The Journey To The Brockleheart Sky

Chapter 9: The Wish Forest

It's noon already. However, Herms was not quite sure what he was feeling, because from inside the hut the sky was very dark out there.

The silence suddenly broke, and there was a sound of water running down the side of their hut. With Herms' body still weak, he walked out through the enlarged door. He left Marry and Agni eating the fruit they found around the hut.

A small river, suddenly next to the hut. The river seemed to call out to Herms, Herms surrounded every corner of the forest his eyes could reach.

"What is this place? Like no stranger, Marry .. I have to talk to him," he said.

Herms raised his face towards the sky. The clouds were still twitching around them, making this place feel extremely frightening. But, as much as possible Herms dispels his fear. Herms took the water with a pitcher and brought it to Marry.

"Marry, have you ever read anything about a place like this?" asked Herms, giving him water. Marry shook his head. "How did you find that thing?" herms pointed to a box that looked familiar to him. Marry just kept quiet and smiled.

"Mary? Did you forget that you could talk?" Marry looked at Herms and shook his head. Herms was confused by Marry's attitude. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, Dad! I-I still can't believe that this is my voice, it feels a-neh .. I'm sorry, I don't want bi-cara!" ocehniah.

"You just spoke! Keep talking, I want to hear it, you sound like him. Your voice is as beautiful as she is" Herms added.

"Mother? Am I like him?" Herms nodded smallly at Marry's question. "Well I'll keep talking, I miss my mother too. I don't know why she did all these things, I think mom loves me. But he–"

"Are you talking about Sue? Your stepmother?" sela Herms when she heard Marry's statement.

Marry glanced at his father as he said, "Are we not able to go home? I miss him."

"Dad you think you already know who your stepmother is?"

"I know, he's a Vampire, right? And-" Marry stopped, and threw her face towards Agni. "Sorry! Dad ...," he continued when he realized the chaos that happened yesterday was because of his stepmother.

"Hhh, it's okay, son .. Now tell me, what does he do to you often? Does he often do bad things behind my back? Like hitting or whatever?" ask Herms curiously.

"Dad-"

"I don't remember everything so clearly, because of that villain!" slowly muttered. Marry, can still hear it quite clearly.

"Mother Sue, always good to me, she'll just punish me when I make a big mistake. He even used to clean my blood if I got hurt. Don't worry too much."

"Detach? Whatchu mean?" sela Herms

"That's ... If I get hurt, Mom's gonna help clean it up, she's very considerate. Indeed, te-feeling pain as she continued to press the injured limb, da-rahku also inserted her into a small-sized tube –"

"Marry ...," Sela Herms looked at Marry with anger.

"Yes?"

"He drank your blood!" His teeth were held together when he said that word. It felt like Herms was tearing Susan Smith apart.

"What's? Wh why? Nah! Why would he want my blood? Aaah, it's because–"

"It's not just because he's a vampire, but because your blood can strengthen them. I don't know what mistake I made. Does Susan know you're a Dahlia, because it affected me?"

"It's not time yet, I'm sure you're confused right now. Either because of the talk about plant controlling, Dahlia and everything that's happened lately. If it's safe, I'll explain everything. Now, how do we get out of here, how do we avoid Susan and the Dark Lord's Black Shadow. As well as, how to get rid of the poison of the golden knife in my body," said Herms staring at Marry who looked confused.

"Golden knife? You're hurt because of that, aren't you? Is that really poison? How much la-ma can you hold? I've been treating you, haven't I? Daddy?" he sounded whining.

"Ten days, only ten days can I survive. We need to get out of this place and find your aunt, Laura Quirkell! At least, thanks for your first moment as Dahlia, I can see for myself. You, heal yourself Marry," explained Herms quietly.

Marry could not say anything, he felt himself too stupid to understand the situation. How could everything happen? Marry is getting confused.

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This is their second night sleeping in the open, unfortunately the sky does not show stars. It's a forest, but they're like they're in the middle of nowhere. Just this morning when Herms' wounds were treated, Herms began to look better. Looks like Marry's concoction of medicine is able to slow down the poison in his body.

Marry sat in front of the hut with Agni, accompanying the lonely darkness out there. Too bad for the night, he wasn't even accompanied by a star.

"If there were fire and firewood, it would be very warm!" marry whispered to Agni, the cute cat was just silent with her fur growing blooming sign of cold.

"Maryl?" Herms' voice made him look.

"Huh, it's cold!" Marry stood up and turned towards the hut. But it stopped because of something. "Fire? Daddy's! There's a fire here!" yells.

"Don't you make it?" Herms came out to see what Marry said.

"No! No, I didn't do it! Uh-wh!"

"Did you say something?" ask Herms suddenly.

"I'm just saying I want fire and firewood, that's it!"

"Well! That means, this place is the Wish Forest! A place where all your desires can be realized." Herms smiles.

"What do you mean dad? I don't understand!"

"Welcome to the Wish Forest, when the fragrance of the wind and trees becomes the playground of the fairies. Everything you want can come true."

"Wish Forest?" Marry's forehead frowned.

"We are lost in the Forest of Demand, which is why all this strangeness happens. The drugs you found, the box and Agni, my wounds that don't hurt much anymore, the firewood and maybe the hut, you didn't make it but because of your desire to take shelter. It's all because we're in the Wish Forest," said Herms exhaling a sigh of relief. So excited.

"If what you're saying about the shack is true? I'm aiming. But, I did not think at all to take refuge or make the gub-uk. I don't understand!"

"Ah, so the hut ...." Herms' tongue stopped. "Later on, I'll explain when we make it out of this place." Marry nodded his omen following the wishes of the father.

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