A tale as old as time

Welcome" A familiar voice greeted us.

It was the same women, wearing blue dress that I and Jared had seen before who lowered the intensity of light.

Everyone freaked out after seeing. Everyone was expecting Aphrodite to do something but she didn't, it feels like she herself was in some kind of delusions.

Suddenly few more wind blew and she transformed into a total different person. She became a bit taller, the blue dress became a beautiful gown. The half side of the face was fully as a human one and the other side was of a skeleton. The transformation was better than the fairytales ones.

"Fabulous" Jason said in amazement. He was the only one who dared to say something. The rest of us were speechless.

The entity blushed, "Thanks took alot of energy to manifest in this form."

All of us went insane when we heard her speak just like a human. She smiled seeing her us all this way. Suddenly a floating doll came and sat on her shoulder.

"That doll?" I asked in altered confusion

"Belongs to me" She said.

"I and all the people out there was waiting for you since centuries, finally the day is here."

"huh" Tom said in total confusion and tension.

"I know you kids are gonna have lot of confusion right now. Let me start by introducing myself. I'm Graciela" The entity said

"Damn are you the one?" Aphrodite said with amazement.

"You know her?" Shawn questioned with total shock

"Haven't you heard the legend of this Banayan tree and the forest." Aphrodite scolded Shawn

"Yes" Shawn nodded.

"What legend?" Alan asked. All of us gaved him a direct look forgetting that he isn't from this place.

"Let me tell you a tale as old as time" she said and there was fog everywhere. suddenly we were like a place which seems like a theatre but wasn't exactly one. A story started playing on the screen.

_The Tale_

17 teen century, The Oster Kingdom

King Ernest was the ruler of the Oster Kingdom. He was a considered to be one of the harsh and psychopath king of all time. Carlos his main adviser, who was involved with black magic used to always motivate him to do something crazy and was a huge threat to humanity.

The Apstristone Forest was a home for all the tribe people out there, where everyone lived in humanity and peace, and shared unconditional love.

Once when the king Ernest came for hunting in the forest, Suddenly King Ernest was attacked by some of his enemies. An arrow was dead shot on his chest. He was bleeding and crying in pain until and unless a very beautiful lady came and recused him up. The name of the lady was Graciela. Ernest was so impressed by her that he wanted to make Graciela his wife and the empress.

But Graciela was already married and was in love with his husband. Ernest was infatuated by Graciela so much that he wanted to make her his wife by hook or crook so he went to his advise Carlos. The pure evil guy made people to kill Graciela's husband.

Ernest asked Graciela to marry him up again but Graciela had a kid in her womb so she declined. Ernest forced her to kill up the baby in her womb by taking some sought of anti dose but she escaped someone from the hands for Ernest due to help of her tribe people.

Carlos in order to please the boss, Set all the houses and the forest on fire. Thousands of the tribe people was burnt alive, when Graciela found out about it. She hung herself with the child in the womb on the Banayan tree.

_The End_

Back to present

"So the legend is real?" Tom asked with tears in his eyes.

"Yes" She said as she smiled bitterly

"All of us turned into ghost seeking for our revenge, Thousands of innocent souls were burnt alive that day, all of them turned ghosts but Carlos casted a spell and we all couldn't have moved out of the forest. Ernest was murdered by someone but Carlos he is still alive, doing up some unknown black magic."

Graciela said everything in a breathe, anyone could tell looking her eyes how much pain she has gone through.

"How on earth is he still alive? isn't he from some 17teen century?" Micheal asked in complete shock

"Is there any way by which you can go out of this forest and take up your revenge on Carlos?" Maria asked

"After so many centuries of waiting, a day has surely come when I can take my revenge and I think it's today." She said smiling "Carlos had created a barrier which can be broken by a witch, psychic and a true warrior, all three must be females."

Maria and Aphrodite looked at eachother in shocked.

"But we all are normal peo....." Micheal was about to say something but Shawn didn't let him

"I had my doubts but I can't believe this is seriously happening. Aphrodite and Maria do you have answers to this." Shawn asked

"Yes, I'm psychic and She is a witch" Maria said pointing Aphrodite.

"What-what?" Tom said, Everyone had mixed reactions, Some already knew, some had suspected and some couldn't have even thought that such people exist in her wildest dream.

"But a warrior? The only another female we have is Serena." Aphrodite said

"And she is enough! She is the warrior. As soon as you all entered the forest I had sensed a psychic and the witch but to know if she is the warrior or know, I had to take some tests, Sorry for all those troubles." Graciela said.

"Am I really the warrior?" Serena asked

"Yes my anti fragile child." She said with the most beautiful smile.

'She is an indeed kind lady' I thought to myself 'Hopefully she will manage to take her revenge, she has gone through a lot.'

"So will you all help me?" Graciela asked with spark in her eyes