Lady Riding Hood Elaine Belen
“She’s here!” a man tried to warn the villagers. His cries rang out in the black woods of Schwarzwald, causing every person in the vicinity to halt. Not knowing who “she” was, Lena froze from her spot, at loss why everyone was suddenly alarmed. Lena looked at the direction they bolted from. Five meters from where she stood, a lady in a black cloak stood unmoving amid the stream of villagers stampeding away. Curious, Lena plodded toward the lady who seemed to have her eyes closed. But a man had gotten to the lady before she did, approaching without hesitation and yelling in front of her face, “Lady Riding Hood, I am not afraid of you! Leave these innocent people alone!” The lady brought down her hood, her eyes still closed. Lena stood from afar, but still she noticed how the man shook out of fear even though the woman did nothing to scare him. cold.
“Where is your princess?” Lady Riding Hood asked the man, her voice
“It’s no use. The princess has been missing for a long time. Better you surrender now for you will never find her!” the man replied sternly. Lady Riding Hood smirked as she steadily opened her eyes, the full force of her gaze bearing down on the man. “I know she’s here and I will find her no matter what you say.” Little did the man know, Lady Riding Hood had an unbearable power that normal humans like him could not take, even though she felt weak while the princess was around. He looked at Lady Riding Hood’s hazel eyes, her pupils dilated and her transparent corneas immediately filled with the color amber. The man fixed his gaze on Lady Riding Hood’s like he would at a sunset. However, as they stared into each other’s eyes, the man stiffened and found himself unable to move away from his position. His heart started to race as stones gradually formed
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