Danielle Fey did not have an exciting life. She led an average life of home and University and rarely went outside to hang with friends or go to a club. She was content to sit on her couch and eat junk food whilst watching youtube all day. The only time she went out was when she had to go to her Masters in Arts or go shopping but other than that she was too lazy to do anything else.
"Dani, go out and get some snacks" her elder sister, Chloe, said from the door to her bedroom.
"Why me?" Danielle replied in a lazy drawl mixed in with a whine.
"Because I did last time and you owe me" Chloe replied with a smug tone and mischievous smirk.
Danielle groaned and looked up at the ceiling before saying "fine, but if I get mugged or killed I'm blaming you" she stood from her couch and got dressed quick. Once she had some warm clothes on she grabbed her bag, wallet, keys, and phone before heading out "see ya!" she shouted to her sister before walking out into the night.
As she walked through the dark streets she clenched her hands into fists tightly. She wasn't made of money so her and her sister lived in a low economic area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. Many people have been stabbed and robbed on the very street she was walking on. She knew how to hold off a guy just enough for someone to come out and help or call the police but you always want to be cautious regardless.
A chime rang in her ear that sounded much like a bell yet it had a strange echo that made it seem otherworldly. You'd think she would turn away and hurry to a place where she could be safe but that wasn't the case. Her curiosity overwhelmed her survival instincts and instead of heading to the 24-hour petrol station she followed the strange sound.
The more she got closer the louder the chime rang until it sounded like a choir of ethereal angels. She wondered why no one had left their homes to investigate, was it only she who could hear the hymns?
She arrived at the noise and what greeted her was unlike anything she had ever seen before. A golden being floated before her, it looked to be made of different golden shards that would twirl and twist every so often. A pale golden glow surrounded the being that reminded her of an angel.
The second strange anomaly was a shadow being, it had broad shoulders and thick arms, it's chest and back-thinned to a small point with no legs at all. Like the golden being, he too was surrounded by a pale glow yet it was a blue color that matched the black and purple the creature was made of. It was not a creature made of flesh and bones, if she had to describe it as simple as possible, it looked to be created entirely of shadow.
Danielle gasped when the shadow creature swiped the being of light with one of his mighty clawed hands. The golden being let out a hymn of pain and bent back slightly as if to get away from the dark creature.
She didn't know why, whether it was stupidity or bravery – perhaps a bit of both – she ran in and pushed the golden being out of the way of another strike from the shadow beast. She screamed loudly in pain as the claw tore her side from shoulder to hip. It seemed her sacrifice surprised the shadow thing for it stepped back and stared at her with a tilt of its head.
The golden being took the moment of silence to shoot a strong golden blast at the shadow being that made it fly back a few paces. It then turned its attention to the gasping and moaning woman lying on the floor. Such a brave soul, so pure, so strong. It appeared that she was the one it was searching for. With that in mind, the being of light glowed a brilliant light that consumed the area. You could hear the shadow being yelling in pain as the light scorched him.
The being began to crumble into a glittering dust that swirled in the air. Once the being was completely dust it swirled down to the wounded girl and surrounded her. The girl went still as she was forced into a deep slumber. With the last of its power, the dust settled on the girl's body before it was absorbed into her completely.
The shadow creature screeched as it watched the girl and its enemy disappear in a brilliant light, back to the universe they were birthed in. It let out one last screech of pain as the being closed the breach, disconnecting it to its power. its body separated and soon enough, it was no more.
Though its death did not mean the shadow had lost, no, when one died another would take its place. The world of Azeroth and beyond would be consumed by the void.
Danielle was floating in space, literally. There were strange planets she had never seen before and wispy clouds of various colours streaming through the sky. Stars covered every darkened spot, they were beautiful up close. There was no sound in space but for the chiming hymns of the creature she had saved "where am I?" Danielle asked in awe and wonder.
"You are a long way from home, child" the being's voice was angelic and soothing, it instantly put the girl at ease.
"What are you? If you don't mind me asking?"
"My name is Tal'zera, and I am what is known as a Prime Naaru, a being of pure light, tasked with protecting our world from the creatures of darkness."
"The shadow being" if the Naaru could nod it would.
"It is a being of the void, a creature of darkness and evil that seeks to cover the universe in shadow. You had saved me from one such creature. One more strike and I would have been powerless."
"I'm sure I am going to feel that later" she joked, which earned her laughter from the Naaru.
"Yes, right now I have placed you into a deep slumber so the merging is complete."
"Merging?"
"When you fell asleep, I destroyed my physical body so that my life essence could flow into you, it saved your life."
"You…you're inside me?"
"Yes, and with the last of my power I brought you to my world and closed the breach so that Void Lord could not return. It has cost me my life. A breach has never been opened before and can never be opened again, I am sorry but you cannot return."
"But! You took me from my home! Why would you do that!?" would she ever be able to see her family again?
"It pained me to take you from your home but It had to be done. The greatest evil the universe has ever known will come to my world once again. My siblings do not know this fate, they are more concerned with the immediate threat to see what the real darkness is."
"And what does this have to do with me? I'm not part of your universe so the darkness would not affect me."
"I have dreamed of our encounter since the moment I came to be, and with that encounter, I saw you, a being from another world, triumphing over the Void and all other evil that threatens the world. You are at the center of it all. I would have been content to leave you but it would solidify the destruction of my home. In this instance, I had to be selfish."
"Why me?…I'm a nobody."
"The light works in mysterious ways, it saw something within you that no one else has" The being floated closer to Danielle, enveloping her in its warmth. "your journey begins soon, you will awaken from your slumber in an unfamiliar place with strange people and even stranger powers. I am sorry that I cannot be there for you but my soul is dying. I am not long for the afterlife."
"I need you! You've taken me to another world and you're going to leave me!? I can't survive without you!" Danielle shouted desperately, how could she hope to be this hero without Tal'zera helping her. It was impossible.
"Do not doubt yourself, you are destined for great things. Have faith and show the strength and bravery you showed me when you saved my life at the expense of your own." Danielle felt her vision blur and her consciousness tingle. "You will be safe in the light, they will protect you…" the being's voice trailed off as Danielle fell into a deep slumber. Soon, she would awaken to her new life.
In the Kingdom of Gilneas.
