The Whispers of the Fallen by J.D. Netto

Author:J.D. Netto [Netto, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Published: 2013-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

XIII

We rode away from the village of Adhelina and ventured into the forest. After traveling some distance, we reached the sea. I had never seen anything like it. Gigantic mountain ranges touched the sky. The mountains surrounded the shoreline as far as the eye could see.

Situated at the crest of the mountains were ruins, which looked majestic, covered in the glistening white snow. In the middle of the sea stood an enormous statue resembling a Star with a spear in its hand. Though I was too far away to make out the details of the statue, I noticed it had six wings.

“Now this is a sight to behold,” Devin remarked, mesmerized by the view.

As soon as Devin said those words, the ground trembled rhythmically as the sound of beating drums filled the air. Immediately, I glanced around, hoping to spot the location the beats emerged from, but all seemed normal.

The beating grew louder. I became fearful of what could be happening.

Then I heard them again—voices whispering to me through the gentle breeze. The same voices I had heard back at the village of Adhelina.

“I have seen your heart…I have seen who you are…you are ours…” they said in a perfect melody.

I placed my hands over my ears, trying to drown out the voices of the whispers, but they were unrelenting.

As I tried to stifle the voices in my head, I was surprised to see small red glowing flakes descending from the sky. I turned my gaze upward and saw many falling upon us. They were shaped like snowflakes, pulsating with a soft golden glow.

“Do you hear them, Isaac?” Devin asked with wide eyes and a fearful expression.

“You can hear them as well?” I asked. “Do you hear what they are saying to me?” The whispers grew to a low roar and flowed in unison with the beat of the drums.

Devin’s breathing grew heavier as his eyes became dark and hollow.

“What are they saying to you, Devin?” I inquired as I watched him.

“They…say…that we are doomed,” he said weakly. “They…say…you will…perish…” His voice trailed off as a blank stare overtook his face.

“Devin, please. What is happening to you?”

The horses neighed loudly, making a ruckus. My horse’s breathing increased in intensity; the pigment of its pupils changed from ebony into an iridescent white. I quickly got down from my horse. It let out a low grunting noise and fled to the woods.

I heard a loud thud of something fall to the ground. I looked down, bewildered, to find Devin lying on the ground, immobile; his horse also fled in the direction of the trees. I could hear the drumming sounds and the whispers growing louder.

The small glowing lights strategically positioned themselves around us. I peered cautiously into one that floated next to me. To my grim surprise I was looking at a face, one that struck my heart with terror. It was Corbin.

The beating of the drums ceased; the whispers faded.

A feeling of isolation crept inside of me. I did not know what was happening; neither did I know what was to come.

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