| Straight: Fantasy/Demon/Gothic: The Portal (3/13) |
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the women in this time were the dominant species, I'm not sure, but one other thing I do know is that this is not of this world," my father said, solemnly. I reached out to touch it again. "Be careful, Cathy!" my father warned. When touching the aura that completely engulfed the top of the table, my hand seemed to disappear. Having felt no pain, I withdrew it, then pushed it further in. Suddenly I could feel a drag on my hand as if something was pulling me. It obviously concerned my father, for he was trying to reach me as my feet started to leave the ground. I wasn't being hurt in any way, but I did feel like there was someone, or something pulling me into the centre of the table. The last I heard or saw of my father was when I was completely submersed in the aura that now surrounded my entire body. Looking up, I could clearly see him grabbing for my legs, snatching only air as I started to fall. I felt a bit like Alice as she fell down the rabbit hole, for even now the image of my father was getting further and further away. I tried to look down but found that I could only see what I had passed and not what was ahead. I fell like this for what seemed ten, maybe fifteen minutes, then suddenly I hit solid ground, and rolled over. I stood to find that I was still in one piece. Brushing myself down, I looked up to find only sky. The aura had disappeared and I was alone in the middle of a field. Walking up the slight incline of said field, I could see a magnificent city about a mile further on. Getting nearer to the city, I could tell something was wrong but couldn't figure out why. You see, I could see several people coming and going from the city, but the perspective I had was from a half a mile away. It wasn't until I got a lot closer that I realized these people were huge, at least seven foot tall, some even bigger, the men being the tallest. Other than their size, though, they looked like normal human beings. By the time I reached the gates to this magnificent city, I was attracting quite a bit of attention. You see, I'm only five foot five myself, so they were dwarfing me. I tried to ignore their stares but found it very unsettling. "Who are you?" a voice said, on my right. Turning my head, I spotted what looked like an authoritative figure looking straight at me. "Did you hear what I said?" he boomed. "Yes, I heard you…I'm a stranger in these parts, just visiting," I said, for want of a better explanation. He waved me on, indifferent to my appearance. I would guess that he was a local police type character, simply because I saw two others wearing exactly the same attire directing people to where they wanted to go. Entering the city proper, I was impressed with the architecture. I should however have been looking where I was going, for suddenly a vehicle seemed to appear out of nowhere. If it hadn't been for the kind gentleman that pulled me out of the way, I would have been roadkill. "Thank you," I said, looking up |
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Well done
