4 Torture dungeon

When she looked at the top of the tree, Alyra could see a person, she did not know who it was, but those bright golden eyes did not allow her to look away. At the same time that she was captivated, she felt scared, the uncertainty of who was, and what could do, made her feel sick.

After a few seconds of staring at each other, the creature began to come down slowly from among the branches of the trees, and approached the girl.

She could not see the face very well, but she knew that he was a man, taller than the girl, golden and sparkle eyes, for here, it's very difficult to see however, because Alyra's eyes were blurred, and the darkness of the forest did not contribute much. He wore completely black clothes, and the closeness to the girl, made her feel even more tense.

—I can feel your fear from here...—His voice was calm and husky.

She was completely paralyzed, did not know what to do, and this time, it seemed that Vega was quiet and distant.

—You must be full of questions now, but I can not answer any of them, and neither can Vega, not because she doesn’t want to, but because she doesn’t know. Everything you need to discover is in the castle on the north side, it is there where you will find most of the things about you, about your species, and about how to get out of this shit where they put you..—The boy said warning.

—If you know so much about me, why don’t you tell me?—she asked.

—I would like to tell you everything you want to know, but if I cross the line, it won’t be good for you, it can cause great damage, now you know what you need to do, be careful, you will know when you can trust someone.

The boy jumped from the tree, and started to walk away, before Alyra could say anything else, she fell into the darkness.

“Alyra? What the hell happened? Are you alright?”

Vega asked worriedly, while the girl just looked around, and wondered where she was.

—I don’t know, where are we?—asked confused.

“You really don’t remember anything?”

—No, just climbing a tree.—She stated.

“We went up, but you practically collapsed, fell on the floor, and started to sweat cold, I don’t know what happened, but I was conscious all the way, and I could see when the wolves dragged us here, after you closed your eyes and passed out, I only got to hear what they talked about. It’s something like a dungeon, or something.”

Vega clarified, causing the girl’s anxiety and concern to increase, her head suddenly hurt, but when she went to put the hands on her head, Alyra saw two chains holding her hands, the lighting around her was blood red and dark.

—I can’t take it anymore.—murmured tiredly.

“You shouldn’t complain yet, Aly”

—For what reason, this time?

“The supernatural dungeon is known to bring out our worst fears, phobias, and feelings, some can’t stand it, some go crazy, some just give up, some have even gouged out their own eyes after seeing what…”

The voice was abruptly interrupted, while an alarm sound began to ring, louder and louder.

—Vega?—called softly.—Please Vega, this is no time to play, it’s not funny!

Her eyes gradually started to water, while her whole body tensed, strange noises started to be pulled and dragged from all sides, and she couldn’t fight, she was completely trapped. The heart racing like never before…

She stayed in that for 3 hours, struggling and trying to escape, but she couldn't do it, she felt pain, repulsion, disgust, fear, all at the same time, it raised her body to a level of exhaustion, which made her fall asleep.

Now, unlike before, the room was well lit, you could see that the room was completely white, and her arms were no longer chained.

She got up and looked ahead, where her mother looked at her, with open arms, and her father smiled weakly, it was them, this time for real.

She smiled, and instant happiness took over her being, but suddenly the room became an abyss, interconnected by an old and wan bridge, when Alyra tried to step, the bridge broke down, and she almost fell.

Her parents, on the other side, looked at her with disappointment, while together they turned their backs and went on without her, without looking back.

—Mom?—She cried out at the top of her lungs.—Dad!

She screamed louder and louder, but they didn’t hear, until they entered a forest and left.

—Don’t leave me, please!—She pleaded repeatedly, while hot tears left her face.

—Why not?—A voice called out to her, and she turned, seeing...Herself?

It was Alyra, but a different version, she wore beautiful clothes, but completely different from what she was used to, with a pink dress, the hair was very tightly tied in a slick bun, in the eyes, light makeup and nude lipstick.

—Who are you?—asked, looking up.

Alyra was sitting on her knees, her eyes and nose red, her hair messy, and her heart aching.

—I am you!—She smiled.—Only better.

Alyra stood up and looked at her closely.

—You know I was always mom’s dream.—said, this time serious, as walked around the girl.—And dad too, they wanted a girl like me! But they had you, my least glamorous version.

—That’s not true, they loved me!—the girl’s shaky voice insisted.

—Did they love you?—she asked mockingly.—Are you sure about that?

Alyra lowered her head, while thinking about what she was hearing.

—There comes a time, when you have to accept...—She came over and whispered in her ear.—You never came close to what you should have been.

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