The moon had already risen into the dark evening sky with the sun nowhere to be found.
The once bustling streets of Florence became quiet, with the streetlights illuminating the darkness.
The lights in every residences were already turned off which was the same in Naomi's residence.
The door and windows of Naomi's room were closed and the heavy curtains were dropped to cover the windows. The atmosphere was warm.
The room was quiet that the sound of Naomi's steady breathing could be heard.
Her dream was nothing out of sort. What was happening in her dream was something she always wanted to experience in real life.
Suddenly, the air enveloping the whole room became chilly which caused Naomi to frown due to the sudden coldness and grabbed the duvet tightly and draw it closer to her.
At the same time, something bizarre is in her dreams. Compared to the usual vibrant dreams she would have, her dream this time was the complete opposite as the surroundings were pitch black. The dull silence is deafening her ears and was accompanied by the chilly breeze that brushes past her skin, making her hairs stood on its end.
The only illuminated area of the surroundings was the place she was standing. Her eyes keep moving in different directions in the darkness while being vigilant.
'What is this place?'
The more she look at the darkness, the more she felt fear as if someone hidden in the dark was watching her intently.
Several minutes have passed and there was still no changes.
Beads of sweat dropped down from her forehead as she felt fear. Naomi badly wanted to wake up in this dream of hers as it was simply a torture for her, both mentally and emotionally.
'I think I'm going to go crazy if this setup continues.'
Suddenly, there was a change.
A suction-like force entered the scene and she felt as if her soul was being forcibly sucked out of her. The feeling was both uncomfortable and unpleasant.
She wanted to move and resist but an invisible force kept her from doing so. She continued to struggle, trying to break free from that invisible force that was pinning her to remain in her position.
After a while of struggle, the invisible force was gone and everything became normal once again.
Naomi, who had put up quite a struggle, breathed quickly, as if out of air, and beads of sweat came tricking down from her forehead.
The darkness slowly disappeared and the scene changed, returning to what it was. Seeing the changes, Naomi didn't feel happy. To her, the experience she had felt real.
It was a nightmare.
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As Naomi woke up, she felt an aching sensation as well as numbness spreading throughout her whole body.
Feeling the pain, the nightmare she had came into her mind. She thought that the pain should be caused by the nightmare she had.
She laid down for a while, feeling the pain and numbness spreading throughout her body, while keeping her eyes shut and her mind drifting away into different thoughts.
She moved her right hand for a while and felt something was wrong.
Opening her eyes, what greeted her was not the luxurious ceiling with a chandelier but instead a ceiling with crystals embedded on it.
She sat up and looked at what she was lying on earlier. Instead of the soft, warm bed covered with a duvet, it was a stone bed that was of the same height as her when lying down.
No wonder she felt an aching sensation earlier.
She looked at the place she was in and noticed that the walls were covered with crystal clear glass shards wherein she can fully see herself.
She was clad in snowy white clothes, so white that not even a single speck of dirt could be spotted. Aside from the clothes she was currently wearing, something caught her attention.
The face she expected to see was there and at the same time, gone.
The face she saw had 80% similar appearance to her but instead of the
Her almond eyes with deep black pupil and chestnut iris was gone and what she saw was a pair of phoenix eyes with brown pupil and gray iris. Her hair, which was supposed to be hazel brown, became more eye-catching than her previous hair color as it became silver.
But the same aura still remained. Only, it was much more domineering than before. Her current appearance looked more mature as well.
She was amused by the face, her current face, and became lost in thoughts.
'Is this really me?'
Suddenly, she remembered that she was in an unknown place and panicked.
She jumped down the stone bed and walked back and forth while lost in her thoughts.
A conclusion came into her mind as she thought about how she appeared and woke up in an unknown place.
'Could it be... I transmigrated?'
Startled by this sudden conclusion, she hurriedly reached out to feel her clothes, trying to look for something.
Feeling with her hands that there was nothing with her, she continued to repeat the same action.
'There should be something hidden in these clothes.'
Still, there was nothing.
She couldn't find a single thing on her clothes. There was nothing with her! Not even a single thing!
She thought about the female lead of the story she had just read who transmigrated who had some stuff that helped her like her knowledge in medicine or like a space storage that's not accessible as well as visible to everyone but her.
'I don't have anything with me. I'm not even good at medicine. In fact, I don't know what I even good at!'
Naomi was on the verge of breaking down because of her current situation.
'Why did that female lead have some things with her while I don't? Bring me back at my room, my home! This transmigration is definitely wrong!'
Naomi crouched while hugging her knees, staring into the crystal clear glass shards with an emotionless face.Some crystal shards were scattered in the floor. Naomi picked a few and then threw it into the wall while still crouching.'What should I do?'Thinking of the circumstances she was in, Naomi wanted nothing more than to weep.'I never wanted to be transmigrated in an unknown world! If I did, atleast give me something that can help me!'Naomi was sullen and continued to pick and throw crystal shards as she remained silent and went deep into thoughts. Only the sound of crystal shards being thrown could be heard.This scenario continued for a while.Heaving a sigh, Naomi stopped and stood up, shaking the dirt off her snowy white clothes."I can't keep staying here and do nothing." She muttered to herself.'Okay. I need to get out of here.'She stared at the surroundings once again until her e
The dead branches and leaves that had fallen into the ground created a crisp sound as someone walked and happened to step on them.As Naomi walked forward, she kept looking around the area she passed by. Whether she walked into the right path that can lead her out of the forest, she wasn't sure about it herself.When she went out of the place she came from, on which she knew that it was a huge cave when she glanced at it from the outside, she just started to walk in the opposite direction of the cave and continued to walk forward.There was once a time where she thought that she had gone far away from the cave but when she looked back, she could still see the opening of the cave.Naomi continued to walk forward, venturing deeper into the forest. Looking around, she noticed that aside from the lush greenery and herself, the only beings that accompanied her were birds chirping as they fly away into the sky or stop by in some trees and there was still
The big black wolf fell into the ground as a silver arrow pierced its back where scarlet red blood oozed. It laid into the ground without making any moves.Naomi was still frightened with the sudden appearance of the big black wolf and how it attempted to kill her, its eyes appeared as if it can't wait to eat its food.She stood still, looking at the big black wolf, who was lying in the ground with its own pool of blood, with a frightened expression.She couldn't help but think, 'What if it succeeded?' Naomi couldn't continue to venture deeper in that thought."Are you okay?"The sound of the dead branches and fallen leaves being stepped upon sounded on which reached Naomi's ears.Naomi, with the same frightened expression she displayed on her face when she saw the wolf was going to pounce on her, looked up only to see a young man, who doesn't look like to be much older than her, approaching her.He was tall but fairly skinny. His loo
"So, how do beasts improve their cultivation?" Naomi asked.As Lucas patiently explained things regarding beasts and cultivation, Naomi listened attentively."Just like us, they gather the spiritual energy in the surroundings and absorb them. It may sound easy but doing it is pretty hard. Some beasts and people, commonly those with poor innate talent, even took several years just to take their first step in the cultivation realm. Things with spiritual energy should help them as well."'That should be hard...' Naomi thought.A cold glint flashed through Lucas' eyes. It was gone in a blink of an eye that no one would be able to notice it."There is a much more easier way for humans and beasts to improve their cultivation." Lucas said.Naomi became curious, "what is it?""The wolf's beast core I showed you earlier was silver, wasn't it?"Naomi nodded."Some humans and beasts would kill other beasts who are of higher c
Occasionally raising her head to look at the sky, Naomi saw how the smoke up in the sky was getting larger than it was from when she first saw it as she was getting near the smoke's direction.Lucas was also following behind her. It was a good thing that Naomi wasn't a fast runner that he was able to cope up with her speed without making much of an effort. As they were in a forest, when Naomi was rushing forward, there were countless trees in her path although their leaves weren't really covering the sky which helped Naomi rush forward easily."Just a few steps and we'll be out of this forest!" Naomi said.Lucas couldn't help but shake his head with her attitude.Stepping into the wide dirt road, Naomi found herself to be finally out of the forest. She heaved a sigh as a slight smile appeared on her face. Lucas stood besides her and felt relieved to be finally out of that forest."Look!"Lucas turned to lo
The chilly breeze passed by the forest, making the leaves of the trees sway in response. The sun that was up above the sky was nowhere to be found.It was evening.The surroundings was still quiet but compared to the silence earlier morning until afternoon, it was much more quieter after the sun had set.Aside from the noise coming from the bonfire, it was too quiet that Naomi had become scared. Adding to the fact that they're in the middle of nowhere where aside from them, there weren't any people around that can be seen. This fact even made her become more scared.Not even her nor her two companions were speaking.Yes, two. There are three of them currently present."Good. It's finally cooked." The sound of Lucas' voice reached her ears.It was only then that Naomi smelled the rich aroma of the grilled fish Lucas had cooked. The fish could be said to be medium-sized. She was too occupied with fear that she fa
"Are you sure?" Naomi turned to look at Lisa with surprise visible on her face. Lisa nodded. Seeing her nod, Naomi was about to burst with excitement. "But it would take a long time." Lisa added. The excitement vanished and Naomi was like a deflated balloon as she stared at Lisa with disappointment. The latter just shrugged. Naomi went to look at the bonfire and staring at the skewered grilled fish as she raised her hand, her hunger was once again agitated. She carefully took a bits of the skewered grilled fish and as soon as she came into contact with the fish, there was only one word to describe it: DELICIOUS. Not only the appearance of the grilled fish but the taste is just too hard to resist! After swallowing the first bite, she went on to take another bite again and again as she eat the fish with delish. Her previous disappointment was gone in an instant and was replaced with the t
Labyrinth Forest wasn't that far from the Kingdom of Arkin but neither was it also near as it took them five days to enter the area of the Kingdom of Arkin.The brother-sister pair continuously switched places. At the start of their trip, it was Lucas who was out in the sun, riding the horse, leading them towards the direction where the Kingdom of Arkin was. The next day, it was Lisa who was outside while Lucas would be inside the carriage, chatting together with Naomi.They weren't as silent as before when they are together and everytime one of them started a conversation, it would continue for a while. While chatting with each other, Naomi had realized that aside from Lisa, Lucas was also knowledgeable as well.They would journey in the day and find a place to temporarily settle themselves when it's going to be nighttime. The only time Lucas and Lisa settled while the sky was up high was when they were in the Labyrinth Forest.Naomi ha