Chapter 2 - Enter The Darkness

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Her heels hit the ground as she walked back and forth. Dahlia was a young woman with long sandy hair and ruby red eyes. She was adorned with trinkets of gold and a shimmering silver dress, aimlessly frustrated as she paced around her room in her sharp red heels.

Dahlia was abandoned at a young age and grew up in the quiet town of Winhill. A quaint village founded by peaceful people, it was very tiny and simple in design. It was located east of timber and only surrounded by the sea and mountainous regions, which meant it was isolated from other major towns. She remained at Winhill until the age of ten when Esthar soldiers had come on the sorceress Adel's order looking for young girls suitable enough to become her heir.

On arrival at Esthar, Dahlia began experiencing a strange power. A power that allowed her to move from one area to another. Frustrated due to the misunderstanding of her strange abilities, she became noticed by Dr Odine. A scientist who witnessed her extraordinary talents. Dr Odine had taken an interest, which led to him conducting experiments on the young girl. After many failed attempts, Dahlia fell into a deep depression, feeling trapped like some poor creature in a cage.

Unsuccessful, Dr Odine failed to gain anything useful out of his experiments until another girl showed up at Dr Odine's laboratory one day. A girl named Ellone. Dr Odine became so intrigued with the discovery of Ellone's unique ability, "Telepathy", that he threw Dahlia aside and begun experiments on Ellone.

Eventually, Dahlia could concentrate her mind and teleport herself away from Dr Odine and eventually out of Esthar. Dahlia finally came to be in some dark forest. She had no idea where she had gone too, nor did she worry. Relieved that she had escaped from such a horrific experience, she walked through the forest and eventually came to an entrance.

At the entrance lay a big wooden sign to the right, a slope going downwards to the north, leading down into an area she didn't recognise. As she walked forward, she saw a massive frame in the shape of an object she didn't quite remember. Dahlia sat down for a bit, tired and breathing heavily. She was afraid of where she had ended up. ("I'm all alone, but I'll be alright") Dahlia thought to herself as she stared up at the blue pastel sky. She could hear the wind blow, so she closed her eyes. Dhalia heard a noise come from behind her. She quickly rose to her feet as she saw a little green creature walk towards her. Adorned with a hooded robe, a lantern in its left hand and a small knife in its right hand, it started speaking in a language Dahlia did not understand.

As the creature walked ever so slowly closer, Dahlia walked backwards one step at a time. The creatures yellow eyes glowing in the night gave her a sick feeling in her stomach. She lept up and turned around, noticing a staircase leading up higher. She dashed for the stairs and ran as fast as she could, not looking back, although she could still hear the creature mumble in its language.

As she reached the top of the staircase, she confronted a vast structure. She was confused. She just wanted to go home. ("Home? where was that again") she asked herself. She looked around, seeing no way to escape. She became more and more frightened as another creature appeared, then another after that until she could not run. Glowing yellow eyes staring her down as if it was just a nightmare she had not awakened from yet. The creatures started walking closer, surrounding her. Her hands began to shake. Her head started to ache. Dahlia felt faint. She suddenly felt a rush of blood through her system. Dahlias eyes suddenly shined bright, glowing a robust blood-red as if consumed by emotion. What followed was a flash of light bursting out of her hands, shooting out towards the creatures around her.

The creatures stood still, their knives dropping to the ground. They then started to disappear one by one, walking away. The air turned dark, a ghoulish laugh heard from within the darkness. Dahlia quickly covered her eyes, hoping it was only a nightmare. Dahlia opened her eyes and could see nothing in sight. A pair of purple spheres slowly moved out of the darkness resembling a female figure. Surrounded by a green aura, snakes hanging off her head like hair. Claws for fingers, a face so deformed it was hard to tell what she appeared to be.

"I am Lilith! Guardian of Darkness," The demon confessed.

"Surrender your weak body to me, human", it continued.

"Surrender to me now and spare yourself the pain", concludes the demon as it let out a horrendous shriek. The shriek so loud it scared Dahlia, the fear in her body paralysing her. As the monster descended unto Dahlia, she let out a scream!


"Damn! Damn, Damn!" Dahlia yells as she slams her fist on the table dresser.

She looked into the mirror seeing her ruby eyes glow bright back at her.

"Damn that Ouroboros, what a weak guardian it was! Couldn't even destroy a cavern containing weakling monsters."

"Hmm, I guess I'm gonna have to find another who has more destructive power", Dahlia cackles to herself as her smile fills her entire face. A hand laid on her cheek as she tilted her head. She was staring back at her reflection, moving from the dresser over to her bed. "sigh, even ones of the darkness need their beauty sleep".

Dahlia returned to Winhill not long after she had succumbed to the darkness. Lilith knew nobody would recognise her with her new look, nor would anybody look for an abandoned girl. She took up residence in an empty house and laid low while the sorceress wars carried on. Once she heard the word of the sorceresses demise, she decided now was the right time to play her cards!