*ShadowTrinity*

Prologue:

Keep going, come on just put one foot in front of the other

Twigs breaking, leaves rustling, heavy thumps of feet trying to run away as fast as they could, pants of exhaustion.

It's all my fault! How did it get this far?

The growls and sounds of the forest were pressing in tighter and tighter. *THUMP* The sound of someone falling, but they get right back up. Not noticing the blood running down their arms, head, and legs. Only thing they focused on was getting to their destination.

Faster, faster! Come on! I have to make it in time…

FINALLY!

The thick foliage of the forest cleared to a clearing containing dozens of men surrounding something in the middle of their makeshift circle, all dressed in weird garb with swords, daggers and other items strapped to their waists. Two men towards the center had their hands full trying to contain their prisoners. But what they were all focused on were the two people in the very center. A man obviously the leader….and a teenage boy full of scratches that were bleeding profusely, kneeling on the ground. The man had a fist in the boy's hair holding his head high and exposing his neck. In his other hand had what could only be called a sword or long dagger. It was long but not long enough to be difficult to handle. Its hilt was made of the finest silver encrusted with jewels. The body was razor thin and inscribed with some ancient scripture. The dagger had been passed down through generations for this very purpose. It was already stained with dried and fresh blood.

He raised his dagger and was about to strike when suddenly a yell was heard and a body blocked him from the boy.

"STOP! You can't do this Acheron! I won't let you!" said a bloody Lily Evans as she burst through the clearing and blocked his way.

"Ah, I see you actually made it in time. You must have lost a lot of blood if you dare to speak to me that way. I told you what would happen if you did not heed my warnings. This has gone on long enough. For your carelessness he will die by my hand while you and his friends watch. Helpless. Unable to stop his pain and suffering. Unable to do anything! And once I am done with him, your other friends will follow. I will not have anyone interfere another time" The man named Acheron sneered to Lily.

"Please, listen to me. Just give me more time. I promise to-"

"ENOUGH! This is not my concern. You were supposed to have taken care of this years ago. Now this boy and your friends have no one to blame but you. It is too late." Acheron said as he pushed Lily out the way and raised his dagger. The swish of the blade cutting through the air was all they heard until *clink* his dagger was blocked yet again. Not by Lily's body this time, but by her own weapon.

"I said I wouldn't let you hurt him and I meant it." said Lily as she held off his attack.

"I see you are going to be difficult. Alright, I have some time to play. It will be a nice warm up before the real fun begins. After you're dead I can finally carry out my plans without you interfering every single time!" He said as he and Lily squared off and were about to start. The boy and other prisoners watched in wonder and horror as Lily prepared for the fight of their lives.

Authors Note

So here's the prologue to my first story! I'm going to try and update once a week but no promises cuz I'm a busy college student :P. I've had this idea in my head for a long time. Basically I want to make Lily really cool and badass. I am so sick of the typical he loves her she hates him, she gets attacked by remus he hates her for butting in she realizes she loves him and is sorry blah blah. In this story, she is actually very close friends with the marauders but they don't know much about her life before Hogwarts or where she goes during the summer when she's not with them. I don't know how long this story will be or what is going to happen with it but as of right now I have a ton of ideas for where it can go. It's AU to the max pretty much (as you can see the guys in the prologue were dressed different..another world?..universe?...perhaps :P )but I hope someone will still enjoy it. Please leave me a review on the prologue no flames please because I'll cry..sniff sniff..jk but really please be nice it's my first story after all. Other chapters will be longer I promise. Anywho, thanks for whoever that one person is reading!