Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 317

Part II: My Worst Fear

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Abril was more than determined to find the mirrors Maya had mentioned. She hated leaving her daughter behind, hated not being able to watch her grow up. These mirrors were an opportunity to make their separation less painful. Abril wanted to know more about the Cave of Dreams, so she began to bombard Kiara with questions. Kiara had mentioned she had seen many horrors, so Abril wanted to know exactly what she would be facing in that cave.

“Kiara, what did you see in that cave?”

“My worst nightmares.”

“What?”

“In that place, you see what you fear the most, what you hate the most, and what you love the most. That place plays with your mind; its only purpose is to break you.”

“I thought there were monsters?”

“That depends on what you fear. If you’re afraid of a terrifying monster, it will materialize and attack. If you defeat it, then what you hate the most will come next. You must face your greatest hatred, and finally,

what you love the most will appear. The cave will try to hold you. If you don’t have a will of iron, it’s better

not to enter. Forget about those mirrors. Believe me, it’s not worth going through all that for some simple

mirrors.”

“I can’t. My daughter is my greatest treasure. I can’t pass up the opportunity to watch her grow just

because I’m afraid.”

“You seem very determined. I won’t try to stop you.”

“Thank you very much, because even if you tried, it would be useless. I won’t give up. I’ve made a decision,

and nothing and no one will change my mind.”

“Then I’ll accompany you to the Cave of Dreams, but I won’t go in.”

“I would appreciate that very much.”

“And when do you want to go?”

“Today,” Maya said.

“Aby, don’t rush so much. You’ll be here for a few days. Don’t rush; the mirrors won’t go anywhere. Now focus on enjoying your daughter.”

“I suppose you’re right. There’s still time,” Abril said.

“We can go in three days, so you’ll have time to think it over,” Kiara suggested.

Maya had woken up very early, so she said goodbye to get some rest as she still wasn’t feeling well. For the rest of the day, Abril wandered around the palace.

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The next day, Maya took them to walk around the land of the fairies. As they walked, everyone stared at them. Several recognized Abril, the saint who had saved them from the darkness. Those who did bowed

their heads and thanked her.

“The fairies tend to be very grateful,” Maya said.

“Well, the queen doesn’t seem very grateful,” Cassian remarked.

“She is. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let Aby stay here, and much less would she have accepted Lissana. She only allowed it because, although her pride prevents her from saying it, she is very grateful for your

help in saving her kingdom.”

As they walked through the colorful streets filled with fairies who were having fun and laughing, Abril felt glad to have helped, to have the power to save and fight for those who couldn’t.

On the third day, as promised, Kiara took Abril to the Cave of Dreams. The entrance to the cave was

guarded by two sentries.

“What are you doing here?” one of the guards asked.

“I want to enter the cave,” Abril replied without hesitation.

“No one can enter this cave without the queen’s permission,” the guards said.

“Then it’s good that I have the queen’s permission,” Abril responded, pulling out a small note with a golden

seal on it. The two guards examined it closely and said, “Then you may enter.”

Before entering, Kiara said to her, “Be very careful and remember that nothing in there is real.”

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”

Upon entering the cave, Abril felt a great force pass through her body. An odd, faint sensation that both

absorbed and pushed her out at the same time. Abril continued deeper into the cave; the further she went,

the darker and colder it became. She created a ball of fire in her hand to light the cave, but the light

seemed to be swallowed by the darkness.

So she decided to try something else. Walking in the dark without knowing what was in front of her made

her very nervous and anxious. She used her light magic to create small fireflies that illuminated the cave.

When she could finally see clearly, she thought she saw a human figure approaching her.

“Hello,” Abril shouted, trying to get a response. But the approaching figure did not reply.

Abril felt something groan and move in her heart. A sensation as if lightning had struck the secret room hidden by her subconscious. ‘Wait, no one is supposed to enter without authorization… If someone else

had entered before her, the fairies at the entrance would have told her.‘

It had to be the first thing Kiara had mentioned, what she feared the most. Abril felt a terrifying, pulsating wave groaning in the corner of her heart. She ignited her hands with her silver fire and prepared to discover what her greatest fear was.

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From the darkness emerged a tall, thin, completely black monster with a human shape. Its sharp claws scraped the cave walls, producing a terrifying sound. Abril felt as if her soul left her body when she saw that creature because what she feared most was not the creature itself but the possibility of not being able to defeat it.

Since her magic had been fully unleashed, Abril had faced many monsters, even larger and more terrifying than the one in front of her, but she did not fear them because she knew how to defeat them easily. But that creature was something she didn’t know how to overcome on her own.

“This is not real, this is not real,” she repeated to herself over and over, wishing it would disappear. The creature’s claws flew toward her. Abril dodged them instinctively, but she hadn’t been fast enough. Something wet and warm slid down her cheek. It was blood.

Blood!

“This is not an illusion! It’s real! This creature is real!”

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Abril felt her heart pounding a thousand beats per minute. She began attacking the creature with her fire, but it had no effect. The creature struck back, and Abril only had time to tilt her head slightly to avoid its

claws.

The claws grazed her neck, and a thin trickle of blood warmed her skin. If they had gone a bit deeper, they would have severed her jugular, and she would have died from blood loss.

The creature launched another attack, its claws sweeping in a wide arc so close to her head that Abril had

to throw herself backward, landing on her butt on the ground.

A rough voice emerged from the creature’s mouth, sending chills down her spine.

“Today you will die, bearer of light. I will make you beg for your life and pay for all the blood you have

spilled.”

The creature gave her a twisted smile, baring all its teeth menacingly.

“You are not real,” Abril shouted as she alternated between her silver and gold flames, hurling them at its

face while getting back on her feet.

“I am real because you believe I am, and I will prove it to you.”

What do I do now? How do I defeat it?

Standing tall, she looked around for something to fight with. It was evident she wouldn’t win this battle

with her magic alone. She had to fight if she wanted to survive, even though she wasn’t sure if what she

was experiencing was real or not.

Not far from where she stood, there were two golden daggers. She just needed to step back a little more

to reach them. But for every step she took, the creature took two, its completely black eyes fixed on her.

Abril had to be faster. She ran to where the daggers were, and just as she bent down to pick them up, the

sound of claws slicing through the air whistled past her.

Abril grabbed the daggers and stood up like a flash. When the creature’s claws attacked again, the two crossed daggers blocked the next strike.

The creature let out a hoarse laugh.

“Why don’t you give up? You can’t defeat me.”

Abril planted her feet firmly on the ground. The creature was so strong that she could barely hold it back.

It was strong, fast, and its skin was tough. Abril had no idea how she was going to defeat it.

But suddenly, like a whip, Kiara’s words came to her mind.

“Remember that nothing here is real.”

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And the creature’s words echoed in her mind.

“I am real because you believe I am.”

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It was her mind that had created it. Nothing was real. If this monster had materialized from her fears, it

meant she just needed to think of something different, another fear, and believe it strongly enough to

deceive the cave.

Spiders. When she was little, she had hated them because they were everywhere in the dilapidated palace where she had grown up.

Abril began to recall the fear she had felt back then, how much she trembled every time she saw a small

spider crawling toward her.

She thought about it with all her might, with all her being. Suddenly, the creature disappeared, and a small

spider appeared. She stepped on it, thus overcoming her fear. But she still didn’t let go of the daggers she

had obtained, as she didn’t know what she might encounter next.

Abril continued walking, delving deeper into the cave. It was extremely long, and along the way, she found

several strange objects and precious jewels, but no mirror.

“Hello, sister.”

Out of the darkness came Cira, wrapped in dark, mist–like garments, with Lissana in her arms.

“I didn’t think we would see each other so soon, little sister. My niece is adorable,” Cira said, pinching

Lissana’s cheeks. Her little one began to cry.

Abril felt rage engulf her being. It was like a poison coursing through her veins, like a boiling pot about to explode. She wanted to hurt her, hurt her badly, make her suffer, torture her in every conceivable way, and

make her beg for it to stop. Abril hadn’t been aware of how much she hated her sister until that moment.

She hated to admit it, but her brother had been right when he told her.

That she was a Venobich, that blood ties couldn’t be hidden, and although she seemed good, there was

also some darkness within her.

“Let go of my daughter!”

“I told you I would make you suffer, that I would take everything you loved. I believe you love her a lot, so

I’ll start by taking her away from you.”

Cira squeezed Lissana’s neck, making her writhe and cry.

Abril lunged at Cira and plunged the two golden daggers into her chest, but she continued strangling Lissana as if it were nothing. Abril kept attacking her, trying to make her stop, trying to make her open her

hand and release her baby, but she couldn’t succeed.

Cira didn’t let go until Lissana stopped writhing, until the light in her eyes disappeared completely. She threw Lissana to the ground, and Abril rushed to pick up her little body. She was dead. At that moment,

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Abril felt as if something inside her had shattered.

Abril clutched the lifeless body against her own, and a heart–wrenching scream tore from her throat.

“NO! This isn’t real! It’s not real!”

Abril tried to think of something else, but she couldn’t. There was only rage and pain within her, a consuming, fiery hatred.

Abril laid her little one’s body on the ground and leaped at Cira, stabbing her over and over until her arms grew tired. And even tired, she wanted to keep going, she didn’t want to stop, and she wouldn’t, but it didn’t hurt Cira at all. She just laughed, reveling in Abril’s pain and despair.

“DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO MY DAUGHTER!”

She screamed with all her might and tried to burn her sister’s face with her golden flames.

Tearing a scream of pain from her, Abril took a grim satisfaction in seeing her sister suffer. She got off her sister, horrified by what the hatred had made her do, by what it was turning her into.