Chapter 2 A dream world

He had killed two of the prince's companions in two blows. Seeing his friends dying, the prince stilled for a moment, then he angrily ran towards the wolf. By then he had killed another man. The prince stabbed the wolf in the neck with a sword. A slight scratch appeared on the back of its neck. It turned and attacked the prince with its claws. The prince retreated quickly, but the wolf's claw mark appeared on his arm. He felt pain in his body suddenly. He fell to the ground and his body began to move in a weird way.

While the rest of the prince's companions attacked the wolf, it turned to them. The prince could not help them even though he wanted to and they were all killed by the wolf. The prince's eyes turned red with anger. The veins of the whole body emerged. Suddenly his body began to grow larger than its size. The teeth grew long. The hands and feet took the shape of the wolf's claws. Screams like wolf growls began to come out of his mouth. Soon he was in the shape of the wolf that had attacked him. He was standing some distance away from it. The prince snarled furiously to see it. They both were now facing to face and ready to rush upon each other.

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She was going outside today for the first time in her life. She did not know why Mama would not let her out of the house. she had asked Zaria but Zaria did not give her any answer. She was a very strict mother. Anna was never frank with her like a normal child. Zaria taught her at home. Her hobbies were playing the piano, reading books, and painting. She could play every tune very easily. It was difficult to stay in one place for years but now she was used to it. All she wanted was to go to the little lake in the Fairy Meadows valley, which looked so beautiful from the window of her room. It was her childhood longing that was about to come true today. She was very happy.

After getting ready, she came downstairs and saw Zaria sitting in the lounge. She was reading a book, sitting on the couch with her head bowed.

"How do I look, Mama?" She approached Zaria and asked. Zaria raised her head and looked at her. Dressed in a black gown, she looked very cute. There was a strange gleam in Zaria's eyes.

"Very sweet." He said in an admiring tone and Anna smiled innocently.

"Mama, come with me." she requested.

"I can't go today. I'm not feeling well." Zaria wanted her to go alone.

"Oh. I won't go then." Anna was worried about that.

"No, you go. It was your long-held wish that can only be fulfilled today." Zaria said, and she bowed at her command.

"Okay." Anna was a little nervous. She was going outside for the first time so she was afraid of getting lost. Zaria had refused to go. Now she had to go alone. She came out of the house strengthening her heart. She had seen this place many times through the entrance when Zaria was leaving or returning home. But she never went out the door. She came out today. There was a path in front of her around which there was only snow. The path led down a mountain and into a field of fairy meadows valley after alpine trees. There was a small population. And a short distance away was Anna's favorite lake she was going to see today. She took a slow step forward. She was very scared when she came down from the mountain. The road was steep slope. It seemed as if she were about to fall, but after a ten-minute slow-moving effort, she came down the mountain and took a deep breath. After a while, she passed through the alpine trees and then entered the valley of Fairy Meadows. The valley was as beautiful to see closely as it was from afar. She was joyfully watching every scene of the valley and the people there stopped to look at her. They thought she was a fairy descended from the moon, who had strayed into their territory. When Anna realized that everyone was staring at her, she became more confused and started moving faster. Some moments later, she saw the lake she was looking for. There was a beautiful smile on her face. She looked at the lake mesmerizingly and started walking towards it. As she approached the lake, she bent down and touched the water with her hand. Waves formed in the water.

"Beautiful" She cheered. Then she started playing with water. After a while, a butterfly came flying in front of her eyes.

"Butterfly!" She exclaimed with pleasure and stood up. The butterfly was flying to the right side. She started following the butterfly, wanting to touch it. The butterfly was not so high that Anna could not catch it but its flying speed was very fast. Anna increased her walking speed but in vain. Then she started running fast. She did not know when she entered the forest. All her attention was on the butterfly. The forest deepened. She had reached the dense trees. The forest was getting dark. As the darkness deepened, the butterfly suddenly rose and disappeared from her sight. Anna came to her senses and when she looked around, it was the same scene as in the dream. She was in the same dark forest. she looked around frightenedly and saw the house she had dreamed of. She wanted to go back but because of curiosity, she walked towards the house.

"I want you," she remembered that voice. She was waiting for that voice, but it didn't happen. She put her hand on the wooden door. with a little push, it opened automatically. Anna began to see the inside scene holding her breath. It was an old-style house but very beautiful.