A Lost Soul

Where…am I?

The young night elf woke to an open field. This little girl was called Celestia, for a meteor shower appeared when she was born. Thus, her mother gave her the name, claiming that her youngest child was a "gift from the stars".

She walked into the field, curious but very afraid. There was no sound; not even the crickets chirp. Suddenly, without warning, a scream appeared; not a scream of fear, but a scream of death. When she wished it would go away, a second, even louder scream appeared.

Finally, she entered the forest path to see an older female night elf, with a bow and arrow, fighting against a creature that has haunted the dreams of the young elf for years; an Orc. The brutish-looking creature killed the night elf's companion, a nightsaber, easily. Then, the face of the older hunter turned towards the young night elf, revealing a tattoo pattern that she has known forever; the night elf hunter is Nova, Celestia's older sister. Nova only gave a small smile, unaware of the Orc's approach. The young elf tried to scream, but nothing came out. She tried to run towards her older sister, but she only stayed in one spot.

The older night elf said, "I love you, sis," and shed a tear before the Orc stood behind her. Right in front of her eyes, the Orc swung his axe, decapitating the head of Nova clear off. The blood of her sister splattered across her face, and she dropped to her knees. Tears blinded her, but she could hear the Orc approaching her. The brutish monster screamed, "For the Horde!" before swinging his axe down, directly towards the screaming elf.

Celestia woke immediately, sweat covering her head and body and her breath was short and quick. This was an older Celestia, but the nightmare was even older. She had lost her mother, father, and sister to a fiendish Orc with the skills of a great warrior; an Orc by the name of "Bloodshed". She got up for a drink, but she did not have the strength. She collapsed to the floor, and sobbed immensely; blinding her like the tears did in her nightmare.

"Why?" she sobbed to herself. "Why did they have to go?"