Sabie: (Chants) SKIES OF ARCADIA!!! SKIES OF ARCADIA!!! AFTER SO LONG, I'M ACTUALLY WRITING MY FIC!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Aika: O.O What was that about?
Sabie: I've had this story in my head since I beat the dark rift, and I'm finally writing it! YAY!!!
Aika: But you still have to actually beat the game, you know.
Sabie: ...I despise you.
Disclaimer: I do not own Skies of Arcadia, but I own my original characters.
Italics: Dream sequence.
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Shadows of Arcadia
Chapter 1
Location: Esperanza inn
It was the dream again.
Moonshards, how many times had she been through this torture? Was it punishment for being the only survivor, or some kind of warning?
Giving one last shudder, she surrendered to her past and sank into her nightmares.
Stella looked out of her window at the Dark Rift. Even though she was now 16, she was always 12 here. Moving a strand of red hair behind her ear, she was about to turn away from the window whe she noticed something large moving behind the black clouds.
"Please, stop this!" She pleaded to the empty air. "I know what will happen! I know what I have to do!" But there was no reply, leaving the young maiden to watch her past in horror. "Stop...please..." Stella sobbed. "No more..."
Slowly, the huge maelstrom that was the Dark Rift reached out and seemed to envelop the small island blocking out the sun. All the light was gone except for small lamps being lit, pinpricks against the overwhelming darkness. Even the lighthouse on the highest point of the island was a small spark compared to the enormous storm.
Then IT came.
IT moved like a huge serpent, and the only way Stella could see IT was because IT's flesh was so black, the Dark Rift was bright as day by comparision. And that was black since there was no light outside the island.
As villagers screamed and ran for the docks, the serpent opened it's mouth. Teeth sharp as knives shone in a red light from the back of it's mouth.
"MONSTER!" The 12-year old Stella shrieked from her window as the red light grew larger and larger.
"No, not a monster" 16-year old Stella replied. Altough what the serpent truly was only fed her terror.
"Gigas"
The Gigas roared, the red light becoming a shockwave that sped through the village square. None of the buildings were damaged, strangly, but everyone on the island who was running for the boats was killed instantly. Stella watch in horror and disbelief as everyone she knew and cared for was slaughtered in an instant. Oil and moonstone lamps slowly rolled on the ground as the Gigas flew overhead.
Lamps? "It's the lamps! It's drawn to the light!" Stella realized as she ran downstairs and outside. As her eyes adjusted to the nonexistant light (She wasn't about to bring a lamp after what just happened),Stella silently moved down the streets. The beast didn't seem to hear her over its own movement and breathing, and she made it to the docks without incident. However, this didn't stop her anguished thoughts from running over and over in her head.
"Gone... everyone's gone, dead... how could this happen? What kind of creature could do this?..." Silent tears falling from her eyes, Stella got inside a small lifeboat and started it up. She had to get away from the island... any direction would get her out of the black clouds, and then she could get help. As she got clear of the docks, Stella realized that she could see a lot clearer now.
And then it dawned. Stella looked at the engine in horror as a faint glow came from the moonstones powering it.
The Gigas turned. It saw her.
IT SAW HER!!!
There was a loud roar, a flash of red light, an intense pain... then nothing.
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Sabie: And so ends chapter 1!!! Kindly send me reviews showing your praise, or constructive critisism. Flame me, and I'll make sure your hands are broken so you end up typing with your tongue.
Aika: Did you HAVE to end on such a cliffhanger?!?
Sabie: Yes, yes I did.
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