Chapter 244 - Wow (1/2)
The woman was dressed in the most beautiful and sėxy outfit I've ever seen. It matched perfectly with the whole Arabian Nights theme. When she turns back to look at me, I feel like my brain stopped working.
Her long dark hair and chocolate-colored eyes matched her tanned skin perfectly. A sheer veil covers her face, only allowing me to see so much but I knew the woman had a beauty that could bring entire Realms to their knees.
She looks to my open mouth before looking back to my eyes with a frown. I snap my mouth shut and trip over my words as I say ”You're beautiful...” She looks slightly taken back before chuckling and saying ”It's an honor to be called beautiful by a beautiful woman herself.”
I almost slap myself to think straight, almost. I shake my head and say ”I don't know if I'll be able to help but I'll try my best.” The woman smiles at me kindly as she nods and says ”My name is Shamo and I'm grateful for your help.”
I smile at her and say ”Nice to meet you, Shamo. My name is Nova.” I pull at my dress to loosen it a bit. It was hot here... really hot. Seeing the move, Shamo turns and says ”Follow me. Let's get you something a little cooler to wear.”
I look at the beautiful two-piece she currently wears with shiny eyes. I feel like I've slipped into a magical world and any minute a magical genie will pop out and grant me three wishes. I silently smile and shake my head as I follow Shamo.
She leads me into a beautiful room and pulls out some clothes identical to hers. I keep my face schooled but I'm squealing and doing a happy dance inside my head. She walks out to give me privacy and after getting changed, I walk out to find her waiting for me on the other side.
She looks me over and smiles with approval saying ”It suits you. You wear it well.” I beam at her and say ”Thank you” as I follow her again. She walks me out to a large courtyard and says ”This use to be a beautiful courtyard filled with flowers and rare fruits. Now it's... it's just barren.”
I walk out into the courtyard, grateful for the large walls surrounding the whole thing and blocking out the brutal sand. I look around and notice there even used to be a pond. I walk over to the dried-up pond and place my hand down on the hot land.
I search for any signs of water but when I find nothing, I stand up with a frown. I look around the dead courtyard and notice it wasn't just the plants that were dead... no one was here. Aside from Shamo and the two guards we passed earlier... I hadn't seen anyone else!
I turn to Shamo and ask ”Where is everyone?” She gives me a sad smile as she says ”There are only about two hundred of us left. Most are out trying to find food and water at the moment.” I blink in surprise before saying ”If you don't mind me asking... what happened here?”
Shamo sighs and says ”The plague of darkness came through and nearly wiped us all out before we could stop it. As you can see, no males can enter our Realm and because of that... the male Deities who came out to help the others... they couldn't help us.”
”After all the deaths... everything started dying. We tried everything we could to stop it but nothing worked. Now we're left with this...” She says with pain and sadness in her beautiful chocolate eyes. My heart hurts for her and everything these people lost to that horrible darkness.
My stomach chooses that moment to rumble in hunger making me blush. I sheepishly smile at her and apologize but she quickly laughs and says ”Let's go get something to eat before we start.” I smile at her with gratitude and follow her again.
She leaves me at a small table as she goes to get food but when she comes back, she has nothing but a bland-looking piece of hard bread and what looks like a jam of some kind. When she sees my questioning look she gives me a sad smile and says ”Sorry, this is all we have. Normally we just eat the bread but because you're our guest, I pulled out the good stuff.”