The Darkness Has Come
By: JadeDragonKnight
Prologue
A dark shadow clouds all sight and sound. Nothing is heard. Nothing moves. The silence is almost too much to bear. Suddenly, the clouds part, and the faint sounds begin to fill the void. This new world may have much more to offer. Now, the search must continue. Only one life force is needed to complete the transfer.
The soft ground parted easily upon touching it. The faint sounds come from a massive body of water licking the land. The sky above was just as black as the world that was left behind. The dim lights in this blacken sky were the only things that were new. Suddenly, a slight tug was felt. Could it be that the search was over? The direction of this feeling came from a light glowing in the distance, the aura of a life force. The ground parts quickly behind. The cloudy image shows a climbing motion up a different life form to get a better look at this light. This life force unexpectedly radiates power like no other. Yes, this force will do very nicely. All became bright as the forms joined together. Then all went dark again, into another silent slumber.
I tossed and turned and yet this horrible feeling won't go away. Is this another bad dream? Suddenly, I felt a jolt of pain. I opened my eyes to see that I fell on the ground. I sat up and looked back up at the hammock. It still rocked from the sudden change of movement. I looked to see that the sun was half way up the sky. It must still be morning. The headache was gone along with the painful feeling in the pit of my stomach. I could feel some sweat streaming down my face. These constant nightmares are getting worse every night. Oh well. It's a new day and it's probably best not to think of nightmares now. I wiped the sweat from my face, stood up, and starting stretching. A growl came from my stomach. I guess I was just hungry last night. Well, no time like the present. It's time to get some breakfast.
Now, you're probably wondering who I am. My name is Jade. Right now I'm living in a world that you may find pretty strange. Even though I'm fourteen, I've only lived in this world for four years, but that's a whole different story. I'm also part of a team of heroes and villains. Well, I like to call it a team, but we have many differences that keep us apart. We don't even have a name! Still, whenever trouble comes around, we always band together to save the day and even the world.
Speaking of the team, I haven't seen any of them in a while. Last time I saw any one, I was with one member who saved my life, again, and then he left. I don't know how long it's been. I stopped counting after the first week. After that, I've just been living alone here on this beach, in the middle of nowhere. Solitude isn't that bad. I mean I got a great view of the ocean and the sand here is very soothing. I guess the only downside is I only have fish and tropical fruits to eat. After a while, you start to think of hamburgers and steaks! I guess a coconut or two will calm my hunger.
I stared up a palm tree at the ripe fruits that hung from the tall plant. I heard the only way to get a coconut was to climb up there and get it yourself, but that's the last thing I want to do. I concentrated on my right arm. Soon, it started to glow light blue. I held my arm back as the glow grew lighter. Then, I swung my arm up in the direction of the coconuts. The light traveled away from me and disappeared upon reaching the fruit. Suddenly, two coconuts fell to the ground. Oh, did I forget to mention that I have powers? Well, now you know, and now I have breakfast.
I sat down in the shade of the palm tree and cracked one of the coconuts open. As I drank the sweet fluids, I thought of the nightmare I've been having the last few days. I haven't really been getting any quality sleep lately. I looked over at my hammock. Maybe I should be sleeping in an actual bed. I don't think I can check in a hotel because I don't have any money. Maybe I can sleep at a friend's house? Maybe a member of the team? Well, there's only one team member I know that has a house of their own. I finished my last coconut and took out my communicator. I set it to locate him then stood up to prepare for the trip. I ran down the beach and closed my eyes. Soon, I saw a light and began to glow light blue. I could feel wings emerging from my back. I opened my eyes and flapped my wings. I slowly lifted off the ground and was flying away from the beach. If anyone doesn't remember from the last story, this is my light form. I flew in the direction of the communicator's signal. It shouldn't take me long before I reach my destination.