Chapter 40

Chapter 40

I exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I was holding as Azrael flew out of my line of sight. “Well that was a crisis averted.” I said out loud, to no one. I needed to go visit Hilda while I was here. Her house was the last stop I planned to make, and I guess I was at the end of my trip.

I started heading towards her house. I knew that it would be a little of a walk, I was a bit far from it. I swear I hadn’t been here that long with Azrael. It was daytime when we arrived, but I saw that the sun had already set and the bioluminescence was starting to peek through.

I just kept walking, and I watched as the land transformed into a spectacular sight. I watched as the trees changed, the colored grasses and mushroom patches appeared. I saw the last inkling of daylight disappear behind the horizon and looked in awe at my realm and its sheer beauty.

Just the thought of leaving this place had my stomach in knots. I wanted to stay here, forever. I knew I couldn’t, I had a life, a lover