From MURDER to LOVE

She woke up in a very dark arena where she couldn recognize a single thing. The problem wasn that she couldn remember a thing, the problem was that she remembered too much like it was yesterday but that wasn the last place she saw herself before she blacked out. It was more like an advanced room of where she was like a few centuries ago.

She could remember everything; from the day the war began till when the spell was cast upon her. She could remember the scene of her father being defeated and killed in a battle with the archenemy that she couldn recognize till today. But what troubled her was the last words of the witch ”you won die until you kill him ”. And she has lived for hundreds of years now, though asleep but she had not grown a bit, just a few centuries mature in the brain but still has her eight years old body since she fell asleep.

She has been in deep thoughts about her surrounding ”it must have been advanced by now ” she thought referring to the city she had slept off. She looked around once more and as she has expected, nothing was familiar. So she tried standing up from the bed she had been laying on, then her stomach grumbled.

”oh you must be hungry, ” a sweet tired voice said.

There was a soft movement beside her before a crack on the bed and then- ”you are awake? ” the tired voice vanished immediately and a shocked voice was replaced. She turned to look at the source of the voice and met a very green eyes that looked like a thick forest in the middle of the ocean.

The green eyes gasped and rose up immediately, then ran off the room in haste and shock. She looked around her environment this time curiosity getting the hold of her as she folded her brows in confusion.

She sat up for a brief second and gasped the moment the doors creaked open with a loud noise coming after. A small group of people stood at the entrance all gaping at her with wide eyes. She mirrored their action as she too was as stunned as they were.

This lasted for a full minute before one of them that seemed to be the matured one spoke.

”Good morning, seems you have finally awoken ” she cleared her throat and stealthily walked towards her.

”You have been asleep for tooooooo long ” she stressed the word and place the back of her palm on her forehead to feel the temperature of her body.

”Funny that your temperature is as normal as a very healthy being, Isla ” she gave a very small smile as she mentioned her name.

How did she know my name? Isla thought. does she also know my past.

The middle-aged woman smiled at her thoughtful face.

”There a lot of things you missed though, don worry, we will fill you up ” she said and turned back to the rest of the people still staring at the door. ”You can all come in now, she means no harm ” the woman instructed and left the room.

Isla turned to the other young ones, they were all as young as she looked, or a little bit older.

”Youve been sleeping since we came here, ” green eyed spoke and cleared her throat, ”For like five years now, mama said we should just keep feeding you and giving you water any time your stomach grumbles, she made me your room mate though because there was no space for me when I came here ” she explained.

”wh-wh-where am I? Isla asked with a very cracked voice.

She tried sitting up but something held her back, like an invisible force that is positioned around her torso.

”Not yet pretty, ” a blonde boy said, mama has not released you yet.

Just then, the woman returned with a bowl of soup and held a spoonful to her lips.

”Drink ”she instructed.

Isla obeyed and took a sip. Then the woman started enchanting different incantation and a little spark appeared on her torso and disappeared immediately. Just like that, she couldn feel the force anymore.

She stood up straight and the woman continued feeding her, mainly because she was very hungry.

They all stood there, watching her as she devoured the soup.

”Now meet your fellow orphans, Anastasia, ” she pointed at the green eye, ”Iva ” a blue eyed brunette ”Amber, ” a blonde girl with light brown eyes, ”Xavier and Tristan ” she pointed at the two boys, the blonde one and a turquoise blue eyed one.

They all had strange appearances.

She nodded at them, and they all chorused ”welcome to our orphanage ”

She cleared her throat and water was brought to her immediately.

”alright, you can all leave now, go on with your morning routine and wait for me at the dining hall. The woman instructed and they all left without a word.

The woman sat down on the bed with her and smiled, ”welcome back Isla, Ive really waited so long for this spell to die off you ” she sighed and looked at Islas curious face.

”the witch queen died, So who are you ”

”oh don be afraid , ” she said, almost gasping, ”Im the witchs daughter, you should know me though, but it has been 5 centuries ago, with your memories of only the war you witnessed ” she shrugged and stood up. ” My mother instructed that I should take care of you, Im a survivor too, cursed to die when you are fully awake and ready for your prophesy to be accomplished ” she paused ”so Im not going to die until you meet Nicholas, and for now, I am your mama and you are in my orphanage, Im going to mold you to be ready for your fate ” she said with all confidence.

Isla sighed and looked around with sadness in her eyes.

”so where are we starting from ” Isla said with a lack of interest.

”we start by changing your name ” the mama said and fully turned to Isla. Her eyes glowed with hint of gold before she snapped and spelt out Islas fated name.

”C-A-S-S-I-O-P-E-I-A ” Then she continued ”your name shall no more be called ISLA but CASSIOPEIA ” and just like that, golden sparkles surrounded Kassie and her senses were interchanged.

AND THE MISSION BEGAN……