Empty Heart

Chapter 2: Awakening in Twilight.

A being from the realm of light loses her heart to darkness.

As a result two new selves are born. One of darkness and the other in-between.

Who are the in-between? They are the nonexistent ones.

Voices, she could hear them. Small but growing louder until she could hear them clearly.

"Do you think its dead?" An innocent voice asked. It was a child's voice.

She felt a prodding against her. It was soft so she paid it no mind.

"Hey Seifer I don't think you should poke it like that ya know?" Another spoke this one sounding not too bright.

"Don't be such a chicken wuss its dead." The voice this Seifer apparently answered with a cocky confident air.

The prodding began again this time more forcefully but still she paid it no mind. Perhaps she was dreaming?

"Yeah but it's like disrespectful to the dead ya know?"

"Oh come on it's just a stupid animal!" Seifer answered again.

The prodding came this time with much force. Now she was growing annoyed. Slowly she began to open her eyes.

"Hey I think it's moving." The innocent voice spoke again.

"Don't be crazy it's huh?"

Her vision adjusted bleary then entirely clear. She saw four figures standing before her. She shrank in shock when she saw what they were humans. Children apparently dressed in clothing she had never seen before. Then again, she didn't know much about clothing or seen much to really describe so it went without description. All she could tell it was two males and a female and one well the large hat obscured the child's face too much to tell.

Her eyes darted around looking for a way out. Taking no chances, she ran leaving behind a bewildered disciplinary committee. The girl, one with hair as silver as the moon, looked ahead at the fleeing vixen.

"It ran." She simply said.

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She ran and kept on down the hill passing by a few other humans. The feeling underneath her feet changed. She was on a stone street. She realized quickly she was in a town of some sort. From the buildings that surrounded her instincts told her as much. The sky was held in an orange twilight. If day had ended or had just begun, she didn't know for sure, this twilight wasn't helping as the sun seemed locked in place.

Wait a town? No this wasn't right she was sure of it. A forest yes she was in a forest last she remembered. Memories, she recalled them bit by bit slowly to herself. White Deer Park that was her home or rather was she was sure. Then a single name appeared in her head, Eris. Eris that was her name she was certain. Her mother, father, and her whole family she recalled them but something about those memories didn't seem right. She played the name out in her head again Eris. Even that didn't seem to fit for some reason.

Casually she started to walk. She paid no mind to the humans who saw the animal walking by. Most of them steered away probably afraid of catching a disease of sorts. She stepped across a bridge, its color matching the orange and yellow coloring of the buildings. She looked down at the water below and a gasp escaped her. She had expected to see an almost light silver vixen just like her mother but instead it was a darker shade than usual. The more blue fur atop her head was a lighter shade going hanging. Slight bangs formed near her eyes just barely covering them.

She stepped backwards afraid. None of this was right she was positive. Another feeling crept up on her. If she didn't know any better she would say someone was watching her. Looking up those, suspicions were confirmed. A few feet away stood a figure, clad entirely in black. It or he as she could guess wore a hood completely obscuring the face. He began to walk to her and that's when she ran. Fear gripped the young vixens mind as she headed for a nearby hole in the wall. Leading into a stone tunnel or sorts she didn't' care where she went.

Eventually she made it out of the tunnels picking a random opening. It lead into another part of town a wide open space it was. A clanging alerted her to some kind of well "thing" reminding her much of the kind's humans used to move. Only this one moved along tracks. She looked around seeing not many humans around. Getting a breath in she began to walk. Firstly, she had to find a way out of this town then back to her home. She stopped suddenly as the feeling came again. To her side again a few feet was the man in black again.

Panicking she resumed to run. She didn't look back taking whichever path she could find until she saw another opening. So she took it. Relief washed over her as she could see she was in a forest. It wasn't her home so she pressed on. Ahead she could see another opening. Reaching it the forest ended leading into clearing. In front of her was a large human home, a gate firmly shut barring entrance. She decided staying the forest in the time being would be best. She could find her way out later. She turned around prepared to leave but that did not happen.

A vast portal had opened ahead, a dark portal and out stepped the figure in black. She tensed up baring her teeth and growling.

"Stay back!" She yelled. She gave a slight gasp. Her voice this wasn't her voice, it sounded deeper lacking the high tone of her mothers.

Putting that realization away, she focused on her enemy before her.

"Do you feel anything?" The figure said, its' voice calm and emotionless.

"What are blathering about?" The vixen angrily asked. Not sure if he could even understand her.

The figure began to walk but stopped when he saw the vixen had resumed her aggressive stance. "It seems you won't come easily. Let me persuade you."

Lines of silver streaked down forming into odd creatures. They appeared lithe in shape with hands that formed into speared appendages. Their feet were very thin hardly touching the ground it seemed. The creatures had no eyes only flat tops with a strange symbol adorned. Opening their oddly formed zipper like mouths, they pounced, their bodies flowing in dancing motions.

Unsure of what to make, they easily drew on her. This moment reminded her of something earlier so she reacted the only way she felt suitable, with hostility.

She snapped at them causing them to draw back. One of the silver beings bent its body back and with force stuck the vixen. She flew back her head slamming into the metal gate behind her. It was hard enough apparently, as now her brain lapsed into unconsciousness.

The hooded figure walked to the unconsciousness vixen before him. As if on cue, the silver creatures vanished with a leap into the air, folding into nothing. Perhaps using the dusks to subdue may not have been the wisest choice. Nevertheless, he had accomplished his mission. Picking her up he opened a dark portal and they vanished inside. Now the clearing was empty.