Chapter 49

"I don't understand," I said to Lilith. I looked around and all I could see was white smoke, or was it fog? "Where are we?" "You're with us," said Lilith with a wide smile on her face. "Us? What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, confused, which was then instantly replaced by panic as it just dawned on me where I could possibly be. "Wait... Did I die? Is this the afterlife?" "Not quite. You're still in the Holy Mountains." "If that's true, then how come there's nothing here no matter where I look? It's not even cold here." "We don't feel that here, Milena. This is the most peaceful place in the world--- we call it The Sanctuary. Our kind lives here. If we walk more, we'll reach a town where the others are." I gasped at what Lilith said. "Then we're not in the mountains anymore, are we? This doesn't feel like anywhere in the mountains." "It's because this is a secret place. Only our kind can reach this place, Milena. The only way to get here is when a witch's physical body dies."