Before you read here's a little info… the year: 2203 Place: the city of Duhuzukatan (Previously known as New York)

The human race was once happy, loving, caring and full of hope. Now they are filled with fear, hate, despair and greed, but if you look hard enough under the rocks, in the garbage heaps and the farthest reaches of the dark there are glimmers of love, peace and hope. These places are where we have managed to hide and build back more power so as to defeat that dark monster who wants to be considered a god…

I gathered my ratty blanket around me shivering from the cold that always accompanied the winter mornings in the country side. I got up from my bed in the corner of the room…if a pile of animal skins on top of a pile of grasses left over from harvesting the wheat on the ground could be considered as such. My Father as always had already woken up and left to go fishing with my oldest brother Sam.

Heading over to the hearth I set about making a fire with fingers so numb I could hardly feel them. Once that was finished I looked back over to my bed to see something that wasn't supposed to be there, shadows. They were darker than the normal ones. They twisted forming into humanoid shapes then hovered toward the corner where my Mother and my two brothers and little sister slept.

My mother let out a low agonized groan my little siblings twisted and turned. The fearlings most favorite thing to do was cause fear and nightmares. Just looking at them caused a wave of fear to wash over me. I still remember when I was six when they decided to take me from my home in the middle of the night and stuck me up really high in a pine tree. I was up there for two days.

I felt so helpless watching them, all I could do is hope that my Father and older brother would be back soon. They would know what to do. The fearlings didn't like that being creatures of the dark they wanted me to despair.

I watched as two of the four fearlings moved towards me their presence dampening the light of the fire. They came so close that I could see their ribs beneath the paper thin skin of shadows. The place where their legs and feet should be was where the shadowy skin formed a point fading into the air. My heart seemed to be doing every thing it could to jump out of my chest. Well on the bright side my sleeping family members weren't in as much pain now. Then suddenly it stopped, the fearlings disappeared into thin air allowing the firelight to spread around the room touching as if to check if we were alright, still sane.

Mother sat up her breathing heavily, eyes wild as though she just saw a monster filled hell. She quickly reached over to my little siblings waking them up and hugging them tightly and wiping away any tears that may have formed during the ordeal. She looked at me letting go of the little ones.

"Fearlings?" She asked her voice barely above a whisper.

I nodded "Six of those accursed creatures."

She came over to me wrapping me up in a hug and whispered to my ear " Where is your Father and Sam?"

"Don't worry they're out fishing. They left before it happened. I hoped that they would come back to help get those creatures away. I think I learned my lesson from doing that…" I involuntarily shivered"… but it was worth it."

She hugged me even tighter. "Why did they leave?"

I wiggled a bit to make my Mothers grip loosen so it was possible to answer. " No idea, they just disappeared as if they were summoned or something."

"Well lets just put this memory behind us alright? Why don't you get breakfast ready?" She let out a soft sigh before turning back to her bed to dress the three.

Breakfast was a good meal of eggs and a small loaf of acorn/wheat bread. Like usual the "men" hadn't shown up and were probably eating leaves and roots till they catch enough fish for dinner and preserves. Maybe if we were lucky they would hunt for a deer.

I was taken from my thoughts by my little sister tugging on my ratty shirt. I looked down at her doe brown eyes. "Hey Lana. How you doing you little goose?" She laughed at my nickname for her.

"I want a piggyback ride to the outside!" she said with a squeal her eyes twinkling.

I looked quickly at Mother who gave a little nod signifying it was okay. "Alright then little goose up you go." I swung her onto my back and headed outdoors.

The air was crisp and clean the sky, as usual was a sea of clouds. We looked over to where the sun was rising in the east the turned to the south where the woods where, were the men where looking for the two figures that laughed and smiled like the world had never been taken over by a powerful dark god. We heard a shout . Once we located the source we saw our father and Sam being followed by a group of strangers. One of them was carrying a limp figure in their arms.

I ran back inside the house setting Lana down on my bed. Turning around to face my Mother I saw her face full of worry.

"Sundara what is the matter?" She asked.

"The boys brought back company. I think one of them is hurt or sleeping." I replied.

Just then the door opened up to reveal the strangers and the rest of our family. They all looked tired. The strangers were dressed in rags covering them from head to ankle only revealing the eyes. There were four of them three looked like men and one looked like a woman. I looked closer at her eyes doing my best to hide my shock. She had purple eyes…

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