The Spirit of Courage
The Rebirth of Cleo Alona
Cleo's POV
Darkness... that was the first thing that came to mind before I woke up. It was dark, it was hot... and I was scared. But... everything changed when I saw the moon. It was so big and bright that it seemed to chase away the darkness that surrounded me.
Normal POV
A full moon glowed within the quiet darkness of night. A long streak of light shone down on a pile of ash that sat within a small clearing. The pile of ash moved before a body slowly sat up, thus scattering the ash to the ground. The figure shook off the ash that was clinging to her hair before she slowly looked up as she looked up at the moon that was shining down on her. The figure was a young ten year old girl with orange/red hair that grew down to her shoulders, tan colored skin and honey brown eyes. The girl was wearing a brown dress with the skirt going down to her knees. The girl's feet were bare of any footwear and a bit of ash stubbornly clung to her body even as she tried to wipe it off after she stood up from the pile of ash. The girl then turned her gaze up towards the sky to look at the moon again in curiosity before a small smiled appeared on her face.
Cleo's POV
Why was I there and what was I supposed to do... that I'll never know and a part of me wonders if I ever will.
Normal POV
The girl slowly walked out of the pile of ashes and nearly fell down as her legs wobbled underneath her. The girl let out a giggle before she noticed something shining in a small pile of ash that was a few feet away from her. The girl slowly walked towards the pile of ash before bending down and began to dig though the pile until she found an old woven leather bracelet, tied to two straps of the leather bracelet were two red stones that shone brightly within the moon's light. The girl picked up the bracelet and examined it for a bit before she decided to place it right on her right wrist. It was a little too big on her wrist, but the girl didn't mind as she twisted the leather into a double loop so that it could fit better. Once it was on her, the girl felt a sudden warmth going through her body and before she knew it, a small glow appeared around her hands. The girl frowned for a moment before ember sparks flickered around her hands. The girl let out a gasp of surprise when she saw this before she unconsciously clenched her hands into fists and when she did the embers faded. The girl blinked before she relaxed her hands and when she did... nothing happened. The girl looked at her hands in confusion for a second before she heard a couple of grown up voices coming towards her. The girl quickly stood up onto her feet before she began to run towards the place where she heard the voices and saw two men walking towards her down the path. The girl smiled and she quickly started to run towards the two men.
"Thank goodness," said the little girl as she rushed up to the two adults. "I thought I was alone out there. I was wondering if you two could show me the way to a nearby town or a village. I think I'm lost and I..."
Suddenly the girl let out a shuttering gasp as the two men walked right through her...as if she were a ghost. The girl stood still for a moment as she held her chest in pain as she began to shake in shock and fear at what had just happened to her before she turned to watch the two men that had passed through her.
"W-what's going on?" voiced the little girl as she stared wide eyed at the two men that were walking away from her.
"Are you sure that this is the right way?" asked one of the men.
"Yes," replied the second man as he looked at his comrade in sadness "Elizabeth said that the fire had started just a few miles from here. It was a pretty big fire too by the way Elizabeth described it."
"I hope the family of that home is okay." said the first man.
"Whatever happened, i'm sure they've gotten out of the house in time." The second man said as they continued to walk down the path.
The girl didn't stick around to listen to the rest of the conversation as she turned southwards and began to run deeper into the forest. Once thought came into her head as she ran through the forest, away from the two men that had walked right through her. She needed to find a place far away from here so that she wouldn't have to encounter the same feeling of being walked through again.
Cleo's POV
My Name is Cleo Alona, an immortal child that was left to fend for herself in a world where no one can see her. How do I know my name you ask? The moon told me and that was all he ever told me when he brought me into the world. It was a long...long time ago that he ever talked to me and I never made any contact with him in fear of knowing the answer to why I existed, nor have I have made any contact with spirits for fear of being attacked by them. For as long as I can remember, I've been on my own without any kind of contact, but my life was about to change when I found myself chosen to be something that i'm not sure I can be.