Hello again! Yes, I know many of you want to kill me for not updating, but I prefer to keep that
fact in the dark corners of my mind. This story came from two ideas merged into one. Hopefully
the end result will be good. Oh, this is a Rath/Cesia story.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Dragon Knights, so don't rub it in.
The Experiment
Prologue
On the basement floor of a dark building, a body lay crumpled, face facing upwards toward the
endless mass of darkness thought of as the ceiling. The body was cold and looked relatively
small on the huge flooring of tiles, and the only other thing that lay on the infinite rows of tile was
a small blob of metal. This blob of metal, commonly known as a machine, had wires protruding
and connecting with the icy body. The wires had a pad attached onto the heart of the still form
and a screen showing the heart rates. The lines were non-moving.
Suddenly, the pulse bobbed up and down wildly. Piercing red eyes stared out into the abyss of
darkness.
"It is time."
A young girl with waist-length black hair and purple bangs peered out into the darkness of her
room. She lay on a violet four-poster bed inside a spacious room with a solid white as her
wallpaper. Numerous books outlined her shelves on both sides of her room. On the floor was a
dark indigo carpet.
The girl clamored out of the soft sheets under her comforter, then placed a delicate foot on the
carpet. She hesitated for a moment, and then quickly dashed out of the room.
She ran past old statues lining the hallways, and past portraits of deceased family members. She
ran and she ran, until finally she came upon two large oak doors. The doors were as high as the
ceiling and almost as wide. Strange marks covered the borders of the doors and no knobs or
catches could be seen as to how to open the massive things.
The girl muttered a strange phrase, full of magical symbols and secret enchantments. Slowly, the
doors opened.
Outside was darkness, which was only natural considering it was still night time. The girl quietly
made her way past a barn and a stable and stopped when she reached a small hut.
The hut was run down and deserted. The girl slowly shuffled inside, as if just being near the
dilapidated hut was embarrassing.
When she went past the hut's sorry excuse for a door, a flap, all of the girl's previous
embarrassment vanished, for right next to the flap was a dog; not an ordinary dog, of course, but
still one of those I'm-so-cute-and-fuzzy-you-just-can't-resist-me dogs that make all of your
feelings of sadness, anger, embarrassment, ect., melt away.
The dog was a pale gold color, like the color of straw, and its eyes were bluish-green. The fur of
this dog was long and unruly, but still soft.
As soon as the girl saw the dog, she promptly hugged it. Then, realizing she had wrinkled her
clothes, she straightened and smoothed her blouse and skirt, both of which were rich purple in
color; the color of royalty.
Taking a glance at the door of the hut, the girl gradually lay down and positioned her self where
the dog's stomach was resting under her head, acting as a pillow, and the rest the girl's body
was curled, to keep in warmth. As the night progressed, the girl fell asleep and did not get to see
the golden flames dancing on what used to be her home.
Man, I feel evil. The good kind of evil, where you know your readers can't do anything except
wonder as to what is going on. Don't worry; I've already started the next chapter. Also, since
this is the first chapter, all the other chapters after this are going to be longer.
Something's happening that makes it weird when it comes to uploading the document, so If the
story's a little unorganized, I'm sorry, but it's out of my hands.
See ya!