Elle asked Durian w

irk in response "Little

to stop it now!" her voice trembled out of the existing fear in he

the barrier. Someone is trying to br

erything that had been happening over the past few hours. It felt like her

t barrier?" She asked. "I didn't see

satisfaction "It's a spiritual barrier that humans can't see. And you, this littl

said as she trembled in renewed fear such that the environment

towards her, she took her step away from him. He en

He asked her in an attempt to mock her, when he knew

of her lungs as she put her hands forward in an attempt to

. He could not help but pity how dense humans could be. He had told her earlier that it was his territory that they were on, w

the human community to avoid the rogues from causing harm to humans, he could bar

ween the woods in an attempt to protect themselves from greedy humans and possibly other creatures that

the situation to Elle; she just wouldn't get it. His right ear went up on its own in

Do not even think of moving an i

this place?" She said. However, before she cou

ice hitched. She didn't like him. It felt like he was taking her as an

hear Elle, he pretended not to hear her. The joy from her fears gave him

with Nyx, who hadn't left D

m Nyx" Nyx said, in an atte

m guessing you're going to just do something

If you'd excuse me, I have important matters to attend to." And with t

g to escape the dreadful place she was stuck in, one more time. Unfortunat

by various trees. Her legs hurt, but she couldn't stop running - until she tripped over and fell on a large block of concrete. As she st

s the same as the creepy one in her dream. "I remember seeing thi

gure pass by her. She turned in its direction, only to be

it, but the shadow was fast, too fast, that it

into her mind. It whispered to her "You humans never know your place. I

're no ordinary being. T

s around her. Slowly, she started to feel suffocated. She was getting strangled by this strange shadow. Each bre

e! You insignificant, lost beings don't deserve t

uffocation pressed in, triggering her claustrophobia. Her already poor vision blurred at

managed to let out. Slowly, unconsciousness p

ontrol. At that moment, she realised how much she wanted to h

A wave of relief flushed over Elle as she was immediately released from the creature's grasp. Immediately, he lunged forwar

shadow left there his appearance alone

paid little to no attention to her question as he carefully examined the bruise left on her neck by the i

althy type of curiosity "Tell me, what exactl

k. With heavy breaths, she responded to him "I don't have the mental capacity to go thro

ooked straight into her eyes. She jolted in shock and stammer

naged to go through my barrier, no one has ever done that before." He paused a bit to catch his breath. "Even

ars, and as if losing all of her stamina, sh