The Devouring Fire
Intro:
The end of the world has already hit and the Earth has been completely blown to bits. Now, parts of it float about in an orbit around a fragment of what used to be the core of the Earth. This little sanctuary is hovering very near a "dark vaccuum" ... Tyan Skobeloff aka Meral, is an inhabitant of the "Stone/Rock Island" Kingdom. She often explores the areas and longs to visit the "sacred coal/ember" in the middle of their orbituary system. Little does she know, that this will bring the destruction of her final homeland ...
Chapter One -
Meral looked around tiredly, she'd seen this boring landscape before, like, about a billion times? She turned around to look at the woven reed basket in her arms and the surrounding vegetation. Unless she finished harvesting all this wheat, there'd be no exploring for her for a long time. "Meral!" a voice called faintly, in the distance, "MERAL! Snap out of it!" A hand waved itself in front of Meral's face and snapped it's long, delicate fingers. Meral jumped slightly and turned to face her friend Taupe. Taupe raised her eyebrow. She held up a basket filled to the top with grain. Meral stared at it blankly, glancing up at Taupe quizzically. "Meral!" Taupe exclaimed, "Today is Harvest Day! Hurry up and fill your basket! Really! You HAVE to stop daydreaming! Get a move on, lazy bones!" Taupe sighed, this was NOT going to do anything. She grabbed Meral's reed basket and stomped off to fill it for her friend.
Two hours later, a tired, agitated and sweaty Taupe reappeared by Meral's side with an unsteady stack of baskets. She plonked them down beside her friend and screamed, "MERAL! You had better help me with this! Or else I'm going to do everything to make sure you don't get a chance to even compete in the heats for the Semi-Annual Warrior Championships!"