Riddles of the Phoenixes series

The War of the Phoenixes.

Chapter seventeen: The Shadowy figure

Nora lay asleep in bed that night. She suddenly awoke with a start, hearing something. A sheet lay stretched out at the foot of her bed, blocking moonlight from coming in the window. She thought, that she had heard a voice. She looked at Sylvia’s bed. Sylvia was sound asleep, her quiet snores confirmed that. “Nora….” Someone called softly in a sing sing voice. His voice was dark and cold. Nora shivered and pulled a dagger out from under her pillow.

“Who’s there? What do you want?!” Nora demanded. A cold chuckle sounded from close by. “You know who I am, Nora.” The voice called. Nora held the dagger even tighter in her hand. “You know what I want..” He said. Nora set her jaw and slowly began crawling toward the end of the bed. “You know what I need…” Nora was almost to the foot of the bed. He chuckled again.

“I can see you.” He said. Nora could see a shape of a man through the sheet at the end of her bed. He had a black hood and cloak on and was holding a sword in his hands. Nora gulped. “Come out, come out.” He said softly. Nora reached forward and yanked the sheet down. Moonlight filled her vision. There was no one there. “Nora…” He whispered. “I’m coming for you and if anyone gets in my way….say goodbye.” And then the voice went silent.

The shadowy figure was gone. How had he gotten in here anyway? Nora searched the room quietly but found no evidence. The window was open however, and Nora was pretty sure it had been closed when she went to bed. Nora closed it and locked it tight. She climbed back in bed but did not sleep that night.

-SunnyFox57