Chapter One: Lady of Decay
It was a warm crisp day when it happened. I was out tending to the wild gardens near Harcane Grove when I saw the most beautiful creature I've ever seen. It was enchanting to see such a thing, I stayed where I was and just admired the Unicorn from afar, it looked over at me and watched me as I stood there. Perhaps it had tensed and was trying to figure out if I was a threat. I simply went back to tending to the gardens after realizing this. I was still new to this world, it seemed so ethereal to me. It wasn't like my father's realm. His realm was hideous and always smelled of rotting flesh, fire engulfed everything, even the creatures were hideous. The mortal realm was so peaceful, I couldn't understand why he thought mortals were such a waste. He was upset at my request to visit this realm, he had denied it so many times in my youth. I was surprised he had agreed this time. Perhaps he realized that eventually I would leave anyway, or maybe he wants me to discover on my own what he sees.
I turned as I noticed something beside me, the unicorn I was admiring earlier stood before me in a welcoming manner. I smiled warmly and began to pet it's nose. The unicorn had such soft snowy fur and looking even more ethereal than when I first laid eyes on the beast. The unicorn began to walk away but stopped a bit ahead and beckoned me to follow. I gladly listened and walked beside the beautiful creature and we walked together aimlessly. I admired the wild flowers we passed. We came across a field of wildflowers, the one that caught my eye was a beautiful lavender flower. It bloomed alone amidst some yellow and blue flowers. I was so intrigued by it that I decided to pluck one. The plant immediately began to wilt as I plucked it. I frowned as I watched it decay and change into ash. I stared at the ash with sorrow as a breeze gently took the dust from my hands. I held myself for a moment in disappointment. I still hadn't gotten used to mortal things dying in my grasp. I was glad my father wasn't here. He would only mock me saying this world is worthless and doesn't deserve my sympathy.
I looked over at the Unicorn wondering why it did not decay, the thought quickly faded when I heard footsteps in the distance. I quickly ran from the clearing and concealed myself behind a tree and watched intently as a mortal appeared. they wore dark robes. They knelt down and started to carefully harvest the lilac flowers. I noticed their hands were covered by a pair of gloves. I wondered about this mortal, what was life like for them? It must be wonderful to be surrounded by such life. I let out a sigh, forgetting I was hiding. The mortal became alert and looked over in my direction. I froze for a moment before moving behind the tree. I had been seen, I inwardly scolded myself for not being careful.
"Show yourself." Their voice was deep indicated the mortal was a male. I peaked out to see he had a dagger ready to strike. I stared for a moment before revealing myself completely. I stood up careful not to damage anymore plants, I didn't want to scare the already skittish mortal. He gave me a strange look. His eyes seemed to linger on my head. When I realized this I quickly pulled my hood up in shame. I never liked the horns that protruded the top of my head.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I was simply..." I sheepishly fiddled with my long fiery locks as I trailed off. I felt so awkward addressing this mortal. I've never interacted with them before and felt intimidated. "I was..." I felt so foolish, I couldn't gather my thoughts. I contemplated leaving at that very moment without another word. That would be very rude of me.
He seemed to notice my frustration with myself and slowly put away his weapon. He seemed mildly curious, perhaps wondering what I was trying to say? I turned away and simply started to leave the way I came. I noticed the ground had a path of decay where I had come from previously. I realized the mortal might become startled by this and decided it would be best to just run away to the closest Gate of Oblivion. I felt foolish, I had completely embarrassed myself in my first encounter with a mortal.
It only took a few minutes to get to an oblivion gate, my father had opened them all around the mortal realm. I was greeted by familiar creatures outside the gate. They didn't pay any mind to me and cleared a path for me into the oblivion gate. Once on the other side I relaxed. No mortal would dare come into the gates, those who did were immediately killed, some would be captured, tortured, and strung up as a warning to other. Seeing these unfortunate mortals made me feel sorrow. Why would they cross the gate knowing how dangerous that would be for them?
A/N:
Okay so that's the first chapter! Pretty short but I hope you liked it