Love, War, and Swords
By: Kasey L. Hannan
There
once was a lake separating two kingdoms. A kingdom of men and a
kingdom of vampires. These two kingdoms despised eachother.
Invasions where none-stop for both of the kingdoms. So, eventually
the kings of the two kingdoms got fed up with their homes always
sitting in ruins. The kings met and discussed their problems and
they made a plan. A plan that would work for 20 years until one day
when love would interfere. The plan was King James (Man's King)
would send all the criminals from his kingdom for the vampires to
feed on in King Cain's Kingdom. And at the end of every week 5
guards would get on one of the transport boats with the criminals and
drop them off with the guards at the other side of the lake. This
worked every week never having any problems. Two years into the
ingenious plan both queen's became pregnant. In the year 1309
Queen Jessica of the vampires gave birth to a handsome little boy and
Queen Veronica gave birth to a beautiful little girl. The young
prince was named Chris and the little princess was named Scarlett.
Chris was raised around vampires who hated the race of man.
Especially his father, King Cain hated men. He despised them with
every fiber of his being. So, understandably he thought that men
were an evil and hateful race. Chris never knew and never thought
there was another way to look at the human race. Scarlett was raised
the same way. Her father told her never to trust a vampire, "They're
no good". Scarlett believed her father and trusted his judgment,
so she hated the vampires as well. Scarlett was 7 years old when she
started taking lessons in sword fighting. Her father always told her
that a woman with a sword was a deadly weapon. Meanwhile, Chris on
the other side of the lake, (also seven) Chris was also learning to
sword fight. By the time Scarlett was thirteen she was the best
sword fighter, and archer in her kingdom; as was Chris, they were
each other's counter parts from two very different worlds. One
morning the five guards loaded the transport ship with the criminals
and slowly made their way to the other side. Once they reached the
shore the guards proceeded to push the criminals onto the shore. One
of the guards spotted a shiny object in the sand. The guard reached
down and picked it up. The object was a diamond. A 28caret diamond
about the size of a human heart. The guard shoved all the rest of
them off of the ship and kicked off of the dock. The guard held up
the rotund diamond to gloat in front of the vampires as the ship
slowly drifted off into the foggy water. Half way across the lake on
the ship they could still hear the vampires at the other shore
screaming curse words and threats. As soon as the ship touched back
on it's own soil the guard jumped off of the ship and ran straight
for the drawbridge. He ran thru the kingdom and up to the castle
doors. The doors swung open and he raced to the great Hall. He
knelt to his knees in front of the king and the princess. The king
gently pulled the diamond out of the guard's hands and looked it
over 10 or 15 times. The king stepped down from his throne and
pulled the man by the wrists up to his feet. "Where did you find
this?" asked the king. "At the shore of the living dead." He
answered. "For your courage and loyalty to your kingdom," said
the king, "I give you my daughter's hand in marriage." "What,
no you don't. I will not be betrothed to any man. I'll chose
myself!" Scarlet yelled as she stepped off of her throne and ran
out of the grand hall. Suddenly King Cain burst threw the door,
"That belongs to me," yelled Cain. "This is man's as you can
see. It' s in our possession." King James replied with a smirk.
"Fine, I have a way to settle this. The heir of your kingdom
against the heir of my kingdom in a sword fight to their death.
Winner's father keeps the stone." King Cain said"You've
got a deal. When the sun hits the high point in the sky tomorrow."
Replied king James. "Where?" asked King Cain? "My people will
build a bridge on the lake and we'll meet you their King James
replied. So king Cain walked out the doors, into a boat, and then
back to his own kingdom. King James scurried to Scarlet's room.
"I'll make you a deal if you win tomorrow, I'll let you marry
any man you want." King James said. "If I win what?" Scarlet
asked. "A sword fight with our enemies." The king said
confidently. "Sure it's about time I get to fight one of those
bastards." Scarlet replied. "I want you to practice to night."
King James added. "Fine." Scarlet answered. All thru the night
work was being done on the bridge. By day break the extremely wide
bridge was completed for the event. Scarlet woke up that morning
feeling very cocky. She was wearing a white blouse, a pair of black
pants, and her red hair pulled up underneath a black leather hat.
Scarlet grabbed her belt and slid her sword into it. She walked down
to her chamber doors and the flight of stairs she walked out the door
thru the kingdom and out of the drawbridge she stepped one foot at a
time and sat down in a carriage. As it started down an unused old
dirt road. Meanwhile, Chris was getting a pep talk from his father.
Chris stepped into the carriage and sat next to his father as it
started towards the bridge. Scarlet and her father arrived at the
bridge first and as she stepped onto the bridge she could see the
carriage coming closer and closer. Finally the other carriage
arrived and out stepped a gorgeous man with short curly back hair.
He walked to the center of the bridge as Chris's father yelled,
"You can take him." Scarlet pulled off her hat and her long red
hair fell to her sides. As she pulled backed her hair in a ponytail
Chris stared in awe. He ran back down the bridge to his father.
"She's a girl, I can't fight a girl!" Chris exclaimed to his
father. "She's 18 and the best sword fighter in her kingdom.
Now go back out there." Cain said to Chris as he pushed him back
onto the bridge. Then Chris scrambled to the center of the bridge.
"Scared of me or something wimp." Scarlet said with a laugh.
"No, I was just looking for a little competition." Replied Chris.
"Well, you got what your looking for then." Scarlet shot back.
Scarlet and Chris both pulled out their swords. The lunged at each
other, up and down they went using the most strategic moves. And
finally, Shing! Blood had been spilled, the thick red liquid stained
Chris's shirt. Their swords slipped into the water and Chris
tackled Scarlet. They punched and slapped, elbowed and kicked each
other for a few minutes until they stopped. Both Chris and Scarlet
were breathing heavily. Scarlet was sitting on him with her hands on
his holding down as he struggled. He blowing kisses at her and she
slapped him. "The only thing you can kiss is my ass," she
snapped at him. "My pleasure, Bitch!" he yelled back. As
Scarlet raised her hand to hit him again there was a creak in the
bridge. The bridge suddenly caved in, they both fell into the water
and where swept down the river. Both of the kings ordered guards to
go find their children, but the current was too fast for them to be
pulled out. Hours later... Scarlet woke up next to Chris soaking wet
and freezing cold. She turned and looked at the lifeless body next
to her and realized what had happened. "Aaaaaah!" she yelled
scooting away from Chris dripping water as she moved. Her hair went
from a bright glowing red to a dark maroon. Her white blouse was now
literally translucent and her pants were soaking wet and still
dripping all over. Scarlet stood up looking for her sword. She
caught glimpse of it and she scrambled to pick it up. She stumbled
as she reached to get it but she eventually she raised the sword up
from the ground. She slowly pulled her feet across the wet shore
until she stood hovering over Chris sword in hand. Chris then arose
awakened by her screaming. Chris looked up at Scarlet above him, as
she was about to lunge at him. His own sword was nowhere in sight so
as the blade came down he caught it with his bear hands. She pulled
theblade from his grasp as blood dripped from his palms.
"Stop this there is no reason for this nonsense." Chris said
bandaging his cuts with a ripped piece of his shirt. "What
nonsense, I'm not thru with you yet." Scarlet yelled back.
"Trust me," Chris said softly, looking into her eyes. "Vampires
aren't trust worthy." She said spitting at his feet with
dishonor. "Well that's true. But that's beside the point!"
He said annoyed, "Just put the sword down, I'm not going to hurt
you." "Bullshit. Is it just me or earlier did you not have a
sword at my throat!" Scarlet yelled in his face still pointing the
blade in his face. "It's all an act. The whole thing was an
act. I'd don't want to actlike that; I just do it for my
dad. No matter, my dad's an asshole anyways." Chris said
extending his hand to be pulled up. Scarlet reluctantly placed her
hand in his and pulled him to his feet. She slid her sword back into
her belt. "So, do you know where we are?" Scarlet asked looking
around. "Well let's see...um...not a clue," Chris said rubbing
his forehead and looking around. "The only way that were going to
make it back is we have to trust one another," Chris said stumbling
onto his feet. "Fine, but if at any time you turn on me I'll
slice you so fast it'll make your head spin." Scarlet said
aggressively. Chris looked around for his sword and finally found
it, washed upon the shore was his sword with his family crest
engraved in the hilt of the Sword. He picked it up and slid it into
his belt. "My best bet would be to follow the river home." Chris
said looking down the river. "That could work, if we knew which
side of the river we're on." Scarlett said also looking down the
river. "Well that's east enough. We're on your side of the
river because everything is so lush. Our side is just dead like
everything else on that side of the river." He said. "Okay"
she said looking over at him. "By the way my name is Scarlet."
She said. "My name's Chris" He said starting to walk down a
narrow path in the woods. As he looked at her he couldn't help but
admire her beauty. Her long red hair bounced as she walked and it
still dripped here and there. Her tight, damp, black pants went past
her ankles and she had lost her shoes. Her white blouse was
literally see-thru and underneath it he could see her black
uncomfortable looking corset. He looked away telling himself he
wasn't aloud to be attracted to a human. Mean while back at king
James's both kings were having a screaming match. "This is all
your fault James," Cain yelled. "My fault, this is all your
fault and just think what your son's doing to my daughter," James
yelled back. "My son. What about your daughter, my son's
probably dead by now," Cain snapped back. "That's probably
because your sons such a wimp," James replied with a smirk. "You
repulse me," Cain yelled as he walked out of the door. As soon as
Cain left the hall a guard scurried over toking James, "I
regret to inform you sire, our men have yet to find Princess
Scarlet," the guard bowed and hurried back out of the room. The
king threw his fists against his throne in frustration and anger.
Back at the riverside Scarlet and Chris were still walking in the
right direction. For away in the distance they could hear thunder
rolling in the distance. "There has to be somewhere to stop, and
stay out of the rain because it's definitely coming." Scarlet
said still a little damp. "Don't worry we'll find somewhere,"
he said, though doubting his own words. And there when it rains it
pours. The rain soonstarted coming down like hail. "Your
in luck," Chris said pointing to a little cabin in a clearing in
the wood. Scarlet and Chris ran to the door and opened it. It was
completely dark and empty; there was a big bed in the center of the
room, a few cabinets on the walls, a fireplace, and a huge bag of
apples. Scarlet rushed in the door andover to the fireplace.
Scarlet picked up two sticks and started to rub them together trying
to create friction. "Chris, come here I can't start this."
Scarlet yelled shivering. Chris walked over to the fireplace and
took the sticks, within a few seconds a small fire had started in the
fireplace. Chris then threw some logs on the fire and the fire began
to grow. "That's not fair, you make it look so easy!" Scarlet
squealed with sarcasm. Scarlet stood up and walked over to the
cabinets. She opened one of the cabinets and pulled out a rather
large blanket. "Ok, turn around," she said.So Chris
turned and looked at the wall. Scarlet sat on the edger of the bed
and slipped off her pants, and her blouse. Her pantaloons and corset
were still damp but she decided not to take them off. She took the
wool blanket and wrapped it around herself. She laid her clothes in
front of the fireplace and then sat down beside Chris. "There are
some blankets in front of thecabinets." Scarlet said
pointing to the cabinets. Chris got up and got a blanket and wrapped
it around himself. "Do you mind?" He asked. "No, go ahead,
sit down." She said staring into the fire. So he then slowly sat
down next to her. "Since we might be together for a while maybe we
should get to know each other a little better." Chris said. "Ok,
fine," she said looking at him. "My full name is Princess
Scarlet Katherine Cortez and I'mactually Irish not Spanish.
I was mostly raised by my father and let me tell you my father hates
vampires. I started sword fighting when I was seven and that was the
same year that my mother died after becoming very ill. I've never
had any friends or any contact with normal people. My father has
been looking for a suitor for me for the last three years, but I
either refused or intimidated them." Scarlet said and paused for a
minute. "When I get married I want them to love me for me, not for
my father's wealth and I want true love not that fake stuff."
Scarlet finished and turned to Chris. "Ok, enough about me, what
about you?" She asked. "Fine, well my full name is Christopher
James Clark and I'm a mix of everything. My father always hated
humans; he's always said that they're despicable creatures. But,
I have to say that you've definitely proved him wrong. And I've
also been swords fighting since I was 7 years old. I have many
friends back home and everyone adores me. I believe in true love
above all else, and I refuse to marry some brain less twit who
doesn't know 1 from 2," Chris stopped, "and that's about
it." He said as he stared endlessly out the now pitch black window.
"I'm tired," said Scarlet as she stood up and walked up to the
bed and plopped onto the bed. "Goodnight," she whispered as she
slowly drifted off. Chris soon became sleepy as well and lied down
on the other side of the bed. He soon fell asleep also. Sun crept
through the3 window across the wood flour and onto Scarlet's face.
She blinked her eyes and soon became conscious. She was laying in
the bed with her head on Chris's shoulder and his arm was wrapped
around her waist. Everything was peaceful until she came to her
senses and sat straight up in the bed. "Get off of me" she
squealed as she jumped out of bed. He was awakened once again by her
screaming and sat up rubbing his eyes. "I was asleep how was I
supposed to know what I was doing." He said sternly. "Calm down
nothing happened," he continued on, "and further more what would
make you think that I would do something like that." He scooted
off of the bed and threw the blanket on the floor. Then he walked
across the room and stormed out slamming the door behind him. He
walked out and kneeled in front of the river. He cupped the water in
his hands and then pulled his hands up to his face and sipped it.
Back in the cottage Scarlet was putting on her now dry pants and
blouse. She walked passed the ash filled fireplace and over to the
cabinets. She looked thru all of them trying to find a knapsack or
bag but she came up empty handed. So she laid her blanket out flat
and stuck as many apples as she could fit in it. Then she tied up
the blanket and she took Chris's blanket and laid it out flat too.
She folded up two more blankets and tied them up in the center. She
set both the packages on the floor and put her belt on that her sword
was sticking out of. She picked up the two packages with one hand
opened the door and set them outside the door. She went back in the
cottage grabbed another apple took a bite out of it and walked out
the door. She picked up the two packages with one hand and the apple
in the other. She walked down the slope to the riverbank where Chris
was sitting with his legs sprawled out in front of him with his arms
behind him for support. She walked up behind him chewing on the
apple she had in her hand as she sat the packages next to him. "We
should be going," Scarlet announced. Chris turned and looked at
her, "Why is that exactly?" He asked and turned his head back
now looking at the water. "I want to get home, don't you?" she
asked. "Not really, so many expectations and responsibilities."
He answered. "I don't know why anyone would want to go back to
that." He continued on. "Come on we have to go." She said and
placed her hand on his shoulder. He slowly pushed himself up.
"What's this?" he asked pointing to the package in her hand.
"Apples" she replied cheerfully. "And the other one has
blankets in it," she said "and you'll be carrying it," she
finished. "I'm hoping we get there by late afternoon," she
said laughing. "Me too," he said pointing to the sky behind her.
There were dozens of black clouds in the otherwise clear sky. He
picked up the package of blankets beside him and walked right up next
to her. "I guess we should be going then," he said as he finally
turned away from the clouds and his eyes locked straight forward. "I
guess so," she said as they both started walking forward. After
ten minutes of silence Chris decided to strike up a conversation.
"Do you mind if I ask you a question," he said and looked at
Scarlet. "No, go ahead, ask away." She said. "How does it
feel to have a reflection?" he asked. "How does it feel to touch
a cross," he asked another question. "Well, I don't know I've
never thought about it," she answered and looked back at him. "I
really don't know what to tell you," she answered sadly.
"
That's ok, it's fine," he replied. "Let me ask you a
question now," she said eagerly and continued, "How does it feel
to drink blood?" "What do you mean?" he said and stared at her
stunned. "What I mean is does drinking blood have any affect on
you?" She asked. "Yes, drinking blood is like drinking from a
fountain of youth." He answered now looking forward as he
continued, "Your body is totally and completely replenished. Your
filled with strength and courage, it's amazing," he said, and
finished. "Oh, well now I see why it's so appealing," she said
as she looked at him and smiled. "It's not all that appealing to
me, I'm the only vampire in the entire kingdom that thinks it would
be nice to be normal," he said and looked down at the ground.
"What has been done, cannot be undone," he whispered just loud
enough so Scarlet could hear him. There was an awkward silence
between the two of them before Scarlet spoke. "Do you hear the
thunder?" She asked him. "Yes, it sounds real close," he
replied. Off in the distance flashes of lightning danced across the
blue-black sky while thunder roared behind it. The noises became
closer and closer until it was directly overhead. Chris was walking
a few behind her as the lightning hit the ground around them.
Suddenly a flash of lightning hit a large oak tree that was right
next to Scarlet. She stopped dead in her tracks and looked up at the
falling tree. It was a split second decision when Chris came running
and pushed Scarlet out of the way of the falling tree. Moments later
Scarlet sat up covered in the dirt and looked over at Chris pinned
underneath the huge oak tree face forward into the ground. "Oh my
god," she said as Chris looked up at her in utter pain. "Help
me," he said, his teeth clinched. Scarlet jumped onto her feet and
walked over to the end of the tree and tried to lift it up. "I
can't lift it," she said sorely. "Ok, fine just try your best
to hold it up as long as you can, then I'll try to flip over on my
other side and push it off with my arms," he finished. "Ok,"
she replied reluctantly. She put her hands on the tree and pulled up
as long as she could. In a second Chris had flipped over and the
tree was now on his chest. The both of them tried over and over
again to try to push the tree off but nothing worked. "I have no
energy left in me," he said still in pain. "Didn't you say
that when you feed you gain strength?" she asked. "Yes," he
replied looking up at Scarlet, questioning her motives. She kneeled
down next to Chris's head and pulled out a blade from her boot.
"No, I can't let you do this, it's wrong." He said. "No,
it's not. You save my life, I save yours." She said and glided
the blade across the palm of her hand. Chris looked up and saw the
glisten of her blood in the palm of her hand. She placed her hand on
his mouth and he put his hands on hers and pressed down. She finally
pulled her hand off. "Do you feel better now?" She asked and
smiled. "Yes, much better." He said. Then he pushed the tree
off of his chest and threw it to the side. He pushed himself up and
stumbled to his feet as Scarlet bandaged her cut with a torn piece of
her shirt. "Come on, we have to keep moving," he said as they
picked up their packages and walked on. She followed not far behind.
"Are you sure you're ok to go on?" she asked concerned.
"Never felt better," he replied. And they continued on. They
walked all day only stopping a few times for water and the occasional
apple. They walked until the sun got low in the sky. "I think we
should stop here for the night," Chris said looking at a large
clearing in the trees. "I'll go get some fire wood," Chris
said as he walked out into the forest. While he was gone she took
out the blankets and set up two spots where they could sleep. When
he arrived back he had fire wood under one arm and a lily in the
other hand. "I saw this all alone and it made me think of you."
He said as he handed it to her. She took it into her hand and raised
it to her nose and smelled it. "It's beautiful." She said. He
placed half of the firewood in a pile surrounded by rocks and the
rest in a secluded area. He started the fire in the pile of wood.
Then he turned around and sat next to Scarlet. "Why did you push
me out of the way back there?" She asked him. "Well, because I
didn't want you to get hurt." He said staring at the ground.
"Thank you," she said looking into his eyes. "What's that
around your neck." Chris asked looking at a chain around her neck.
She reached into her blouse and pulled out a large gold locket in the
shape of the sun. "Oh, this, my mother gave it to me when I was
six, she told me never to open it until I knew the time was right, I
haven't opened it to this day." She said still looking at his
face. He reached out and took it in his hand and looked at it.
"It's beautiful," he said as he let go of it and it fell back
onto her chest. He looked up into eyes and said, "and so are you."
She placed her hand on his as he leaned in to kiss her. A few
seconds into the kiss she pulled away. "I can't do this what
would my father and your father think?" she said looking at Chris
concerned. "Who cares, do you see our fathers here some where, we
don't always have to be what they want us to be," Chris said
looking into her eyes. "Your right, your right, "she said as
she put her hands around her neck and kissed him again. "Ok we
should probably go to sleep now," she said as she pulled out from
his warm embrace. They both went and lay down on opposite sides of
the fire. A few minutes later Scarlet grabbed both her blankets and
set them next to Chris and lay down. She leaned over and kissed him
on the cheek and wrapped her arms around him. She soon fell fast
asleep. In the morning Chris woke up to see Scarlet on the other
side of the tiny flame chewing on another apples. "Good Morning"
she said smiling at him. "Come on, get up we have to get a move
on," she said as she tied up the apples in the wool blanket. "Get
up, it's a beautiful day," she said as she walked over to the
river and took a drink. Then she stood up and walked back over to
the little pile of ash. "We're almost there, the daises are
getting thicker," she said pulling Chris up by his arms. Chris
stood up and started to fold up the blankets and tie them into a
package. Scarlet and Chris put everything together slipped on their
shoes and started walking again. They only walked for a half an hour
before sight of the drawbridge came into view. Scarlet threw down
her package and jumped into Chris's arms and kissed him. "I'll
come back to you," She said as she ran towards the large
drawbridge. Chris turned and walked towards his own kingdom.
Scarlet ran over the drawbridge thru the kingdom and she continued to
run until she reached the castle doors. She pushed them and then the
castle doors swung open. She stood in the doorway panting,
completely out of breath. "Scarlet" yelled her father from
across the room running towards her. "Are you all right?" he
asked looking at her dirty clothes. "I'm fine, I'm just out of
breath and I need some water." She said walking over to her to her
throne and sat down. Suddenly a woman ran out and handed Scarlet a
goblet filled with water. "Are you hungry, are you tired, are you
injured?" her father pestered her with questions. "No father I'm
fine." She said and put her hand on his shoulder. Later that night
when Scarlet was asleep all she dreamed of was Chris. All day every
day, all she thought of was him. One morning Scarlet's was
awakened by her father, "Today you will choose your husband," he
said smiling at her. "Put on your best dress and come down
stairs." So she did as her father requested and when she came down
the stairway she was amazed. There was a line of at least thirty
men. "I want you to chose your husband, your 18 now and you need a
suitor." Her father said pulling her down the stairs by her arm.
She spent the whole day meeting all of the princes, kings, dukes, and
bishops. At the end of the day she returned to her chamber to
deliberate. She sat on her bed thinking of all the men, but all she
wanted to think about was Chris. Minutes later her father opened the
door and walked in. He sat on the bed next to her and took her hand.
"Scarlet, your mother told me to tell you when you came of age to
follow your heart, let your heart be your guide," said king James.
"I loved your mother very much, and she was a very wise woman and
that was why I was drawn to her. Scarlet when you make your decision
don't be Princess Scarlet, be your mother's daughter." He
finished, kissed Scarlet on the forehead and left. "Follow my
heart." Scarlet said to herself. She walked to her chamber door
and opened it, she looked around to see if anyone was watching and
then quietly hustled down the stairs. When she reached the bottom
she scanned the room and continued across the great hall and out of
the huge doors. She walked to the far side of the castle to the
stables. She walked past many horses until she came to the most
beautiful horse you would have ever seen. It was a black horse with
a black mane and one white spot of white between its eyes. Its name
was Artemis and the light of the moon glistened in its eyes. She
opened the gates, saddled the horse, jumped on it's back, and rode
down the long wide road. She road through the town, over the
drawbridge, and into the forest. She rode over the hill and past the
crumbled bridge. She rode for an hour before the small cottage came
into view. She reached the cottage, and jumped off the horse, and
burst threw the door. She looked around; Chris was sitting on the
bed staring at the flames in the fireplace. He turned and looked at
her, "I thought you'd never get here." He said as he stood up
and smiled at her. She ran at him jumped into his arms and kissed
him. Eventually Chris pulled away, "I've only known you for
three days, some how I've fallen so deeply in love with a complete
stranger." He said as he pulled out a gold ring with a huge emerald
on it, "Will you marry me?" "Yes, I'll marry you," she
said with a huge smile. He took the ring out of the box and slipped
it on her finger. "All that stuff about true love, I want that too
and I want it with you. We'll go away somewhere, where no one
knows who we are. We'll have lots of kids and live happily ever
after." He said and smiled bigger than he had ever in his life.
"I..." Scarlet began and stopped. The happiness was whipped from
her face as she cringed in pain. The arrowhead stuck out from the
center of her stomach as blood began to pour down her white blouse.
She looked down at the stained blouse and placed her hand on her
lesion. She began to shake and she wore a nervous smile. She sank
to her knees as Chris looked up out of the open door. There in the
door way stood his Brother with a bow in his hand and a smile on his
face. Chris bent down to his knees facing Scarlet. "It'll be
ok, It'll be ok," She said still shaking and he looked at her and
shook his head up and down. The wound didn't stop bleeding and
Chris's heart felt like it had sunk into his stomach. "I love
you," she said and then she fell to the floor. "No, Scarlet wake
up. Please, wake up. Wake up," he said as tears ran down his face.
He picked up her lifeless body held her in his arms and rocked her
back and forth. Tears ran down his face and they didn't seem to
stop. "What are you crying about? Get up, let's just get home."
Chris's brother said and motioned for Chris to hurry up. "Are
you blind? Do you not see what you've done? You've taken an
innocent person's life because she wasn't exactly like you."
Chris said bursting into a fit of rage. "What does it matter it's
just a worthless human?" Chris's brother shot back. "Innocent
people die because you say and you have no regrets. You make me
sick." Chris said. Chris placed Scarlet's body on the bed and
covered it up with a blanket. He took the locket from around
Scarlet's neck that she received from her mother and put it around
his own neck and shoved the locket in his shirt. Then he walked
towards the door angrily looking at his brother. "You don't
really think that you are going to leave here and go back home and
make a fool of father and tell him that you fell in love with a
human." Chris's brother said and pulled out a knife. The two
brothers began to fight, and amidst their fighting Chris's brother
was stabbed in the heart. Chris's brother was now dead and Chris
stood breathing heavily feeling as if he was pinned in a corner.
Time seemed to slow down and he had nowhere to go, so that is exactly
where he went. Chris walked out of the Cabin and shut the door
behind him. He got on his horse and road off into the darkness. By
that time both the kings where on their ways to look for their
children. The kings reached the cabin at sun rise and found their
children dead and one missing. The kings were outraged and declared
war upon each other. The two kingdoms were ransacked and ruined and
there was not a single person left, but me. After Scarlet had died
and I had killed my brother, I fell into shadow. I watch quietly
from the forest as my father's kingdom and Scarlet's father's
kingdom burned to the ground because of a hatred of something that
they couldn't understand. The two kingdoms drifted from all
history and people today neglect the fact that there might be things
out there besides humans. And if there were, people would attack
because of the fact that people bother with thing they cannot
understand.