back from me when he let me hold it earlier when he left to get something from his room.
"Serena come on, why?" Calla called me when she noticed that I stopped running. Jester and Aya is already at where Jas and Max were. Calla was a meters away from me.
"Wait," I yelled back as I bend over to pick up the magic pearls from the ground. I was about to stand up when I heard a very low yet scary growl from my back.
"Faster Sere------" Calla stop in mid sentence. Her eyes landed at my back and she was left frozen at her spot. Her face mirrored both shock and horror.
I stood up. "Why Calla? Hey, your scaring me." I said. Her expression and the continuous low growl that I was hearing on my back was enough to confirm that I am dead meat.
I started to froze on my spot. I think the wild beast that we are looking for is at my back .
"JESTER! MAX!" she yelled with a shaking voice. Her eyes were glued at me and she looks like any minute, her tears will fall.
Jester and Max showed up immediately, with Aya and Jas who was still wincing in pain and as soon as their eyes were set on me, their reaction instantly changed. The beast in my back growl loud that made me close my eyes as I tremble in my spot. Am I going to die today?!
"Don't move Serena." Jester spoke in a calm voice. I look at him. His aura suddenly changed. He became cold and serious. He flickered his hand and a blazing red fire instantly came out. The fire became bigger and bigger until I can't see him anymore. The fire ball is covering him already. And that goes the same for Max, Aya and Jas. I look at them in horror. Are they sure they'll throw that here? How about me?
The beast growl again but this time it is louder. It's screeches on which I think was maybe it's feet. I swallowed the lump in my throat.
"Serena, can you hear me?" I heard Jester yelled.
"Yes. Yes." I answered even if my voice was shaking.
"Listen up. At the count of three, run towards here okay?" He shouted.
I didn't answer immediately. I can't even breathe properly here, what more to run?!
"You can do it Serena. We will not throw an attack if you are there." That was Aya's voice.
"We will attack once you run Serena. Come on, trust in us." it was Max.
And before I could give an answer, Jester started counting.
"ONE,"
The beast released yet another growl.
"TWO,"
Stones hit me as the beast stomp it's feet. My knees are trembling.
"THREE!!!"
And as I heard that, with trembling and shaking knees, with all my strength left, I run. As I was running, I saw how they threw those magic balls. Calla met me halfway and before I could reach her, I stumbled. After that, we heard an inhuman screeching sound enough to bring horror inside our veins. Another screeches was heard and was followed by a loud bang like something big hit the ground. Only then, did I breathe. That's when I realized I had been holding my breath since earlier.
"Ohmygod, Serena. You scared me" Calla said still shaking as she hugged me. I hugged her back.
"Ouch!" Jas groaned in pain. And she fell into the ground. Max immediately went near her.
Jester was just at my side and was breathing heavily.
"Ouch!" Jas muttered again when Max touched her cut. Calla let go of me and immediately went near Jas.
"Sorry. I almost forgot about your wound" and she chuckled. She immediately waved her hand and it emits a blue light. Slowly, the cut at Jas legs were healed.
Jas smiled. "Thanks. I thought you aren't going to heal me anymore," she jokingly said and Calla tapped her head.
I smiled as I was looking at them. When I noticed that Aya is missing. The nervousness that I felt earlier came back.
"G-guys.." I stammer. "Where's Aya?" My voice almost came as a whisper.
Max immediately stood up.
"Ohgod.." Calla gasped and when we followed with our eyes to where she is looking,
"SHIT!" Jester and Max cursed.
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