Chapter 4: House in the Middle

The spring has come in the entire Taranos continent trees starts to regrow its green leaves, seasonal flower starts to bloom, beast become active again and people are thankful for the ending of winter.

Kadim forest remain its tranquility for the past years very few people dare to entered and it is still one of the most feared place in the continent.

Kellen didn’t know how long he was falling when suddenly a surge of light blinded his vision the moments he open his eyes his standing in a green lush, he sweep his eyes and saw different plants that he don’t have knowledge of, scattered everywhere and everything has a faint brilliance of white light that make you think you’re in a movie with a special effects. Not long a far there is a 20 feet waterfall that streams harmoniously it gives person goose bumps when seeing how beautiful it is, he wondered around and become amuse of how virgin this place is.

Kellen stay a minute from one place to another feeling delighted like a child to the things that he saw.

‘This place is amazing I know that I am dreaming but WOW! It was so refreshing’ placing both of his hand at the back of his head.

Kellen were looking at the strange black bird that look fierce hovering above when he notice a steep beside the waterfall, he got curious and scrutinize the place and discovered that there is a way up, you won’t notice it because of the tree branches covering the path. Kellen got curious and ascend in haste when he reaches the top his heart feels like it leaps in his throat and he unconsciously give a big wide smile that almost reach his ears.

‘Is this paradise? This place is simply enchanting’ Kellen is bewildered with what he saw. He can’t contain his excitement after seeing the extraordinary landscape that uncovered in his eyes. Kellen is looking at the lake in front of him peaceful and alluring surrounded by trees he stretch his sight through the slope and saw a vast forest below, he now perceive that his on a highlands.

“Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!”

Kellen yell out loud looking at the wide forest below, opening his both arms on his sides feeling the air in his skin.

Kellen resume exploring the picturesque place walking leisurely enjoying the whole place, when something caught his attention it is an island in the middle of the lake he is quite interested in seeing what it looks like if it’s closer. He jumps into the water but his feet only touch the surface of the lake.

“Hahaha. Of course this is a dream I can walk into the water“ Kellen voice out his thought stumping his feet repeatedly sinking the sensation of walking in the water.

He reaches the island and checks the big open green fields and a mini forest of the island he is somewhat ecstatic on what his seeing.

‘Wait this place it seems familiar I think I was here before’ looking at the nearby tree in front of him.

“I remember this tree feels like a Deja vu” He is trying to explicit his thoughts of this place.

Kellen venture the small forest and discovered a house made of wood the design is sophisticated and subtle, what made him curious is the location of this house it is actually underneath of the two huge trees that intertwined together. He proceeds and checks the inside, lucky enough this house has no door he entered with ease.

‘The owner of this house sure is carefree how come your house has no doors’ Kellen’s thought while scratching his head.

The interior is also made of wood with different explicit designs there is no other materials in this place except for woods. This house looks much bigger to the inside compare when you see it outside it has five floors and each floor is so wide the intertwined trees outside is actually a part of this house the third to fifth floor are inside of that trees.

Kellen is about to entered one of the room on the top floor when a loud voice echoed throughout the house “YOU DARE TO CAME HERE AND INVADE MY HOME SPIRIT!” he was startled and become stiff.

“Do you want to feel pain or do you want to die” the man said in a cold and sharp tone

Kellen look at the direction of the voice and saw an ashen haired man staring at him coldly his face are calm but intimidating.

Kellen shrugged his shoulder and said “I don’t understand what you’re saying sir, I am sorry for making you angry”

“You! How cocky you are entered my house” the ashen haired man said.

“Sir I really don’t understand your language” Kellen shaking his head and giving uncertain hand gesture not understanding what the old man was saying to him, trying to communicate in a body language.

“Hey boy I am saying that how cocky of you entered my house” a voice rung through Kellen’s head his eyes open wide looking at the old man.

“Yes I am talking to you telepathically don’t be shock anymore, I made a link through your mind spiritualy so we can understand each other this way we can communicate” the old man said.

Kellen said in apologetic voice “I am sorry I just happen to discovered this amazing place and got curious that there’s a house in this island”

The ashen haired man frowned and said “Just like that you would entered a house because you become curious do you want me to kill you and never have the opportunity to resurrect into being”

“I thought I was alone in this place so I entered this house to inspect knowing that there is no one who will stop me because this is only a dream, and in a dream you can do whatever you want right? I did not expect that there is actually a person here. I am truly sorry” bowing his head sincerely.

The old man burst into laughter “You think you are dreaming, look at yourself“ the old man tosses a wooden cup at him.

Kellen tried to catch the cup but it pass through his hand.

“See you can’t even catch that cup if you are dreaming you can somehow able to touch and move things in your dream but the truth is you are not dreaming. This is a real world and right now you are a spirit” the old man said to him.

Kellen become confuse don’t know if he can trust what the ashen haired old man said to him. The thought of his spirit is out of his body having adventure to this unknown place frightened him. He is trying to feel his body and saying to himself to wake up like every person does when they were having a nightmare, but he cannot feel his body.

“I can see that you still have the mark on your forehead which means that you still have a body, so just go back to your body and vanish to this place immediately” the old man suddenly said

Kellen eyes brighten and said “Really, how should I do that?” with ecstatic voice he asked.

The old man shake his head and sneer “It is simple just imagine that you are merging with your body in your consciousness as easy as that you can return in your body. I would guess that you unconsciously split from your physique while you are asleep”

Kellen scratch his head feeling stupid. ”Sir were talking for a while now how should I address you properly, by the way I am Kellen” placing his right hand to his chest.

The old man looks at him indifferently and said “Hennesy”

“You are lucky being able to reach this place but are you lucky enough to come out of this forest alive after you wake up, I don’t know why you people keep coming to this forest even though you know it’s extremely dangerous” Hennesy snickered while shaking his head.

Kellen was confuse on what the old man said but did not pondered it any further “Thank you Hennesy for your concern but I think I will be fine, I am going to do what you said now” Kellen standing there closing his eyes thinking deeply.

Hennesy look at Kellen standing in front of the door room eyes close after a moment he turned and move to the spiral ladder to go down leaving Kellen behind that is currently standing there concentrating.

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