Chapter 23: The Turning Point
Suddenly I felt my world spinning and I closed my eyes.
Opening them again, I woke up to the sight of Scarlette standing over me, speaking with someone who seemed familiar. He did not look Fairy at all.
Wait—was he human?
I turned my head, still throbbing, and realized I was lying on a red velvet bed covered in black, heart-shaped sequins. Soft light filtered through intricate, pristine windows, casting a stark contrast to the chaos I had just been pulled from. Disoriented, I sat up and glanced around, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings. Nothing looked familiar.
"So, this is Veravos, isn’t he?" The mysterious man asked, his voice smooth and inquisitive.
"Yes, that’s him," Scarlette replied, offering her hand to help me up.
"Who? What?" I muttered, still trying to make sense of everything. "Am I dead?"
"Hello, Veravos. You are still very much alive," the man said with a slight smile. "I’m the Light Guardian, but you can call me Victor. Victor Dawnbringer." His voice was charming, and his smile almost too bright for the situation.
Dawnbringer? That was a pretentious name, if I’d ever heard one.
"What happened out there?" I asked, rubbing my eyes, standing up from the bed, as the fog of confusion slowly lifted.
"Your girlfriend here actually got me to alter reality," he said casually, as if it were just another day at the office.
Alter reality? Girlfriend?