A/N: Hiya Folks! Thanks for your wonderful reviews. Special thanks go to Dara (readthisreadthisreadthis....), and Ly (I plan to read your stories... I've been busy but will do it, promise...) If you noticed, the rating has changed to R..... it will get steamy in the future....
DISCLAIMER: Everything Legend belongs to Universal. Anyone that is not from the movie (Except Tic, he got killed in the Editing room), is mine. Not making any money aout of this, so please don't sue.
And now, the story.
Taking Over Light
Ch. 3: And in the beginning, there was Light...
Darkness hour came and went, first with cold, snow covering everything on the earth, then with the fall of the unicorns; the theft of the stallion's horn, and the abduction of the mare.
The capture of Jack and his friends Gump, Oona, Screwball and Brown Tom. For the masterpiece, the seduction of the princess Lily, giving her false promises of making her his bride; if she refused him, she would be killed, if she did turn, she would become Darkness' whore, never his bride.
Lily's betrayal, summed with Jack's escape, meant the appearance of light into his kingdom. All this he foresaw, he knew what was going to happen, and he played his role well. His true purpose was not revealed to the innocents who thought defeated him. Yes, he let them think they won.
The unicorn's horn was restored to the stallion, life came back to the earth. They thought the unicorns would be safe and free from harm. How wrong they are. What are the unicorns without Light?
A long time ago, unicorns roamed free on the earth. Then, man decided to hunt them for sport, not knowing their true purpose. As their numbers were dwindling, it became more difficult to maintain the light inside their souls. That's when a miracle occurred.
One day, as the unicorns woke up from their slumber, they noticed that their burden had been lifted. They looked at each other in wonder. They could still feel the light, but not as an overwhelming force anymore.
The sound of a babe's cry filled their enchanted meadow. It was impossible, no mortal could travel where the unicorns rested. Not only was a sacred place, it was well hidden, the unicorns being the only creatures that knew of its existence.
But there it was, a small babe, wrapped in silk. A girl, but there was something different about this one. She looked mortal, human to be exact, but did not felt mortal at all. She felt like one of them. She contained the light that had been so difficult to bear for themselves.
The unicorns knew that this girl could never live among mortals, for she harbored the light within her soul. They decided to take her to the Fae folk, they could nurture her until she was old enough to return to them. The girl would need a name. They decided to name her Light.
Carrying her gently through her silk wrappings, the unicorns took little Light into one of the Fae folk, who promised to nurture the girl until she would be old enough to return to her rightful place.
So Light grew up between fairies, elves and gnomes. Her life was full of laughter, happiness, dancing and song. The unicorns came often to supervise the development of their small child.
The child always welcomed the unicorns, as she was always told that they were her family. She would spend hours talking to them, and learning about the light, and the job that it was protecting it from Darkness.
When Light turned twelve, it was decided that she was old enough to return to her true family. She was given a gift, a staff with the symbols of light/day and darkness/night on top. A circle formed by a sun on the top and a crescent moon on the bottom. In the middle lay a pure, transparent crystal.
She was told that she could channel the power of the light through the crystal, but it could only be used for good. For her to harbor the light, she would have to be pure, like the crystal itself.
From that day forward, she lived with the unicorns, going with them to the mortal realm and back. She always stayed in a flower-filled meadow at the edge of the forest that the unicorns insisted for her to never leave while in the mortal realm.
But one day, she heard a scream. Never knowing despair or sadness, she was curious about the sound. She followed the sounds into the deep forest, not noticing where she was going. The screaming suddenly stopped, and she was puzzled.
Sensing someone was close by, she hid behind some bushes, and she could hear someone say, "I'm sorry, master. It would never happen again."
She heard a deep voice, not at all unpleasant, say "This is the last time I trust these fools to do something. What a bunch of incompetents. Do I have to do everything myself?"
She heard the other voice, now trembling in fear, "No master. I will carry your orders."
The deep voice said again, "See that you do. Get someone to take this."
Sensing steps coming closer, she hid more into the bushes, just seeing pieces of black cloth floating in the air.
When she thought it was safe, she stepped out to the bushes and looked in he direction where the voices had come from.
She was in shock, as she saw a creature unlike she had ever seen, lying on the floor, barely alive.
It had an enormous body, covered with glittering green scales. A long neck ended in an elongated head with horns and the mouth in its long snout contained hundreds of sharp teeth. She went closer, trying to make sense of this creature, when it opened an eye.
Seeing the suffering this creature was in, she took pity, and went to it. Putting her hands over his head, she closed her eyes, sensing the light within.
Concentrating hard, she put a small amount of light inside the creature, who suddenly stirred in confusion.
Looking at the girl, he thanked her for saving his life. With a smile she acknowledged his thanks, and willed him to leave before the creatures that did this to him came back.
With awe and wonder, she saw the enormous creature take flight, circling around her once before leaving into the horizon.
She started to leave the place, and realized she did not know what way she had come from. She was lost, and the horrible creatures would surely come back soon.
She started to walk, any way would be good at this point, when she heard the deep voice again, "Gone? What do you mean the dragon is gone? Is impossible, it was near death when we left him!"
Listening to some rustling near her, she quickened her steps. She could hear the same voice again, "Someone else was here! That way, it mustn't be too far!"
Panicking, Light ran through the forest, her clothes being torn as she made her way through the trees.
Looking back to see if she was being followed, she ran onto something solid. Her body falling backwards, she was suddenly held by a pair of strong arms.
Before she could react, she said "Thank you. I'm sorry I bumped into you, but I must go."
The arms did not let go. Panic surged through her, as she heard
the same deep voice from before, "And why in such a hurry, dear Lady?
The forest is full of many dangers, you should be careful while traversing
it."
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