Chapter One
I lay in a bed of grass, staring at the luminous scene above.
An infinite amount of stars breached out where everyone could see. The pulsating bursts of comets, dashing throughout the night.
The dazzling sparkles, dancing with the moon.
Why did Morganthe want to get rid of this? It was a magnificent scene.
The wondrous light, always alit throughout the fathomless skies of the Spiral, amazed my eyes.
I remember the stories my parents would tell me, of how they would be always drawn to the night sky on their adventures. Also how they would often amaze their opponents with their own vision.
I stood alert at the creeping noise, the rustle of grass.
I swiftly twisted my head, to find Luke, plopping himself beside me.
"Can't sleep?" he asks.
I feel the need to lie, but the "innocence" of my heart gets me
I respond ever so lightly, "No."
His mouth forms into a smile, "Wow, for once you're being honest. Nice to see a game change."
Normally, he is serious; sometimes extremely stoic he won't even bear himself to talk.
I returned my vision to the starry sky, and simply stared into the unwinding beyond.
I crooked my head to see him amused by the constellations.
He speaks yet again, "How was life back in your castle?"
I burrow myself in my shirt, "I hated it. My parents would have to leave ever so often, and when they died… My caretaker was mean, only focusing on her wants and needs. I was her servant. If Ambrose hadn't brought me to Ravenwood, I would be scrubbing every nook and cranny that house had. My parents… If they were still here… Maybe I would be a better person…"
Tears start to fall onto the field, only for my emotion to be held off by Luke.
His arms wrapped around me.
For once I had felt loved in my life, no longer one on the outside.
I lay my head on his chest, releasing all anxiety I had before.
I finally sleep soundly tonight, free of the darkness' clutch on me.
"Tara! My! My! You must go now! Krokotopia is under siege! Andrew is busy waiting with the dispatch wizards. You and Luke should be off your way now!" Ambrose dashes out of the plaza, running back carrying lanterns, "Keep this with you! It shall never grow out, for tis are enchanted. Now, now, GO!"
I woke up Luke, and made a dash for the Spiral door.
We quickly slammed into a black fiend, blocking the door.
"I've been waiting for you…" A sinister lost soul was directly in front of the door.
The radiating orbs encircled his spirit.
I grasped my wand, "Helephant!"
As I twisted my hand, Luke grabbed it.
I scream, "What the heck?"
He whispers, "You'll blow us up!"
He instantly throws a twig at the entity, and with no use.
The spirit bellows, "You REALLY think a simple TWIG can defeat me? Pathetic."
I'm lifted into the air, and then thrown into the wooden steps, slicing my skin.
I shift my battle position, and toss my wand, casting a heckhound.
Insanely, the ghostly specter absorbs my attack, the hound fading into another ghostly entity.
It fires rays of lava, setting the interior of Bartelby to flames.
Luke douses the flames with a superior troll bashing the growing inferno.
Luke tosses me a card, showing a Fire Elemental.
I cast it, and my troubles only become worse.
The ghost only appears to grow larger, and begin to laugh hysterically.
I think he's insane…
Each time I throw an attack, he fumbles against something.
He's growing stronger but he's becoming too powerful.
I cast my strongest spell: Fire Dragon.
The spirit begins to fall, "You FOOL!"
His body disappears, and I grin with relief, "Luke! I-I did it!"
My head churns, and I fall flat to the ground.
Chapter One! Remember to review. What will happen next? Will she die? Will she live? Am I insane for having such a difficult ending for the FIRST chapter? Find out more next chapter!