Chapter 2

Emma found herself in a strange place, a world unlike any she had ever known. She was standing in the middle of a forest, surrounded by towering trees and a carpet of ferns beneath her feet. The air was cool and damp, and the sky was overcast with heavy clouds.

She looked down at her hands and gasped. They were no longer the hands she had known all her life, but rather delicate fingers with a faint glow emanating from them. She spun around, trying to make sense of her surroundings, when she heard a rustling in the bushes.

Out stepped a figure unlike any Emma had ever seen. He was tall and lean, with sharp features and piercing green eyes. His hair was jet black and hung in thick waves around his face. He wore a long black coat that flowed behind him as he walked.

"Who are you?" Emma asked, taking a step back.

The man smiled, revealing a set of perfect white teeth. "My name is Asher," he said. "And you, my dear, are in the land of Faerie."