Darkness The Diary of Samantha Owen by Ariadna Marrero Saavedra

you do well. Your blood remembers who you are, it won´t take much for you to learn.”
    After a few minutes in silence, I notice d that the tunnel was getting wider and a little later we appeared before a large wood gate, about four meters high. It had hand engraved images, with a fine layer of gold dust on the border of the carvings. As I got closer I could observe that it was a story. Our story, as sons of the night we were created by Mother Earth to do Good and destroy Evil. Right in the center of the union of the two doors, the four elements could be found either side of the handles. I stayed there impressed, staring fixedly at every detail on the door, until Eric took me gently from behind by my belt and whispered in my ear that I should look at the upper right corner. When I lifted my eyes I saw myself, there, surrounded by light and peace, although I had the feeling that it wasn´t going to be like that. Quickly Eric distracted me from my thoughts and got even closer to me.
    “I am sorry that I didn´t tell you the truth, it is a truth that consumes me inside and I am sorry to tell you that I won´t be able to be so close to you, this will become real and I will not be able to bear it.” I noticed how it was difficult for him to speak and felt the accelerated breathing of his chest against my back. “Tonight I will tell you everything.”
    The next thing I knew he moved away leaving me with my mouth ajar as the door opened. At last he would tell me what was happening, happiness invaded me like it never had before. I was decided to tell him that night that I loved him and that nothing would stand in the way of our love.
    When the door opened I didn´t really see anyone to begin with, until I looked down and saw a man who was only one meter twenty tall, he had glasses and looked old. What caught my attention most was the coat he was wearing, it was so long it touched the ground; it was a dark pistachio green color, embroidered with golden thread that highlighted his dark skin and grey hair.
    I stood stunned, looking at him until Eric in a low voice that only I could hear and started to explain.
    “He is a nuddle, they all look like that. They are our allies and they always help us when we need it, in return we give them protection and allow them to live in the kingdom. Do you see the pendant he is wearing?”
    I looked closely and could see a clear violet stone that shone around about his neck.
                  That stone in particular is that of the third eye, it allows them to see further than the obstacles. They help the blacksmiths; they embed precious stones into our weapons that allow us to increase our powers in the battles and bring us energy balance. They also make the majority of the jewels for the families of the kingdom. The stones are their specialty, as well as them not affecting any of our powers.
                  I looked at him amazed by the amount of things that such a small being could do.
                  “Come in dear children, the Council awaits you,” he said forcefully.
                  We crossed the enormous door into an immense waiting area with great pillars and the same drawings of our creation were on the domed ceiling along with others I hadn´t seen. Within a second of being there a middle aged woman dressed in black like us, with a long coat the same as the small mans, but in grey-blue tones that matched her grey eyes.
    “Good afternoon, I am Fairiel ,” she said to me and bowed, I was about to say that she shouldn´t but the instant look from the boys stopped me. “It is a pleasure to meet you, your highness; I am the person in charge of the Kingdom´s defense.” I nodded unable to articulate a single word. “The Council would like to see you. Please follow me.”
    The three of us walked behind her until she stood in front of a door. I was terrified that I may have to enter alone, I didn´t want to separate from Eric. Looking at him