Hey everybody! This story is for Chenxx as a Christmas present. Hope you like it!
Death if Apart
Chapter 1
(Luna's P.O.V.)
I stare at the sea as the water laps up onto the sand. For some reason, the tides are rough and so the fish aren't around. There aren't even that much of birds which is even weirder. They love to come around at this time and leave disgusting white stuff at the edge of the sand. It's these things that make me feel so curious that, because it was still early and I had already seen the sunrise, I went searching for anything unusual.
I stand up and walk away from my daily spot. I spot the village and walk by it looking if anyone has woken up. Maybe the Faeries could tell me why things aren't going as usual. Usually nothing happens without them knowing it and why.
Did I say Faeries? Yes, yes I did. In truth, this whole island is inhabited of them. My twin brother and I are the only humans. We came here at birth because that's how we were found or well rescued from the sunken boat that carried us. In truth, they didn't want to rescue us, because humans and other creatures are the reason why there aren't so many of them now. They always attacked them and killed them. Later, the Faeries even made a spell about not letting "regular" humans see them.
Notice how I put regular above. My brother and I aren't normal because first off we can see them and second, we have some type of power. Don't ask me what it is or what I can do because I seriously don't know. All I know is that with my brother, we are the power source of the island. Which is strange, considering the fact that the Faeries have been living here for a while, but I remember back then that an elder Faerie said that things were harsh and that their population was much lower than it was before.
I've at the edge of time by now, and nobody seems to be awake. Well, at least that's one thing normal. They always stay up late and become grouchy at mornings. Or at least most of them do. The Faeries near my place are probably about to get up since that's where the sun's beam of lights are at brightest.
Thinking about light made me think of Nuri. His name means light whereas my name means moon. We just turned fourteen last night and we stayed up pretty late. It's the main reason why all the Faeries are dead asleep too. At least, that's probably going to be their excuse.
When I finally reach the sandy beach with an unused harbor next to it, I spot a flock birds on the ground. Trying to not alarm them, I slowly walk toward them, with my back against the sea. When I stopped, I was so close to them I could probably touch one with my foot.
I didn't even breathe, but they spread out their wings and took off. I stared at them, until I felt something come rushing in with speed right at me.
At the last second, I dove to the side. I felt the heat of something come across my back until I collapsed on the ground. I turned to see what was shot, and I saw the flaming arrow. The flames were now dying but the point of the arrow was sharp, deadly sharp. Numerous thoughts were formed. I was just attacked! But why? Faeries never even left the island and Nuri and I haven't either. Anyone who doesn't live here shouldn't have known that this island even existed! None of this makes any sense!
Hoping for some explanation, I looked at the direction where the arrow came from, and my eyes widened with shock. Coming here were massive amounts of boats that were getting nearer towards the land with stunning speed. I couldn't even tell, how many there were and I didn't have a chance too, because a myriad of arrows were flying towards me. I did my best to dodge, but one almost hit me in the neck. And another one caught the edge of my cape to a pile of wood. I was stuck!
I kept pulling, but the arrow was deep in the wood. More arrows were coming and after deep thoughts of frustration I ended up carrying the log as I tried run away. After they all missed, I grabbed a broken shell and cut away the edge of the cape. Finally free, I dumped the wood.
I quickly made a plan. Run away, find Nuri and warn him, wake the whole island, and find some way to get rid of these attackers. First off, is running away. The plan gave me some hope and I ran with speed.
It wasn't enough though. My hope was quickly diminished when huge spears blocked my path. I would have smacked right into them before I jerked my feet. I ran the other direction but that was blocked too, when white birds with colorful feathers hit the ground with their beaks.
I was already starting to run out of patience and when I saw robots on the only side available, I ran straight for the birds and leaped over all of them. I even plucked one out of the ground to use as a weapon if something came at me. I glanced back one more time and saw the first ships to unload their trained army. The numbers were painstakingly large and I bet they have more in the other ones.
What's worse, red mechanic creatures with wheels were advancing on me. I didn't have much time.
So how do you like it? This is Chenxx's Christmas present (hope you like it), but I hope others enjoy it too. Never fear for Chapter 2 is near. ^_^