Hello (: welcome to my first f-fic, rated T just to be safe. If you like action, romance, depth and a little bit of humor, then this story's for you (: if you want to, let me know what you do/don't like so I can make the story more enjoyable for all, and if you like what you see, follow the story to stay up to date and give me encouragement to keep going ;D Now, on to the story:

XXX

VOID SOUL: POSSESSED

XXX

"Dad!"startled birds flew from their perch's as her voice rang through the trees. She muttered jumbled words under her breath, some foreign, some familiar, both odd to the lips; the forest created a path for her. She trudged onward, her little brother on her back and clinging to her neck, she needed to focus, it was getting darker, and she wasn't any closer.

"Dad!" she waited, but no one responded. She ran as best she could, winding deeper into the forest. Branches whipped past her, stinging her cheeks. She could feel the heavy weight of fear spreading through her body.

"Daddy!" William screeched.

She crashed through the brush into a clearing. He stood there, silhouetted in red, drawing symbols in the dirt with a stick. The moon shone off his black hair, she saw the sweat on the back of his neck. His knees were trembling, his breath shaky at best. Stepping closer, she reached out a tentative hand, her brow creased. Upon her touch he flinched away, turning on her with wild eyes.

"Auralie, William," he gasped, throwing down his stick. She looked around them and saw strange, archaic markings where they stood etched into the ground. She looked up at her father and took a step back.

"Y-your shirt" her stomach churned, he was wrapped in blood, it ticked onto the ground as it dripped from his fingertips. Her eyes darted to the large stone behind him, where a misshapen Vulcan slumped, chained and slaughtered.

He looked at her with vacant eyes and began to wring his wrists. She backed away, taking William off her back and holding him tighter to her. They looked at him inquisitively, afraid.

"What happened?" her voice trembled. He stood there, searching for answers. The wind whistled through the trees around them. She tried again, "Dad?" she thought he was about to speak, but the muscles of his neck strained. The man she knew crumbled as his knees hit the ground.

"I-" a sob caught in his throat, "It's…too…late"

"Dad?"

"...she's dead" he whispered.

"What?" said Auralie, William hid in her shoulder.

"Awwa," he whispered, "Daddy's scary," she put her hand on his head, running her fingers through his hair reassuringly.

"Who's dead?" said Auralie.

"Y-your mother . . ." tears caught in his throat, he turned away from her gaze like it was poison.

"No. . ." she said, William started to shake.

"Awwa I'm scared,"

"That's not… she's not supposed to be back from the mountains for another week, how can you be sure?"

"No trace of her, foul Vulcans… But I'll fix it, I swear," her attention was brought again to the giant slaughtered monkey. Her father turned around, back to his archaic drawings and slit his hands. She saw now that the Vulcan was at their center.

"Dad… No!"

William started to scream, choking her with his little arms. She held him tightly in front of her, turning away from their father as his hands slammed to the ground, completing the ritual. The markings exploded. The first wave knocked them against a large stone. Her back hit the ground with a thud, William stopped screaming. Another blast came, throwing their heads back, she closed her eyes fiercely. Her father's screams bled through the explosions. She fought the waves that pummeled them and turned to see the Vulcan was partially consumed. Her father cried out in agony again, louder, she saw the flesh begin to rip from his body. She looked from William, terrified and weak, back to her father. What had he done?

Hooking William with her left arm, she began to crawl. She had to get behind the rock and use it as a shield against the blasts. But as soon as she'd passed it another wave flung her back into a tree, knocking the wind out of her lungs. William whimpered and tried to hide in her arms. But another wave was coming, and with a sheer force of will she rolled the both of them sideways into safety. She winced as she heard her father's cries, he sounded less human by the minute.

"William," she said, sidling up to the rock, "William!" he stared at her, in shock and teary eyed, "You stay right here ok? This rock will protect you. Do you understand?" he shook his head no, "Listen to me," she said desperately, "Stay right here. Everything will be ok if you just stay here. I have to go save Daddy," he shook his head fiercely.

"I w-wanna go home Awwa," he wiped his eyes, crying into his tiny fists. She thought about it, about leaving.

She kissed William on the forehead, "We will sweetheart, but I need you to promise me you'll stay here until I get back, can you do that?"

"You pwomise we can go home?"

"Promise," she said, he brought up his pinky finger, and she hooked her pinky with his.

"Kiss on it?" he said.

"Of course," she kissed his forehead and sat him down, "Now stay here,"

She crawled on her knees to the edge of the rock. She had to destroy the markings to break the ritual.

1… 2… 3… she shot into the clearing, lunging out with her hands towards the markings. She stared, puzzled for a second, why hadn't she hit the ground? Moving upwards, she realized an entity had her in its grasp, she couldn't move. 'Well, what do we have here?' A rumbling voice whispered in her mind, let me go!She thought furiously. She looked around frantically, the rest of her body paralyzed, and saw her father, his arm destroyed, and the Vulcan was gone. 'I don't think so, don't you want to see your mummy again?'she felt pricks all over her body, like she was being stuck with needles. She tried to move, and felt her insides light on fire. She shut her eyes, screaming in agony and felt herself being pulled towards the center of the circle.

"Awwa?"

No.

Everything went dark. She saw a flash of brown, a glimpse of pink, and then; it all stopped.

XXX

She awoke within an empty darkness, not being able to tell which way was up, or down. She thought she heard faint echoes, but it turned out to be her paranoid subconscious. Cold started to nip at her toes so she drew them closer to herself. She felt so alone, waiting for something terrible to happen.

Here and there, she swore she saw spots of light, but they always disappeared. She trembled, was there no way out? Was she doomed to live in darkness for the eternities? How long till she went insane? What about William or dad? What about mom?

Her face crumpled as her insides collapsed and everything she had left was taken away by a black wind. Her breath slowed to a stop while the lonely silence screamed and ripped at her mind, raking down her spine and twisting into her gut.

The world she knew had exploded, hanging intricately before her as she felt it burn. Was anything left?

XXX

First chapter, it's a little gruesome, I know, but I hope you enjoyed :3

Peace out! *throws up peace sign*