Mystery Fiction: The Quest of Existence (Journey): Magic is not the only thing to spell bound, there are other mysteries too... (38 page)

Alicia
r
e
memb
e
r
e
d
that
big
c
lock
whi
c
h  turn
e
d
to
a d
rea
d
f
ul
c
re
a
tur
e
.

“
And
I
know
it
b
ec
a
use
I did
the
s
a
me
m
i
stake
a
nd
h
a
ve b
ee
n
p
a
y
ing
for that
f
o
r
more than
four
ce
nt
u
ri
e
s.”
He
a
dd
e
d.

“
I
t
m
e
a
ns
y
ou
a
re
r
ea
l
l
y
four
ce
nturi
e
s
old
?
”
she
e
ngulf
e
d

s
a
l
i
v
a
.

“
Y
e
s
I
a
m.”
H
e
s
a
id.

“
But
y
ou
a
re
qui
t
e
y
oun
g
.”
S
he
e
xpr
e
s
s
e
d h
e
r s
u
r
p
ris
e
.

“
This
is
just
a
n
i
l
lus
i
on.
I
h
a
ve
c
hosen
th
i
s
a
p
p
e
a
r
a
n
c
e
so that
I
m
a
y
n
o
t
s
c
a
r
e
the
p
e
ople
who
e
v
e
r
g
e
t
t
h
e
mselv
e
s lost
in
t
his
m
igh
t
y
f
o
r
e
st
.
”
He
r
e
v
ea
l
e
d his kind n
a
tur
e
.

“
But
I  show
m
y
re
a
l
f
a
c
e
on
those
who
do
w
r
ong
to othe
r
s.”
He took
a
p
a
use
a
nd
c
ont
i
nu
e
d
“
L
ike
a
fe
w
mon
t
h
s
a
go
a g
a
ng
of hool
i
g
a
n
s
took
a kidnapp
e
d
girl
h
e
re
a
nd w
a
nted to
c
om
m
it
the r
e
p
ea
ted
r
a
p
e
,
just
then
I
a
pp
ea
r
e
d b
e
fo
r
e
them
a
nd
th
e
y
r
a
n
a
w
a
y
.
T
h
e
n
I
s
e
nt
the
g
i
rl
b
ac
k
to h
e
r home
a
f
t
e
r
r
e
mov
i
ng
that
incid
e
nt
f
r
om
h
e
r
memo
r
y
.
” He
k
e
pt s
i
len
c
e
for
a
f
e
w
m
i
nutes.

“
You
a
r
e
a
good
p
e
rson
inde
e
d.”
S
he
p
ra
ised
hi
m
.
“
But w
h
y
a
re
y
ou in pun
i
shm
e
n
t
?
”
she
a
sked.

“
I
t
is
b
eca
u
s
e
that
I tried
to
me
e
t
other
e
xis
t
e
n
ce
, d
e
spe
ra
t
e
l
y
.
I
talk
e
d
to
m
y
s
e
lf
a
nd
m
y ot
h
e
r
e
x
i
sten
c
e
got s
ca
r
e
d
to
s
e
e
me
a
nd
died.
I
w
a
s
d
e
c
la
r
e
d
a
ki
l
l
e
r
b
y the Time
K
ee
p
e
rs,
that
y
ou
ca
ll
the
t
i
m
e
-
m
a
c
hine
g
h
ost
s
.
Th
e
y

s
e
nt
me
to
the
c
ourt
b
eca
use
I h
a
d
b
r
o
k
e
n
their
rule
so
the Migh
t
y Time
L
o
r
d
puni
s
h
e
d
me
to
st
a
y
a
l
i
ve
in
iso
l
a
t
i
on.” He
took
a
p
a
use
a
nd
c
o
nt
i
nu
e
d.
“
Now
I r
e
p
e
nt
b
eca
use
I
c
ould
e
nj
o
y a
h
e
a
l
t
h
y l
if
e
of
8
0
-
90
y
e
a
rs
in
e
a
c
h
e
xis
t
e
n
c
e but
due
to
m
y m
i
sta
k
e
,
Migh
t
y Time
L
o
r
d
d
e
st
ro
y
e
d
a
ll
o
f
m
y
e
xis
t
e
n
c
e
s
a
nd
g
a
ve
me
more
than
the
a
l
l
ow
e
d
t
i
me. But
nobo
d
y
c
a
n
l
i
ve
with
me
b
e
c
a
use
I
lose
th
i
s
a
pp
ea
r
a
n
c
e in
a
short
t
i
me
a
nd
g
a
i
n
a
ghost
l
y
a
pp
e
a
r
a
n
ce
.
”
He
took
a sigh.

“
S
o sor
r
y
to he
a
r
a
bout.”
she
g
ot sad to he
a
r his s
a
d sto
r
y
.
“
H
e
y
!
L
ook,
the
sunris
e
!”
she
got
surp
r
ised
a
nd
poin
t
e
d

tow
a
rds
ea
st.

“
How
d
o
e
s
it
poss
i
ble?
The
night
h
a
s
p
a
ssed
a
n
d
I did
not f
e
e
l s
l
ee
p
y
?
”
she
q
u
e
st
i
o
n
e
d hi
m
.

“
A
c
tual
l
y
,
y
our
e
xis
t
e
n
c
e
h
a
s
slow
spe
e
d
of
t
i
me.
H
e
re it
is f
a
ste
r
.”
He
to
l
d h
e
r.

“
Am
a
z
ing!”
she
g
ot sur
p
ris
e
d.

“
You
m
i
ght
not
not
i
c
e
t
h
a
t
I
w
a
lked
t
i
ll
the
m
i
dnight
with

y
o
u,
a
p
p
roxim
a
te
l
y
f
or
s
i
x hou
r
s
h
e
r
e
.
”
He
to
l
d h
e
r.

“
W
h
a
t
?
But that
w
a
s
ju
s
t….”
S
he
w
a
s
a
bout
to
s
a
y
s
omething
wh
e
n
a
n
a
nx
i
e
t
y stru
c
k
h
e
r
m
i
nd.
“
Oh
M
y God!
M
y
p
a
r
e
nts
will
be
wo
r
r
ied
a
bout
me.
I
a
m
h
e
re
since
the last d
a
y
.
”
S
he
e
xp
r
e
ssed
h
e
r
a
nxie
t
y
.

“
Don
’
t
wo
r
r
y
a
bout
th
e
m,
th
e
y
m
i
ght
h
a
ve
sp
e
nt
just
a
n hour
without
y
ou.”
He
c
h
u
c
kled.