[First night inside the Element forest…]
Making her way through the darkness, Xenia felt as if the dark stoned walls she were passing through never seemed to end. There was no other direction for her to take except for the straight path lit by torches, guiding her as if it was intentionally made to be that way.
Truly, it seemed as if she and Osman would have completely different experiences in regards to the Basilisk’s Territory. Wading through the heat, she wiped away a few sweat drops running down her face. She was getting thirstier the longer she spent time in that place, not to mention how her stomach was also already grumbling in protest.
After some time, she stopped for a bit of rest, and she was about to pick out one of the fruits from inside her sack when she suddenly sniffed out a luscious aroma coming from the distance. Walking further up, she ended up following the scent all the way to an unfortunate dead end.
‘I’m probably hallucinating from hunger already,’ she thought as she moved to grab something to eat, only to pause again when the stone walls before her suddenly moved to open in front of her.
Her eyes squinted at the bright lights that suddenly hit her eyes. She blinked her eyes to adjust to the brightness, only to frown as she stared at the extravagant place now on display before her.
Looking inside, the place looked as if it came from inside one of the many mansions in Cordon’s vicinity. There were so many familiar things in the decorations, and she could honestly see such a sight back in the castle.
‘Osman didn’t say anything about an underground palace in the Basilisk’s Territory…’ she mused as she curiously walked inside.
“Welcome, Human,” a woman greeted her, a wide smile on her even as her big yellow eyes were frighteningly staring at her. From the woman’s gaze alone, Xenia could tell that she wasn’t fully human.
“I am Saha, the guardian that has control over the fire element in this realm,” the newly-introduced Saha curtly introduced. “Come and follow me. You must be starving. I’ve already asked my servant to prepare so
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