Chapter 001

A/N: I, unfortunately, do not own Dragon Age, nor anything mentioned in this story other than my OC. Any opinons expressed within this literature do not, in any way, reflect my own views and at no point is it my intention to is a warning that strong language will be used during this story and suggestive themes will most likely occur. This is a work of fiction and resemblances to real life people or events are merely coincidental.
Just covering my back guys. I hope you enjoy the story.


It's almost funny how everything can change so suddenly. One moment I'm at home, content, sipping tea, curled up in a blanket, reading through my social media sites, music drumming in my ears; the next? The next I'm just not. That next moment I'm convulsing on the floor, my muscles burning in sheer agony and all I can think as the world goes dark is: 'oh, not again'.

These episodes started a month ago. At first they were few and far between, perhaps once every couple of days, less painful and shorter. It started as just twitches and tingling, moving on to cramps and involuntary spasms before progressing in to full blow seizures. Headaches, insomnia, stress. Eventually I was assaulted with hallucinations, of which I assume is from the mental strain this unexplainable illness had caused me.

The visions only seem to come during or just after the fits, and they are my least favourite addition to my growing list of problems. It is terrifying to wake up surrounded by whispering shadows and terrified cries. I will admit with no shame that I would cry as my numb muscles refuse to move. I felt so horrifically alone and helpless and the more they came the more I dreaded them. And the more I dreaded them the more stressed I would get. And the more stressed I got the more they would come. They haunted me in each corner of a room, their voices echoing in my head. Even sleep was no solace any more.

I went straight to the hospital after the first incident, my first visit of many. They did a full scan, trying to find what had caused the violent reactions to occur within my body. Their tests were uncomfortable and long winded, and in the end pointless. It was a complete waste of resources, a time full of unnecessary pain and prolonged boredom. The doctors could find no reason as to why I was suffering the way I was. They prescribed me a mixture of tablets to take each day and I was discharged, told to attend 'x' clinic with 'y' doctor and shooed out the door with the advice to 'take it easy'.

I have never been a fan of medicine, a childish paranoia I never grew out of. After taking the supposedly helpful drugs for a week I was even less of a fan. The pills did nothing to stop the attacks and they seemed to make me more susceptible to the visions; my dreams being plagued by the same violent shadows, their twisted features becoming more and more pronounced, knife blades and twitching cold limbs. I ended up dreading the nightmares that awaited me when I closed my eyes. I stopped taking the sleeping pills after the second night. I did not enjoy being trapped within my own head.

It was during this latest episode when 'it' happened, whatever 'it' was; the catalyst; the key; the one thing that made this one different to the rest. It was the worst I've ever experienced, lasting for what seemed like hours, coming in bursts; just when I would think it was beginning to end it would start up again. Again and again until my mind was nothing but a haze and my vision had become nothing but fluttering eyelids and vivid pastel spots. Voices grew in my ears, the whispers becoming a harsh chanting, drilling into my skull. The pain was my constant, my anchor, my reasoning I was still alive.

It's almost funny how everything can change so suddenly. One moment I'm at home, content, sipping tea, curled up in a blanket, reading through my social media sites, music drumming in my ears; the next? The next I'm in a filthy ruin, covered in blood with a fireball flying past my head.


A/N: I would like to declare that I do not have any experience with any of the health problems that are mentioned above and I apologise if this is noticeable and leaves the story lacking. I am very open to any suggestions or any constructive reviews in regards to my writing. I hope you have enjoyed the story so far.

Until next time~