Ancient Divine Love

Chapter 3: The Barrier

Ha? Where am I?

People surrounded the huge barrier, staring at the girl that was inside it.

"Oh, my… I wonder if that lady is alright?" one of the women in the crowd asked concerningly.

"I wonder how that lil' lady got herself into that thing?" a farmer asked from behind the large crowd. The people were fussing about; they were worried and completely puzzled at the same time.

"Hey! Look! The girl is moving!" a kid shouted from the front, his little finger pointing at the girl inside the barrier.

"Oh… my aching head…" she sat up and placed a gentle hand on her throbbing head.

"Hey, lady! You okay in there?" Two men were standing near the barrier. One of the men dared to lean in and see the condition of the girl, but the barrier blocked him out like a see-through wall.

"Where is this place?" she stood up and looked around, her eyes focused at the land outside of the barrier.

"It's Dark Schneider!" someone shouted aloud, suddenly the people cheered loudly and slowly they stepped aside to let in the great fire magician.

"What? Dark Schneider? Who is that person?" her head started to throb painfully and her hand automatically came to it.

"Ha? What kind of spell is this?" Dark Schneider raised an eyebrow and folded his arms in front of his chest. He stared at the barrier very hard and thought of a way to dispel it. He stepped forward and placed a hand on it. Suddenly the barrier pushed him far away from it like he was a threat. The barrier started to glow red and a design formed in the place where Dark Schneider placed his hand. The design was formed as a red rose, then it dispersed in flames and got back into the normal blocking barrier.

"This barrier cannot be uncasted by any other person than the one who casted it!" Dark Schneider announced and the people started to whisper amongst themselves. They were truly worried of the girl at first and now they were truly suspicious that the girl must've done something about the barrier.

"But… the person who made this barrier is surrounded by the barrier…" he said to himself, Dark Schneider looked at the girl inside the barrier.

"I made this barrier?" the girl asked. She walk around the barrier surrounding her, it was a strong spell and no one was bound to break it but the one who casted it.

"What can I do to get out of here?" she knelt down puzzled by the fact that she made this powerful spell.

"You can do it! You made the spell and you can uncast this spell!" Dark Schneider encouraged her, but somehow the girl was puzzled. She didn't know anything about casting strong spells like this.

"I can't do this! I don't remember spells like this!" she shouted out, Dark Schneider was surprised of her.

"How could you not remember a spell like this?" Dark Schneider started to go near the barrier but he stopped one foot away from it.

"I just don't remember anything that much… all I'm sure is that… is that my name is Kinoe and I'm running away from a man…" she bit her lower lip and thought deeper but that was all she could hardly remember.

"You don't remember anything but that?" he asked out to her. The girl looked at him doubtfully and slowly she nodded her head.

"Hmm… Okay… why not walk through the barrier? Even though it isn't a very effective way to break the barrier but it could still get you out…" Dark Schneider stepped back and insisted her to do it. The girl sighed and stood up.

"But remember… something will happen to you when you force yourself out of the barrier…" Dark Schneider backed up ready for the girl to get through the barrier. The girl stood for a moment and started to walk towards the barrier with sheer will.

"Okay… I am going to do this…" she said as she walked towards the magician with her eyes closed. As she took a step towards the barrier, she raised a hand and touched it. A sudden light started to disperse around the barrier. The winds started to go wild and the people were moving away. Dark Schneider just stood there, watching the girl enter his world, or you could say force her way out of the barrier and into the free lands.

"Uh…" the girl stepped through the barrier, when she stepped out of it, she fainted and Dark Schneider captured her within his arms.

"You did it…" Dark Schneider looked at the beautiful face before him; the girl smiled and fell into sleep. The barrier dispersed into sparkling dusts in the wind, making it glitter the sky like stars. The people looked up at it, amazed and relieved.

"This is one strange girl… but she's kinda' cute though…" Dark Schneider carried her in his arms and walked straight to the castles where the people cheered him on.

To be continued…