chapter nine

( somewhere deep within the woods....)

" Where am I? What is this place?" Mal asked out loud.

" It's so dark." Mal added.

The forest was dark due to light never shining upon it, not even once during the day did the light shined upon it; especially when it's noon or at night during the rise of the moon. It was too dark that Mal almost couldn't see anything with her vision. Lucky for her, she had her powers to help. Though, there's one problem.... She does not know where to go.

" Ugh, I could get lost if I don't know where I'm going." Mal mumbled.

( Gasp!)

" I know, maybe I can call out to anyone who inhabits this area." Mal says.

" Hello! Anyone here? I don't know where to go!" Mal shouts.

" I'm lost, and I don't know this place. I've never been here before!" Mal added.

Silence, just complete silence. There is no sign of anyone living in the area.

" Great, just great. Nobody is here in this area." Mal muttered.

" What am I suppose to do now?" Mal whined while slumping herself onto the ground by a nearby tree.

(sigh........)

" I don't know what to do......" Mal muttered.

Mal stayed sitting down by a nearby tree until she found a small hut at a distance.

" What is that?" Mal asked while looking from a distance.

" It looks like a tiny house made of metal." Mal said to herself.

" I'd better go check." Mal added.

Fortunately for Mal, she doesn't have to feel she's lost for she found a tiny house. But, she doesn't know no one is in that home at the moment.

" Hello? Anyone here?" Mal asked out loud while checking inside the tiny home.

" Seems nobody is here...." Mal says while inspecting the house.

As Mal inspects, she finds a strange door with a sign that says " Malice's private room."

" Malice's private room?" Mal confusingly asked.

But, once Mal opened the door, she was mind blown at the amount of objects that was in it. Aside from that, Mal was even more surprise at a familiar object that was by a shelf and that object was two stuffed dragon dolls.

" How'd these stuffed toys get here?" Mal asked while inspecting  both the stuffed toys.

" These toys brings back memories, how'd it get here?" Mal questioned once more.

Mal was getting more and more confused. Too many questions are being asked and it's giving so much pressure for Mal. But, as much as Mal looked at the toy, she smiled as flashback plays in her head.

" Come on, Marduk. Let's play." Little Mal says.

Yes, the dragon doll was named Marduk. Nobody knows why Mal named the doll Marduk but she did.

Anyways, little Mal was playing with her doll until a girl, similarly the same age, came into the playroom.

" Hey, Mal. Can Mira and I play with you and Marduk?" the red hair girl asked while holding a dragon stuffed doll that was the same as Mal's.

Mal smiled and nodded.

" Hey, Marduk. What you doing?" Mira asked.

" Just playing with my friend Mal. What about you?" Marduk replied.

" Malice and I were having fun till we felt bored...." Mira muttered.

" It's okay. You can play with us." Marduk replied.

" Did you hear that, Malice?" Mira asked while facing Malice.

" Yes, I did." Malice cheerfully smiled.

" Yay!" Mira cheered.

( End of flashback)

Mal smiled at the memory, though she still has a question to ask.

" Who's Malice?" Mal asked out loud.

( to be continued.....)