The Imaginarium

Chp-8: Unfolding

Katie said," You are the Enchantress, Cady. She existed only in the tales of the old Enchanters and rare books. The Enchantress is the ruler of the Imaginarium. She could enter any world, taste words, and bring anyone back from death." Cady's face looked pale, she said stammering " So you are telling me, I  am the ruler of this world! Me!? I can make dead people alive? Wha-" Zenroot stood up and said, "I command thou to return to the world of flesh and bone, where the sky seems to meet the land, forming the horizon, leave this world, where several suns align, leave the world made of imagination emerging in one's mind." Zenroot sighed and said "Katie is using you, Cady...you have the power to weave worlds, use it. I'm sorry but I have to send you back, Taurus, the one who could control anyone's mind is making me do it." Cady was confused, a dark figure emerged from behind Zenroot, that figure had a Satanic appearance and that figure stabbed Zenroot, before Cady could scream at the horrifying sight, she found herself lying in her bed. She sat up, gasping for air. After a few minutes, she lightly chuckled thinking that all this was yet another nightmare. After dressing up, she came downstairs expecting Eliza to be cooking breakfast, but she wasn't there. Cady started to hyperventilate. She checked the entire house but Eliza was not there. She only had a blurry picture of all the weird happenings in her mind, and due to that, she assumed that all these weird scenarios were just another nightmare. But knowing the fact that all this is true and that Eliza is dead frightened her. She whispered "I have the power to visit any world. I am an Enchanter...or am I an Enchantress?" her mind was blowing up. She rushed towards Liam's room and picked up the book. After a lot of searching, she finally found a paragraph about the Enchantress and her powers. She began to read it-

The Enchantress is the ruler of the Imaginarium. She is the weaver of the worlds, when the heart flutters on the brink of oblivion, she, the Necromancer steps forth. The Enchantress is also the Necromancer.

Unfortunately, the Imaginarium is under the cruel rule of Taurus, the mind-player, he who controls people mentally and makes them do terrible things, he who has the appearance of a devil, he who is considered as the son of Satan himself! As long as Taurus rules the Imaginarium, this world will continue to suffer and will drown in the darkness, created by Taurus. 

The time would come when the epic battle between Taurus and The Enchantress would take place. The Imaginarium would experience its darkest time during this battle...cities would burn, many rulers would rise, and everyone would risk their everything for control over Arezon.

Cady could taste every word, the first context tasted sweet like hope and confidence. The second context tasted bitter, it gave her the feeling of something very unfortunate, something which is very bad. The third context tasted the worst, it made her feel gruesome, she read the first context again to eliminate the unpleasant taste in her mouth. She then moved her fingers over her lips, knowing the fact that she could taste words made her feel excited and anxious at the same time. Suddenly she realized the absence of Katie, and the sweet voice spoke again-

Cady, now you know about your powers. Katie is in the Imaginarium, she was going to use you! She envies you! You are the higher authority, Cady...don't let anybody use you...

Cady asked, "Who are you?" The voice replied, "Sometimes, the identity of someone should remain hidden... it's better if you don't know me." Cady thought 'I can talk to her?' the voice said "Yes you can! You can just think of me, think of my voice and I'll be there. think of me, talk to me and I'll be there to answer all your questions." Cady felt a sense of comfort, she felt safe, and she felt happy because she was not alone.

Cady then thought 'She betrayed me? Katie betrayed me?'  tears started to roll down her cheeks. But she wiped them off, walked towards the mirror on the cupboard, stood still, took a deep breath, and said "Cady, now you have to learn about your powers, you have to master them, you have to save the people of the Imaginarium , you have to end the cruel rule of Taurus!" but her inner voice spoke "You are just a kid! A thirteen-year-old cannot defeat a creature  who is said to be the son of Satan!" Cady shuddered and said "No! I'm not going to listen to you! I am strong, I am the weaver of the world, I am the Necromancer, I am the Enchantress!" She felt a lot more motivated. Cold wind blew and it felt like someone was smiling at her, she understood it was the voice and it made her feel much more motivated and confident. She held the book tightly and ran downstairs. Cady kept the book on the table and cooked herself some breakfast. After her meal, she took the book to her room, sat on her bed, and began to read more about the powers of the Enchantress...