Chapter Nineteen: Dream

I was standing in a dark forest. The only light coming from the full moon over head. It made everything look like it was from a fairy tale. And I felt as if I had been here before…

"Hello again, child" I heard a young women's voice call out to me.

I wipped around fear, filling me. But I didn't see anything, but the moon lit trees and the clearing I was standing in. There was not even a shadow to be seen.

"Who are you? Where are you? Come out!" I cried out, trying to sound a lot less fearful then I felt.

And maybe it worked because a woman stepped into the moon light. She had dark hair that was in a long braid down her back. A few curls fell from it into her eyes that were bright blue. She was in a very simple yet very old styled dress, from a time frame I could not name.

"Rose you have much to fear child. Many will seek to use your power little Ostensor Vita. But there is one with much power who would give there life to see you live." She told me as she got closer to me.

"Who are you? How do you know my name? Who wants to have me?" I ask my fear being over taken by my need to know. "And who would give there life for me?" My voice had gotten small at that last question.

A small smile came to her face at my nonstop questions. "Who I am matter not right now, but I will tell you that I am one like you. Or I was. Your name I know because I am the one who saved you from having to kill your family." I gave her an odd look at that but I didn't ask yet. "As for who wants you, you know more than you think. Your life means a lot to more than you know but one will love you more than any other and he will die for you, child."

I tried to take in all that she had said to me. But all I could think about is what she said about my family. "What do you mean about my family?" I asked, I had a feeling it was the only think she would talk more about at this time.

A sad look came over her face. "What do you remember about what happened child? What have you been told?"

"I remember blood. So much blood. Some, my own, that dripped from the wound on my head a bit even from my hand that held a deep cut in it, but most of the blood came from the lifeless bodies on the floor. I wanted to cry. They were gone, really and truly gone. They may not have been the best people in the world, but they had been my family. I only got one look before darkness befell my eyes, but it was all I need. And then I was told I slept for days. If you could truly call it sleep. I had such a fever that they did not think I would live." I told her.

"I took over your body, child. I did not think you could live with what had to be done, didn't think you could do it yourself. We talked in that time but it would seem the spell took too much out of you and you cannot remember." She said thoughtfully.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"Well you are dreaming but I am on the Other Side. I died long ago you see and so we can only meet at times like this for you. At least until your power have grown."

"What do you mean time like this for me? And can you help me with my power?"

Was there a way for her to help me?

"You are at a point when you are almost dead but not. Don't worry you will be fine. And yes, I can help you some but not just yet. For now you have to go. You have been here too long as it is."