1 Liza - Descendant of the Legendary White Witch?

A creme of Volkswagen cuts the paved road that winds along a snowy valley to the Arlberg region.

The five passengers in the car were seen wearing dark uniforms with ID cards draped around their necks. Looking at the things that were carried in the trunk of the car, it was clear that these were reporters from a press company who wanted to cover the news.

Almost an hour drive, snow began to fall heavily accompanied by strong winds. But they continued their journey, regardless of the snowfall getting heavier.

Liza Meissa, one of the journalist crew who sat in the front near the driver looked the most worried, while the rest of the crew looked relaxed and even joked with each other.

Liza's pair of dark purple pupils then moved to Mr. Albert, the driver sitting beside her.

"Sir, should we stop first? Look, the snow is quite heavy. I'm afraid that in the middle of the trip there will be a blizzard. It will dangerous for us," Liza said in a worried tone, with her index finger pointing out the window.

Mr. Albert chuckled for a moment. "We're only three kilometers away. As long as we walk slowly and focus on the road, there's nothing to worry about it, Miss."

"Half an hour until the opening of the Ski Olympics. So we can't be late, Liz. Boss will be very angry if we fail to cover on time."

The one who gave the warning earlier was Mrs. Sarah, a senior journalist who happened to accompany and supervise the coverage with Liza and her crew.

"But--"

"Hahaha! Let's play again!"

Liza's words hang when she realizes that the other crews are currently playing games. While senior Sarah was busy with the tablet in front of her.

"Hmmm..." Liza let out a resigned breath.

Liza was not surprised by their attitude. Understandably, Liza is still a junior compared to the other crews. Liza is also the youngest, 25 years old. So do not be surprised if his opinion is sometimes considered a breeze.

About to turn around, Liza was slightly shocked. Without Liza noticing, Liza's dark purple eyes flashed briefly after she blinked her eyelids rapidly three times.

At the same time, the look in Liza's eyes also changed when the pair of eyes caught a solid light in the form of a bright crystal that was visible on the chest of each of her friends. Not only crewmates, but the crystal of light is also on Sarah and Mr. Albert's chest.

Since childhood, Liza has realized that she is different. The woman was able to see the strange crystal of the supernatural in the human body. Surprisingly, only Liza was able to see the crystal of light.

Until now, Liza herself didn't know what crystal it was either. What Liza knows, if she blinks quickly three times, then she can see the crystal for three minutes.

The crystal of light that Liza saw looked like a crystal object stuck to the chest of a human. Everyone has a different color and brightness of the light.

Liza also has a light crystal on her chest. The color is bright gold, very beautiful. Sometimes, Liza seems to see strange patterns formed on her crystal. Likewise, the crystals belonging to Liza's friends also have different patterns.

Liza doesn't know what the pattern means, Liza doesn't know and isn't too curious about the crystal. Because all this time, this strange sight did not affect Liza's life.

But now, there was something different about the crystal. Usually, Liza sees the crystals glowing quite brightly. Now, the crystal light of those people seemed to be dimming, as if they were running out of power. That's weird.

'What happened? I've never seen the crystal light dim like this,' Liza muttered suspiciously.

Unlike the crew's crystal, which has dimmed, Liza's crystal still glows, although not as brightly as usual. It made Liza even more curious, as well as scared.

A few minutes later, the car arrived at a long corner with a sign for St. Anton am Arlbergh.

"Shouldn't we be past that mark?" Liza muttered with her face starting to stiffen.

Liza quickly checked the watch on her left wrist. The woman was even more shocked by the time the watch showed.

'OMG! Still eight o'clock? Shouldn't it have been a while ago?' Liza panicked in her heart.

That is true. If it was only three kilometers away, they should have arrived a few minutes ago. The time shown should also have been fifteen or twenty minutes past.

Making sure that Liza wasn't hallucinating, she also tried to check the time on her cellphone, also looked at the digital clock on the car dashboard. Same time. It's still eight o'clock.

"Guys, I--"

Meant to say that awkwardness, for some reason Liza's throat suddenly felt like it was stuck at the base of her neck. It was as if someone was holding back his voice from coming out. Liza was even more scared.

Cold sweat started pouring down from Liza's forehead. Along with the hairs on his neck that started to creep in horror at the thought of these oddities.

Even so, she tried as much as possible to think positively. In her heart, Liza also prayed to God so that she and her friends could safely reach their destination.

Shortly after all the irregularities appeared, the car finally broke down in the middle of the road.

Okay. It might just be a regular crash. It could be that this car engine is a little problematic due to the extreme cold weather.

Liza casually looked out the window to observe the surroundings.

But strange. Why the highway very quiet? There were no passing vehicles by as usual. There was also no one other than them.

"Wait a minute. I'm going out to check on the engine."

Mr. Albert also decided to get out of the car to check the car engine. Meanwhile, Liza also went out to provide her umbrella so she wouldn't get hit by the snow.

At the same time, the snowfall turned into a torrential downpour of wind. Even some of the small pine trees that grew along the roadside were blown away, swept away by the wind, and fell to the cliff.

It was scary to see the small trees shattered when they landed on the cliff. Liza shuddered in horror at the sight. Meanwhile, Mr. Albert ignored it and continued to work on repairing the car engine.

But suddenly Liza caught the sound of a very loud wind. Sounds very close.

"That--"

And sure enough. A hurricane vortex that is quite large is spinning very fast. The hurricane came from behind and headed for their car.

Mr. Albert screamed hysterically as soon as he realized the arrival of the typhoon vortex. "Oh My God! It's a big thypoon!"

His reflex pulled Liza to run away from the car. But Liza held her back.

"No! Wait! The crew is still in the car, sir!"

"There's no time! We have to go--AH!!"

BRUKK!

Unexpectedly, Mr. Albert's body was hit by a log that was drifting in the wind. Until the man fell unconscious and stumbled forward, then carried away by the swift current of the wind.

"Mister ALBERT!!"

Late. Mr. Albert and the car in which his crew was traveling were already attracted to the hurricane's vortex. How powerful was the power of the vortex, until it was able to make the car can be thrown.

Trying to fight the gust of wind with stumbling steps, Liza quickly went to the side of the road and held on to a fairly large tree trunk.

"Aaaaa! Heeeelp meeee! Sob sob!"

Liza's tears started to flow. She was crying and screaming for help. Several times she screamed in panic as his body felt tossed about by the wind trying to pull her out of the tree trunk.

KRAAAKKKK!

Unexpectedly, the tree that Liza used as a handle fell off. Its roots were unable to resist the mighty blow of the hurricane. Liza was also dragged by the deadly vortex.

"Argh!"

As much as possible the woman tried to hold onto the tree to protect her from the impact of flying objects.

Liza doesn't know how long she was bobbing in the circle of wind until Liza was exhausted and her consciousness slowly disappeared.

Along with Liza's body being carried away by the wind, a lightning bolt struck at high speed. Making the huge vortex suddenly stop spinning. There was also a thunderous roar. His voice was truly terrifying.

One by one the objects carried by the wind fell to the cliff. The debris of tree logs, and rocks, all fell and made very loud bangs.

When Liza's body almost hit the edge of the cliff, a flash of light appeared and restrained her body. Then the lightning quickly carried the unconscious woman away.

Liza's body was carried down to a valley not far from there. Through the forest, past the bend of the frozen river, then came to a large gap like a small cave on the mountainside.

Liza who was still unconscious was then brought into the cave and laid down.

The flash of light then transformed into a ghostly figure of an old grandfather with a white beard wrapped in a long white robe and a hood, typical medieval clothing.

The old geezer then stretched out his hand and touched the top of Liza's head.

In the next second, Liza's eyelids seemed to twitch, then slowly opened.

Seeing the appearance of the grandfather's spirit in front of her, Liza's reflex jumped in surprise. "Oh my! Gho--Ghost!"

"Thank God! You've woken up Miss Adera!" said the old man relieved.

Liza's brow furrowed in confusion. Then his head moved, looking back. She saw no one but himself and the old man's spirit.

With her body shaking with fear, Liza also asked, "Wh--Who's Adera? And who are you?!"

The old man was stunned. "Did you forget your name, Miss?"

"Sorry, it seems you had the wrong person," Liza replied, also shaking her head.

The old man was very sure that the woman he had just saved was Adera. He can't be wrong, because Liza's face is the same as Adera's.

Her dark purple eyes that glow, her wavy amber hair, the soft lines of her face, the radiant beauty of her face. Similar to Adera's features that the old man knew before.

"I can't be wrong. You are Miss Adera, a descendant of the legendary white witch."

Liza's eyes widened. "What??"

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To be continued.