Welcome to the realm: A short story of its creation

## 327 Years Ago, The Salem Witch trials, 1692 - 93

### Scarlet’s POV

The townspeople are running wild. Thousands accused of unnatural activity. Thousands of innocent lives burned at the stake.

All because of us. Because of me. All because we exist.
I have to find a way to hide my friends and all other magical creatures before we, too, are subjected to a slow, painful death of flames and anger.

Suddenly out of the corner of my eye, I spot one of my friends. A Demon Wolf named Moon, who desperately tries to shapeshift to avoid an angry villager, along with several priests who are chasing them with torches.

“Vile animal! Pestilence! Demon!” The shouts mix with ritual verses in Latin, meant to drive out demons.

“I mean no harm!” Moon hollers, speaking with a soft Irish accent. “Why do you hurt us so?” Angry, frightened tears stream down their face as they desperately try to shield themself from the torches’ flames.

“You are animals. You have no soul, yet you will not submit to us!” The priest yells angrily, froth forming at the corners of his mouth.. “Repent for your sins or be burned!”

“I just told you! We haven’t even done anything!” Moon shouts back. “And repent?!....Please just speak English! I can’t believe your religion centers around hurting innocent lives! Aye, If I were you, I’d think twice before burning any living beings! ‘Specially the wee ones!”
“Moon, we need to get to safety!” I holler, scooping up a young Wolfren Pup in one arm and grabbing them by the wrist with the other. “I don’t want to lose any more lives!” We reach a vast forest with a bridge, cross it, and hide behind the trees.

“But how’re we gonna fight off these people and get outta this mess?” They say. “These idiots are just making things more brutal! We’ll all be dead! These people are crazy! Ye better be careful!”

“That’s why I have a plan.” I say, flicking my wrist to open a portal. Once all of us, including a crowd of magical creatures have crossed the bridge, I close the portal and put up a barrier. I can still see the townspeople, but We can no longer hear the din of angry shouts from the villagers. I snap my fingers and the bridge leading to the forest is concealed by a fog spell.

“There.” I say. “That should hold them. Everyone may go.”

“Scarlet...What is this place?” Moon asks. “It looks entirely different from the village. It looks like another world.”
“This,” I say. “Is a place where all magic is welcome, anything can happen, and logic can be however we want it to be. Everyone, this is the Illogical realm, where all magical creatures, or anyone who loves magic and wishes fantasy was reality are welcome here.”

## 4 centuries later, 2007

### Nova’s POV

All magical creatures have prospered within the Illogical Realm, there has been peace lasting for 3 centuries , but deep down I know that peace will not last for much longer.

One individual is a threat to our realm. I know that just the two of us alone aren’t enough to stop this force, as this person will just come back hungry for more. Yeah, I know, it’s dark and gruesome to have an entire world be hated on by some guy to the point where they want to destroy it forever, but there is always a way to keep evil at bay.

“Alex.” I say softly. “Come. I want to tell you something.” She walks up to me just as my wife Mae enters.

### Mae’s POV

“What is it mama? What happened?” The four year old asks softly. “Did I do something?”

“No you didn’t, my sweet.” I say.

“We just need to tell you something really important.”

“What is it?”

“Well, there is this guy…” Nova says, cringing slightly.

“Ohh….Is he bad?” Alex asks, tilting her head.

“Well...yes he is, but what we’re telling you is that he is doing a lot of crazy things, he hates everyone who lives in the realm and wants to destroy us all because he thinks we’re not meant to exist. He’s wrong. This realm will always exist no matter how many times he tries to destroy it. Our ancestors built it to be that way. If he tries to wipe it out, it will just pop back up again and life will pick up where it left off. Smart.” She says.

“But Alex…” I say. “What we’re about to tell you is that you will save the world, little one.”

“Really?” She says excitedly, her gem glows slightly.

“Yes.” Nova says. “We know you have the potential to do great things. But first we will train you to harness your magic abilities and prepare you for this task. This will take time, but it will be worth it in the end.”

Suddenly, someone busts our door open. It’s the Fake realm guy. A young man presumably in his 20s with messy hair, sweatpants, a hoodie, a gem around his neck, and a gun. He points it at me and attempts to grab Alex, but Nova runs and tells her to hide in the basement.

“Give me the smaller one!” He yells “They’re easier to kill. Don’t fight as much. Creatures like you were never meant to exist.”

“Alex GO!” I holler. “You’ll be safe away from here!”
Nova runs off. Now it’s just me...and the fake realm guy.

“You.” I snarl. “You were the one hellbent on wiping us out, were you. Make one more move and I promise that this is the last time you’ll ever see the light of day again.”

I feel the buildup of saliva at the back of my mouth. I stare at him.

“Oh, you animal. You freak. You think you can fight me?” he says.

“Think again, snotface.” I say.

“OOOH!” I hear someone shout excitedly. It’s Alex.

“I want to see! I want to see Mama hurt the crazy guy!”

I spit on him. He screams in pain and attempts to run off but limps due to me throwing a rock on his leg.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! It BURNS!” He screeches. Sweat glistens down his forehead. I slap him.

“That’ll teach you. People like you who harm us will be kicked out of the realm.” I say, dragging him across the bridge.

Thank God for the ability to alter your saliva to the pH of acid.

I throw him and he lands next to a dying tree. I jump on him and yank the necklace off of him. He glows, and ages up by 30
years.

I put up the realm’s barrier and he runs over attempting to come back in and crashes into the forcefield. He yells something, but it is inaudible due to the barrier being soundproof.

Once I return home, all the citizens rejoice. With a snap of my fingers, all homes the fake realm guy ransacked and pillaged are restored good as new.

“Yaaaaaaaay mama saved us!” Alex says, hugging me.

“And with time it will be your turn.” I say. “But you won’t be alone. We’ll help you when you need us.”