Prophecy of Light - Trapped by Crayton RJ

Author:Crayton, RJ [Crayton, RJ]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Ericella Press
Published: 2016-10-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 - Hakari Ahet

The portal had looked calm and peaceful like a gentle pond, but the moment I entered, it was like being sucked into a vortex. It had been like walking through a wind tunnel. I was thankful Akilah held tight to my hand. I feared that letting go would leave me trapped in this awful place.

A few moments later, we were ejected from the vortex onto the carpeted floor of a large room. I took a deep breath, and fragrant incense tinged my nostrils. I looked around, and we were in a large, cavernous room. Looking up, the ceilings seemed to stretch into the sky, and the walls were thick slabs with ornate murals painted on them. The images all seemed to involve the sun and strange symbols.

“Where are we?” I asked,

“Hakari Ahet,” Akilah said. “It means the Temple of Light.”

Of course. I shook my head, still not quite understanding. Why would my reaction be “of course?” Yet it seemed only natural once she said it. My head was beginning to ache, and I wanted nothing more than to sit down and rest. But I needed to go someplace safe. The only safe place I knew had been destroyed. I wanted Auntie, but she was gone, captured by Zygam. And I couldn’t go there because he was dangerous.

Akilah patted my shoulder and said. “It will be alright, little one. You’re safe here.”

My stare told her I didn’t believe her, but she patted my shoulder again as if it didn’t matter. “I will take you to Pylum’s office. He will explain everything once he returns.”

I was torn. My mind at the moment was telling me not to trust these people, not to trust this place. But something in the recesses of my mind was at war with my current feelings. It was telling me that this place was safe, that this place was home. I closed my eyes, hoping to get some peace.

“You know,” Akilah said, sympathy in her tone. “I’m not sure how long before Pylum returns. Would you like to go rest for a bit?”

It was already late, and I’d had a long day. Up before sunrise, and now it had to be very late at night. I looked up at Akilah and nodded. I wanted nothing more than a place to rest.

She smiled kindly, and her eyes seemed to say she’d been in my position before. That she knew how I felt. But she seemed so confident each time I saw her that I could hardly imagine her feeling as lost or alone as I did.

She led me through the corridors of the temple. We took a narrow stairwell up a few flights and out into a corridor. Several doors jutted off the hallway, and Akilah walked past many of them. We arrived at the last door, and she opened it. Inside was a large room with a mattress on the left side covered with a decorative silk. There were tapestries with symbols woven in them hanging on the wall.

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