Negative Vibes!!!

Edward and Louis walked deeper into the forest. They saw the bushes and the vines getting thicker as they followed a small path made of trampled grasses. The trees grew higher as they moved forward, bark as thick as ever. But the problem was that they were searching for a needle in a haystack. Weren't they being foolish? They didn't even know where their friends were. Where would they look?

Ha! Even they didn't know. But there was one thing for sure. The forest was vast. If they got lucky, they could find Hogman in less than two months. If they were unlucky, then.... even if they roamed in that

The thought made them sigh. A deep sigh. They kept moving without turning back. Pushing past the vines and bushes on their way, they dug deep into vast canopy. The full moon was occasionally seen through the thick leaves of the trees. A coudless night invited them to the depths of the forest. They could hear the distant hooting of owls and the howling of wolves. If it was some time ago, they wouldn't have cared wolves. Because, they knew those can't be werewolves. But, after the appearance of dragons, everyone believes in everything from werewolves to griffins to Pegasus. Small chills went down their spines as they moved forward.

The barks of the trees were covered with mosses and lichens, which nade the whole place look green. They used a charm to lighten the way. A very small charm. Eventhough they had left magic years ago, they hadn't forgotten what they had learned from their teachers all those years ago. They could see giant oaks and olives. Wild berries on their bushes reminded them of the starry nights. They wandered here and there in the forest, without knowing that they were nearing the place where their friend was.

They kept on moving despite the tiredness and thirst. Their love for their friend was too strong that they couldn't even think of going back. If they were alive then, it was because of Hogman. How could they let anything happen to him?

They walked through the depths of the forest to the point they lost their way and could not return. The last thing they knew was that was they reached an unknown place full of vines. All they could see infront of them was a wall of magical vines. Then fear started building inside them. They didn't know what to do. They couldn't go out of the forest as they didn't know the way to go out. They couldn't decide whether to go inside that wall either as they didn't know whst awaited them once they got in.

"What do you think we should do?" Edward asked.

If it was daytime, they would have admired the beauty if those vines filled white flowers. But in the darkness of they night, it stood out as a ghost's territory. The white flowers reminded them of vampires. Normal humans were nothing compared to vampires. The thought gave them chills again.

"I don't know.... What is this place?"

"Do you think it would be dangerous to move forward?"

"What is in there?"

"Hmm...? Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"So... are you thinking about vampires too?" Louis was afraid. He wished that wasn't the case.

"Let us cancel that thought."

"Should we go in there?"

Edward wasn't sure but he wanted to take a chance. "Do you know how to go back?"

"No... If we hadn't thrown our phones away....we could have found some way to get there. But... now... I don't think I know."

,"Then... why don't we take a chance?"

"Aah! I think we should. What if they are hiding there? We can expect anything from Daniel."

Edward wasn't convinced. Neither was Louis sure of what he said. But, what other choice did they have? They didn't know how to go back. Neither did they know how to find their friend. If they turned back, then, theg weren't sure whether they would get back or not. What a dilemma! It was like choosing between fire and ice. Both of them equally dangerous. One would burn you to death and the other would make you freeze till death.

Anyway they choose one. They wished it was neither. They lifted some vines infront of them. The vines were pretty heavy and was thick enough to from the wall of a fort. They moved into the space beyond the vines and saw a mystical smoke....mist to be exact.

The two men were drawn into the intensity of the mist. They moved forward, their breaths getting shallower with each step.

MEAN TIME IN THE CAVE

Amelia and Schwann were exceptionally silent as they heard Aster, Tania Eren and Sienna described what happened in the other dimension. Hogman occasionally asked some questions but, Amelia and Schwann was not able to speak as they weren't still able to take in what Aster did back there.

"What do you plan to do now?" Hogman asked.

"I don't know for sure." Tania spoke as she was still unsure of what she should do next.

"She's staying here." Aster interrupted. He was determined to let Tania stay in their cave. He did not mind anyone or anything. He knew that there was something that made her special. She was not what she was on the outside. She was something else altogether. Aster wanted to know her better.

"I have the same opinion too." If was first time in almost two hours that Schwann spoke.

"Yeah! She should stay." Sienna also agreed.

Everyone was of the same opinion. Hence they did not go over it again.

Sienna started getting some negative vibes. Her face darkened. She turned pale. Aster noticed her sudden change and asked what it was.

"Some danger is coming. I can feel it. I really can feel something. Will you allow me to check what it is?"