She smiled. “You look beautiful, Princess.” Lana then guided me to the outside world and once again, I caught a glimpse of the witch realm. The whole place was much more enchanting now filled with different lights hanging around the trees. I gasped at the little butterflies flying around with neon light. There were also fireflies dancing around the echoes of the chants of the witches, but my eyes couldn’t escape the view of the flying little fairies over the field of pink daisies. Lana caught me staring at them. “Are they... fairies?” I gulped, stammering in the process. They looked so beautiful. “Yes, haven’t you seen one before?” she was asking as if I had grown three heads. I shook my head, realizing I was ogling at them. “No, we don’t have them in the human world.” One of the fairies flew toward me and I was immediately reminded of Tinker Bell. She had long blue hair cascading down to her feet and bright purple eyes with a pointed nose and fair skin. She was wearing a sage-green dress that suited her. “Oh hello there.” I giggled as she went into my nape and into my hair. There were a few sparkling materials that were falling down on her feet and I knew that was the fairy dust. “I am Kira and you are?” She just looked at me and smiled before twirling around me. Lana seemed frozen beside me and I raised my eyebrows. “What are you standing there for? I just made a fairy friend!” I exclaimed excitedly. When the little fairy seemed satisfied, she then went back to the flowers among with her peers. Lana gulped at me. “Did you know that was not usual?” I blinked. “What do you mean?” “It’s a miracle. Fairies in this realm don’t usually approach us, except the strong ones since they only come near to us if they see some potential in us. That little fairy must have sensed a strong mana inside you. Expect to have great things soon.” That made me pause for a while, feeling my heart warm. “If that is true then I will believe it.” It seemed like it was a fairy’s blessing then. I felt privileged that a fairy came to me. It meant I was special. And strong? I didn’t think so, perhaps that fairy made a mistake. To think that I just recently learned how to control my fire, when I could see that the small children were playing around with ice shooting from their hands. I felt a bit pathetic that the children here were more skilled than me who was a “princess” I was not like my mother after all. Lana directed me to the market where every witch was. Some were selling and buying and on the center stage were a few witches putting on a show with their tricks. It felt so fun, similar to a festival in the human world. The whole place was just full of good energy. Children laughing, everyone smiling, and the air was very light and warm. It was making me fuzzy inside. This was something I never felt in the werewolf realm where I only got to feel fight or flight instincts and I was always in survival mode. Also, the tense atmosphere surrounding me whenever I was not with Ace.“ This is my favorite day of the whole year. We get to eat whatever we want!” Lana exclaimed excitedly and pulled me into the crowd. There was a crowd of men marching from the woods and we paused. “Oh, those may be from our neighboring cities.” Lana then ogled at the sight. “Oh, that one is handsome.” She was pointing here and there to some good-looking males. They were good looking but I didn’t find them attractive enough. They didn’t even come close to Ace. We ate, we sang, we danced and when I felt tired, we sat. “Are you tired already?” She then grabbed her wand and cast a spell on me. “What was that?” I suddenly felt light on my feet, as if I hadn't run around all night long. “A spell so you can go on. The night is still young, and we haven’t seen the main event yet.” She then dragged me to an arena and we sat by the middle part. It felt like there was going to be a match soon as I saw some men training by the side. But instead of carrying a sword, they were using their spells. Like a colosseum with gladiators. “Hello there, my fellow witches! Keep your wands up as we are about to start the competition!” An emcee entered and everyone cheered. I looked at the excited faces of everyone. Something felt wrong. “There is a competition?” Lana nodded. “Yes. This is the main event of the whole night! Our witch warriors are given the chance to kill all the captured werewolves here for fun. In honor of the sufferings they made us encounter.” “What? Can you repeat what you just said?” I tried to rub my ear to make sure I heard her right. Witches kill the were- wolf’s here for fun? I could feel my heartbeat accelerating, not from excite- ment but from nervousness. “Well, well, well, such a lovely day for us.” “First and foremost, we will start this competition with a special twist. The queen is giving a gift to a special guest we have named Kira.” Me? I watched closely, feeling like something was wrong. I thought I would have to get my present from the queen herself privately, not like this. Just then, a man emerged from the door. I sniffed the air as my nose tingled. I was too far from the center, but his presence was so overpowering. A familiar scent. I instantly stood up, my eyes looking at the man who had a dead expression on his face. His whole body was covered in bruises and the only thing he was wearing was black shorts. Smelled like musk and lavender with a hint of mint. And I could feel a hint of electricity. There was no way that person was who I was seeing right now. It was no other than Ace! My legs shook, making me fall to the ground. No way. How did he manage to enter this place? I tried to link him but he seemed to not hear me. ‘Ace. It’s me. I am here.’ It must be because of the crowd and loud cheer that blocked my voice from his train of thought.