AN: Sorry! Life said "Nope! No time for you to write!"... hopefully this makes up for some of it...
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it isn't mine. If you don't recognize it, it still isn't mine.
Warring Harmony
Chapter 1:
Signum's Spark
Year 409, Belkan Territory
In the middle of a village, on a planet ensconced deeply in the Belkan Empire, a young girl is wandering the street. She is about 4'6", with light pink hair, flowing smoothly down to the middle of her back. She has green eyes,and is smiling. She seems carefree, in her simple cotton dress.
After wandering for a while, she approaches a wooden house, on the edge of the village. Waiting in the door, is a woman, in her late 30's, looking like a much older version of the child, and is holding out a wicker basket.
She cries out "Signum! Take this basket and pick some berries! We'll need some more for dinner tonight!" The girl, now named as Signum, cheerfully says "Yes mom." and takes the basket, turning around and rushing off into the forest.
3 hours later
"This basket is getting pretty full... I better start heading home." Signum states, tired after 3 hours of collecting. As she turns around to head back, she hears a voice.
"Help...me..."
Turning around confused, she hears the voice again.
"Help...me..."
Signum, feeling a burning need to listen to the voice, starts walking towards it. Traveling for a few minutes, she comes across a clearing. Lying in the center of it, is an dark red armored gauntlet, with a black gem in the center where the back of the hand is. As she picks it up, curious, the gem glows for just a moment, and then the gauntlet seems to melt, flowing across her arm, then reforming into the same gauntlet.
Surprised at this, she tries to remove the gauntlet, only to find it won't move. She panics, and runs back towards the village.
Signum's House
"Where is she? She's never taken this long before." said Signum's mother. "Maybe she got lost? Oh no! I need to get a search party! Who knows what could be happening! She could be lost, or-or hurt, or-"
"MOM!"
As this is said, Signum blurs into sight, having been running to fast for most humans to see. When she appears, her form tackles her mother, wrapping around her. Her voice panicking, she starts to explain what happened out in the forest. Her mother then tries to take off the gauntlet from Signum, but to the shock of both of them, the gem flashes red, and the mother takes her hands off the gauntlet, it having grown much too hot for her to touch.
"Hmmm... this is a problem. I'll call the Belkan Outpost, see if I can get a specialist to remove it. Now, come on in, and we'll have dinner." Signum's mother said.
After dinner, the mother says "Well, we should have someone out here tomorrow. Hopefully nothing happens..."
Slightly disturbed, Signum goes up to her bed. She sleeps, and falls into a dark dream...
AN: And that's a wrap. As always, reviews are appreciated, and my next chapter should not take near so long to get out. I hope.