The Moonlit Passing
This story is for my friend Earthdragon27 (this is either a very late birthday gift, or a very early Christmas gift XD)
Earthdragon27 and all you other peeps, I hope you enjoy! (Btw, Terra is earthdragon27's OC, NOT MINE)
Chapter 1
Escaping the Clutches
I ran with all my might, my brown hair flailing around while my green bangs covered my eyes. My husband is behind me protecting me from the dangers that are behind. His wavy black hair didn't look like wisp like mine, but it glinted and twinkled in the blazing sun. He ran while carrying a golden scythe, taking out the lizard Zanoes (zan-yo's) that endangered him, me, and my precious baby that I held in my arms as I ran. She didn't take in the scene as my husband and I did, giggling softly and playing with a strand of my hair as I ran for my life, panting as though I ran a marathon, which, I think I have.
I started toward the neck high grass, hoping the height would conceal us from the Zanoes. That's what my hometown call the mutations.
I live in a rural area called Evantara (even-tar-uh) also known as "The Garden of Mother Nature" because basically everything there is nature. There are only a few factories, the rest of the shops and homes and other buildings were made out of wood to look as natural as possible. It's an okay life, things are usually peaceful. Okay, I guess I'm stretching the truth. Things are usually peaceful, but the rulers of our country, Xenophilus, endanger our society and torture us with many ways. The worst of them were creatures that Xenophilus created: Zanoes. They were the weirdest combinations of different animals, each programmed to kill and torture. The lizard Zanoes, for example, are a cross between human, lizard, and cat. My name is Terra, I am the "queen" of Evantara-basically like a mayor; My husband, Cole, is the king of Evantara. My daughter, Ivy, is the soon-to-be-queen of Evantara once I die. Normally, the King and Queen of a chaerlif ((chair-lif) that's what we call a state) would not abandon it, but Cole, Ivy, and I did it to escape the brutal life back home, just to live a peaceful life for a while. I knew the perfect place.
Outside of the Evantara boundaries toward the south lies a lively redwood forest. Because it's out of the Xenophilus boundaries for control, they cannot rule over that place which means we would be free there. Free of the torture and suffering in Evantara.
That brings us back to the Zanoes. Even in the tall grass, they could still sense us and they were hot on our trail. It was part of their cat-like abilities. I still ran through the grass, however, I did not notice until now how sharp the swift blades of grass were. I had small, but horribly stinging cuts all over my bare arms and legs. Ivy is somehow not affected, and Cole is wearing long sleeved shirt and pants, so is also unaffected. We were almost at the edge of the grass, and I could see the redwood forest ahead. They looked like peaceful giants in slumber. "Cole! I see it up ahead!" I yelled to my husband. He stopped fighting the Zanoes and ran toward the forest at full speed. I guess you flee what you can't fight. We run into the forest clearing and start to climb a tree. I climb in the tree first, and when I'm in a good spot, Cole helps me with Ivy. Then Cole starts to climb the tree, only in time for one of the Zanoes to snap their jaws on Cole's left leg. The minute the Zanoes's razor sharp teeth pierce through Cole's skin, crimson blood slowly trickles down his pants. He groans in pain, and tries to shrug the Zanoes off, but it's no use. When they lock their jaws on something, it's like they are holding on for dear life. The other Zanoes circle around Cole, about to finish him off. I close my eyes and hold Ivy tight.
"AAAWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A deep voice howls in the moonlight, and soon I hear something like thunder pound the ground, and the sound of twigs being murderously snapped. The Zanoes stopped attacking Cole, who was hanging on the lowest branch, and put their muzzles up to the frosty air, sniffing intensely for the intruder. That's when I see it. Something blasted into the Zanoes at full force, freeing Cole from the Zanoes's iron grip. I was so confused, I stopped crying and fretting about my husband until I truly saw the thing that knocked the Zanoes over. It was a colossal, mossy boulder that, the minute it touched the ground, turned into a wolf. It wasn't an ordinary wolf though. It was an earth wolf, or a Terracone (Terra-con-ay) as the folks in Evantara would call it. However, this earth wolf was much, much bigger than normal earth wolves. Gigantic, earthy brown, and muscular. It had sharp, lemon yellow eyes and amber slits as pupils, and it's teeth were like knives. It looked like an earth wolf on steroids, it's body being seven feet long at least. The wolf also possessed a golden earth symbol amongst the brown fur on it's forehead, something that normal earth wolves don't possess.
The wolf had a frenzied look in his eyes, and bared it's teeth in hatred toward the Zanoes, who were getting up from the wolf's attack. Then the wolf began to talk. "You are not welcome here, you revolting monsters, have I not told you this numerous times? Get out of here, out of my sight before I do it for you or rip your throats out." It said in a raspy voice, almost like a bark, except deeper. The Zanoes stayed in the exact same place and hissed at the wolf, and started to get ready to pounce. The wolf showed no worry what-so-ever. "Alright, I guess I have to teach you, again, about not coming here." It swiftly ran toward the Zanoes, and before the Zanoes could attack, the wolf slashed at them so fast and so viciously, that all of them collapsed to the dirt, dead, in an instant.
Cole dropped from the branch and groaned in pain from his leg, while I gave Ivy to Cole and jumped down gracefully from the tree. The earth wolf turned to us, still with the frenzied look in it's eye, and began shouting at us in the same, deep, raspy voice. "Why, of all the places, did you bring the Zanoes here!? Don't you people know this place is sacred!? NO evil is allowed! Why did you bring them to the M-" A bluish-white light pierced the sky, and like a comet, zoomed down to the clearing we were in and came crashing down on the earth wolf, who gave a yelp.
When all the dust around the wolf subsided, we saw something pinning the earth wolf to the ground. It was another wolf, about as big, except it was a beautiful snowy white. Curly lavender, fuchsia, and violet markings covered the white wolf's entire body, and it's eyes were a gorgeous silver blue. "You idiot! how many times have I told you?! What if these were strangers, and you kept blabbing on and on about this place? What if they told others about this place?! Syundine (sun-done) would be furious! You're lucky that they are the chosen ones!" the white wolf told the earth wolf angrily in a mystic, yet misty voice.
Chosen ones? I thought to myself. I didn't notice until now how the clearing had a mysterious aura to it once we entered. I looked around the area for the first time and noticed that the alignment of the redwood trees was in a perfect circle, and, I don't know how I could have missed it, there was an ancient stone table with strange markings all over it, and the carving of a star in the middle.
"Where are we...?" I wondered aloud. The white wolf looked at us, got of the earth wolf, and walked toward us. Unlike the earth wolf, it had a friendly, soft look in it's eyes. "Don't worry about what Carrow said, he's a big jerk sometimes, but don't worry. You may stay here as long as you'd like. After all, you are the chosen ones, the ones that Syundine chose." Cole and I stayed silent, while Ivy fell asleep in my arms. "I'm Altairia, controller of the stars and galaxies. That's Carrow, controller of the Earth and nature. Together, it is our duty to protect the Moonlit Passing."
End of Chapter 1. (What did you guys think? please review! XD I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can, but im also doing another story, so it might take me a while)