The castle shook violently sending all of its occupants to the ground. The roof was beginning to fall through, pieces of wood and rock crashing into the marble floor. Screams and shouts echoed through the hallways, deafening all of those inside. People scrambled to their feet and made a mad dash escape towards the closest door to them.
"Everyone calm down!" A young woman in her early twenties stood in the center of the large hallway, yelling desperately for anyone to stop. "In the name of the King, I command you to stop!"
No one listened. Everyone was in a mad scramble for their life. She watched through gray eyes as people were crushed by the pieces of the collapsing roof. She saw children running through the hallways in search for their parents. No one knew that their world was dying.
The castle shook once more and the woman fell. A loud crack sounded from above, a warning that more rock and wood was about to fall. She rolled onto her back just as a piece of rock fell onto her left arm. A cry escaped her lips as a sharp pain rushed through her body. She struggled for a moment, attempting to get her arm free. A series of sickening cracks emitted from her arm before it was finally released.
Panting in pain, she slowly got back to her feet. She swayed for a moment, her uninjured hand coming to press the bridge of her nose. She felt lightheaded, the pain had cut off most of her senses. Her sight was hazy and her ears were ringing, yet she couldn't stop now. Stumbling forward she managed to reach the throne room where the large portal stood behind his Majesty's throne.
"Everyone, come with me!"
It was her last desperate plea as she reached the portal, pressing her hand against the sensor to turn it on. She turned to see if anyone was behind her following her, yet there was no one. A loud explosion sounded off in the distance before the castle began to shake and hiss. Loud cracks and screeches sounded as the stones were literally torn from the walls and ceilings and thrown out of the way.
It took her a minute to realize that she should probably run away, that the castle being ripped apart while she was still inside was not a good situation to be in. She turned to face the portal and felt something large, heavy and hard strike her back. She was sent forward, through the portal and out the other side. She felt her head followed by her body connect with something hard before she collapsed to the ground.
A warm liquid began to make its way slowly down her face. A sharp pain was felt with each breath in her chest. Her head throbbed with every beat of her heart. She was scared to move in fear of making things worse, yet she didn't think it mattered. A darkness was beginning to take over her vision and she felt that soon she'd be dead.
She never thought she'd be in a situation like this. She never thought a rock would best her. She never thought she'd lose her entire life with no warning. Her thoughts began to slow and her eyes slowly closed. It didn't matter anymore. Nothing did. She relaxed and allowed the darkness to consume her.