Prologue
The crunch of gravel and the pants of a young girl were the only sounds coming from inside the Land Lost In The Light. The young girl, Lana Yukimura, ran faster and faster, as if powered by the moon. The more she saw of it, the faster she ran, because the moment she could see the moon totally would be the moment she was free. Though it wouldn't that easy, it wouldn't be as easy as run for the wall and then jump over. The Light Soldiers would be aware of her escape before she could reach the wall if she kept the pace was running at. She had to get faster. She had to see the moon. She had to be free. Then she heard a scream. She turned back to look at the town she was running from. A woman with red hair was leaned out of window, hollering for the Light Soldiers. She looked down at Lana, who was back to running, faster, and cried:
"Devil, Fallen Angel! You can't escape, we'll kill you! You're too weak, Devil Child!" It wasn't the first time Lana had been called weak. She knew it was true. She was weak, and that was why she running, so she could get stronger.
"You're wrong, Lady, I'll prove it!" Lana called back, running even faster. "I'll show all of you. . . " she whispered, before skidding to a halt at the base of the wall. She took a quick look back. The Ten Light Soldiers, the strongest in ninja in the Hidden Light Country, clad in golden armour were marching towards Lana, and she couldn't help but giggle. The Mitsukage liked to make everything a performance and she hoped that that would give her enough time to escape.
In front of the ten soldiers was a young, but wise-looking man, striding forward, deftly. He was spinning a kunai between his fingers and smiling, laughing as he watched Lana run at the wall and try to run up it, only to fail and fall on her back.
"Silly, silly girl. You never learn. You don't have skill, you'll never escape, you'll die here-weak and lonely." he murmured, picking up the pace as she got further up the wall when she tried again.
"She won't make it over, will she, Lord Mitsukage. If she does, we cannot follow her." a Light Soldier to his right said, keeping his voice quiet and standing closer to the young man. The kunai he was spinning stopped, clattering to the ground and making everyone, even Lana, turn to look. The Mitsukage laughed, shaking his head and shouting:
"Give up, Lana Yukimura. You'll die this night, whether you get over the wall or not. With no clothes, food or money- what will you do? No skills as a ninja whatsoever, you'll die this night for sure. So why not come and die at home?" Lana laughed, emotionlessly like a robot. She then spat on the ground and rubbed her hands together. She'd get up the wall, she decided, even if it killed her. She stood back, glaring at the wall and ignoring the continuing march.
To her left were six stones, three of them a foot away and the others were spread out in a mixture of being four to six feet from her. On her right was some dried grass and three black beetles with glistening shells. These were further though, four seconds run, she estimated.
Nothing for use as an advantage, not at that moment. Something else, she needed something different and she had no time. Lana stood still, the calculations that helped her stopped for a second.
From the sound of them, Lana could tell she had fifteen seconds before the Mitsukage gave her one last chance to surrender, forty (depending on her decision) until a kunai was throw at her and two minutes until they took her out. She had no skill in the ninja arts and she couldn't win against ten Light Soldiers, her only chance was to get up the twelve foot wall within an estimated twelve point seven seconds. Lana had next to no control over her chakra, so attempting to walk up the wall was a waste of precious time. The wall was smooth, no scaling. And she was five feet tall, less than half the size of the wall, nearly impossible to jump.
"Last chance to gi-" Lana snapped. She turned on her heel, picking up one of the three stones a foot away and threw it hard at the Mitsukage's face. And it hit, leaving a bloody trail down his face. He winced, hissing and rubbing his face.
"Bitch." And Lana had cut down her time; twenty three seconds until they took her out. Five of the ten soldiers ran at her, the others began Jutsu's. There was only one thing Lana could do. So fuck it, she thought; picturing the chakra build up at her feet. She turned back and ran at the wall, running up it and standing triumphantly on top.
"Shit, Mitsukage! What do we do, she'll jump!" a crowds-person cried. But the Mitsukage just stared at her. She watched him over her shoulder, her hands shaking with excitement. She had not only had she controlled her chakra but she was practically over the wall. She was practically free.
"Well done, kid, maybe you're stronger than we thought." Lana grinned, "Or maybe your just some lucky piece of dead meat. See how long you live out there alone, and then come back and die in front of us. It will be a show I'll come and see!" he laughed, watching Lana's face fall. He was right. How was she going to survive? She shrugged, and jumped down before running straight towards the moon.
A/N: Okay, so basically, for those who give a fuck, her name is Lana which means "shining light" and I just thought it was cute so I named the story after her and the whole story came from her name. As I said, I just thought it was cute and that some of you'd like to know. Also, this story will be updated on Monday's unless I can't update, just FYI.
