Hello all! This is my first Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness fan fic, so keep that in mind when you're reviewing, and if its really bad try to break it too me gently =0 there are going to be short chapters, by the way. Also, this first chapter is just to set up the story.

This is the story-break thingamajig, so you don't get confused:

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((Pretty, huh? Made it myself!))

Ok, i'm going to do ONE disclaimer, and it will have to do you for the whole story. I mean, what am I going to do, suddenly steal it halfway through? Here it is:

I DON'T OWN THE CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS, THE CHARECTERS, OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SERIES. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT, AND THE CHARECTERS THAT I, MYSELF CAME UP WITH. OH, YEAH, AND THE STORY-BREAK THINGAMAJIGYY.

Now on with the story!

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Italics= thoughts

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"The journey ahead of you will be hard, girl."

"I know, master"

"No, girl. You must not call me master anymore. You are you're own master now. Remember that, if you remember nothing else. You belong to you, and you only. Let no-one rule you. They may get to know you, become your allies, or enemies, but they shall never control you. Do not let them"

"I will not. I promise you…what shall I call you?"

"You will not have need of a name for me."

"But how will I address you?"

"You will leave soon. You will not see me again, unless you fall into great peril"

"What? But I…I need you! There is so much you haven't taught me!"

"You will find new guides soon enough"

"But I- I…I'm scared. Why must I go?"

"Girl, everyone and everything on this earth has a purpose. I will not tell you yours, but it is very important. And you will soon begin your purpose. But for now, you must have a name"

"A name? What will it be?"

"No, girl, you will name yourself"

"Oh. But how"

"Think, and you will find it"

The girl closed her eyes and let her mind go blank. She did not know why she did this, but suddenly a name floated into her mind.

"Elysia" she whispered.

The girl's eyes snapped open.

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Renn's POV

"Torak, we shouldn't go in there" I said anxiously. He turned to me.

"Renn. We are demon hunters, this is what we do. The mountain hare clan has been terrified to come here for 14 years"

"I know, but this feels…bad. Different and bad."

He frowned.

"How do you mean?"

I shook my head slowly.

"I don't know. It feels…it feels like there are spirits, but also like there is something…alive"

Torak turned to look in the cave. A year had passed since we had left the raven clan, to travel, and hunt demons. It was a dangerous task, but necessary, and very rewarding.

Torak took a deep breath.

"Renn, I'm going to go in. if you don't want to, that's fine. Just stay here with Rip and Rek and Ebony."

Oh, not this again…

I sighed. Torak always suggested that I might not want to come. He should know by now that we were a team, he saved me, and I saved him back. And Ebony - none of the female pups from Wolf and Darkfur's second litter that had taken a shine to us, and had a knack for demon hunting - Ebony had saved us both a couple of times.

"Torak, wether you like it or not, I'm coming. Now let's slay some demons"

He gave a wan smile, and began to creep into the cave. I gasped as I entered. It was very cold inside, and there was the sound of water far away. I shivered. It really was freezing.

We walked for a long time, through many caverns, twists and turns and through small tunnels. We walked so long I feared that we would get lost. Ebony rubbed against my leg, reassuring me. I felt slightly better, but it didn't last long.

Ohhh…my head!

The bad feeling was worsening.

Torak stopped.

"Be very quiet" he breathed, close to my ear. He pointed up ahead at the next twist in the tunnel. There was a faint blue glow spilling around the bend. I took another step and gagged. The sense of wrongness was suffocating. We stoped again at the corner. Torak peeked around then froze. Wordlessly, he stepped into the blue light. I followed cautiously. Then I, too froze.

What the…?

There was what looked like a white marble altar in the centre of the cavern. There were 4 torches, lit with blue fire flickering around the altar. At the back of the cavern, there was a river rushing by. But it was what was on the table that made me freeze.

There was an ethereal looking girl lying on the altar, no more than 14. She was bone thin, though it didn't look grotesque; it simply looked like she would be blown away by the wind. She was extremely pale, but it was not a natural paleness, it was the paleness that comes with not seeing the sun. She had long blond hair, almost white, fanned out around her head. Her pink rosebud lips stood out in startling contrast to the white of her skin. She was beautiful, and in a strange way reminded me of moonlight.

Torak walked forward as if in a trance.

"Torak!" I hissed "don't touch her! She might have a demon in her!"

He ignored me, stretching out his hand in front of him. When he reached the altar he dropped to his knees. I cried out and lurched forward, but stopped when I saw he wasn't hurt. He placed two fingers lightly on her neck. Checking for a pulse. I walked to stand beside him.

"Is she…is she alive?" I asked. Torak sighed and shook his head.

Oh, that poor girl…

"No. id say she-" suddenly he whipped his head around to stare at the girl again.

"What?" I demanded.

"Her pulse…it re-started" he yanked his had away and stood up.

Suddenly, a gust of freezing air swept the cavern. I yelled out and grabbed Torak's arm in an effort to stay standing.

A ghostly whisper filled the room; it was both in my head and out:

Elysia

The girl's eyes snapped open.

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Ooohhh spooky! I could tell you who she is…but that would be no fun! You'll have to read on to find out! Next chapter on the way, and ill try to make it longer for you!

R&R please!

XxXxX max in training

P.S. here is a list of names I was considering for Elysia. I wanted an ethereal, magical kind of name. Tell me what you think!

Willow

Harmony

Annika

Fawn

Kai

Liana

Taya

Zaria

Zora

Elysia

Sapphira

Laelia

Safiya

Rae

Lilian