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from the woman.
    Sara frowned at her confusion.
    “Karina, you are evolving.”
    Evolution wasn’t the word she expected to
hear. Still, it was better than hearing that your days are numbered
with a wasting disease. Her mother had died of cancer and she had
begun considering the possibility that she also has the same
illness.
    The rest of the trip was spent in silence
as Karina tried to absorb her guide’s information.
    Sara explained that Karina’s world,
situated at the third dimensional plane, was shifting. The Mother,
the Essence of the planet, had wanted to raise Her frequency for
years. She had waited for humans to realize that their destructive
actions would continue to deplete natural resources and pollute the
environment.
    The Mother, however, could no longer risk
waiting as the planet was gradually becoming uninhabitable. She had
taken matters in Her own hands. Species thought to be extinct were
actually disappearing because animals and plants were transferring
to a higher dimension.
    The human souls were an exception. Having
the gift of choice, mankind was given the option either to continue
living in a world where people blindly follow those in power; or,
to follow the Earth as it ascends to the higher realms, governed by
compassion and truth. Humans, who chose the latter, inevitably had
to adapt to the changes; hence, their evolution, which some people
coined as Ascension .
    Half an hour later, they reached a
different road. Glass orbs, running parallel the tree-lined paths,
glowed softly as they hovered in mid-air.
    “Welcome to Merleina. The City of Learning,”
Sara spoke.
    “ Where is everyone?” Trees towered above
them, its shadows extending beyond. There were neither buildings
nor a living being present. It felt more like a haunted forest than
a city.
    “Our homes reside beyond these trees.” Sara
ushered her past an ancient tree. “It is a countermeasure of a time
long past. They formed an alliance with Merleina to protect the
city against Them. The tree spirits remain good friends of the
community.”
    Twigs snapped and leaves rustled in their
passage. Karina kept her eyes on the ground made uneven by roots
and detritus. Her companions made walking in a dark forest as easy
as strolling in a park.
    Sara paused. Her hand gestured to Karina
to stay behind her. The woman’s face set with calm authority and
seemed to stand taller. She stared ahead of her and advanced a
step.
    Gradually, the trees before them diminished
and a narrow path appeared.
    Karina heard one of the three sisters sigh.
    Sara continued walking and Karina didn’t
have a chance to question her guides what had happened.
    They arrived at a small round structure
which her companions called a house. The look of skepticism must
have been etched on her face when she caught the younger of three
sisters smother a smile.
    Karina was instructed to leave her shoes on a shoe rack next to
the door before entering the house.
    Inside, her jaw dropped at the number of
rooms it accommodated. The external façade and structure of the
house had deceived her. A quick scan of her surroundings made her
notice that the furnishings were made of fibers, glass, wood,
earth, and stone. She made a mental note that there was an absence
of metal.
    The living area was dominated by a woven
carpet of golden whorls. At its center, stood a low circular table;
its flat wooden surface balanced on a leg made of slender glass. A
stack of papers and glass tablet with etched symbols lay at the
table’s edge. Colorful silk pillows littered around the table. The
corner of the room, however, made her smile. It was occupied by a
floor-to-ceiling glass book case, filled with books bound in
different colors and various crystals.
    “ I see that you have noticed the glass
room,” Sara said delightedly. “You will have time to read them once
you have settled. You will rest tonight and tomorrow, we shall try
to answer more of your questions.”
    A brief tour of the house