Prologue
It was dark.
So dark.
The door opened.
A woman stood in the doorway impatiently.
"It's time. Come along now."
I stood up and followed her as she entered a pure white room.
In the corner was a little girl, shivering and sobbing with her head in her knees.
The girl looked up at me, her eyes wild, and spoke.
"Help me."
The woman spoke.
"Kill her."
I stood there silently. A crossbow appeared in my hand and I pointed it at the girl.
Her eyes widened.
"Please-"
THUNK.
An arrow sprouted from her heart.
The woman frowned and the crossbow disappeared.
"You're still soft. I guess I must put you back."
She approached me.
I stood there silently, watching as she grabbed me by the collar.
She dragged me back to the dark.
My eyes widened and I struggled to break free of her iron grip.
She didn't let go.
She threw me into the darkness and slammed the door shut.
I curled up in a ball on the cold, hard ground and raked my mind, asking myself again and again as the shadows consumed me.
Why me?
