The Battle of time: Book One- Calm Before the Storm

Chapter One: Shadowed Forecast

Terror cleared the skyline and anger clouded judgement

So they spent a thousand night times in the desert fighting something

That they couldn't find, that made it something that they couldn't fight

Left us lamenting all the wrongs that they couldn't right

This is for the second time, we've been here before...

Hilltop Hoods - Fifty in Five

DARKNESS; ALL SHE COULD SEE WAS THE SHADOWS of the quiet street and the flicker of the lamp posts against the patchy road. Soft buzzing could be heard in the distance and the sudden honk of a car horn every few minutes added to the culture of the hustle and bustle of New York City. The towering buildings and huge structures could be seen on the colourfully lit horizon, decorated in an assortment of flashing lights and puffs of grey smoke. Though some might describe the scene as beautiful all she was interested in was the silent street, the street outside her apartment far from the City.

She could feel the cool breeze wash against her face, spraying her golden curls in all directions. Taking a soft breath and pulling a lock of hair behind her ear she continued to stare out her open window. Moving her gaze higher past the busy city to the stretch of ocean beyond she found herself getting lost in the swirl of blue. The tranquil view calmed her; relaxed her mind, she sighed and moved her eyes warily back down to the eerie street outside her window.

That was when she saw in the corner of her eye; a shadow, maybe a stray cat she thought, they were usually common around Brooklyn and she wouldn't be surprised to find just a late night party goer stumbling home, but this was different somehow. She snapped her attention to the shadow she had seen and caught the outline of some sort of animal. As she stared more and more at the creature she realised it was the outline of a large dog. Two beady eyes came into focus, a stunning sapphire hidden in the shadows like a beacon holding her gaze for a split second, then suddenly disappearing back into the darkness quick as a flash, as though it never existed at all.

Staring into the gloom, sixteen year old Chiroptera Corax sat, dumbfounded. Never before had she seen anyone with such a striking pair of eyes quite like those she witnessed tonight, neither human nor animal. Yet they seemed so familiar, like the lyrics of a song you can't wholly remember or the name of a brand you have forgotten. She peered out the window once more and saw only the empty street she was gazing upon earlier.

Sighing heavily she straightened up and walked to her bed on the other side of the room, piling herself onto the warmth of her sheets letting sleep wash over her.

Okay, so this is hopefully going to be the start to one of my best stories. I am putting more effort and time into this series and unlike the other fan fiction I have written, I actually have a plot for this story- not much of a plot but more then the others which I was making up as I went along.

My new story should hopefully be full of ALOT more action and mystery (aswell as fantasy and adventure!). My blurb doesnt give much detail out for what the book is actually about, and my first chapter doesnt help you justify what my story is leading to. Yes, I AM sorry for that, but ths chapter was more of an epilogue because I wasnt sure were to start the story.

Now whilst I am here, I may aswell tell you about the blurb. You see, I descided on writting a blurb which was hard to understand because I wanted my story to be a surprise, and i didnt want to explain my whole story line because that would destroy the purpose of reading my story. I wanted to add the suspense and unknowing, yet after you read my story in whole you shall finially understand the meaning. No, this story is not based around some massive battle, in case you were assuming that. Its more of a rivalry battle.

Umm... so thats pretty much all I have, to tell you today, I hope you enjoyed my first chapter and read on to my next (when I post it of course). Please REVIEW. Just add a comment- good or bad- I really dont mind. As long as it helps me identify what I could do to make my writing more enjoyable for you... and a bit of encouragement always helps boost the modivation to write :)

So hope you enjoyed (...and REVIEWED?) the beggining of my story and if you want to read more about me just head to my profile, I have written two other fanfictions aswell, if you want to check out those.(OTHER STORIES BELOW)

'Mission Mundane' and 'Depths of The Unknown'

Ps. oh yeh and sorry about the chapter being really short. I think the Authors Note might actaully be longer than the story *oops* but dont blame me. I did not realise how short it was, i knew it was short but it just looks like ALOT less now. IT WAS AT LEAST A PAGE OF WRITING ON 'MICROSOFT WORD' I SWEAR!

~me(:3