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When he opened his eyes, he looked straight up with half eyes.

Blurred eyes saw a part of the blue sky shining with the moonlight in the dark night, and then the branches of the trees bent over themselves, which were swaying in the wind.

He closed his eyes and focused on his mind. Isn't he dead? Or is it heaven?

He opens his eyes again. This time his brown-blue eyes were fully open, the swaying trees became still. Even as the wind started to stop, he turned his eyes and saw a delicate transparent face leaning on him, surrounded by black curls, there was longing in the innocent golden eyes.

And that face was not alone. Along with it, the small animals with eager eyes bent like this. Some plants and this time, when he turned his eyes, he could see the eyes of two trees bent over at him.

He was lying still, what a strange place it was, that girl or that animal was fine, but those plants and trees also had faces similar to human faces.

"I think he's unable to move," commented a rather thin green tree softly. He could hear the voice, he was surprised. Is he dreaming?

"No Neemar. He is taking our exam. Of course, trees do not live in their kingdom. And their young plants must also be stationary.” Another tree with a slightly older thick trunk showed the experiment. Plants full of small flowers began to peek at him.

He turned around and saw the girl again, her face and the delicacy of her being, her skin like transparent glass and her eyes. All this was different, out of the ordinary world, so beautiful and so delicate. Is she was a fairy? Or any beautiful goddess? Or just a mirror made in his mind?

He was still wondering when the girl reached out and touched his cheek with a soft pink finger. Her touch was so soft that Alian felt as if a soft cotton cheek had touched him.

She was now touching his nose with her finger, then widened her eyes and started touching his pink lips.

"Can't he speak?" Shall I keep him to myself? He is good." She asked excitedly looking at the old tree.

This time he took a deep breath and sat up. On his action, the small animals immediately ran and hid behind the old tree. The trees became completely straight and became lifeless. Even the small plants were pressed and stopped in their place.

That girl slipped back and hid her face in her hands, like a pigeon. By hiding her own face, she seemed to be hiding.

Alian put his hands in front of his eyes, touched his face and then stood up. He was absolutely right. He was feeling more than fine. There was no doubt about the weakness felt due to the carelessness of the last few days.

He wanted to remove the dirt by hitting his hands on his blue shirt and blue jeans. He was convinced that he must have fallen into the well and gone into a coma. And all these visions are coming to him in this state.

He also knew that all those who were commenting on him earlier, were now secretly watching his every move.

He turned and looked at the girl. Her white dress was like that of the ancient princesses who were spread on the ground around her at that time, she was looking at him with her fingers placed on her face.

He took a step towards her and sat in front of her with one knee on the ground.

"What is this place? Who are you?" He gently put his hand on the little girl's head and asked.

There was silence at his voice.

The girl slowly removed her hand from her face and looked at him; Alian smiled and looked at her gently encouraging her to speak.

"This kingdom is Blackstone." When the girl answered, he started looking here and there.

"Kingdom Blackstone." He repeated this word. It was a strange word. It was a completely unknown place.

This is Inner land. We have heard that there is a world apart from this land. Are you of this world? Your dress is a bit strange. Are you from the kingdom of Zarra? We have heard that people there wear clothes that have never been seen before?”

The trees behind him dared to ask questions, and he turned and looked at them. The animals and those trees are hidden behind them. Those small plants appeared in front of them. Everyone was looking at him with questioning and curious eyes. Was this even possible?

Talking about trees and plants and looking like that.

"Innerland. Empire of Zara, Kingdom Blackstone. I think I'm dreaming. Or yes, this is another place. I have never heard this name before." He was speaking slowly. He was answering the trees. He thought he had gone mad.

"So are you from another world? What is the name of your world? You have a special power? Can you fly Or you talk to the waters. Can you stop the wind? Can you touch the moon? Can you steal the light of the lights?

All those small animals had now formed a circle around him; they were questioning. Their words were strange, very strange. He desperately wished that if he was sleeping then he would wake up and if he was in coma then he would die. This dream was disturbing him.

"What is your name?" He was looking at everyone with helplessness when this girl slipped up to him and asked the question.

"My name is Alian. I probably lived on the land above this hinterland which has no name. I have no power. I am a normal person. All this does not happen in our world. Winds are not stopped, trees are not talked to. Animals can’t talk there.” He explained in detail and saw the girl who was sitting right next to him looking at him with interest.

"Oh my name…." The girl stood up quickly at his sight, her delicate figure in a white silk dress showing off.

"My name is Ivan. These people know me as Princess Eva.”

She straightened the skirt of the frock with one hand, placed the other hand on her stomach and bent one leg slightly while bowing. The style was like pure princesses.

"Yes, this is Princess Eva. Because when she was born, more flowers and greenery were spread in this kingdom than before. We can all talk because of Princess Eva. This is her power, she give life to withered plants and flowers. She can heal the wounded.”

They were all effusive in their praise of their princess. He once again looked at the princess.

"Eva means life. Good name. I think I'm dreaming dear Ivan.”

He was muttering looking at Ivan. Why is he not conscious and how long this dream was going to last.

"How did you come here? In this cave of Brag. There..." she asked, pointing with her finger to the deep cave made in the root of the old tree.

"How did you get there? Is this a secret way to come here from your land?” At her question he started thinking. Then he got up and went towards it. All eyes were fixed on him.

He peered into the dark cave. Nothing was being decorated. When he reached inside and raised his hand, it was open from the top.

Is that the bottom of the well? The way to another world. Has he really fallen from there and reached this place? He understood now. He pinched his arm hard. He groaned in pain as he regained consciousness.

He is not dead. He didn't even sleep. Nor were these visions in a coma.

He had reached here through this path made in the depth of this deep black well. He was alive and now in Inner land. He thought he would come here during the day and see the way back. Once he went in the upper land, in the land of Aliens and now in the inner land.

He turned around and looked at all the quizzical faces and took a deep breath.

"Yes. This is the way to get here from my land. And now maybe I will be able to go back in the morning. Now there is no way in this cave.”

He was tired and said sitting in the same place.

That girl went forward and bent down and held his hand with both her hands, he started looking at her in shock.

As she was pulling him up, he stood up. Now she was walking forward holding his hand with one hand, he was also walking behind her silently.

And all those animals were coming behind them.

After coming out of such a dark place, they reached the lake bathed in the light of the moon. And the water of the lake is as transparent as flowing silver.

Very beautiful green land and mountains on which colorful flowers were also planted. Right in the middle of them is a lake of sparkling transparent water.

Alian's eyes started to brighten.

That girl went to the lake shore and stopped and let go of his hand.

Alian went ahead and saw his reflection in the transparent lake bathed in the light of the moon, which was very clear.

He sat down on the soft grass nearby.

"Can I have something to eat?" As soon as he came to this quiet place, he felt a strong feeling of hunger in his stomach. Ivan quickly shook her head at his question and ran away from there and got lost.

He lay there on the soft grass. There were many ups and downs in his thirty-two years of life. He had also seen the life of luxury; he had also tasted the intoxication of success. He had also spent forced imprisonment and solitary confinement.

He had tried every color of life, he saw the joys well and the sorrows were also heart-wrenching.

But this time when he came tired and died. Fate had taken a strange turn. Where was it delivered from? Now what was going to happen next?

All those animals had returned to their abodes, they understood that the princess had found a new friend today.

He was alone on the shore of this lake and was engrossed in thoughts.