
"ს - a esvhr̈̈ü̈̈̈ ä ipnaï̈̈̈äd̈̈di ̈ẗ ̈̈ë wḧ̈ẅ l ̈faebuod̈ioöö̈ y ek̈l̈̈̈b̈̈gdnm̈nrä̈̈aë̈lïs̈̈̈öëi sficdrlö̈̈̈ ̈k̈̈̈̈̈̈̈eëc wä̈̈̈ësddöd̈̈ïirr cod ̈̈̈̈̈k̈̈ n̈!b̈̈iäs̈̈ ̈öëÿ̈̈onm̈̈̈̈̈ë̈̈̈̈ö̈ ̈̈ ̈c̈eyoökn̈l̈̈̈hrtn ̈ ̈ẗ̈ä̈mg̈̈̈ ̈̈̈̈ r̈̈̈s̈Hr̈̈goïkyod hsttt ow ̈̈s̈ë̈ ̈l̈khcn nẗ̈t. erö̈ ̈atl̈äs̈̈̈pp̈an̈̈ë̈̈u,̈̈̈nüotu i ä̈rlon̈̈a.ḧ̈̈̈flb̈rp̈̈g ̈̈̈̈̈̈ad̈ë b̈ t yn̈̈̈̈o ̈̈̈gäë ̈ẗ̈̈̈lë̈ ïf̈̈c̈̈fänr̈ in̈̈heï aḧ̈̈ Ls…̈Ow ̈̈̈rr ̈d̈̈̈ẗr̈g̈̈̈̈ẅ ̈̈ms ̈̈ḧ̈̈̈ü̈ key ̈ig ̈ vwrp̈n̈̈n.” Psyëfami Translation
As the pressure in her head kept building, all Shella could think was, when will the excruciating pain in her head stop.
¿ ̈s̈ov̈.ë̈l̈eïd iuẗ̈ n̈ẗwos ̈̈r̈̈ü̈ n̈ our̈ ̈h n̈̈ ä̈hs ke ̈ärs rmẗ ẗë ëh ẗ̈̈̈ m̈ rd ö̈ëhmnT̈ün̈ẗ̈̈aä ̈̈̈̈ep̈̈̈̈r̈̈r̈̈sn̈̈ ta ̈hwi¿.
Once again, she could see the visions, white light, flash before her eyes, but she could not make out what it was. Almost immediately after that, everything went silent. She opens her eyes and realizes the pressure in her head and the ringing had stopped. She could no longer feel the growing unbearable pain in her head. It was completely gone. When she lifted her head, she noticed that she was not outside anymore. The girl named Rubi was gone.
She couldn’t hear anything now. But there was the sound of heavy breathing coming from all around her. She could not explain where exactly the breathing was coming from, but she knew it was echoing throughout the space she was in. It felt as if it was coming from all directions.
As Shella got herself up from the ground, she’d notice tall walls all around her and a long corridor right in front of her. She had no idea where the long corridor led to. She scratches her head, confused as to what exactly was happening.
Shella noticed that the large walls around her had odd drawings. As she walked up closer, she looked at the strange images of mouths open, some with their tongue hanging out, others biting their lips, and others were licking their lips. Shella raised an eyebrow and wondered what it all meant and where did it all come from. She examined the wall, touching it with her hands, and realized that it would be impossible to try and scale them to get to the top. The walls stretched endlessly. At one point she decided that maybe the best course would be to fly up, but she had noticed that no matter how hard she tried, her Aleeyah wings would not materialize. She didn't feel the stone on the back of her neck. That to her was the strangest thing. Shella gulps hard and tries to clear her mind. However, her thoughts kept racing, increasing her anxiety. She recalled how she couldn’t feel the stone before when she was in her village a while ago talking to that girl Rubi.
Shella found this odd but decided to think of other more pressing issues. It didn’t make any sense to her where she ended up because she knew she was outside just a few minutes ago, right in front of her grandfather’s house. But now she was in an enclosed area wondering where all the walls that surrounded her appeared from in just a matter of minutes. She would soon discover that one corridor led to another. It was an endless maze of long corridors. One space leading into another space, each one looking exactly alike. She started to get the idea that she was now trapped inside a long labyrinth. Her mind was freaking out because she knew something was horribly wrong. She wasn’t sure if anything she was hearing and seeing was real.
“Where…. where is that Rubi girl? I can’t believe this. Why am I in this place? What is this place?” Shella could not make any sense of what was happening. Who the Rubi girl was, where she was, why she was seeing strange things and experiencing unbearable pain from time to time. It was starting to overwhelm her. “Who is breathing hard?” It was becoming difficult to ignore. She could hear the heavy breathing getting louder as she navigated herself through the long endless corridors. Room after room that looked exactly like the last kept adding to her growing anxiety.
“W-was I already here? This is impossible! Where am I? Grandpa!? Anyone!? HELP ME!” She yells out each time she turns a corner after walking down a long corridor. No one is in sight. No one was around to help her. She felt completely powerless in her current situation, alone, and scared. The breathing kept her heart rate up. It was creeping her out, just like the voice she had heard when she was walking around her village. “Once again, nobody is around…. just like the village…. Why is this all happening to me?”
Shella decided to finally rest. She leans her back on the wall in one of the long corridors. She found it a waste of time to keep walking in a long unpredictable maze. Every room looking the same each time only discouraged her more of ever finding someone and the way out of there.
“I do not get it. Where did that girl…. Rubi go? Why did she have the need to fight me?” Shella slams her fist onto the wall of the corridor in frustration. “NOTHING MAKES SENSE! WHAT IS GOING ON!? I NEED HELP!!!” Shella was so frustrated that tears began to swell up in her eyes. Her heart was pounding in her chest. Desperation in her mind was at an all-time high. She scans to the left and then to the right and notices that the breathing sounds are gone. She could no longer hear it. She was so focused on her racing thoughts that she didn't notice when the heavy breathing had stopped.
She wipes the tears from her eyes and walks up to an intersection between four long corridors. She didn’t know which direction to go. "What is the point? Why keep going? It is hopeless Shella, just give up already. I will never leave this eerie place. I will be lost… Lost forever…." Shella rubs her arms to warm herself up. She felt a cool breeze pass by. She wanted to give up and give in to her pessimistic thoughts. The creepy pictures of mouths on the walls brought chills down her spine. It made her want to give in to her depression.
Shella shakes her head and bites her lips. She tried her best to ignore the odd, unsettling pictures on the walls. She was determined to ignore anything that could make her give in. She desperately needed answers. She couldn't just stand there and cry until she starved to death. She wanted to know so badly what was happening around her. If the answer was right around the corner, she wanted to desperately know about it. She would hate herself deep inside if she found out that the solution to all her problems was just a few steps away the entire time. She takes a deep breath and decides to continue despite all the negative thoughts in her mind. Shella presses on, trying to ignore the strange images as she navigates aimlessly around the long corridors.
Her new determination, however, didn't end her growing frustrations. She concluded in her mind that it didn’t matter what direction she chose to take, the results would end up being the same. She wasn’t sure if she had already been there or was in a completely different part of the labyrinth. That's when she heard in the distance what sounded like footsteps. The new sounds break her train of thought. It sounded like someone was running at a fast pace. To her it felt like a relief to finally know someone else was now around. But she still felt uneasy about the whole situation. The sounds vibrating all around quickly caught Shella’s attention. “What is that? Footsteps?” She spins her body around, in a frantic and desperate manner, trying to figure out where the noises were coming from. The tall walls reverb the sounds of the footsteps all over the place, making it difficult for her to pinpoint exactly where it was all coming from. Then, at that moment, right behind her from amongst the shadows, someone unexpectedly appears.
“ს - !̈̈aa ̈ẗ̈ï̈ Ÿ̈r̈,ros̈g̈ïTueöoë̈ !̈l.” Psyëfami Translation
“Huh? What the…? HEY, WHO ARE YOU?” A mysterious woman ran up to Shella and tapped her arm. Shella could tell by her voice that it was a woman. She concluded that it wasn’t Rubi’s voice. This was someone else. Before Shella could even react the person dashes swiftly into the shadows. She couldn’t make out who it was. All she heard was the woman’s voice dart past her. It was all a blur. The woman was going so fast that Shella couldn’t get a good look at her. “Tag? What? Hey, come back!!”
Shella yells out at the top of her lungs and starts to run toward the direction in the long corridor where she saw the young woman last. Shella stops again in her tracks, noticing another decision she needed to make. There were two long corridors, one to the left and then another to the right. She needed to decide fast. She desperately wanted to catch up to whoever that was. She couldn’t afford to lose her. Shella needed answers. “Please, I beg you, come out, wherever you are! I will not hurt you! I just need answers!” Suddenly she heard noises coming from the right of her. “Gotcha! Down over here, huh?”
Shella was certain she had heard sounds coming from her right. Because she could make out where the footsteps were coming from, Shella decided to dash down the right corridor. She hoped that she had made the right choice as she ran down the long corridor with incredible speed. She ran with everything she had. The long corridor felt endless. It was so shadowy, eerie, and long that Shella felt an uneasy feeling at the back of her mind. But she needed to forget about her fears and find that person fast. They could be the key to lead her out of the endless confusing labyrinth.
“Arghh! I know I heard someone down here. WHERE ARE YOU!?” Shella yells out to the mysterious person again after facing yet another hard decision.
"ს - ẗuen ̈l̈g̈ ̈̈ë.d…ä̈ oïs̈̈öï̈mw. ̈Cl̈̈sëm !̈̈̈ ë̈̈̈ol̈̈la!t ̈nŸt." Psyëfami Translation
Shella could hear the voice of the young woman in her ear, a gentle whisper. She taunted her, trying to provoke Shella. Her desperation increased with every mad dash down a long corridor, and every attempt to yell out for help. But soon she faced another dilemma. This time it was three long corridors she had to choose from. Shella was so desperate and full of anxiety that she had to stop and calm her mind. She swallows hard trying to lower her heart rate. That's when Shella started to have a panic attack.
"No, please, Shella, do not freak out, PLEASE!"
She begged herself not to lose control of the situation, but it was no use. Shella began hyperventilating. She leaned her back against the wall, zoned out, and was unable to concentrate on the situation. Her mind was slipping. Shella's body began to tremble as the racing thoughts in her mind took over.
"You are pathetic. Look at you. You are a mess."
"Go ahead, cry. No one wants to help you. Useless baby."
"You will NEVER get out of this place!"
Shella shakes her head and tries her best to will all the thoughts away. She closes her eyes and covers her face with her hands. She screams loudly into her hands, using her hands to muffle the scream. Her tears begin to fall to the floor from how desperate and alone she felt. Her lips trembled and she kept begging herself to stop thinking negative thoughts.
That's when Shella realized something. She opened her eyes immediately and wiped the tears from her face. She felt a strange feeling in her head. She was breathing hard and decided to calm her breathing. She ignored the racing thoughts because she felt something…. Something different was happening in her mind.
Shella closed her eyes again and decided to meditate on her situation. That’s when she could again feel a strange pressure in her head. “WHAT? IS…..? THA-that is someone's aura?” Shella opened her eyes wide out of disbelief. She was amazed. She quickly decides to close her eyes again. “Yes, there is no mistaking it. A WARRIOR’S AURA! I KNOW THIS FEELING!” She was overjoyed. Shella wipes any remaining tear she has in her eyes and decides to focus her mind on the maze again. She positioned her body toward the left corridor and felt nothing. But when she positioned her body toward the center corridor, she could feel a strong pull, a strange sensation in her mind. When she finally positioned her body toward the right corridor she could not feel anything either. Shella was convinced that a warrior’s aura was pulling her in the right direction. She was confident that the center corridor was correct, the right decision to make.
“I have….. I have never perfected my abilities to chase down a warrior’s aura before. But…. yes….. I am so certain that this is the right way!” Shella felt confident in her decision. She began to smile because after a long time she finally felt so sure about something. Shella made her decision and dashed her way down the center corridor.
Shella’s eyes began to glow red. Shella had no idea that her own eyes were glowing a red color. As she ran down the long corridor, she felt like she was getting closer and closer to the warrior’s aura she felt a while ago. As she turned a sharp corner, she felt her heart pounding and the strange pressure in her head became more intense. Right in front of her she saw a shadowy figure. As she breathed in, air got caught in her throat from how excited she was. She finally did it. She finally perfected her ability to track down a warrior’s aura.
Shella ran up to the young woman who was leaning on the wall, relaxed, with her tongue sticking out of her mouth, as if she was mocking Shella. To the girl's surprise, she had no idea Shella found her. She had her eyes closed while tapping her feet, her arms crossed in a relaxed pose. The girl's eyes suddenly shot wide open. She was completely shocked and yet thrilled that Shella caught up to her.
“FINALLY! JUST WHO ARE YOU!?” Shella had noticed that the girl had red eyes and a red glowing stone on her forehead. Immediately she thought of that girl Rubi, who also had the same stone and red eyes.
“Those eyes. The red eyes. And that stone again. It is glowing.”
“̈ს - ̈ëk̈̈ë,eä ̈ rs̈̈̈ärSl̈h ̈̈Ol̈oa u!̈̈̈̈̈̈aŸs̈̈ẗ̈l ̈ä̈ ocehẗhe. …̈ hmbö̈ö̈̈̈̈̈̈̈ms̈rHloay…ÿ ü o ̈ ̈ssfB̈ë̈̈tyv̈̈̈,̈̈ë̈emei…̈̈̈̈ Hn̈ ̈cpgt ̈̈ḧ̈oül̈oï̈̈ü̈̈k ̈?ẗ̈KIẄuh oYs̈T""Äl̈̈ẅ̈ḧ̈ ̈roaÿ̈̈̈Aa ̈ ̈!̈U tü ̈uẗ̈̈ TDië̈̈b ë̈Eyr." Psyëfami Translation
The girl licks her lips seductively, winks at Shella, and immediately goes down a corridor in the opposite direction where Shella was. “No wait, STOP!” Shella stretches out her arm to get her to stop as the girl turns the corner to dash away from Shella. Shella was frustrated and she had enough of chasing her down. She acted quickly and ran right after her. Shella’s red eyes glowed intensely now as she ran after the young woman. Shella was angry. The more rage she felt inside, the brighter her eyes got. Shella’s swiftness and agility became faster. The corridor was long; there was no way the girl could escape in time.
Shella’s speed increased significantly. She ran with everything she had. She could see the mysterious girl right in front of her, inches away from her reach. Shella makes one final attempt by jumping forward and grabbing the girl's left wrist, stopping her right in her tracks.
¿ ̈s̈ov̈.ë̈l̈eïd iuẗ̈ n̈ẗwos ̈̈r̈̈ü̈ n̈ our̈ ̈h n̈̈ ä̈hs ke ̈ärs rmẗ ẗë ëh ẗ̈̈̈ m̈ rd ö̈ëhmnT̈ün̈ẗ̈̈aratherä ̈̈̈̈ep̈̈̈̈r̈̈r̈̈sn̈̈ ta ̈hwi¿.
Immediately Shella could see the same vision flash in her head as soon as she grabbed onto the young woman's wrist tightly. “Why did I just see that again? The flashing white light, like before.” She held the young woman back as hard as she could, preventing her from moving.
“YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE! Please, help me!”
“̈ს - sfüed̈̈tbr̈̈stnÿ hTÿsw ̈̈ f ̈̈̈c̈ḧhëḧüer̈̈ẗë ̈̈m ̈̈̈̈̈b̈o iësnḧï̈bö̈ëÿ̈oiön ,̈̈̈bdl̈ ̈ ar̈l̈̈ oer̈̈̈̈ e!̈bdë̈ers̈̈̈̈̈r̈̈̈.” Psyëfami Translation
“What are you saying?” The girl immediately breaks free from Shella’s hold and takes off into the complex labyrinth. Shella gave chase to the girl. She grits her teeth as she turns each corner sharply of every intersecting point in the maze. It was no longer a mystery where the girl was. Shella could detect her warrior’s aura. Shella put everything into her running, experting herself, to the point of her almost hyperventilating.
“Stop it! Stop running! Get back here….! Stop acting like a child! I need to talk to you… Luti!” Shella stopped running. She couldn’t believe what had just come out of her mouth. “Wait…. Huh? Luti?”
“W-why did I…. why did I just call her Luti?” For some odd reason, the girl's name popped into Shella’s head. “Do I know this girl?” Shella was confused. First it was Rubi, now this girl named Luti. Shella was determined more than ever to catch this person. She somehow knew who she was. She couldn’t quite understand the reasons why suddenly she knew this information once she figured out her name, but she knew now that the girl always wanted to have fun. She knew personal things about her, like how silly of a person she is and that she hates following the rules. Shella now knew that she was a rebellious energetic firecracker that would rather enjoy herself, make witty remarks, and nonsensical comments than take things seriously.
Shella had enough of chasing her around. If she was going to catch her, she had to make sure she was going to be able to hold her down and keep her from breaking free. Shella began to run at full force. Inch after inch Shella was catching up to the girl's incredible speed. At a certain point Shella was now matching her energy, her agility, and her swiftness. Shella’s eyes glowed a bright fiery red color the faster she got. Shella got so close that she was able to grab her arm and pull her toward her with all her strength. Shella then grabbed the other arm, holding Luti completely still. Then Shella proceeded to push her against the wall giving her now means of escape.
“THERE, HOW ABOUT THAT!? Struggle all you want. Y-you cannot move.” Shella was breathing hard. She tries to catch her breath after all that running. She had never run that fast in her entire life. She could finally take a good look at the young energetic hyperactive girl. The girl Luti struggled to move but to no avail, Shella had a strong hold of her arms.
“̈ს - ẗ̈r̈̈ c̈ ̈ ẗn̈ ̈heü̈sö̈Ï̈n cln̈l̈L̈̈s̈p ̈ ̈rcwcn̈̈.̈̈asëë̈̈̈̈̈?̈töheeö̈̈s̈ï̈̈h peS ̈ẗhe ̈ëtb̈ï̈̈̈gl̈̈ar ̈̈s̈a ̈ ̈ï̈̈s ätẗtḧkanoä,̈̈̈re ̈k̈ḧk o.” Psyëfami Translation
The girl sticks her tongue out, wiggling it around in a playful manner.She then licks her lips. “Can you stop with the nonsense? I need to know, just who are you anyways? Where am I? Where did that Rubi girl go? Is your name… Luti? How do I know that? And tell me how I can get out of this crazy place!”
“ს - ë̈ëvr̈wys̈̈?t…aa ll ov̈̈̈ ̈ a.̈ ÿ̈a s̈̈̈̈̈̈ÿ̈Ï!ḧ̈e gm̈m̈ ̈̈ dD̈̈̈rawlpeä̈ggoäal̈ïrsf ̈̈̈ä̈.̈ thT ̈ ̈̈ïn̈a ̈o ẅ̈̈n̈wÄaë̈̈gm̈ÿ̈ou ẅuän̈̈ë!̈w.” Psyëfami Translation
“Play? PLAY!? You think I am playing and having fun? This is not a game! I am trying to ask you questions and yet you refuse to answer any of them! That frustrates me, okay? I need to know what exactly is happening around here. What is this strange place? Who are you people!?”
The young girl Luti just looks deep into Shella’s eyes and licks her lips, sticking out her tongue, taunting Shella. Shella found her behavior strange yet somehow familiar. Eventually the walls around them started to catch Shella’s attention. The graffiti of different mouths plastered all over the walls began moving. Shella could see the mouths on the walls opening and closing. Some would stick out their tongues, some would move as if they were talking, others smile, some would bite their lips, and others would lick their lips like Luti was.
“̈ს - lülü̈,äü̈ä.ẗe o ethm̈̈̈ëtbeẗ̈̈ uhreau ̈xaoër ̈ sl ̈ ̈̈ï̈̈̈ïaks̈ës̈̈̈̈̈riï̈ ̈r̈ö̈.ee ̈ä̈dn̈̈̈̈̈c̈ë̈g̈̈ll ̈l̈a cn̈n̈ ̈̈eul̈̈ac̈̈̈nẗöonḧl̈ä̈Ÿ s ̈̈l ̈̈ydpoöty ̈̈ Ÿ̈ë̈ ̈S̈fl̈l̈̈̈r̈s̈̈o.” Psyëfami Translation
Immediately flashes of light begin to invade Shella's mind. ¿ ̈s̈ov̈.ë̈l̈eïd iuẗ̈ n̈ẗwos ̈̈r̈̈ü̈ n̈ our̈ ̈h n̈̈ ä̈hs ke up ̈ärs rmẗ ẗë ëh ẗ̈̈̈ m̈ rd ö̈ëhmnT̈ün̈ẗ̈̈aratherä ̈̈̈̈ep̈̈̈̈r̈̈r̈̈sn̈̈ ta ̈hwi¿. The visions started up again and because of the growing pressure in Shella’s head, Shella had to let Luti go. “AAAAHHHHHhhhhh! Not again!” Shella steps back away from the girl named Luti. “Are you doing this right now!? This is not funny! Please stop it!” The girl named Luti didn’t answer a single question, and she didn’t run away after Shella loosened her grip on her arms. She stood there and looked at Shella in pain as Shella collapsed to the floor. She held her head tightly wondering what was happening to her. The unbearable headache and ringing in her ear returned. She couldn’t stand it anymore. Shella’s vision was becoming blurry like before. Shella could see Luti’s legs in front of her as she dropped to the floor. But her vision became so bad that she had to close her eyes. The growing intense pain and throbbing pressure in her head wouldn’t let her focus. She was at the point of crying because the headache she felt was too intense.
Shella tried to regulate her breathing to alleviate the pain, but it was no use. Her heart races, pounding harder and harder in her chest. She was on her knees begging for the pain to go away as she felt a tear come down her cheek.
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